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Hire a Consultant for developing of teacher training package on gender responsive inclusive pedagogy under Project of Empowering Adolescent Girls to End Child Marriage in Bangladesh Background and Introduction About Plan International Bangladesh Founded over 80 years ago, Plan International is one of the oldest and largest children's development organizations in the world. Plan International plays an important role in mobilising children, communities and civil society organisations to claim the rights of children and achieve agreed upon local development priorities, towards a commitment to ensuring the wellbeing of children in support of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). Plan International is independent, with no religious, political or governmental affiliations, and with a vision of a world in which all children realize their full potential, in societies that respect people's rights and dignity. Plan International works in fifty-two developing countries across Africa, Asia and the South America, and twenty-one countries raise funds to support these efforts. In 2015, Plan International worked with eighty-four million children in 85,280 communities. Plan International has stated Global Strategic Goal is to reach as many children as possible, particularly those who are excluded or marginalized, with high quality programs that deliver long-lasting benefits. Children are at the heart of everything we do. Plan International started its operation in Bangladesh in 1994. The vision of Plan international 2030 is to“Empower girls and young women, to be heard, to live without fear of violence and to achieve their rights”. Presently under country strategy V Plan International Bangladesh is implementing programmes in Three thematic areas where our priority areas are Leadership with the objectives of Empower children and young people as drivers of a systematic change in gender norms and power relations (Leadership), Promote an enabling environment for girls and young women to live free from discrimination, coercion, fear of violence and harmful practices, building their future aspirations and making decisions about their bodies, SRHR with the objectives of promoting an enabling environment for girls and young women to live free from discrimination, coercion, fear of violence and harmful practices, building their future aspirations and making decisions about their bodies, SOYEE with the objectives of raising public and private sectors’ support for young women to access decent work opportunities in the 21st century labour market and have control over resources. Plan International Bangladesh has been known for work on quality and inclusive primary education by creating evidences and has gained experience through its projects as well as working in consortia since its inception. Since 2012, Plan International Bangladesh has developed and implemented a model of inclusive learning environment in Bangladesh. In addition, Plan International Bangladesh is also implementing a project titled ‘Generation Breakthrough’ for improving adolescent sexual reproductive health rights and reducing gender-based violence with the support from UNFPA and Government of Bangladesh for the last 5 years. PROJECT OVERVIEW Plan International Bangladesh in coalition with Echo Social Development Organization is implementing the project Empowering Adolescent Girls to End Child Marriage in Bangladesh, financial support of NNO(Norway). The aim of the project is to reduce the incidence of child marriage in 1 union of one sub-districts within the district of Lalmonirhat within the integrated way to improve their education, economic empowerment, changing social norms, Sexual and reproductive health awareness and make all these issues sustainable through duty bearers. The project duration is from July 2018 to June 2021. The goal of the project is to, “Empower adolescent children, particularly girls through education with relevant life and livelihood skills to prevent child marriage.” The project will intervene in three capacities - School oriented, parent and community targeted and students focus. School will be transformed into a girl friendly accessible school for all children with skilled and motivate teachers and establish a functional school governance to support relevant education for students especially girls. Besides, school will offer Income Generating Activity (IGA) to acquaint the girls in income generating activity. Parents and community will be sensitized about their children particularly girls’ aspiration as an individual with rights, free-will and choices. Community will generate a free and safe environment for the girls where children particularly girls realize autonomy, responsibility and enjoyment. The project will also directly contribute to children especially girls to be empowered continuing their education with relevant life and work skills. The girls will be supported to continue their education, get the experience of IGA, receive and practice life skill with CSE. Project location and Target: The proposed project is targeted to work in the Singimary Union of Hatibandha Upazila of Lalmonirhat District under Rangpur Division. The project will support 3 secondary schools and 1 Madrasa close to the community where most of the secondary school age children are enrolled. The project will focus on schools, community and children in particular. The 1327 girls who are now in the school system will be directly benefit from the proposed project. They will be empowered through life skills, livelihood skills with carrier aspiration. They will be supported to continue their education and refrain from CEFM (Child Early Forced Marriage). The 2247 boys who are in the schools will also be benefitted from the school based different interventions. About 2000 parents will be impacted from the project in sensitizing them about their children’s aspiration as an individual with rights, free-will and choice. So the total number of direct beneficial would be about 5658. Project specific objectives are;
BACKGROUND AND BRIEF OF THE ACTIVITY: Developing of teacher training package on gender responsive inclusive pedagogy under Project of Empowering Adolescent Girls to End Child Marriage in Bangladesh. To make the school lessons gender responsive and inclusive; ensure quality and relevance of the lesson and make the teacher’s lesson more attractive to retain students particularly girls at school several projects of Plan International Bangladesh initiated to develop a teacher’s Training Package on Gender responsive and Inclusive Pedagogy and the training package will more comprehensive version of training package. Empowering Adolescent Girls to End Child Marriage in Bangladesh project need to develop the training package for Gender Responsiveness and Inclusion by hiring an external consultant or firm. The consultant or firm is expected to develop 3 days training package for focusing on Gender Responsiveness and Inclusiveness. Geographical situation, teacher’s capacity and need also to be analysed by the consultant to ensure the effectiveness of the training package. The consultant or firm is expected to organize workshops with the support of Plan International Bangladesh (PIB) involving relevant experts from both relevant government and development organizations to get contextual understanding of secondary schools and madrashah and expert input to develop gender responsive inclusive pedagogy manual for teachers. Objective of the work: To create a gender responsive and inclusive learning environment in classroom for secondary schools including Madrasah to support secondary students particularly girls to continue their education with relevant competencies. Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be downloaded from this link. Submission of Proposal The technical and financial proposals should be submitted electronically to the email address: Proposal submitted to any other email account except this and in hard copy will be treated as disqualified. Submissions deadline 11 April, 2021 at 3:00 pm. Both technical and financial proposal should be submitted PDF format into one zip folder with a covering letter addressing to Md. Enamul Haque, Supply & Procurement Specialist, Plan International Bangladesh. |
