Trainer Consultant - Theory of Change

BACKGROUND:

           The Lebanese Center for Human Rights (CLDH) is a local non-profit, non-partisan Lebanese human rights organization based in Beirut. CLDH was created in 2006 by the Franco-Lebanese Movement SOLIDA (Support for Lebanese Detained Arbitrarily), which has been active since 1996 in the struggle against arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance and the impunity of those perpetrating gross human rights violations.

CLDH monitors the human rights situation in Lebanon, fights enforced disappearance, impunity, arbitrary detention and racism and rehabilitates the victims of torture. CLDH regularly organizes press conferences, workshops and advocacy meetings on human rights issues in Lebanon and collects, records and documents human rights abuses in reports and press releases.

CLDH team on the ground supports initiatives aimed at determining the fate of all missing persons in Lebanon.

CLDH regularly follows up on numerous cases of arbitrary detention and torture in Lebanon in coordination with Lebanese and international organizations, and with the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention WGAD and the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture.

CLDH currently has 4 offices: Dora, Baouchrieh,  Beqaa and Tripoli.

Program Profile:

      Free to Be Me (F2BM) is an inspiring and innovative program that puts rights holders in the driving seat, while supporting the LGBTQI+ movement to an impactful and sustainable fight for its rights. In Lebanon, a vibrant LGBTQI+ scene would lobby and advocate for economic and social justice. Despite progresses, challenges prevail in a highly restrictive legal environment.

F2BM-ME will give voice, leadership and bounding to a community of qualified activists fighting to advance a common agenda in Lebanon. The Community of Action (CoA) will foster the growth of grassroots organizations and knowledge-sharing within the community. The program will encompass: i) tailored organizational capacity-building, ii) targeted individual skills development iii) micro-project funding allowing community impact and learning through action.

F2BM-ME will be piloted by a project team hosted and benefiting from organizational support from the Lebanese Center for Human Rights (CLDH), designated as the host organization (HO). The program will directly benefit 10 grassroot organizations, a minimum of 15 activists and, indirectly, contribute to uphold the rights of the whole community in the region.

Description of the Training:

A number of Community of Actions (COA) members will be taken through an understanding of the F2BM global theory of change (TOC) and then engage in a process to adapt the TOC to the local context. This process will have all COA members locate their priorities as guided by the Lebanese context and in line with the different/ relevant pathways of change. This is the process that will come up with Lebanon country's priorities. It is also the process that will define the Lebanon annual plan based on the priorities that all COA members  will come up with led by the COA facilitator. Support will be provided by the Hivos D-MEL technical lead and Hivos PO.

Training Context:

The total number of participants will vary from 10 to 15 members from the local community and LGBTQIA+ activists that were selected as per a selection criteria under the supervision of CLDH and Hivos.

The workshop, delivered by the Trainer, will be conducted over 3 days in November (Dates TBD).. The Trainer Consultant is expected to draft and share a the training agenda and manual (or an outline of manual)  before the workshop,  a final report after conducting the training, a finalised annual plan, a localised theory of change. Both have to be approved by CLDH.

The working period, including preparation, delivery and final report of the training, is estimated to vary between 10 and 15 days.

Training Deliverables:

1- Training Agenda

2-A three days training workshop with 10 to 15 members

3- A narrative report for the designated training

4- Action plan for Lebanon under F2BM project as collected from the trainees

5- Localized Theory of Cahnge

Qualifications:

●Deep knowledge of the LGBTQIA+ context in Lebanon         

●Previous Training experience on similar topics

●LGBTQIA+ expertise    

●Arabic and English are a must.