RWANDA UNION OF THE BLIND
UNION RWANDAISE DES AVEUGLES
P.O. Box 1527 Kigali-Rwanda
Tel: (250)788 856 671 / (250) 788 304 490
E-mail: info@rubrwanda.org /, donakanimba@gmail.com
Website: www.rubrwanda.org
TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR RECRUITMENT OF COMMUNITY COUNSELORS
I.ABOUT RUB
Rwanda Union of the Blind (RUB) is a local non-governmental organization legally operating in Rwanda since 1995 to work towards the improvement of the living conditions of persons with visual impairment in Rwanda. It represents an estimated number of 3000 members in Rwanda who are blind and partially sighted and these members are grouped into 64 branches which are located across the country. The organizational activities and interventions aim at improving the living conditions of persons with visual impairment trough advocacy, promoting the education of children with visual impairment, capacity development of members and rehabilitation program/service.
II.PROJECT SUMMARY:
To achieve its mission of improving the situation of persons with visual impairment, RUB secured funds from Grand Challenges Canada to implement a project entitled ‘breaking stigmas to accessing SRHR services for Blind and Deafblind women and Girls in Rwanda’ which is primarily targeting women and girls with visual and deafblindness disabilities.
The project has among other activities, establishment of 3 community counseling and ‘SRH rooms in 3 project districts of Rwanda (Nyaruguru, Rwamagana and Musanze) who will be supporting girls and women with vision and deafblindness disabilities to access counselling and SRHR related services, information and education.
Under financial support of Grand Challenge Canada and with the above context, RUB would like to recruit 3 community counselors who will be based in the above mentioned project districts to provide counselling and SRHR services and support in SGBV related matters to women and girls with vision and deafblindness disabilities living in Nyaruguru, Rwamagana and Musanze districts.
III.MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSABILITIES
- Provide counselling service to young women and girls with vision and deafblindness disabilities and other people with such disabilities in need of the service
- Provide Sexual Reproductive Health related information and education to the needy persons with vision and deafblindness disabilities with main focus to women and girls having such type of disabilities.
- Consult with authorities and support SGBV victims in reporting and getting access to justice when such cases arise from the project primary target group
- Register all persons and cases received at the community room
- Collaborate with RUB and Isange One Stop Center for referral of SGBV cases for victims to receive support service and justice
- Consult and collaborate with community leaders and members in promoting respect of the rights of persons with vision and deafblindness with a focus on sexual reproductive health rights.
- Talk to beneficiaries attending the community counseling and SRHR rooms with care and empathy to gain their trust
- Identify cases of violence of rights of women and girls with vision and deafblindness and victims who may need extra or additional attention as a form of therapy
- Having ability to get people to openly and freely express their fears to you, get their trauma healed and their curiosity towards sexual reproductive healthy related issues filled.
- Provide reports on time
IV.QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
Interested applicants should have the following qualifications:
At least Bachelor degree Social work, clinical psychology, human development studies, education or A level certificate with trainings and experience in the field.
- Experience: at least two years of experience in Guidance and counselling.
- Knowledge of sexual reproductive health and rights issues
- Knowledge of disability issues in Rwanda and experience in working with persons with disabilities
- Having experience in working with women/girls would be an added value
- Fluency in English and Kinyarwanda
- Flexibility to work in any of the project districts
V.MODE OF APPLICATION
Interested candidates should send their applications documents and mention the district of preference in the motivation letter to RUB head not later than October 13th, 2022, 4pm local time.
Dr Donatilla Kanimba
Executive Director, RUB
Kigali 05/10/2022
