Tenders Are Invited For Consultant In Charge Of The Documentation Of Vonjy Centers

Tenders Are Invited For Consultant In Charge Of The Documentation Of Vonjy Centers 04 Months Antananarivo Madagascar Unicef Works In Some Of The Most Difficult Places In The World To Reach The Most Disadvantaged Children To Save Their Life To Defend Their Rights To Help Them Realize Their Potential In 190 Countries And Territories We Work For Every Child Everywhere Every Day To Build A Better World For All And We Never Give Up For Every Child A HopeViolence And Exploitation Of Children In Various Forms And Often Hidden Are Major Concerns For The Protection Of The Child In Madagascar 14 Of Girls Aged 15 To 19 Reported Having Been Victims Of Sexual Violence And 15 Of Physical Violence The Practice Of Child Marriage Is Still Widespread 41 2 Of Women Aged 20 24 Were Married Before The Age Of 18 12 Before The Age Of 15 And One In Three Women Aged 20 24 Years Old Has Already Had A Birth Before The Age Of 18 Nearly 10 Is Under 15 Years Old 28 Of Children Aged 5 17 In Madagascar Work In 2013 The Un Special Rapporteur On The Sale And Sexual Exploitation Of Children Reported An Increase In The Sexual Exploitation Of Children According To The 2018 National Study On Child Maltreatment In Madagascar Violence Is Part Of Childrens Daily Lives And Seems To Be Perceived By Both Adults And Children As An Appropriate Discipline While Sexual Violence Is More Condemned Reporting Cases Remain Very Limited And The Responsibility Of Young Girls Is Often Put Forward As A Justification Rather Than The Responsibility Of Perpetrators The Difficult Living Conditions Faced By Most Malagasy Households Have An Undeniable Impact On The Level Of Violence Against Children The Majority Of Cases Of Violence Against Children Including Sexual Violence Would Be Managed Within The Family And Communities The Lack Of Knowledge Of The Available Mechanisms The Economic Burden The Lack Of Trust In The Use Of Justice The Desire To Preserve Social Cohesion Are Factors Contributing To The Low Reporting Of Cases Of Violence Particularly Sexual Violence To Respond To This Scourge And Particularly Sexual Violence Against Children The Government Of Madagascar With The Support Of Unicef Has Established A Model Of Integrated Care For Victims Of Violence By Setting Up Treatment Centers Victims These Are The Vonjy Centers Four Vonjy Centers Are Currently Functional The Vonjy Center In Antananarivo The First Center Was Inaugurated On March 4 2015 At The University Hospital Of Obstetric Gynecology Of Befelatanana Followed By The Centers In Toamasina September 26 2016 Mahajanga March 03 2017 And Nosy Be July 29 2017 Two New Centers Are Being Built In Fort Dauphin And Tulear In These Centers Child Victims Of Sexual Violence Receive Integrated Psychosocial Medical And Legal Care In The Same Place Free Of Charge And Without Having To Travel Between Institutions And Services Several Local Initiatives Have Been Launched To Coordinate The Various Protection Actors In Order To Ensure The Referencing Of Child Victims Of Sexual Violence To The Vonjy Centers The Vonjy Centers Are Attached Either To University Hospitals Or To Regional Reference Hospitals The Staff In Charge Of Providing The Child Victims Care Service Is Made Up Of Specialist Generalist Doctors Of The Hospital Generally The Gynecology Department The Police Of The Morals And The Protection Of The Minors As Well As Workers Or Social Workers Staff Receive Training Prior To Setting Up The Vonjy Center This Training Consisted On The One Hand Of A Technical Technical Initiation Of The Team Rights Of The Child Protection Of The Child Various Types Of Support And Minimum Service Package And On The Other Hand The Operation Of The Different Units Of The Center And The Computer Aspect According To The Activity Reports Of The Centers The Discussions With The Stakeholders And Central Partners There Were Differences Between The Centers In The Approach And Practice Of The Care Of The Children As Well As The Procedures To Harmonize Procedures In The 4 Centers Based On Lessons Learned From The Operation Of This Model Since The Centers Were Created In 2015 And To Improve The Services Provided To Children At The Vonjy Centers Unicef Proposes To Support Its Partners Through Consultancy And Technical Support The Aim Is To Document The Model And Make Recommendations For Its Modeling In Accordance With International Standards And Its Sustainability While Improving The Quality Of Services Offered To Victims 1 Objectives Of The Consultancy Overall ObjectiveEnsure The Protection Of Child Victims Of Violence Through Quality Care Provided In Specialized Centers Vonjy Childrens Center Which Meet International Standards For Equipment Layout And Operation Through Integrated Minimum Services And