Term Consultancy For Demand Creation Workstream

BackgroundCatholic Relief Services (CRS) is an international non-governmental organization supporting relief and development work in over 100 countries. CRS programs assist persons on the basis of need, regardless of creed, ethnicity, or nationality. As CRS works through local church and non-church partners to implement its programs, strengthening and building the capacity of partner organizations is fundamental to the work of CRS. CRS re-established presence in Nigeria in 2000 and currently focuses on health, vulnerable children, agriculture, extractives and governance, and peace building programming.CRS has a long and rich history of collaboration with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund). In Nigeria, CRS has been a Co-Principal Recipient (PR) for the Global Fund Malaria grant since January 2017. As a Co-PR, CRS partnered with the National Malaria Elimination Program (NMEP), various state governments and malaria partners and stakeholders to coordinate and implement the 2017 long lasting insecticidal nets (LLIN) mass campaigns in 6 states. CRS also supervised and monitored an SR and supported a range of malaria treatment and prevention services at the state level.For the 2018-2020 (NFM 2) and 2021 – 2023 (NFM 3) Global Fund Malaria grant, CRS has remained a Co-PR with NMEP, strengthening the synergy and collaboration with NMEP to improve efficiency and impact. CRS worked closely with NMEP, Society for Family Health (SFH), Malaria Consortium, Management Sciences for Health (MSH), various state governments and other stakeholders to coordinate and implement Insecticidal Treated Net (ITN) mass campaigns in 13 states. CRS provided oversight and ICT4D leadership for the ITN campaigns. In addition, CRS supported the various stakeholders including NMEP and the SR’s in providing support to the 13 states supported by the Global Fund, for a range of malaria treatment and prevention services at the state level.For the 2024-2026 (GC 7) Global Fund Malaria grant, CRS will remain a Co-PR with NMEP and provide more innovative oversight to the 3 SRs (Society for Family Health, Management Sciences for Health, and Malaria Consortium) and will work closely with all stakeholders to scale up the implementation of life saving interventions and improve access to quality malaria services in the 13 GF supported states. These critical interventions include malaria treatment and prevention services such as Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention, ITN campaigns, Integrated ITN and SMC campaigns, Social and Behaviour Change campaign, and testing and treatment interventions. CRS will continue to collaborate effectively with NMEP, the 3 SRs and other partners to consolidate on the gains of previous grants and achieve more results through new approaches. The GC 7 ITN mass campaigns will be integrated with SMC campaigns in 10 states.