Ministry of State for Special Programmes – Development of a Data Base of Consultants for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction Project

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Ministry of State for Special Programmes
Disaster Risk Management Project
Project ID: 00071619
Award No: 00057861 3KEN 09003
Development of a Data Base of Consultants for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction Project
The Government of Kenya has secured funding from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Office in Kenya to implement the Disaster Reduction and Management for Kenya through the Ministry of State for Special Programmes.
The overall objective of the project is to contribute to the substantial reduction of disaster loses in lives and in the social, economic and environmental assets of communities.
To achieve this objective, the Ministry of State for Special Programmes intend to conduct Consultancies in the following areas targeting disaster related issues:

1. Undertaking a risk, hazard, and vulnerability and Capacity assessment/mapping in support of Disaster Risk Reduction for Coast, North Eastern, Eastern and Rift Valley Provinces.
2. Develop a National Curriculum for Disaster Risk Reduction & Management for Primary and Secondary Schools in Kenya.
3. Develop a National Strategic Plan on Disaster Risk Reduction.
4. Develop Standards for disasters (National Fire Codes).
5. Develop and maintain a data base on occurrences of disasters country wide and stakeholders in DRR.
6. Carry out capacity needs Assessment of sector Ministries and Districts on DRR.
7. Training for Government officials and Community sensitization on DRR early warning and disaster preparedness.
8. Facilitate and conduct innovative research on scientific and indigenous early warning with Academic Institutions and research bodies.
9. Review and enhance the monitoring and evaluation strategy.
10. Translate the departmental charter and other IEC materials on disaster risk reduction into Kiswahili and disseminate

The Ministry of State for Special Programmes would therefore wish to develop and maintain a Data Base of Consultants involved in the above mentioned fields. The Consultants may be engaged by the Ministry in consultancies in the fields of their competencies through a competitive process.
Consultants dealing in any of the said fields are therefore requested to submit their Profiles which will enable us conduct an analysis and form a Data Base of Consultants with different capacities in DRR.
Submission of Profiles
Interested candidates who would wish to be considered for inclusion in the DRR Consultants’ Data Base should submit their Profiles to the address below or drop the same in the Tender Box at Comcraft House 7th Floor; Haile Selassie Avenue, Nairobi by 11th May 2010, close of business.
Please indicate clearly in the email subject line or on the forwarding envelop the title of the consultancy you are competent in, e.g.; Consultancy Services to Develop a National Curriculum for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management for Primary and Secondary Schools in Kenya.

Ag. Permanent Secretary,
Ministry Of State for Special Programmes,
P.O. Box 40213-00100,
Nairobi
Or through email address: info@sprogrammes.go.ke

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