RutgersWPF Indonesia Vacancy: Documenting The Learning Process On Mainstreaming Sexual, Jakarta

RutgersWPF Indonesia is an organisation working on sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and sexual gender based violence (SGBV). We have a longstanding expertise in this field and work together with organisations in many other countries. RutgersWPF Indonesia consists of a dynamic team of 20 staff members. RutgersWPF Indonesia works together with many partner organizations in promoting SRHR and working on prevention of SGBV.

 

TERM OF REFERRENCE

DOCUMENTING THE LEARNING PROCESS ON MAINSTREAMING SEXUAL

AND GENDER DIVERSITY LESSONS LEARNED AND EXPERIENCES

FROM INDONESIA

 

1. Background

Already in 2006, in response to well-documented patterns of abuse, a distinguished group of international human rights experts met in Yogyakarta, Indonesia to outline a set of international principles relating to sexual orientation and gender identity. The result was the Yogyakarta Principles: a universal guide to human rights, which affirm binding international legal standards with which all States must comply. They promise a different future where all people born free and equal in dignity and rights can fulfil that precious birth right.

It lasted until March 7, 2012, when U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon delivered a historic speech at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, asking countries around the world to decriminalize same- sex relationships and end discrimination against LGBT people. The speech itself attracted some coverage, but what dominated the news that day was the response by the audience: in a major breach of diplomatic protocol, several members of the council, in an obviously prearranged move, staged a coordinated walkout before the speech even (Mainstreaming Sexual and Gender Diversity in SRHR and HIV programming in Indonesia, Final report on a thematic learning programmed )

The prevalence of deeply entrenched, biased, hetero-normative personal attitudes towards sexual diversity amongst staff in many organizations presents a significant barrier when it comes to ensuring that they deliver appropriate information and support to LGBTI communities, MSM and WSW (Men who have sex with men (MSM), women who have sex with women (WSW) worldwide. It is therefore essential to provide organizations working on SRHR, HIV and SGBV with opportunities to learn how to be more inclusive of all those within the communities we serve, including LGBTI people, MSM and WSW. Only by sensitizing ourselves to the issues concerned, and gaining the experience, information, attitudes and skills necessary to address these issues, will we be able to reach our wider goals of ensuring sexual and reproductive health and rights for all.

 

Now little more than two years after the historic speech of Ban Ki-moon, the rights of LGBT people are far from universally respected. There is still a long way to go.  RutgersWPF would like to contribute to this process and help organisations in their network internalise the values needed to successfully internalize LGBT. Therefore Rutgers would like to build on the experience from Indonesia and document the next step in the learning trajectory (phase 2) in Indonesia. The documentation process is expected to result in a manual that can be used in other countries where RutgersWPF works. 

The Experience from Indonesia

Indonesia is the country where The Yogyakarta Principles (http://www.yogyakartaprinciples.org/principles_en.pdf) are born, however there are no specific laws that guarantee Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender, Intersex (LGBTI) rights in Indonesia. The Yogyakarta Principles address the broad range of human rights standards and their application to issues of sexual orientation and gender identity. These include extrajudicial executions, violence and torture, access to justice, privacy, non-discrimination, rights to freedom of expression and assembly, employment, health, education, immigration and refugee issues, public participation, and a variety of other rights.

Laws or policies which mention LGBTI people are mostly related to sexual health and HIV and AIDS, and to acts considered pornographic and immoral. Law that stigmatizes LGBTI people is the Law on Pornography no. 44/2008. In its explanatory notes on article 4, it is stated that the term ‘deviant sexual intercourse’ includes among others intercourse or other sexual activities with corpses [necrophilia] and animals [bestiality], oral sex, anal sex, lesbian, and homosexual practices.

Until today, sexual diversity and sexual rights are highly sensitive and contentious issues. This has resulted in the fact that many organizations, even those with a strong human rights vision, do not to fully apply their vision in practice. However sympathetic they may be to the principle that LGBTI people deserve equal treatment, they often lack the experience, and hence technical capacity needed to translate this principle into LGBTI-inclusive management systems, organizational policies, and programming.

To respond to this situation RutgersWPF Indonesia in collaboration with dance4life an Aliansi Satu Visi (ASV) from January through August 2012,) implemented the project ‘mainstreaming sexual and gender diversity in SRHR and HIV programming in Indonesia’ supported by PSO capacity building programme (Thematic Learning Programme (TLP), phase 1).

Rutgers WPF and dance4life recognized that the project could provide a great opportunity to analyse the barriers and began to identify and pilot locally-appropriate strategies and tools to overcome them.

Four ASV-member and Rutgers WPF Indonesia partner organizations participated in the TLP as a pilot programme for the alliance – two LGBTI and two non-LGBTI organizations (The rationale for this choice was that the LGBTI organizations too needed to be empowered and develop their own capacity to carry out mainstreaming) as previously noted. These organizations are :

1.    Rifka Annisa WCC, a Yogyakarta-based women’s empowerment organization and GBV crisis centre.

2.    PKBI Jambi, a branch of the Indonesian National Family Planning Association (PKBI) based in Jambi, South Sumatra, which has a strong focus on youth-friendly SRH services.

