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UNICEF Tanzania is looking for an International Individual Consultant to update a 2013 situational anaylisi of children and young people with disabilities in Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar
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According to the population projection for 2020, children (0-17) are 28.8 million which is 49.9~50% of the total population. Children with disabilities make up 3.5% of this number or approximately 1 million infants, children and adolescents. In Tanzania, as in much of the developing world, despite proactive legislation, children with disabilities face difficulties in having equal access to their physical environment, as well as to health and nutrition care, water and sanitation services, education and social support systems available to children without disabilities. In addition, children with disabilities are at increased risk of physical, sexual, emotional violence and neglect. Some of this is the result of attitudes, cultural beliefs and practices that have historically segregated children and young people with disabilities from society; some reflects lack of knowledge and awareness and missed opportunities for meaningful inclusion. Inclusion for children and young people with disabilities will often call upon dedicated resources and support systems that are already stretched thin and are not well coordinated. However, the cost to the individual, family and society over the course of a lifetime for children and young people with disabilities who remain socially marginalised, unable to access education, and lacking in training for future employment or citizenship far outweighs short-term investments needed to ensure that children and young people with disabilities have a good start in life. If these barriers are not addressed, it will leave thousands of children with disabilities and their families without the resources, knowledge or systems of care and support needed for CYPWD to reach their potential and contribute to Tanzanian society.
In 2013, UNICEF commissioned a Situational Analysis of Children with Disabilities in Tanzania, which was intended to provide a 'snapshot' of what is known about children with disabilities in Tanzania and what are the barriers and challenges they face. The report reviewed barriers and challenges faced by children and adolescents with disabilities and their families in Tanzania, presented relevant legislation and data available on children and adults with disabilities and highlighted significant gaps in key areas such as education, health and rehabilitative care and social inclusion. Since 2013, additional literature has been published on children with disabilities as well as surveys that can provide more recent perspective of the lives of children with disabilities, including 2017/18 Household Budget Survey (HBS) in Mainland Tanzania and 2019/20 HBS in Zanzibar. The Tanzania Country Office (TCO) Disability Working Group established in 2020, has recommended that the 2013 situational analysis of the needs of children with disabilities to be updated in order to contribute to UNICEF Tanzania's Country Programme Document 2022-2027 and serve as a background document for improved disability inclusive programming
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OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THE ASSIGNMENT
To generate up-to-date evidence on the situation of children (0-under 18) and young people (10-24 years) with disabilities in Tanzania and make actionable recommendations for improved disability inclusive programming.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
To update the Situational Analysis of Children with Disabilities in Tanzania produced in 2013 based on a review of existing literature and to highlight different definitions and measurements of disabilities currently used in Tanzania (Mainland and Zanzibar), key data gaps on barriers, stakeholders, enabling environment, programmes, services, policies data and evidence.
To update numbers on the prevalence of children and young people with disability based on recent surveys.
To provide recommendations on:
priority advocacy issues for Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar respectively
areas that UNICEF can focus technical assistance in the new Country Programme, for Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar respectively, and which partnerships are key to leverage UNICEF's work.
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