Centre
for Rights Education and Awareness
Call
for Applications
Consultancy
Services to CREAW GBV Project in Kibera
24th
May, 2012
Re:
Terms of Reference for Consultancy Services under
CREAW’S GBV Project in Kibera
About
CREAW
Centre
for Rights Education and Awareness (CREAW) is a non-governmental, nonpartisan
organization.
Our
Vision is a just and free society in which women and men exercise equal and
full rights and opportunities, and our Mission is to transform the Kenyan
society through the promotion and expansion of women’s human rights, rule of
law and social justice
Background
Information
Since
year 2003, CREAW has been implementing community awareness and empowerment
programs in Kibera aimed at increasing access to justice for survivors of
Gender based Violence (GBV) while also involving the police, provincial
administration and community members in a participatory approach aimed at
reducing instances of GBV.
CREAW
has also been working in partnership with various institutions to respond to
legal and psychosocial needs for survivors of violence. This initiative has
been additionally supported through CREAW’s outreach program which has an
office based in Kibera since March 2009.
The
first phase of the project lasted for a period of three years between years
2009 to 2011 December focused mainly on providing legal aid to survivors of GBV
and creation of awareness to various community groups on GBV.
With
the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID /
Kenya), CREAW is now implementing the second phase of the project that will run
for an initial period of three years starting from July 2011 to June 2014 and
is tailored based on best practices and lessons learnt from phase one’s
implementation process.
In
addition to the initial objectives of creating awareness on GBV and offering
legal aid to GBV survivors, the project scope will be expanded to accommodate
other components such as economic empowerment for GBV survivors, male
involvement in GBV prevention, establishment of a functional referral network
for GBV cases through case managers and a one stop shop platform, support to
safe spaces for GBV survivors, establishment of a community resource center,
continous trainings for government officers and improved program coordination
and networking in partnership with other partners working on GBV.
This
phase of implementation will be guided by two main objectives namely:-
- To
increase access to justice and integrated support to the survivors of
violence in Kibera
- To
increase awareness on Gender Based Violence (GBV) among community members,
male champions, school children, school teachers and government officers
For
the GBV project to be implemented effectively and for there to be a big
positive impact after implementation, factual data on the current GBV situation
within Kibera is required to guide the process of implementation.
There
is need to get facts about the GBV prevalence rate, the level of coordination
of GBV services, the current state of case management, operations of safe house
management, the judicial processes of GBV cases in court and all other
components in the Project Monitoring Plan.
Rationale
Gender
Based Violence is a criminal offence in Kenya and there are laws and other
instruments to govern it.
However
despite these efforts, numerous cases are still being reported throughout the
country, with a high prevalence in Kibera.
Survivors of GBV in Kibera face serious challenges particularly with access to
justice and other GBV support services which include medical, psychosocial,
shelters and economic empowerment opportunities.
The
provincial administration and the police are mostly unresponsive to GBV cases
and lack of public confidence in these systems contributes to low rates of
reporting.
Although
the Sexual Offences Act 2006 has been in operation for over 5 years, one of the
biggest challenges with implementing its provisions has been that the duty
bearers (the police, the chiefs and the prosecutors) have limited knowledge
/information on the provisions of the Act.
In
addition, most of the cases reported to the chiefs or the police are usually
settled through traditional justice systems which do not take cognizance of the
criminal nature of GBV cases.
Similarly
lack of information on preventative and responsive measures to GBV puts women
and girls including physically challenged girls at a disadvantage and at higher
risks of suffering violence.
Kibera
also lacks an effective mechanism to link survivors of GBV to immediate medical
facilities that offer GBV support services such as post exposure prophylaxis
(PEP).
CREAW’s
experience with the survivors that we attend to has been that over 85% are
unable to access services at Nairobi Women’s hospital or Kenyatta National
Hospital because they lack bus fare to reach these facilities.
Furthermore,
the absence of a case manager within CREAW’s program hampers our ability to
monitor and ensure that the survivors actually report cases to the police and
seek medical treatment at facilities which may be closer to Kibera.
It is against this backdrop that CREAW seeks to undertake a baseline survey to
collect facts on the GBV situation in Kibera that will then direct project
implementation.
Terms
of Reference
Description
of the Task
The
research shall be guided by 4 key objectives namely: -
- To
identify various GBV services available for GBV survivors (Medical,
psychosocial, legal, safe houses, economic empowerment, protection etc)
- To
identify gaps in delivery of the GBV services (Identified in objective 1)
using information from the key service providers and community members
- To
assess the accessibility of GBV services and community’s understanding of
critical services that a survivor must access after violation
- To
assess the level of acceptance of GBV among community members in Kibera
Further:-
- The
baseline survey shall also be guided by the project monitoring plan
document that has already been developed
- The
entire baseline survey shall be done in a period of 20 (Twenty) working
days 20 days
- The
researcher will prepare a report which will include; the background,
abstract, research methodology used, actual survey report, summary of
findings recommendations and annexes
- The
researcher will also take CREAW, representatives from the Kibera community
and other partners including USAID through the draft report after the
survey for validation of facts
- To
finalize report by inputting additional recommendations, amendments and
action plans drawn up at the validation meeting
Expected
output from the Baseline Survey
At
the end of the baseline survey, CREAW expects collected facts on the GBV
situation in Kibera that will then direct project implementation for the next 2
years.
As per the activity objectives, the survey shall focus on 4 areas namely,
availability of GBV services in Kibera, gaps in delivery of the services,
accessibility of the services, community understands of the critical GBV
management services and an assessment of community’s acceptance of GBV
The
agreed on work plan and/or time frame including the budget for the baseline
survey is as follows:
Time
frame
The
Baseline survey shall be conducted in a period of 20 (twenty days) within June
2012
Skills
and Competencies
CREAW
is looking for consultants with strong track records in conducting evaluations,
including of Gender and human rights projects.
The
organisation/team leader will have respect and credibility within the field,
excellent knowledge of
monitoring and evaluation in theory and practice, and a good understanding of
Gender Based Violence Programming.
The
consultant should have the following skills and competencies:
- A
degree in Social Sciences and preferably a Masters Degree in the same or
related field (Research, Gender and Human rights)
- Demonstrable
experience of producing high-quality, credible evaluations (examples
required).
- Familiarity
with different methodologies for evaluation and the additional factors
involved in the evaluation of Gender Based Violence Programs
- Demonstrable
experience of working with/evaluating NGOs.
- Familiarity
with Gender Based Violence including its programming in an informal
settlement set up.
- Ability
to write concise, readable and analytical reports and understanding of
public communications.
- Excellent
written and verbal communication skills in English.
Expression
of Interest
Persons
who are interested in undertaking the assignment are invited to express their
interest. The expression letter should include a letter of application,
Understanding of Terms of Reference (including brief description of methodology
and work plan), qualifications and a sample similar work done.
Those
who qualify and are interested should send (or deliver) an application letter,
curriculum vitae (CV) and copies of relevant certificates & testimonials
to:
The
Selection Committee,
Convent drive, Lavington off Isaac Gathanju Road
(100 meters from Lavington Green)
CREAW,
P.O.
Box 11964-00100, GPO
Nairobi
Tel.
020-3860640/3861016
0720357664
E-mail:
consultancies@creawkenya.org
Applications
must be received on or before 8th June 2012 5.00 pm.
Applicants
must provide reliable telephone/ mobile contacts.
Only
short-listed candidates will be contacted directly.
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