Job Vacancy for Project Officer

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About ANPPCAN
African Network for the Prevention and Protection against Child Abuse and Neglect is a Pan African child rights organization that promotes the rights of children since 1986. ANPPCAN has its headquarters in Nairobi Kenya. Her vision is a continent where children are free from all forms of maltreatment and her mission is to enhance in partnership with others the prevention and protection of children from all forms of maltreatment, thus ensuring that their rights are realized.

ANPPCAN is commencing the implementation of Child Headed Households project in communities around 10 schools in Teso North Sub County in Busia County in Kenya. The goal of the project is to improve the quality of life of children living in Child Headed Households by increasing access to child protection services and enhancing their livelihoods and social protection programmes. In light of this, ANPPCAN is seeking a Project Officer for the Child Headed Household’s project. The Officer will be based in Teso North Sub County.

Objectives of Position
To strengthen livelihoods and social protection programmes for Child Headed Households through supporting the implementation of viable income generating activities and agriculture-based activities mainly poultry husbandry and crop farming to increase productivity and thereby address the immediate and mid-term needs of the Child Headed Households.

Duties, Roles and Responsibilities

  1. Be in charge of implementation of Child Headed Households Project activities in Teso North Sub County.
  2. Ensure Child Headed Households Project activities are implemented on time and that targets and outputs are realized
  3. Support in the identification and assessment of Child Headed Households in communities around schools in Teso North Sub County
  4. Mobilize and sensitize community members on the issues affecting children living in Child Headed Households and get them to participate in activities of the project.
  5. Work with Guardians and Project Child Headed Households Committee in the implementation of project activities and ensure quality of implementation of activities
  6. Facilitate and train CHH heads and guardians on Selection, Planning and Management, and Entrepreneurship, poultry/ animal husbandry and crop management
  7. Train CHHs and guardians on matters related to crop production, land development, and planning and management of gardens
  8. Coordinate the establishment of gardens for Child Headed Households to grow crops
  9. Support in the preparation of gardens for Child Headed Households in readiness for growing crops
  10. Coordinate and monitor all activities in the operational area, including distribution of inputs
  11. Distribute and account for all inputs delivered to Child Headed Households in the operational area
  12. Demonstrate on farms the proper use and application of inputs, fertilizers, seeds and pesticides
  13. Undertake crop production, harvest and preservation for long term use by Child Headed Households
  14. Facilitate the construction / renovation of shelters for Child Headed Households through the participation of community members
  15. Prepare weekly and monthly reports on activities implemented by the project
  16. Support in the implementation of income generating activities by Child Rights Clubs and VSLA groups in schools in Teso North
  17. Perform any other duty that may be assigned by the Programme Manager

Qualification Required & Experience

  1. Diploma or B.Sc. in agriculture-related courses (Food Science and Technology, Agriculture and Home Economics, poultry/ animal husbandry, Health and Production and Range Management/Farm Management) from a recognized Institution in Kenya.
  2. Course in project planning and implementation with at least 2-year experience in programme planning and implementation

Required Skills

  1. Strong communication, presentation and liaison and interpersonal skills
  2. Excellent training and facilitation skills for children, community members and community leaders
  3. Keen interest and knowledge of farming and environmental issues
  4. Knowledge of, and experience in, the application of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP);
  5. Ready to visit CHHs and their farms at least 2 times a week
  6. An open, flexible and innovative working style;
  7. Ability to take initiative and work without constant supervision;
  8. Passion and commitment in working with orphans and vulnerable children
  9. Must be gender sensitive

Location
Teso North Sub County, Busia County

How to apply for the Job
Interested applicants who meet the above requirements should send a cover letter, their detailed curriculum vitae and contacts of three relevant referees to: recruitment.bsn@gmail.com to reach us not later than 2nd August 2024.

Day of the African Child 2024

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The Day of the African Child is commemorated every year on 16 June since 1991. On this day we remember black high school students who participated in the Soweto Uprising in South Africa in June 1976 when they began a series of demonstrations and protests against education injustice and inequality during the apartheid regime. It is estimated that about 20,000 students took part in the protests. They were met with police brutality and many were shot and killed. Thus, 16th June every year is held in honour of The African child.

