Tenders Are Invited For Institutional Consultancy For Evaluation Of The Government Of TurkmenistanS Policy On Early Childhood Development Ecd And Contribution To Its Design Implementation And Monitoring

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20998548
United Nations UN
Tenders Are Invited For Institutional Consultancy For Evaluation Of The Government Of TurkmenistanS Policy On Early Childhood Development Ecd And Contribution To Its Design Implementation And Monitoring
ICB
Central Asia
Commonwealth of Independent States, CIS
09-07-2019

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Tenders Are Invited For Institutional Consultancy For Evaluation Of The Government Of TurkmenistanS Policy On Early Childhood Development Ecd And UnicefS Contribution To Its Design Implementation And Monitoring Unicef Works In Some Of The WorldS Toughest Places To Reach The WorldS Most Disadvantaged Children To Save Their Lives To Defend Their Rights To Help Them Fulfill Their Potential Across 190 Countries And Territories We Work For Every Child Everywhere Every Day To Build A Better World For Everyone And We Never Give Up The Early Childhood Period Encompasses Several Quite Distinct Phases From Conception To Birth And From Birth To 3 Years With Emphasis On The First 1 000 Days From Conception To 24 Months Followed By The Pre Primary Years 3 Years To 5 Or 6 Years Or The Age Of School Entry Evaluation Rationale And PurposeThe Main Purpose Of The Evaluation Is To Take Stock Of The Progress Towards Improved Outcomes For Young Children Particularly For The Most Disadvantaged To Inform The Government Policy Formulation And Implementation And Help Shape UnicefS Further Support In Achieving Ecd Related Sdg Targets And Other International And National Commitments The Object Of The EvaluationObjects Of The Evaluation Are GovernmentS Ecd Policy UnicefS Contribution To The Design Implementation And Monitoring Particularly During The Current Country Programme Ecd Policy Whilst Early Childhood Development Has Been An Integral Focus Of TurkmenistanS Policy Landscape Prior To And Since Independence In 1991 Its Current Trajectory Can Be Traced To A Focused Resolve By Unicef East And Central Asia Regional Office In 2007 To Capitalise On Ecd Regionally This Opened The Way For A More Robust Dialogue Between Unicef Turkmenistan And The Government Resulting In The Rapid Expansion Of The Enabling Policy Environment For Ecd This Includes Policy And Legislation Which Is Both Specific To And Informs Ecd And Includes The 2011 2015 Turkmenistan National Programme For Early Childhood Development And School Preparedness The Law On The Protection And Promotion Of Breastfeeding And Child Food Requirements 2013 Amended The Maternal Newborn Child And Adolescent Health Mncah Strategy And Action Plan 2015 2019 The Present Conceptual Framework For Implementation Of Developmental Pediatrics And Early Intervention In Turkmenistan 2016 2020 And The Draft Turkmenistan Early Childhood Development Strategy 2019 2024 The Ecd Programme In Turkmenistan Has Been Evolving Since 2007 Building On Success To Design A Current Country Programme Which Reflects The Key Components Of The 2018 Nurturing Care Framework Adequate Nutrition Good Health Opportunities For Early Learning Safety And Security And Responsive Care Giving And Which Demonstrates That This Has Emerged From Action On The Four Key Components Of The Enabling Environment Enabling Policies Supportive Services Empowered Communities And Caregiver Capabilities Turkmenistan Has Just Adopted A National Plan Of Action On Children 2018 2022 And Drafted A New Generation Of An Early Childhood Development Strategy With Unicef Support Which Aims To Improve The Quality Of Health And Education Services For Children Aged 0 8 Promote Supportive Parenting Increase The Readiness Of Girls And Boys For Schooling And Strengthen The Monitoring Of Progress Towards These Objectives UnicefS Contribution Unicef Turkmenistan Country Office Co Supported The Development Of All Policy Documents Mentioned Above And Has Provided Extensive Support To The Implementation Of The National Ecd Policy Unicef Continues Modelling Innovative And Replicable Forms Of Quality And Inclusive Pre School And Pre Primary Education And Learning This Includes Updating Pre Primary Curricula Developing School Readiness Standards Establishing Teacher Qualification Requirements Designing Child Friendly Guidelines For Comprehensive Assessments Of Early Learning Achievements And School Readiness And Strengthening The Capacities Of Parents To Ensure Early Learning Opportunities For Children At Home The Ministries Of Education Moe And Health And Medical Industry Mohmi Are Establishing A System For Early Childhood Intervention Eci And Multi Disciplinary Support Services For Young Children With Disabilities And Their Families With Support From The St Petersburg Institute Of Early Interventions And Ankara University Respectively A Determinant Analysis With Partners Revealed That Several Bottlenecks Had To Be Overcome For Successful Implementation Of This Programme The Theory Of Change Has To Be