Capacity building of Community Volunteers in mental health Psychosocial Support (MHPSS): Plan International

Deadline: 30 October 2020

Background

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge. In Zimbabwe, we have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 31 years. Plan International operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity. The Supporting Adolescent Girls Education (SAGE) Programme is a comprehensive initiative to ensure that 13200 highly marginalized OOS (out-of school) adolescent girls aged 10-19 years have improved learning outcomes and can transition to education, training or employment. Working across 11 districts of Zimbabwe, a consortium of diverse partners including faith-based, academic and private sector actors will focus on providing high-quality, accelerated, non-formal education in 132 accessible, girl-friendly Community-Based Learning Hubs (CBLHs).

Purpose of the assignment

Capacity building of Community Volunteers and Consortium staff in Mental Health and Psychosocial Support through: Developing training content relevant to community volunteers suitable for onward cascading to SAGE beneficiaries. Training package should cover the following: unpack the MHPSS, positive coping mechanism, resilience and stress management; Providing training on basic psychological first aid to enable them to respond to young people in distress due to the crisis; Capacitating Volunteers to be able to make referrals to other specialized services around PSS, positive coping mechanisms, resilient building and stress management in their communities. ( Develop MHPSS referral pathway per each district); Produce and share reference material for the Volunteers in English Shona and Ndebele depending on context.

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