According to the African Union, the theme for the Day of the African Child in 2024 is “Education for all Children in Africa: the Time is Now” aligning with the African Union’s Year of Education, which focuses on building resilient education systems to ensure increased access to inclusive, lifelong, quality and relevant learning in Africa.

Many children in Africa have come a long way as some have gone through abuse and exploitation just because of the need to survive and because of families’ economic challenges. Thus, many children did not attend school and had to work to help boost household incomes. People took advantage of the families’ vulnerable situations and ended up employing both children and their parents. Also, children were involved in the Worst Forms of Child Labour with meagre pay. They were also trafficked and sexually exploited. Some years back, ANPPCAN coined a slogan, “Adults to Work and Children to School.” This was a campaign to withdraw children from child labour and enroll them back in schools. Through this campaign, ANPPCAN made great strides in ensuring that children were in school in many communities, e.g. Kiambu, Muranga, Maragwa, Kericho, Homa Bay, Siaya, etc. in Kenya.

Children in a school in Busia County admiring the school’s Income Generating Activity (IGA) Pigs project

ANPPCAN has also made efforts to combat both internal and cross border trafficking of children by implementing an Anti- child trafficking project targeting border areas such as Busia, Moyale, Marsabit and Loitokitok. Here, ANPPCAN worked with the police, the courts and communities to ensure the safety and protection of children from trafficking. Perpetrators were arrested and prosecuted. The project was implemented through effective response to address trafficking by use of the four following strategies, commonly known as the 4Ps: Prevention of trafficking; Protection and assistance to victims of trafficking; Prosecution of the perpetrators of trafficking in persons and formation of Partnerships to fight the vice.

Through the Child Participation Programme in Busia and Loitoktok in Kenya, Child Rights Clubs and Child Help Desks have been established in schools to empower children on their rights and responsibilities, including the right to education and reporting of absenteeism of children at school at the Child Help Desks in schools.

Similarly, through the Parents Economic Empowerment Programme, which is also implemented in schools, parents have been empowered economically through a saving and loaning scheme. This way many parents have been able to meet household needs and obligations and also supported orphans and vulnerable children with school uniforms and education materials.

All these efforts by ANPPCAN, while also working with partners and Government Ministries and Departments, such as, Education and the Directorate of Children Services (DCS) have enabled thousands of children to be enrolled in schools to learn and benefit from educational activities and programmes.

The PEEP Programme of ANPPCAN has taken these activities to another level, where children and to some extent parents have taken the skills to undertake activities as demonstrated by below pictures where vegetables and crops are being harvested.

Pupils harvesting vegetables from the school farm to sell to the community – an IGA project. Funds received goes towards supporting orphans and vulnerable children.

However, we are yet to achieve Education for All as until today, there are some children still lagging behind in education in Africa because some countries do not put much emphasis on funding education so as to attain quality education. There are schools that lack teaching staff, laboratories, internet, school equipment, etc. Yet at the end of the year, all students are expected to undertake the same national examination. How do you expect children in marginalized or underdeveloped areas to perform with such disparities? We also need equality in education and funding. This should also be Now!

ANPPCAN is grateful to all our partners, who have supported us in various ways to prevent and protect children from all forms of abuse and exploitation and to provide services to children and their families. For more information on our work in child protection, please read our Strategic Plan 2023-2028 and our Annual Report, 2023. (www.anppcan.org).

Children in class in a school in Loitokitok in Kajiado County. The right to education for every child cannot be overemphasized

Honouring AKIN for supporting education of vulnerable children in Kenya

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Paul Miller, through the African Kids In Need (AKIN) has supported over 886 vulnerable children in Kenya to access Education up to University levels since 2016. According to records available at ANPPCAN Regional Office, Paul Miller through AKIN, has had a huge impact on many children in Kenya by facilitating and expanding educational opportunities for the children. For many of the children, it would have been impossible for them to access education without the support from AKIN.

ANPPCAN being a child rights organization, firmly believes that while education is a basic right for children, school plays a role in preventing and protecting children from abuse and exploitation. As such, ANPPCAN would like to recognize and appreciate Paul Miller for not only paying school fees for the children, but also in ensuring that their personal needs are met to make the children’s learning process more friendly, as they attend Basic Education, Technical and Vocational Institutes and Universities.

