Deadline: 5-Oct-21
UNESCO is calling for proposals to conduct training of young community leaders on Media and Information Literacy (MIL) to enhance their capacity to critically assess and use media, including social media.
The training is part of UNESCO’s Multi Donor Programme (MDP) on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists project.
The objective is to build the capacity of young people with MIL skills so they can engage ethically with information and media to enhance their capacity to critically assess and use media, including social media.
Tasks to be performed
- Within the framework of this Request for Proposals, the UNESCO Dakar office seeks to contract with an organization capable of:
- Training young community leaders on MIL
- Specific tasks:
- Develop a detailed work plan outlining the different phases of the implementation process and the detailed budget;
- Identify in coordination with UNESCO Dakar the facilitators and experts in charge of developing the training modules and facilitating the training sessions. Submit to UNESCO Dakar the CVs of the facilitators and experts;
- Development of the training modules;
- Identify, for UNESCO’s approval, at least 40 young community or youth organizations leaders from across various regions of The Gambia who will participate in the training workshop;
- Organize a 3/4-day workshop ensuring the participation of the 40 young community or youth organizations leaders from at least five regions of The Gambia;
- Manage all the logistics necessary for the organization of the activities (catering, accommodation, transport, etc.), including the application of the health measures recommended by the health authorities in the context of COVID-19;
- Ensure media coverage and invite the competent authorities and other partners to the opening or closing of the workshop;
- Elaborate a technical report (including pre- and post-test evaluations of participants, gender disaggregated attendance list and regional attendance);
- Prepare and submit to UNESCO the certified financial report with original supporting documents for all expenditures incurred.
Deliverables
- Detailed implementation plan and budget for the activity;
- Provisional list of facilitators and consultants for the training;
- Provisional list of participants list for the training;
- Training module on MIL for young community leaders;
- Detailed technical report of the training providing a summary of results achieved, lessons learned, challenges and recommendations for improving the training and for scaling up;
- Detailed financial report for each of the training.
Eligibility Criteria
- The desired entity must be based in The Gambia and shall demonstrate at least 3 years of experience working with youth organisations, and past experience doing training on MIL.
For more information, visit https://en.unesco.org/news/call-proposal-training-young-community-leaders-media-and-information-literacy-mil