Integrated Community Engagement to Increase Birth Registration and Access to Essential Services
Integrated Community Engagement to Increase Birth Registration and Access to Essential Services
The assignment will generate actionable behavioural and operational evidence and translate it into coordinated SBC interventions. It will strengthen caregiver motivation, community engagement, referrals and linkages between families and birth registration services, while using existing community and frontline platforms to improve reach, efficiency and sustainability. For purposes of this intervention, “timely birth registration” will be defined and measured in accordance with the applicable national policy, procedures and standards of the Civil Registry Department (CRD). The contractor will validate the operational definition and associated measurement parameters with CRD during inception and apply them consistently throughout implementation and reporting.
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| https://www.unicef.org/zimbabwe/supply-and-procurement | UNICEF Procurement Opportunities |