Paul Muchiri, one of the beneficiaries of African Kids in Need pose for a photo with Paul Miller. Mr Muchiri was supported by AKIN to learn at St Francis Primary School in Karen, then joined Sunshine Secondary School along Langata Road, Nairobi. He scored a B+ in KCSE exams. He proceeded to Kenyatta University to pursue a course in Accounting. He has completed his studies and secured a job in an auditing firm as an Accountant

Students supported in Education by African Kids in Need since 2016

•Primary and Pre-primary Education
260 students (126 Males, 134 Females)

•Secondary School Education
470 students (243 Males, 227 Females)

•Vocational/ Tertiary Education
70 students (40 Females, 30 Males)

•University Students
86 students (41 Females, 45 Males)

The total number of students sponsored under the education sponsorship at all levels of education by Paul Miller’s organization’s African Kids in Need is 886 students. This is impressive.
Other support to children to facilitate access to education contributed by Paul Miller to enable the children learn in peace.
• Provision of scholastic materials to vulnerable children in the form of school uniforms, shoes, school bags and books for 886 students.
• Provision of boats in areas experiencing/ prone to floods in Budalangi in Busia County to support children in accessing schools during heavy rains.
• Supporting post – secondary students with Income Generating Activities to improve livelihoods for 80 post – secondary students (45 females and 35 males).
• Mentorship programmes for 400 school going students.
• Goat/ livestock project for 50 vulnerable students to boost investments and incomes at family levels.
• Employment opportunities for 20 post – secondary students and vulnerable Kenyan youths through a mobile local food outlet (Munchies).

Photo 1: Boats donated by AKIN to areas experiencing floods due to heavy rains in Budalangi, next to Lake Victoria, in Busia County in Kenya.

Photo 2: The 2 boats have enabled many children to access school at the time heavy rains pound the area and made mobility to educational and health facilities as well as markets impossible

The entire ANPPCAN family in Kenya sincerely thank you, Mr. Paul Miller for the work you have done over the years that has enabled many children to realize their dream to education.

Historic Step in Safeguarding Children’s Rights in Somalia

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In a significant stride towards ensuring the safety and well-being of its young population, the Government of the Federal Republic of Somalia has passed a groundbreaking Bill aimed at safeguarding the rights of children. On 10 August 2023, the Somali Cabinet approved the Child Rights Bill. The Bill will now be presented to Parliament for adoption and enactment.
ANPPCAN Regional Office salutes ANPPCAN Somalia, and other national and international child focused organizations in Somalia for the commendable work resulting in the approval of the Child Rights Bill
The Child Rights Bill, introduced by the Ministry of Women and Human Rights, protects the rights of children in Somali. The Bill prioritizes the establishment of an environment that nurtures their safety, care, and overall development.
The Bill is a comprehensive framework designed to tackle a range of challenges faced by children, both within familial settings and broader community contexts. It addresses and aims to prevent various forms of abuse, neglect, exploitation, and other potential harm that children may encounter, whether it be at home, in their communities, or within institutions such as schools and madrasas.

THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON THE RIGHTS AND WELFARE OF THE CHILD (ACRWC)

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The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child is a regional human rights treaty adopted in 1990 and which came into force in 1999. It sets out rights and defines principles for the status of children.

Background Information on how the Charter came to be

The idea to develop an African Charter on the Rights of the Child emanated from a conference organized by ANPPCAN and supported by UNICEF on Children in Situations of Armed Conflict in Africa in 1987.  The participants at the conference learnt of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which was being drafted in Geneva.  Considering that few African countries had been involved in the process, the conference recommended that a regional meeting be held to examine the Draft Convention from the African perspective.  Accordingly, ANPPCAN was asked to convene a meeting with the support of UNICEF in 1988 to develop a Charter to supplement the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

In the 1988 meeting, it was recommended, among other things, that a working group composed of African specialists in different disciplines, be constituted jointly by the OAU (now African Union) in collaboration with ANPPCAN with the support of UNICEF and other interested organizations to prepare a Draft Charter on the Rights and Welfare of Children to be considered by African Governments.

