Quantitative Baseline Survey on Access to Rights and Health for Sex Workers

The MéDECINS DU MONDE FRANCE (MDM-F) in Madagascar from African region had released this tender for Expression of Interest are invited for Quantitative Baseline Survey on Access to Rights and Health for Sex Workers – Madagascar. MdM-F has been working with sex workers (TDS) since 1991 in France and abroad. MdM-F has been established in Madagascar since 1986 and implements both emergency and long-term programmes. In March 2022, MdM launched the Law and Health project for Sex Professionals (PS) on the Antananarivo-Tamatave road axis in collaboration with three implementation partners, community organizations from Malagasy civil society: Réseau AFSA , FIVEMIMAD, SISAL. This project is funded by the French Development Agency until December 2025 and will be co-funded by Expertise France l'Initiative from 2023, which will notably allow the integration of a new partner, the LGBT Network. In Madagascar, sex work is widespread. The population of PS is estimated at 170,000 people [1] including approximately 20,000 and 30,000 in the cities of Tana and Tamatave [2] . This population is mainly composed of women but also concerns men and transgender people, and TS is practiced by both adults and minors, and organized in different forms (streets, bars, hotels, online, more or less regular , day, night…). The road axis, linking the main port of the country to the capital, on which the towns of Moramanga and Brickaville are located, is an axis where the TS is particularly frequent. As part of this project, MdM-F is looking for a consultant(s) to carry out a baseline survey on the knowledge and practices of sex workers. The main objective of this study is to analyze the level of knowledge, attitude and practice of the beneficiaries in order to adapt our messages/activities to their level of skills, knowledge and expectations. Expectations and needs in relation to this study are carried out at a very operational level and the aim is to have a diagnosis at a given moment in the project making it possible to adapt and strengthen the quality of the activities to be implemented in framework of the project with the SPs and with the stakeholders involved or to be involved. The consultant is also asked to formulate recommendations and guidelines aimed at strengthening access and visibility. published on 22 May 2023. The tender expired on 04 Jun 2023. This tender is sourced from Official Website and is eligible for suppliers interested in Survey services. Interested bidders can obtain further information including complete bid documents or ways to participate by registering on Tender Impulse and referencing via Tender Impulse ID 3146241.