RAPID DISABILITY INCLUSION BARRIER AND FACILITATOR ASSESMENT – Humanitarian action in Nguenyyiel South Sudanese Refugees Camp, Gambella, Ethiopia 183 views1 applications

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RAPID DISABILITY INCLUSION BARRIER AND FACILITATOR ASSESMENT – Humanitarian action in Nguenyyiel South Sudanese Refugees Camp, Gambella, Ethiopia

Type of Job: Consultancy

Location: Nguenyyiel South Sudanese Refugees Camp, Gambella, Ethiopia

Duration of contract: 16 working days maximum

HUMANITY AND INCLUSION IN ETHIOPIA

Created in 1982, Humanity & Inclusion (new brand name of Handicap International/HI) is an independent and impartial international aid organization working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. Working alongside people with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, our actions are focused on responding to their essential needs, improving their living conditions and promoting respect for their dignity and their fundamental rights. HI was the co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 for its role in the International Campaign to Ban Landmines and was recently awarded (October 2016).

Humanity & Inclusion has been implementing development and humanitarian interventions in Ethiopia since 1986. Since; it start of operation in Ethiopia; HI has successfully implmented various humanitarian and development projects targeting the most excluded and vulnerable population with main focus to Persons with Disabilities, Elderly etc.

HI‘s current strategy in Ethiopia includes 2 main components

· Emergency response for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), South Sudanese refugees and host communities in vulnerable situations (provision of psychosocial support and protection services, promoting inclusion of persons with disabilities in humanitarian action and, provision of Stimulative Physiotherapy for children with server or acute malnutrition, functional rehabilitation services).

· Long-term development projects: support to civil society organizations, improving access to services, promoting rights of persons with disabilities and inclusive governance, awareness, inclusive education, Community Based Rehabilitation service, Inclusive Sexual and Reproductive Health and Economic Inclusion etc.

HI is currnetly operating in 5 regions ( such as SNNPR, Oromia , Somali , Amhara, Gambella) and 2 Admistrative city( Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa) of Ethiopia and having Head Office located in Addis Ababa.

BACKGROUND /RATIONAL

In consortium with OXFAM and World Vision; HI is currnetly implmenting ECHO funded project, “Reducing suffering of South Sudanese refugees and host community in Gambella region, Ethiopia through multisectoral response( WASH, Education in Emergency and Protection/Inclusion).

Within its larger objective, project aims to promote inclusion and meaningful access to basic and specific needs related services for persons with disabilities and other persons at risk of not accessing basic or specific needs related services. This is to be achieved through identification and removal of first barriers faced by persons with disabilities and other groups at risk of vulnerability in accessing humanitarian assistance services (such as Food security, nutrition, WASH, Health, Education etc). Therefore, to better understand and analyse the barriers and facilitators of access to humanitarian action faced by persons with disabilities HI in collaboration with consortium partners as well as other humanitarian actors, is planning to conduct a Rapid disability inclusion barrier and facilitator assessment in project target areas Nguenyyiel South Sudanese Refugees Camp as well as other camps, Gambella, Ethiopia

OBJECTIVE OF ASSESSMENT

Overall Objective:

Assess barriers (including attitude, financial, physical, institutional, safety and security barriers) and facilitating factors to accessing in humanitarian action ( with focus to food security, Nutrition, WASH, Health , Education and protection) by persons with disabilities (including women and men, girls and boys with disabilities) and other most at risk population among South Sudanese Refugees and host communities in Nguenyyiel South Sudanese Refugees Camp as well as other camps, Gambella, Ethiopia.

Generate recommendation to address the identified barriers and strengthen facilitators with a specific focus on persons with disabilities (including women and girls with disabilities), elderly, those with injuries, chronic illness and persons with psychosocial distress, and their family members.

Specific objective:

• Understanding the overall policy context of humanitarian assistance delivery in South Sudanese refugee camps in Gambella region, Ethiopia and level of disability inclusion in to it, with a specific focus to those policies and dynamics that affect the operations of HI and consortium partners (OXFAM and WVI) project implementation areas, in relation to women and men with disabilities, gender and old age.
• Identification and analysis of barriers and facilitators to accessing humanitarian aid services (particular to food security, Nutrition, WASH, Health, Education and protection etc) for women and men, girls and boys with disabilities and other vulnerable population such as elderly. The disability specific barriers and/or facilitators can be classified in the following manner:

o Attitudinal relating to cultural norms, perceptions and misperceptions around persons with disabilities, understanding of disability and other vulnerability factors (gender inequality, age understanding), stigma in the community and the services provider’s field staff, etc. This includes assessing the understanding, awareness and knowledge of HI, consortium partners’ staffs and other stakeholders (relevant government officials) on disability and inclusion in humanitarian programming

o Institutional relating to the organizations’ set up of humanitarian action, data collection systems and M&E, including potential barriers and facilitators related to cost coverage required to access services, operating policies, technical and operational capacities of staff for inclusive provision, design of humanitarian services items, communication modalities, feedback and accountability mechanisms, and processes designed by humanitarian aid providers, training of staff in inclusive communication, etc.

o Environmental such as physical obstacles in the infrastructure, distance, etc.

o Security and safety (review of existing protection and safety measures with regards to inclusivity for persons with disabilities, older persons and other at risk groups)

Above analysis is done with a particular focus on understanding how persons with different disabilities are participating meaningfully, accessing and using humanitarian assistance and what challenges and/or facilitating factors are faced, keeping in mind intersectionality of disability, gender and old age.