The envisaged objectives of the Charter were to:

  • Pay attention to special issues prevailing in Africa.
  • Complement the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child being drafted at that time, but not to delay its process.
  • Facilitate the ratification and the implementation of the UN Convention once adopted.

The African Charter defines a child as anyone below age 18 years and child labour is comprehensively covered in Article 15, while Articles 21 and 22 protects children against harmful social and cultural practices (child marriage, discrimination based on gender) and recruitment into armed conflict.  The Charter further protects children from sexual exploitation in Article 27 where children are supposed not to be in child prostitution.  Article 29 protects children from sale, trafficking and abduction, while Article 16, section 2 expects state parties to establish monitoring units to prevent and protect children from abuse and exploitation.

Under the Charter, nations are obliged to provide protection to children against all forms of abuse, discrimination, neglect and exploitation.

The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC) has been ratified or acceded to by 53 African Union member states.  The Charter expected state parties to constitute a Committee of Experts with clear roles assigned.

Since the African Charter having been adopted 31 years ago and being in force for 22 years, it is time to ask the hard questions. Why despite the noble intentions, has the numbers of children in child labour, continued to increase. A recent report by UNICEF and ILO “Child Labour: Global Estimates 2020, trends and the way forward” indicates that in the last four (4) years 16.6 million children in Sub Sahara Africa, have gotten into child labour.  According to reports from UNICEF, Sub Sahara Africa, has the largest proportion of children, where 29% (5-17 years) are engaged in child labour. This is in stark comparison to the Middle East and North Africa, where 5% of children in this age group, are in child labour. Very many children in Africa continue to be married off young, there by interfering with their education. Teenage pregnancies, is the order of the day and children continue to be trafficked in large numbers for child labour and prostitution. COVID 19 Pandemic has exacerbated the situation as shown by a recent study by ANPPCAN, on the Impact of COVID-19 on Children in 2021 in 4 Counties in Kenya.

Given the special needs of children in Africa, the Experts who developed the Charter, included a Committee of Experts, to ensure the implementation of the Charter.  This Committee was given the role to closely work with Governments in Africa to ensure the situation of children improved.  This Committee was not expected to repeat what the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child was already doing. The Committee was given a role to visit countries in Africa and ensure Governments actualize policies, laws and programmes friendly to children e.g. education, food, health and shelter.

However, some 30 years down the line, the situation of children in Africa is still a huge challenge.  Extreme poverty and lack of social protection measures, continue to push many children into situations of exploitation, such as child labour, trafficking and sexual exploitation. Many families can no longer provide for the basic needs of their children and conflicts due to resource scarcity and competition are on increase. Informal settlements continued to expand without planning, leading to overcrowding, exposing children to terrible living conditions and exploitation, as studies show.

The questions then is; what is there to celebrate in the Charter. To begin with, it took nine years for the Charter to come to force and twenty two years after its adoption, children in Africa continue to drop out of school in large numbers, millions of them are in worst forms of child labour; including, prostitution and many cannot access health services and are suffering from malnutrition.

African governments need to question the approaches they have adopted in regard to solving developmental issues. It is time to critically look at applying the global problem solving approaches to national and local issues.

The current reality is, how can the poor countries in Africa, be expected to be measuring their performance with highly developed countries under the SDGs. Africa, needs to start looking inwards and coming up with its own Home Made Solutions, instead of waiting for solutions from others. As long as we continue to depend on others to solve our problems, our children will continue to suffer and all the noble intentions, will be to no avail. If this continues history will judge African countries and their institutions very harshly. Change is urgently needed.

 

 

 

 

Uganda: child abuse and neglect situation report 2019

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A central objective of ANPPCAN is to protect children’s rights through the collection, review, analysis and dissemination of information on the situation of child abuse as reported by various actors on a periodic basis.
Our ANPPCAN Chapter in Uganda conducted a situation analysis on child abuse and neglect between January and December 2019 and thereafter published and disseminated the findings.
The situation analysis report shows child neglect was ranked the highest violation of children’s rights, while sexual violence or defilement emerged the second. Physical violence, property rights and children in conflict with law followed in that order. By gender, the female victims dominated with 53.9% against 46.1% males. Generally, boys were the victims of beatings and physical punishment more often than girls, while girls dominated as victims of sexual abuse and educational neglect.
In most cases of child abuse, the abuser was someone the child knew, including religious leaders or instructors, teachers, parents, relatives or family friends.

