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Open Call for Stories for Change Innovative Story Telling programme

The FOTEA and Oxfam invite young creatives between the ages of 22 and 35 in the fields of photography, videography, written word, illustration, audio and podcasting to join us in a workshop programme ‘Stories 4 Change’. 

Stories 4 Change will bring together a group of young makers to explore different mediums and narratives and collaborate with industry leaders to develop projects ready to be pitched and shown to the world. Your stories matter, and we want to help you to tell them better, bigger and louder.

Terms of Reference for a Consultancy to undertake data cleaning and analysis under the Irish Aid Project Programme Grant II (PG2) in West Nile, Karamoja And Acholi 2022

Background about Oxfam in Uganda 

Oxfam is a global movement for change that empowers people to create a secure future, just and free from poverty. We believe that everyone has a right to safety, security, a livelihood and a say in decisions that affect them. We seek a world in which everyone can speak up to power, demand and claim their human rights, and build a better future for themselves. We recognize that we cannot achieve this on our own but as a collective power. We work in partnership with local and grass-root organisations, civil society, individuals, volunteers, the private sector, and the Government.

Oxfam’s vision is a Uganda free of inequality and Injustice. Aspiring for a society where people, particularly women and young people, claim and exercise their rights and responsibilities as well as influence decisions that affect their lives. Our work is guided by the Country Strategic Framework (CSF) (2021-2030) which is organized around four themes: Governance and Accountability, Resilient Livelihoods, Humanitarian preparedness and response and Gender Justice and Women Rights. All the themes work towards influencing policy and practice, youth and women empowerment, inclusive participation in decision making at various levels, and capacity strengthening of national and local actors.

Information about the Project 

Oxfam in Uganda with funding from Irish Aid is implementing a 6-year (2017-2022) project (PG2) focusing on two core areas i.e. Women and Youth Economic Empowerment (W/YEE) and Gender Equality (GE). The project is implemented in 8 districts in 3 regions namely; Pakwach, Nebbi, Zombo, Arua, Gulu, Lamwo, Kotido and Kaabong. Implementation of these key areas is delivered by Oxfam working with six national partners. The Gender Equality component is implemented with National Association of Women Organizations in Uganda (NAWOU) and Uganda Women’s Network (UWONET). These partners are responsible for increasing gender equality and stimulating local activism towards prevention of Gender Based Violence, and enhancing women’s participation in leadership. The geographical scope of the assignment will be the representation from the project district at the central locations in Nebbi, Arua, Gulu, Lamwo and at national level working with partners like UWONET. Further; the Women and Youth Economic Empowerment component is implemented with Uganda Youth Network (UYONET) and International Foundation for Recovery and Development (IFRAD) responsible for increasing Youth Economic Empowerment. Agency for Community Empowerment (AFCE), and The Uganda National Apiculture Development Organization (TUNADO) are delivering activities aimed at increasing Women's Economic Empowerment.

Purpose and Objectives of the data cleaning and analysis

Purpose: To undertake an annual data cleaning and analysis exercise towards assessing project performance against the set targets in the Irish Aid Project Results Based Framework 2022.

Objectives of undertaking data cleaning and analysis

To engage a consultant to undertake a comprehensive data clean up, engagement of specific national stakeholder and analysis data sets generated from the project participants. Further adopting tools to assess annual project performance against the set targets in the Irish Aid Project Results Based Framework for the year 2022. Identify innovations realized during project implementation.

Scope of Work

Oxfam in Uganda will embark on engagement a consultant to analyse and consolidation data to generate an up-to date status report on performance and trends of project implementation in line with the RBF. The rapid data collection and assessment process and findings are very important for our evidence-based reporting to the development partner, assessment of performance on the project as well as increased accountability drawing lessons from the Irish Aid Project participants.The consultant will work closely with Oxfam PQL and Irish Aid Project team in review and finalisation of the report. The consultant will engage with some specific partners to verify data sources and information.

