Call for Expression of Interest , Funding Opportunity, Nutrition Programme (TSFP & BSFP)

Description

Call for Expression of Interest

Nutrition Programme (TSFP & BSFP)

WFP/YEM/2024/001

1     Timeline

2     Locations

A Yemen

a Muḩafazat al Ḩudaydah

3     Sector(s) and area(s) of specialization A Nutrition

a Malnutrition prevention and treatment

4     Issuing Agency

WFP

objectives

1     Expected Results

Malnutrition Treatment/Targeted Supplementary Feeding Programme (TSFP): WFP will continue support moderate acute malnutrition supplementation (wasting) in children aged 6-59 months, as well as in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women (PBW). It seeks to prevent them from sliding further into severe wasting and provides continuous monitoring and care to individuals discharged from the programme. Partners can also submit proposals for the provision of SNF supplies only - without any associated implementation costs. The list of the targeted areas and HFs in the attached annex shall be the plan for treatment activity and planned for support starting in May 2024. Objectives: • To treat Moderate Acute Malnutrition amongst children 6-59 months and Pregnant and Lactating Women – PLWs. • To rehabilitate moderately malnourished children 6-59 months and pregnant and breastfeeding mothers. • To prevent deterioration of moderately malnourished individuals from further deteriorating to severe acute malnutrition. • To strengthen government systems to deliver quality comprehensive community-based management of acute malnutrition – CMAM. • To strengthen community structures to take ownership and facilitate the delivery of community-based nutrition activities. Treatment Plan and Geographical Coverage: • A total of 1,350 Health Facilities (HF), (as attached in Annex I - TSFP HFs Clustered Caseload), present opportunities for potential NGOs for TSFP implementation. Geographic targeting for the project is determined by a mapping analysis based on the Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) index and by the complementarity with Outpatient Therapeutic Programs (OTPs) to ensure a continuum of care. Proposals for locations outside of those specified in this list will not be considered. • The geographical targeting, beneficiary numbers and other related information are included in the attached documentation. • WFP bases TSFP program coverage on recent nutrition cluster caseload calculations for MAM children and AM-PLW. See Annex I for details. • Mobile Clinics: WFP supports up to 50% for Mobile Clinics offering comprehensive services in high-need areas, requiring a minimum 200 admissions. Teams must demonstrate strategies for increased admissions. • Capacity Building: WFP focuses on enhancing local CMAM capacity, emphasizing training where gaps exist. Training of Community Health Volunteers in TSFP is excluded. • SBCC: Essential for TSFP, SBCC includes IYCF, health, nutrition, and hygiene. Proposals must outline SBCC activities, ensuring regular information dissemination to beneficiaries. Malnutrition Prevention Programme (BSFP) The malnutrition prevention programme aims to cushion vulnerable groups from a recurrent cycle of malnutrition. WFP provides seasonal nutritional assistance to vulnerable women and children during lean periods or following shocks. Prevention assistance shall be provided for a maximum of six months, specifically from May 2024 to October 2024, targeting children between ages 6-23 months and Pregnant Breastfeeding Women (PBW) during their pregnancy and the first 6 months of exclusive breastfeeding. Objectives: • To reduce the incidence of malnutrition in areas with high acute malnutrition and areas prioritized for intervention. • To strengthen early detection of wasting among children 6-59 months and PBW and to ensure appropriate referral to treatment/supplementation/essential nutrition services. • To serve as an entry point to integrate and scale up the promotion of optimal Maternal Infant and Young Child Feeding (MIYCF) practices among the nutritionally vulnerable population. Prevention/BSFP Plan and Initial Geographical Coverage • Intervention scope depends on funding and situational dynamics, subject to change based on resources and context. • Initially, twelve districts with critical GAM are selected (see Annex II). Proposals should span from May to October 2024. • Nutrition CPs must work with GHO/DHOs to set FDPs, considering population and geography. Travel to FDPs should not exceed one hour. • SBCC is vital for improving MIYCF practices, especially in emergencies. It's a key part of WFP's Yemen programming for nutrition improvement. CPs should plan behavior change activities; WFP supports justified costs and materials. Programme FLA Duration:- The programme is planned to cover the Field Level Agreements (FLAs) under the current Yemen Interim Country Strategic Plan (ICSP). Therefore, the technical proposals, logical frameworks, work plans, and budgets should reflect the one-year requirements for the TSFP programme, starting from May 2024 until April 2025. For the BSFP programme, the documentation should outline the requirements for six months, starting from May 2024 to October 2024. FLAs will undergo periodic reviews to align with funding availability, operational context, and the performance and capabilities of CPs.

