CALL FOR PROPOSAL
CONSULTANCY FOR PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN DRAFTING CHILD MARRIAGE BILL
FOR KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA, BALUCHISTAN AND AZAD JAMMU & KASHMIR
Mode of assignment:
Provide technical assistance in drafting Child Marriage Bill for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP),
Baluchistan and Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) for policy advocacy regarding child marriages.
Duration of consultancy:
30 days (starting from the signing of contract)
Requested documents:
The proposal must be supported with following documents:
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Cover letter
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Company or personal profile of a lead consultant
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Sample copy of the most recently completed assignment of the same or similar nature
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Proposal document along with consultancy fee details covering all expenses
Deadline for the submission of proposal:
July 06, 2014
Expected date of initiation of consultancy:
July 16, 2014
Payment Schedule:
40% advance payment will be made after the signing of contract for the proposed assignment
as first installment. 30% will be paid on the receipt of first draft document while remaining 30%
payment will be made upon satisfactory delivery of deliverables after incorporation comments
by Rahnuma-FPAP. All payments will be made in PKR through cross cheque. Tax will be
deducted as per law of the Government of Pakistan.
Contact Person from Rahnuma-FPAP: Ms. Urooj Virk, Project Coordinator, Rahnuma FPAP, 3-A
Temple Road, Lahore Phone: (042) 111 22 33 66, Ext. 312. Email address: urooj.virk@fpapak.org
Background:
Rahnuma-FPAP feels that Child Marriage (CM) is a serious violation of basic human rights which
takes away a child’s right to education, choose when to marry and to choose his/her life
partner. It also promotes gender-based violence and affects both the present and the next
generation through psychological, social and health consequences.
To control the incidents of CM in Pakistan, Rahnuma FPAP focused its efforts at two levels;
i. Community sensitization and mobilization to reduce the incidents of CM and
improved access to SRHR services by child/early marriage survivors in targeted
communities in Pakistan.
ii. Advocating to prioritize the issue at Policy and Program level and to create
conducive environment for its implementation.
A Media Kit on the issue of CM was developed for the media persons and advocacy Kit
reflecting the facts and figures about causes & repercussion of CM, relevant laws, and religious
point of view etc. Tool kits on CM for Peer educators were developed in Urdu. Similarly,
pictorial booklets, leaflets and posters, handbooks for in school youth on CM in Urdu and
English, visual documentaries i.e. Sana’s Journey, Noori Goes Missing etc. in Urdu with English
subtitles containing different messages related to CM were made available.
A comprehensive national situation analysis on child marriage was conducted to encouraging
quantitative and qualitative researches that provide meaningful information and authentic
statistics on CM. Similarly, a legal review of the Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 was done to
identify gaps and areas of revision. Commitments were solicited from government and policy
makers for reforms in Child Marriage laws through interactive dialogues and meetings and
actively involved in drafting Bill with in line departments to revise the Child Marriage Restraint
Act to be tabled in Punjab province by prioritizing child and early marriages as an issue in
provincial policies. The issue was also raised in UPR and CPD 45th session. FPAP formally joined
and collaborated with the national and provincial networks/ alliances against child marriages to
strengthen the advocacy efforts.
Media was actively engaged for mobilization and advocacy against child marriages and
gathering public support. Media was involved through series of media workshops to play a
proactive role around this issue and highlight the gaps and what needs to be done.
Comprehensive advocacy tools were developed to highlight the issues of Child Marriage and
the failure of legal framework to address the issue. Media covered the issue in leading print and
electronic media houses in all provinces through Articles writing, News clippings, News itemscase of child marriage, Features- Legal aspect, Health aspect, social and cultural aspect, human
rights aspect and Radio show. Furthermore, concept of peer education was introduced for
community sensitization on the issue and awareness raising sessions.
The Sindh Child Marriage Restraint Act 2013 was passed in the provincial assembly declaring
marriage below the age of 18 punishable. The Sindh Assembly is the first assembly in the
country to pass a bill of this kind. The bill was presented in the assembly last year by Sindh
Minister for Culture Sharmila Farooqi as well as provincial minister Rubina Saadat Qaimkhani.
The Child Marriages Prohibition Act had classified the offence as cognizable, non-bailable and
non-compoundable. The Child Marriages Eradication Act, however, had held it only as a
cognizable offence. So in the light of above, and to facilitate the same efforts of drafting the
Child Marriage Bill in AJK, Baluchistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, technical assistance is
required.
Project Objectives:
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To increase the number of young people with access to an essential package of youthfriendly services in Pakistan
To increase access to comprehensive, gender-sensitive, rights-based sexuality education
in Pakistan.
To influence policy change that prioritizes the sexual and reproductive health needs of
young people within national health systems Pakistan
Purpose of this consultancy assignment:
The purpose of this assignment is to draft child marriage bill for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,
Baluchistan and Azad Jammu Kashmir to influence the policy change that prioritize the issue of
child marriages in Pakistan.
Consultant will be responsible for:
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Review the relevant existing laws, policies, and rules and regulations of national and
provincial level discussing the issue of child marriage.
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Review the existing child marriages bill passed in the Sindh assembly
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Draft the child marriage bills for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Baluchistan and Azad Jammu
Kashmir keeping in view their particular socio-cultural and political scenario.
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Submitting revised version of both bills within 3 working days after incorporating
feedback by Rahnuma FPAP on the draft bill
Rahnuma FPAP will provide:
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Relevant project documents
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Reference material on child marriages available in the organization
The Consultant applying for this assignment must have:
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Experience and knowledge of providing technical assistance in drafting different bills
especially on the social issues like child marriage
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Understanding and sensitivity for socio-cultural and political dynamics related to the
issue of Child Marriage of both provinces
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Master’s degree in Law, Political Sciences, Sociology, Gender and Women Studies or
equivalent in relevant field
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Background and understanding of Human Rights, Women Rights, Child Rights Sexual and
Reproductive Health Rights and Developmental issues in context of Pakistan
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At least 5 years’ experience of professional writing on social issues
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Excellent English writing and analytical skills
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Commitment to produce quality deliverables within given timeframe