Consultancy for the Production of an Advocacy Report

The HUMANITY & INCLUSION in France from Europe region had released this tender for Tenders are invited for Consultancy for the Production of an Advocacy Report This report aims to: · Raise the attention on how intersecting inequalities affect the right to education of children and youth with disabilities in crisis and crisis-prone contexts. · Call on critical stakeholders to take action and ensure access to education for children with disabilities, without interruption, before, during and after crisis. · Inform the strategic planning/programming of development and humanitarian donors, governments, and NGOs/CSOs, towards stronger engagements in making inclusive education and essential component of coordinated and coherent responses. In addressing access to education before, during, and after crisis, we will focus on the distinctive HI’s policy and operational expertise and added value: · The inclusion of children with disabilities in education (in contexts of development and humanitarian crises), · The promotion of a multi-sectoral approach, which fosters collaboration and synergies across sectors and actors, · The attention to intersectionality (in particular between disability, gender, and age). 2-3- Advocacy targets and foreseen use of the document · International donors (in particular AFD, the EU, FCDO, as the donors under examination in the report, and GLAD members) – Donors’ funding and financing tools, instruments, policies and approaches are pivotal to ensure not only that education continues regardless the circumstances, but also that children with disabilities are included. Via their support, donors play a role in strengthening countries’ education systems, for better resilience and inclusion. · UN agencies (in particular UNICEF that is under examination in the report, UNESCO, and UNGEI) – via their technical support to countries, as well as their financing and programming capacity, these UN agencies are key players in education and shape the orientations of other stakeholders. · National governments (in particular in Burkina Faso, Madagascar, and Palestine because of the focus of this publication, but also in other countries where HI operates) – National governments are the key duty-bearers to fulfil the right to education, as the primary responsible for delivering education services to their populations. While the Ministry of Education is in lead, other relevant Ministries can also be targeted (for example, the Ministry of Social Affairs, Disability, Financing, etc.). · CSOs, NGOs and OPDs (at the international level as well as at the national/local level, both mainstream and disability-focused) – CSOs and NGOs play a critical role in holding decision-makers accountable, calling for the needed changes, and promoting inclusion via their projects/programs. During emergencies or particularly challenging circumstances, CSOs and NGOs may also deliver education services in a given context. Please, send all required documents by 2nd June 2023 to the following address: procurement@hi.org published on 19 May 2023. The tender expired on 02 Jun 2023. This tender is sourced from Official Website and is eligible for suppliers interested in consultancy services. Interested bidders can obtain further information including complete bid documents or ways to participate by registering on Tender Impulse and referencing via Tender Impulse ID 3140530.