Overview : TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) Title | Video Documentary and Photo Documentation | Location | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Expected date of Accomplishment | 25 May 2017 | Application Deadline | 2nd May 2017 |
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. Placing women’s rights at the centre of all its efforts, the UN Women leads and coordinates the United Nations system-wide efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action UN Women has been working to prevent sexual harassment at tertiary level education institutions since 2013. Which started based on a situation analysis that showed 76 percent female students faced sexual harassment at universities. The Building Capacity of Partners to End Violence against Women (BCPVAW) is a project funded by the Embassy of Sweden to work with four universities in Bangladesh to strengthen capacity (skills, access to evidence and knowledge, technical support) to develop, implement and monitor mechanisms to respond to complaints of sexual harassment and contribute to prevention (as per the High Court Directive on Sexual Harassment). UN Women Bangladesh is seeking the services of a qualified media firm to document Bangladeshi youth’s challenges and aspirations in preventing sexual harassment at educations spaces and creating a more safe and empowering enviroment for women and girls through the medium of video. The visual products will be used as à communication and advocacy tool by the Building Capacity to Prevent Violence against Women (BCPVAW) Project. OBJECTIVE : The objective of the assignment is to produce a short video (3-10 minutes) that provides a clear and compelling narrative on the challenges and aspirations of the project’s key stakeholders i.e., teachers and students at Universities. THEME OF THE VIDEO AND PHOTO DOCUMENTARY : The video will seek to challenge deeply held and internalized beliefs and values that fuel, normalize or tolerate gender violence. The goal of the video and photo documentation is to inform and educate but also move young people, personally and collectively, to challenge entrenched values and beliefs (e.g. norms around power relations and the idea of masculinity that justify dominance over women’s body and a belief that sex is men’s entitlement) and contribute to the prevention of violence against women and girls. The video must contain a part based on interviews conducted with students, teachers and administrative staff of at least one project university on the impact of sexual harassment against female students. It also needs to cover discussion/information on the concepts of ‘consent’ and ‘role of bystanders to prevent sexual harassment’. Later part of the video can be developed using animation, pictures, symbolic figures on any other innovative tools. SPECIFIC TASK FOR THE MEDIA FIRM/CONSULTANTS In consultation with respective Program Coordinators, the Contractor will be required to : - Develop a work plan as per the timeline of the assignment.
- Interview selected stakeholders recommended by Program Coordinator to get their perspectives on the project to develop the overall concept and narrative for the video and photo documentation.
- Develop storyboards and scripts for the video in Bangla and in English
- Perform filming and shoot interviews with selected stakeholders.
- Organize photo shoots to collect 10-15 photos and capture perspective of youth and University teachers on preventing sexual harrassment (format : Humans of New York series).
- Ensure production of high quality video.
- Present the draft video to UN Women for comments
- Edit and produce the final video.
- Provide photos with captions (re : format is expected to follow Humans of New York series).
- Provide high-resolution copy of the video.
- The video will run in Bangla with English subtitles.
- The shooting is expected to take place in two universities in Dhaka.
- UN Women wants a small production team for field work (shooting etc). Not more than 1-3 people.
CONTRACT SUPERVISION UN Women Bangladesh has overall management of the work of the contractor. Under the overall supervision and direct consultation with Strategic Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Consultant and respective Programme Coordinator, the contractor is expected to deliver quality outputs. DELIVERABLES The media firm/consultants are required to deliver the following : Deliverable | Timeframe | Workplan | Within 5 days of signing contract | Interviews for developing the script accomplished | 10 days of signing contract | Draft Script submission | 15 days of signing contract | First draft of the video material | 25 Days of signing contract | Editing and finalize video | 30 days of signing contract |
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE OF THE MEDIA FIRM The media firm will be required to have ; - 2-5 and above years of experience to work in similar field.
- Extensive experience in producing documentaries for development organizations with the aim of reaching both local and international audiences.
- Experience in working with international organizationsand /or international donor and NGOs might be preferred.
