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Scope of Work

The landscape analysis will cover select number of core countries in UNICEF’s Eastern and Southern Africa Region[1] that will provide a representative assessment of early child nutrition with a focus on diets of young children 6-23 months. The end product will be a region-wide analysis with recommendations for approaches for improving the diets of young children. This regional landscape analysis will inform the development of a regional framework for complementary feeding that will guide countries in the ESA region on   accelerating progress towards stunting reduction.

Key Tasks & Methodology for the Landscape Analysis

1. Develop Methodology and approach for Landscape analysis (10 working days)

1. Review key relevant background documents to the assignment to understand the expected deliverables (Country level strategies, policies and relevant guidelines)
2. Develop a methodology and approach for conducting the regional landscape analysis in line with the methodology framework provided by HQ
3. Meet with UNICEF East and Southern Africa regional Office Nutrition Advisor and Nutrition Specialist responsible for MIYCN to review terms of reference and objectives of the landscape analysis, finalization of methodology and tools and submitting an inception report.

1. Conduct a secondary analysis on complementary feeding for all 21 countries in ESA with the following components (15 working days):

1. Analysis of National surveys for the 13 core countries(MICS, DHS, National Nutrition Surveys) to study the trends and predictors (enablers/barriers) of complementary feeding indicators minimum for MDD, MMF and consumption of animal source foods.
2. Collaborate on analysis of relevant studies for the 13 core countries such as: IFPRI cost of nutritious food studies, Optifood studies, WFP studies on fill the nutrient gap, value chain data and studies available from the selected countries in order to triangulate the data for further understanding based on work conducted by other partners

    

1. Conduct an in-depth desk review of literature, existing policy environment and programme actions for complementary feeding in the 13 core countries (10 working days):

1. Review strategies, implementation and monitoring, for improving young children’s diets from selected countries (based on stunting burden or prevalence and poor IYCF indicators, which are the RISING core countries).
2. Review the extent to which  legal frameworks support appropriate diets/foods for children (legal framework review, regulation of promotion, registration of MNPs, subsidies/taxes on specific foods, trade restrictions import/export of highly nutritious foods such as eggs).
3. Stakeholder mapping of key players involved and their capacities in implemenation of complementary feeding interventions. 
4. Carry out a review of program effectiveness and lessons learned to improve the access component of complemenatary feeding in a subset of 6 countries.
5. Document findings in the region through a synthesis paper for publication in a peer reviewed journal.

1. In collaboration with UNICEF Country Offices for the 13 core countries, collect any new information needed from selected country (using key informant interviews , through online surveys and questionnaires) to complement available information and conduct primary qualitative analysis of complementary feeding interventions  to get in-depth understanding of the barriers and facilitators for improving the diets of young children (20 working days):

   a. Enabling environment (Policies, strategies, legislations, media and communications) on complementary feeding

   b. Capacity of facility and community systems to deliver essential complementary feeding interventions

   c. Access to complementary feeding interventions (understand the barriers and facilitators to uptake of counselling and support services)

   d. Availability of locally available complementary foods and diets across multiple delivery systems including food systems (including private sector), health systems, community systems and social protection systems. 

   *This exercise will be undertaken in few selected countries in the regions (sub-set of 6 countries where the secondary analysis will be undertaken).

    

2. In collaboration with UNICEF ESARO and key partners review findings from the landscape analysis from  core countries and prioritize key barriers and gaps in the delivery and uptake of complementary feeding interventions (5 working days).
   1. Convene and lead a validation workshop
   2. Present and discuss landscape analysis to key stakeholders (UNICEF CO representatives, government focal points, academia and research institutions, NGO partners, UN agencies)
   3. Adjust key findings report, priorities and draft recommendations as necessary with inputs from the stakeholder group

       

3. Develop a country synthesis paper summarizing the following information (20 working days):

1. Status and trends in complementary feeding indicators (e.g. MDD, MFF, MAD, timely introduction of complementary foods, continued breastfeeding at 1 and 2 years, consumption of vitamin A rich, animal source and iron rich foods, receipt of fortified foods or micronutrient supplements)
2. Knowledge of the contextual information shaping the enabling environment for actions to improve diets of children 6-23 months, including the status of policies and guidelines on complementary feeding
3. Quality , geographic and individual coverage of interventions to improve diets of young children  
4. Summary of key system barriers and gaps for diets of young children
5. Recommendations for key policies and interventions for diets of young children

    

Country selection

13 core countries have been selected to reflect varying levels of progress to reduce stunting, poor IYCF indicators with an effort to ensure availability of country level data on infant and young child nutrition. Datasets from the 13 selected countries (based on stunting burden or prevalence) in the region and are the 13 RISING core countries for ESARO.

See attached documents on more information