Deadline: 2-Jun-25
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has launched the call for proposals for the Engagement of NGO for Conducting Community Consultations among population in remote areas to promote adherence to MoH recommended visits to gynecologists during pregnancy.
UNICEF jointly with UNFPA and WHO as UN Implementing partners under the Vision 2030 Fund is supporting the Government of Uzbekistan in further strengthening primary healthcare and enhancing reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH) services.
Within this collaboration, 227 perinatal centers will be equipped with maternal and neonatal care equipment, devices, and strengthened skills and knowledge to build the capacity of healthcare providers to improve services and contribute to reducing maternal and neonatal deaths in the country by timely addressing health issues of pregnant women and infants. An integral part of this project is related to social and behaviour change (SBC) interventions among the target population that are focused on the promotion of adherence to the MoH-recommended visits to gynecologists during pregnancy.
One of the building blocks of SBC interventions within this project is the organization of community consultations with the engagement of subject experts and target groups primarily focusing on remote areas.
The consultations are believed to serve as a platform for the population to raise their concerns and questions related to antenatal care services, and for the service providers to better understand barriers faced by the targeted population in getting inclusive, quality medical care during pregnancy.
Sectors and Areas of Specialization
- Health
- Maternal and newborn health, including emergency obstetric care
Geographic Focus
- Uzbekistan
- Tashkent Region
Expected Results
- Deliverables:
- Approved list of facilitators of the project and copies of training certificates on minimum standards for community engagement.
- Action plan for community consultations approved by the MoH and the NGO/NGOs.
- Printed tools for facilitators to support them in the application of minimum standards for community engagement during community consultations.
- Report on the results of the community consultations that include evidence on participant feedback of the discussions conducted, issues raised and addressed, lessons learnt and recommendations. Activities
- Ensure that all facilitators of the NGO/NGOs to be engaged in the project will go through the training on minimum standards on community engagement to be organized by UNICEF with engagement of international experts in July 2025.
- Develop an action plan, with the engagement of UNICEF and MoH specialists, to conduct community consultations in remote areas to involve 20, 000 targeted population (pregnant women and their family members).
- In collaboration with relevant UNICEF staff and specialists of MOH, develop, get the approval of MOH and print out simple guiding tools for facilitators to ensure the application of minimum quality standards for community engagement during the community consultations.
- Organize face-to-face community consultations per the approved action plan to reach 20,000 targeted populations in remote areas.
For more information, visit UN Partner Portal.