- Excellent technical capacities (state of art filming equipment preferably High Definition) to ensure smooth and high quality production.
DURATION OF THE ASSIGNMENT The assignment is expected to take less than 30 days from the date of signing the contract. COPYRIGHTS - UN Women will deserve the copyright of the produced material.
- UN Women should be permitted to use the video without a time limit.
- Contractor may be allowed to use the video only in their portfolios and with UN Women’s written permission.
- Written consent from UN Women will be required before the contractor moves any video on the wire or uploads them in any website.
- UN Women can provide the video to other UN organizations or the media at no cost, as is the practice.
TERMS OF PAYMENT The media firm payment shall be based on the financial proposal developed for this assignment. But entire payment will be processed upon submission of the final product. EVALUATION METHOD Quotations will be evaluated based on UN Women Lowest-Price Technically Compliant pass/failed methods. The contract will be awarded to the firm that meets the requirements and provided the lowest price. SUBMISSION OF QUOTATION Interested companies should submit a quotation in response to the TOR, which should include the Following to : - Courier by 2 May 2017, the latest
- Cover letter stating how to meet the selection criteria in the TOR
- Quotation with breakdown of different budget lines to produce the video documentation Crew Composition
- Company profile and samples of relevant products/ projects in the last 3 years (Name of
Project/ Clients, Project size/ amount in BDT/USD, Project Duration) - Three references with full recent contact details
- At least 3 sample videos on DVD or Online
A pre-bid meeting will be held at 3:00 PM on April 30, 2017 on the UN Women Country Office, Road#113, House# CES9A) 11A, Gulshan 2, Dhaka-1212.Interested parties who wish to attend the pre-bid meeting are encouraged to send one representative. ANNEX 1 (B) Terms of Reference Soliciting Contractor for Video and Photo Documentation Title | Documentation of UN Women’s Project on Career, Capital, and Confidence (3Cs) - Empowering Women Workers in Bangladesh | Location | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Contract Duration | 07 May to 15 June 2017 | Contract Supervision | Programme Coordinator, Women’s Economic Empowerment and Strategic Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Consultant | Application Deadline | 2May 2017 |
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. Placing women’s rights at the centre of all its efforts, the UN Women leads and coordinates the United Nations system-wide efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action UN Women (formerly UNIFEM) has been working in Bangladesh since 2006, supporting the Government of Bangladesh to implement its gender equality commitments. To align with the mandate UN Women Bangladesh has been implementing the project Career, Capital, Confidence (3C): Economic Empowerment of Women Workers in Bangladesh. The Career, Capital, and Confidence (3Cs) is a two-year pilot project funded by Benetton to support the economic empowerment of 5,000-6,000 Bangladeshi women garment workers. By mobilizing and supporting a selected population of women garment workers, the project seeks to 1) support women garment workers to access training, and begin to build paths forward to increase work value, income and career mobility; 2) build longer term financial security for women garment workers by connecting them to formal financial sector savings, insurance and loan products that will help them build long term assets; and 3) develop mechanisms to reduce violence against women workers in workplaces and public spaces that are most relevant to workforce participation and career development. 3Cs project is designed to increase confidence and economic independence among project participants and trigger corresponding changes in policies and initiatives to extend these impacts to all women garment workers. UN Women Bangladesh is seeking the services of a media firm to document the challenges, contributions and aspirations of the programs’ key stakeholders using the medium of photography and video. OBJECTIVE : The objective of the assignment is to produce a short 3-5 minute video and ~30 photo stories for social media (Humans of New York format) that provides a clear and compelling narrative on the challenges, contributions and aspirations of the programs’ key stakeholders i.e., women workers in the RMG sector, while also laying the context for the program by addressing why the issues and goals are important. For the 3C’s project, the video seeks to amplify the voices of women workers by capturing their contributions, challenges and aspirations and, while also highlighting what’s needed to truly empower them. The goal is storytelling through photos and video to stimulate broader conversations and inspire bold changes to empower women workers in the RMG sector. Of the 30 photo stories produced, the photographer will document about 10 women in non-stereotypical jobs in Bangladesh who are overcoming gender norms and discrimination. SPECIFIC TASK FOR THE MEDIA FIRM/CONSULTANTS In consultation with the Strategic Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Consultant and respective Program Coordinators, the Contractor will be required to : - Develop a work plan as per the timeline of the assignment.
