RESOURCE PERSONS FOR SGBV/VAWG/HP and SRHR TRAINING

Centre for Social Justice Limited by Guarantee (CSJ) is looking for top quality high level resource persons to prepare and make presentations at its workshops on the eradication of Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV), Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG), Harmful Practices (HP) and the promotion of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Women and Girls (SRHR). Consultants should have a good university degree and demonstrable experience and track record in the field. Send your CV and electronic copies of previous papers/publications on the subject matter to censoj@gmail.com or censojprocurement@gmail.com within five days from July 18 2020.
The workshops and paper topics are as follows.

TRAINING OF WOMENS RIGHTS ANDS CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS
a) Standards on SGBV/VAWG/HP and SRHR: National, Subnational and International including the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended); the Compulsory, Free, Universal Basic Education Act of 2004; Child Rights Act (CRA) and the Violence against Persons Prohibition Act (VAPP); relevant provisions of the Penal Code; national and subnational Gender Policy; National Reproductive Health Policy. Furthermore, SDG5 and other relevant Goals; Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and General Comments/Observations of the CEDAW Committee; United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women (DEVAW); the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action; Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa; the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) and its Limburg Principles and Maastricht Guidelines in relation to States parties obligations, etc.

(b) Indicators for Measurement of Success in Eradicating SGBV/VAWG/HP/SRHR: The relevant indicators on SGBV/VAWG/HP and SRHR in SDGs which is very detailed; CEDAW and its substantive demands in the reporting process; National Gender Policy and its implementation framework; relevant indicators in the National Demographic and Health Survey, Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, Nigerian Education Indicators, etc.
(c) Mainstreaming SGBV/VAWG/HP/SRHR in Plans and Policies: Stages in the preparation of policies and plans; relevant interventions at different stages of preparation; role and importance of gender disaggregated data and statistics; provisions for low hanging fruits across the sectors (agriculture, education, health, justice, youth and women affairs). Stages in policy and plan implementation. Roles of different MDAs; Ensuring that key issues get implemented in a sector wide approach. Implementing quick wins and low hanging fruits; keeping the relevant issues in the front burner.

(d) Budgeting for the Eradication of SGBV/VAWG/HP and improvement of SRHR: Understanding the budgeting framework and cycle; intervention points and strategies at the different parts of the cycle; minimum core contents and minimum core obligations of the bundle of rights associated violence against women; low hanging fruits for budgetary interventions.
(e) Civil Society Engagement Strategies on SGBV/VAWG/HP and improvement of SRHR: : How do CSOs engage to achieve results

CAPACITY BUILDING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENTS
(a) The Purpose and Principles of Mainstreaming Prevention and Response to VAWG/SGBV/HP/SRHR in Law Enforcement: Effective enforcement of laws and policies, the human rights and gender questions, improving livelihoods, non-discrimination, etc. Multi sector response and its principles include survivor centred approach; partnership; participative management; strategic planning; integrated services; prevention; accountability; sustainability. Principles of working with SGBV survivors including confidentiality, informed choice, survivors needs centred, perpetrator accountability and non-discrimination.
(b) Standards on Law Enforcement and SGBV/VAWG/HP/SRHR: Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW); Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women; Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action; United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security; the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights and its Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa; the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR); the Convention on the Rights of the Child; the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, etc. Others include Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials; Declaration on Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power, etc.

(c) Fit and Good Practices: Key issues on procedures including identification, evaluation, service provision – investigation, collecting evidence, threat/risk assessment and management, documentation, safety concerns, referrals, etc. Relate the foregoing to issues of domestic violence, rape, sexual assault, female genital mutilation, widowhood practices, denial of access to medical services in maternal and child health, denial of education contrary to the Free, Compulsory and Universal Basic Education Act, stalking, child abuse, offences under the Violence against Persons Prohibition Act, inhuman and degrading treatment and denial of human dignity contrary to S.34 of the Constitution, etc. Preventive approaches using police community relationships. Analysing Nigerian Gender Desks/Units and comparative practice of Women Police Stations.

(d) Challenges of Operationalising and Mainstreaming Prevention and Responses to SGBV/VAWG/HP and SRHR in Law Enforcement: Human and material resources, social challenges including stigmatization of victims, cultural and social attitudes, survivor’s disempowerment- relate to women justifying intimate partner violence, etc. Overcoming strategies including community engagement and sensitization, multi stakeholder approach, fundraising and accountability dimensions, etc.

CAPACITY BUILDING FOR STATE LEVEL STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION MINISTRIES, DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES OGF GOVERNMENT

(a) Standards on SGBV/VAWG/HP and SRHR: National, Subnational and International standards including the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended); the Compulsory, Free, Universal Basic Education Act of 2004; Child Rights Act (CRA) and the Violence against Persons Prohibition Act (VAPP); relevant provisions of the Penal Code; national and subnational Gender Policy; National Reproductive Health Policy. Furthermore, SDG5 and other relevant Goals; Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and General Comments/Observations of the CEDAW Committee; United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women (DEVAW); the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action; Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa; the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) and its Limburg Principles and Maastricht Guidelines in relation to States parties obligations, etc.

(b) Indicators for Measurement of Success in Eradicating SGBV/VAWG/HP/SRHR: The detailed relevant indicators on SGBV/VAWG/HP and SRHR in SDGs; CEDAW and its substantive demands in the reporting process; National Gender Policy and its implementation framework; relevant indicators in the National Demographic and Health Survey, Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, Nigerian Education Indicators, etc.

(c) Mainstreaming SGBV/VAWG/HP/SRHR in Plans and Policies: Stages in the preparation of policies and plans; relevant interventions at different stages of preparation; role and importance of gender disaggregated data and statistics; provisions for low hanging fruits across the sectors (agriculture, education, health, justice, youth and women affairs). Stages in policy and plan implementation. Assigning roles to different MDAs; Ensuring that key issues get implemented in a sector wide approach. Implementing quick wins and low hanging fruits; keeping the relevant issues in the front burner.

(d) Budgeting for the Eradication of SGBV/VAWG/HP and improvement of SRHR: Understanding the budgeting framework and cycle; intervention points and strategies at the different parts of the cycle; minimum core contents and minimum core obligations of the bundle of rights associated with violence against women; low hanging fruits for budgetary interventions.