Terms of Reference to conduct Community Based Child Protection Mechanisms mapping consultancy service
Terms of Reference to undertake Community Based Child Protection Mechanisms mapping consultancy service
(CBCPM Mapping) in Operational Kebeles of Boset District
Background
Boset Child and Family Charitable Organization is non – profitable humanitarian organization and legally registered as Ethiopian resident charity which is working to building self-reliant and self-sufficient generation in Oromia regional state Boset district through comprehensive and sustainable development approach. Its vision is to see responsible, self-reliant and empowered citizens in the district and it is working in partnership with Childfund Ethiopia. Our organization’s intervention is aimed at to support the national effort in promoting and enhancing the well-being and development of disadvantaged children by improving access to sustainable and viable developmental interventions including public awareness.
Through its Sponsorship Project, Boset CFCO is planning to undertake Community Based Child Protection Mechanisms mapping (CBCPM mapping) to engage and mobilize communities to not only understand the protection risk and the availability of different mechanisms/ system but also to take actions in reducing child mistreatment and strengthening child protection systems in the target communities. It also aimed at helping target communities to plan and strengthen the capacities of key actors and services to better address the identified child protection problems.
The CBCPM approach provides guidance for a local level child protection analysis to:
In the process of CBCPM mapping, participatory data gathering approaches will be used to identify child protection issues in the community, prioritize the issues, analyze and undertake synthesis of the results which will be used for planning process. Through the use of participatory approach, Boset CFCO will partner with its target communities as facilitator in assisting them to better understand the problems and identify possible solutions to child protection harms.
Objectives
The major objective of the Community Based Child Protection Mechanism is to undertake detail community mapping on child protection issues which will be used to develop community action plan that is aimed at improving children’s access to protective services by strengthening community based referral network.
The specific objectives include
Requirements
Expertise
Academic Qualifications
Experience
· The consultancy firm should have proven professional experience in undertaking community based study, researches, participatory mapping in child focused interventions.
Skills and Competencies