Call for Expression of Interest (EoI)

National Indigenous Disabled Women Association - Nepal (NIDWAN)

Call for Expression of Interest (EoI) for a qualified consultant or Firm for a baseline study of the project “Increasing Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Services and Information for Adolescents and Youth in Bijaynagar Rural Municipality (SRH-4-AY)”.

Carry-out a rapid assessment to evaluate existing functional SRH guidelines, service and information readiness, and GEDSI gaps across targeted health facilities.

Bijaynagar Rural Municipality (BNRM), Kapilvastu, Lumbini Province.

NIDWAN is a national organization led by Indigenous women with disabilities, working to promote dignity, equality, and social justice for Indigenous women and girls with disabilities across Nepal. NIDWAN’s vision is a just, inclusive, and equitable society where Indigenous women including underrepresented groups with disabilities, fully enjoy their human rights and actively participate in all spheres of life. Its mission is to empower Indigenous and underrepresented groups with disabilities through advocacy, leadership development, access to inclusive services (including health and SRH), and strengthened institutional and community systems that uphold their rights. NIDWAN is guided by core values and principles of human rights, gender equality, disability inclusion, Indigenous peoples’ rights, participation and leadership of persons with disabilities with an inter-sectional approach, accountability, and partnership. NIDWAN has been working collaboratively with Government, UN agencies like WFP, UNDP, UN Women, civil society, and development partners to ensure that no one is left behind. In addition, NIDWAN has done movement building with feminist, disability, indigenous and youth movements. From its decade-long experiences, NIDWAN is equipped with following competencies regarding gender-responsive and disability inclusive education, climate, health care systems, and health-related social services: Disability-inclusive health systems & service accessibility; capacity building and ensuring inclusive health practice; community engagement, stigma reduction & empowerment; facilitation for outreach, referral & Continuum of health and rehabilitation; data, monitoring and evidence-based planning; and, Policy advocacy and strategic partnerships with global, regional, national and local stakeholders related to gender-responsive and inclusive health care systems and health-related social services.

3. About the project - Increasing Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH-4-AY)

This project is going to be implemented by NIDWAN with financial and technical support from GIZ from 21st September 2026 to 20 March 2028.

The objective of the Project: Increased access to/uptake of inclusive, adolescent and youth-friendly SRH services and information in Bijaynagar Rural Municipality (BNRM).

Result 1: Reduced supply-related barriers to inclusive and youth-friendly SRH services and information in BNRM.

Result 2: Reduced demand-related barriers to use inclusive, adolescent and youth-friendly SRH services and information.

4. Objectives of the assignment

Interested and eligible individual consultants/companies are requested to submit their technical and Financial proposals separately via email To: [email protected]

NIDWAN reserves the right to accept or reject any proposal received without giving reasons and is not bound to accept the lowest, the highest or any bidder. Only the successful applicant will be contacted.

NIDWAN places human dignity at the centre of its advocacy and development work. NIDWAN commits to the protection from sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse (PSHEA) of vulnerable adults, involving NIDWAN employees and Related Personnel. NIDWAN has a zero tolerance toward sexual exploitation and abuse and child abuse. NIDWAN takes seriously all concerns and complaints about sexual exploitation and abuse and child abuse involving NIDWAN employees and related personnel.

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