Cultural Studies of Kahuzi-Biega National Park for Conservation, Peace, and Reconciliation of local communities.

Kahuzi-Biega Nationwide Park, Democratic Republic of Congo

Place Kind: Consultancy.

Stories to: Head of Group Conservation Supervisor

Date: fifteenth April 2024

About Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)

Wildlife Conservation Society is a non-governmental group established in 1895 with a mission to preserve wildlife and wild locations worldwide. WCS envisions a world the place wildlife thrives in wholesome land and seas, valued by societies that embrace and profit from variety and integrity of life on earth. WCS has a presence in additional than 60 nations and has supported the institution of 150 protected areas.

Within the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), WCS’s involvement in Kahuzi-Biega Nationwide Park (KBNP) dates again to 1959 with the primary survey of the Grauer’s gorilla.

In regards to the Program

In April 2022, WCS entered right into a 10-year Public Non-public Partnership settlement with Congolese Institute for Conservation of Nature (ICCN) which delegated the administration of KBNP to WCS. Within the administration of KBNP, WCS’s seeks to guard biodiversity, human rights, promote the cultural heritage of indigenous folks and native communities. A transparent understanding of the cultural significance of KBNP to indigenous folks, conventional ecological data of IPLC’s, and linkages of various ethnic teams (primarily Bantu and Batwa) residing inside the neighborhood of KBNP might help social cohesion and strengthened relationships between the park, indigenous peoples, and native communities.

In regards to the Consultancy.

The overarching purpose of this consultancy is to hold out in-depth evaluation of cultural heritage and associations of various ethnic teams to KBNP, the function of conventional ecological data and tradition heritage to realize sustainable peace and reconciliation of various ethnic teams and efficient administration of the park. The blended participatory and knowledgeable analysis seeks to empower IPLC organizations or people to play an lively function within the research course of.

Particular goals are.

1. Gather and analyse conventional ecological data, cultural use sources and practices of Bantu and Batwa communities across the park.
2. Doc the cultural significance of the park for communities and the way folks work together with the park and its sources.
3. Construct capability of recognized IP organizations and/or people to actively take part in documentation of IPLC tales and songs together with coaching on use of digital gadgets for knowledge assortment, recording of songs, tales
4. Gather, Collate, and analyze neighborhood tales, songs, tales, artefacts and so forth. linked to the park and the encircling forest and design info, communication, and training (IEC) supplies (e.g pictorials, audio-visuals, murals, work) to be shared with completely different segments of the native inhabitants.

Deliverables

1. Documentation of neighborhood tales, songs, tales, artefacts, and pure sources of cultural significance to Batwa and Bantu communities.
2. Coaching of chosen IP and non-IP people on storytelling, use of digital gadgets for knowledge assortment and participatory analysis strategies.
3. Manufacturing by Batwa communities of participatory maps documenting their notion and understanding of vital cultural and pure sources across the park.
4. In collaboration with WCS’s communications, neighborhood conservation groups, Batwa and different communities’ produce IEC supplies for dissemination to the native inhabitants, primarily based on the above
5. Technical report summarizing findings and offering suggestions on additional sensible actions WCS, and companions can take to advertise cultural heritage for peace, reconciliation and efficient administration of the park, together with figuring out conventional establishments to interact.

Qualification

1. No less than grasp’s diploma in Anthropology, Cultural research, Peace, and Battle, social research with 3 years related expertise on this subject or diploma in similar subject with 5 years skilled expertise.
2. In-depth data and not less than 2 years’ expertise in participatory motion analysis with Indigenous folks and native communities ideally in jap DRC
3. Expertise in documentation of Indigenous ecological data, cultural analysis and neighborhood led peace constructing initiatives.
4. Fluency in written and spoken French and Swahili and native languages a bonus (e.g. Mashi)

Software and Analysis Course of.

Certified and consultancy might apply by submitting a max 4-page software, explaining.

1. Their understanding of the end result sought within the ToR.
2. Proposed methodology to carry-out this project, together with a transparent work plan.
3. Estimated detailed funds for the work.
4. Curriculum vitae of key people to be concerned within the research.
5. Analysis Course of.

Functions might be evaluated by a variety committee composed of representatives of WCS DRC and Central Africa. The technical analysis of the bids might be primarily based on their compliance with the phrases of reference and the next standards: understanding and interpretation of the ToR, methodology, and the consultants’ {qualifications}. Every compliant proposal might be assigned a technical rating. Proposals that don’t deal with important facets of the ToR, or don’t obtain a minimal technical rating, might be rejected at this stage. Tenders which might be technically legitimate might be topic to a monetary evaluation to find out the very best supply.

Analysis Standards Scores

Technical Proposal :High quality of methodology proposed, Readability on understanding of the project. 50%

Assertion of Capability

Each tutorial (Grasp in Anthropology, cultural and peace research, social research) and three years skilled expertise of comparable work.

Bachelor’s diploma with 5 years skilled expertise. 30%

Price proposal : Suitability of the funds proposed 20%

Grand complete :100%

The best way to apply

All functions needs to be addressed to drcprocurement@wcs.orgwith topic clearly marked software for Cultural Research of Kahuzi-Biega on or earlier than fifteenth April 2024, 1600hrs. Functions might be reviewed on a rolling foundation on receipt.