Consultant for KAP Survey

About The Fred Hollows Indonesia

The Fred Hollows Foundation is a secular non-profit public health organization based in Australia which was founded in 1992 by eminent eye surgeon Professor Fred Hollows. The Foundation focuses on treatment and prevention of avoidable blindness caused by Cataract, Trachoma, Diabetic Retinopathy, Refractive Error and other diseases. As of today, it operates in more than 20 countries across Australia, The Pacific, South and South East Asia, and Africa. The Foundation started its operations in Indonesia in 2012

Currently, The Fred Hollows Foundation working in five districts in Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB) Province through Seeing is Believing Project. The Seeing is Believing project seeks to address the growing problem of avoidable blindness in Indonesia through an efficient and effective school eye health program that will serve five Districts of NTB Province: Mataram City, West Lombok, Central Lombok, East Lombok and West Sumbawa. The goal of the project is to establish a system within NTB Province where all children with visual impairment or other avoidable eye health conditions are identified early and have access to quality, affordable services.

The project activities are aimed at introducing eye health education to all primary and junior high schools in the project area, increase human resource capabilities in visual acuity (teachers and primary health workers), increase selected primary health care workers’ skills in refraction, establish a central Vision Centre in Mataram City to allow for the availability of high quality low cost eyewear, provide essential equipment for screening and refraction services, increase community awareness about eye health and vision care practices and available services, and support national and provincial level advocacy efforts

 

Overview

The Fred Hollows Foundation are seeking expressions of interest from individuals or consulting companies interested in undertaking the KAP Survey on Attitudes of parents, students and teachers towards glasses use in SiB Project site  ( five districts) – Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB) Province.

This research project (including data collection and final report submission) will be done in 5 months (May-August 2019)

Purpose of the KAP Survey

The KAP study will assess the level of knowledge, attitude and practice among the sample population in 4 districts and one city in (NTB). This research project will use a survey tool (Community Engagement in Eye Health Assessment) designed by The Fred Hollows Foundation Research team and Deakin University as part of the core module that assesses community opportunity, capacity and motivation to engage with eye health and care. Research consultant will work with FHF Indonesia and FHF research team to design additional questions related to school eye health.

 

 

The survey seeks to: 

 

·        Measure parents and students attitudes about student use of glasses for refractive error and general eye health.

·        Measure parents and student’s opportunity, capacity and motivation to engage in general eye health and care.

·        Identify  factors which impact parents’ decisions about buying glasses for their children

·        Measure risky behaviour leading to refractive errors in students.

·        Identify barriers of glasses use in students. Understand these factors along with several demographic characteristics including sex, age, disability, socio-economic status, place of residence and education level.

·        Disaggregated data will be analysed. The consultant, with a review of FHF Indonesia and research team, will complete a report with key findings and programmatic recommendations.

 

Key responsibilities

·        The Consultant will be responsible for obtaining approvals for the research protocol, overseeing the conduct of the field research, ensuring the quality of the study, developing the data collection tools, collecting data, developing a field guideline so that a standard data collection method could be followed in the field, compiling the findings, conducting the data analysis and writing the report

·        The Consultant will regularly report to the FHF team in Indonesia Office on the progress of the KAP Study

·        Support may be sought from The Foundation for inputs to the analysis and report writing on eye health-related issues.

·        S/he will, in addition to the report, deliver the research findings as a presentation at 1-2 days planning workshop, to ensure that the findings of the KAP.

 

Deliverables

-          Project proposal including a brief literature review, research protocol, methodologies and tools

-           Baseline KAP study report with recommendations

-           Presentation of findings at a dissemination workshop

-          The consultants will be responsible for timely delivery of the outputs and deliverables and prompt reporting and presentation of raw data, draft and final report to The Fred Hollows Foundation (electronic and hard copy) in English and Bahasa Indonesia.

Qualifications

-        Eligible applicants are institution(s) or research organization(s) from university or civil society organization(s).

-        Collaboration across disciplines and institutions/organizations are highly encouraged.

-        Research Team/Personnel have experience in conducting research

-        Proven a good quality of research publications and dissemination

 

How to Apply

Please send your application consist of

1.       A project proposal includes background, objectives, significant of study, methodology, conceptual framework, proposed activities, implementation plan, and timeline. The consultants should also describe their experience in conducting similar research and their experience in financial management.

2.       A budget proposal on IDR.

3.       A cover letter addressing the key selection criteria and including two references

4.       A curriculum vitae

5.       Two examples of previously written work (e.g. published reports)

to Fred Hollows Foundation Indonesia via email: s.maryani@hollows.org   by April 30, 2019