The SADC Secretariat is inviting Individual Consultants to submit their CV and Financial Proposal for the following services: Selection of Individual Consultant Consultancy for the Scoping Study on Illicit Drug Supply, Drug and Substance Use Among The Youth in the SADC Region.
Introduction
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is a Regional Economic Community that seeks to promote sustainable and equitable economic growth and socio-economic development that will ensure poverty alleviation, and ultimately its eradication, enhance the standard and quality of life of the people of Southern Africa, and support the socially disadvantaged through regional integration.
Overall objectives
The overall objective of the assignment is to conduct a scoping study to establish the extent and status of illicit drug and substance use among the youth in SADC countries; and provide recommendations for a comprehensive response to the identified challenges. The key specific objectives are to:
i) Undertake a comprehensive literature search to scope how much work has been done on the topic of drug and substance use among the youth in the region.
ii) According to the amount of literature identified, adopt an appropriate methodology to further scope the literature, to identify key emerging themes, gaps, good practices, and priorities for a regional response to curb illicit drug and substance use among the youth.
The study will assess the extent to which the implementation of a number of strategic and policy frameworks for youth empowerment and development is affected by illicit drug and substance use among the youth. Notable amongst these strategies are the SADC Strategy and Business Plan on Youth Empowerment and Participation for Sustainable Development; the SADC Declaration on Youth Development and Empowerment for Sustainable Development; SADC Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Strategy (2019-2030) Rights and the SADC Regional Industrialization Strategy; all of which require the participation of sober youth for their successful implementation. The proposed study is expected come up with recommendations for a comprehensive regional response to curb illicit drug and substance abuse among the youth.
For more more information on how to apply; the Terms of Reference; Expression of Interest Forms; and Standard Contract for Individual Consultants click here.
The deadline for the submission of expressions of interest is the 13th December 2019 .