Forum for African Women Educationalists in Malawi (FAWEMA)
CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
TO PRODUCE A VIDEO DOCUMENTARY FOR THE iHEARD PROJECT
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Forum for African Women Educationalists in Malawi (FAWEMA) is a registered nongovernmental organization, which brings together educationalists in order to support and promote girls’ and women’s education in Malawi.FAWEMA is a national Chapter of the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) whose secretariat is in Nairobi, Kenya. It is a non–political, voluntary, charitable, non-profit making and does not discriminate against any person in terms of race, age, creed, color, nationality or religious persuasion.
2.0 BACKGROUND
FAWEMA is implementing the Innovation in Health, Rights and Development (iHEARD) project in collaboration with the UK-based Marie Stopes International (MSI) and their local partner – Banja La Mtsogolo (BLM), MaiKhanda, Farm Radio Trust, Viamo, and Girl Effect (GE) and with support from the Ministry of Education (MoE), Ministry of Youth, Ministry of Gender, and Ministry of Health (MoH) specifically the Reproductive Health Directorate (RHD). The iHEARD project is being led by CODE with Farm Radio International (FRI) as the Co-lead through funding from Global Affairs Canada (GAC). The project is being implemented in Malawi at scale nationally, and intensively in the Central Region, specifically in Dowa, Ntchisi and Lilongwe districts.
The main objective of the iHEARD project is to dismantle barriers to Sexual and
Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) for Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) in Malawi. The project also aims to improve the effectiveness of key stakeholders to advocate gender-responsive policies and services through training, The project places the youth at the center of programming through the Youth Advisory Committee including conducting interactive dialogue sessions involving youth and community structures. Improving the SRHR of AGYW (10-25 years) directly contributes to poverty reduction by improving the ability of AGYW to make informed SRHR decisions about their lives and bodies. Evidence shows that improving the health and rights of AGYW also improves the health and wellbeing of their families, communities, and nation.
3.0 SCOPE OF WORK
These Terms of Reference are prepared to recruit a qualified consultant/consulting team or firm to produce iHEARD Video documentary on the successes of the project. The assignment will involve collecting footage from partners and their beneficiaries in Lilongwe, Dowa and Ntchisi districts, where the project is implemented, conducting interviews, and producing a video documentary that highlights the iHEARD story.
3.1 Objectives of the Assignment
The overall objective of this consultancy is to produce media material including a 10 minutes short video and high-resolution photographs that can be used in various communications platforms. This will involve travelling to remote locations in Lilongwe City and Rural, Dowa district and Ntchisi district, to collect the necessary content.
3.2 Specific tasks
The consultant will perform the following key tasks:
- Writing a script for the video and outlining suggested footage to be included in close collaboration with the FAWEMA programme staff and the communications team.
- Travel to the field to shoot the video in line with the information and guidance provided by FAWEMA in collaboration with iHEARD implementing partners.
- Design the video components, develop animations, graphics, effects, and sounds including animations and 3D rendering; specifically portraying geographic location of the project and as may be additionally required.
- Sourcing appropriate English narration (voice-over) of the video, subject to final approval from the FAWEMA team.
- Footage must be delivered in internationally recognized file formats for distribution purposes to partners and donors.
- Editing the video and providing English subtitles for interviews in the video.
- Mandatory inclusions: logos of CODE, GAC, FRI, FAWEMA, VIAMO, FRT, Girl Effect/Zathu, Maikhanda, and Banja la Mtsogolo (BLM) (iHEARD implementing partners) and Government of Malawi.
- Select and provide at least 30 photos representing project achievements.
3.3 Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights
The Consultant expressly assigns FAWEMA any copyright arising from the works the consultant produces while executing the contract. The consultant may not use, reproduce or otherwise disseminate or authorize others to use, reproduce or disseminate such works without prior consent from FAWEMA.
3.4 Ethic protocol
The Consultant shall seek the consent of the respondents and/or children’s guardians before taking photographs and ask if their photographs, verbatim or case stories could be used in the video and for public dissemination. Such consent must be documented and submitted to FAWEMA along with the final copy of the video.
3.5 Contract Supervision:
FAWEMA provides overall supervision of the work of the consulting Consultant. The Consultant will work closely with FAWEMA Communications Officer and will be under the overall supervision of the Programme Manager with a backstop from the iHEARD partners’ communication specialists.
4.0 DURATION OF ASSIGNMENT AND DUTY STATION:
The assignment shall be delivered within 30 working days starting from the date of signing contract. The assignment will involve traveling in Lilongwe, Dowa and Ntchisi districts in the first maximum 6 working days. The remaining days of the assignment shall be carried out from the office of the consultant.
5.0 ELIGIBILITY/QUALIFICATION OF CONSULTANTS:
The consultant(s) should have:
- At least 5 years of professional work experience in producing international quality documentaries; and must have a track record in professional photography and videography evidenced by substantial consultancy experience with a record of providing high-quality, creative, videos/images for clients.
- Outstanding videography skills.
- Exceptional photography skills.
- Excellent photo and video editing skills.
- Proof that the Consultant has an office, equipment, and required services to produce the video.
- Experience working in urban and remote rural settings
- Ability to adhere to deadlines and flexibility.
- Availability to travel immediately upon signing of contract.
- The technical proposal including the methods and timeline should be realistic.
6.0 SUBMISSION
Interested consultants should submit electronic copies of Technical and Financial proposals with traceable referees to administration@fawema.org. The Expression of Interest should be addressed to:
The Executive Director
FAWEMA
P.O. Box 30886
Lilongwe 3
Deadline for submission of Expression of Interest/proposal is 19th September 2025
Please note that FAWEMA has the right to contact some of the referees on similar work the consultant has done to validate capacity and the quality of work of the consultant.