Social Wellbeing Training Program for Volunteers and Trainers Consultancy

Contract type: Consultancy

Contract Start Date: December 1st, 2024

Contract End Date: January 16th, 2025

About Etijah

Youth and Development Consultancy Institute – Etijah is a non-profit organization specializing in developing, improving, and disseminating development methodologies in youth and community development.

Based in Cairo, Etijah’s primary concern is to create and tailor up-to-date and high-quality development methodologies, research tools, applicable practices of youth development, and training delivery models, to be able to qualify youth by providing them with the skills, know-how, and aptitudes, as well as contribute to building the capacity of governmental and non-governmental youth-serving organizations. Our role is to provide youth with direct access to unconditional participation by providing practical tools and models for developing community-wide initiatives.

Program Background

The “Youth Empowerment and Raising Awareness for Population Issues (PACs)” program, established in 2015 in partnership with the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MoYS) and funded by UNFPA, aims to support Egypt’s 2030 sustainable development goals by addressing critical population issues. Recognizing the pivotal role of youth as the largest demographic group, this program focuses on empowering them with knowledge on sexual and reproductive health, gender-based violence (GBV), family planning (FP), female genital mutilation (FGM), and child marriage (CM).

The program operates nationwide, reaching all 27 governorates and working through youth centres to engage vulnerable groups, particularly in rural areas, who may not otherwise have access to such knowledge. Volunteers and trainers who deliver these awareness sessions and performances often encounter beneficiaries who have experienced trauma related to these sensitive issues. To safeguard their well-being, we aim to provide targeted training and self-protection.

Consultancy Overview

A series of training videos aims to equip trainers and volunteers working in all 27 governorates with knowledge and skills to protect themselves from the emotional toll of their work while providing effective psychological support to beneficiaries.

Consultancy Components

The Key Objectives Of The Training Are

Learn emotional regulation skills, self-protection techniques and stress management strategies to safeguard personal mental well-being.

Identify signs of emotional distress and trauma in beneficiaries.

Learn how to provide psychological first aid and recognize when and how to refer beneficiaries for professional support.

Engage in moderated online discussions to enhance understanding of social well-being skills and PFA techniques.

Target Audience

This training is designed for approximately 500 volunteers and trainers who conduct awareness sessions across 27 governorates. These participants work with vulnerable populations in rural and urban communities, delivering sessions on GBV, FGM, CM, FP, and reproductive health (RH).

Main Responsibilities And Deliverables

The selected psychiatrist, psychologist, or psychiatry clinic will be responsible for the following:

Video Content Development

• Produce a series of online training videos that address the objectives outlined in Section 2.
• Ensure that the videos are practical, easy to understand, and tailored to the needs of frontline volunteers and trainers who may not have formal mental health training.
• Videos should include guidance on applying real-life scenarios encountered in awareness sessions on GBV, FGM, CM, FP, and RH.
  
  

Moderated Forum Setup

• Establish and moderate an online forum where participants can discuss challenges, ask questions, and clarify concepts.
• Ensure the forum is moderated by a qualified psychiatrist or psychologist to prevent misinformation and provide professional guidance.
  
  

Training Handouts

• Develop handouts that summarize key points from the training videos, including self-protection strategies.
  
  

Assessment And Reporting

• Conduct pre and post-training assessments to evaluate the effectiveness of the training program.
• Provide a report summarizing attendance, participant feedback, and assessment results.
  
  

Required Qualifications

Candidates for this position will be evaluated based on the following aspects:

Quality & Experiences

• Proven experience in delivering psychological training, especially on topics like self-care skills, trauma care, PFA and mental health support for non-professionals.
• A degree in psychology or psychiatry is preferred.
• Experience in delivering training to volunteers working in challenging environments, particularly in rural or under-resourced areas.Demonstrated ability to develop engaging and practical video content.
  
  

Training Methodology

• Ability to moderate online forums and provide ongoing professional support.
• Use of interactive and practical approaches to ensure volunteers and trainers can apply the training in their fieldwork.
  
  

Cost-Effectiveness

• Value for money, considering both the quality of the content and the proposed costs for video development, moderation, and reporting.
  
  

How To Apply

Interested individuals and agencies are to submit the following documents by Monday, November 18th, 2024, at Etijah’s office (1st floor, 56 Nozha Street, Heliopolis, Cairo) by 05:00 PM Cairo Time in two separate closed envelopes that include:

1- Technical Proposal That Includes

• Professional Profile: Outline of relevant experience.
• Training Plan: Detailed content outline for the videos, including the approach to self-protection and psychological first aid.
• Moderation Approach: Plan for moderating the online forum and ensuring no misinformation is communicated.
  
  

2- Tax-inclusive Financial proposal that provides a detailed breakdown of costs for video production, moderation services, and handout development, preferred in a rate-per-day format.

Entities applying for this contract are required to submit the following supporting documents:

• Commercial Record
• Tax Registration
• VAT registration, if any
  
  

For inquiries, please contact Etijah’s office at +202 2417 7375