Tenders Are Invited For Consultancy: Safety And Security Assessments And Develop Tailored Protection Capacity Strengthening For Sudanese Conflict-Related Sexual Violence

Tenders are invited for Consultancy: Safety and Security Assessments and Develop Tailored Protection Capacity Strengthening for Sudanese Conflict-Related Sexual Violence. Closing Date: 15 Aug 2026 Type: Consultancy Consultancy to conduct safety and security assessments and develop tailored protection capacity strengthening for Sudanese conflict-related sexual violence survivor networks in Chad, South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda Assignment Duration: September 2026 to May 2027 (9 months) Assignment Location: Remote, with expected visits in Chad, South Sudan and Uganda Assignment Duration: September 2026 to May 2027 (9 months) Assignment Location: Remote, with expected visits in Chad, South Sudan and Uganda Introduction The Dr. Denis Mukwege Foundation is an international, survivor-centred, rights-based organisation working to change the response to conflict-related sexual violence. We support survivors demands for a world where sexual violence as a weapon of war is no longer tolerated, and bears consequences for individual perpetrators and states. We work for a future where survivors receive the holistic care and compensation, they need to rebuild their lives. We create opportunities for survivors to speak out and be heard, and where they can organise to create change, influence policies, and demand justice and accountability. We are working towards a future where sexual violence in conflict is no longer seen as inevitable but is recognised for what it is: a crime that should have serious consequences for both the perpetrators as well as states that tolerate or condone it. We want the international community to draw a red line against wartime sexual violence and strengthen accountability for states and perpetrators. See also www.mukwegefoundation.org. The Mukwege Foundations Voice programme focuses on strengthening survivors agency to actively influence and participate in policy and practice concerning them at national and international levels. At the global level, SEMA the Global Network of Victims and Survivors to End Wartime Sexual Violence offers a safe global platform for survivors to come together for solidarity, to share experiences and knowledge, to advocate powerfully for the abolition of the use of sexual violence as a tactic of war, and to lobby for the recognition of the rights of survivors to quality holistic care and to restorative justice. The global dimension is essential for peer-learning, bringing survivors from different generations and cultures together. At the national level, the Mukwege Foundation supports the initiation, development, and strengthening of in-country survivor networks, creating safe spaces for peer-to-peer support, to break the silence and building survivors capacities to enable them to actively engage in advocating for their rights. The in-country networks vary according to their context and capacities, but in all cases these networks organize to raise awareness about the reality, causes and consequences of wartime rape in the respective countries; to combat stigma, impunity and harmful myths around CRSV; to increase access to survivor centered holistic care and to commemorate and recognize the many victims of these atrocities by creating a collective memory of survivors experiences. The Mukwege Foundation currently supports survivor networks in Bangladesh, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Iraq, Mali, Myanmar, Nigeria, Nepal, Syria, South Sudan, Uganda, Ukraine, and is in the process of expanding its programme to Chad and Sudan in 2026. Scope of the consultancy The conflict in Sudan has been characterised by widespread and systematic conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), resulting in significant displacement of women, girls, men and children into neighbouring countries. Sudanese survivors of CRSV both within Sudan and in displaced countries face ongoing protection risks including insecurity, stigma, discrimination, retaliation, exploitation, restricted access to services, and limited opportunities to participate safely in decisions affecting their lives. The Dr. Denis Mukwege Foundation is implementing the Our Voice Our Justice (OVOJ) project from June 2026 up to December 2028. The project is supporting Sudanese refugee CRSV survivors to organise in survivor-led networks, access protection and psychosocial support, and safely engage in advocacy for accountability and justice. One of the projects core objectives is to strengthen the conditions under which Sudanese survivors can safely participate in survivor networks and collective action. The project is implemented in eastern Chad (in camps in and around Adré), South Sudan (in Juba and in camps around Juba), and Uganda (in the Kiryandongo refugee settlement). Additionally, the Mukwege Foundation has secured funding to implement activities in Sudan under a separate project. MFs experience working with survivor networks globally demonstrates that survivors who serve as