RFP: We seek proposals from research firms or small teams to conduct a Parent Feedback Survey in Uganda. Details are provided in the attached Request for Proposals; kindly follow instructions with attention to required content and format. The deadline for questions is 10 October, and deadline for submissions is 31 October.
The successful team will conduct survey data collection by phone/CATI, analyze responses, and report survey findings/results. The Parent Feedback Survey will gather responses from approximately 400 primary caregivers (parents or guardians) of children born with clubfoot and treated in MiracleFeet-supported clinics, with the children grouped in two age cohorts. The brief instrument gathers feedback on experiences, attitudes, and experience of treatment quality and or gaps, along with identifying potential areas for program improvement.
A child is born with clubfoot (congenital talipes equinovarus) every three minutes, and most of these children are born in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where quality treatment can be difficult to find or afford. MiracleFeet works through local partners in 35+ LMICs around the world to prevent the stigma and exclusion of clubfoot disability through a combination of outreach and education, early detection and referrals, provider trainings, and material support so that clinics can deliver gold-standard Ponseti method treatment. Ponseti treatment is low cost and highly effective, using a series of plaster casts to correct alignment of the affected feet, followed by a minor procedure and bracing protocol to maintain correction and reduce risk of later recurrence. For most children born with clubfoot, proper Ponseti treatment yields full correction and lifetime mobility.
MiracleFeet has worked with local partners in Uganda for more than eight years, closely coordinating with the NCPU, Walimu, CoRSU, and the Ministry of Health, among others. More than 6,000 children have been enrolled in Ponseti treatment over these years, and the Parent Feedback Survey will increase our understanding of the results of program support in terms of treatment quality and outcomes, from the parents’ point of view.
