*Survey of Traditional Leadership in Southern Africa***

The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) is
currently looking for a consultant or consultancy team to carry out a study
of the legislation and policy provisions relating to traditional leaders in
Southern Africa.

RWI is an academic institute aiming to advance knowledge and understanding
of international human rights law and to promote respect for and fulfilment
of human rights through research, education, and overall capacity building.
For the past five years RWI and the Zambian organisation Women for Change
have run a human rights capacity building programme for traditional leaders
in the SADC region. An assumption of the programme has been that traditional
leaders wield considerable power at the local level. From this, it is
assumed that, provided with theoretical and practical human rights knowledge
and skills, they will be able to both adhere to human rights in the exercise
of their power as well as ensure that third parties do not violate the
rights of those living in their communities.

The legal regulation of the institution of traditional leadership differs
between the various countries in Southern Africa and as a consequence, the
powers and functions given to traditional leaders also differ; both in law
and in practice. As a point of departure for future activities, RWI wishes
to clarify these legal and policy provisions in the countries of the SADC
region. This will be done by carrying out a context analysis in the form of
a survey detailing legislation and policy provisions relating to traditional
leaders in the region, how these relate to current practice, as well as
challenges posed in relation to international and regional human rights
provisions. The results of the survey will feed into the planning of future
capacity development activities and will be used to identify capacity gaps,
programme activities to address these gaps, as well as to develop benchmarks
and indicators for monitoring and evaluation.
A detailed description of the aim and expectations of the survey are
included in the attached terms of reference.

With this e-mail we would like to ask for expressions of interest from
qualified persons interested in carrying out the survey on our behalf.

If you are interested in carrying out the study, please send a brief
proposal including a budget by *2007-08-20* at the latest. We would also be
grateful if you could circulate this call for proposals widely within your
network.

Best regards,

Abigail Booth
RWI

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