DEADLINE: 1ST DECEMBER, 2021
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION (IOM)
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR CONSULTANCY ON MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT COMMUNITY RESPONSE PLAN
Nigeria remains a country of origin, transit, and destination country for trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants. Driven by the demand for cheap labour and commercial sex, trafficking and smuggling networks across borders and within the country capitalize on economic, social, and political
vulnerabilities to lure and exploit their victims. Since April 2017, through the Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration programme and in coordination with the Federal Government of Nigeria IOM has facilitated the voluntary return of over 2000 Nigerians stranded in Libya, Niger, Mali as well as European
countries. Aside from these factors, the recent outbreak and spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has further created an additional impact on irregular migration trends, with thousands of migrants currently still stranded in Libya, Niger, Mali as well as the Middle East, including Lebanon and Oman. IOM continues to work with Federal Government of Nigeria to strengthen migration management through capacitybuilding, advisory services, and technical assistance on migration matters, including migration health and
information, assisted voluntary returns, and counter-trafficking. Strong collaboration has been established with national migration stakeholders to enhance border management, fight trafficking in persons, reduce irregular migration and mainstream migration in the country’s development plans.
Reintegration of returned migrant into their community of origin could be a tough process as returnees struggle with challenges related to economic, social, and psychological changes, these includes limited employment opportunity, housing, absence of institutional finance and social safety nets, acceptance by family/community and stigmatization. These stressors further exacerbate psychological conditions of returnees already grappling with distressing experiences of gross human rights violations including torture, modern slavery, sexual violence, forced labour, detention, and exploitation by their captors and traffickers.
Community-based psychosocial approach is considered crucial to promote psychosocial recovery and wellbeing for the returnees. It aims to include returnees into social support systems within the community by fostering mutual understanding and acceptance and limiting stigmatization of returning migrants. The activities benefit returnees by giving them the social links and support for their empowerment. In view of this, IOM seek to engage a consultant to adapt guideline from the existing guideline on community based psychosocial support emergency and displacement into return and reintegration context.
This consultancy will contribute to:
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands launched the Cooperation on Migration and Partnerships for Sustainable Solutions initiative (COMPASS) at the beginning of 2021. COMPASS is a global initiative designed to protect people on the move, combat human trafficking and smuggling, and support dignified return and promote sustainable reintegration.
The initiative is centered on a whole-of-society approach, which, in addition to assisting individuals, will work across all level’s households, communities, and the wider communities– and encompasses the following partner countries: Nigeria, Afghanistan, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mali,
Morocco, Niger, and Tunisia
Objectives of consultancy
The main objectives of the assignment are to carrying out the following below:
• Conduct MHPSS needs assessment and resources mapping in return and reintegration context
• Conduct and map out awareness raising activities in the priority areas and how it can be linked to MHPSS
• Conduct feasibility studies of MHPSS interventions in Edo and Delta state
• Design all-encompassing MHPSS community response plan
METHOD OF APPLICATION
IOM invites experienced and interested private firms to submit an expression of interest along with a cover letter in support of their application addressed to IOM Lagos via email IOMLagosTender@iom.int OR via hard copy to IOM Lagos Office at No.1 Isaac John Street, Ikeja GRA, Lagos, Nigeria before 1st December 2021.
