TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) FOR PROVIDING ADVOCACY CONSULTANCY FOR A

TRANSNATIONAL ADVOCACY CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECT IN SOUTHERN

AFRICA (TRANAC).

1. Introduction

Zimbabwe Network of Early Childhood Development Actors (ZINECDA) in partnership with

Lesotho National ECD Coalition of Lesotho (NECDOL), and the Malawi ECD Coalition are

implementing a transnational advocacy capacity building project which seeks to develop

stronger and vibrant Early Child Development and Education (ECDE) in southern Africa. The

strengthened CSOs will engage in transnational advocacy to make governments in Southern

Africa more transparent and accountable to their citizens on ECDE issues. Transparent and

accountable governments ultimately improve the development and implementation of

sustainable, equitable, inclusive and gender responsive ECDE policies, legislation, and

systems as well as improved ECDE financing by governments, CSOs and donors. This three￾year project to be implemented in Lesotho, Malawi, and Zimbabwe will run from 2021 through

to 2023.

The TRANAC consortium is made of up of ECDE CSO national coalitions from Eswatini,

Mozambique, Zambia, Lesotho (NECDOL), the Malawi ECD Coalition and the Zimbabwe

Network of Early Childhood Development Actors (ZINECDA) in the implementation of the

project. The design of the project is premised on the human rights-based approach (HRBA),

whereby regional and global education frameworks such as SDGs, UNCRC and ACRWC

guide implementation. HRBA is adopted including such issues as participation, accountability,

non-discrimination and equality, empowerment and legality at national and regional level. The

right to education emphasizing that children are active agents in their own learning and that

education is designed to promote and respect their rights.

The implementing organisations, through the lead agency ZINECDA, are seeking the services

of Policy Advocacy, Communications and Learning firms or consultants to design and develop

a Policy advocacy, Communications and Learning Strategy Plans, assess policy advocacy,

communication and learning capacity of consortium members and provide a capacity building

plan of TRANAC partner staff in Advocacy, Learning and Communications aspects of the

project.