About CBM Global Nepal:

CBM Global works alongside people with disabilities in the world's poorest places to fight poverty and exclusion and transform lives. Drawing on over 100 years of experience, CBM Global works with the most marginalised in society to break the cycle of poverty and disability and build inclusive communities where everyone can enjoy their human rights and fulfil their full potential. CBM initiated its work in Nepal in 1982 and supports a diverse mix of national partners engaged in Inclusive Eye and Ear Care, Rehabilitation, Education, and Social Inclusion of persons with disabilities.

About Citizen Generated Data (CGD):

Citizen Generated Data (CGD) is data that is actively produced by citizens and civil society organisations — including organisations of persons with disabilities — to monitor, demand, or drive accountability for development outcomes. Unlike traditional data collection where governments or researchers gather information about communities, CGD puts data collection in the hands of the communities themselves.

For disability inclusion, CGD is particularly powerful because official statistics often undercount persons with disabilities, miss their lived experiences, and fail to capture the barriers they face. When persons with disabilities generate their own data, they produce evidence that is more accurate, more relevant, and more actionable for advocacy.

CGD aligns with CRPD Article 31 (Statistics and data collection) which requires states to collect appropriate information to formulate and implement policies to give effect to the Convention.

What the Consultant Will Do:

• Develop a brief, practical guideline/toolkit on the Citizen Generated Data (CGD) approach.
• The toolkit should be usable by CBM Global's partners, OPDs, and community-based organisations in Nepal. It should cover CGD methodology, tools, ethical considerations, data quality, analysis, and use for advocacy.
• The guideline must be disability-accessible and available in formats usable by persons with different types of disabilities.
  
• Detailed scope, deliverables, timeline, and requirements are in the TOR (downloadable via the link above).
  

Who Should Apply:

• Consultants with expertise in participatory data collection and community-led research.
• Disability data specialists — understanding disability measurement, Washington Group questions, and barriers to inclusion.
• Toolkit/guideline developers with experience creating practical, field-ready tools.
• Disability inclusion experts familiar with CRPD, disability rights, and OPD engagement.
• Researchers experienced in mixed-methods approaches adapted for disability contexts.
• Individuals or firms with Nepal disability sector knowledge.

Nepal Relevance:

Nepal's disability data landscape has significant gaps — census data, administrative data, and survey data all undercount persons with disabilities and fail to capture the diversity of disability experiences. CBM Global's CGD toolkit will empower Nepal's OPDs and community organisations to generate their own evidence for advocacy, service improvement, and policy influence. This is particularly important in Nepal's federal context where local governments need disability data for planning and budgeting but often lack it.

KEY DETAILS

• RFP: Citizen Generated Data (CGD) Guideline/Toolkit
  
• Organization: CBM Global Nepal Country Office
  
• DEADLINE: June 7, 2026
  
• Posted: May 25, 2026
  

• SUBMIT: procurement.nepal@cbm-global.org
  — Email only — no hard copy mentioned
  — All queries also to this email
  — Late/incomplete = disqualified
  

• DOWNLOAD TOR: https://cbmglobal-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/kalpana_rajak_cbm-global_org/IQCNeSDm3tpzR6v2RWvKKaIKAT7ymh_f_dy99p1RmUqQ6II?e=ZbfIvs
  

• TYPE: RFP — Consultancy
  — Develop practical GUIDELINE/TOOLKIT
  — On CITIZEN GENERATED DATA approach
  — For disability-inclusive development
  — Usable by partners, OPDs, community organisations
  

• FOR: CONSULTANTS (individual or firm)
  — CGD / participatory data expertise
  — Disability-inclusive RESEARCH methodology
  — TOOLKIT/GUIDELINE development experience
  — CRPD + disability rights knowledge
  — Nepal disability sector knowledge advantageous
  

• WHAT IS CGD?
  — Data produced BY citizens and CSOs/OPDs
  — Communities generate their OWN evidence
  — More accurate than top-down data collection
  — Powerful for ADVOCACY and accountability
  — Addresses disability DATA GAPS
  — Aligns with CRPD Article 31
  

• WHY THIS MATTERS:
  — Nepal UNDERCOUNTS persons with disabilities in official data
  — OPDs need TOOLS to generate their own evidence
  — FEDERAL SYSTEM needs disability data at local level
  — ADVOCACY requires community-generated evidence
  — CBM Global is one of world's leading DISABILITY organisations
  — Toolkit will be used across CBM Global's Nepal PARTNER network
  

• IMPORTANT NOTES:
  — Deadline — June 7
  — EMAIL submission — simpler than hard copy
  — Download and READ TOR carefully before proposing
  — CBM Global is PRESTIGIOUS — good portfolio piece
  — DISABILITY DATA is a growing field — this toolkit could have wide use
  — Must be ACCESSIBLE — formats for different disability types
  — PRACTICAL and FIELD-READY — not academic/theoretical
  — Nepal's OPDs are the end users — design for THEM
  — CGD is increasingly used by disability movements GLOBALLY
  — This connects to the DRF grant round (LOI opens May 30) — OPDs generating data for advocacy
  
  
• CONTACT:
  procurement.nepal@cbm-global.org
  CBM Global Nepal Country Office, Lalitpur