Adolescents in Indonesia suffer from the triple
burden of malnutrition that consists of overweight, undernutrition and
micronutrient deficiencies, such as anemia. Anemia among adolescent girls
remains a major public health problem in Indonesia. The prevalence of anemia
among adolescent girls and women (15 to 24 years) in Indonesia was 18.4%
(Riskesdas 2013). For adolescent girls, the figure is higher from some studies,
estimated at 40-50%[1].
Nutrition International (NI), a
renowned International Development organization, has a commitment to eradicate
global ‘hidden hunger’ by implementing interventions that focus on women and
children in developing countries. It aims to generate innovative and
sustainable solutions to reduce vitamin and mineral deficiencies among women,
newborns, and children. One of NI’s key strategic goals is to enhance the
global impact of micronutrient interventions by generating cutting-edge
knowledge and utilizing it to develop sound policies and programmes while
consolidating political will to achieve its vision. NI has been supporting the
Ministry of Health (MoH), Government of Indonesia in implementing Weekly Iron
and Folic Acid supplementation (WIFAS) and adolescent nutrition interventions
for school-going adolescent girls since 2015. The WIFAS program in Indonesia is
a multisectoral intervention through the School Health Program (UKS/M),
involving four ministries: Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education and
Culture, Ministry of Religious Affairs and Ministry of Home Affairs. NI is now continuing its support to scale up
and to replicate the key WIFAS program elements in Banten and West Java
Provinces.
Weekly iron-folic acid supplementation has been a
national program in Indonesia since 2016 targeting school-going adolescent
girls, while not yet covering out of school adolescent girls. While the program
has rapidly expanded its reach, the coverage remains relatively low in many
parts of the country including in West Java province. Riskesdas 2018 reported
that 76.2% of adolescent girls were provided and received the IFA tablets and
among those, 80.9% of adolescent girls received the tablets from the school.
Among those who consumed, 98.6% reported to have consumed less than 52 tablets,
while only 1.4 % of adolescent girls reported to have consumed ≥52 tablets in
the last 12 months of the data collection.
For recording and reporting of the program, multiple
platforms are being used by the DHOs, Puskesmas, schools and the
adolescent girls who are consuming these tablets. These platforms are not
streamlined properly as result the data on the supply, distribution and
consumption are not accurate. There is also the delayed and incomplete
submission of HMIS/SIGIZI data. This has been a persistent
challenge in the program. During the pandemic, the government was closed the
schools and executed innovative distribution platforms for distribution of
WIFAS to in-school adolescent girls. While diversification of platforms for
distribution was intended to ensure uninterrupted supply of WIFAS during the
school closure, the existing recording and reporting systems was unable to
capture the coverage data adequately.
NI proposes to conduct a rapid online coverage
survey to gather data on WIFAS coverage and adherence among adolescent girls at
schools. The survey will also capture the level of knowledge and awareness
among adolescent girls on WIFAS and anemia, and also assess previous program
challenges such as understanding reasons for non-adherence or consumption of
supplements., as well as data on factors that affect attendance (including
menstruation) based on previous data.
Kindly find detailed RFP along with TOR and Budget
Template in the link as follows:
The
submission deadline for proposals is Friday, September 16,
2022, by 12:00 HRS.
West Indonesia Standard Time.
The
Technical and Financial Proposal in two separate files put into a covering
email specifically indicating the subject line “Online
Coverage Survey WIFA West Java & Banten” and should
be sent by email to:
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