3.    The Jakarta-based national secretariat of GWL-INA – the National Gay, MtF Transgender and Men who have Sex with Men Network of Indonesia – an HIV-advocacy focused network with 68 member organizations.

4.    The Jakarta-based Ardhanary Institute (AI) – a LBT women’s research, publications and advocacy organization which has also recently established a domestic-violence crisis centre.

 

During the project a MSGD training module was developed. Subsequently a Pilot of the Training of facilitators (Change Makers) was held. It covered everything on the agenda, and gave the change makers basic knowledge of sexual and gender diversity (concepts, theories, internal values), along with practice in using adult learning facilitation methods and lots of relevant materials to support them in facilitating MSGD activities in their own organizations.

Based on this (short) project, important lessons were learned and the module was adapted and finalised. Such as the need to further developing the module, more time allocation, ongoing support system, the need of comprehensive material; consist of cultural, gender and sexual diversity issues to support the facilitator. As a supplement, Ardhanary finalised also the MGSD comic book and information kit that supports the facilitators in the implementation of the training.

 

2. Learning Agenda 2: Documenting the process of scaling up of Mainstreaming Gender and Sexual Diversity in Indonesia

After the pilot and lessons learned from Indonesia, RutgersWPF is very keen to use the revised training module and supporting tools to further MGSD in other ASV organisations in Indonesia and and in partner organisations in countries where RutgersWPF works. The opportunity offered by the Alliance Office ‘Learning Agenda 2, MGSD’ seems a perfect possibility to continue this important process and assist more organisations to internalise issues of gender and sexual diversity. RutgersWPF proposed the following trajectory:

 

3. Overall Objective:

 To contribute to effectively mainstream gender and sexual diversity from a human rights framework into the work of partner organisations by means of developing a manual

 

4. Specific Objectives:

a)   To learn from the implementation of the revised module on mainstreaming Gender and Sexual Diversity into ASV partner   

      organisations policies and programmes by following the learning process in detail.

b)   To understand whether this trajectory is an effective way to stimulate internal mainstreaming of sexual diversity and

      understanding of gender identity.

  

 

5. Tangible Outputs:

a)    Description (publication) of the Learning Process (manual) in English on how to MGSD using the Change Makers

       module,  its challenges and opportunities

b)    Increased understanding on the knowledge, attitude and skills of change makers on how to MGSD;

c)    Increased understanding on the knowledge and attitude regarding GDS among staff, management and board;

d)    Increased understanding of the organisational changes (policies, etc.) taking place, or not taking place as a result of          the implementation of the MGSD trajectory

 

6. Work plan and timeline 

June – September 2015: Documentation of the implementation of PoA

      1. Use baseline tools to unedrstand level of KAP of change makers.

      2. Use baseline tools to understand state of the organization.

      3. Use action-learning cycle as a way to promote exchange between change makers throughout 2014-2015 (continuous

          support)

September 2015: Workshop to exchange experiences so far

1.    Exchange experiences and overcome challenges, through action-learning advice each other on how to

       overcome burdens.

2.    Feedback moments 1-3 to reflect about changes in the organisations

October 2015: Write Workshop

1.     Conduct Write shop to ask participants to write about the changes in the organizations, writing down

        personal stories of change makers in a publication/manual.

2.     Manual and documenting process delivered

 

 7. Methodology

The facilitator/writer will need to start with a desk study of all documents produced in the first phase:

After the desk study he/she will need to develop tools for documentation:

a)      Baseline survey (for staff and organization question list)

b)      Reflection of points for discussion, challenges addressed during the training

c)      Follow-up activities on PoA (telephone and / or online discussions in 2014/2015)

d)      End line survey in October 2015 (for staff and organization question list)

e)      Capture personal stories for a publication (for Indonesia)

 

8. Required external expertise

The process will need to be facilitated and documented by an external consultant who will make sure that the issues tabled by the participants / change makers will be addressed during the whole trajectory.

Requirements:

a)      Excellent skills to facilitate learning processes and document personal experiences (instead of number 1 in the ToR)

b)       Add: pro-active coordination of the linking & learning process

c)       Excellent facilitation skills in Indonesian

d)       Basic understanding or affinity with LGBTI mainstreaming

e)       Proven writing skills, especially on systematic documentation and popular writing

f)        Excellent knowledge of the English language

 

9. How to Apply

Expression of Interest are submitted with contains:

a)   Short post containing expression of interest (maximum 2 pages) explaining the understanding of the work,

      measures, and approaches that will be used in the implementation of this consultation, including the 

      timeline, time availability, and the proposed budget.

b)   Relevant CV to this consultation.

c)   Portfolio such as writing example or reports ever made.

d)   Fee to this consultation purposes. 

Please send the aplication to recruitment.rutgerswpf.indo@gmail.com with subject:  Consultant for Documenting The Learning Process On Mainstreaming Sexual and Gender Diversity Lessons Learned and Experiences From Indonesia.The deadline for applicant is June 10th 2015.