Reality Checks in Mali
Introduction.
The general objective of Reality Checks is to contribute to an effective implementation of the Swedish Cooperation Strategy in Mali. The purpose is to provide continuous, structured and documented information on people living in poverty´s perspectives on and perceptions of poverty, development and access to services.
The Reality Check is a tool and a means to listen to, analyze, demonstrate and disseminate perspectives on development of people living in poverty. The disseminated material will inform the strategy guided dialogue in particular and guide operations in terms of contribution management.
The results will be used within the framework of a political dialogue within Sida, as strategy development and strategic choices in the daily work, and in the dialogue with Malian partners. Through the dialogue with Mali and other donors, the results and discussions around Reality Checks will additionally provide people living in poverty with a channel to express their voices, albeit indirectly.
The Reality Checks will be undertaken by a consultant. Sida will take on a role as objective and neutral as possible when visiting the villages, participating during debates and then using the results for dialogues.
The approach is based on a longterm perspective with annual field-based qualitative studies in the same villages during the same periods of the year during 2011-2016. This makes it possible to observe and understand changes and processes over time.
For a sustainable and credible study it is a necessity to create a deliberative and consultative relation with the communities that are part of the study. A system of debates around each annual study within visited communities will be put in place in order for them to be able to give feedback on the conclusions and also to be able to use these conclusions to create and enable dialogue and discussion within the villages or between the villages and local authorities.
Two general themes; poverty dynamics and service delivery, have been chosen by the Embassy to govern the Reality Checks in Mali. The general themes will be approached through the specific theme of natural resources; a theme that can be divided into sub-categories such as access to water, access to land, forest management, etc. These sub-categories will be given different importance according to the characteristics and the priorities in each region included in the study.
Questions regarding contract documents must be directed to
ylva.schwinn@foreign.ministry.se no later than 14 days before the last date to tender. A compilation of relevant questions and answers will be published on Sidas website,
www.sida.se under Procurements 'Kommers Annons'.
Sista ansökningsdag
Tidsfristen för mottagande av anbud var 2011-06-06.
Upphandlingen offentliggjordes den 2011-04-28.
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