Consultancy assignment for conducting Forum Theatre Training

Terms of Reference (ToR)

for Consultancy assignment for conducting Forum Theatre Training

 Background

Creating Spaces to Take Action on Violence Against Women and Girls’ seeks to reduce violence against women and girls, and child, early and forced marriage in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan and Philippines. Funded by Global Affairs Canada, this five-year project (2016-2021) will work with 214,000 beneficiaries across the six countries, engaging with influencers (religious, community, private sector, political actors and youth), men and boys, and women and girls who have experienced or are at risk of experiencing violence, and institutions and alliances that are engaged in influencing change. Violence against women in many countries throughout Asia is rising rapidly. It takes a huge toll on families, economies and productivity, and violates the rights of women and girls. The widespread prevalence of violence against women and girls is particularly acute when it comes to domestic violence and marital rape as well as child, early, and forced marriages. Despite considerable progress in establishing legislation and policies, implementation of these has been slow. The slow pace of change is largely the result of deeply entrenched cultural values, attitudes and practices that are rooted in gender stereotypes and discrimination that perpetuate exploitation and violence against women and girls. Creating Spaces takes an approach that prevents, responds to, and ensures the sustainability of interventions to end violence against women and girls and child, early, and forced marriages.

Objectives of the Assignment

• To train partner CDC and CC member of Creating Space project implementation areas in Rautahat, Banke, Dailekh and Baitadi districts on Forum Theatre. 

Scope of Services and Tasks and Activities to be completed

The overall scope of this consulting assignment is to:

• Review of Creating Spaces project documents.
• Training 40 participants on forum theatre (10 in each district)
•  Participant should have clear understanding on forum theatre.
• Participant will be able to perform forum theatre in community.
•  Training report with process for comment/feedback

 Expected Outcome:

At the end of the training course, the participants will have knowledge and skills to perform Forum Theatre on issue of Child early and force marriage and violence against women and girls. 

Expected Deliverables

The expected deliverables of the evaluation are as below:

• Conduct 4 Forum Theatre training of 10 days at same time in four different districts (Baitadi, Dailekh, Banke and Rautahat) for CS (CDC and CC member).
• Participant should have clear understanding on forum theatre.
• Prepare 4 forum theatre performance (1 in each district)
• Submit 4 final forum theatre training reports. 

 Reporting Line Manager

This work is to be delivered to the Project Coordinator, Oxfam in Nepal and overseen by the Team Leader.

Scope outputs will be signed off by Program Manager in order to ensure full delivery and timeliness.

Duration: Start date and completion date

The assignment is expected to take approximately 10 working days to complete.

·The Forum Theatre will be conducted from 8- 17 July 2017. In four different Creating Spaces project districts.

 Detail Budget breakdown

All amounts in NRP

 Note: Travel and Accommodation will be borne by OXFAM. 

Terms of Payment       

Total instalment will be paid upon the submission of assignment as per this terms of reference with full satisfaction evaluated by hiring manager. 

Documents for submission 

• VAT registration certificate
• Tax clearance certificate
• Company Registration certificate
• Agreed time sheet of all involved consultants upon completion of project – signed by consultant and hiring manager
• Detailed work plan – agreed by consultant and hiring manager
• Detailed budget sheet with breakdown – agreed by consultant and hiring manager
• Actual invoices to claim for expenses as per mentioned in the contract

 Confidentiality / Non disclosure

All material issued in connection with this ToR shall remain the property of Oxfam and shall be used only for the purpose of this procurement exercise. All information provided shall be either returned to Oxfam or securely destroyed by unsuccessful applicants at the conclusion of the procurement exercise.

During the performance of the assignment or at any time after expiry or termination of the Agreement, the Consultant shall not disclose to any person or otherwise make use of any confidential information which s/he has obtained or may in the course of this agreement relating to partner organization/Oxfam, the respondents or otherwise.

The consultant will be required to sign a non disclosure / confidentiality agreement as part of their undertaking of this work.

Intellectual property, Copyright, and Ownership of all prepared information

The Consultant shall retain all rights to pre-existing (background) intellectual property or materials used by the Consultant in the delivery of this study. All arising intellectual property, ideas, materials, processes or processes formed in contemplation, course of, or as result of this study shall be passed to Oxfam without restriction.

The Consult shall warrant that all arising Intellectual Property, materials and/or products produced in pursuit of this study shall be original, and shall not infringe on any third party’s claim. All technical or business information, in whatever medium or format, originated, collated or prepared by or for the Consultant in contemplation, course of, or as result of this assignment shall be transferred to Oxfam without restriction on completion and shall not be used by the Consultant for any other purpose without express written permission of Oxfam’s Head of Programme Funding.

Copyright of all arising documents, data, information or reports produced by the Consultant under this agreement shall belong to Oxfam and will be passed to Oxfam without restriction. Such documents, data, information and reports shall not be used by the Consultant for any other purpose other than in conjunction with this assignment, without the express written permission of Oxfam’s Head of Programme Funding.

 Response

The Consulting VAT Registered Individual/Firm should submit a proposal to Oxfam by 2 July 2017 via mail to recruitment_nepal@oxfam.org.uk, clearly mentioning the title of assignment in their email subject line.