Consultant to undertake Baseline Assessment for Supporting an Enabling Atmosphere for Children and Youth Network for peace building Goals (SENANG) Project
The DST (Southern Thailand) and BARMM (Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines) are facing a resurgence of ethno-nationalist conflict, rooted in long-standing grievances of minority groups against the state. The conflict is centered on language, religion, and education, which are drivers and products of culture. As a result of the conflict, over 7,000 lives have been lost and more than 10,000 children have been directly and indirectly affected by the armed violence. The conflict has left youth and children traumatized and facing fractured community relations and low educational outcomes. In response to the threat of a resurgence of armed conflict, BARMM is institutionalizing Peace Education in school curricula.
Children and youth are often only seen as victims of conflict, without any agency for change. Culture is often seen as only a reflection of religion or language and has been used as a weapon in local communities, causing damage to multicultural and cross-community relations. However, children and youth have confirmed through community consultations that culture can be a platform for communities with different social norms and beliefs to speak openly about their needs and promote peace.
This 36-month EU-funded initiative SENANG aims to create safe and neutral platforms for children and youth to participate in peace negotiations at the local/provincial level in DST and BARMM. The action includes collaboration with local organizations to feed youth and children's voices into local/national plans and is building on EU-funded initiatives such as LEAP and Spaces for Peace. The action aligns with the 2021 ASEAN Regional Forum statement on promoting youth, peace, and security, recognizing the importance of meaningful youth engagement and empowerment for sustainable peace processes.
Save the Children would like to conduct a baseline assessment for the SENANG project to generate evidence, knowledge and information needed for the program planning, implementation and support the reporting. A consultant is therefore being sought to:
- What are the different experience of children/youth (girls, boys, LGBTIQAN+) in peace dialogue participation?
- How each gender group experience unequal impact of the exclusion of children/youth in peace dialogue?
- What level of gender mainstreaming in the project set up phase?
An independent consultant will be recruited to lead this baseline assessment. The following is the outline of a suggested process; however, it would be expected that this would be further refined by the consultant. The baseline assessment shall be undertaken based on the Save the Children Thailand requirements and must be in line with Save the Children’s ethical guideline (Annex II).
Literature/ Desk review
Field Work:
Data Processing, Analysis and Reporting:
Ethical Considerations
It is expected that this study will be:
It is expected that:
The project targets implementation in the province of Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat and 4 district of Songkhla. This baseline assessment expects to collect information to adequately represent of all project locations. The key informants should comprise of children and youth, religious leaders, government authorities involving in peace process, artists, cultural and communication academics.
The consultant will be required to dedicate an estimated 45 working days to this consultancy work during March-May 2023 period, subject to the requirements and agreements with Save the Children.
Deliverables |
Timeframe |
Remarks |
Submission of draft Inception report and work plan
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7 working days after confirmation of contract.
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Desk review process: Save the Children will review and approve the Inception report within 5 working days (5 working days) |
Submission of finalized Inception report include: (i) Introduction; (ii) Study context; (iii) Study purpose; (iv) Methodology (data collection and analysis methods, samplings, limitations and mitigation strategies); (v) Work plan; (vi) Assessment matrix (annex); (vii) Data collection instruments (annex). |
By 5th Week of March 2023 |
(2 working days) |
Data collection, validation and analysis |
During 1st and 2nd week of April 2023 |
(15 working days) |
Presentations of preliminary findings to Save the Children
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3rd Week of April 2023 |
(1 working days) |
First draft of reports in English with recommendation. |
By 4th Week of April 2023 |
Save the Children will provide feedback on the first draft within 5 working days (5 working days) |
Final draft of reports
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By 1st week of May 2023 |
(2 working days) |
All materials and raw data collected during the consultancy process should be submitted to the MEAL team focal point prior to the termination of the contract.
The consultant(s) will report to Child Protection Program coordinator, with technical support from MEAL Coordinator and Child Protection Technical Expert who will provide inputs throughout the baseline assessment process including on the proposed methodology and data collection tools, analysis and interpretation and recommendations. Furthermore, the SENANG project team will support logistics and arrangements for data collection and consultation with stakeholders.
The consultant/s will be responsible for
Save the Children should approve all plans and documents developed by the consultant. The final report will be assessed against Save the Children’s Evaluation Checklist (Annex III).
The consultant(s) is asked to propose the budget. The financial competitiveness of the fee will be considered in the selection process. Costs involved in the assessment, such as materials, interpreter, travel, accommodation and applicable taxes, should be included in the proposed budget.
The submission must address the terms of reference and include:
Applicant should submit their interest by 22 March 2023.
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