Tenders Are Invited For Consultancy For The Development Of Eie Anticipatory Action Framework For Somalia

Tenders are invited for Consultancy for the Development of EiE Anticipatory Action framework for Somalia Closing Date: 31 Dec 2024 Type: Consultancy Background Somalia experiences multiple regular and predictable shocks, including climate shocks such as floods (riverine and flash flooding) and drought, as well as conflict. Of Somalias 74 districts, in 2023 62 experienced drought displacing 528,767 people, 53 experienced conflict displacing 653,551 people, and 52 experienced flooding displacing 1,697,092 people. These shocks are often compounding, with 9 districts typically experiencing all three shocks in an annual cycle[1]. These recurring shocks have eroded Somalias already fragile education system in which 2.4 million children required Education in Emergencies support in 2024, more than 52% of school-aged children (3.6 million) are not accessing any type of learning opportunity, and children in school are at a high risk of dropping out. In 2023, more than 220 schools were severely damaged by El Nino rains, and all schools were temporarily closed in the affected districts, interrupting the learning of 434,000 schoolchildren. Anticipatory Action frameworks exist and are funded in Somalia, coordinated through the Inter-Cluster Coordination Group (ICCG) and Humanitarian Country Team (HCT), but until now the triggers have not been applied in the Education sector. While humanitarian pooled funding mechanisms, such as the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) and Somalia Humanitarian Fund (SHF), have been used for inter-cluster anticipatory action and rapid response to humanitarian emergencies driven by climate events such as droughts and floods, the Education Cluster is rarely represented in these funding allocations. This Anticipatory Action pilot is funded by Education Cannot Wait (ECW) as part of a dedicated/standalone component of the 2024-2025 First Emergency Response allocation to Somalia for provision of lifesaving and life-sustaining Education in Emergencies support to girls and boys affected by the 2023 El Nino floods. This initiative in Somalia is one of two pilots ECW is funding globally to generate learning about Anticipatory Action for Education in Emergencies. The consultancy will be directly managed by the Norwegian Refugee Council, supported by the Somalia Education Cluster with technical contributions and oversight from ECW. A dedicated EiE AA task team will be initiated by the Somalia Education Cluster to guide the work of this consultancy and the clusters broader AA workstream. The task team will be composed of the clusters strategic advisory group members supplemented by AA experts at the country, regional, and global levels. NRC will chair the AA task team meetings for the duration of the consultancy; at the end of the consultancy the AA task team responsibilities will revert to the Education Cluster. The key objectives of the pilot will be to: Put in place credible frameworks, linked to a trigger, plan and pre-positioned financing for Anticipatory Action in 1) flood and 2) drought in Somalia. Demonstrate innovative approaches for Anticipatory Action in Education in Emergencies and Protracted Crises (EiEPC) settings. Build capacity on Anticipatory Action within EiEPC settings. Generate evidence and learning on the benefits of early investment and pathways for scaling up Anticipatory Action. Support advocacy and resource mobilization, influence policy, and generate political commitment to Anticipatory Action in EiEPC. Establish a proof of concept for future Anticipatory Action programming in EiEPC settings. Influence broader Anticipatory Action efforts within the EiEPC sector. The objectives of this consultancy are the following: Develop two comprehensive, validated Education in Emergencies (EiE) Anticipatory Action (AA) frameworks/early action protocols (one framework each for drought and floods) tailored to the Somalia context. Provide ongoing technical support to Education Cluster partners to ensure effective design and implementation of the early action. Build partner capacity to design and implement early action according to the newly established AA EiE frameworks. Throughout the consultancy there will be close collaboration with communities, parents, teachers, children, ministries, and other relevant stakeholders, with the intention to integrate existing local and global best practices into the AA frameworks and to foster community and government ownership of the initiative. Scope of Work The scope of work for this consultancy will be delivered through a phased approach, as outlined below, to ensure the development and finalization of two Education in Emergencies (EiE) Anticipatory Action (AA) Frameworks for Somalia (one for drought; one for floods). Phase 1 Inception Phase Inception Report: Conduct a desk review of existing global Anticipatory Action guidance and resources. Sources should be drawn from OCHA (Anticipatory Action