A Consultant to co-create a module on Adolescent sexual and Reproductive Health Rights

Status-Closed

Background

Access to health is a fundamental human right as outlined in Article 43 (1) of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 which states that: Every person has the right-to the highest attainable standard of health, which includes the right to health care services, including reproductive health care; Despite this provision in the law, women and girls with disabilities in Kenya, still face numerous challenges in access to sexual and reproductive health. The myths and misconceptions attached to their sexuality often hinders them from acquiring quality sexual and reproductive health services, they are denied the right to express their sexuality through forced and arranged marriages, forced sterilization, forced and unsafe abortion as well as denial of sexual and reproductive health information and education which creates a gap in their health and increases the susceptibility of untreated sexual and reproductive health illnesses.

Problem Statement

According to the Ministry of Health, Kenya has made significant milestones in the fight against early pregnancies, HIV/Aids and Gender Based violence against adolescents and teenage girls. Cases of teenage pregnancies reduced from. 427,135 to 317,644 between 2018 and 2021. The Rate of HIV infections among adolescent girls also reduced from 343 girls weekly in 2015 to 98 cases per week in 2021. However, teenage pregnancy remains an ongoing concern for the nation.   Kenya has the 3rd highest teen pregnancies worldwide where one in every five adolescents aged 15 -19 are already mothers or pregnant according to the Health conference held in Mombasa early this year. Young girls with disabilities often face increased violence, notably sexual violence mostly perpetrated by their caregivers, strangers and family. Early pregnancies increase health risks for adolescents, especially young girls with disabilities.

Project Goal

We Lead is a program that aims to improve the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRH-R) of young women with special focus on four specific groups of young women: those living with HIV, those with disabilities, those who identify as lesbian, bisexual, trans or intersex, (LGBTI) and those affected by displacement for one reason or another  The youthful population age 15-34 account for 36% of the country’s total population. However, despite their huge numbers and the relatively enabling reproductive health policy environment in Kenya, young people still experience immense challenges in accessing information and services on Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRH-R). 

This Ability Trust seeks to develop a module on sexual and reproductive health and rights for adolescents with disabilities that will train healthcare providers and increase access to provide quality sexual and reproductive health services and information for adolescent girls with disabilities. 

Overall Objective: 

• To co-create a module on adolescents with disabilities Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights with emphasis on teenage pregnancy prevention  module for our Healthcare Providers online course.

Specific Objective

• To sensitize healthcare providers on the knowledge of women with disabilities .
• To propose a list of relevant topics to be developed on the module.
• To develop a draft module on adolescents with disabilities Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights with emphasis on teenage pregnancy prevention  module for our Healthcare Providers online course

Deliverables:

• A module on adolescents with disabilities SRHR with emphasis on teenage pregnancy with specific focus on Adolescent girls with disabilities 

Responsibilities:

• Work in partnership with This Ability Trust to sensitize on the knowledge of sexual and reproductive health rights for women with disabilities in Kenya 
• To include This Ability Trust comments and feedback on the document
• Periodical meetings with This Ability’s team 

Required Experience:

• Existence of expreince in Curriculum Development on sexual and reproductive health rights of women and young people with disabilities.
• A Post Graduate Degree in Public Health, clinical Health or Medicine with specific focus on Sexual and Reproductive Health.
• At least four years of proven experience in similar positions.
• Knowledge on the Kenyan social context.

Timeline:

Exclusion Clause 

This Ability Trust has zero tolerance for corruption and fraud. This Ability Trust reserves the right to offer comparable assignments to those qualified candidates that may not have been selected for this consultancy assignment for which they applied for. These offers will be based on the needs of the organization, appropriateness, and relevance to the candidate’s educational background and work experience. Only those candidates in whose qualifications and experience the Trust has further interest will be contacted for subsequent interviews.