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<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif"><b>REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL </b></font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">FOR </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">POVERTY MONITORING PROJECT</font></div>
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<br><font size=2 face="Arial">Viet Nam has made significant achievements
in its development and poverty reduction over the past decade. At the same
time, the country is facing many challenges to ensure both high economic
growth and sustainable poverty outcomes, especially in the context of the
current global economic crisis. </font>
<p><font size=2 face="Arial">Oxfam and ActionAid Viet Nam (AAV) have cooperated
with the Viet Nam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) and other stakeholders
to undertake a number of rapid assessments of the impacts of the global
economic crisis on migrant workers in formal and informal sectors. The
research undertaken so far demonstrates the importance of “linkages”
between rural and urban areas and highlights the strong interconnectedness
of labour markets in urban and peri-urban areas and rural welfare.<b> </b>It
also<b> </b>highlights the need for a broad and timely information base
to measure and monitor the impact of the global economic crisis on enterprises,
migrant workers, their families and the wider community. </font>
<p><font size=2 face="Arial">The rapid assessments carried out recently
build on Oxfam and AAV’s post-WTO poverty monitoring initiative, which
started in early 2007. This is a longitudinal study of poverty outcomes,
linked with changes in livelihoods and market access of vulnerable groups,
in selected communities throughout Viet Nam. It focuses on changes in inequality,
vulnerability, gender relations and empowerment, and provides analysis
and recommendations for policy discussion as well as for the work of Oxfam,
AAV and partners. </font>
<p><font size=2 face="Arial">With financial support from AusAID, in continuous
cooperation with VASS and other stakeholders, Oxfam and AAV plan to adapt
and expand the post-WTO poverty monitoring project to ensure it captures
the impacts of the global economic crisis on poor people in selected sites
throughout Vietnam, and is able to provide timely information to policymakers,
donors and the public. Oxfam and AAV are in the process of undertaking
the 3<sup>rd</sup> phase of the poverty monitoring work, from September
2009 to June 2010.</font>
<p><font size=2 face="Arial">The overall objective of the study is to undertake
an ongoing assessment of poverty outcomes linked with changes in livelihoods
and market access of vulnerable groups in selected communities in the context
of financial and economic crisis, in order to provide analysis and recommendations
for policy discussion at the national level. </font>
<p><font size=2 face="Arial">On behalf of the implementing agencies, Oxfam
GB would like to invite eligible consulting firms and research organisations
to submit a full proposal (including technical and financial parts) to
apply for the whole assignment comprising of approximately following positions:</font>
<ul>
<li><font size=2 face="Arial">1 team leader</font>
<li><font size=2 face="Arial">1 senior researcher </font>
<li><font size=2 face="Arial">3 researchers </font></ul><font size=2 face="Arial">For
full Terms of Reference, please email to: </font><a href=mailto:ttmhong@oxfam.org.uk><font size=2 color=blue face="Arial"><u>ttmhong@oxfam.org.uk</u></font></a><font size=2 face="Arial">
or visit website </font><a href=http://www.oxfam.org.uk/jobs><font size=2 color=blue face="Arial"><b><u>http://www.oxfam.org.uk/jobs</u></b></font></a><font size=2 face="Arial"><b>
(Search current vacancies, quote ref: INT3376).</b></font>
<p><font size=2 face="Arial">The full proposal should be submitted in English,
clearly marked, sealed envelope or electronically in PDF format, <b>by
5pm, 3 September 2009, </b>to the following address: <b>Oxfam GB HR, Floor
5, 22 Le Dai Hanh, Ha Noi, Viet Nam</b> or send e-mail to: </font><a href=mailto:hanoihr@oxfam.org.uk><font size=2 color=blue face="Arial"><u>hanoihr@oxfam.org.uk</u></font></a>
<p><font size=2 face="Arial">Bid opening will take place at 9am, 4 September
2009, at the above address. Organisations/companies submitted proposals
are invited to attend. </font>
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