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The document outlines the development of national guidelines for Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in Ghana, emphasizing its importance for informed decision-making among young people. It details the objectives, specific tasks for a consultant, expected outputs, a timeline for completion, required qualifications, and application instructions. The initiative aims to address rising issues such as teenage pregnancy and sexual violence through improved CSE delivery in schools and communities.

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TOR For National Guidelines and Curriculla Development

The document outlines the development of national guidelines for Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in Ghana, emphasizing its importance for informed decision-making among young people. It details the objectives, specific tasks for a consultant, expected outputs, a timeline for completion, required qualifications, and application instructions. The initiative aims to address rising issues such as teenage pregnancy and sexual violence through improved CSE delivery in schools and communities.

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TERMS OF REFERENCE

Development of National Guidelines for CSE in Ghana

Introduction
Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) enables young people to make informed decisions
about their sexuality. The sexual and reproductive choices of young people can have a cascading
effect on their human rights. Adolescent pregnancy, for example, can lead girls to drop out of
school, which deprives them of their right to education.

The importance of sexuality education has been recognised by numerous international agreements.
The Programme of Action of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development
calls on governments to provide sexuality education to all manner of people including adolescents,
specifying that such education should take place both in schools and at the community level, be
age-appropriate, begin as early as possible, foster mature decision-making and aim to eliminate
gender inequality. CSE includes scientifically accurate, curriculum-based information about
human development, anatomy, pregnancy and related complications, contraception and sexually
transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV. But it goes beyond information, to encourage
confidence and improved communication skills. CSE curricula should also address the social
issues surrounding sexuality and reproduction, including cultural norms, family life and
interpersonal relationships.

In Ghana, the Ghana Education Service (GES) provides comprehensive sexuality education
through an integrated approach. Issues of sexuality education are integrated into the various
subjects with teachers teaching CSE as part of their regular subjects. CSE is taught at primary, JHS
and SHS levels.

Most recently, the media has been inundated with reports of the alarming cases of rape, defilement
and high incidence of teenage pregnancy, leading to questions from various stakeholders regarding
the extent to which the efforts that have been put in place with regard to sexuality education are
adequately addressing the issues and its underlying causes.

The National Population Council (NPC), Ghana Health Service (GHS) and Development Partners
(DPs) have recognised the need to streamline the provision of CSE in the country. Country
examples in sub Saharan Africa will be used to enhance the national guidelines.

Objective of the assignment


The main purpose of the assignment is to prepare a set of national guidelines for CSE to be used
for in and out of school young people.

Specific Tasks
The consultant will report and work under the overall supervision of the NPC with support from
the technical team comprising of GHS, GES, NDPC, MoH and UNFPA. The specific tasks will
be to:
1) Prepare the national guidelines for CSE in Ghana

Expected outputs:
The consultant will undertake, prepare and submit the following within the timeframe agreed upon
and specified below:
1. An inception paper (with a draft work plan outlining methodology and approaches) after
confirmation of acceptance to undertake the assignment and signing of a service contract.
2. A draft of the national guidelines to be presented to the technical team (NPC, GES, NDPC,
GHS and UNFPA).

3. One soft and two hard copies of the national guidelines that incorporates the comments
from partners, wherever appropriate.

The Consultant will undertake any other agreed duties related to this assignment and ensure its
satisfactory conclusion.

Timeline
The timetable is as follows:

The work is anticipated to start from the 4th of July and end by the 11th of August
Task Indicative Date
Start of assignment 4th July
Submission of inception report 7th July
Submission of draft national guidelines 21st July
NPC to provide Technical team comments by 26th July
Dissemination to stakeholders 3rd August
Submission of documents with final inputs from stakeholders 9th August
Final documents with comments incorporated 11th August

Work Setting
The consultant will perform the tasks assigned from her/his home or office, and will not require
office space. Consultant will not be required to travel within the country to complete the work
assigned.

Qualifications and Experience Require


The Consultant (national) will have basic qualifications and related experience as follows:
• 10+ years in the area of Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health programmes and
comprehensive sexuality education.
• Professional experience in research in the area of reproductive health and population and
development.
• Understanding of Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health.
• Experience in writing and editing reports for use at national and international level.
• Masters in Social Sciences or the equivalent in professional experience is desirable.
• Have experience in teaching and pedagogy.
• Fluency in oral and written English; and computer literate.

Remuneration
Upon the satisfactory delivery of the indicated outputs, the consultant will be paid an agreed
lump sum.

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APPLICATION:

Proposals together with Curriculum Vitae (CVs) must be submitted to: nusetor@unfpa.org in
soft copy.
Hard copies will also be accepted
The envelopes should be clearly marked “Consultancy for Development of National Guidelines
for CSE in Ghana” – Do not Open” and addressed to:

The Representative
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
No. 7, 7th Rangoon Close, Cantonments
P. O. Box 1423
Accra.

Closing date is 26th June, 2017

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