Requests for Proposals

SCOPE OF WORK 
The service provider will undertake an analysis encompassing a desk review and stakeholder consultations/interviews to identify opportunities for improving the gender-responsiveness of food system policies using GAIN’s Gender Responsive Policy Analysis tool for Food Systems (GRiP-FS). In broad strokes, this policy analysis tool seeks to take stock of the context, carry out a desk review of the relevant policy documents, and finally identify priority policy action areas/recommendations to focus on and make changes to the policy so that it better support gender equal outcomes in the food systems.
 

Scope of Work

The service provider will undertake an analysis encompassing a desk review and stakeholder consultations/interviews to identify opportunities for improving the gender-responsiveness of food system policies using GAIN’s Gender Responsive Policy Analysis tool for Food Systems (GRiP-FS). In broad strokes, this policy analysis tool seeks to take stock of the context, carry out a desk review of the relevant policy documents, and finally identify priority policy action areas/recommendations. The successful applicant will undertake the Gender Responsive Policy Analysis for food systems (GRiP-FS) which is composed of 3 components, organised across several tables and some free text. 

• The first component of the tool focuses on the collection of information, and on critically assessing the context, drivers, stakeholder positioning, and later on the communication of recommendations, as well as recording the analytical process.
• The second component is the desk review and analysis of the relevant policy document(s) identified by GAIN, to determine the extent to which the policy responds to the types of gender barriers most relevant to food systems.
• Finally, the third component is the identification of priority policy areas, or broad policy recommendations, to make policies, corresponding policy processes, and implementation more gender responsive. This will include desktop work, as well as research tasks, and engagement with local stakeholders involved in the policy development process

School feeding programs constitute a multisectoral transformative factor that improves educational outcomes, child health and nutrition, as well as gender equity. In a broader sense, these programs support the entire community by providing an important safety net and strengthening local food systems and economies (WFP, 2024).
As part of the School Meals Coalition, GAIN is dedicated to supporting governments in improving and establishing sustainable national school feeding programs, with the goal of ensuring every child has access to healthy and nutritious food at school by 2030. In collaboration with its intellectual partner, the Global Child Nutrition Foundation (GCNF), GAIN seeks to document successful implementation experiences of multi-component school programs, with emphasis on learning about experiences that promote the sourcing of products from local small producers and businesses. The Government of Mexico implements a notable example of these programs.