Sierra Leone: Monitoring and Evaluation Expert – Consultancy to Establish an M&E System – National Strategy for the Reduction of Teenage Pregnancy

Organization: Government of Sierra Leone Country: Sierra Leone Closing date: 12 Aug 2013 TERMS OF REFERENCE MONITORING & EVALUATION EXPERT Consultancy to Establish an M&E System – National Strategy for the Reduction of Teenage Pregnancy Background In Sierra Leone, teenage pregnancy is one of the more pervasive problems affecting the health, social, economic and political progress and empowerment of women and girls. The issue to address is alarming and is reflected in the following national statistics: 34% of all pregnancies occur amongst teenage girls (SLDHS 2008), 26% of women age 15-19 have already had a birth (MICS 2010), 40% of maternal death occur as a result of...