Call for Proposals - Self-Help Plus to targeted groups, including online delivery

This Request for Proposal falls under the project entitled ‘Supporting Beirut’s Immediate Social Recovery Services” funded by the World Bank. All activities carried out by the IRC partners under this project are fully funded by the Bank. 

The IRC aims to establish one partnership with one LNGO through an open competitive selection process, in Beirut and Mount Lebanon areas. In close coordination with the National Mental Health Program (NMHP), deliver Self-Help Plus (SH+) to targeted groups, including online delivery. This partnership aims to achieve the following outcomes:

• Sub-grantee, in close collaboration with the NMHP, adapts the facilitator guide developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to target groups (health workers, humanitarian workers, employees…), reported through quarterly narrative reports and monthly progress reports.
• Sub-grantee adapts the Arabic translation of the audio scripts to the local dialect and records it, reported through quarterly narrative reports and monthly progress reports.
• Sub-grantee develops Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) for safety and referrals, reported through quarterly narrative reports and monthly progress reports and/or referral tracking database developed.

• Sub-grantee conducts a one Training of Trainers (ToT) for 10-12 persons selected with the support of the NMHP to ensure sustainability of the service, reported through a unique narrative report and training evaluation surveys that include a satisfaction assessment.

• Sub-grantee supervises the delivery of SH+ in person by each ToT trained person through a senior trainer on SH+, reported through quarterly narrative reports and monthly progress reports.
• Sub-grantee organizes the training of 50 providers on SH+ by the newly trained trainers, reported through quarterly narrative reports and monthly progress reports, satisfaction surveys, and pre and post-tests (To be determined by the selected partner on the frequency of the surveys and tests).
• Sub-grantee develops a guideline for online delivery of SH+ including the needed adaptations to the material for online delivery, reported through quarterly narrative reports and monthly progress reports.
• Sub-grantee develops public promotion materials and promotes publicly SH+ to increase participation to the service.
• Sub-grantee pilots and evaluates the delivery of SH+ online to 5 groups of 30 persons each, reported through quarterly narrative reports and monthly progress reports.
• Sub-grantee provides SH+ to 50groups (1 group by trained provider), reported through quarterly narrative reports and monthly progress reports.
• Sub-grantee conducts an overall evaluation of the SH+ intervention delivery, reported through quarterly narrative reports and monthly progress reports.
• Sub-grantee is covering the SH+ costs including the cost of specialized MH services for persons who participate in the SH+ sessions and are identified to need further support, reported through financial reports (frequency to be determined).

Target: 1,000 adult beneficiaries will benefit from SH+ program.