Background to the assignment:
As part of Economic Recovery and Development (ERD) programme, IRC is implementing the Skills, Entrepreneurship and Capital for Urban Refugees (SECURE) in Kampala. The goal of the project is to enhance the financial inclusion of urban refugees, and with an objective to improve access to formal financial services and employment opportunities among urban refugees in Kampala. As part of this project, the IRC is supporting village savings and loan associations (VSLAs) that include both refugees and local Ugandans in various divisions of Kampala.
The IRC now wishes to recruit the services of an experienced consultant to conduct awareness trainings on refugee rights and legal processes involving beneficiaries in the on-going project as well as non-beneficiaries within the Central, Makindye and Rubaga divisions of Kampala.
Scope of work:
The purpose of the refugee rights and legal awareness trainings is to improve awareness of refugee rights as stipulated in the Ugandan legal framework as well as the available legal referral pathways. Among the contents of the training, should include the following:
(1) Identification, registration and related issues like lost IDs, unregistered persons fearing deportation;
(2) Acquisition of work permits, business licenses, birth, marriage and death registrations.
(3) The process of nationalization
(4) Legal referral pathways
NB:
1. The training should highlight rights of specific at-risk sub-populations of women and girls, in particular women and girl heads of households, out-of-school girls, people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex (LGBTI), women and girls with disabilities, women and girl survivor of violence, married girls, and adolescent mothers who are often unaware of and excluded from services and who may be the hardest to reach.
2. Five (05) training sessions will be conducted, each lasting 4-5 hours in the above mentioned Kampala divisions.
Deliverables:
The main deliverable is a training report submitted in hard and soft copies which shall include;
• Content of the trainings as well as feedback from the trainees (i.e. issues arising),
• Lists of persons who attended the trainings (both soft and hard copies)
• Some photos taken during the exercise.
Competences and experiences required:
• Relevant competences in refugee law and human rights.
• Experience in conducting similar assignments
• Ability to conduct such trainings in Luganda, Kiswahili, and or French is an added advantage.
Time frame:
This assignment is expected to be conducted within the month of May 2017.
Comments:
Any comments or clarifications regarding this TOR should be addressed to: Gerald.Lee@rescue.org
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested consultants should submit technical and financial proposals, including the proposed activity plans to this email address: UA.Procurement@rescue.org
Note: Files submitted should not exceed 8MBs
Deadline: May 05 2017