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Terms of Reference for Conducting a Baseline Study on Child Labour in the Coffee sector in Kasese and Bunyangabu Districts (Uganda) 1. Introduction Terre des Hommes Netherlands (TdH-NL) is a child rights organisation dedicated to stopping child exploitation in East Africa, and works with 6 categories of actors including children, families and communities, the private sector, government, law enforcement agencies and civil society organisations to prevent and respond to child exploitation. Child exploitation constitutes serious violations of the rights and welfare of the child. TdH-NL’s work in East Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia) covers four thematic areas prevention of Sexual Exploitation of Children (SEC), Worst Forms of Child Labour (WFCL), Child Trafficking and unsafe-Migration (CTM), and Child Abuse (CA). In addition, TdH-NL emphasises four cross-cutting issues: child participation, gender mainstreaming, inclusion of children with disabilities and alternative care. TdH-NL has designed a theory of change that guides interactions with the six actors that we target and engage with in our work. We are also guided by our 5 Ps strategy which includes: ● Partnership - seeking collaboration and coordination with like-minded organisations and institutions. ● Promotion - advocating for laws, policies and practices that support/promote realisation of child rights. ● Prevention - engagements with families and communities, government, private sector actors to raise awareness on child exploitation and its impact on children, change practices towards children that predispose them to exploitation and support families to better provide for their children (creating a safe environment for children to thrive). ● Provision - for children that are already in exploitative situations, we take them out, provide rehabilitation services and reintegrate them back into society to develop and achieve their full potential. ● Prosecution - legal support to families and children that want to pursue justice when their rights have been violated. To inform the design of interventions to address child labour (CL) in Uganda, TdH-NL plans to undertake a baseline study of CL in the coffee value-chain in the Ugandan districts of Kasese and Bunyangabu. In keeping with TdH-NL’s position on CL, consultant(s) familiar with the context and committed to undertaking safe and ethical research are sought to undertake the baseline study in 2021 . 1 2. Context In Africa, agriculture accounts for 85% of all child labour and 61.4 million children in absolute terms1. In Uganda, it is estimated that 31% of children (over 2.4 million children) aged 6-13 years are in employment. The share of those 14 - 17 years old is estimated to be much higher, at 57%2. This highlights that Uganda has the youngest population employed, 48.1% below the age of 15 years, and reflects traditional beliefs that consider children as a source of income for the family wellbeing and survival. The ILO has classified the agricultural sector as one of the most hazardous working environments, especially for children. It is one of the three most dangerous sectors for children to work in at any age3 4. It is estimated that a total of 1.7 million households grow coffee in Uganda5. Coffee farming in Uganda is mostly in the highland areas of the country, Kasese and Bunyangabu Districts being some of the largest. 3. Rationale In Uganda, since 2011, working with and through partners, TdH-NL has implemented projects under the themes of commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC); Child Abuse (CA); Child Traficking and unsafe migration (CTM) and Child Labour (CL), mainly in Eastern and Karamoja regions of Uganda. This baseline study in Western Uganda should build evidence to be used by state and non-state actors in designing interventions to address CL, including WFCL. 4. Purpose and Objectives The overall purpose of the study is to assess the extent and effects of CL, including WFCL, along the coffee value chain in Kasese and Bunyangabu Districts of Uganda to inform interventions to address CL, including WFCL. Specifically, the objectives of the baseline study in Kasese and Bunyangabu Districts are: ● To describe the health, education and socio-economic status of children whose families grow coffee, with emphasis on health, education, living and working conditions and household income ● To describe the situation of CL among value chain actors in the coffee sector ● To assess the root causes and drivers of CL in the coffee value chain ● To describe current practice, policy or interventions implemented by state, commercial and non-governmental actors with reference to Uganda’s National Action Plan on Child Labour ● To recommend priority issues to be tackled by future interventions 1 2020 Child Labour in Africa https://www.ilo.org/ipec/Regionsandcountries/Africa/WCMS_618949/lang--en/index.htm 2 2020 Uganda: A report on Child Labour and Youth Employment http://www.ucw-project.org/attachment/Uganda_report_child_labor_youth_employment20141016_154929.pdf 3 FAO, 2015: Handbook for monitoring and evaluation of child labour in agriculture. Measuring the impacts and food security programmes on child labour in family-based agriculture 4 Ibid 5 2020 Uganda Coffee Development Authority: Fact sheet https://ugandacoffee.go.ug/fact-sheet 2 The study should utilize a range of methods to aid the understanding of CL in these two districts. 