Study Methodology

Oxfam in Uganda PQL team will build consensus on the most appropriate methodology with the PQL and project team for the data analysis process. The consultant will develop a comprehensive methodology of the assignment adopting various tools. Oxfam team and the consultant will build consensus on the best approach to adopt and the format of the report. The consultant will clean all the data and he/she should analyse the data by performing data entry and verification by using availed data entry tools. Quantitative data will be collected using survey CTO, therefore the consultant will receive a data set from Oxfam and find the most appropriate way to analyse data presented (e.g. SPSS). Further the consultant will ensure that the data quality is in place through the use of the provided database tools. Submission of a draft and final data analysis report and submit it to OXFAM PQL team after 25 days of data cleaning and analysis.

Outputs/Deliverables of the assignment

  1. A comprehensive inception report. Clearly explaining the methodology and the appropriate tools that will be used for the analysis.
  2. 1st draft report presented to Oxfam team
  3. A final comprehensive report.
  4. Final data set for qualitative data reshared back with Oxfam.

Timeframe and estimated working days

The consultant will be engaged for a maximum of 25 working days from the day of signing the contract after data collection exercise by the PQL and thematic team

The assignment will commence from the 25th of November 2022 with clear lines below;

Activity scheduled lines

  1. The consultant to sign contract for the assignment
  2. Prepare and present an inception report
  3. Report review, data analysis and report writing
  4. Presentation of the 1st draft report
  5. Incorporating comments from Oxfam team into the draft report.
  6. Submission of the final project study report to Oxfam in Uganda

Qualification and experience of the consultant/team

The following skills and qualifications are desirable:

  1. Three to five (3-5) years-experience as a data analyst preferably with a degree in a relevant field.
  2. Familiarity with women and youth economic empowerment and Gender Based Violence programming.
  3. Experience in data collection, entry, management and analysis for both qualitative and quantitative surveys.
  4. Ability to write a concise and well-written analytical research report on the results of the survey in English.
  5. Ability and familiarity working with the Results Based Framework

Proposal Evaluation Criteria

The technical proposal will be evaluated based on the Quality Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) Criteria:

  • The individual general reliability as well as experience and capacity in the carrying out the assignment (30%).
  • The approach in responding to the TOR and detailed work Oxfam in Uganda (45%).
  • The qualifications and competencies of the proposed personnel for the assignment (25%).

Proposals obtaining more than 70% of the technical points will be considered technically suitable and qualify for financial assessment.

Supervision/management of the assignment

The consultant will work with the technical team of the Irish Aid Project, the PQL team Monitoring and Evaluation Officer in delivering on the various planned actuals to the end.

Payment

  • Applications and proposals are invited based on these Terms of Reference.
  • The payments will be made in one instalment upon submission of the final report.
  • Oxfam reserves the right to withhold all or a portion of payment if performance is unsatisfactory or if work/outputs are not achieved.

Submission of technical and financial proposal 

For interested applicants, please submit your technical and financial proposal clearly breaking down the budget and other supporting documents to Ugandalogistics@oxfam.org with email subject: IRISH AID- DATA ANALYSIS 2022, no later than 5:00 PM (GMT +3) 9th November 2022.

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Women’s Economic Empowerment and Care (WE-Care)

ABOUT THE PROJECT

Women’s Economic Empowerment and Care (WE-Care) is an Oxfam flagship programme which seeks to address unpaid care and domestic work (UCDW) as a key factor in achieving gender equality and economic development. We work in four countries in Southern and Eastern Africa, with regional Pan-Africa and global components.

WE-Care aims to intensify its influencing work to address UCDW and shift the unpaid care narrative from being a woman's issue to being a development, economic, and gender equality issue.

OBJECTIVES

To recognize the importance of care work, so it is valued by both women and men, their families, communities, governments, and the wider society

To reduce difficult or inefficient tasks, such as collecting water or doing laundry

To redistribute care work more equitably between women and men, and redistribute costs from poor families to states and employers

To promote effective representation of carers and their needs and interests to decision-makers.
For more information about WE-Care, read here: www.policy-practice.oxfam.org/we-care.

IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS

  • Uganda Women’s Network. (UWONET)
  • Girls Forum International (GAFI)
  • Mission Uganda

FUNDED BY

  • Hewlett Foundation

PROJECT DURATION

  • 12 Month

Integrated WASH and Protection Response to DRC and South Sudan refugee influx in Western, South Western and West Nile regions of Uganda (ECHO project)

About the Project

Oxfam in consortium with Engineers Without Borders (EWB-USA), Community Empowerment for Rural Development (CEFORD) and African Women and Youth Action for Development (AWYAD) have been implementing this project in the settlements of Kyaka II, Imvepi and Rhino Camp including Omugo delivering WASH and protection interventions. However a modification request was made which increased a consortium's geographic focus to Kyangwali and Nakivale and addition of Humanitarian Initiative Just Relief (HIJRA) as a new partner.

Key Achievements

The project has increased and sustained water supply options through enhanced operation and management of established WASH systems, new installations in Kyaka II; and extensions as well as optimization of the facilities to meet needs of existing and additional refugees.

The project addressed the gender and protection needs of the refugees and host community as well as the social cohesion aspects of the targeted population.

The project also supported access to dignified, safe, clean, and functional sanitation facilities.

Oxfam and partners leveraged on the experience and lessons gained in responding to the refugee crisis in both West Nile and South Western regions of the country to provide timely and quality humanitarian response.

Partners

Engineers Without Borders (EWB-USA)

Community Empowerment for Rural Development (CEFORD)

African Women and Youth Action for Development (AWYAD)

Humanitarian Initiative Just Relief (HIJRA)

Improving the safety and self-reliance of conflict affected displaced populations and host communities in DRC and Uganda (DGD project)

About the Project

The DGD project is a 30 months multi-country project implemented in DRC and Uganda with support from the Belgium government.

Project Objective

The project seeks to improve the abilities of conflict affected population in North Kivu, Ituri (Eastern DRC) and Uganda (Kyaka II, Western Uganda) to access essential services (WASH, Livelihood Protection and Advocacy.)

Key Achievements

  • In Uganda, the project has improved access to safe water at a maximum 500m distance reaching over 13,000 People of concern.
  • It has also increased access to dignified, safe, clean, and functional excreta disposal facilities for 6,765 people.
  • Through sensitization, water and soap provision, individuals have improved their hygiene including handwashing practices.
  • Refugees and their host communities now have improved access to stable incomes generating opportunities. 1,540 Refugee Households (7700 individuals) were trained on basic agronomic practices and supported with assorted vegetables seeds and farm tools. 30 businesses were supported and established by 21 Refugees and 9 Host community members. The businesses include tailoring, buying, and selling of agricultural produce like maize, shoe selling, cloth selling and hair dressing.
  • The project has increased awareness on the protection risks as well as provided information on referral pathways through IEC’s like billboards. This has contributed to proper reporting and handling of GBV cases.
  • Through the project, Refugee Committees and coordination structures have been established/or revitalized and are able to conduct humanitarian advocacy at local level.

Partners

In Uganda, Oxfam leads the project implementation in a consortium with two (2) local/national partners

  • Joint Efforts to Save Environment – JESE who implements the Livelihoods components and
  • African Women and Youth Action for Development – AWYAD implementing the protection and advocacy components

Saving lives now and in future

Project Title: Saving lives now and in future

Saving lives now and in future project is funded by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs through Oxfam IBIS and has been running from 1st January 2019 to 31st December 2021. This country program is part of a global Inclusive Peacebuilding program implemented in a total of 8 countries from 2018 to 2021: Burkina Faso, Colombia, Ghana, Niger, Mali, South Sudan, Uganda, and Yemen. In Uganda it is being implemented by Oxfam in collaboration with 12 local partner organizations.

