Training of trainers on the protection of unaccompanied minors (MINA), Tunis At Doctors of the World – Belgium

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WHO ARE WE ?

Médecins du Monde is an international medical development NGO that is part of an international network. We provide medical assistance to vulnerable groups, in Belgium and around the world. We want universal health coverage where everyone has access to care, without obstacles.

In Belgium and around the world, our projects are aimed at all people who do not have or no longer have access to health care. In particular, they are structured around five axes: people on the margins of society, children in vulnerable situations, women, migrants or displaced persons and victims of crises or conflicts.

To carry out our mission, we rely on three pillars:

• Care : provide real access to care for populations.
• Change : more than helping, we want to change things in the long term.
• Bearing witness : we do not remain silent. Thanks to our experience and our presence on the ground, we challenge the authorities (local, regional and (inter)national) with facts, figures and realities.

Our projects follow a series of values ​​common to our entire organization: Social Justice, Empowerment, Independence, Commitment, Balance.

CONTEXT

The project “Ensuring the protection of children and young people on the move” is a 12-month project (April 2024-March 2025) implemented by Médecins du Monde Belgium (MdM) with the financial support of UNICEF. The project targets 500 vulnerable children and young people (0-24 years old) , accompanied or not, as well as their parents and guardians, in the governorates of Greater Tunis, Sfax and Medenine as well as 80 professionals from public structures (child protection delegates, national guard agents, etc.).

The project aims at “protective support for the child and his/her parents or guardians”, while respecting their life choices. The purpose of the intervention is as follows:

• Strengthen access to health rights and services (including Mental Health and Psychosocial Support SMSPS) and to appropriate protection for children and their parents and guardians;
• Reduce the exposure of children and young people to violence, abuse and exploitation, by strengthening their self-protection and decision-making capacities, promoting a protective environment, particularly at the level of families and communities and at the level of the places where these children live, and raising awareness among migrants and Tunisians about violence (including gender-based violence (GBV));
• Better prepare civil society organizations and institutional actors (child protection actors and the National Guard) to take into account the mental health of children in vulnerable situations
• Contribute to improving the framework for coordination and synergistic action of child protection actors (institutional and community).
• Support advocacy initiatives for more inclusive systems for children and young people in vulnerable situations.

DESCRIPTION OF THE CONSULTATION

General objectives :

• Strengthen the knowledge of MdM staff on the national and international legal framework as well as international instruments relating to child protection;
• Strengthen the knowledge of MdM staff in monitoring compliance with international commitments made by the Tunisian government for the promotion, respect, realization and protection of children’s rights;

Specific objectives

• Develop a training module for trainers on the protection of unaccompanied minors (UM) intended for Médecins du Monde staff who will be required to deploy it with their local partners.
• Develop a trainer’s guide including the methodology and teaching tools that will be deployed as well as learning assessment tools
• Develop training support for the final beneficiaries of the training as well as learning assessment tools.
• Deploy training to Médecins du Monde staff
• Prepare a final mission report

DELIVERABLES

Deliverable 1: A methodological note including the training methodology, the proposed educational tools and the learning assessment tools as well as a detailed timetable.

Deliverable 2: Training support for MdM staff (training of trainers) as well as a trainer’s guide

Deliverable 3: Training support for the final beneficiaries of the training, training needs assessment tools and learning assessment tools

Deliverable 4: A mission report

EXPECTED PROFILE

• Degree in law, political science, health or other degree relevant to the mission
• Proven expertise in child protection;
• Experiences of similar missions;
• Perfect command of French, mastery of other languages ​​is an asset;
• Knowledge of the Tunisia or Maghreb context is an asset;
• Analytical mind and synthesis skills;
• Excellent writing skills.