Generating Evidence of Climate Change Adaptation and Food Security Impacts of Resilience and Food Security Program in Tanzania Terms of Reference

Assignment:

Assess the climate change adaptation and food security interventions in “Improved Nutrition for Better Life (Lishe Endelevu)” in Tanzania

Overview:

Improved Nutrition for Better Life (Lishe Endelevu) is a five-year project (2019-2024), funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), with the goal of household sustainable nutrition management through capacity building and increased access to and availability of diverse, safe, and nutritious foods. The project targets improving the nutritional status of pregnant and lactating women (PLWs), children under five (CU5), and adolescent girls across 23 districts of Dodoma, Morogoro, Iringa, and Rukwa regions in Tanzania. The project aims to reach 1.63 million women of reproductive age, 1.16 million children under five, and 364,735 adolescents (5-19 years) with improved nutrition services. Three key objectives of this program are related to climate change adaptation and resilience building, i) Access to and delivery of quality nutrition services at facility and community levels, ii) Household production and consumption of nutrient-rich foods, and iii) Equitable control over household resources and income generation for dietary diversity.

Project activities focused on absorptive, adaptive, and transformational changes for adapting and managing climatic risks by supporting:

·         Stable income of communities and households, especially vulnerable females, and males, in project areas is increased – through improved on-farm practices and technologies for crops and livestock, vocational and business development training, improved access to financial services, and market development initiatives;

·         Health and nutrition status of pregnant and lactating women, children under 5, and their families is improved – through health and nutrition services, homestead food production; improved water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); and

·         Ability of households and communities to mitigate, adapt to and recover from shocks and stresses is strengthened – through climate change adaptation activities.

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