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Call for Proposal on Early Marriage Research Consultancy-Plan Indonesia

Plan Indonesia is an international child-centered humanitarian and community development organization promoting the rights and the best interest of children. Plan’s vision is of a world in which all children realize their full potential in societies that respect people's rights and dignity. Plan works to achieve lasting improvements for children living in poverty in developing countries, through a process that unites people across cultures and adds meaning and value to their lives.

Plan Indonesia is seeking for consultant to conduct early marriage research. The principal purpose of this study is to examine sociocultural and economic causes, extent and consequences of early marriage in Indonesia. The study is designed to achieve several goals. First, it will capture the national trend on early marriage as much as the quantitative data as possible. Second, the study will highlight the existing legal aspects in dealing with early marriage as well as the major actors involved. Third, the study will be more contexts specific in Plan districts which have high prevalence of early marriage. In the context specific study, the focus will be to identify the knowledge and understanding of the different stakeholders toward early marriage as well as to analyze the cause and impact of early marriage. It will also identify the existing mechanism in the district level in dealing with early marriage. The study will combine of qualitative
and quantitative methods. The quantitative baseline study will be conducted in 6 districts of Plan working areas that are Districts of Rembang and Grobogan ( Central Java ) , Soe, Sikka and Lembata (East Nusa Tenggara) and Dompu (West Nusa Tenggara). While, the in-depth study will be conducted in 4 districts as mentioned above, excluding Lembata and Grobogan.

This opportunity is open both for Consulting Firms and Individual Consultants. Deadline for submission is September 30th, 2010, and all documentation/materials should be written in English. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. To have the complete of Research TOR please contact to Bekti.Andari@plan-international.org and cc-ed to supriyono@plan-international.org

Thank you for your attention.

Bekti Andari
Gender Specialist

Plan Indonesia
Menara Duta Building 2th Floor
Jalan H.R. Rasuna Said Kav. B-9 Kuningan
Jakarta Selatan-12910, Indonesia
www.plan-international.org
P :+62-21-5229566
F :+62-21-5229571
Email : Bekti.Andari@plan-international.org