View the Stuational Analysis Report here 2019

Review report on laws, policies and programmes on VAC launched

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05/09/2018

A review of laws, policies and programmes on the elimination of child labour and violence against children in Kenya was launched in a Nairobi hotel yesterday.

The launch of the review report coincided with the launch of ANPPCAN’s programme on Building the Foundation for Child Trafficking Free Zones in Urban and Rural Kenya.

In his remarks read by Mrs Carren Ogoti, head of the Trafficking in Persons Unit at the Department of Children’s Services, Nelson Marwa, the Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection said the review complimented the programme on child trafficking, ‘because a large of children are trafficked for exploitation in labour, including the worst forms of child labour.

IMG_20180904_123614The review noted four key issues that need to be addressed as they hinder the full realization of the Government intentions regarding child labour, especially the worst forms and violence against child labour. These key issues  are resource allocation, coordination of key actors and programmes, inconsistencies in laws and lack of data on children.

The review generated recommendations after identifying challenges and gaps in the implementation of the laws, policies and programmes for the elimination of child labour and violence against children in Kenya.

Despite the efforts the Government in enacting laws, develop policies and programmes to eliminate child labour, especially its worst forms and stop violence against children, many children are still engaged in labour activities, and therefore missing on their education and their childhood.

The review concludes by calling for a change regarding the strategies currently being used to address child labour and violence against children in Kenya.

The PS said the findings of the review, including the recommendations, should be shared widely so that they can be used by different actors to improve the situation of children in Kenya.

Kenya launches a Study on Child Sexual Exploitation of Children

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Tuesday, 13 December 2016 | The African Network for the Prevention and Protection against Child Abuse and Neglect this week successfully launched the Kenya Study on Sexual Exploitation of Children in the Travel and Tourism, which is part of the Global Study on Sexual Exploitation of Children in the Travel and Tourism. The launch was held at the InterContinental Hotel, Nairobi from 7.00am to 10.40am and was presided over by the Director Children Services, Mr Noah Sanganyi.

In 2015, End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking for Sexual Purposes (ECPAT) – International commissioned a Global Study on Sexual Exploitation of Children in Travel and Tourism. The study covered 14 countries in the world. Of the 14 countries, five of them were in Africa, namely, Kenya, Ghana, Cameroon, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The purpose of the research was to strengthen the evidence-base, raise awareness and build consensus on priority actions needed in law and policy reform to address sexual exploitation of children. The research also aimed at identifying programmes and services that governments, the tourism industry and civil society organizations could implement to prevent and eliminate sexual exploitation of children in the travel and tourism industries.

In Kenya, the study was conducted by the African Network for the Prevention and Protection against Child Abuse and Neglect (ANPPCAN), a pan African child rights organization based in Nairobi, Kenya. The study was carried out in the framework of the Global Study on Sexual Exploitation of Children in the Travel and Tourism industry and was undertaken in four sub counties in Nairobi, namely; Embakasi, Kamukunji, Kasarani and Starehe.

Based on the findings of the study, several recommendations have been proposed to address sexual exploitation of children in the travel and tourism industry. The study is, therefore, worth sharing with other stakeholders that are implementing activities and providing services to at risk and victims of sexual exploitation of children in Kenya to improve knowledge and practice on sexual exploitation of children.

An estimated 80 participants took part in the event. the participants were drawn from Government departments were well represented during the launch of the Kenya SECTT study including the Ministry of Tourism officials, Department of Children Services, Director of Public Prosecution Office, Attorney General Office, the Advisory Committee on Counter Trafficking, police); and representatives from the Civil Society Organizations and the private sector.

Follow the links below to read the sectt-kenya and the global-report-offenders-move-final on Sexual Exploitation of Children in the Travel and Tourism.