advocates, community mobilisers, peer supporters and human rights defenders often face distinct safety, security, and protection challenges. These include threats and intimidation, social exclusion, exposure of personal information, digital security risks, restrictions on freedom of movement and association, and risks associated with participation in documentation, advocacy and justice processes. The combination of the projects volatile operating contexts, border regions and ongoing armed conflicts creates an exceptionally precarious environment, significantly heightening security and protection risks for survivors. To address these challenges, MF seeks to engage qualified individual consultant(s) or a consulting team to conduct country-specific safety and security assessments in Chad, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda. The assessments will analyse survivors critical protection concerns, risks, and the current operational environment in each specific location. Crucially, this assessment will systematically integrate physical security and safety risk mapping to develop a survivor-centred safety and security framework with actionable country-specific recommendations for risk mitigation and safe participation in survivor-led advocacy and collective action. Subsequently, the consultancy will aim to deliver a training package (including toolkit and curricula) to strengthen the capacities of Sudanese survivor networks in the region and their accompanying organisations through practical and contextualised trainings. These recommendations will help enhance the resilience, safety, and effectiveness of survivor-led advocacy efforts. Specific objectives and deliverables of the consultancy In line with MFs overall strategy on the Sudan regional response, the consultancy will undertake the following key areas of work: Objective 1: Conduct country-specific Safety and Security Assessments to identify critical protection risks, provide an analysis, and recommend practical and adaptable mitigation measures for CRSV survivor networks in Chad, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda. Period: September to December 2026 The country assessments will identify key systemic barriers to meaningful and safe participation of survivors in network activities and provide evidence-based mitigation recommendations to enhance networks resilience. The analysis will look at the following key elements: Analyse the political, security, legal and conflict dynamics affecting the operational environment of CRSV survivor networks, including emerging trends that may increase or decrease protection risks. Identify individual, collective, and structural barriers that limit the safe participation of survivors in network activities. Map actual and potential sources of risks (state actors, armed groups, community members, political actors, criminal actors, and online threats) as well as existing protective actors, allies, and support structure. Conduct a differential and intersectional risk analysis of threats faced by survivor network members and leaders, considering factors such as gender, ethnicity, age, geographic location, and displacement status. Assess priority protection needs, organisational capacities, existing protection mechanisms, referral pathways, support systems and community-based coping strategies, including their effectiveness, coherence and accessibility. Identify existing strengths, resources and opportunities that can be leveraged to strengthen protection, risk management, and network resilience. Develop practical and evidence-based recommendations to mitigate identified risks, strengthen protection capacities, and enhance individual and collective resilience. Related deliverables Three in-country visits organised to Chad, South Sudan, and Uganda. Sudan-specific modality: given security constraints, the assignment in Sudan is expected to take place remotely. Four country-specific safety and security assessment reports for Chad, South Sudan, Uganda and Sudan, including risk analysis, capacity assessment, and actionable recommendations Objective 2: Develop a trauma-informed, survivor-centred Safety and Security Toolkit providing practical guidance to CRSV survivor networks and their accompanying organisations. Period: September to December 2026 Findings from the country assessments will directly inform the development of a trauma-informed, survivor-centred safety and security toolkit. The toolkit will provide practical and adaptable guidance to survivor networks and be structured around the following framework: Understanding the operational environment (context analysis) Identifying vulnerabilities and threats (risks, barriers, and systemic vulnerabilities) Building resilience and leveraging strengths (capacities and strengths) Action protocols and mitigation strategies (adaptative and preventive actions) The toolkit should also include associated mechanisms for regularly reviewing risks, monitoring changes Tender Link : https://reliefweb.int/job/4224251/consultancy-safety-and-security-assessments-and-develop-tailored-protection-capacity-strengthening-sudanese-conflict-related-sexual-violence