Education Country Baseline in Lao PDR - Annex of the country status REPORT - Sendai Framework
- BACKGROUND
Save the Children is leading a consortium including French Red Cross/ Lao Red Cross, OXFAM and CARE on strengthening coordination mechanisms and governance structure of disaster risk management capacities at national and local level to support improved consolidation and replication of community-based DRM and school safety approaches in vulnerable areas. This project is implemented in collaboration with the Department of Disaster Management and Climate Change (DDMCC) and the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) and their decentralized structure in 4 provinces Khammouane, Sekong, Vientiane Province and Sayabouri is funded by DG ECHO.
Outcomes:
- Enhanced accountability and recognition of the National DRR platform by DDMCC, with alignment to the Sendai Framework by the end of the Action
- Community-based DRM and school safety approaches are consolidated and replicated in high risk areas by the end of the action
- TARGETED AREAS
National Level, Ministry of Education and Sports in Vientiane Capital
- OBJECTIVES :
The overall objective of the project is to develop the Education country baseline to enable the MoES to measure their progress toward Sendai Framework. The consultant will work in close coordination with the Ministry of Education and Sports particularly the Disaster and Climate Change Prevention, Management Committee of Education and Sport Sector, and other relevant government, non-government and international agencies and organizations during the creation of the report in order to ensure that the process is both inclusive and participatory.
This status report will include the following in line with the UNISDR guidelines:
- PURPOSE OF THE STATUS REPORT
- METHODOLOGY TO PREPARE THE REPORT
III. EDUCATION AND DISASTER RISK
- PROGRESS OF DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR
- KEY FINDINGS
- Priorities and targets for SCHOOL SAFETY
VII. BASELINE INDICATORS AND TARGETS
- OUTPUTS
- Education Country Baseline in line with the outline provided by UNISDR
- Electronic copies of documents identified and/or internet links.
- National literature review a brief three/four page summary of the findings
- Stakeholder mapping to show the relevant actors involved in Education/ Safe School in the country.
- Transcript of the interviews and focus group discussions held during the process
- INDICATIVE TIMEFRAMES
All products should be finished within 4 months, starting August 2016. The exact date will be set in the contract.
- ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The consultant will be responsible for:
- Literature review of accessible information: Use the key findings from the literature review to guide the methodology for information still necessary to gather through focus group discussions (FGDs) and key informant interviews (KIIS) at the national level and within the Education sector. This methodology will be shared with the SCI and MoES for their feedback
- Stakeholder mapping: The mapping would involve listing and describing the stakeholders present in the country and involved in Education_ DRR Education. A simple network analysis of these stakeholder would be preferable.
- Create Working Group (DRM-WG) for this work: Collaboration between key stakeholder around the progress and input on the work
- Design, Facilitation and Analysis of Focus Group Discussions and Interviews Focus group discussions and interviews will be undertaken with key government staffs and other partners involved in Education to gain a deeper understanding;
- Design, Facilitation and Analysis of Multi-stakeholder Consultation Workshop on DRR Education
- Final meeting with DRR national platform to present draft of the report
- REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
- At least 5-year experience of working in DRR / DRM, preferably in Lao PDR
- Experience in dealing with government agencies
- Experience in undertaking disaster-related research
- Have a good command of both spoken and written English in addition to command on local / national language of the country
- Experience in strengthening policy and institutions for DRM is an advantage
Interested Candidates, please submit the narrative and financial proposal in one document and a CV to Phelee Ninthaphanh: by 31 Aug 2016.
All data collected during this exercise will become the property of the Ministry of Education and Sports and will not be shared with third parties without the express permission of the Ministry of Education and Sports as the focal point for this exercise. All data and products, developed or created by the Consultant in the course of providing the Services will become absolutely and beneficially the whole of its right, title and interest the Ministry of Education and Sports.
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