Reconstructed Retrospectively Considering That The Ecd Policy Comprises Of Different Elements Defined In The Country Programme Plan Of Action And Across The Main Programme Components There Has Not Been A Long Term Planning And Toc Construction Given The Current Political Economy Context Except Probably When Cpds Were Developed The Ongoing Models Do Not Fully Meet The 10 Sine Qua Non Conditions Expected From Models While Efforts To Establish Proper M E Frameworks To Assess Their Effectiveness And Efficiency Are Underway In Addition TurkmenistanS Plans And Strategies Usually Do Not Have M E Frameworks No Toc Was Prepared But There Is A Logical Model Developed Across The Main Programme Components There Is Also A Resources And Results Framework Rrf Which Has Had To Be Revised For Multiple Reasons In 2018 A Documentation Exercise For The Cross Sectoral Activities Implemented In Support Of The Ecd Policy Implementation Was Carried Out Under Ecd This Exercise Could Well Be A Starting Point And Good Base For The Retrospective Toc Construction Exact Scope Object In Terms Of Policy Will Be Revisited Defined During The Inception Phase On The Basis Of The Recommended Conceptual Framework Rationale Objectives And Intended Use The Timing Of The Evaluation Is Critical As The Country Is Getting Ready To Adopt The Next Generation Of An Ecd Strategy As Well As Develop The Next Country Programme Of Cooperation With The Un And Unicef Thus The Evaluation Can Help Shape The Programming And Policymaking In Ecd Including Main Elements Of Cooperation With Unicef The Evaluation Will Also Inform The Reporting Of The Country To Crc In 2020 And Uncrpd In 2022 Conduct A Comprehensive And Independent Evaluation Of TurkmenistanS Ecd Policy And UnicefS Contribution Taking Stock Of TurkmenistanS Progress Towards Its Ecd Related Policy Objectives Including Assessment Of Whether The Policies Have Led To Improved Intended Or Unintended Outcomes For Young Girls And Boys Including For The Most Disadvantaged Review And Assess UnicefS Support To Ecd Policy Development Implementation And Monitoring Particularly In Terms Of Relevance And Effectiveness Draw Lessons Learned Positive Or Negative Particularly In Relation To Cross Sectoral Coordination Synergies And A Whole Of The Government Approach In The Area Of Ecd To Inform The Action To Accelerate Progress Towards Ecd Related Sdg Targets Provide Concrete Recommendations To The Government Of Turkmenistan Particularly The Ministries Of Education And Health And Medical Industry For Future Directions And Further Improvement Of Its Policymaking And Programming In The Area Of Ecd And Further Institutional Changes If Any Required For Successful Achievement Of Ecd Related Sdg Targets And Other International And National Commitments Provide Concrete Recommendations To Unicef And Broader Un For Organizing And Implementing Its Ecd Related Support Particularly During The Next Country Programme For The Period Of 2021 2025 Provide Recommendations On How To Improve The Evaluability Of The Object Of The Evaluation On The Experience Of Retrospective Toc Reconstruction Process Promote Result Based Management And Evaluation Culture Among Ecd Stakeholders The Use Of The Evaluation Can Include All Or Some Of The Below Learning And Improved Decision Making Including Through Identification Of Lessons Learned And Good Practices To Support Ecd Policy With Unicef And Another Actors Support Accountability For Unicef Interventions In Terms Of Contribution To Ecd Policy And Its Implementation Capacity Development Of Government And Other Stakeholders In Ecd Primary Audiences Ministries Of Education Health And Medical Industry Local Governments Line Ministries Who Are Anticipated To Use The Results Of The Evaluation As The Main Developers Implementers And Monitors Of The National Programmes The Primary Users Need The Evaluation Results To Introduce Corrective Actions If Needed To Use The Best Available Practices To Bridge The Inequality Gaps And To Allocate Sufficient Funds Unicef As One Of The Main Knowledge Brokers In Ecd Practices Providing Technical Assistance For Effective Implementation Of Ecd Interventions Worldwide Secondary Audiences Mps Need To Be Informed In Order To Introduce Necessary Legislative Changes International Academic Private And Civil Society Organisations Including Un Agencies And Educators Should Use The Results Of The Evaluation To Gain More Knowledge And To Improve Their Advocacy And Practical Actions In Introduction And Implementation Of The Ecd Programmes Advocacy And Dissemination PlanAlthough The Results Of The Evaluation Will Not Be Known Until Its Completion Unicef Together With The Team Of Evaluators Will Work Together To Prepare An Initial Dissemination Plan To Help Focus The Project And Identify Key Audiences To Provide An Overview Of The Critical Considerations Following Is A Preliminary List Of Some Of The Key Elements That Will Be Included In The Dissemination And Advocacy Plan Project Overview Dissemination Goals Target Audiences Key Messages Sources Messengers Dissemination Activi

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