Egypt: Children and Youth Migration Programme / MENA: Psycho-Social Services and Training Institute in Cairo (PSTIC) Capitalization

Terms of Reference

I. Background and Context

Terre des hommes (Tdh)

As part of the implementation of its Vision 2030 and Strategic Plan 2016-2020, Terre des hommes Foundation has established the Migration program, at the global level and in several regions, since beginning of 2017.
By 2030, Terre des hommes has been able to significantly and lastingly reduce the vulnerability of Children and Youth Affected by Migration (CYAM). CYAM are able to realize their right to be protected along all stages of their migration and seize development opportunities. Terre des hommes is recognized as a leading organization, both internationally and regionally, and sought by all stakeholders for its technical expertise in protecting and supporting CYAM. By 2020, on five major migration flows – in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Central America and Europe – children will benefit from coordinated systems of care, protection and support upon departure, along their routes and in their places of arrival with the aim of sustainably reducing their vulnerability, guaranteeing their rights, addressing their needs and facilitating their access to development opportunities.
The Theory of Change of the programme emphasizes the fact that CYAM have to be treated with dignity, realize their right to be protected along all stages of their migration and seize development opportunities. All the interventions are and will be designed to contribute to one or more of the changes illustrated in three inter-related pathways:

1. Formal and informal actors ensure CYAM access their rights along all stages of their journeys 2. CYAM effectively access appropriate and quality services for their protection and their development 3. Social, legal and policy frameworks positively address CYAM rights and needs at local, national, regional and global levels The realization of these changes relies on interventions done in partnership all along the migratory movement and embedded in an overarching philosophy articulated around the concept of protective accompaniment of children.*

2. Staying alongside CYAM, in every environment they meet, to help them reduce the risks they face, be actors of their life and strive to access their rights.

3. Remaining close to CYAM to ensure their best interests are respected and adequate assistance or support is provided according to their priority needs,

4. Supporting and protecting all children on the move, throughout their journeys, by ensuring the effective existence of formal and informal services at all stages along their migratory journeys (setting up mechanisms of protective accompaniment).

5. Guaranteeing the participation of the children and their family and/or community in the analysis of the children’s situation, in seeking protective and durable solutions to guarantee at best their rights, and in implementing the identified solutions*.* *
   In the Middle East region, the programme is currently present in Jordan, Lebanon and Egypt,
   mainly addressing Syrian crisis and migration movements from Sudan and East Africa.

Psycho-Social Services and Training Institute in Cairo (PSTIC)

PSTIC was founded by Dr Nancy Baron in 2009. An assessment found that refugees were
utilized in Egypt only in the role of volunteer teachers in refugee schools and interpreters in
NGOs. In cooperation with the refugee communities, a plan for building a network of skilled
paid refugee Psychosocial Workers was initiated so that refugees could assist refugees in
their own language and culture.

Since 2009, PSTIC has worked as a national arm of Tdh in Egypt concentrating on training
and facilitating refugees to assist their own communities. PSTIC and Tdh have a
Memorandum of Understanding that forms their cooperation. Initially, start-up funds for
PSTIC came from the War Trauma Foundation of the Netherlands and UNICEF. In 2011,
PSTIC with Tdh became an implementing partner of UNHCR. Since that time, UNHCR has
been a program donor of its psychosocial and mental health activities.

Over time, PSTIC-Tdh activities expanded to include its health advocacy component which
was first funded by IOM and now by UNHCR. Its protective housing activities have UNHCR
funds and also had funds from the USA TAFT Fund. Activities to assist migrants who tried to
travel to Europe from Egypt by boat and failed and were detained in Egyptian detention
facilities was funded first by an emergency grant from the German Embassy in Egypt
followed by the Swiss Cooperation.

PSTIC-Tdh now has 106 refugees as Psychosocial, Housing, Health workers, Team
Leaders, Coordinators, Field Leaders from Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Somalia, South Sudan,
Sudan, Syria and Yemen and 18 Egyptian workers (including 9 psychiatrists).

The PSTIC-Tdh workers are field and community based. They work from refugee community
centers, schools and homes throughout Greater Cairo, Alexandria, Damietta and Mansoura.
PSTIC-Tdh has 3 program offices in Greater Cairo in Dokki and 6 October and Alexandria. It
facilitates mental health clinics in Garden City - 6 October – Nasr City – Alexandria –
Damietta – Mansoura. It has transitional apartments in Greater Cairo in Ardaluwa and
Alexandria.

