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HIAS is the global Jewish nonprofit organization that protects refugees—including women and children, and ethnic, religious, and sexual minorities—whose lives are in danger for being who they are.
Baseline survey for the “Community Based Prevention of Violence Against Refugee Women and Girls in Nairobi” Project.
Department: Gender & Gender Based Violence
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
HIAS is a global Jewish not-for-profit organization that stands for a world in which displaced persons attain full potential and contribute to society through sustained legal, social, and systematic change, attaining legal status, exercising social and economic rights and rebuilding their lives. HIAS’ operation in Kenya was established in 2002 with the mission to serve the most vulnerable refugees through community based protection, mental health and psychosocial-support (MHPSS), economic inclusion, child protection and provision of durable solutions.
With funding from United Nations Trust Fund (UNTF), this project, Community Based Prevention of Violence Against Refugee Women and Girls in Nairobi, will be implemented by HIAS Kenya over a three-year period. The project’s goal is to contribute to refugee women and girls facing less interpersonal violence among the urban refugee population in Nairobi county by 2022. The project aims to achieve the following outcomes:
THE PURPOSE
HIAS Kenya is seeking to engage a consultant to carry out a baseline survey for this project. The baseline study is intended to provide detailed baseline data from four demographic groups including 1) Adult Men 2) Adult Women 3) Adolescent Girls 4) Survivors Subset groups include A) Community Leaders most likely to be involved in dealing with cases of IPV and B)Service Providers dealing with cased of IPV. Key information collected will be focus on gender equitable behaviors in the home, attitudes about the acceptance of IPV, knowledge and attitudes about help seeking behaviors of survivors, and attitudes related to addressing intimate partner violence using alternative dispute resolution practices. This baseline information will inform program content and serve as baseline measurement to see what if any changes have occurred after project implementation. It will involve specific social media campaigns as a key part of the project. The data collected will be both qualitative and quantitative in nature, with a focus on qualitative information. The data collected will also be used during the training of boys and girls, men and women and duty bearers, and for advocacy with purposes of reducing harmful behaviours and gender equitable behaviours in the homes. It will additionally inform development of relevant practical tools and approaches for on-going project monitoring, learning and an end line evaluation.
OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
Overall Objective
The overall objective of the survey is to collect baseline data on the existing attitudes and behaviors related to the acceptance of IPV and reporting and help seeking behaviors of survivors of IPV.
Specific Objective of the survey
SCOPE OF EVALUATION
The baseline will focus on the intervention, viz. the project on “Community Based Prevention on Violence Against Refugee Women and Girls in Nairobi” in the selected target population. The Geographical scope of the study will be within Nairobi County. In addition, the design and implementation of the baseline will take into account and abide by HIAS’s beneficiary-centered principles. This means, for example, ensuring women and girls are at the centre of the baseline study, that principles of gender equality, inclusion and non-discrimination are considered and acted upon throughout, and that the meaningful participation of women, girls and other key stakeholders will be promoted in the design and implementation of the baseline.
METHODOLOGY OF THE STUDY
In order to conduct the baseline survey on the key parameters, the following methodologies will be utilized, but should not be limited to:
EXPECTED OUTPUTS AND DELIVERABLES:
1) Detailed and professional reporting that addresses both the overall and specific objectives of the survey, and which includes specific recommendations on issues related to VAW/G. The report must be in English, clearly and concisely addressing the information outlined above. Documentation will include the following:
2) Reporting will include:
3) The research firm/organization will present findings/recommendations in a meeting organized for key HIAS staff:
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS: CONFIDENTIALITY AND AUTHORSHIP
Ownership and copyright of all data, drafts and final products of the survey will be the sole and exclusive property of HIAS. The consultant will submit all original documents, materials and data to HIAS. Therefore, all the outputs of the survey will not be disseminated in part or whole without express authority from HIAS’s country director. The consultant shall not produce information in these materials in any form (electronic, hard copies, etc.) to a third party without a written permission from HIAS.
TIME FRAME
The overall study process is expected to take 12 working days including preparation, data collection, and analysis and reporting. The Consultant should be able to undertake some of the tasks concurrently to fit within the planned time frame, without compromising the quality expected.
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT
HIAS will establish an evaluation team to oversee all the related tasks. The M&E officer and GBV Primary Prevention Specialist will be responsible for the overall coordination of all the evaluation tasks with the Consultant. In addition, the Program Manager, Head of Programmes and Country Director will provide all the necessary technical and operational support required throughout the evaluation process.
HIAS will provide:
The Consultant will be responsible for the following:
With support from HIAS the consultant will lead the process of:
REQUIREMENTS OF THE CONSULTANT
We are looking for a Consultant/team with the following skills and qualifications:
APPLICATION PROCESS AND REQUIREMENTS
Qualified and interested parties are asked to submit the following:
The Applications should be submitted to Tender Committee, (etender.hiaskenya@hias.org). The deadline for submission is at 5.00 PM on 4th March 2020
[HL1] Anything over 20 pages that does NOT include annexes etc is long. The Consultant is encouraged to be concise and to the point.
[DM2] Resolved
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: using the position as subject of email.
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