Consultancy Opportunity: Development of Home and Community-Based Values and Life Skills (VaLi) Nurturing Guide.

🔹 Background

The Government of Uganda is implementing the National Child Policy (2020), focusing on health, education, protection, participation, and systems strengthening. Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, in partnership with Action for Life Skills and Values in East Africa and Foundation for Inclusive Community Help, seeks a consultant to develop a Home and Community‑Based Values and Life Skills (VaLi) Nurturing Guide. This guide will support parents, caregivers, and communities in promoting life skills such as problem‑solving, empathy, integrity, and resilience, while addressing harmful gender norms.

🔹 Purpose of the Assignment

• Design and facilitate a co‑creation workshop with stakeholders
• Develop practical frameworks, tools, and approaches for the VaLi Guide
• Support piloting, review, and validation of the Guide
• Deliver a monitoring framework to measure impact

🔹 Scope of Work

• Desk Review of policies and frameworks
• Inception Meeting with stakeholders
• Co‑creation Workshop (3 days, participatory design)
• Pilot/Pre‑test in selected communities
• Validation Workshop (2 days, national level)

🔹 Expected Deliverables

1. Inception Report & Work Plan
2. Workshop Facilitation Plan & Agenda
3. Facilitation Tools & Templates
4. Pilot/Pre‑test Report
5. Workshop Reports
6. Final Home & Community VaLi Nurturing Guide
7. Monitoring Framework

🔹 Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Education, Social Sciences, or related field
• Expertise in life skills, values education, positive parenting, and community programming
• Strong experience in gender‑transformative approaches and participatory facilitation
• Familiarity with Uganda’s education and community development landscape
• Experience working in East Africa
• Skills in safeguarding, inclusion, and documentation

🔹 Application Process

Timeline:

• Deadline: 6 October 2026
• Shortlisting: 7–8 October 2026
• Interviews: 12–14 October 2026
• Workshop: 28–30 October 2026

Requirements:

• Technical proposal (understanding, methodology)
• Financial proposal
• Updated CV
• Two samples of facilitation plans/workshop reports
• Two professional references

Submission:
Send applications to info@fichuganda.org with subject line:
“Application – Co‑Creation Workshop Facilitator, ALiVE Pillar III Uganda”

🔹 Institutional Responsibilities

MGLSD: Technical guidance, policy alignment, validation, dissemination

FICH: Coordination, logistics, contracting, documentation, alignment with ALiVE priorities

For more details, download the CALL FOR A CONSULTANT