KAALO Aid and Development
ABOUT KAALO
KAALO aid and Development (KAALO) is humanitarian, and development Non-Profit Organization registered with Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and its Federal Member States (FMS). Established in October 1991 after the collapse central government of Somalia, KAALO has been serving vulnerable and destitute conflict and crisis affected communities over the past 30 years. It has directed its interventions at displaced women, children and elderly peoples through different lifesaving, Resilience and development programs. KAALO has been involved in different sectors including, education, health, WASH, livelihoods, environmental management, and Protection with successful record in implementing more than 100 programs and projects in Somalia.
Since 2022, KAALO’s new strategic Plan focused on and prioritized three main sectors: Food security and livelihoods, Water sanitation and hygiene, and Protection and human rights governance and democracy. These are key thematic areas in both humanitarian and development interventions.
BACKGROUND TO THE EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
The Somali Provisional Constitution of 2012 established essential human rights principles which guarantee the protection for Somalis across all walks of life; including the accused persons, detainees and convicted criminals. For the accused, detained and convicted criminals, the Somali Provisional Constitution affirms rights to human dignity, fair trials, and legal representation; however, significant gaps remain within Somalia’s criminal justice system.
KAD has identified critical issues in the management of detention facilities across Somalia, particularly in Mogadishu, Kismayo, and Baidoa. A recent rapid needs analysis on Somalia’s detention facilities revealed overcrowded prisons, inadequate access to basic services, and poor record-keeping; these serve to compound challenges in the criminal justice system such as illegal detentions and human rights violations. Currently, Somalia has between 12 to 14 prison facilities primarily concentrated in urban areas, with many facing funding constraints and governance challenges. Despite efforts from international partners to improve conditions, significant gaps persist, particularly in Jubbaland and Southwest State.
To address these challenges, KAALO with support from the EU Somalia Delegation is implementing the project, “Promoting Human Rights Delivery in Somalia’s Criminal Justice and Rehabilitation System Project”. The project focuses on strengthening human rights delivery within Somalia’s criminal justice and rehabilitation system. It aims to improve conditions in detention facilities, enhance the capacity of duty bearers, and rehabilitate detainees in line with international human rights standards. The key areas of project focus include:
- Capacity Building: Training the Custodial Corps and local non-state actors on human rights and legal provisions governing detention.
- Collaborative Monitoring: Involving non-state actors in monitoring detention facilities and facilitating case referrals.
- Establishing a Criminal and Detainee Database: Establishing a basic database to improve tracking and oversight of detainees.
- Access to Basic Services: Enhancing conditions in detention facilities, ensuring separation of vulnerable groups, such as juveniles and women.
- Criminal Rehabilitation: Providing vocational training and psychosocial support for detainees.
- Inclusive Dialogue: Promoting stakeholder engagement to improve justice delivery.
PROJECT RESULTS:
Overall Objective: To contribute to an effective and responsive criminal justice system that safeguards the rights of detainees while contributing to positive criminal rehabilitation in Somalia.
Strategic Outcome 1: Enhanced capacity of Somalia’s criminal justice duty bearers to deliver and safeguard human rights for accused and convicted persons (rights holders) within the existing criminal detention framework.
Strategic Outcome 2: Establish and strengthen an NSA Network of trusted duty bearers who provide support to the Somali Criminal Justice System to deliver and promote the human rights of detained persons.
Strategic Outcome 3: Enhanced stakeholder inclusion, collaboration, dialogue, and engagement which contributes to policy dialogue, advocacy, and responsiveness in Somalia’s criminal justice ecosystem.
Specific Objectives:
- Assess the level of awareness and understanding of detainee human rights among front-line duty bearers (Custodial Corps, Police, legal aid professionals and LNSA workers).
- Identify existing practices, challenges, and gaps in upholding detainee rights.
- Develop recommendations for improving human rights awareness and capacity-building for front-line duty bearers.
- Provide a basis for targeted training and capacity-building initiatives in the criminal justice sector.
SCOPE OF WORK
The Scope will cover the following activities:
- Literature Review: Review existing policies, regulations, and reports on human rights standards and practices concerning detainees within the criminal justice system.
- Stakeholder Mapping: Identify and categorize key stakeholders, including front-line duty bearers from the Custodial Corps, Police, and LNSA. etc.
- Data Collection:
- Conduct surveys, interviews, and focus group discussions with front-line duty bearers to gauge their awareness and understanding of detainee human rights.
- Collect qualitative data on experiences, challenges, and current practices in managing detainee rights.
- Data Analysis: Analyze the collected data to identify common themes, knowledge gaps, and training needs.
- Reporting: Prepare a detailed report summarizing findings, analysis, and recommendations for strengthening detainee human rights awareness among the target groups.
KEY DELIVERABLES
The consultant/organization is expected to deliver the following:
- Inception Report: Outline of the methodology, work plan, and timeline for the assignment.
- Data Collection Tools: Survey questionnaires, interview guides, and focus group discussion guides.
- Draft Report: Initial findings, data analysis, and key recommendations for review.
- Final Report: Comprehensive report incorporating feedback, including detailed findings, analysis, and actionable recommendations.
- Presentation of Findings: Presentation to key stakeholders to validate findings and discuss next steps.
REPORTING AND TIMEFRAME OF THE SURVEY
The assignment is expected to be completed within 4 weeks of the date of signing the contract, with the following milestones:
- Week 1: Submission of Inception Report.
- Weeks 2: Data collection and stakeholder engagement.
- Weeks 3: Data analysis and drafting of the report.
- Week 4: Submission of the Final Report and presentation of findings.
QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENT.
- Lead Consultant should have at least a degree qualification in any of the following areas Law, Human Rights, Governance and Public administration, Medicine, Social Sciences, or any other relevant degree from recognized institutions.
- Must have a minimum of 3 years of overall experience conducting baseline assessment for criminal justice system, access to justice and human rights.
- Demonstrated experience of working in donor funded projects under public sector and /or NGOs.
- Must have good understanding and sound knowledge on human rights and justice sector.
- Experience in conducting surveys, interviews, and data analysis.
- Financial Offer (Download RFQ).
The deadline for Tenders/offers to conduct the Baseline will be accepted from consultants as well as firms, or academics is by 20th Oct 2024 and should submitted all required documents in Hardcopy to KAALO office at Cabdiyare Geelaaye Road, Halgan Village, Garowe, Puntland Somalia.
