Facilitating the Development of TOR - Communication Strategies and Gender-transformative Messages for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights at IPAS

Background

Ipas Nigeria Health Foundation works to empower women and girls to have bodily autonomy and exercise their sexual and reproductive health and rights. As partners for reproductive justice, we build collective action that transforms societies to enable women, girls, and vulnerable persons to manage their fertility and realize their full potential. 

Ipas is implementing the Increasing Sexual and Reproductive Autonomy Project in Nigeria to enhance women and girls' decision-making power and access to comprehensive Sexual Reproductive Health services in Benue, Borno, Oyo, and Lagos states. To accomplish this goal, we are collaborating with community-based organizations in the different project states to interact with community structures and identify intermediaries who will educate community members on gender-sensitive SRHR knowledge, conduct community dialogues and awareness sessions to address stigmatizing attitudes and engage with community stakeholders and influencers to garner social support for women and girls, ultimately enhancing their bodily autonomy and access to sexual and reproductive health services.

Ipas Nigeria Health Foundation is seeking a consultant to facilitate the development of 

• Gender-sensitive IEC SRHR messages & content using UCD approach with community stakeholders to transform negative social norms regarding Contraception, Safe Abortion, and Gender-Based Violence. 
• Facilitate the development of communication strategies with stakeholders to disseminate information and engage stakeholders within the communities to change negative social norms.

Target Audience

The proposed guide is meant for use by Community-based organizations implementing community-based SRHR interventions and approaches including inter-personal communication, community sensitization and awareness creation, and peer-to-peer education to increase knowledge and awareness of accurate SRHR, correct myths and misconceptions, challenge social norms and values that inhibit women and girls’ access to SRHR services.

Scope of Work and Deliverables

• Review training modules and discussion guides used in training peer educators and reference them to create a comprehensive training manual.
• Conduct a one-day virtual meeting with CBOs to validate the content in the comprehensive training manual and job aids.
• Develop IEC messaging based on Ipas’ Social norm scale to change social norms to end unsafe abortions, GBV, and contraception.
• Conduct one-day validation meeting with Community stakeholders to review the IEC materials that are developed.
• Review and update the Job Aids for peer educators.
• Facilitate sessions with community stakeholders and humanitarian aid workers to develop communication strategies for the dissemination of IEC materials.