SIDRA
TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR SERVICE CONTRACTING
1.0. Background
1.1. Somali Institute for Development Research and Analysis (SIDRA)
The Somali Institute for Development Research and Analysis (SIDRA) provides quality research and development services to public and private entities in Somalia. SIDRA offers technical innovative solutions through knowledge-based policy researches, policy briefings, capacity building and policy change and informing projects. We generate new knowledge that contributes to addressing the obstacles to the development of Somalia. Our studies, Policy Briefs and Projects mainly focus on Gender and Women’s Empowerment, Good Governance and Democracy and Socio-economic Development of Somalia.
SIDRA since 2015 has been a fully registered and licensed non-governmental research and policy support organization within Puntland State and Federal Government of Somalia. SIDRA has more than 6 years of experience in successfully managing institutional grants. Gender Policy in Education in Emergency is one of the areas that SIDRA works in to deliver child-focused programming in Puntland to ensure Increased equitable access to education for all crisis-affected and to support to children in need of protection services strengthened.
1.2. Background of the Project
SIDRA’S Strengthening Equitable Access to Education in Crisis Affected Communities is a three-year (November 2019-2022) initiative funded by Education Cannot Wait Multi-Year Resilience Program through Save the Children International as Grant Management Agent. The project is aimed at contributing to achieving improved learning outcomes for school-aged children who are affected by emergencies through increased access to quality, inclusive, gender-sensitive, child-friendly and sustainable education.
To address the existed challenges, consortium comprising of Save the Children, CARE and SIDRA was formed to implement the three-year ECW-funded Education facilitated Multi-Year Resilience Program to improve learning and wellbeing of 400,000 children and youth affected by crises in Puntland. It will extend education opportunities to primary school children from the most disadvantaged & socially excluded children from urban poor host communities, IDP communities and returnees through primary education, Accelerated Education Programmes (AEP) and alternative basic education (ABE). The project also targets duty bearers as a means of fulfilling the education related child rights of the primary target group. Duty bearers include the MoEHE and local education authorities, community education committees, parents, guardians, community members and teachers.
The Project is being implemented through existing government systems and community structures/groups to systematically build capacity and responsiveness within permanent service delivery structures in the Education sector targeted for support under the Federal Government of Somalia’s National Development Plan (NDP) and Puntland Ministry of Education and Higher Education Policy and Program. The project supports the delivery of inclusive quality education in schools affected by the crisis by providing supports and services to all students regardless of their physical, intellectual, social, economic, emotional or other conditions. One of the key project objectives is to ensure that schools and other learning spaces are safe and protective from all physical, intellectual, social and academic abuses. The project emphasizes to ensure access, equity and quality in education and that education is available, accessible, acceptable and adaptable to all learners.
Although these project gargets crises affected areas, SIDRA wishes to support ECW supported schools in Developing Disaster Risk Reduction plans and school code of conduct through emphasizing the comprehensive three-pillar approach to school safety (i) safe learning facilities, (ii) school disaster management , and (iii) resilient education, and encouraging school management to adopt the developed plan to ensure children and school personnel are accessing a learning environment that complies with minimum safety standards in protecting children from natural and other disasters, and that disruptions to education are mitigated to the extent possible.
Multi-Year Resilience Program (MYRP) Outcomes
Schools and learning spaces are safe and inclusive environments that promote the protection and well-being of learners improve and their resilience and ability to learn and develop their full potential and finally achieve the below-mentioned outcomes;
Outcome 1: Increased equitable access to education for all crisis-affected children and youth, including children and youth with disabilities.
Outcome 2: Learning outcomes for crisis-affected children and youth are improved.
Outcome 3: Safe and protective learning environments are provided for crisis-affected children.
Outcome 4: Increased continuity of education is ensured for crisis-affected children and youth.
Outcome 5: Education management systems are strengthened.
Outcome 6: Improved gender equity and equality in education access and attainment by taking affirmative action and increasing girls’ enrolment.
2.0. Objective of the Assignment
To provide transportation services to SIDRA office on fixed basis, on ad-hoc basis, and on point to point basis. Such transportation services include either travel to the field with overnight stay outside Garowe, or regular transportation for the staff to attend meetings inside the Garowe, and point to point transport services for SIDRA travellers when required.
3.0. Scope of Work
The service provider is expected to provide full transportation services monthly include either travel to the ECW project target field of Twenty Four (24) sites in four (4) different regions of puntland (Sanaag, Nugal, Mudug, and Karkar) with overnight stay outside Garowe, or regular transportation for the staff to attend meetings inside the Garowe, or point to point transport services for SIDRA travellers when required:
The car driver will report to SIDRA operation office for contractual aspect, and also will work closely with the field and procurement team for technical guidance.