| Overview : - BACKGROUND
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Building on over 40 years of sustained efforts undertaken by women’s organizations, grassroots, international networks, local governments in cities around the world, UN Women launched the Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces Global Flagship Initiative. This initiative translates to the Safe Cities Free of Violence against Women and Girls Global Programme, currently implemented in 22 cities, to prevent and respond to sexual harassment and other forms of sexual violence against women and girls (SVAWG) in public spaces. The Port Moresby Safe City Programme (herein referred to as the Programme) is focused on working with city authorities, civil society partners and vendors in making markets safer for women and girls. A scoping study carried out in 2011 found that a large proportion of market vendors, who are mostly female, have experienced or witnessed some form of sexual violence at the markets in Port Moresby. In 2015, the Safe Public Transport Project was initiated to address high reported cases of sexual harassment on and around public transport system. The Safe Public Transport Programme specifically intends to support the provision of safe, reliable and affordable public transport that enables women, youth and children to move freely and safely around Port Moresby. The Programmes engages a comprehensive and holistic set of strategies to high rates of violence against women and girls, including policy advocacy, capacity development, gender-responsive urban planning and engaging with communities to change social norms. Part of the strategy is to engage with media personnel to enhance awareness of journalists and presenters to the various dimensions around the reporting of stories on gender-based violence. Media portrayal of such issues play a role in shaping popular attitudes and opinions, and can be catalytic in changing social norms on the power balance between men and women in PNG. - Rationale:
As part of the holistic approach to addressing high rates of violence against women and girls in Port Moresby, the Safe City Project is seeking engage a consultancy firm to develop a curriculum for GBV reporting, to be delivered to media students and practitioners. This consultancy provides an opportunity for media personnel to engage on the topic and to explore ways to change social norms to eliminate violence through media representation. - OBJECTIVES
The key objective of the develop a curriculum covering the various dimension of reporting on GBV, to be delivered to media student, practitioners and other communications personnel, to promote GBV reporting that upholds the dignity and security of survivors while challenging values that normalise violence against women and girls. KEY TASKS Time frame and percentage are indicative of the timing and spread of work load in each task. These may vary due to changes in circumstances that are currently unforeseen. Description of tasks | Timeframe | Media GBV curriculum In consultation with UN Women and representatives from University of Papua New Guinea, develop teaching resources covering the essential dimensions of media coverage on stories about gender-based violence, providing good practices on reporting, tools for critically reviewing media products on GBV, ethical considerations and the role of media is changing social norms around gender relations, among others. Printing not included in pricing. | Draft by 29 June 2018. Final deliverable by 10 August 2018 (to be provided in .docx and .pdf or similar.) | Workshop for university lecturers & media practitioners (2 full days in Port Moresby) Based on the approved draft curriculum, deliver a participatory workshop for university lecturers (Journalism and Public Relations strands) and media practitioners to achieve the following objectives: - Validate the relevance of content and appropriateness of approach in the draft curriculum
- Sensitise lecturers and media practitioners on GBV reporting and the responsibilities of media.
Pricing to include travels and stay in Port Moresby and provision of all equipment and materials required for the workshop. UN Women will provide venue and catering for the workshop. | Tentatively anticipated to be held in mid-July 2018. (Dates to be confirmed in consultation with university staff.) |
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