Baseline survey on child trafficking

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  1. Background

ANPPCAN Regional Office is implementing “Building the Foundation for Child Trafficking Free Zones in Urban and Rural Kenya,” project in Nairobi, Busia, Marsabit and Mandera Counties from April 2016 to December 2018. As a result, ANPPCAN Regional is commissioning a baseline survey to build an evidence base on child trafficking in Busia, Marsabit (specifically in Moyale) and Mandera Counties. This research is one of the main activities of a 33 month Intervention (ending in December 2018) that is being implemented by a consortium of local civil society organizations[1] led by ANPPCAN Regional Office and funded by TdH- NL. The overall objective of the project shall be to prevent and respond to trafficking and unsafe migration of children in Nairobi, Busia, Mandera and Marsabit Counties by December 2018

  1. Objectives of the research
    The overall purpose of the research is to build an evidence base on child trafficking in Busia, Marsabit and Mandera, support learning and share best practices in addressing child trafficking.

The specific objectives of the baseline survey shall be:

  1. Provide a situation analysis of the status of child trafficking and unsafe migration in Busia, Mandera and Marsabit, including an analysis of emerging trends and new developments;
  2. Provide, where possible and available, statistical data and figures on child victims of trafficking and unsafe migration and relevant perpetrators, including quantitative trends;
  3. Map current responses to child trafficking and unsafe migration, including legislation, policies, programmes and capacity development initiatives in place to address this challenge;
  4. Reflecting on the analysis above, propose a set of policy and programmatic recommendations to improve government (both national and county), non-government and private sector responses to child trafficking and unsafe migration of children in Kenya

In addition, the consultant is expected to undertake trend analysis in the following areas:

  1. Up-to-date data on the scale of the problem of child trafficking in Moyale, Mandera and Busia
  2. Level of reporting and prosecution of child trafficking cases in these three locations
  3. The trafficking routes (source, transit, destination) of the child victims of trafficking
  4. The push and pull factors that contribute to this phenomenon
  5. The link between economic migration and child trafficking
  6. The link between child trafficking and other forms of child abuse (CSEC, Child prostitution, Child labour, etc)
  7. The demographic profiles (age, socio-economic background, sex/gender, family composition) of both the child victims of trafficking and the perpetrators
  8. The role, if any, modern technology like internet, particularly social media play in escalating/preventing child trafficking
  9. To provide empirical evidence of intervention strategies that are effective in preventing and responding to the problem of child trafficking in Busia, Moyale and Mandera and use that to make innovative recommendations for the anti-trafficking programming.
  10. To map out other actors/service providers, interventions and strategies being applied to address and respond to trafficking in Busia, Mandera and Moyale and broadly in Kenya and assess the gaps and potential weaknesses, and best practices of the identified interventions/service providers.
  11. To analyze the gaps in the child protection systems within Mandera, Moyale and Busia (and beyond) that exacerbate the problem of trafficking and make recommendations for addressing them. This will include (at the very least);
    Analyzing the existing statutory and policy frameworks in child trafficking, identifying gaps and the commensurate policy opportunities for addressing them
    ● Analyzing gaps in the availability, accessibility and adequacy of child protection services and structures in the 3 sites.
    ● Conducting an assessment of the non-formal child protection structures in the 3 sites, identifying their strengths and potential weaknesses in addressing child trafficking.

III. Scope of work – Expected tasks of the Consultancy:
1. Conducting desk review of existing qualitative and quantitative information as per the objectives outlined above
2. Development of data collection tools and sampling methodology. Sharing the tools with ANPPCAN Regional Office for review and feedback. Finalising on the tools and methodology based on the feedback from ANPPCAN Regional Office
3. Conducting a pilot study/pre-test of the data collection tools for accuracy and reviewing appropriately
4. Developing data entry & analysis programme (SPSS for quantitative and any other relevant program for qualitative data) and providing training to the data clerks; and ensuring quality checks during data collection, cleaning, entry and analysis
5. Conducting field data collection exercise
6. Preparing draft report from the findings, with specific recommendations on advocacy opportunities on policy issues as well as best practices in prevention and response intervention strategies against child trafficking for ANPPCAN Regional Office review and feedback
7. Preparing final report from the findings, with specific recommendations on advocacy opportunities on policy issues as well as best practices in prevention and response intervention strategies of child trafficking based on the feedback from Validation Workshop.

