Request for Bids Documentary production for the Services Delivery for Orphans and Vulnerable Children, Nation Wide

Through PEPFAR, the U.S. Government (USG) is the largest contributor to programs for OVC in Nigeria. As partnerships with the Nigerian Government, UNICEF, and other donors continue to be productive and strengthened, PEPFAR support has been instrumental in helping key Nigerian government agencies to articulate standards for OVC care and guidelines for establishing OVC programs. Through the CUBS Project, PEPFAR will strengthen capacity of federal and state government agencies to plan and implement OVC programs. The Project will support the implementation of Nigeria’s National Plan of Action on OVC by developing and strengthening community based service delivery for orphans and vulnerable children.

Request for Documentary production

Background:
Management Sciences for Health (MSHI, the prime implementer of the Community-Based Support for Orphans ant Vulnerable Children (CUBS) Project, would like to produce documentary on CUBS success in improving the lives of orphans. vulnerable children, and their caregivers in the Ekiti, Gombe, Enugu, and Delta State of Nigeria. Our vision is to emphasize CUBS’ work and achievements through direct interviews and stories with project beneficiaries. The following link reflects the feel and tone we would like this video to emulate.

MSH Kenya: Envision a World Where Everyone in Kenya Has the Opportunity for a Healthy Life http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedd&v=HxR6qmP_dU0

Project Funding and Implementation:
CUBS was awarded to MSH in partnership with Africare under the AIDS Support end Technical Resources (AIDS TAR I) indefinite quantity contract (IQCI. The project is funded by the Presidency’s Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the United States Agency for international Development (USAID).

Project Goal:
CUBS’ goal is to improve the wet-being of orphans and vulnerable Children in Nigeria by supporting the implementation of Nigeria’s National Priority Agenda on OVC through developing and strengthening community based service delivery for orphans and vulnerable children as well as building community ownership, reducing gender discrimination and increasing OVC involvement and advocacy.

Results

• Since the launch of the project in October 2009, CUBS has:
• Provided over 50,000 vulnerable children with Psychosocial, health, Nutritional, protection, shelter and educational support;
• Awarded sub-grants to 38civilsocietyorganizations servingover40, 000 vulnerable Children
• Facilitated health education child care and household economic strengthening skills training forever 12,500 caregivers;
• Established over 115 child protection committees (CPCs) that support the care and protection of children as well as facilitate the provision of nutritional, health, academic, shelter, and psychosocial support to vulnerable children:
• Established and strengthened Technical Working Groups in 10 states and33 Local Government Areas; and
• Pilot tested a simple, tow cost, mobile phone and cloud-based application that facilitates accurate and real-lime data reporting on OVC program enrollment, services rendered, and child health status

Impacts to Date

• Improved OVC health, psychosocial well-being, arid academic performance
• Increased care giver income-generating capacity and successful small business ventures
• Effective community support to protect OVC from neglect and abuse and caregivers from poverty
• Enhanced community-level support structures (i.e., CSOs, CPCs) and commitment to OVC wellbeing

CUBS Documentary
Specifications and Production Requirements:

• Element: Specifications
• Length: 5-7minutes
• Quality: will be used mostly on the MSH website and at conference
• Overall style: Narrative voiceovers (narration may be supplied by MSH project in –country staff)
• Additional talent resources: Please provide optional cost for voice talent, if necessary
• Number of locations for filming: 4 primary location : Ekiti, Gombe, Enugu and Delta States

Possible Interviewers –Required:

• Orphans (child and adolescent)
• Care-givers (adult and adolescents)
• Female household heads
• Staff from civil society organization

Optional

• Child Protection Committee members
• Teachers
• Community leaders
• Religious leaders
• Members of the Parent, Teachers Association
• Police
• Members of local government area OVC technical working groups
• Members of state OVC technical working groups
• OVC desk officers
• Social welfare officers
• Community development officers
• Members of the Local Government Agency for the Control of AIDS
• Members of the State Agency for the Control of AIDS
• Staff from State Ministries of Women Affairs, Health, Education, Agriculture and Justice
• Directorates for employment
• Millennium Development Goals officers
• Members of the Legal AID Council
• Donor agencies staff

Number of days of filming:
14 days for filming and travel between sites, the final documentary needs to be ready to share in early March 2014. To have the film reviewed and edited in time, we predict that the filmmakers will need to travel to the Nigeria States in early to mid-January for interviews.

Language/subtitles:
Please provide cost for captions and subtitling, if necessary,
Film ready for distribution: We would need to have the film available on DVD for reproduction as well as a file that can be posted to the internet by March 2014

Period of Performance:
Period of Performance is available to MSH from December 2013 to February 2014.

Deliverables
Vendor will:

• Complete documentary by February 28, 2014 and be available to MSH for technical queries regarding posting in March 2014.
• Deliver master disc/tape and a copy of the original raw footage.

MSH will provide the following to the vendor:

• Storyboarding and scripting
• Any necessary logos or graphics in EPS format
• Any necessary background or reference material and support on project and location
• Original photos, if necessary
• All logistical planning and arrangements (including travel: as necessary)
• Local per diem for food and accommodations
• Clearance and necessary introductory communications/paperwork with Country/Project for vendor
• Support on any music permissions required
• Local translators, as needed

Closing date: 16th January, 2014

Note:

• Interested vendors should kindly send their indication of interest by email to:  bids_nigeria@msh.org
• For More information about MSH, visit: www.msh.org