Entrepreneurship in the territories: is it the right time?
The selected consultant/agency will work closely with the Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR) and its consortium partners to develop a comprehensive movement strengthening strategy focused on SRHR, particularly safe abortion and public sector strengthening, across Asia and Africa. The strategy should reflect feminist, rights-based, and participatory approaches, and center the voices and needs of grassroots, youth, and feminist movements.
The consultant will be responsible for the following:
1. Design and Facilitate Strategy Development
- Design and lead a participatory strategy development process that meaningfully engages WGNRR, MAMA Network, and other consortium partners.
- Revisit and align with the Kaleidoscope proposal and planning meeting presentation to ensure consistency with previously committed frameworks and strategies.
2. Desk Review and Initial Mapping
- Conduct a comprehensive desk review of relevant tools, literature, strategies, and movement-building frameworks related to safe abortion and broader SRHR movements.
- Review and map existing safe abortion movements globally and regionally.
- Develop a matrix, SWOT analysis, or pros/cons list for each mapped movement, outlining their relevance and potential contribution to the Kaleidoscope vision.
3. Apply Strategic Tools and frameworks
- Apply the GFW Movement Mapping Tool and the MCAT (Movement Capacity Assessment Tool) to assess actor relationships, influence, and capacity needs across contexts.
- Emphasize intersectional and inclusive movement-building approaches explicitly.
4. Stakeholder Engagement
- Organize and facilitate consultations with regional partners and country-based organizations in Benin, India, Kenya, and Nepal.
- Ensure the inclusion of underrepresented sectors, including LGBTQI+, adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), and disability rights organizations, where applicable.
- Lead consultations with shortlisted movements, along with abortion global leaders as well as consortium and country partners to:
- Advance the Kaleidoscope vision
- Identify opportunities and needs for resourcing safe abortion organizations
- Identify range of new and proven strategies and actions to strengthen the safe abortion movement
5. Drafting the Movement Strengthening Strategy (2025–2029)
- Analyze and synthesize all findings into a multi-level Movement Strengthening Strategy with actionable recommendations.
- Ensure the draft strategy includes:
- Campaign and advocacy focus
- A clear roadmap outlining priorities and goals as well as action plans for 2025–2029
- Integration of regional contexts and intersectional feminist approaches
- Integrate the findings from the consultation to enhance and strengthen the strategy, making it more comprehensive and responsive to stakeholder inputs
6. Internal and External Review
- Share the draft strategy and roadmap with the Kaleidoscope Working Group for internal review and feedback.
- Facilitate an external validation process with identified movement leaders to refine the strategy further.
7. Presentation and Finalization
- Deliver monthly progress presentations to WGNRR and consortium partners.
- Develop and present two comprehensive presentations on the strategy (draft and final versions).
- Submit the final strategy report incorporating all nuances, to be delivered in both editable Word and PDF formats.
Read more about the qualifications and Requirements here: https://wgnrr.org/a-call-for-expressions-of-interest-consultant-development-of-movement-strengthening-strategy-kaleidoscope-initiative/
