Consultant/consultancy to consolidate and strengthen a model for Reintegration of Children Associated with Armed Forces and Armed Groups

The purpose of this assignment is to support War Child UK in the consolidation and strengthening of a model for reintegration of children associated with armed forces and armed groups (CAAFAG), by supporting the design, piloting and/or study of an integrated suite of interventions focused on psychosocial well-being, physical and mental development and long-term resilience and social re-integration. This Terms of Reference covers Phase 1 and is focused on the scoping, development and design of the model.

This consultancy (or consortium) will aim at ensuring that the CAAFAG reintegration approach utilised
by War Child UK is robust and supported by the existing literature (contextual and needs assessment,
informed best practice), tested and evaluated to inform future child protection practices and enable
effective prevention, rehabilitation and reintegration of children associated with armed forces and
armed groups (CAAFAG). Additionally, it will propose a model including a suite of activities and an
underlying design hypothesis to be piloted by the War Child in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

The consultancy will aim at:Carrying out a comprehensive desk-based review of existing literature and evidence
• Synthesize primary research, evaluations and studies available on effective reintegration
practices, including those related to work in DRC/Central Africa though not precluding other
country contexts that may be of value.
• Mapping of key actors working on reintegration including academic and research institutions,
I/NGOs and donors interested in funding reintegration programming
• The programmatic approaches focused on (but not limited to when applicable) Psychosocial
Support, S-GBV, Child Protection, Food Security and Livelihoods and Education (including
Cash/Voucher-based activities) in the reintegration programming, aligned with War Child DRC’s
operational capacity to deliver against the programmatic model proposed.
• The gender, age and diversity dimensions in the reintegration programming studied.
• Conduct a co-creation workshop with members of the WCUK Programmes team and a later incountry
workshop with relevant DRC (and CAR) country team members to develop a detailed
implementation plan, identifying gaps, challenges and planning for the reintegration pilot
programme.
• Draft a report including the outcomes drawn from workshops, consultations and literature
review informing a detailed, co-created programmatic model to be tested and studied for
effectiveness, replicability in other geographies.
• Based on the outcomes of desk/literature review, formulate and co-create with the WCUK
Programme Quality team

• A consolidated model and/or revising an existing approach/model and related interventions to reintegration programming, including capacity building opportunities for local organisations
• ensuring that the revised interventions and suggested activities are included in a project
  to be firstly piloted and secondly fully evaluated/documented
  Process and Methodology:
  The consultant is expected to provide the following:
  • Propose a methodological framework for the key elements for this work including the
  literature/evidence review, stakeholder mapping/engagement, model/programmatic design
  process and piloting/testing phase to be implemented through the WCUK DRC country team.
  • Collect, synthesize and analyse all relevant information through quantitative and qualitative
  methods including literature review (i.e. publications, annual report, annual strategy plans,
  strategy papers etc) and face to face interviews, surveys, remote key informant interviews (i.e.
  skype calls), group consultations (i.e. Focus Group Discussion and workshops) to inform the
  model developed.
  • Based on the research and evidence basis earlier formulate an operationally viable
  reintegration model with key Psychosocial Support, S-GBV, Child Protection, Food Security and
  Livelihoods and Education programmatic components to be piloted in the DRC,

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