ToR: Consultancy to deliver training on child rights and digital justice

Introduction

SOS Children’s Villages in Ethiopia (SOSCVE) started its humanitarian work by opening the first Village in Mekelle in 1974. It began its work by providing life-saving provisions such as food, water and health services for many children devastated by severe drought and the subsequent famine. Today, its programs have grown significantly to meet the persistent challenges confronting Ethiopian children and young people who have lost parental care and are at the risk of losing, the love, care and protection of their families and caregivers. Working in close cooperation with donors, the government, and community-based organizations (CBOs), SOS Children’s Villages in Ethiopia has continued supporting thousands of children and young people who have lost parental care and are at risk of losing it. The organization is rigorously working to expand its geographic scope and program intervention areas to reach more vulnerable children and young people throughout the country and positively impact the lives of the children, young people, and their families as well as the community at large.

There have been significant efforts should be made to harmonize and consolidate laws related to children in Ethiopia. This approach can contribute to a more effective and equitable system for safeguarding the rights and well-being of children in Ethiopia. To address these challenges the Ministry of Women and Social Affairs has endorsed the establishment of a Technical Working Group (TWG) to support the drafting and endorsement of a comprehensive child law as well as provide technical support on child rights. As members of the TWG, SOS Children’s Villages in collaboration with the CCRDA is organising a learning workshop on Child Rights, Digital Spaces, and Child‑Friendly Justice System to members of the Working Group on Women and Children. For that purpose, SOS Children’s Villages in Ethiopia would like to engage a consultant (trainer) to deliver a 3-day training on child rights and digital justice in Ethiopia.

General Objective

The purpose of this consultancy is to deliver a training on child rights and digital justice in Ethiopia to members of the Working Group on Women and Children (CCRDA).

Specific Objectives

• Enrich members knowledge on Ethiopian legal and institutional framework for children
• Enhance members understanding of how children engage with digital spaces and identify emerging opportunities and harms
• Equip members with knowledge about child-friendly justice and child safeguarding
• Strengthen members advocacy skills for systemic change

Expected Outcomes

• Enhanced knowledge on emerging threats to the protection of child rights in Ethiopia
• Enhanced the capacity of the members to advocate for child rights

Deliverables

• Inception report
• Final developed training syllabus
• PowerPoint presentation for the training and additional tools and resources related to the training topic
• 3 days training on child rights and digital justice
• Training delivery report

Methodology

The consultant will use learned-centered and interactive learning methodology that is suitable for CSO practitioners.

Communications and reporting

The consultant will work closely with the National Advocacy Advisor, and relevant staff to achieve the objectives.

Training Participants

The training target participants for this training are selected from CSOs working on children. At least a total of 25 trainees is expected to participate on this training.

Timeframe

The consultant is required to provide the training June 17-19, 2026. The training will be delivered within 3 days after the endorsement of the inception report and training syllabus.

Logistic arrangements

The awarded trainer firm or consultant shall show feasible logistical arrangements for trainer and other related costs, while SOS CVE will be managing the venue, refreshment, and consultancy fee.

Copyright and other proprietary rights

SOS Children’s Villages shall be entitled to all intellectual property and other proprietary rights including, but not limited to, copyrights, and trademarks, with regard to products, processes, inventions, ideas, know-how, or documents and other materials which the Contractor has developed for SOS Children’s Villages under the Contract and which bear a direct relation to or are produced or prepared or collected in consequence of, or during the course of, the performance of the Contract.

Termination

The termination of the service agreement for the assignment will be in accordance with the contractual agreement to be included at the formal agreement’s actual signing.

Qualification and Legal Requirements

The consultant(s) should have: –

• Master’s degree in law (LLM) with a qualification in human rights
• Excellent skills in training facilitation
• Good understanding of legal Environment of the country.
• Good report writing and analytical skills
• High proficiency in written and spoken English and Amharic languages.