Individual National Consultancy to coordinate the Diversion and Restorative Justice Pilot Programme (Ashgabat and Turkmenabat)

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For every child, the right to protection

In 2025, UNICEF, in partnership with the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), the Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) and the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population (MLSP), piloted a Diversion with Restorative Justice (diversion/RJ) approach in Kopetdag etrap of Ashgabat - the first of its kind in Turkmenistan. Building on the results of the 2025 pilot and the expressed interest from national partners, UNICEF and Government counterparts are expanding the pilot to the entire city of Ashgabat and to Turkmenabat (Lebap velayat) in 2026–2027 to test the model in different geographic and administrative contexts before potential scaling.

This assignment supports the implementation of the UNICEF Turkmenistan Country Programme Document (CPD) 2026-2030. Specifically, it contributes to CPD Programme Component 3 (Child Protection), in particular Output 3.2 on strengthening justice for children systems and operational mechanisms, including child-sensitive, non-custodial and restorative approaches for children in contact with the law. It contributes to the Government’s commitments under the Convention on the Rights