: Humanity & Inclusion (HI) , Handicap International
: Nonprofits / องค์กรไม่แสวงหาผลกำไร
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: 4 February 2020
17 February 2020
1. Background
1.1 About Humanity & Inclusion
Handicap International which runs program under its operating name Humanity & Inclusion (hereafter referred to as HI) is an independent and impartial international aid organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. Working alongside people with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, our action and testimony are focused on responding to their essential needs, improving their living conditions and promoting respect for their dignity and their fundamental rights. HI is currently implementing projects in almost 50 countries worldwide.
1.2 Context in which the project takes place
Growing Together (GT) project is implemented in refugee camps and internal displacement settings in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Thailand. The project is directly implemented by country teams in each location and in addition counts with a regional coordination unit based in Thailand.
Bangladesh is one of the poorest countries in South Asia with one of the highest densities of population in the world – 160 million. Since 1991-92, close to one million refugees from Myanmar's northern Rakhine State of the Muslim ethnic minority, commonly referred to as the Rohingya, have sought protection in south-east Bangladesh (Cox’s Bazar district). The last influx, with more than 700,000 arrivals from August 2017 has created more pressure on resources and increasing humanitarian needs. Refugees remain in a chronic emergency situation due to long-term challenges to find a durable solution to their status in Myanmar and Bangladesh and therefore require continuous humanitarian assistance. The host Bangladeshi communities are also affected by the presence of a large refugee population living in the region. In addition, this coastal region is continuously dealing with the impacts of natural disasters, mostly cyclones and flooding, during which meagre assets of the local population are damaged or destroyed.
HI has been working in Bangladesh since 1997, with a focus on creating sustainable changes in terms of ensuring rights and inclusion of people with disabilities in society. In Cox Bazar’s district, HI has a strong knowledge and experience in chronic emergency response. Thanks to three projects implemented before the crisis, HI is providing services in rehabilitation, protection and PSS, with an inclusive mainstreaming approach to refugees and host population.
Pakistan has important strategic endowments and development potential. However, Pakistan faces significant economic, governance and security challenges to achieve durable development outcomes. The persistence of conflict in the border areas and security challenges throughout the country affects all aspects of life in Pakistan and impedes development. There is a new government in place since mid-2018, however the overall security situation still needs improvement. There are restrictions to media reporting in country. Another important development in 2018 was the government decision to merge the Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) with KP, raising hopes that such merger would aid the multi-sectorial development of this conflict affected border region. The relationship with neighboring countries, in particular with Afghanistan and India, is complex due to unresolved border issues such as dispute over Kashmir territory or militant groups crossing to/from Pakistan. Afghan/Pakistan border is also subject to thousands of migrant & refugee movements. There still remains over 1 million registered Afghan refugees in Pakistan.
Pakistan remains one of the lowest performers in the south Asia region on human development indicators, especially in education and stunting. Infant and under five mortality rates present a similar dynamic. Gender disparities persist in education, health and all economic sectors. Pakistan has one of the lowest female labor force participation rates in the region.
Thailand has a long-standing history in receiving refugees from neighbouring countries even though it is not a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention or its 1967 Protocol and does not have a formal national asylum framework. Myanmar refugees have been hosted on the Thai-Myanmar border for over three decades; currently, about 90,000 refugees live in nine temporary shelters. Camps management is controlled by the Thai authorities, in collaboration with locally appointed refugee committees. 13 NGOs that are gathered under the Committee for the Coordination of Services to Displaced Persons in Thailand (CCSDPT) are providing services within the camps. In Thailand, HI started working in 1984 and first focused its actions on the delivery of mobility and assistive devices. Thailand. In light of the political movements in Myanmar since early 2012 through the signing of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement and the general elections in late 2015, a platform for further dialogue on voluntary repatriation between key stakeholders led to the start of the facilitation of voluntary return. Although this process is still very slow, CCSDPT members are coordinating closely to timely react on all known scenarios. Aligning to these contextual changes, in 2016 HI Thailand became part of a regional program, by merging with the existing mission in Myanmar.
