Enhancing Youth Advocacy through Multimedia campaigns to tackle COVID-19 Project
Consultancy, Research Jobs
- Youth Advocates Zimbabwe
- Expires 15 Jun 2022
- Bulawayo
- Full Time
Job Description
Youth Advocates is a youth led and youth serving NGO which entered partnership with UNICEF at the dawn of the COVID pandemic to enhance youth engagement in the COVID 19 and Sexual Reproductive Health response by creating safe spaces for adolescents and young people to access accurate and confidential information and referrals on HIV/SRH and COVID-19. Since the emergence of the COVID-19 virus, the pandemic has disrupted every aspect of people's lives in an unprecedented manner. While many of its implications, such as confinement-related psychological distress and social distancing measures, affect all of society, young people experience these impacts in distinct ways as they must cope with disruptions in education, mental health issues brought about by lockdown uncertainties as well as disruptions in accessing health services particularly HIV and SRH services. Violence, teenage pregnancies, and substance abuse has generally been found to increase in the face of pandemics.
Duties and Responsibilities
Following a KAP survey, Human Centered Design Workshop and U-Report polls on COVID19/SRH/Substance abuse perceptions it was noted that there is need to strengthen adolescents and youth
voices in COVID-19 response integrating SRH, substance abuse and Mental health using high impact and cost-effective strategies that impact and relay social behavior change amongst young people. Under UNICEF/YAZ collaboration, YAZ has been implementing an outdoor media campaign using art murals,online trainings to promote COVID 19/SRHR/Substance abuse prevention and uptake of COVID 19/SRH services and Helpline Interventions through information dissemination, psychosocial support and referrals to HIV and SRH services. This campaign is being rolled out in the 12 targeted districts across 7 Provinces targeting 27 000 adolescents and young people.
1. TERMS OF REFERENCE
1.1 The objective for the Consultancy is to document positive youth voices on championing COVID-19 response and HIV/SRHR initiatives
1.2 The expected key actions of the Consultant shall be to:
a) Collect positive change stories from Youth Advocates at [1 urban] Chitungwiza and [1 rural] Murehwa and on Youth Advocates’ WhatsApp platform
b) Document the impact of multimedia platforms on Adolescents and Young People including Helpline, Youth Advocates Leadership Program (YALEP) Murals and Youth peer education
c) Edit the stories into collections, 50 paged A4 size booklet.
d) Finalize the booklet and make available a soft copy and produce 50 hard copies
2. TIMELINES
Proposed timeframe for the process -16 June to 25 June 2022
3. METHODOLOGY
• Interviews
• Focus Group discussions
• Videography
SUPERVISION
Name: Nokuphiwa Moyo
Title: Impact and Programs Coordinator
Date 10/06/22
PREPARED BY:
Name: Nokuphiwa Moyo
Title: Impact and Programs Coordinator
Date: 10/06/22
APPROVED BY:
Name: Tatenda Songore
Title: Executive Director
Date: 10/06/22
Qualifications and Experience
REQUIREMENTS
Traceable reference and previous work on the similar assignments.
Fluency in English and knowledge of local language (Shona and Ndebele) is an added advantage.
A minimum of 5 years practical professional work experience in communication and documentation.
Technical and Financial Proposal
How to Apply
Interested cadres should send in a cover letter, clearly articulating how you meet the requirements of the consultancy. May you also include samples of similar work conducted in the past.
Applications to be sent out to Youth Advocates on youthadvocateshq@gmail.com by 12 noon on Wednesday 15 June 2022
