INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION

THE OFFICE OF THE ILO LIAISON OFFICER

Call for Expression of Interest ILO/YGN/16/21

27 September 2016

Implementation for Provision of Non‐Formal Education in , Title: Mon and

International Labour Organization (ILO) Organization: “ Program on the Elimination of Child Labour (My‐PEC) Project”

1) Dagon (Myothit) Seikkan Township, Yangon (Ward 87, Ward 93 and Ward 168)

2) Labutta Township, Ayeyarwady (Poe Laung Village Tract – Poe Laung, Byant Gyi, War Taw Kone, Char Thar Kone, Thar Yar Kone Location: and Khaung Thaung)

3) Ye Township, (Ain Din Ywar Thit, Ain Din Ywarma, Kan Ni, Kine Taw, Nit Ka Yoke, Upper Yit Chaung, Dama Parla, Lower Yit Chaung and Panan Bon)

No. of Agencies: One or more

Contract Type/Level : Implementation Agreement

Period: 01 November 2016 ‐ 30 November 2017

Closing Date: 14 October 2016

Applications Details: Applications to: Research & Survey Assistant (MyPEC) 01 2336538, 2336539 Ext: 280 ILO No. 1(A), Kanbae Road, Yangon – Myanmar. or via email to [email protected]

Only short listed agencies/organisations will be contacted for further consultation process.

Background 1. ILO’s Myanmar Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (My‐PEC) endeavors to establish a comprehensive, inclusive and efficient multi‐stakeholder response to reducing child labour by: (i) expanding the knowledge base on child labour in Myanmar, (ii) increasing awareness and knowledge about the issue, (iii) improving legislation and strengthened national and local capacity to address child labour in line with international standards, (iv) improving capacity of national and local stakeholders to network and advocate on the issues and (v) reducing child labour in target communities through direct interventions.

2. While the government of Myanmar ratified ILO Convention 182 in 2013, it lacks a model of direct interventions for child labourers, their households and their communities. The last component of My‐PEC on direct services aims at developing, implementing and documenting replicable models of interventions in three selected communities of Myanmar.

3. My‐PEC will provide direct services to a total of 3,600 children or 1,200 children each from Dagon (Myothit) Seikkan Township, ; Labutta Township, Ayeyarwady Region; and Ye Township, Mon State. These services must be able to remove 1,440 from the worst forms of child labour and to successfully prevent 2,160 who are at high risk of becoming child labourers. All these will have to be accomplished within the timeframe of 1.5 years (mid‐2016 to 2017).

4. The following Wards and village tracts have been selected as pilot communities for the direct services implementation of My‐PEC based on a rigorous evidence‐based and participatory approach:

a. Dagon (Myothit) Seikkan Township, Yangon: - Ward 87 - Ward 93 - Ward 168

b. Labutta Township, Ayeyarwady: - 6 villages under Poe Laung Village Tract (Poe Laung, Byant Gyi, War Taw Kone, Char Thar Kone, Thar Yar Kone and Khaung Thaung)

c. Ye Township, Mon State: - 9 villages (Ain Din Ywar Thit, Ain Din Ywarma, Kan Ni, Kine Taw, Nit Ka Yoke, Upper Yit Chaung, Dama Parla, Lower Yit Chaung and Panan Bon)

5. The pilot direct services, to be implemented at village tract/ward level starting 2016, aim to increase the participation of child labourers and at risk children in quality education, increase access of children above minimum age for employment to safe work, and reduce vulnerability of target households to child labour.

6. Quality education is a key direct intervention that will be provided by the project to its child beneficiaries. It is proven to be an effective means of preventing children from entering child labour. Child labour on the other hand affects children’s ability to perform well in school and maintain good attendance. Depending on children’s needs, some are provided with formal education services while others are non‐formal education (NFE) or technical/vocational, or entrepreneurship training services.

7. Among My‐PEC’s out‐of‐school beneficiaries, 491 are within the age group of 6‐13 years old. This group is targeted for either NFE or re‐enrolment to formal school. The older group, 691 in total, that are within the minimum age for employment (14‐17 years old) have options to enroll to non‐ formal education, re‐enroll in formal school, or benefit from entrepreneurship training/TVET.