1.4 The project
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Project name |
Growing Together! |
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Project Goal |
Enable children with disabilities and other vulnerable children (age 0-12) to develop their full potential on an equal basis with other children and acquire fundamental educational and social skills through inclusive play, arts, games, sport, culture, and early years’ education in displacement settings in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Thailand. |
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Location |
Bangladesh: Kutupalong and Nayapara registered and makeshift camps and 17 villages in the host community of Ukhyia and 15 in Teknaf. Pakistan: 7 villages in the host community of the Union Council of Lala Kalay in Peshawar District and 18 in the Union Council of Jalozai in Nowshera district. Thailand: 7 out of the 9 temporary shelters along the Thai-Myanmar border. 2 of the camps in Mae Hong Son province started implementation in October 2018. |
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Target groups (Beneficiaries) |
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Partner |
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Funding |
IKEA Foundation. |
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Start date |
June 2016 |
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Length of the project |
54 months |
1.5 Justification for calling upon a Videographer for Blue Box
The Growing Together! (GT) project has been working with families and young children with and without disabilities, to promote learning and play with children living in low-income settings, refugee and displacement contexts. The Project has adopted the use of early child development (ECD) tools and activity cards for use by health workers/community volunteers/families to help understand early child development and promoting playful interactions between caregivers and young children. A consultant is required to produce high quality video clips demonstrating how to use the activity cards and how workers can use these with families to contribute to support children with and without disabilities. The videos will be use in the context of training of trainers (ToT) and also as a resource for use in the field by community workers.
2. SCOPE OF THE CONSULTANCY
The objective of this consultancy is to produce six short educational video clips to demonstrate how children with different impairments or development delay move around, interact and engage in play activities with caregivers using ECD approaches. The videos will demonstrate playful activities, using toys and other items used by community workers and parents with children, and show different types of parent-child play activities. The filming is planned to take place in Ban Mai Nai Soi temporary shelter, Meung District, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand.
3. METHODOLOGY OF WORK AND LOCATION
The methodology is required to have child-friendly approaches and a strong participatory focus where people with and without disabilities are consulted.
The consultant is expected to carry out the following tasks:
Within the video confidentiality will be respected when representing personal information. A consent form needs to be used prior taking any video, which will have to mention the statement within the document: “All names & information about the location of children and family privacy in conformity with HI Child Protection Policy”
NB: For reasons of confidentiality, the videos remain the intellectual property of HI exclusively.
6. TIMELINE
The Videographer for Blue Box consultancy is expected to start in March 2020. The field phase is in Mae Hong Son and should take place in Ban Mae Su Rin (BMSR) and Ban Mai Nai Soi (BMNS) temporary shelter (camp) during the 1st week of April, pending approvals and permissions of the relevant authorities.
7. PROFILE OF THE CONSULTANT
The consultancy can be carried out by an expert or a team of experts/ support staff.
If a team of experts is selected, the consultancy will be put under the responsibility of one team leader chosen among the team of experts. This person will ensure all communication with GT Regional team and will be the sole responsible for managing the organization of the work.
The expert or team of experts should combine the following skills, experience and knowledge:
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Required |
Preferred |
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8. FORMALITIES
Proposals from interested consultant(s) should include:
Note: No per diem will be paid to the consultant(s). Also, international travel days will not be considered as working days and will not be paid.
The consultant will be responsible for its own security, HI will not cover any insurance fee during the consultancy period.
NOTE - Camp/ field visit limitations:
Mae Sot by land.
Note:
Evaluation of the applications will be made through a selection committee in 2 phases:
The deadline for submission of applications is February 17th 2020 at midnight Thailand time.
Applications should be submitted to the following email: gt.recruitment@thailand.hi.org, including in the email subject: “Videographer for Blue Box Consultancy”.
Only candidates who pass the administrative selection will be taken into consideration for the technical assessment and they will be afterwards notified of the final decision. Selected applicants may be invited for a (phone/skype) interview.
HI reserves the right to contact the applicants for further information before the final selection of the selection committee.
Humanity & Inclusion (HI) encourages qualified persons with disabilities or chronic illness and women and men to apply.
HI is committed to protecting children and vulnerable adults from harm. All staff are expected to comply with the Child Protection, PSEAH Policies. Employment is subject to our protection standards including background checks and adherence to our protection policies and Code of Conduct
All information shared by the applicants remain confidential
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