Toolkit), Global Education Cluster, UNICEF, Norwegian Refugee Council, Save the Children, IFRC/Anticipation Hub, ECHO, BHA, FAO, Start Network, and any other relevant organizations that have developed AA guidance and/or resources. Conduct an initial desk review of existing Anticipatory Action Frameworks in Somalia to inform the inception report. The detailed analysis of these frameworks will be conducted during Phase 2. Conduct a desk review of the key education and AA coordination structures and stakeholders in Somalia to inform the design of the frameworks governance structures which will be defined in Phase 2 Develop an inception report that includes: An overview of the education landscape in Somalia (structures and stakeholders) A defined methodology for developing the AA frameworks consistent with global guidance. Based on data on climate hazards, how the frameworks will be sequenced for flood and drought so that critical Anticipatory Action windows are not missed. A detailed work plan including a schedule of consultations. Key deliverables and milestones. Any initial observations that may influence the approach. Present the inception report to NRC, ECW, and the Education Cluster AA Task Team for feedback and approval. Timeline: 3 weeks Phase 2: Sequenced Development of AA pilot frameworks for drought and floods[2] The consultants will be responsible for developing the two Education in Emergencies (EiE) Anticipatory Action (AA) frameworks for Somalia (one on drought; one on floods). This phase involves mapping existing frameworks for Somalia and consulting with key stakeholders on their strengths, reliability and usability and suggestions for improvements. Consultations should include OCHA, SODMA, SWALIM, FAO, and other relevant actors involved in Anticipatory Action. Additional consultations will be conducted with communities, parents, teachers, children, and education ministries to gather insights on the impact of drought and floods on education and strategies for minimizing this impact through early action. The consultants will incorporate into the frameworks global best practices and local input to ensure they adhere to the global understanding of Anticipatory Action and are locally relevant and actionable. The consultants will undertake the following tasks within this scope of work: Mapping existing AA frameworks in Somalia As the first step of Phase 2, the consultancy team will comprehensively map existing AA frameworks, mechanisms, guidance, and process documents for drought and floods at local, state, and federal levels in Somalia. This step will include analyzing how these frameworks should be drawn on for framing the Education in Emergencies (EiE) AA frameworks, identifying any gaps or areas where EiE is underrepresented. The mapping will provide a foundational understanding for how the Education sector can draw on existing frameworks to design Anticipatory Action for EiE and how existing frameworks can strengthen their inclusion of EiE and the value of doing so. As part of this exercise, the robustness of existing frameworks must be considered: for example, the reliability of the underpinning data, the frequency of activation, the number/ratio of false activations, their coverage of targeted districts, and the quality and impact of early action. Analyzing Somalia shock prediction models and AA triggers and thresholds The consultants will review and analyze climate prediction data and models for Somalia, variations of thresholds and triggers for specific shocks in Somalia (drought and floods) and reflect on alignment of Somalias frameworks to global guidance and various case studies. The OCHA Anticipatory Action Toolkit will be consulted for this task, with due consideration given to both inter-sector and sector-specific formulations of triggers and thresholds. The windows of opportunity for testing the EiE AA frameworks (drought and flood) will be defined according to the most reliable climate predications. Recommendations will be provided in part v. on how thresholds and triggers should be formulated for the EiE AA pilot in Somalia. Triggers and thresholds require approval by the Education Cluster and ECW. Assessing types of risk/expected impact of shocks on educationin Somalia The consultants will define the specific risks drought and floods pose to education (school children, teachers, communities, school infrastructure, and the education system as a whole). Special attention will be given to the expected impact of each shock (drought and flood) on the most vulnerable children including girls, children with disabilities, and displaced children. Communities, parents, teachers, children, and Ministries of Education will be consulted when defining the risks and expected impact of drought and flood. Somalia early warning mechanisms for education Identify existing mechanisms at the school and community levels for sharing early warning information when schools Tender Link : https://reliefweb.int/job/4118915/consultancy-development-eie-anticipatory-action-framework-somalia