Scope of Work

The study will go beyond general observations to assess the nuanced and multifaceted impact of TFGBV at both the individual and communal levels. A key objective is to identify the specific needs of survivors, which is critical for designing effective, survivor-centered support programs. Furthermore, the research will critically review the availability, adequacy, and accessibility of current response services and prevention interventions. By mapping relevant laws and policies, the study will also highlight gaps and opportunities for strengthening the legal and policy framework to protect women from TFGBV. The insights gathered will be used to inform program strategies, enhance services, and shape future policy advocacy efforts, ensuring that no one is left behind in the digital space.

The study will focus on the following key themes, tasks, and deliverables:

Impact and Needs Assessment: Evaluate the physical, psychological, social, digital access and use, and economic consequences of TFGBV at both the individual and communal levels. This will involve using a gender-transformative and rights-based approach. Document the specific and practical needs of survivors, including but not limited to access to justice and legal aid, psychosocial support, secure digital platforms, medical services, safe housing, digital literacy, and culturally appropriate information and support networks.
Service and Prevention Analysis: Critically review the availability, accessibility, and adequacy of existing response services for TFGBV survivors. This includes assessing the capacity of both formal (e.g., government) and informal (e.g., community-based) GBV service providers. Analyze and document current prevention interventions and campaigns, evaluating their effectiveness, reach, and appropriateness for different contexts and target groups.
Legal and Policy Mapping: Conduct a thorough desk review mapping of all relevant laws, policies, and institutional frameworks that address TFGBV. This includes identifying gaps, inconsistencies, and areas for improvement and reform.
Community-Based Case Studies: Conduct three in-depth case studies using a qualitative research approach. Each case study will focus on a marginalized community in an informal settlement in Mombasa county. The consultant should provide a rich, detailed understanding of the lived realities, unique challenges, and innovative coping mechanisms of women affected by TFGBV in this specific context.

The scope of the assessment will include:

Attend an onboarding meeting with the UNFPA Kenya team to clarify the scope of work.
Prepare a detailed inception report, including background and objectives, detailed methodology with rationale, the proposed research approach, proposed data collection tools, data analysis plan, risk and mitigation measures, resource needs, a draft outline of the report and a detailed work plan for the consultancy for review and approval by UNFPA Kenya.
Identify relevant focus areas for the case studies in Mombasa county, based on consultations with UNFPA Kenya and/or initial results of the desk review and proposed stakeholder consultations, and refine data collection methods and tools to focus on those specific research questions.
Conduct primary and secondary data collection and data analysis in Mombasa county on TFGBV, relevant to the objectives of the consultancy. Virtual and physical consultations with TFGBV stakeholders in Mombasa county.
Submit to UNFPA Kenya raw and clean datasets (quantitative data, verbatim transcripts in English, codebooks, syntax, and data analysis outputs) in agreed formats.
Draft the research study report, inclusive of 3 case studies, and submit to UNFPA Kenya for review and feedback.
Support validation of the study report by the relevant stakeholders in Momba