Terms of Reference (ToR): Hiring a consultant for Baseline Study of “Girls   Get Equal 2.0: Realising rights and building resilience”

1. About Plan International

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. The organization strive for a just world, working together with children, young people, its supporters and partners. Plan International works with children and girls in over 80 countries to help create a world where all are all equal.

Since 1992, Plan International Bangladesh (PIB) has aspired to create positive change by promoting girls’ and young women’s leadership and is determined to support them to become drivers of change. The Plan International has been working in Bangladesh since 1993. Plan International Bangladesh (PIB) has the Country office in Dhaka, from where it is operating projects in Dhaka, Rangpur, Barisal and Chittagong divisions. Since 2017, PIB has a strong presence at Cox's Bazar. 

At the core of PIB’s work, integrates gender equality and inclusion to help create a just world where all are all equal. Plan International Bangladesh form multi-stakeholder partnerships to implement gender transformative programmes. Influencing, building resilience and humanitarian excellence are central to achieving our goals. Plan International Bangladesh Country Strategy (2020-2030) set its vision partnering to empower girls and young women, to be heard, to live without fear of violence and to achieve their rights. In doing so, Plan International Bangladesh will empower children and young people as drivers of systemic change to gender norms and power relationships; promote an enabling environment for girls and young women to realise their sexual and reproductive health and rights and to live free from violence; raise public and private sector support for young women to access decent work opportunities in the 21st century labour market and have control over resources.

2. About the project

Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation/Norad- Girls Get Equal 2.0: Realising rights and building resilience is a project aiming adolescent girls and young women aged 10-24 are empowered, resilient and exercise their rights. The project integrates gender transformative change, inclusion, climate resilience and youth-centeredness in all objectives and outlines potential interventions and strategies to tackle the various challenges faced by girls in accessing and staying in education in Bangladesh. It suggests actions such as providing financial support, improving infrastructure and security, raising awareness, offering career guidance, and enhancing educational quality to promote girls' as well as boys’ education and empowerment. This approach is tailored to support the empowerment of young people and the protection of Children, Adolescents and Youth (CAY) from gender-based violence, ensure their bodily autonomy, and make them active citizens. This project will strengthen access to education, protection, sexual and reproductive rights and economic empowerment with a special focus on adolescent girls and young women. The civil society organisations, particularly youth-led and women-led local organizations and CBOs, community-based organisations and government entities at various levels will be empowered through training, consultations, and orientation on various rights, protection, SRHR, and GBV issues to ensure context-specific interventions, local ownership and sustainability. This will enable them to advocate for the rights of children, adolescents, and youth, bridging the gap between communities and duty bearers. The Project will be implemented in Bamna and Patharghata sub-districts of Barguna District and Teknaf sub-district of Coxs’ Bazar District in southern Bangladesh. This Project will strengthen civil society to contribute to adolescent girls and young women (aged 10–24) being empowered, resilient and exercising their rights, in contexts where gender norms, harmful practices, limited meaningful youth engagement, poverty and climate change are challenges. Plan International Norway (NNO) is the grant recipient and will oversee the entire programme in close collaboration with the Plan International Country Offices (COs).

3. Project Objectives

Impact Statement

  • Adolescent girls and young women aged 10-24 are empowered, resilient and exercise their rights.

Outcome Statements

  • Outcome 1-Education: Adolescents and youth, especially girls, access and complete climate-smart, inclusive, quality education.
  • Outcome 2-YEE: Households of adolescents and youth, especially women, are economically empowered.
  • Outcome 3-Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR): Adolescent and youth, especially girls, make informed decisions about SRHR, are protected from harmful practices and SGBV, and access relevant services.
  • Outcome 4-Enabling environment: Civil society strengthened to create an enabling, gender-transformative environment for adolescents and youth.

4. Application Process

The technical and financial proposals should be submitted electronically to the email address: Planbd.consultant.hiring@plan-international.org with title“Proposals for Baseline Study of the Girls Get Equal: Realising Rights and Building Resilience (GGE 2) Project” as subject line. Proposal submitted to any other email account except this and in hard copy will be treated as disqualified.

Submissions after the deadline 10 May, 2025 will be treated as disqualified

Two different folders i.e. technical and financial should be submitted into one zip folder with a covering letter addressing to Md. Enamul Haque, Supply & Procurement Specialist, Plan International Bangladesh.

“Any direct or indirect pressure/persuasion/harassment to any Plan staff shall disqualify shortlisted consultant/vendors’

Women-owned businesses and companies actively engaged or advancing gender equality and women empowerment in the workplace are especially encouraged to apply.  

 

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