Description of Responsibilities

Specifically, the project aims to achieve the following objectives:

1. To generate and analyze quantitative and qualitative data on the situation of children in conflict with the law, including drivers/push factors
2. To describe the processes of administering children’s justice at the community (community based/informal justice mechanism), coordination mechanism among justice institutions and other sectors (social welfare, education, health), adherence process, staffing capacity, capacity of each personals etc. to identify gaps.
3. Assess the existing curricula and materials used for all relevant personnel’s to identify gaps.
4. To understand children’s experience in criminal justice system and how it was Impacted on their protection and well-being while in the system as well as after they have released, [ case studies].
5. To establish trends on the main offences committed by children in conflict with the law
6. To provide recommendations and concrete proposed actions with timeline that may be necessary strengthening the child justice system and other social welfare systems, including health, education, social protection and etc.

Quantitative information shall include;

• Number of children arrested/in detention, gender, locations. Detained by whom, etc.
• Number of children diverted and sent to alternative to detention [through referrals for CSO or local community arrangements].
• Type of offences committed
• Number of recidivist offenders
• Number of children in custody
• Number of cases the police sent to the prosecutor
• Number of cases the prosecutor filed in courts
• Number of cases the court sentenced
• Duration of sentence
• Period of detention pending trial
• Are children’s cases are heard separately from adults?
• Number of children sent for mediation;
• Are children are separated from adults in prisons and police
• Other relevant information

Scope of the Assignment:

More specifically, this TORs requires that the study survey is conducted in a participatory manner as much as possible. The consultant(s) will lead on the execution of the assignment from inception to final reporting. The geographical study areas are Banadir/Mogadishu, Juba-land Kismayo, Punt-land Garowe, South west/Baidabo and Galmudug/Dusomareb. The study survey in selected districts should identify the main drivers and assess the situation of children in conflict law in Somalia. It will target all relevant groups-includes government administrations and non-government organizations such as prisons, prosecutions office, police, courts, juvenile courts, ADR centers, elders in the community, judges, attorney general, lawyers, MoJ at FMS etc. to explore how the such children are affected and find sound method to prevent and respond to such issues.

Main Tasks/Outputs of the assignment:

The Consultant is expected to produce the followings:

• Prepare an inception report/note and plan: mapping and overview of key stakeholders to conduct consultations with (e.g., government, UNICEF, and civil society who work on Juvenile justice services and overview of the main topics/questions to be discussed. This consultation plan will be shared with MOJ FGS for feedback.
• Provide and present a detailed analysis of the collected data for the MOJ FGS, FMS and key implementing partners based on the consultations and interview meetings of the key stakeholders.
• Draft Study Document: The Consultant will send the draft study survey Document to the MOJ FGS and share with UNICEF and FMS. Consolidated written comments will be provided to the Consultant within 1 weeks.
• Final draft of study report: The Consultant will send the final study report document to the MOJ FGS and share with UNICEF and FMS, after having received the consolidated comments on the draft document.
• Summary of the Key findings and PPT with standardized infographics – after completion of the final report, towards supporting dissemination, the firms will develop two pagers highlighting the key findings for policy makers, and prepare a standard presentation with infographics for in various fora.