Terms of Reference (TOR) for Hiring a Consultant to Document the History of the Ethiopian National Association of the Blind (ENAB)

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Terms of Reference (TOR)For Hiring a Consultant to Document the History of the Ethiopian National Association of the Blind (ENAB)BackgroundThe Ethiopian National Association of the Blind (ENAB) is a non-governmental and non-profit making mass-based organization that was founded on January 1, 1960. At present, it has 31 Branches that are found in different regions and localities throughout the country with a total of more than 17,000 active members. The Association’s overall objective is to see that the rights of all blind persons are respected and they enjoy equal opportunity and full participation in the development of the country. Thus, the Association strives for becoming a strong voice of the blind in the planning and implementation of all measures that affect their civil, social, economic and cultural rights. Throughout the years, ENAB has made immense contribution in the disability movement in general and in particular in policy advocacy, raising awareness, disability inclusion, OPDs capacity building and community engagement related to disability issues. As the association is a pioneer disability organization with track record of outstanding achievements which needs to be archived, be shared among partners and above all to be documented for future generation to take key lessons and scale up further.  To this end, it is compelling to write the history of the association and ENAB seeks the services of a professional entity to write and document its history which should capture the Association’s genesis, development milestones and historical impacts so that the document will be used as a resource for future generations, funders, scholars and partners.Objectives of the AssignmentTo prepare and submit a synthesized and comprehensive historical narrative of ENAB by researching various data sources at the Head Office and in the 31 branches listed below. These sources include written documents, audiovisual materials, and interviews with key informants and a quota-based sample of individuals.Ethiopian National Association of the Blind Branch listNo                                Branch                                                                           1Alamata2Amanuel3Assela4Bahir Dar5Dangila6Debark7Debre Birhan8Debre-Markos9Debre Tabor10Dessie11Dire Dawa12Ebinat13Gonder14Harer15Hawassa16Metu17NifasMewcha18Sebeta19Sekota20Weldiya21Weliso22Adigrat23Adigudom24Adwa25Axum26Mekele27Adama28Wolaita29Simada30Butajira31KoboScope of the Assignment The scope of the consultancy service is made to assess the overall history of ENAB in its 65 years operational and institutional experience at national level. It covers areas related to the historical dimensions, institutional memories, accounts of founders, its establishment, key contribution and for-running services in the disability moment and historical impact at larger. The data collection process may cover wide range of sources at he...