Terms of Reference
Research on
Street Children and Children Associated with Gangs Project in Kinshasa DRC
Sector: Advocacy and Justice for Children
Employment type Consultant (External)
Deadline for
Proposal Submission: Monday 7th May
2012 at 3:30 pm Kinshasa time
Duration of
consultancy
WVI has set aside up to ………….. for this for this
assignment and for the whole research process. The proposed project start date
is Monday 10th May 2012
and ends on June 15, 2012.The final
report due on the 15th of June 2012.
Proposal bids
should include
- Copy
of CV with references
- Sample of previous research writing/ program
develop development activities
- 1
page detailed work-schedule
- 2 page proposed model development methodology,
including research, outreach and development
- 1
Page proposed operational budget
Candidates
should have the following profile:
- A minimum of MA in social and/or political
science, preferably a PhD.
- A minimum of 5 years of proven research work
experience in an acceptable institution.
- Sound knowledge and proven experience of use
of both qualitative and quantitative research methods.
- Demonstrated research conducting and report
writing skills (proof of a written piece of research)
- Sounds knowledge and demonstrated experience
of written and spoken English, French and Lingala ;
- Work experience on youth, street children and
gangs
- Familiarity with Kinshasa political and social
context dynamics
- Ability to meet the deadlines.
Objective of
Consultancy
World Vision
DRC has targeted street children and gangs as one of
its four strategic advocacy working themes for the coming three years
(1012-2015). Kinshasa-Bas Congo region has been chosen as the first site for
addressing this problem. To this end World Vision DRC is seeking to undertake a
field research on street children and gangs in Kinshasa region. The research
aims at providing World Vision and other stakeholders with a critical framework
for understanding and addressing the street children and gangs issue in
Kinshasa and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at large.
This consultancy includes the following steps of the assessment and design
process:
- Conducting the review of literature on street
children and gangs
- Preparing the questionnaire and interviews
guidelines
- Conducting the field research in the targeted
sites
- Conducting data analysis, interpretation and
presentation
- Producing a research report (English) of
maximum 50 pages.
- Submitting a quality and finished research
report to World Vision
- Presenting the research findings summary to
the regional conference in street children and gangs in Kinshasa.
Expected
Outputs:
1. A research
report that outlines the following information:
- Context and nature of street children
and gangs
- Street children and gangs family and
socio-economic backgrounds;
- Drivers for children going to the street and
getting involved in gangs activities
- Categories, characteristics , activities and
social organization of street children and gangs;
- Street children perception and expectations
of life and the future;
- Street children and gangs level of
participation in the decision making
- Impact of Street life and gangs activities
on the well-being of the involved children
- Relationship between street living conditions
and health (access to health services, sanitation, capacity for being
protected from injury, infection, etc.)
- Relationships between the involvement of
children in street and gangs activities and education and personal
security
- Community, local authorities and street
children and gangs
- Community’s and local authorities’ level of
understanding of street children and gangs (perceptions & images).
- Community and local authorities’ awareness of
their mutual role and responsibilities for addressing and protecting
street children and gangs.
- Types of interactions and attitudes that
determine the relationship between street children different groups of
people (police, local authorities, community members, etc.).
- Framework, strategy and plan for action
- Existing local structures, laws and policies
in regards to street children and gangs
- Services provided and actions undertaken
(rehabilitation strategy) by local authorities for street children and
gangs
- Other actors involved in street children and
gangs work and rehabilitation strategies
2. A PowerPoint
presentation at the regional conference on street children and gangs in
Kinshasa.
This should include key findings of the research
report:
Please send
your application to recruit_wvdrc@wvi.org
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