Terms of reference for producing a citizen report on Promoting Rights in Schools in Muko and Shingiro sectors, Musanze District

Terms
of reference for producing a citizen report on
Promoting
Rights in Schools in Muko and Shingiro sectors, Musanze District
INTRODUCTION
ActionAid
Rwanda (AAR), an associate member of ActionAid International (AAI) Global
federation, is   an anti-poverty agency wo

rking with poor. The
organisation has been working in Rwanda as a full Country Programme since 1997
to contribute towards eradication of poverty and injustices with a focus on
tackling the root causes of poverty. AAR  has very strong commitment to
supporting  and  delivery of Governement programmes  and
strategies including EDPRS and  Vision 2020.

2020
vision seeks to help people better understand the world in which they live, and
to face the future with hope and confidence, knowing that they can play a role
in addressing the complex and interdependent problems that threaten our future
such as poverty, wasteful consumption, environmental degradation, population
growth, gender inequality, health, conflict and the violation of human rights.
In
education, this vision requires all involved in education: teachers, curriculum
developers, education policy makers and authors of educational materials; to
promote a system of ethics and values that is sensitive to cultural identity,
multicultural dialogue, democratic decision-making and the appropriate use of natural
resources.
To
achieve this mission, all countries including Rwanda have to promote rights in
schools by promoting quality trained teachers, adequate infrastructure,
transparency and accountability of schools, free compulsory education,
non-discrimination at schools, a safe and non-violent environment, relevant
education, awareness of accepted rights, participation by both girls and boys
in decision – making processes in schools and quality learning environment and
effective teaching processes.
Promoting
Rights in Schools (PRS) offers practical tools such as a simple charter of 10
core rights accompanied by a set of indicators that enable users to capture
information on their communities in a systematic manner. It engages key
stakeholders, including children, parents, community leaders, NGOs and
teachers’ unions, in the entire process – from adapting the charter locally to
collecting and analysing the data. It promotes greater awareness of where and
how rights are being violated and how these violations can be addressed. The
information collected will be used to prepare rights-based school development
plans, where stakeholders will define what actions they can participate in to
address key existing gaps through collaborative actions and the information gathered
across schools will be consolidated into citizens’ report which will be used as
a basis for actions including mobilization, advocacy and campaigning at
district and national level.
It
is in this regard that AAR wishes to recruit a consultant to help MUKO and
SHINGIRO communities to carry out the study/analysis on the extent to which the
right to adequate infrastructure has been implemented in both sectors in 8
communities/cells.
OBJECTIVES
OF THE CITIZEN REPORT PRODUCTION
  • To
    deepen citizens understanding of education sector and education issues
  • To
    use report as a school level strategy for strengthening informed citizen
    voice in education service and school management
  • To
    use the results of the report to carry out advocacy and press for
    education measures to improve services for the promotion of rights in
    school
METHODOLOGY
The
right to adequate infrastructure underscores that; there should be an
appropriate number of classrooms accessible to all; with adequate and separate
sanitation facilities for girls and boys. Schools should be built with local
materials and be resilient to natural risks and disasters.
The
production of the citizen report will be mainly done by the community. The
consultant will facilitate the process. The consultant will elaborate questionnaire
which will be handed over to selected members of the PTCs at each school. The
members of PTCs will collect information from school and the community and will
make a report of findings with the guidance of the consultant. The consultant
will gather reports and questionnaires and produce a District integrated
citizen report.
2.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE
  • Bachelor’s
    degree in education,
  • Strong
    experience in survey education. Experience with working with the local and
    international organization preferred.
  • Strong
    experience working in Rwanda’s key education sectors involving rural
    populations,
  • Monitoring
    & evaluation experience
  • School
    management experience
  • Good
    communications skills (Fluent in Kinyarwanda and in English)
  • Knowledge
    of local context
  • Strong
    critical analysis and report-writing skills required
  • Working
    experience on a short notice
  • To
    be available immediately.
  1. TASKS
    /RESPONSIBILITIES
The
consultant will be responsible for the following:
  • Plan,
    implement, and oversee citizen report with interviewers
  • Train
    56 PTC members on information gathering using a questionnaire
  • Help
    PTC members to Collectand analyse all answer given in questionnaire
  • Develop
    survey implementation plan (schedule, logistics, etc.)
  • Qualitative
    review of citizen report materials, sample, questionnaire, and internal
    control system
  • Questionnaire
    translation and editing
  • Organize
    citizen report survey
  • Coordinate
    field work
  • Data
    Processing and Analysis
  • Give
    the recommendation and solution about citizen report
  • Organise
    a validation meeting of findings with 50 people including local
    authorities
  • Reporting
    to Rwanda Actionaid on the entire activity and findings.
TIME
FRAME
  • The
    activities embedded in this TOR have to be delivered within a period of 1
    month and a full report that will be delivered to Actionaid before the
    final instalment of the payment is done.
  • The
    duration of 1 month will start the date of signing the contract. The
    consultant will report to Actionaid and will provide periodic briefings
    during the term of the consultancy from AAR staff based in Musanze.
HOW
TO APPLY
Interested
companies are requested to submit the following documents well elaborated in
English: 
  1. Technical
    proposal including Cover letter; Executive summary; Proposed Methodology
    & Timeline, Evidence of consultant(s) qualifications; RRA
    registration, references for similar work done and proof of service
    (minimum of two years).
  2. Financial
    proposal detailing all costs associated with the delivery of the above
    services.  Note: All logistical costs including transportation for
    the consultant and data collectors will be covered by the consultant and
    should be detailed in the financial proposal.
The
letter should be addressed to the Country Director, ActionAid Rwanda with a
well-defined service to be provided not later than 22th August, 2016 at
11:00 AM
at Actionaid Rwanda (Head Office) located in Remera/Rukiri near
Amahoro National Stadium next to RSSB Building and CSS Bank.
ActionAid
Rwanda, Management

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