TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) TENDER NO. 23/06/FY26 CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF GREAT LAKES YOUTH AND WOMEN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROJECT

• Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization advancing children’s rights and equality for girls. The **Middle East, East and Southern Africa (MEESA) Regional Hub** provides strategic leadership, technical support, research, and influencing across more than 15 countries.
• The MEESA region is marked by conflict (e.g., eastern DRC, South Sudan, Ethiopia), recurrent humanitarian crises, economic marginalization of youth especially girls and young women, and entrenched gender inequalities and harmful social norms. Plan International MEESA drives regional priorities in Girls’ economic empowerment and employability, Gender-transformative programming and influencing, Youth leadership and feminist movement through strengthening youth and women-led organizations, and Humanitarian preparedness, response and resilience building.
• Plan International aims to reinforce its regional programming across the Great Lakes by addressing shared regional challenges that disproportionately impact children, adolescents, and youth, particularly girls. The region continues to face complex, interlinked issues including large-scale displacement, heightened protection risks, child marriage, teenage pregnancy, limited livelihood opportunities, climate-induced vulnerabilities, and persistent barriers to quality education and child protection services. These challenges transcend national borders and require harmonized, multi-country solutions.

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