Consultancy Service for Gender and Protection Assessment

• Country: Kenya
• Summary: Consultancy Service for Gender and Protection Assessment
• KET Ref No: 61011507
• Deadline: 13 Dec 2021
• Financier: Other Funding Agencies
• Purchaser Ownership: Government
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• Expression of Interest are invited for Consultancy Service for Gender and Protection Assessment Background, rationale and purpose of the study The Arid and Semi-Arid (ASAL) counties are known to be affected by recurrent disasters ranging from drought, conflict, floods and disease outbreaks. Recently, the Government of Kenya (GoK) issued a drought alert for the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) counties following the poor performance of the long rains between March and May 2021. 2.14 million people needed humanitarian assistance by the end of July 2021, and a projected 2.51 million people would need humanitarian assistance between August and October 2021. Women, men, children, and vulnerable populations are all affected differently by humanitarian crises. In the context of drought in the ASAL counties, the AHN drought needs assessment found that women, children, and the elderly are among the most affected and at-risk population groups. They are left behind in villages with little access to food. The drought is affecting food availability, access (with poorer terms of trade, increased food prices) and utilization (reduction in nutritious food such as milk and dietary diversity). Vulnerable groups, including elderly, children, women, and persons living with disabilities are increasingly unable to meet their daily food needs. This drought comes on top of the worst locust infestation ever and the COVID-19 pandemic, that already tested the resilience of the population in the ASAL counties. A nationwide study by UN Women, Care and Oxfam undertaken in 2020 on the impact of COVID -19 on gender revealed that both women and men are resorting to acts of GBV as a result of “idleness, stress, and conflicts over scarce resources”. Girls are being married off to provide an alternative income source. Most often, the victims are women and girls. Sexual violence was reported as the most prevalent form of GBV (35%) during the pandemic followed by child marriage (25%) and physical violence (17%). The drought is expected to exacerbate these protection risks, though the scale in not yet known. COVID-19 also disrupted care and support for gender-based violence survivors including access to legal services. Services in one-stop crisis centres in tertiary level hospitals are affected. Safety, security and access to judicial services has been disrupted as government institutions shift resources to public health. Previously, survivors of SGBV have requested financial support to enable an independent source of income in a safer environment. It is anticipated that such requests will increase with the drought, alongside the need for care and legal support. The purpose of the Gender and Protection assessment is to provide essential information about gender roles and responsibilities, capacities and vulnerabilities specific to the drought and other disasters that are anticipated and to support the AHN response through recommendations for programming (including stand-alone and mainstreaming of interventions). The Gender and Protection assessment will be done in the ASAL counties where the AHN will be responding 2. Specific objectives of the study The specific objectives of the assessment are: · Establish a clear understanding of the different gender and protection issues affecting men and women, girls and boys in the targeted ASAL counties. · Analyzing the root causes of gender inequalities in the context of drought and other anticipated disasters and how it affects men, women, boys and girls at both household level and within the communities in the 10 counties. · Analyze the impact of the disaster on the ASAL counties and assess the effects on women, men, girls and boys in different ways (including SGBV) and their copying strategies. · Establish the different SGBV services available, their access by the SGBV survivors (specifically legal, health and psychosocial services) and the main blockers for gaining access to the services. · Identify programming opportunities, strengths, gaps and recommended strategies for designing a gender-responsive programme to meet the needs and interests of women, men, boys and girls so as to enhance program effectiveness. · Defining clear recommendations for an intervention strategy of the disaster responses with a feminist approach.
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