RFQ - Preparation of Model Curriculum and IEC Material for Adult Education as well Training Module for Adult Educators
United Nations Development Programme
Last Date: July 21, 2010
Email: bids.india@undp.org (Reference: DevNetJobsIndia.org)

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION "For Preparation of Model Curriculum and IEC Material for Adult Education as well Training Module for Adult Educators"

The Department of Justice (DOJ), Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India and UNDP invite proposals from individuals/consultants/organizations for preparation of a model curriculum and IEC material for adult education as well a training module for adult educators on basic rights and entitlements of the people belonging to the marginalized groups and the processes to access these rights/entitlements. Marginalized groups for the purpose of this RFP include (but are not limited to) women, people belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Tribes, children, people living with disabilities, and minorities. The selected consultant/organization is also required to collate existing legal awareness material. The intervention will be financed in the context of the GoI – UNDP Project on Access to Justice for Marginalized People.

Funds will be allocated as per the decision of the Selection Committee formed for this purpose, and a Service Contract will subsequently be signed between UNDP and the responsible party. The Contract will serve to register the commitments and results that the recipient consultant/organization has agreed to produce. Fund will be released in 3 installments (1st upon signing, and 2nd upon receiving an interim report, and the 3rd upon receiving the final report and based on satisfactory deliverables).

Objective The Project on Access to Justice for Marginalized People seeks to evolve a convergence between its initiatives on legal awareness and those of the National Literacy Mission Authority, Department of School Education and Literacy (DSEL), Ministry of Human Resource Development on adult education under the scheme "SAAKSHAR BHARAT". The objective is that basic legal awareness programmes become a part of the post literacy and continuing adult education scheme.

Criteria for selection

§ Minimum three years working experience in area of access to justice, legal awareness or legal empowerment

§ Expertise and experience in preparation of legal literacy/IEC Material as well Training Modules

§ Experience of working with Government Departments, non-profit making organizations, International Funding Agencies, and/or community-based projects.

§ Quality of the proposal submitted and alignment of the proposal with the RFP, project objectives and deliverables

§ Feasibility

§ Gender sensitive and inclusive design

§ A needs assessment report that also reviews the existing material on adult education

§ Model Curriculum for adult legal education (not just limited to written material but also including audio-visual components)

§ IEC Material for adult legal education (not just limited to written material but also including audio-visual products)

§ Training Module on legal education for Adult Educators (Training of trainers)

§ Training/capacity development of identified resource institutions for properly utilizing the IEC Material for Adult Education as well Training Module for Adult Educators

§ A report highlighting the outcomes of the project on creation of IEC Material for Adult Education as well Training Module for Adult Educators

Proposal Format: The proposal must be submitted in the prescribed format along with a completed individual/ organization profile (see the Terms of Reference)

Project Duration · 6 months

Please find here the detailed Terms of Reference for creation of resource material creation or legal literacy material creation. The consultant/ organization is responsible for achieving the objective and reporting (i.e. interim report and a final report after closure).