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Tenders are invited for Building Inclusive Leadership for Environmental Sustainability: A Gender and Disability Analysis in Akkar, Lebanon. Closing Date: 20 Jan 2025 Type: Consultancy Themes: Climate Change and Environment/Gender 3594114 TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) Building Inclusive Leadership for Environmental Sustainability: A Gender and Disability Analysis in Akkar, Lebanon Assignment Locations: This consultancy will be conducted in Akkar focusing on Qobayat and Dreib El Chemali About World Vision: World Vision International is a Christian, community-based and child-focused organization working in 100 countries around the world, serving and partnering with all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, capacity, background or gender. Project Overview: The Gender and Disability Inclusive Regreening (GDIR) project in Akkar, aims to restore and protect natural landscapes while enhancing community resilience to climate and related shocks. Over its lifespan, the project will employ a gender and disability inclusive comprehensive approach, addressing multiple dimensions of environmental conservation, community engagement, and economic empowerment. Through partnerships with local organizations, the project will conduct capacity assessments and contextual analyses to inform tailored capacity-building plans and community interventions. Community-based environmental restoration committees will be established and supported to engage local community members, including refugees and those with disabilities, in regreening activities. Children and youth will also be involved through dedicated committees, fostering their active participation in regreening efforts. Stakeholders capacities will be strengthened through sensitization sessions and training programs, empowering them to advocate for gender-sensitive environmental restoration. Sustainable income-generating practices will be promoted among male and female caregivers, aligning with regreening efforts to ensure economic viability and environmental responsibility. By addressing root causes of deforestation and promoting social stability, the project seeks to create a conducive environment for long-term environmental restoration and community well-being. Through its multifaceted design, the project aims to achieve lasting impacts on natural landscapes, community resilience, and governance systems in Akkar, Lebanon. Mission objectives: World Vision Lebanon is seeking a consultant, or a consultancy firm to conduct an in-depth Gender and Disability Analysis in Akkar-Lebanon. . The main objective of this consultancy is to provide a comprehensive contextual gender and disability analysis to inform the projects activities, ensuring that the design effectively promotes gender equality and disability inclusion in environmental restoration efforts. The analysis will focus on land management and environmental decision making, inheritance, land titles and gendered division of labor, ownership, participation in the restoration process, understanding the barriers that these groups face. It will also provide insights to help the project find meaningful ways to support them in stepping into leadership roles and contributing to decisions that affect their lives and communities. Specific objectives include: Power Dynamics: Examine the power dynamics within communities and households that affect gender and disability inclusion. Gendered Social Norms and Practices: Explore gendered roles and division of labor, and how these contribute to GBV risks. Access and Control Over Resources: Assess how access to and control over resources is distributed among different genders and abilities. Decision-Making, Leadership, and Participation: Evaluate the involvement of women, men, girls, and boys in decision-making processes and leadership roles. Distinct Protection Concerns: Identify specific protection concerns, including but not limited to GBV, and propose measures to mitigate these risks. Specific objectives include: Assessing Leadership Opportunities: Focus on how women, men, girls, and children with disabilities engage in decision-making at various levels, from households to community spaces, and identifying where gaps and barriers exist. Mapping Opportunities: Promote decision-making and leadership of women, men, girls, and children with disabilities in environmental restoration and regreening projects. Identifying Barriers: Understand societal expectations, accessibility barriers, and lack of support structures that prevent these groups from stepping into leadership roles. Examining Governance Structures: Look into gender equality frameworks, disability inclusion practices, and the impacts of climate change and disaster risks within the local context. Evaluating External Factors: Assess the impact of cultural, educational, and legal systems that either support or hinder leadership growth, and explore how these systems can be improved or adapted. Identifying Policy Gaps: Identify gaps in policy frameworks or institutional arrangements that could prevent women, men, girls, and children with disabilities from fully participating in environmental restoration projects. Evaluating Existing Programs: Analyze current initiatives aimed at empowering these groups, examining their effectiveness in supporting leadership development. Examining Power Dynamics and GBV Risks: Investigate the power dynamics within communities and households that affect gender and disability inclusion. Assess the risks of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and propose measures to mitigate these risks. Data Analysis and Recommendations: Analyze and interpret data to create practical, human-centered recommendations to address identified barriers and promote inclusive decision-making and leadership. Designing Interventions: Provide practical recommendations for designing interventions to ensure meaningful engagement of marginalized groups in leadership roles within regreening and environmental restoration efforts Scope of Work The consultant/consultancy firm is expected to: Identify and Map Barriers: Identify and map out social, economic, cultural, and institutional barriers to the participation of women, men, girls, boys, and children with disabilities in environmental restoration efforts. This includes analyzing power dynamics and social norms that limit or enable their involvement. Review Existing Data: Conduct a thorough review of existing data to understand the current state of gender and disability inclusion in environmental projects. This review will explore both visible and hidden barriers, such as social norms, lack of access, and exclusion. Primary Data Collection: Conduct primary data collection with key stakeholders, including women, men, girls, boys, children with disabilities, their families, teachers, community leaders, and organizations that work with them. Through interviews and group discussions, the goal is to hear their voices, understand their challenges, and identify whats missing to ensure inclusive participation. Analyze Governance Systems: Analyze governance systems and how they support or hinder the involvement of marginalized groups, particularly women, men, girls, boys, and children with disabilities, in environmental decision-making. Assess External Factors: Assess the impact of external factors such as cultural, educational, and legal systems that either support or hinder the inclusion of these groups. This includes exploring how these systems can be improved or adapted to provide better opportunities for participation. Identify Policy Gaps: Identify gaps in policy frameworks or institutional arrangements that could prevent women, men, girls, boys, and children with disabilities from fully participating in environmental restoration projects. Evaluate Existing Programs: Evaluate existing programs and initiatives aimed at empowering these groups, examining how well they are working to support inclusive participation. The aim is to identify gaps and propose improvements to enhance their effectiveness. Examine Power Dynamics and GBV Risks: Investigate the power dynamics within communities and households that affect gender and disability inclusion. Assess the risks of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and propose measures to mitigate these risks. Highlight gendered social norms and practices that contribute to increasing GBV risks, as well as womens priorities and recommendations for community-based prevention and risk mitigation. Data Analysis and Recommendations: Analyze and interpret data to create practical, human-centered recommendations to address identified barriers and promote inclusive participation and decision-making for women, men, girls, boys, and children with disabilities. Design Interventions: Provide practical recommendations for designing interventions to ensure meaningful engagement of marginalized groups (women, men, girls, boys, and children with disabilities) in environmental restoration efforts Ethical Considerations: The consultant / consultancy firm is expected to adhere to the following ethical principles throughout the assessment process: Voluntary participation, Confidentiality, and Anonymity: Participation in interviews and surveys must be entirely voluntary and wont impact in any way any services received by WVL. Informants will be fully informed about the purpose of the assessment and their right to decline to answer any question or end the interview at any time without consequence. Confidentiality and anonymity of participants must be strictly maintained and data security measures should be taken to protect personal information. Personal identities of participants will not be linked to their responses. Do No Harm: All assessment tools will be contextualized and carefully designed to be culturally sensitive and to minimize any potential harm or discomfort. Mitigation strategies and re Tender Link : https://reliefweb.int/job/4124168/3594114-i-wvl-i-call-tender-building-inclusive-leadership-environmental-sustainability-gender-and-disability-analysis-akkar-lebanon
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