Objectives

The overall objective of the global program is to promote sustainable peacebuilding and prevention of violent conflict with a focus on strengthening the participation of women and youth in conflict transformation and peace processes.

Specific objectives

In Uganda, the program is being implemented in the West Nile region and works towards the following objectives:

  • Increase the awareness and understanding of existing and potential tensions and conflict between host and refugee communities and between refugee populations, as well as of cross-border security dynamics.
  • Provide recommendations for and support the design and implementation of conflict-sensitive interventions and programming in the refugee response.
  • Promote exchange and dialogue between political, development, and humanitarian actors, refugees, and host communities about preventing, mitigating, and addressing conflict related to the refugee response.
  • Encourage and promote support for and development of peace-building, reconciliation, and mediation initiatives to address conflict dynamics.

Partners

  1. Youth Social Advocacy Team (YSAT)
  2. Community Empowerment for Creative Innovation (CECI)
  3. Action for People in Need Organization (APINO)
  4. I Can South Sudan
  5. South Sudanese Refugees Association (SSURA)
  6. Save Humanity Africa (SHA)
  7. Youth Empowerment to Act (YETA)
  8. Support Trust For Africa Development (STAD)
  9. Community Empowerment for Peace and Development (CEPAD)
  10. Lugbara Kari
  11. Uganda Christian Lawyers Fraternity (UCLF)
  12. Dynamic Action for Peace and Rehabilitation (DA4PR)

Scaling Up Household Methodologies from Thousands to Millions – Empower@Scale Project

About Empower@Scale Project

Oxfam Novib and Hivos with local partner CEFORD is delivering a mechanism for scaling up GALS by facilitating the professionalization of Empowerment Learning Centers (ELCs), and their constructive engagement with IFAD-supported projects and other actors for strengthening their capacities to apply HHM/GALS by linking the so far isolated HHM initiatives.

Scaling up household methodologies from thousands to millions (Empower @ Scale) is a four-year Multi-country project funded by IFAD and implemented consortium of Oxfam and Hivos in Uganda, Kenya and Nigeria. In the Consortium, Oxfam Novib and Hivos provide supervisory and fiduciary functions related to financial management and administrative services for the project.

E@S’s ultimate objective is to scale up Gender Action Learning Systems (GALS) through establishing a network of self-sustaining Empowerment Learning Centers (ELCs). The objective of the ELCs and regional hubs is to provide the technical expertise and training required to support IFAD’s executing partner and other donor-funded value chains programmes and up-scaling GALS. IFAD is the donor of this project

Objectives of the project

To establish a self-sustaining network of national ELCs and regional hubs that provide the technical expertise and training required to support IFAD’s executing partners and other donor-funded value chain programs in developing and up-scaling GALS/HHM.

Key expected results / Outcomes

  • A network of ELCs is established and capable to provide capacity development services to public and private stakeholders on HHM
  • Governments and executing partners have affordable and prompt access to local and regional technical expertise needed for the implementation of GALS/HHM in value chain programs.
  • Individual HHM experts, practitioners, supporters and clients of HHM capacity development services are linked into the ELCs, regional hubs and a global platform for monitoring, experience and information sharing and knowledge management
  • New approaches are available to apply HHM in thematic areas and particular target groups such as youth and indigenous people

About GALS

GALS is a structured community-led empowerment methodology which aims at creating self-led economic, social and political transformation starting at community level. It works with women and men to develop their visions for change, appreciate their strengths, achievements and work collectively to address gender inequalities within the family and community. Using the power of symbols and principles of inclusion, GALS uses a set of tools that enable individuals and households to plan their lives, identify and negotiate their needs and interests for gender-equitable livelihoods thus enabling them to change the gender and power relations that would otherwise constrain them from achieving their visions.

Achievements thus far

Oxfam has not only been the frontrunner of the development, testing, piloting and promotion of GALS, over the years but has also played a crucial role in creating the demand for GALS in not only IFAD supported programmes but also other programmes.

