Customer: Rinat Akhmetov’s Foundation for Development of Ukraine.
Customer's address: ul.Postysheva 117, office 217, 83001 Donetsk
Contact Person: Tatyana Borodina
Tel.: (062) 381-51-43, Fax: (062) 381-51-49

The competition’s objective:
Comprehensive social study to determine the level of people' awareness about TB epidemic and the FDU activities in Donetsk Oblast.

The study shall consist of two components:
1. Representative poll of Donetsk Oblast people to determine the level of their awareness about TB epidemic and the FDU activities.
2. Studying the level of awareness of (focus group) target groups about TB epidemic and the FDU activities.

Target groups:
- people registered in the employment centres
- people living with HIV/AIDS
- prisoners
- general medical staff (primary care physicians, nurses)

Location: Donetsk Oblast

Requirements to the contest application form.

The application form has to contain the following obligatory sections:
- title page
- information about your organization
- project description including time schedule (stage by stage)
- feasible detailed budget containing all stages and types of work (in UAH)

Please attach the following documents to your application form:

1) profile of your organization (Appendix 1)
2) notarized copy of your Articles of Association as amended and supplemented
3) notarized copy of your certificate of state registration
4) notarized copy of the certificate on entering into the Unified State Register of Legal Entities
5) list of similar studies conducted by your organization. You may attach other documents evidencing your ability to carry out this project (support letters, publications, etc.).

One counterpart of application form in Russian or Ukrainian shall be submitted by mail or by hand to the office of the Foundation for Development of Ukraine.

Deadline: 30 July 2010 until 18:00.

Requirements to the description of works.

The following works are required:
1. developing a programme and tools for the study
2. constructing sample frame
3. collecting empirical data
4. analyzing and processing the obtained data
5. preparing final report
6. preparing the results-based proposal outlining concepts of awareness campaign in Donetsk Oblast

Project timelines:
Timelines for the projects to be submitted for the contest:
field studies and preparation of the final report: until 15.09.2010

 
Contest procedures:

The application forms and attachments thereto shall be considered by the selection committee and contest committee established by the Foundation for Development of Ukraine.

Selection criteria:

1. strong elaboration of the project details
2. budget feasibility
3. general experience
4. at least 5-year experience in social studies
5. experience of work with state and local authorities in Donetsk Oblast
6. partner organizations in Donetsk Oblast
7. experience in conducting social studies regarding infective diseases (AIDS, TB, STIs)

The results of the contest will be posted on the Foundation's  websites www.fdu.org.ua and www.stoptb.in.ua.

The contest winner shall be notified not later than the next day after the protocol of the contest results is signed.

Appendix 1.

Participant Application Form