The government of Mozambique is implementing the Harnessing the Demographic Dividend (HDD) project. The HDD project aims to increase empowerment, access to education, and employment opportunities for targeted youth.

A core activity of the project is to provide life-skills training and mentoring to out-of-school girls (aged 10-14) in “safe-spaces” by female mentors, together with a “school of partners” intervention to engage girls’ parents, intimate partners, or guardians as agents of change. Both interventions are delivered through community-based groups.

 In partnership with the HDD project, a Research Team from the World Bank is conducting an impact evaluation (IE) to assess the effectiveness of this project activity in Nampula province. The IE follows a cluster randomized control approach, where 125 communities were randomly assigned to one of three groups: (i) a first group of communities received the safe-spaces intervention only; (ii) a second group received both the safe-spaces and school of partners interventions; and (iv) a third group received neither intervention.  

A baseline survey for the IE was conducted in May 2023, prior to the roll out of the project activities. In each of the 125 IE communities an average of 20 adolescent girls were interviewed, resulting in a total sample size of 2,569 girls. For each girl in the sample, the baseline survey also interviewed her partner (typically one of her parents or other guardian).

The implementation of the interventions in the IE communities concluded in December 2023. The next stage of the IE is to conduct a follow-up survey. The follow-up survey will track all 2,569 girls and their partners that participated in the baseline survey and interview them again. The goal is to measure early-stage impacts of the safe-spaces and school of partners interventions. 

The hired Firm will be expected to administer a follow-up survey to collect the necessary data for the impact evaluation, working closely with the World Bank Research Team. The Firm is expected to integrate the Research Team in all stages of decision-making, both for survey logistics and data management activities. 

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ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW

Assignment Title: MOZAMBIQUE - FOLLOW-UP SURVEY DATA COLLECTION

Assignment Countries:

• Mozambique

ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION

The government of Mozambique isimplementing the Harnessing the Demographic Dividend (HDD) project. The HDDproject aims to increase empowerment, access to education, and employmentopportunities for targeted youth.

A core activity of the project is toprovide life-skills training and mentoring to out-of-school girls (aged 10-14)in “safe-spaces” by female mentors,together with a “schoolof partners” intervention to engage girls’ parents, intimate partners, orguardians as agents of change.Both interventions are delivered throughcommunity-based groups.

In partnership with the HDD project, aResearch Team from the World Bank is conducting an impact evaluation (IE) toassess the effectiveness of this project activity in Nampula province. The IE follows a cluster randomizedcontrol approach, where 125 communities were randomly assigned to one of threegroups: (i) a first group of communities received the safe-spaces interventiononly; (ii) a second group received both the safe-spaces and school of partners interventions;and (iv) a third group received neither intervention.

A baseline survey for the IE wasconducted in May 2023, prior to the roll out of the project activities. In eachof the 125 IE communities an average of 20 adolescent girls were interviewed,resulting in a total sample size of 2,569 girls. For each girl in the sample,the baseline survey also interviewed her partner (typically one of her parentsor other guardian).

The implementation of theinterventions in the IE communities concluded in December 2023. The next stageof the IE is to conduct a follow-up survey. The follow-up survey will track all2,569 girls and their partners that participated in the baseline survey andinterview them again. The goal is to measure early-stage impacts of thesafe-spaces and school of partners interventions.

The hired Firm will be expected to administer a follow-up survey to collect the necessarydata for the impact evaluation, working closely with the World Bank ResearchTeam. The Firm is expected to integrate the Research Team in all stages ofdecision-making, both for survey logistics and data management activities.

FUNDING SOURCE

The World Bank Group intends to finance the assignment / services described below under the following:

• BB: Bank Budget
• TF0A9762: BSPSMZ
• TF0C1806: GENTF

ELIGIBILITY

Eligibility restrictions apply:

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SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The World Bank Group invites eligible firms to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc. for firms; CV and cover letter for individuals). Please note that the total size of all attachments should be less than 5MB. Firms may associate to enhance their qualifications unless otherwise stated in the solicitation documents. Where a group of firms associate to submit an EOI, they must indicate which is the lead firm. If shortlisted, the firm identified in the EOI as the lead firm will be invited to the request for proposal (RFP) phase.

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