Production Of Short Videos And Photos On Climate Change Among Dream Fund Farmers In Masaka, Omoro, Amuru And Lira Districts, Uganda At Solidaridad East & Central Africa

1.0 INTRODUCTION

Solidaridad Network is an international solution-oriented civil society organization working through seven regional expertise centers to transform markets to make them more sustainable and inclusive. Our regional expertise centers include Asia, East and Central Africa, Europe, Latin America, North America, Southern Africa, West Africa and our global Secretariat in the Netherlands. In East and Central Africa, Solidaridad is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya with country offices and programmes in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda. We bring together supply chain players and engage them with innovative solutions to improve production, ensuring the transition to a sustainable and inclusive economy that maximizes the benefit for all. We facilitate strengthening of local capacity in developing countries, support the creation of enabling environments for economies to thrive, and improve market access.

Solidaridad strives to be an organization that understands the signs of modern times, seeking to be a Civil Society Organization (CSO) with its own place and role in society, while simultaneously interacting with governments and markets. With 54 years of experience globally in facilitating the development of socially responsible, ecologically sound and profitable supply chains, Solidaridad is a frontrunner in sustainable economic development. Solidaridad envisions a world in which all we produce, and all we consume, can sustain us while respecting the planet, each other and the next generations. Solidaridad embraces the public-private and people partnerships (PPPP) in order to test innovations, speed up change, and take success to scale.

1.2 From Climate Victims to Climate Heroes Project

Solidaridad is implementing a five-year multi-national project dubbed ‘From Climate Victims to Climate Heroes’ that seeks to improve the landscapes and livelihoods of 50,000 smallholder coffee farmers in the Eastern, Northern, Western, Central, and West Nile regions of Uganda through carbon farming and financing. The project seeks to unlock the potential of agroforestry in reducing the carbon footprint in the coffee supply chain. Solidaridad aims to inherently pursue the “climate victims to climate heroes” dream through building capacity and enhancing the adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices, establish a pre-financing mechanism that strengthens farmers ability to profitably engage in carbon farming and coherently provide extra farm income from ecosystem services and in this case carbon credit to smallholder coffee farmers around the country.

2.0 PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The main purpose of this assignment is to produce Six (6) high quality video clips and at least 100 high-resolution photos to communicate the effects of climate change to the From Climate Victims to Climate Heroes Project farmers, families,farmer cooperatives and the communities. This will be achieved through the following assignment objectives:

i. Produce six (6) high-quality video clip (3 – 5 minutes) in line with the documentation

plan to be provided to successful consultant;

ii. Produce at least 100 high-resolution images (individual and group photos) that:

● Show the effects of climate change and its crisis on coffee farmers; and,

● Show the progress of the Dream Fund project in Uganda:

➔ Close-up portraits

➔ Medium or full-length shots of the beneficiary on their field or in front of their house

➔ If possible, some playful, fun photos. People hugging, giving high fives, showing their

farm produce in the air, etc.

2.1 Background

Most people in The Netherlands usually do not understand the reality of dealing with the consequences of climate change. Therefore, due to the rising need to motivate the From Climate Victims to Climate Heroes Project and Nationale Postcode Loterij , we realized there is a need to show the effects of climate and the urgent need for their intervention. In several videos, we will combine material in The Netherlands and Uganda to bridge these realities.

Assignment Locations:

1. Beneficiary/Interviewee 1:Central Region, Masaka District, Lwansusu Village

Village

2. Beneficiary/Interviewee 2 : Northern Region, Omoro District

3. Beneficiary/Interviewee 3: Northern Region, Amuru District

4. Beneficiary/Interviewee 4: Northern Region, Lira District

5. Beneficiary/Interviewee 5: Northern Region, Oyam District

2.4 Methodology

The consultant will work closely with the Project Manager, Communications Team to carry out the recording as guided by scripts in various parts of Uganda, as well as take some pictures for the projects. The consultant will use a period of 7 to 14 days to deliver all the content in both raw and edited copies as guided by the producers of the production.

3.0 DELIVERABLES

1. A Six (6) high-quality videos highlighting individual interviews edited for broadcast according to the Solidaridad videography guidelines
2. Transcripts of the interviews
3. First edits for all videos that the Dutch editor can use to make the final version.
4. One version with English subtitles and names of interviewees, another version without subtitles or name tags
5. A minimum of 100 high-resolution photographs, edited (post-processed), tagged, and captioned according to the Solidaridad photography guidelines.
6. A word document with farmer’s statements/quotes on thematic issues (at least one caption/powerful statement per interviewee)
7. Raw footage to Solidaridad staff concerned Incorporating additional footage in the editing process as may be provided from time to time

4.0 CONSULTANCY PERIOD

The assignment is for a fixed period of 20 days:

• Three (3) days for pre-production and logistical preparations
• Four (8) days for photography/videography in the locations listed in section 2 of this TOR
• Eight (9) days for post-production writing, editing, etc.
• Assignment Starting date – Feb, 2021

4.0 REQUIREMENT AND SELECTION CRITERIA OF SERVICE PROVIDER

1. Outstanding; top-notch videography skills matched with photography expertise;
2. Outstanding video, audio, and photo editing skills;
3. A proven track record (samples of previous similar assignments need to be presented) specifically on documenting project success stories;
4. Experience with documenting international development work in Uganda.

The technical proposal should include the following:

• Organization Profile (max 1 page) explaining why they are the most suitable for the work;
• Relevant Experience (max 1 page);
• Detailed methodology framework with expected deliverables, timelines, man-days, and financial resources required (3-5 pages);
• Recent CV’s for the team;
• Company Registration and PIN certificates;
• 3 testimonials from 3 organizations for which the service provider executed a similar assignment.

The financial proposal should include the following:

• Fixed professional fee for the assignment including preparation, fieldwork (photography & videography), data analysis, writing process, final editing, and reporting;
• Government taxes;
• Fixers;
• Permits;
• Translators;
• Other related costs.

P.S. The service provider is responsible for his/her own equipment (e.g. cameras, laptops), including the proper insurance of such items and software.

5.0 COPYRIGHT CREDITS

In consideration of the fees paid, the videographer expressly assigns to Solidaridad any copyright arising from the works the videographer produces while executing this contract. Solidaridad herewith has non-exclusive world rights to selected images in all media (so including non-Solidaridad media) in perpetuity. Solidaridad will not use the images for other purposes than promoting Solidaridad (in the widest sense of the word).

In printed materials with a colophon, Solidaridad will credit the photographers. In external media, photographers can be credited with a combination of the name of Solidaridad with the name of the photographer, so: © Solidaridad/John Doe.

In digital media, posters, and banners photographers are usually not credited.

All images (whether used for online or print purposes) must include the videographer’s name in the metadata. The videographer may not use, reproduce or otherwise disseminate or authorize others to use, reproduce or disseminate such works without prior consent from Solidaridad.