5. Target Audience Audiences for this baseline are key stakeholders in the agricultural (coffee) sector, including: ● Beneficiary community members of Kasese and Bunyabgabu Districts, ● Government Ministries like Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MoGLSD) and Ministry of Agriculture, ● Government parastatals like the Uganda Coffee Development Authority, ● Private sector actors6, ● Local government stakeholders/ actors, ● Other coffee value chain actors (producers, input suppliers, processors, wholesalers, retail markets), ● TdH and other civil society organisations, especially those with child protection interventions. 6. Methodology A suitable and detailed methodology that exhaustively addresses the objectives of the study will be provided by the consultant at the baseline´s inception, however consultants will be selected on the basis of proposed methodologies submitted in response to this ToR. Robust mixed methods with a participatory approach are preferred. The key responsibility for determining baseline study tools will be led by the consultant with support and review provided by TdH staff. Approval of methods will hinge on their compliance with TdH-NL’s Child Safeguarding standards and ethical approval by an external research body. Training on the Child Safeguarding Policy will be provided by TdH-NL. In addition, the study is expected to abide by the Ugandan MOH Covid 19 - SOPs. Data management should respect Ugandan data privacy policy and comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Data processing and analysis will be planned and executed by the consultant. All datasets, analysis scripts and all transcripts from the qualitative data collection will be submitted to TdH on completion of the assignment. The TdH-NL team will ensure dissemination of findings and recommendations to participating communities. 7. Scope of Work Roles and Responsibilities of the Baseline Study Lead (Consultant) The Study Lead will coordinate with TdH-NL to carry out the baseline study to the required standard. Accordingly, they will coordinate field-level data gathering, processing and writing up of the draft and final report. They are also responsible for the day-to-day management of baseline activities. 6 https://kilimonews.co.ke/general-news/list-of-qualified-coffee-buyers-and-exporters-in-uganda/ 3 Key responsibilities of the Study Lead include the following: ● Review of documents and preparation of an inception report with draft data collections tools for approval. ○ Prepare data collection tools for review and approval by TdH-NL ○ Prepare a risk assessment and mitigation plan for research activities, including a referral protocol for children and young people in difficult circumstances who are identified during data collection. This should be based on a local service mapping ○ Develop the baseline timeline/schedule ○ Develop a data collection protocol for the procedures and interactions with different stakeholders ○ Seek ethical approval for the study from a relevant Ugandan authority ● Conduct baseline study. ○ Lead training of field workers ○ Ensure enumerators adhere to ethical research and safeguarding principles ○ Collect, triangulate and summarise the primary and secondary data ○ Analyse data ○ Validate preliminary findings ● Prepare and submit a draft baseline report for review and feedback. ● Submit final baseline report in hard and electronic copies, and an electronic copy of a findings and recommendation presentation. ● Submit all datasets, transcripts and data analysis scripts. 8. Management and supervision TdH-NL will oversee the process and be responsible for accountability and guidance throughout all phases of execution, and approval of all deliverables. The evaluator(s) will work in close consultation with theTdH-NL Uganda Country Office and Regional PM&E Coordinator for the coordination of the baseline study with specific support in the following: ● Provide necessary documents for review ● Identify and make available the necessary logistics and staff required for the study activities ● Review baseline study report draft and provide feedback