Deadline: 27-Aug-21
Local non-governmental organizations are invited by RTI to conduct LF MDA School Awareness Support program in 2 districts (Jhapa and Bara) of Nepal.
Lymphatic Filariasis is a public health problem in Nepal. Based on the public health importance of lymphatic Filariasis, the World Health Organization (WHO) made a global call for its elimination by the year 2020 to which the Nepal Government has expressed its commitment. The elimination of LF will be achieved through the mass distribution of Diethylcarbamazine citrate (DEC) and Albendazole to endemic districts.
Act to End Neglected Tropical Diseases | East is a five-year program funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) that supports national governments to reach their control and elimination goals for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) through proven, cost-effective public health interventions. The Act to End NTDs | East program provides critical support to countries in their journey to self-reliance, helping them to create sustainable NTD programming within robust and resilient health systems.
Objectives
Objective of School Awareness Program: The municipality level school awareness programs are intended to reach students of grade 7 to 12 with messages on the importance of participating in the LF MDA.
This student group is considered especially influential both as direct participants in MDA programs, and also as a motivator for their families as well as communities. Act | East will document the experience of implementing and outcomes of the school awareness program to be shared with other municipalities experiencing similar challenges.
Areas of interest for documentation include:
- Feedback and evaluations from select students in the program
- Feedback and experiences of field officers carrying out the activities – what were challenging elements of the programming and what was most successful?
- Process evaluations of school program – checklists of programming being implemented with fidelities in schools and when adaptations occurred
Additional Information
- There will be a total of five (5) milestones during project implementation, and each payment will be made based on satisfactory completion and acceptance by RTI of the stated deliverable(s) for that milestone.
- The grant will be for the period from date of grant signed by both grantee and RTI to the date of approval of completed work by RTI.
Targeted District: Jhapa and Bara
Results
In order to achieve this objective, Act to End NTDs | East focuses on reaching the following intermediate results:
- RESULT 1: Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis, Trachoma, and Onchocerciasis in the Americas and where feasible in Africa
- RESULT 2: Sustainable National NTD Programs (National planning and financing progress)
- RESULT 3: Ensure continuous capacity to maintain and operate mass drug administration (MDA) and disease surveillance
For more information, visit https://www.rti.org/sites/default/files/rti_solicitation_act-east-rfp-fy22-po1.pdf