SPORTS FOR PROTECTION CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING At Danish Refugee Council

1. Background and context

The Danish Refugee Council is an International Non-Governmental Organization that promotes and supports durable solutions to the daily challenges faced by asylum seekers, refugees and internally displaced people all over the world. DRC has been operating in Kenya since 2005, where we assist refugees and displacement-affected communities by implementing protection and livelihoods activities that increase their self-reliance and expand opportunities for a dignified life. DRC works in Dadaab, Kakuma refugee camps and Kalobeyei Settlement as well as in Nairobi to assist urban refugees and Mandera. Danish Refugee Council (DRC) runs a comprehensive GBV prevention (awareness raising, behavior change communication and capacity building) and response (case management and psychosocial support) program in Dadaab, Nairobi Urban, Kakuma and Kalobeyei. DRC has a Child Protection programs in Kakuma and Kalobeyei in Turkana County which seeks to ensure the protection of children against violence, exploitation, abuse and neglect while carrying out case management for vulnerable children especially unaccompanied minors (UAMs) and separated children (SC) including pediatric counselling and alternative care arrangement and referral to foster care among other forms of assistance. The Humanitarian Disarmament and Peacebuilding program aims at fostering a cohesive society among refugees and host community members by preventing and responding to conflict in the area.

2. Purpose

The overall purpose of the Sports for Protection Project is on strengthening social inclusion, cohesion and psychosocial well-being of young people through sport related platforms. The project will broaden participation of adolescent girls, young women and boys in sports activities through engagement with community leaders and parents, training of coaches and other duty bearers, and psychosocial and life skills support to the youth.

Through this activity of curriculum development and training the aim will be to increase the awareness and knowledge of prevention of GBV and to build capacity to ensure that AGYW and boys at risk of GBV are provided with psychosocial support.

1. Key Responsibilities
   1. Scope of consultancy

DRC GBV unit in Kakuma intends to carry out a curriculum development, adaptation and training of refugee and host community stakeholders aimed at ensuring increased awareness on GBV in sports and to improve the psychosocial support available to GBV survivors and AGYW and boys at risk of GBV.

2. Key tasks of the consultancy.

The consultant is expected to;

• Collect information from the team through meetings, FGDs and Key Informant interviews in order to establish objectives and expectations of the activity – the purpose of the curriculum, target population, the context and details of the curriculum.
• Study and comprehend the Sports for Protection toolkit that will form the basis of the curriculum.
• Develop the curriculum with two modules: the risk of GBV in sports and Psychosocial Support in Sports for Protection.
• Facilitate validation and training meetings in Lodwar, Kakuma and Lokichogio with participants from the sport fraternity (coaches, youth engaged in sports, agency staff working with youth in sports and mental health and psychosocial support) on the curriculum developed to ensure that it is suitable for the Kakuma and Kalobeyei context.

3. Methodology

The consultant will employ the use of the following methodologies while developing the curriculum.

• Conducting literature and practical research on the appropriate plussport interventions to use in the prevention of GBV, offering psychosocial support to AGYW and ABYM.
• Production of a curriculum with the two modules: GBV risk in sports and Psychosocial Support in Sports for Protection and relevant topics within the two modules in simple language and illustrations appropriate for coaches, AGYW and ABYM for whom the curriculum is to be used.
• Frequent consultation with DRC on the progress of the curriculum development for review.
  1. Key deliverables/outputs

The consultant is expected to:

• Develop a complete curriculum with the 2 parts: Risk of GBV in Sports and Psychosocial Support in Sports for Protection. Each of these sections will be further divided into two: for ToTs and AGYW and ABYM Trainers.
• Present the drafts of the curriculum to DRC for review.
• Facilitate 2 curriculum validation meetings in Lokichoggio with 30 participants (coaches, youth and staff involved in sports and psychosocial support).
• Facilitate 2 staff trainings of the complete curriculum in Lodwar with 30 participants.
• Present the complete curriculum to DRC with the layout ready for publishing.

1. DRC’s responsibilities

DRC will give remuneration in lumpsum for the consultancy which will include the curriculum development and the consultant’s training materials, accommodation and meals.

1. Reporting Arrangements

The consultant will report to the DRC Programme Development and Quality Manager and GBV Team Leader for the activity.

1. DURATION OF ASSIGNMENT

The consultancy period shall be for 28 days. The complete curriculum must be submitted to DRC within 10 working days after the validation exercise.

1. EXPECTED PROFILE OF CONSULTANT

The consultant must have:

• Advanced degree in gender studies and counseling from a recognized institution and must certified counselling supervision by Kenya Association of Professional Counsellors (KAPC).
• Over 5 years experience in GBV Prevention and Response, counseling, training and supervision.
• Experience of working with refugees, conflict and post-conflict communities is an added advantage.

1. TERMS & CONDITIONS

Below are the terms and conditions;

The consultant will report to the DRC Programme Development and Quality Manager and the GBV Team Leader for the activity.

The consultant will be bound by the DRC code of ethics during the period.

The consultant shall not incur any expenses on behalf of DRC other than those specified and agreed upon in the contract.

Payment will be done after the completion of the curriculum development and training.

The consultant shall be responsible for his/her own insurance and medical cover, while travelling and during their engagement with DRC.

1. General

Commitments: DRC has a Humanitarian Accountability Framework, outlining its global accountability committments. All staff are required to contribute to the achievement of this framework (http://www.drc.dk/HAF.4265.0.html)