Call for Expression of Interest (EOI) for Local Partnership - Katsina at Medecins Du Monde

Job Type: Local Partner  

Qualification: Experience in Health Project 

Experience: 3 - 8 years 

About MdM in Nigeria 

Médecins du Monde (MdM) is an international humanitarian organization whose mission is to provide medical care for the most vulnerable populations, the world over, including France. It seeks to stimulate voluntary commitment from doctors, other health care providers, and from those whose expertise in other fields is needed for its activities, to enlist all competent support required for the achievement of its projects, and to always seek to encourage close working relationships with populations in its care.  

MdM is a healthcare organization that offers comprehensive medical care to those in Northeast Nigeria who are impacted by the crises. Primary healthcare (PHC) services are offered by MdM, integrating gender-based violence (GBV), nutrition-community management for acute malnutrition (CMAM), and metal health and psychological support (MHPSS) into the PHC. 

In this project MdM will be opening a new mission in North-West Katsina state (Zango LGA). 

The MdM community-based approach (CBA) seeks to empower the communities about theire rights to health and access to services that are available for them; we need CBA to raise people's awareness on health-related issues, so they are able to recognize signs of emergencies or life-threatening situations and take precautions against epidemic disease. Additionally, MdMs CBA seeks to educate the community on malnutrition, hygiene practices, and the significance of immunization and sexual reproductive health and rights in reducing morbidity and death. MDM will increase its localization efforts by deepening the already existing partnership with partners and investing in capacity building. MdM plans to delegate the implementation of the community-based activities to partners, while MDM will focus on the capacity building. Partners will cover all community activities through an integrated approach. Partners will play a key function in informing and empowering communities in general on health-related topics with a specific focus on GBV and empowering people to disclose and report GBV when they see it in their communities. The partnership with partners will be supported by a memorandum of understanding explaining the roles and responsibilities of each party, which includes the monitoring, program and finical reporting and the capacity building supported by MdM. 

Scope of Work for Partnership 

The scope of work covers, but is not limited to: 

Community awareness activities through an integrated approach which includes: 

• Provide information on all health topics. 
• Gender-Based Violence (GBV) prevention mitigation, response, and information about available services. 
• Sexual Reproductive health and rights and available services. 
• Nutrition and Infant Young Child Feeding Program (IYCF) and available services. 
• Promote immunization of PENTA and measles, and available health services, for Community activities this also includes. 
• Inform about MDM policies regarding protections and against sexual exploitation and abuse, and the reporting mechanism. 

Community activities will be done through: 

• Campaigns 
• Door-to-Door Sensitization 
• Group awareness 
• Community meetings 
• Focus Group Discussions (FGD) in different groups taking into consideration gender and age; 
• Conduct community-based surveillance for each disease under surveillance in Nigeria, as measles, COVID-19, Lassa fever and cholera using standard case definitions 
• In case of an outbreak: Risk communications and surveillance for the specific disease, incorporating key messages on the specific disease to create awareness on preventive and curative actions in the event of an outbreak. 
• Provide psychological first aid based on identified need; 
• Referral to MDM health and GBV services, with support of MdM implement a feedback and complaints mechanism. 

Medecins Du Monde (MDM) - Nigeria is inviting potential Partners to Express their interest for the implementation of project entitled:  

“Provision of Quality and Comprehensive Healthcare Services to Conflict-Affected Populations in Northeast and Northwest Nigeria.” 

Organizations with complete registration with; 

• the CAC and relevant bodies with the states and federal levels,  
• DUNS Number or UEI number are encouraged to apply.  
• Interested organization must include Annexes in MS word format with the following specification: 
• Concept notes 
• (Supporting documents) such as organizational brochure & previous project(s) reports. 
• Font type: Times New Roman, 
• Context and problem analysis: A description of the Health, GBV, SRH, Mental health and Nutrition situation in Katsina state and Zango LGA in particular. 
• Justification: Analysis of why it is to implement community-based approach for the prevention, mitigation, and response to GBV, and raise awareness on SRH, Health, Mental health and Nutrition in Zango, and why your organization is best suited to carry out this assignment (1.5 pages). 
• Institutional profile: A brief description of the organization, including registration details and relevant experience working on issues pertaining to community mobilization and awareness raising in Katsina or the northwest.