PSTIC-Tdh workers are selected by their communities and live and work within the refugee
communities. They are all trained to have the skills to do their jobs. In particular, the
Psychosocial Workers receive 400 hours of training plus supervision and support to master
the skills and knowledge needed to do their job during their first year of work. The PSTICTdh
workers form a strongly committed team who provide 24-7 emergency support as well
as ongoing counseling, problem solving, psychosocial support, mental health care,
protection, housing, health advocacy, community integration for refugees with any problems.

II. Objective of the consultancy
PSTIC has been running since 2009 with the administrative and financial support of Tdh. A
capitalization was done in 2013 and gave an insight on PSTIC scope of activities and
methodologies developed over time in a changing context. The objective was then to
document the approach and to identify the key elements.
With this consultancy, Tdh and PSTIC would like to go further to:

1. Identify whether the model and/or elements of the model, are potentially replicable in
   other urban contexts, particularly in MENA, and how the models’ impact can be
   uniquely compared to other approaches and interventions with refugees and migrants
   (lessons learned, good practices, challenges…);
   And if replicable how and what are the conditions of the replicability.
2. Assess through evidence the added-value and complementarity of the Tdh and
   PSTIC approaches in the context of mixed migration and make recommendations for
   how to reinforce a joint model, particularly in the context of Egypt;
3. Make recommendations for future evidence based research to assess the impact of
   the interventions on the quality of life of refugees and migrants and use these findings
   in future proposals

Sectors/Components to be considered for review in this capitalization:

• Operationalizing a multi-layered model of MHPSS intervention under one NGO
• Content and methods of training, supervision and support
• Utilization of refugee workers – benefits and challenges
• Use of home vs center based interventions in an urban context
• Collaboration with community stakeholders

III. Deliverables of the consultancy

Under the supervision of the Regional Migration Coordinator, the consultant will deliver:

• Plan for a methodology and report structure for the capitalization

• Report of maximum 20 pages including executive summary, annexes and list of tools prepared - in English

• Maximum of 10 days after consultancy

• Oral debriefing at the end of the process with Tdh and SPTIC

IV. Terre des hommes Child Safeguarding Policy

Tdh commits to best practice in Child Protection in the implementation of all its projects,
following its own Child Safeguarding Policy. Besides, in the event of partnering with local
organizations, Tdh ensures that they have also developed and applied a Child Safeguarding
Policy.
In the framework of this consultancy, the consultant(s) will be requested to sign and follow
Tdh Child Safeguarding Policy and will therefore be briefed accordingly, as some contact
with Tdh partners and beneficiaries may occurred during the mission.

V. Modalities

Place of mission: Cairo, Egypt
Period: 15 days, starting as soon as possible
Remuneration:
Fees: 420 CHF per day
Tdh will take care of the accommodation and the travels arrangements of the consultant.
The consultant will propose framework of work and tools for the different deliverables, for
validation by the Regional Coordinator Migration and PSTIC Director.

The proposed workplan of the consultancy is as follows:

• Desk review of key PSTIC documents - monitoring reports, donors reports, previouscapitalization, training material…
• Field work:
  • Interviews and group discussions with PSTIC staff – with different years of experience, in different team, including workers who are now working outside of PSTIC in Egypt and other countries.
• Interviews with key staff from Tdh (HQ and Egypt), donors and local partners working with PSTIC
  • Discussions with beneficiaries and families.
  • Field visits
• Preparation of the draft report and revision process
• Finalization and submission of the final report
  2 days -> Skype briefing, Desk review of the available documents -> Home based
  8 days -> Field work -> Cairo
  3 days -> Report -> Home-based
  2 days -> Travel

VI. Required skills

• Knowledge on MHPSS and community based protection in a migration context
• Experience on assessment, capitalization and document review
• Work experience in the region
• Good knowledge of English, Arabic would be an advantage
• Analytical mind ; dynamic; ability to work independently; spirit of collaboration

Please send a CV and a technical and financial offer to the following email : lba@tdh.ch
Deadline: 15th of June 2018