Implementation of the Empower@Scale project has undergone 4 broad phases

Project Inception phase: Phase one (May 2018 to May 2019): This phase focused on setting up project management structures: project teams, strategic steering committee; engaging IFAD loan-financed programmes and reviewing current needs and priorities; contracting partners, assessments; baseline study; recruitment; establishing a core group of HHM experts, and drafting business models for the ELC and hubs.

Strengthening and consolidation phase for: Phase two (May 2019 to May 2020): This was a Strengthening and consolidation phase that focused on review and mobilisation of ELC for professionalization trajectories; establishment of two regional hubs and mechanisms for linking ELC with IFAD-supported programmes, quality assurance, monitoring, learning and knowledge management; exploring a revolving Capacity Development Fund; set up a global secretariat to develop codes of conduct and ethics and strengthen a multi-level and multi-stakeholder network; design of innovation trajectories for piloting.

Sustainability phase: Phase three (May 2020 to May 2021): This phase aimed at piloting and implementing capacity development / quality assurance mechanisms with clients of GALS/HHM support; test pilots for specific approaches with GALS/HHM are carried out. Pilot and implement capacity development / quality assurance mechanisms with clients of GALS/HHM support; test and consolidate business models for sustainability of ELC, hubs and the network; identify other ELC for programme development; pilots for specific approaches with GALS/HHM are carried out, reviewed and documented; approaches are disseminated and funds are leveraged for rolling these out. A larger alliance and consortia were developed for programme development scaling up.

Scaling up and replication phase”, Phase four (May 2021 to May 2022): During this phase, business models for sustainability of the ELC, regional hubs and the network are tested and reviewed; Capacity development trajectories with IFAD-supported projects refined for replication; wider profiling of the network and consortia, mobilizing resources for scaling up and knowledge management.

Successes

  1. Improved conflict resolution at family and community level resulting from integrating GALS in peace building initiatives.
  2. Reduction in domestic violence as a result of improved relations at Household level.
  3. Indicate an increase in productivity for agricultural value chains resulting from joint planning and decision making starting from the household level
  4. Observable changes in attitudes and behaviour at different levels through individual and collective activities. They include sensitive areas of gender inequality like property rights, gender-based violence and participation in economic decision-making.
  5. Improvement is savings culture among the youth owing to their engagement in Village savings and Loan Associations (VSLA), engagement in different livelihood interventions and GALS methodology

Approaches used for GALS scale up

The four approaches for scaling up the GALS/HHM methodologies are:

  1. Voluntary “pyramid marketing”: participants identify other participants in their own families and support networks with whom they have a self-interest in sharing the gender message and GALS methodology. GALS/HHM cannot be scaled up through top-down dissemination using conventional training of trainers or “step down” training models based on supply and demand since the methodology is community-led (bottom-up) and passed on by peers who have taken control and changed their lives. Therefore, change makers from the community – rather than paid extension workers – become the trainers.
  2. A network of qualified national ELCs and regional hubs with certified trainers and strong national training partners will be established to build capacities of implementing partners of IFAD- (and other donor-) funded value chain programs.
  3. It is vital that the ELC take responsibility together as a functioning network. A sound business model for the Network will be developed and implemented along with a functioning secretariat. During the life of the project, the regional hub will effectively function as the ELC network secretariat. After the completion of the project, the secretariat function can be taken up by one of the member ELCs, based on their interest and capacity to undertake this function.
  4. A Capacity Development Fund with a fee-for-services mechanism will be designed that can contribute to sustaining the ELC/hubs network as one of the options to be explored under the ELCs business models.

Partners

Hivos

Community Empowerment for Rural Development

Strengthening Resilience through Enhanced Local Disaster Risk Management Capacities (EUTF Project)

Project Title: Strengthening Resilience through Enhanced Local Disaster Risk Management Capacities

Overall Project Objective

To reduce the potential negative environmental and socio-economic impact on local systems of the current and future displacements in southwest Uganda

Specific Objective

To strengthen local preparedness and resilience of refugees and host communities through improved natural resources management, disaster risk mitigation, and early warning systems in the two refugee hosting districts of Kyegegwa and Isingiro.