Provided By A Trained Multidisciplinary Team And Harmonized Standard Procedures And An Orderly And Efficient Coordination Between All The Entities Involved Specific ObjectivesDocument The Situation In The Vonjy Centers And Make Recommendations Concerning Their Conformity With The Standards Of The Child Friendly Spaces The Services Provided To The Beneficiary Children Including Through A Satisfaction Survey With A Random Sample Of Victims Taken Care Of In The Last Year The Circuit And Management Procedures In Each Center To Draw The Best Model Coordination Between The Entities Involved In The Care Of Child Victims By These Centers At National Level And At The Center Level The Quality Of Support And Psycho Social Support To Identify The Training Needs Of The Workers The Quality Of Care Provided By The Police Gendarmes To Identify The Needs For Strengthening Their Capacities The Additional Capacity Building Needs Of The Staff Of The Different Units Reception Staff Doctors Assistants Social Workers Etc 2 Expected Outcomes The Vonjy Centers Model Is Documented Evaluated And Recommendations For Improving The Services Provided To Children Are Formulated A Proposal Is Made On The Training Topics Needed To Improve The Quality Of Services Offered By These Centers Guides On Standard Procedures For The Integrated Management Of Child Victims Are Developed And Validated By The Sponsors Unicef And Partners How Can You Make A Difference 3 Mandate And Tasks Of The Mission The Consultant Will Be Tasked With Documenting The Vonjy Model And Proposing Ways To Improve Care Services For Children Who Are Victims Of Sexual Violence His Specific Tasks Are Described Below Make A Documentary Review Of The Documents Relevant To The Consultancy Including The Tools Used By The Centers Stakeholders And The Centers Review Reports Make A Literature Review Of Good Practices And Procedures Of Similar Care Centers In Other Countries Make Visits To The Vonjy Centers To Make Inventories Of Equipment And Their Condition Functionality And Adequacy With The Needs Of The Beneficiaries Including Child Victims And Especially With The Standards On Child Friendly Spaces Conduct Interviews With The Central Authorities Of The Supervisory Administrations Of The Various Stakeholders Minsanp Mppspf Msp Gendarmerie Conduct Interviews With Actors Working In The Centers Doctors Social Workers Police Officers Gendarmerie Reception Staff Etc Conduct Interviews With Rpe Members Juvenile Substitutes And Juvenile Judges As Well As Any Professionals Or Representatives Of Entities Including Csos Whose Contribution Is Considered Relevant To The Data Collection Or Recommendation Proposal Propose And Implement A Methodology To Collect The Opinions Of The Child Victim Beneficiaries And Their Families On The Quality Of The Services Provided To The Vonjy Centers And Their Degree Of Satisfaction With These Services Draw The Circuit Of Care Of The Child Victims According To The Roles And Responsibilities Of Each Stakeholder Until The Social Reintegration Of The Child Reintegration Of The Child In His Community And Follow Up Of The Application Of The Decisions Of Justice Evaluate The Coordination Between The Vonjy Centers And The Various Actors By Highlighting The Strengths And Challenges Develop Recommendations For The Harmonization And Coordination Of Vonjy Centers Services Including Sops Standard Operating Procedures As Well As The Training Needs Of The Stakeholders And The Institutional Support Of The Centers 4 Duration Of The Consultation The Duration Of The Consultation Is Estimated At 60 Days Of Work Spread Over Four 04 Months From The Date Of Signature Of The Contract 5 Deliverables A Documentation Evaluation Report Of The Vonjy Centers Model With Recommendations Including A Proposal For The Training Topics Needed According To The Needs Identified Among The Various Stakeholders Operating Sops Of The Vonjy Centers A Hard Copy And Electronic Copy Of Each Deliverable And A Ppt Presentation Of The Report 6 Payment Schedule The Payment Will Be Made In Two Installments 50 After Receipt Of The Draft Of The Evaluation Document Of The Centers 20 After Receiving The Draft Sops 30 Receipt After Documents After Validation By The Sponsors 7 Conditions Of WorkThe Consultant Will Be Based In Antananarivo He She Will Be Called Upon To Make Visits To All Vonjy Centers And Where Appropriate Visits To Other Relevant Entities According To The Needs Of The Work Travel Expenses Transportation And Allowance Will Be Borne By Unicef The Consultant Works Under The Supervision Of The Child Protection Section Of The Unicef Antananarivo Office The Consultant Will Have To Have His Own Equipment Such As Computer Telephone And Connections Will Be Provided By Unicef To Qualify As A Defe

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