principles

1     Project Background

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian organization that collaborates with governments and communities to provide food and nutrition assistance to the most vulnerable people in over 83 countries, enhancing resilience and nutrition. In response to the global food and malnutrition crisis, as well as the UN Global Action Plan on Child Wasting, WFP prioritizes nutrition as a core component of its work and is scaling up prevention and treatment response of acute malnutrition. The primary focus is on children, and pregnant and breastfeeding women, from the earliest stages, with programming targeting children under five years, with the goal of tackling malnutrition in food-insecure settings, followed by school meals. WFP has been operating in Yemen for decades, providing food and nutrition assistance and building resilience to the most vulnerable populations as well as technical support and capacity strengthening for governments, line ministries, and various other partners. In 2023, WFP provided nutrition treatment and prevention support to over 3 million children and pregnant and breastfeeding women in Yemen. In response to growing nutrition needs, WFP collaborates with a variety of partners in the country, including the national government, UN agencies, INGOs, and local NGOs, and plans to continue its nutrition prevention and treatment support in 2024, building on its track record of achievement. WFP is looking for nutrition actors with expertise in implementing community-level nutrition programmes to help provide nutrition treatment and prevention services, as well as distributing specialized nutritious foods to treat and prevent wasting in children, pregnant women, and breastfeeding mothers. In addition, it facilitates the implementation of social behavior change communication on appropriate Maternal and Infant Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN-E) and the promotion of dietary diversity among targeted households. Partnership Opportunity Description:- Context Overview: Malnutrition rates among women and children in Yemen remain among the highest in the world, and the country's food and nutrition security situation has been steadily deteriorating since 2015 as a result of back-to-back crises and conflicts. According to the latest surveys and Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO), 3.9 million children under the age of five and 2 million pregnant and breastfeeding women in Yemen require life-saving humanitarian Nutrition support in 2024. It is projected that approximately 1.8 million children require quality treatment for moderate acute malnutrition, and 0.56 million children under the age of five require immediate treatment for severe acute malnutrition . The Integrated Phase Classification

(IPC) for Acute Malnutrition (January– December 2023) published on June 7, 2023, highlighted that the acute malnutrition situation has deteriorated further in many areas when compared to the same period in 2022 . This is due to a combination of factors, severe food insecurity, low immunization coverage, poor access to health and WASH services, and increased disease incidences. The nutrition situation is expected to deteriorate across the country if the integrated nutrition response is not sufficiently scaled up. The key drivers of acute malnutrition include conflict, poverty, poor infant and young child feeding practices, poor quality, and quantity of food consumption, high and widespread levels of acute food insecurity, a high prevalence of communicable diseases, as well as limited access to nutrition and health services. Programme Strategy and Scope of Partnership: In line with WFP corporate strategy, and in response to high acute, moderate, and severe malnutrition rates among children and mothers in Yemen. WFP and its partners will continue supporting treatment and prevention programmes including MAM treatment services for children under 5 and Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women (PBW), prevention programming for children under 2 and PBW as well as promotion of Maternal Infant and Young Child Feeding (MIYCF) practices among the nutritionally vulnerable population. Cooperating Partners are required to submit separate proposals that showcase their capacity to implement the treatment and/or prevention nutrition activities. All proposals must align with CMAM and WFP’s guidelines for the treatment and prevention of malnutrition. Proposals should include a detailed programme description demonstrating how the proposed approach will contribute to addressing and preventing acute malnutrition within the project areas.

How to Apply

Emergency, Nutrition

1     Attachments

2     Concept Note Template Download the document here

3     For more information on this partnership opportunity, and to apply, please visit UN Partner Portal

Eligibility

1     Selection Criteria