Objectives 8. The objective of this assignment is to contribute to the reduction of child labour and children at high risk of entering child labour in the targeted areas by providing and improving access to non‐ formal education services 1 in My‐PEC pilot areas. 2 Scope of work 9. The Implementing Agency is expected to perform the following tasks: a. Orient village authorities and relevant community members about implementation of non‐formal education services and if necessary train them on respective roles they need to perform; b. Identify best approach for encouraging parents to enroll their children to NFEs; c. Facilitate voluntary sign‐up of parents/guardians to enroll their children to NFE by discussing with them about child labour and its impact to children’s well‐being and the educational options that they could avail depends on the children’s age; d. Select from among existing NFE programme those that are appropriate for child labourers and at‐risk children ensuring when possible that the program is accredited by government should children transition to formal school/TVET system; e. When necessary adapt the programme (curriculum and schedule) to fit the needs and capacities of the children; f. Where there is no existing and/or appropriate NFE programme, establish mechanisms for delivering NFE including set‐up of NFE centers utilizing available resources at the township level; g. Implement NFE programme, monitor performance of beneficiaries and provide assistance to improve their performance, as needed; h. Ensure that throughout the planning and implementation, the strategies and approaches for sustainability are in place such as involving key authorities in relevant stages; i. Provide Direct Beneficiaries and Monitoring System (DBMS) Focal Persons with relevant beneficiaries’ data such as children’s education status; and j. Share progress, challenges and lessons learnt from the implementation to My‐PEC and its key stakeholders.

Outputs 10. The following are the deliverables from this assignment: a. Orientation /training to relevant collaborators (i.e. village authorities/community members who have specific roles in the implementation) at the village/Ward level; b. NFE manuals and tools including pre‐ and post‐implementation activities to be used for implementation – for My‐PEC approval;

1 Non-formal Education services refer to education provided by any organization or body outside of the formal school system of the government and MNEC. This education may include literacy, mainstreaming education, accelerated learning, community-based education, bridge courses, remedial education, life skills, TVET provided outside the non-formal system by a non-government institution etc. (CMEP) 2 It could also provide concrete models of strategies for NFE learners to transition to formal education.

c. 1,200 number of children aged between 6‐17 years3 participated in the programme. d. Progress reports every three months using My‐PEC standard template; e. Financial and technical progress reports using ILO standard template; f. DBMS reports as requested by the DBMS focal persons; and g. Final technical and financial reports at the end of the implementation; technical report to include case studies of selected learners.

Timeline 11. Tentative start of contract is 01 November 2016. Proposed end date should not exceed 30 November 2017.

Budget 12. The budget for this contract will cover professional fees, travel costs, mobilization expenses, school supplies and student fees and management/admin fees of the implementing agency. 13. A tentative schedule of payments shall be indicated in the Contract, but any single payment shall be limited to a maximum of 30 per cent of the total contract amount and be subject to the condition that the ILO quality standards are met satisfactorily. By ILO financial rules, the first (advance) payment cannot exceed 30 per cent, and a minimum of 20 per cent of the total contract amount shall be retained as the final payment which may be paid only after satisfactory completion of all activities and providing to the ILO all outputs/ reports as stated in the contract. 14. It is important to note that should there be any problem in the delivery of outputs pertaining quality and schedule, the Contractor is expected to make the necessary corrective actions without affecting the overall project delivery deadline dates. This will be at no additional cost to ILO.

Requirements

Interested agencies may provide proposals for one or more pilot townships.

In the technical proposal, the contractor must provide:

 Organizational profile with information about other related assignments to the subject of this TOR;  At least two key references for these kinds of projects conducted in satisfactory manner;  Team’s structure to implement this assignment;  A motivation letter how the implementing agency understands the requirements in this TOR and how they fit with their organization’s technical capacity.

Minimum qualifications for Project Coordinator:

 Must be a graduate of at least any university degree, or equivalent experience  Must have prior experience in the development work in the capacity of Project Coordinator or at least Supervisor level;  Skilled in technical reporting and in MS Office especially MS Word and Excel;  Analytical and systematic;  Strong leadership and organizing skills;  Familiar with the local context;  Excellent management and people skills; and

3 The implementing agency can propose if a specific age group will be targeted. However, the target number of beneficiaries should be considered.

 Good oral and written communication skills both English and Myanmar.

A commercial proposal has to be submitted with detailed breakdown of the expenses.

Deadline for submission of technical and commercial proposal is 14 October 2016.