Evaluation of the Implementation of the Nepal Multi-Sector Nutrition Program (MSNP)

Project Description

Malnutrition has remained a serious problem for Nepal with consequences for human development and overall economy. To address the multi-dimensional nature of nutrition, NHRC/RES/PROP/Approval 11 the Government of Nepal introduced a plan involving several stakeholders, with emphasis on improving coordination and capacity of national and local level actors to deliver multi-sectorial interventions. Implemented across 28 districts (selected based on Child Deprivation Index) in two phases, the Multi-Sector Nutritional Plan (MSNP) seeks to improve infant, children and women nutritional status in vulnerable social conditions with the following interventions and outcomes:
• By intervening institutional capacity in terms of delivery and financial means as well as coverage and focalization, the plan seeks to affect regulation and coordination amongst the institutional network
• Improved maternal and children nutritional status through behaviour-changing and nutrition-sensitive related interventions
• Analyzing the development and functioning of information systems key to policy-making decisions at national and disaggregated levels to observe changes in the process of monitoring and evaluating nutrition-related situations.

Assignment Description

Preparation, Translation and Finalization of Questionnaires sets – • Preparation of Data Entry Format in CAPI – using Survey CTO • Pre-testing, and pilot testing of Questionnaire, Data Collection by use of Android Tablets on SURVEY CTO platform • Training of Enumerators and Supervisors total 65 nos. • Survey through Detailed Household Survey for 28 Districts in 178 clusters and 7500 households(with 2500 households assigned each to treatment group, control group of nutrition-specific activities and control group of nutrition-sensitive activities).Replacement households are documented, with the reasons for replacement • The key dependent variables that needed to be recorded include Z-scores of height-for age, weight for age, and weight for height for children as well as the percentage of children who suffer from stunting, underweight, and wasting , and Body Mass Index (BMI) for women, and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) for pregnant and lactating women • Monitor field progress and immediately troubleshoot any unforeseen issues that may arise. Once the fieldwork has been completed, any necessary post survey cleaning works. • Deliver the final dataset and all relevant documentation.