Terms of Reference
HRI
seeks an independent consultant to document community-based
harm reduction programming models in Indonesia
Consultancy:
To document community-based harm
reduction programming models in Indonesia
Background:
In 2012, UN agencies issued a joint statement calling
for the closure of compulsory drug detention and rehabilitation centres and for
the implementation of ‘voluntary, evidence-informed and rights-based health and
social services in the community.’[1]
Alongside human rights groups, HIV/AIDS and harm reduction organisations, they
expressed serious concern at the very existence of these centres that detain
people who use drugs and sex workers in the name of “treatment” or “rehabilitation”. Detention in these centres
has been reported to involve physical and sexual violence, forced labour,
sub-standard conditions, increased vulnerability to HIV and tuberculosis (TB)
infection, denial of health care, and other measures that violate human rights.
Within Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia,
Cambodia, India and China, civil society organisations provide a range of
community-based services to people who use drugs that are accessed voluntarily
and are evidence-informed and rights-based. Between 2014-2015, Harm Reduction International (HRI) will
work with local civil society researchers and partners in these six countries
to document community based harm
reduction models employed by civil society. This work forms a component of Asia Action, a
three-year European Commission-funded harm reduction policy and advocacy
project coordinated by the International HIV/AIDS Alliance.
Consultancy details:
HRI is seeking an independent consultant
to document community-based harm reduction programming efforts in Indonesia.
Data collected will be used by HRI and local civil society partners to promote
voluntary, community-based alternatives to the compulsory detention of people
who use drugs in Indonesia and across Asia. The consultant should be familiar
with harm reduction programming in Indonesia, have experience with primary data
collection within health programmes (preferably HIV or harm reduction), and
have an understanding of the information that needs to be gathered in order to
inform advocacy on community-based harm reduction programmes.
The research should focus on answering the following
core questions:
- What models of treatment and harm reduction programming operate in Indonesia? What are the relevant policies, guidelines and frameworks that relate to these programmes?
- What are the key features of the community based programmes being documented (i.e. Rumah Cemara and Rumah Singga Peka), with particular attention to:
(a) The
available interventions provided as part of the programme;
(b) The
extent to which this programme applies a comprehensive harm reduction approach,
including any links or referral systems to other health and social care;
(c) Key
features that make it effective (e.g. results, documented impact);
(d) Key
features that make it community-based;
(e) The
extent to which people who use drugs are involved in programme implementation,
monitoring and evaluation.
(f) Estimated
costs of programme implementation.
- What are the barriers to implementing and scaling up these models? How can these be addressed?
- In the local country context, what key information/evidence do we need on community based models in order to advocate for them more effectively?
The local consultant will be managed by HRI, in close
collaboration with a local Policy Manager. Excellent language skills in English
writing and communication are required for this consultancy. The position will
involve travel to Jakarta, Bogor, and Bandung.
The findings from the 6 countries above will then be
compiled by HRI in a policy report in English and local languages with the aim
of providing an insight into the varying approaches taken and promoting them as
community-based alternatives to compulsory treatment.
Deliverables:
The consultant will be required to provide the
following:
(1) Strategy and timeline for data collection, to
include:
·
Initial mapping
of what information is already available on the programs that will be
documented, and methods/tools by which information will be gathered;
·
List of
programmatic and other features that will be documented, in line with the core
questions listed above (e.g. program effectiveness indicators such as client
uptake and follow up, range of services provided, voluntary/compulsory status,
etc.);
·
Key information
sources and relevant in-country contacts;
·
Schedule of site
visits, communication with local stakeholders, and data gathering.
Deadline for
deliverable 1: one week after hiring
date
(2) Narrative overview of available treatment models
within the Indonesian context and policy context under which they operate
(approximately 1000 words).
Deadline for
deliverable 2: 27 June, 2014
(3) First draft of findings, including summary of each
programme and ways in which it is effective, existing barriers to
implementation, and recommendations for policy.
Deadline for
deliverable 3: 19 July, 2014
(4) Final draft of narrative overview and findings from
data collection, following feedback from HRI and local Policy Managers.
Deadline
for deliverable 4: 15 August 2014
Place of Work: Jakarta/Bandung/Bogor (Flexible)
Reports to:
Senior Research Analyst, Harm Reduction International, London, UK and Public Health
Analyst, Harm Reduction International, Jakarta, Indonesia
Duration of Consultancy:
The work comprises approximately 15-20
work days between June and August 2014, and should be completed by 15 August,
2014. For more information on the fee provided for the work, please contact claudia.stoicescu@ihra.net.
How to apply:
Please send a CV and a cover letter
detailing what you would bring to this consultancy to claudia.stoicescu@ihra.net by Monday, 5th May, 2014.
