GBV curriculum finalization and institutionalization
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Background
The Legal Aid Society (LAS) is a not-for-profit organization working on its mission to connect vulnerable & disempowered end users of justice with effective and expedient services for justice delivery. LAS’s interventions have been aimed at increasing access to justice for poor & marginalized communities, particularly women, across the province of Sindh and at the Federal level.
In line with the mission of expediting justice delivery, LAS is implementing a project to strengthen the State’s response to sexual violence as a technical partner, in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of Pakistan, under the Awaaz II Program.
LAS initiated the project to provide technical assistance to the Government of Pakistan in improving Criminal Justice Actors’ response to sexual violence and to enhance coordination between stakeholders.
This consultancy aims to introduce a chapter on GBV in the curriculum of medical colleges to train future medico-legal professionals.
B. Scope of Consultancy Scope and Expected Outputs
The scope of work and corresponding outputs/deliverables will be as follows:
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Finalization of an existing draft curriculum on response to gender based violence.
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Institutionalization of the subject curriculum in medical teaching institutes across Pakistan,
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Planning and conducting at least 02 focus group discussions with senior faculty members at Pakistan Medical Dental Council,
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Incorporation of feedback from conducted FGDs onto the curriculum.
C. Project Timeline & Payment Schedule
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Output
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Delivery timelines
April - June
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Finalize curriculum on response to GBV to institutionalize in medical colleges
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05 days by April 2025
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Facilitate 2 focus group discussions with senior faculty members at Pakistan Medical Dental Council
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05 days by May 2025
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Incorporation of findings from FGDs onto the final curriculum
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05 days by June 2025
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Total number of days
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15 days
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D. Required expertise and qualifications
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Background in gender expertise with adequate knowledge of the justice system in Pakistan and its mechanisms
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Experience in training justice system actors and inculcating a gender lens in existing curriculum in the Criminal Justice System
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Postgraduate qualification in the field of expertise, supported by extensive experience in the justice sector as a practitioner or trainer
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Prior experience in carrying out training based on adult learning methodologies
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Experience with developing training curricula/modules
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- Engaging in any form of sexual exploitation or abuse;
- Sexual activity with children (persons below the age of (18) irrespective of a mistaken belief of the age of the child which shall not amount to a defense);
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- Sexual relationships between LAS staff and beneficiaries of assistance, since they are based on inherently unequal power dynamics,undermine the credibility and integrity of the work of LAS and are strongly discouraged.