Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Survey

1. Background

ABAAD – Resource Center for Gender Equality is a non-profit, non-politically affiliated, non-confessional association founded in 2011. ABAAD aims to achieve gender equality as an essential condition to sustainable peace, democracy and social and economic development in the MENA region. ABAAD seeks to promote gender equality through policy development, ending gender-based violence, empowering women and providing protection and support services through a holistic care approach to GBV survivors during times of peace, war and disasters.

As a resource center, ABAAD also seeks to collaborate with, support and build the capacities of both civil and public organizations that are involved in gender equality, democracy, human rights, SRHR, MHPSS, case management and protection programs.

ABAAD envisions a world in which men and women live as equitable partners and work together to secure better lives for their future. Women are effectively empowered and participate in democratic processes that affect their lives and their communities. In this world, there is no violence or discrimination and people live in freedom, dignity and peace. Women have fair access and control to all social, economic and natural assets and resources and are able to pursue their happiness.

The project “Women in Peace-building Processes” will work at the grassroots and community level (with municipalities and members of the general public), through participatory approach of producing and dissemination of knowledge and public awareness campaigns. In addition, this project will work at the institutional level (with NGOs, the media, the army, the ISF and the General Security Organization, as well as the health sector). This will serve to inform and strengthen advocacy and activity implementation at the policy level. Based on this, the project’s Theory of Change is: If knowledge and information around integrating women in peace and stability processes at the grassroots level, and capacity building is done at the community and institutional level through participatory approaches, then inclusion of women in peace and stability processes is enhanced.

2. Objective of the consultancy and scope of work

The study will aim, at measure the level of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on the implementation/ mainstreaming of MDGs as part of the women rights agenda for the coming years in Lebanon

The result of the KAP survey will be used as baseline to design a national toolkit aiming to build capacities of national and community based NGOs and CBOs around UNSCR 1325, namely mainstreaming WPS agenda in programme design, implementation, monitoring and documentation.

The intending consultant will prepare a draft proposal on how they intend to conduct the survey.

The consultant is expected to propose and design a suitable methodology for gathering information and delivering results

Specific Tasks of the consultant during the assessment:

• Submit a report which will include an interpretation of the tasks and methodologies which will be used in the KAP study;
• Develop appropriate tools and instruments for gathering information.
• Submit the prepared guidelines and the KAP methodology to the contact person in Abaad for approval.
• Conduct a desk review relevant to the survey;
• Conduct KAP survey: Train data enumerators and ensure quality of data being collected on daily basis.
• Undertake consultations with key stakeholders and conduct field data collection (i.e. focus group discussions and key informant interviews)
• Process and analyze the data, write and submit a draft report of the survey;
• Present Preliminary findings for ABAAD focal point.
• Revise and submit a final copy of the survey report including recommendations for the design of the toolkit

1. Target Area:  Lebanon

2. Calendar proposed to the consultant:

The estimated starting date is between April and May 2019

3. Profile researched

• Experience in Women Human Rights, UNSCR 1325, Monitoring & Evaluations  fields
• Experience to conduct KAP survey.
• Good analytical skills
• Good communication skills
• Ability to deal with local partners
• Fluent Arabic and English language skills (reports should be written in Arabic and English)
• Experience in NGOs field

4. Payment condition

The payment will be in USD.

• 15 % on the contract signature, and 50 % on the delivery of the first draft and 35% upon submission of the final version after technical approval from ABAAD.

5. Outputs

Final KAP Survey:

• Summary
• Introduction and justification
• Literature review
• Methodology
• Results
• Propositions on Toolkit production based on results found
• Annexes
• Bibliography