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RATIONALE FOR THE CONSULTANCY

As HRCU moves to implement the ADA project interventions among which include

conducting radio talk shows and running spot messages in project districts, HRCU will seek to understand what has worked and what has not worked. The main objective of the consultancy is to assess the value accruing to the local people and duty bearers from radio programmes that will run in the project areas. The specific objectives are to:

• To determine whether there are clear benchmarks guiding HRCU’s relationship with the identified service providers

• To find out if radio spots actually run on the respective radio stations as per contract

• To find out if the themes of the radio spot messages as well as the radio talk shows are relevant to the intended audience

• To find out the reach as per each radio talk show conducted

• To track the impact of the radio talk shows and spot messages and come up with progress reports on a semi-annual basis

• To suggest ways of improving the Radio programmes in the project districts

SCOPE

• The consultant will be required to assess the fifteen (15) radio talk shows and radio spot messages that will be conducted and run in Lira, Pader, Moroto and Kampala on a semi-annual basis with in the two years of the project timeframe.

• The programmes will be conducted on the radio stations which include Voice of Lango Fm in Lira, Rapa fm in Pader, Ateker Fm in Moroto and, Radio One Fm 90 in Kampala. These will be held to discuss the roles of rights holders and duties of the duty bearers under the Prevention and Prohibition of Torture Act (PPTA), Human Rights Enforcement Act and issues of public order management.

• The exercise further will focus at the relevancy of the spot messages to the targeted audience. The spot messages will discuss human rights standards making a distinction between rights that can be limited and those that cannot be limited

• will be developed in addition to human rights standards and human rights-based principles to be observed in enforcement of laws.

• The exercise will be based on collected evidence from project records such as spot message logs, radio talk show recordings, reports, interaction with HRCU project staff and interviews with stakeholders and beneficiaries.

TASKS

The consultant will be required to lead on all the tasks below, in consultation with HRCU:

• Preparation and presentation of an inception report

• Track the impact of the radio talk shows and spot messages

• Preparation of periodic reports

• Presenting findings on the impact of the radio talk shows and radio spot messages during briefings, and final presentations to HRCU and the implementing partners

• Submission of the final report at the end of the project

METHODOLOGIES AND APPROACHES

• The exercise will follow a highly participatory and consultative process.

• Key documents including the project proposal, project reports, project log frame and project work plans will be reviewed to understand the context within which the project shall be implemented.

• The approach will also be based on the consultant’s personal experience.

• HRCU is open to innovation and other approaches but specifically approaches leading to the effective implementation of this exercise.

CONSULTANCY OUTPUT AND DELIVERABLES

• Technical and financial proposal

• Inception report and presentation of the same to HRCU and ADA implementing team

• Data collection tools detailing how the exercise shall be conducted

• Report/findings on tracking of the impact of the radio talk shows in the three districts of Lira, Pader and Moroto