Specific objectives:

• To understand the root causes of gender and social inequalities in Kakamega County and their effect on circular economies as guided by the project’s Theory of Change (ToC).
• To understand the nexus of power dynamics in household relations, barriers to participation and decision-making processes in waste management guided by the project theory of change ToC in circular economies in Kakamega county.
• To support the mainstreaming of gender transformation across CE4HOW project based on analysis findings.
• To facilitate an effective GESI approach into the project’s Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) frameworks, project workplan, budget and key project interventions, including the development of project policy influencing approaches considering the gender marker toolkit.
• To support the design and development of effective GESI capacity building initiatives for CE4HOW project participants, staff, partners, and the Kakamega County government.

Methodology

The consultants should employ an appropriate mix of qualitative and quantitative methods to gather and analyse data/information, in order to diversify perspective to the mid-term review, and to promote participation of different groups of stakeholders. Final detailed survey methodology will be developed in consultation with Practical Action. This survey encompasses primary data based on the project framework and its indicators. Consultant team must propose a methodology and plan for this survey which will be approved by the Practical Action Impact and Influence team. Data triangulation is required to ensure the credibility and accuracy of data/ information gathered through various tools which may also include photovoice, transect walks, qualitative counterfactual etc.
The methods proposed to undertake this survey must be of sound technical quality, rigorous and robust and based on scientific principles, be gender transformative and should resonate well with the proposed survey design. Practical Action team in discussions with the consultant will agree on the tools and best data collection process. The consultant and Practical Action will harmonize their understanding of the tools and administration in the inception meeting before administration of the questionnaires by the survey team.

Expected deliverables.

• Inception report highlighting the following:
• Approach of the study.
• Work plan with detailed framework of activities.
• Methodological Approach
• Analysis framework
• Proposed content outline for the report and schedule.
• Data collection tools
• Limitation of assessment
• Draft GESI report responding to the objectives of the study.
• Final GESI Analysis Report summarizing the main findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
• A power point slide deck summarizing the main findings, conclusions and recommendations from report presented to internal the Kakamega County government stakeholders, Regen Organics, Practical Action and participants of the study.
• Presentation of finding in a validation workshop.
• Delivery of cleaned as well as raw dataset (Excel), final tools, list of key informants, qualitative data transcripts.

Administrative and logistical support

• The Consultants will report to the Project Manager with technical oversight by the GESI Advisor and Impact and Influence team.
• The project team will provide day to day support during the assignment to support the actualization of this assignment within stipulated timelines. Practical Action will also provide all necessary program documents required.
• The consultants on the other hand will:
• Recruit and train research assistants (if necessary)
• Pay research assistants based on reasonable market rates.
• Facilitate field travel for the research team.

Education

• Team members comprising market systems development practitioners, Environmental Science, WASH experts, policy and gender experts who possess more than 10+ of experience with Masters’ and above level education, lead consultant with PhD level.