- Interview selected stakeholders to get their perspectives on the Programs to develop the overall concept and narrative for the video and photo stories.
- Develop storyboards and scripts for the video in Bangla and in English.
- Perform filming and shoot interviews with selected stakeholders.
- Ensure production of high quality video.
- Organize photography shoots.
- Present the draft video to UN Women for comments.
- Edit and produce the final video.
- Provide high-resolution copies of the photos with narrative (5-7 line caption per agreeed format).
- Provide high-resolution copy of the video.
- The video will run in Bangla language with English subtitles.
- The shooting is expected to take place in at least one RMG factory in Dhaka. Pictures of women in non-stereotypical jobs could come from work places in and around Dhaka.
- UN Women wants a small production team for field work (shooting etc). Not more than 1-3 people.
CONTRACT SUPERVISION UN Women Bangladesh has overall management of the work of the firm. Under the overall supervision and direct consultation with Strategic Communications and stakeholder Engagement Consultant and Programme Coordinator, the firm is expected to deliver quality outputs. DELIVARABLES The media firm are required to deliver the following : Deliverable | Timeframe | Meetings and visits to conduct dry run (preliminary interviews, meeting identified video characters, developing interview questions, concept development etc.) and story boarding | 2nd week of May l 2017 | Scripting : | Third week of May 2017 | Shooting (video + photos) | Fourth and Fifth week of May | Submit photo stories | 1st Week of June | Editing and finalize video | 2nd week of June 2017 |
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE OF THE MEDIA FIRM/CONSULTANTS The media firm will be required to have ; - 2-5 and above years of experience to work in similar field.
- Extensive experience in producing documentaries for development organizations with the aim of reaching both local and international audiences.
- Experience in working with international organizationsand /or international donor and NGOs might be preferred.
- Excellent technical capacities (state of art filming equipment preferably High Definition) to ensure smooth and high quality production.
DURATION OF THE ASSIGNMENT The assignment is expected to take less than 30 working days from the date of signing the contract. COPYRIGHTS - UN Women will deserve the copyright of the produced material.
- UN Women should be permitted to use the video without a time limit.
- Contractor may be allowed to use the video only in their portfolios and with UN Women’s written permission.
- Written consent from UN Women will be required before the contractor moves any video on the wire or uploads them in any website.
- UN Women can provide the video to other UN organizations or the media at no cost, as is the practice.
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TERMS OF PAYMENT The media firm payment shall be based on the financial proposal developed for this assignment. But entire payment will be processed upon submission of the final product. EVALUATION METHOD Quotations will be evaluated based on UN Women Lowest-Price Technically Compliant pass/failed methods. The contract will be awarded to the firm that meets the requirements and provided the lowest price. SUBMISSION OF QUOTATION Interested companies should submit a quotation in response to the TOR, which should include the Following to : - Courier by 2 May 2017, the latest
- Cover letter stating how to meet the selection criteria in the TOR
- Quotation with breakdown of different budget lines to produce the video and photo documentation Crew Composition
- Company profile and samples of relevant products/ projects in the last 3 years (Name of
Project/ Clients, Project size/ amount in BDT/USD, Project Duration) - Three references with full recent contact details
- At least 3 sample videos on DVD or Online
A pre-bid meeting will be held at 3:00 PM on April 30, 2017 on the UN Women Country Office, Road#113, House# CES9A) 11A, Gulshan 2, Dhaka-1212.Interested parties who wish to attend the pre-bid meeting are encouraged to send one representative . |