Approach

This project seeks to achieve its objectives by reducing forest exploitation, and encouraging restoration, and natural resource management activities. The project will also seek to improve environmental governance through advocacy, environmental education, and influencing. Building on current ongoing waste-to-value innovations projects this project seeks to further provide sustainable and environmentally friendly energy sources from human faeces to make fuel briquettes and biogas generation.

Capacity building of local actors and district staff are used to improve planning, awareness, and adjusted plans incorporating disaster risk mechanisms resulting in a sustainable program. Oxfam works with ongoing Care-funded DRR intervention in Kyangwali, whilst strengthening its disaster preparedness for a potential response to a new refugee influx or epidemic. The project also considers the ongoing WASH intervention funded by DG ECHO in Kyegegwa and Isingiro disricts.

Partners

  1. Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group (CSBAG)
  2. Joint Efforts to Save the Environment (JESE)
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Building Resilience in Crisis through Education (BRiCE) Project

BRiCE is a four-year project funded by the European Union. This project is aimed at improving and strengthening the non-formal and formal education systems in Northern Uganda and in South Sudan, targeting teachers and educators.This project is also delivering on one of the key shifts in the Oxfam in Uganda Country strategy 2021- 2030 which is Transformative Education by ensuring that the capacity of learners and teachers is enhanced so that they become champions of active citizenship.

Project Purpose

The purpose of the project is to build quality, sustainable and resilient educational opportunities for refugee and displaced children as well as children in the host communities in South Sudan and Uganda. The primary aim is to improve access to quality primary education for learners between the ages of 6 – 25 years in both non-formal and formal education systems to build resilience in their life skills in terms of playing an active citizenship role, prevent conflict/s, and learn technical skills to lead a productive life. This has been achieved through the Accelerated Learning Program model for learners and by improving the skills of teachers to support the target learners by addressing the capacity needs for teacher professional development of primary level schoolteachers.

Partners

National Partners

  • Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU)
  • Forum for African Women Educationalist Uganda (FAWEU) 
  • Luigi Giussani Institute of Higher Education (LGIHE))
  • AVSI Foundation in Uganda

Global partners

  • Education International (EI)
  • Columbia Global Center(CGC)
  • Oxfam Novib  

Associated Partner: INEE 

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Stand-Up for Sexual Reproductive and Health Rights (SRHR) project

Introduction

Oxfam Canada has received financial support from Global Affairs Canada (GAC) to support Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) Services in Uganda under a project called Stand Up. The project addresses key gender inequality and human rights issues, particularly: harmful social norms, traditional practices and taboos regarding gender and sexuality; lack of adequate information on or access to comprehensive SRHR services; lack of meaningful decision-making power by young women and girls regarding their health and sexuality. This project will run for a duration of six and a half years and its implementation is in Uganda, Mozambique and Canada.

In this project, Oxfam and partners engage girls, women, boys, men, and community leaders to raise awareness about comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights. “Stand Up” also strengthens health systems to be able to deliver comprehensive, rights-based sexual and reproductive health services that are gender-responsive, youth-friendly, inclusive and accountable. Finally, the project works with local partners and the Ugandan government to develop sexual and reproductive health policies and services that are evidence-based and in line with national human rights commitments.

Project goal

To increase enjoyment of SRHR by most marginalized and vulnerable right-holders, particularly adolescent girls and young women

Project partners at global level

  1. Oxfam Canada
  2. International Planned Parenthood Federation
  3. Guttmacher Institute

Project partners at national level

  1. Center for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD)
  2. Femme Forte Uganda
  3. Reproductive Health Uganda (RHU)
  4. Makerere University School of Public Health

Geographical coverage

Uganda, the project focuses on Mayuge and Namayingo districts of the Eastern region, and Nebbi, Madi Okollo, Arua, and Terego districts and Arua City in West Nile region.

 

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