  1. Guiding Principles and Procedures
    The successful institution/firm or individual consultant will undertake to pay special attention to confidentiality and use of appropriate and sensitive interviewing methods for vulnerable groups (especially child victims of trafficking). The “Do no harm” principle shall be considered and followed in all research processes, in order to mitigate any negative emotional, physical and psychological ramifications that may arise from improper and unethical research practices.V. Deliverables
    Under supervision of ANPPCAN Regional Office Program Coordinator, and in close consultation with the Director of Programs and the Regional Director the selected institution/firm/consultant should deliver the following:
    1.Inception Report
    The inception report should include a literature review on child trafficking in Mandera, Moyale and Busia, and propose a sound and feasible research tools, methodology, for undertaking the baseline survey
    2. Zero Draft Report:
    The Draft Report has to synthesize all findings, conclusions, and recommendations
    3.The Revised Report:
    The Revised Report has to synthesize all findings, conclusions, recommendations (with account of comments and additions from ANPPCAN Regional Office if any that will be shared following submission of the Zero Draft Report)
    4. The Final Report:
    The selected institution/firm/consultant will be expected to produce a final report that will include the outcomes of the validation workshop.VII. Timeframe of the research
    The research will be undertaken from September to November 2016.

VIII. Child Safeguarding
In line with the UNCRC, ANPPCAN Regional Office strives to keep children safe in all its undertakings. The successful applicant will be required to read, understand, and commit to abide by ANPPCAN Regional Office Child Protection Policies and guidelines. The institution/firm or individual Consultant will sign the policies to indicate an understanding of, and intention to follow the policy requirements. The methodologies used in this study must abide by the universally acceptable standards for involving children in research.

  1. Experience and Qualifications
    ● Competent institution/firm or individual Consultant conversant with child focused research
    ● Technical knowledge and understanding of child trafficking
    ● Knowledge of the local area of research (geographical) desired
    ● Proven track record in qualitative and quantitative research
    ● Understanding and appreciation of ethical research processes including appreciation of child protection and child safeguarding

HOW TO APPLY:
The consultant will submit a full technical proposal and a financial proposal.
The following components must be included:
i) Technical proposal
a. The consultant’s understanding of the terms of reference
b. Clear and detailed work plan including a Gantt chart
c. A detailed methodology
d. Evidence of past work relevant to this study
e. Names, email addresses and telephone numbers of three references for the consultancy organization/ institution which must relate to major work done within the last three years, and the contact details (names, addresses and email and telephone numbers) of the persons who were ultimately responsible and accountable for contracting the consultants for that work
f. Full names, post office box number, telephone number(s), email addresses, and contact person(s) of the consultant(s)
g. The financial proposal must include the actual number of consultants/team, number of working days and the professional rates per day. It must also include a separate itemised logistic budget with accommodation, transport and stationary, communication, etc, well broken down

The full proposal documents should be submitted to ANPPCAN Regional Office by on Friday, 3o September 2016 through email recruitment.bsn@gmail.com (PLEASE NOTE THE DEADLINE HAS NOW BEEN EXTENDED TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2016).

[1] Strategies for Northern Development (SND), Centre for Domestic Training and Development (CDTD) & Movement Against  Child Trafficking (MACT)

Many children living in child headed households in Kenya

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A large number of children in Kenya are living in child headed households, a report by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child says.

The report, containing replies of the Kenya Government to the list of issues in relation to the combined third and fourth periodic reports of Kenya, shows that Makueni sub-county is leading in the number of children living in child headed households at 26,469.  It is followed by Kakamega, Nakuru and Kirinyaga sub-counties at 21,643, 16,539 and 15,571 children respectively.

Sub-counties with the lowest number of children living in child headed households are Isiolo (1,580 children), Tana River (1,707 children) and Taita Taveta (1,804 children).

The report shows that in all the 47 sub-counties, there are more male children living in child headed households than the female children.

Among the four major urban cities, Nakuru leads with 16,539 children living in child headed households, followed by Nairobi with 13,341 children. Kisumu posts a figure of 6,195 children while Mombasa has 4,001 children.

Click on the link Replies to the list of issues to read the report.