Background and Justification
Planned Parenthood Global (PPG), the international arm of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, works in partnership with over 100 organizations in Africa and Latin America to meet the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) needs of young people, women, and families. As a global leader in innovation in the design and support of SRHR programs for young people, Planned Parenthood seeks to work with the private sector and civil society to expand and accelerate impact to reach more adolescents and young people, faster and more affordably.
The Overall Goals of the task is to:
To generate insights on the awareness, use and access concerns in relation to Adolescent Girls and Young women on contraceptives.
Access their attitudes , preferences and behavior to assess on contraceptives through self-care
Purpose of the assignment
The consultant is expected to conduct focus group discussions with three segments of adolescent and young women aged 15 to 24 as below:
Unmarried group of tech Savvy young, relatively well to do College/University Girls. (18-24yrs)
Unmarried Lower-income, with relatively low use of Technology (15-17yrs)
Married with a child or not but from low-income settings and low tech use (18-24yrs)
DURATION:
The study will be conducted in Nairobi, over a period of up to ten days(Tentatively 9th-18 March 2020)
Consultants’ roles
Review proposed discussion guides for the Focused Group Discussions
Moderate three focus group discussions among the targeted study population as highlighted in the purpose of the assignment.
Synthesize and analyze interview transcripts and notes. This will include identifying recurring themes and presenting them in a cohesive manner
Facilitate stakeholder validation and dissemination of findings
Develop a detailed report of the qualitative and quantitative findings.
Planned Parenthood Global’s roles
Provide required administrative and logistical support and consultative meetings for effective execution of the assignment.
Review and recommend amendments to the draft report final for completion.
Organize validation and dissemination of the focused group discussions results.
Deliverables of the Consultant
Undertake the research using the agreed focus group discussion guide within the agreed timelines.
Draft report for review by Planned Parenthood Global.
Facilitate a validation and dissemination workshop for key stakeholders.
Submit a final electronic focused group report including all raw and processed data and other research outputs/ products.
Managing the Assignment
The overall supervision of the consultants will be carried out the by Planned Parenthood Global Africa Regional office.
Competence of the Consultant
The proposed consultant/team of consultants should have experience of not less than 3-5 years in conducting qualitative research on public health issues preferably adolescent and reproductive health. The consultant/team should comprise of diverse expertise ranging from public health, social sciences, statistics and demography, monitoring and evaluation as well as communication (multi-media and creative background).
1. Timelines
This assignment is scheduled to take up to 10 days from the date of signing the contract. Timeline summary details are as below
Key Deliverable and timelines
Kick-off meeting to review the assignment with the PP Global Team
1 day
Moderation of the Focus group discussions
5days
Draft Report submission
3days
Final Report Submission
1day
