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Audio-visual Documentation Consultancy for activities on Strengthening the Role and Participation of Religious Leaders in promoting maternal, infant and adolescent health in Rwanda 

GENERAL INFORMATION

Contract Type: Individual Consultancy (IC)

Duration: Until the completion of the assignment

Expected Start Date: Upon Signing the Contract

INTRODUCTION

Over 15 years, Rwanda has made commendable achievements in promoting maternal and infant health. In 2005, the findings from the Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey that is done every five years showed that 152/1000 children died before they are five. But thanks to the partnership between the government and its partners including religious organisations, that mortality has decreased to 45/1000 in 2020 (RDHS 2019/20) and 75% of them die before they reach their first birthday. According to the 2019-20 Demographic and Health Survey, the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) for Rwanda is 203 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. The major causes of those newborn deaths identified by the survey are diseases of the respiratory tract, high fever and dehydration due to diarrhoea.

Sexual and reproductive health challenges are also among the key problems affecting the wellbeing of adolescents and youth in particular. According to the 2022 Population and housing census, Rwanda has a youthful population, with about 65.3 percent of Rwandans below 35 years of age. In Rwanda, Adolescent and Youth SRH problems persist despite school and community-based interventions that have sought to reduce them, with young people (10 – 24-year-olds) being the most affected. Despite the socio-economic development in Rwanda, young people still face enormous challenges like HIV infections, drug use and teenage pregnancies, which expose them to a greater risk of health complications and affect their ability to pursue education, thereby limiting their economic opportunities. In addition to this, young people cannot adequately access the needed SRH information in schools, families and other settings because such information is often incomplete. Some teachers are not well-equipped to deliver SHR information and parents of adolescents tend to hold onto conservative beliefs that make discussion around their children’s SRH, a taboo. Consequently, research shows that instead of seeking advice from parents, young people tend to rely on their peers, community radios, and social media for information, which increases the risks of misconceptions and risky sexual behaviours. 

PROJECT BACKGROUND

In Rwanda, the UNFPA works with multi-sectoral stakeholders, including religious leaders’ networks, to address gender inequalities within the framework of the national gender policy, the national youth policy, and the National Family Planning and Adolescent Social Reproductive Health Strategic Plan. Religious and cultural beliefs play a significant role in the lives of Rwandese, with 98.4% of the population ascribing to some form of religious affiliation (Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2012).

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In this framework, UNFPA and the Health Development Initiative (HDI) in partnership with the Rwanda Interfaith Council on Health (RICH) are working together for Strengthening the Role and Participation of Religious Leaders in promoting maternal, infant and adolescent health in Rwanda.

In a bid to promote the maternal, infant and adolescent health, UNFPA in partnership with HDI and RICH are planning to implement different activities as detailed below: 

1. Five-day Training Interfaith Mentors on Sermon Guide to Promote Maternal, Infant and Adolescent Health: The five-day training will bring together 40 participants from the six RICH constituencies. The purpose is to train interfaith mentors on the use of the sermon guide and enable them to build the capacity of religious leaders within the religious organisations.
2. Disseminate Sermon Guide through a 2-day orientation workshop facilitated by the Mentors: After being trained, the interfaith mentors will train back their peers on the use of the sermon guide. Each RICH members will train 35 religious leaders; this means that 245 religious leaders in total will be enabled to disseminate the sermon guide in their communities.
3. Facilitate dialogues on AYSRHR in various religious settings using the Sermon Guide as reference material: Through dialogues, members of religious communities will discuss and exchange knowledge on ASYRHR at religious settings using the sermon guide as reference material. Each of the 7 confessional group members of RICH will conduct 6 dialogue sessions targeting 100 each.
4. Conduct school edutainment activities in FBO schools: Through school edutainment activities, RICH plans to reach 12 schools owned by FBO at the initial stage. The focus will be on ASRH and GBV and RICH will collaborate with UNFPA, schools’ leaders and local leaders for effective implementation of the activity.
5. National consultation meeting on the Religious Leaders in promoting maternal, infant and adolescent health in Rwanda. The meeting will take place in Kigali and gather 35 people.
6. Visibility and documentation of success stories: These interventions will be documented for exchange and learning purposes. Pull-up banners and T-shirts will also be produced and used during different activities for visibility

HDI is therefore seeking the services of an able communication professional/company to provide the consultancy services for “Audio-visual Documentation” for different activities that will be implemented under “Strengthening the Role and Participation of Religious Leaders in promoting maternal, infant and adolescent health in Rwanda.

SCOPE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

This call for applications is intended to enable HDI to identify a communication professional to document both photos and audio-visual videos, which will draw a more profound insight for UNFPA, HDI, RICH, and the stakeholders into different activities implemented.

The activity to be documented are the follows:

The scope of work is detailed below:

The documentation of the activities will specifically include:

1. Develop a detailed plan and proposal for the audio-visual documentation
2. Capture and provide high-resolution photos of participants engaging in workshop activities/workshop
3. Take high-resolution video footage of the workshop/activities/ interactions/ sessions, including side-line interviews of participants.
4. Write script for the documentary
5. Collaborate with the project team to identify key stakeholders and participants for interviews, testimonials, and event coverage.
6. Conduct interviews with religious leaders, project beneficiaries, and other relevant stakeholders to gather insights and testimonials.
7. Edit and produce short videos documentary
8. Provide draft versions of the documentation for feedback and revisions, incorporating suggested changes as needed
9. Maintain open communication channels and collaborate effectively with all stakeholders involved in the project.

DELIVERABLES

1. A minimum of 100 edited high-resolution photos capturing participants in action from various activities/workshop
2. 8-minute video documentary (With Subtitles in English) depicting the outcomes of the activities.
3. Submission of raw footage for both photos and videos to the project team.

DURATION & CONSULTANCY OUTPUTS

The audio-visual documentation consultant will be hired from the day of the signing of the contract until 25 June, 2023.

REQUIRED EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE

The Audio-visual Documentation consultant or company team leader should have the following qualifications:

1. A Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, gender studies, sociology, or any other degree in audio-visual production.
2. A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in one or more of the following areas: public relations, communications, journalism or video production;
3. Experience in carrying out similar assignments preferably for local/ international non-governmental humanitarian organizations;
4. Having worked with HDI,RICH or UNFPA in the past would be an added value

Multimedia writing/editing

1. Ability to originate or edit written content for media and the general public to be disseminated through press or other online outlets.
2. Demonstrated Skill and experience in photos and videos editing

Language skills:

1. Excellent understanding and speaking of Kinyarwanda and English. Most of the activities will be conducted in Kinyarwanda.

DUTY STATION

The Audio-visual Documentation consultancy is a national recruitment. The incumbent should be a resident of Rwanda and be able to travel to the field where the activities will take place.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Application process:

• Submit a technical proposal and relevant previous work
• A detailed quotation for the consultancy showing all necessary costs. Bids shall be provided in Rwandan francs, including applicable taxes, and shall be valid for at least 90 days after submission.
• Contact details of three past performance references
• Applications should be sent electronically to info@hdirwanda.org or submit hardcopies at our office with the subject as TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL PROPOSAL no later than 29/05/2023 at 5:00 PM CAT.
• Any requests for clarification should be referred to Juliette Karitanyi on: email: Juliette@hdirwanda.org or +250788309262.