• Both barriers and facilitators assessment should be assessed at the different levels of modalities of assistance, distribution and/or delivery practices, community support systems, individual/ household factors and mechanisms for accountability to affected populations.
• During the assessment, include interrogation about time needed to remove existing barriers – can they be removed in the short time, mid-term or long term.
• Mapping of other services (such as functional rehabilitation service, provision of assistive devices, Mental Health Services, protection service providers, etc) available for women and men) with disabilities in project implementation areas.

DELIVERABLES

• Workshop facilitated with presentation and verification of key findings among key stakeholders interviewed and with HI Gambella team before final report writing.
• Together with key stakeholders interviews, categorize all the identified barriers in to three categories ;

· Barriers can be removed within project time frame

· Barriers needs extra resource and cost for removable

· Barriers need long term planning and advocacy action to remove

• Note: Based on discussion and agreed point- develop a detail action plan for barrier removal with clear way forward and recommendation for specially OXFAM(WASH), WVI(Education) and HI(Health and Rehabilitation) .
• Final report with an analysis by location, organization and level of intervention of the barrier and facilitator situation and with recommendations on who could address these barriers or facilitators and how. The recommendations of the assessments should have been discussed with participants from HI and partners, with a focus on prioritization of which barriers for removal and facilitators to be strengthened. There should be a clearly distinguishable list of recommendation on what barriers could be removed or facilitators significantly strengthened within the duration of the project if given resources. A clear description of key stakeholders to be involved, their role and influence in addressing the barriers should be contained.
• Executive summary for external sharing with key overall findings and recommendations.
• List (Mapping) of other services available in project areas for person with disabilities, older persons or women.

EXPECTED METHODOLOGY

• Finalize a study design with participatory elements in consultation with HI Ethiopia, and HQ staffs, including of engagement of Organizations representing persons with disabilities. The design of data collection tools (Questionnaires for focus group Discussion and Key Informant Interview questions, and informed consent forms) require to be validated by HI Technical Specialist. The household level questionnaire will incorporate an adapted Washington group set of questions recommended by HI.
• Literature review of relevant documents (e.g. Project document, relevant National policies and legislations, key literature on disability and reports, relevant HI guidelines, evaluations and studies from relevant actors) detailing issues and actions to address barriers to accessing humanitarian aid services
• Define sample size and sampling technique to identify/select participants of household survey, key informant interviews and FGDs.
• Perform primary data gathering through key informant interviews and focus group discussions among key project stakeholders, and household survey. The interviews, FGDs and household survey will capture information on the different barriers and facilitators to accessing basic and essential humanitarian aid services, factors causing/affecting these barriers and facilitators in existing programs by government and nongovernment groups engaged in addressing the issue. Engagement of organizations of persons with disabilities as much as possible.
• Conduct observation of existing services (facilities, service delivery modalities…) to complement data from survey, FGD & KIIs.
• Presentation and verification of key findings among key stakeholders, Organizations of persons with disabilities and with HI Gambella program staff before final report writing
• Drafting of final report and concise recommendations to guide ongoing project activities and identify how government, non-government and humanitarian actors could address the identified barriers. The recommendations will be verified with the relevant stakeholders to ensure their validity.

EXPECTED STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN THE ASSESSMENT

· Relevant key national and international Non-Governmental Organizations (humanitarian agencies) and UN Agencies

· Relevant clusters and sub clusters (Such as protection, Nutrition, Food Security, WASH etc).

· Persons with different types of disabilities (including women, children and elderly) and their family members of project target areas

· Key project staffs (HI as well as Consortium Partners’), including MEAL teams

· Community outreach workers (if any)

· Government officials (regional/district/national); involved in the project implementation

REQUIRED PROFILE

· Master’s degree in humanitarian action/ social sciences or a related field in development studies

· At least 5 years’ experience of working in humanitarian, recovery or development setting

· Proven track record in assessments and analyzing issues pertaining to the inclusion of persons with disabilities in humanitarian assistance and disaster preparedness

· Good understanding of the UN Convention in the Rights of People with Disabilities (CRPD) and Disability in humanitarian action related frameworks

· Demonstrated experience in the field of disability from a cross-disability perspective and meaningful consultation of persons with disabilities (assessments, research, evaluation and consultation)

· Previous experience with primary research and experience working with secondary sources for research purposes

· Good understanding of Ethiopian government and legal system, familiarity with Ethiopia’s disability laws are a plus

· Excellent English language and writing skills

· Knowledge of Somali would be an asset

Humanity & Inclusion is committed to safeguarding and promoting child protection and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position involves working with beneficiaries and is subject to strict safer recruitment checks. The successful candidate will be required to complete a police check and sign self-declaration form to help us verify your suitability to work with children including checks with past employers.

Humanity & Inclusion is an equal opportunity employer and qualified and competent women and persons with disability applicants are highly encouraged to apply.