Program name: Sports for Social Change
Contract Type: Consultancy
Start date: June 1st, 2024
End date: August 31st, 2024
About Etijah
Youth and Development Consultancy Institute – Etijah is a non-profit organization specializing in developing, improving, and disseminating development methodologies in youth and community development.
Based in Cairo, Etijah’s primary concern is to create and tailor up-to-date and high-quality development methodologies, research tools, applicable practices of youth development, and training delivery models, to be able to qualify youth by providing them with the skills, know-how, and aptitudes, as well as contribute to building the capacity of governmental and non-governmental youth-serving organizations. Our role is to provide youth with direct access to unconditional participation by providing practical tools and models for developing community-wide initiatives.
Program Background
The “Sports for Social Change” program aims to enhance the involvement of women and girls in sports while promoting equal access for individuals with disabilities to public spaces. This program is funded by the GIZ under the Equal Opportunities and Social Development (EOSD) program with the primary goal of creating an inclusive and safe environment that encourages sports participation. Etijah will be supervising the program as an umbrella organization for 3 different local organizations and will be empowering them with technical, financial, and capacity-building support in order to directly work with their local communities and implement sports activities. The program is implemented in over 10 local communities across three main governorates: Greater Cairo, Sohag, and Qena.
Mission Objective
The main objective of this program is to provide a comprehensive curriculum that can be a guiding document for sports facilitators when implementing the program. The curriculum must utilize inclusive sports as a mean to facilitate access for young women and people with disabilities to equal opportunities and engage youth and local communities in promoting the inclusion of Women and Girls, therefore creating networks of change at the grassroots level. The end-goal of the curriculum is to promote gender equality, active participation of youth, and the inclusion of Persons with Disabilities.
Scope of Work
1) Curriculum Development:
- Conduct an in-depth needs assessment to understand the specific social issues within each targeted community and gather information about the existing sports infrastructure and resources.
- Design a comprehensive curriculum that integrates sports activities with social issues, promoting inclusivity, gender equality, and accessibility.
- Develop age-appropriate modules and lesson plans that align with the program’s objectives and address the needs and interests of different target groups (women, girls, and individuals with disabilities).
- Ensure that the curriculum incorporates best practices in sports for social change, including strategies for behavior change, teamwork, leadership development, and conflict resolution.
- Create guidelines for adapting the curriculum to different settings and contexts, considering the cultural and social dynamics of each community.
2) Training Delivery:
- Develop trainings plans and schedules in collaboration with Etijah and the CBOs, considering the availability and capacity of the staff members.
- Conduct training sessions for the CBOs’ staff members, providing them with the necessary knowledge and skills to effectively implement the sports program.
- Deliver specialized training modules on gender sensitivity, disability inclusion, and ensuring a safe environment for all participants.
- Provide training on monitoring and evaluation techniques, enabling the CBOs to assess the impact of the program and make data-driven improvements.
- Offer ongoing technical support and mentoring to the CBOs’ staff members throughout the program implementation to address any challenges and ensure the curriculum is being effectively utilized.
- Deliver a ToT training to trainers and facilitators (who will implement the curriculum activities) on how to use the curriculum and effectively deliver the program.
3) Monitoring and Reporting:
- Develop a monitoring and evaluation framework to assess the progress and impact of the program.
- Provide constructive feedback to the CBOs’ staff members and sports trainers, highlighting areas of improvement and offering recommendations for enhancing the effectiveness and impact of the program.
- Collaborate with Etijah and the CBOs to develop strategies for addressing any identified gaps or issues in the program implementation.
Deliverables
- Needs assessment report, including an analysis of social issues and sports infrastructure, for each target community.
- Comprehensive sports curriculum, including modules, lesson plans, and guidelines for adaptation.
- Training plan and schedule for implementing sports program, including specialized modules on gender sensitivity, disability inclusion, and safe environments.
- Training materials, presentations, tools, and resources for sports trainers’ capacity building on effectively delivering the programs.
- Monitoring and evaluation framework for assessing program progress and impact.
- Ongoing technical support and mentoring to the CBOs’ staff members throughout the program implementation.
- Regular communication and coordination with Etijah and the CBOs to address any issues and ensure program success.
Qualifications
- Experience in utilizing sports for development.
- Experience in youth development programs utilizing participatory approaches
- Experience in curriculum design.
- Knowledge of gender equality and social inclusion issues in non-privileged Egyptian communities.
- Familiarity with Egyptian youth development context.
- Expertise in monitoring, evaluation, and learning.
- Strong facilitation, training, and communication skills
Evaluation Criteria
- Relevant expertise in sports for development programs and youth trainings
- Previous exposure to gender equality and social inclusion issues
- Familiarity with targeted communities/geographical areas
- Clarity and strength of proposed strategies, methodologies, approaches, frameworks, tools, and plans
- Cost effectiveness/value for money
How to Apply
Interested companies or consortium of individuals may apply for this opportunity by submitting closed hand Envelopes (Separate closed envelopes for both Technical and Financial Proposals) by Thursday, May 30th, 2024, 05:00 PM Cairo Time at Etijah’s office (1st floor, 56 Nozha Street, Heliopolis, Cairo).
Applications should include the following:
1.Technical Proposal should include (Envelope A):
– Previous experience and Portfolio that includes overview of experience and expertise in providing sports for development consultation services.
– Strategy, framework, and tools for conducting needs assessments.
– Curriculum design methodology and sports trainings approach(es)
– ToT (Training of trainers) approach and layout
– Plans for activities implementation, MEL (monitoring, evaluation, and learning), and reporting
– Work plan/timeline for delivering consultation services
2.Financial Offer should include the following (Envelope B):
– Breakdown of costs including costs for consultation services, specialized trainings, and other relevant expenses.
– Legal documents with Company Official Registration, Commercial Records, and Company Tax ID.