Appel à manifestation d’intérêt pour une étude sur la santé mentale au Libéria.

 

 

 

 

The BEHOL project, which will be implemented during 3 years, aims at strengthening the health system in Liberia and is more specifically dedicated to improving health rights for women, girls and other vulnerable populations.

Its main outcomes are the following:

  1. Improved quality of health services at facilities;
  2. Increased individual health literacy and health seeking behaviours;
  3. Improved community participation and ownership of health services;
  4. Strengthened health system at national and sub-national levels.

The tailored and comprehensive package of co-created interventions seeks to fortify the resilience of Liberia’s health system through cultivating leadership and ownership within the MOH at national and sub-national levels and increase the quality of reproductive health, nutrition, maternal, neonatal, and mental health care services in 25 public health facilities while creating an enabling environment through a gender transformative programming.

The Services of the consultant shall consist of a Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) study aiming at documenting mental health needs (including mental health prevalence), health seeking behaviors and existing services in Liberia to tailor the project activities accordingly. This study is part of a wider feasibility study to be conducted before the launch of the project. The study also aims at informing future MHPSS interventions of both ACF and AFD.

The mental health and psychosocial support study should start in December 2023 and will last 3 months (including both onsite and remote work).

The maximum budget for those Services is 35,000 USD (Thirty-Five Thousand US Dollars).

Action Against Hunger hereby invites Applicants to show their interest in delivering the Services described above.

This Request for Expressions of Interest is open to:  x Individual consultants

Eligibility criteria to AFD financing are specified in sub-clause 1.3 of the « Procurement Guidelines for AFD‑Financed Contracts in Foreign Countries », available online on AFD’s website: http://www.afd.fr.

  • Interested Applicants must provide information evidencing that they are qualified and experienced to perform those Services. For that purpose, documented evidence of recent and similar services shall be submitted.

Determination of the similarity of the experiences will be based on:

  • The contracts size as mentioned previously (approx. 3-month duration for an estimated amount of $35,000);
  • The nature of the Services: a Mental Health and Psychosocial Support study with 2 components:
  • To assess the cultural representations of mental health disorders, psychological distress, existing community resources and coping mechanisms, formal and informal care pathways in 3 counties (Montserrado, Nimba and Margibi);
  • To contribute to a national mental health prevalence study led by Medecins Sans Frontières by providing technical support including the review of protocols and data collection tools;
  • The technical area and expertise: Human and or social sciences, Psychology, Humanitarian psychology, Mental health and Psychosocial support, Community-based Mental health, Health system strengthening, Capacity-building and supervision skills, Research, Needs assessment methodology and analytical skills, Experience in qualitative studies;
  • The location: experience in low- and middle-income countries, including sub-Saharan Africa.

The Client will also take into account for the evaluation of the applications the following items:

  • Cultural sensitivity, tactfulness, diplomacy, inter-personal skills ability to collaborate with various local and international MHPSS stakeholders;
  • Excellent communication and written skills
  • Experience in developing training curriculum and conducting trainings
  • Proven experience in management and team supervision;
  • Fluency in English (oral and written), French is a plus;
  • Knowledge of and working experience in Liberia would be an asset.

Among the submitted applications, Action Against Hunger will shortlist a maximum of six (6) applicants, to whom the Request for Proposals to carry out the Services shall be sent.

The Expressions of Interest must be submitted to the following address [email protected] no later than 27 October 2023 at 5pm GMT. If necessary, you may request any clarifications by sending an email to the same email address before the 20 October 2023 at 5 pm GMT.