Terms of Reference for Nairobi County AYSRHR Context Analysis
The Y-ACT Youth in Action Project is an initiative of Amref Health Africa and The Advocacy Accelerator, aimed at building the capacity of youth in Kenya to undertake effective advocacy on policy and resource priorities focusing on Gender Equality and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR).The project is currently implemented in Counties of Nairobi, Kakamega, Kilifi, Samburu and Marsabit.
Young people under the age of 35 make up 70% of the Kenyan population. However, they face significant challenges in realizing their potential, including a 55% unemployment rate, particularly among young women. Coming at a time when the importance of their role and potential for policies to be improved to meet their needs are at their greatest, Kenyan youth have a huge opportunity to shift the country’s policy and resource allocation landscape to address their gender equality and SRHR needs.
The main goal of Y-Act Youth in Action Project is to increase political commitment and resource allocation to address youth priorities across the gender equality to SRHR continuum including youth friendly health services in Kenya.
AFYAHR was founded by young advocates affiliated to The Centre for the Study of Adolescence in March 2017 with the aim of creating stronger advocates and empowering fellow young people on sexual reproductive health matters including family planning. Currently AFYAHR advocates for the inclusion of young people in the table of decision making especially when affecting their sexual reproductive health and general well being , as SRH youth advocates we have on going school reach out program that aims to improve the state of school going young people in terms of accessing SRH information and services .our main goal is to make better steps towards the realization of demographic dividend , where young people able to access quality health care without any form of discrimination also determine the number of children they wish to have and when by easily accessing FP services and commodities.
AFYAHR has been able to conduct community outreaches during the budget process empowering them to advocate for their rights through participating in the public hearing forums .Through this the county government of Nairobi was able to set aside budget for one stop youth centre and also through advocacy and writing policy memorandum to the county government we influenced the government to set aside clear budget line for family planning in its county integrated development plan
Background
Kenya has a progressive policy and legal environment on sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR). She has signed and ratified key international and regional instruments and developed national laws and policies for protection, promotion, fulfillment and respect of youth SRHR.
However access to comprehensive youth friendly services remain inadequate with only 10 % facilities in Kenya and in Nairobi providing comprehensive youth friendly services.
The Ministry of Health launched the National Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health policy 2015, National Guidelines for Provision of Adolescent and Youth Friendly Services 2016 and the National Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health Policy Implementation Framework 2017 to 2021 to improve SRHR status of young people in Kenya. In a bid to spearhead development of Nairobi SRHR framework, we seek to hire an external consultant to conduct a context analysis for Adolescent and Youth Sexual reproductive health for Nairobi County.
Scope of work
Applicants are required to design, plan and conduct the context analysis for Nairobi County focusing on key priority areas that are:
HIV/AIDS
Mental health
iSexual and Gender Based Violence
Reproductive Health
Monitoring and Evaluation
Governance
Advocacy
For the project and produce the reports required to demonstrate the effectiveness and impact of having a county specific Adolescent and Youth Sexual Reproductive Health Rights framework.
Objective of recruiting a consultant
Within the analysis, the consultant and team will deliver the following:
A target analysis
Structures for youth engagement in decision making in Nairobi county
A problem analysis
Drivers of poor SRHR outcomes [social, cultural, economic and political factors
Actor analysis [including Nairobi county relevant networks
Alignment with the Y-ACT Youth in Action project with government legislation, policies and programs [Conduct analysis of availability of county, government policies, implementation gap and barriers in terms of SRHR and local governance from the perspective of poor, vulnerable and marginalized communities in Nairobi County]
Risk analysis
Overarching challenges and opportunities
Deliverables
Inception report: setting out the design of the Context analysis; Monitoring and Evaluation strategy and plan with associated planning, logistics, quality assurance and risk management information including gender analysis.
Baseline study report: design, conduct and submit a baseline study that describes the initial conditions in SRHR on (before the start of the project)
Final project report (End line) report: design, conduct and submit a final project evaluation report that assesses the effectiveness, and impact of the Adolescent Youth Sexual Reproductive Health Rights Framework for Nairobi County.
Key qualification, experience and skills of the consultant
Degree in Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), Statistics or a related field. Masters degree will be and added advantage
Proven 5 years’ experience of M&E in advocacy work
Proven experiences of conducting context/problem/situation analysis for programme and strategies development.
Fluency in written English and Swahili and demonstrated ability to analytical writing and quality report writing
Demonstrates an Understanding and Appreciation of human rights-based approach
Contract
The maximum period of the contract will be 20 working days.
The consultant shall be paid after the completion of the task and submission of all reports. The payment will be subjected to 5% withholding tax.
