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Background and purpose of the assignment:
Practical Action, Regen Organics and the County Government of Kakamega are implementing the Circular Economy for Household Organic Waste (CE4HOW) Project. The four-and-a-half-year initiative aims to create a commercially viable, circular economy model for household organic waste that reduces greenhouse gas emissions, improves household waste services and transforms the lives of informal waste workers.
Regen Organics has constructed a new waste recycling plant in Kakamega County to produce organic fertilizer. This location gives it access to a large market of smallholder farmers in Western Kenya, who will benefit from a product that improves soil structure, moisture retention and nutrients and increases yields. The feedstock for the recycling plant will largely come from agricultural waste. However, the business case this project seeks to develop is integrating household organic waste from Kakamega Municipality into the plant’s operations.
This project will add value to a waste stream that currently has no value and is a financial drain on municipal resources. It will inject finances into the waste economy by paying Waste Aggregation Centres to supply household organic waste. Waste collectors, in turn, will offer household waste collection services at a lower than market prices, provided households separate their waste. However, achieving these outcomes requires a significant shift in household behaviours’, which can be facilitated through a targeted Social and Behaviour Change Communications (BCC) Strategy.
Purpose of the assignment
The purpose of this assignment is to design and develop a comprehensive Behaviour Change Communication (BCC) to support the implementation of a circular economy approach to household organic waste management. The strategy will aim to influence and sustain positive behavioural changes among households and key stakeholders regarding the segregation, reduction, reuse, and valorisation of organic waste at the source.
HOW TO APPLY
A detailed Terms of Reference can be accessed from this page.
Interested consulting entities that have capacity to deliver this TOR are invited to submit a complete proposal to [email protected] with subject line “Consultancy – Development of Social & Behaviour Change Communication Strategy” to reach Practical Action on or before Friday 20th June 2025.
Guidelines for Submission of Expression of Interest
A consulting entity that meets the above requirements and is available within the time limit indicated above should submit the following:
- Technical Proposal
- Understanding of the ToR and proposed methodology.
- Detailed work plan and timeline.
- Description of relevant experience and qualifications.
- Team composition and CVs of key personnel (maximum 2 pages per CV).
- Financial Proposal:
- Detailed budget breakdown, including all costs, in Kenyan Shillings.
- References:
- Contact details of at least two clients for whom similar work was conducted.
- Sample Work:
- Examples of previous BCC strategies or communication materials developed.
Award criteria
The evaluation of the quotations will be based on weighing up technical quality (the methodology and experience) as well as the financial proposal.
Additional Information
Practical Action is an equal opportunities employer, and we encourage applications from under-represented groups. We stay committed to cultivating an inclusive and diverse working environment and believe that people from different backgrounds or cultures give us different perspectives, and the more perspectives we have, the more successful we will be. By building a culture where everyone feels heard, respected and valued we give everyone working with us the opportunity to achieve their full potential.
Practical Action is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks.
Note: Practical Action reserves the right to accept or reject any application.