Consultancy to document success stories

Call for consultancy to document case studies and success stories through print, and take photographs of Internship Program for Women with Disabilities in West bank

Organization: Stars of Hope Society (SHS)

Project: Internship Program for Women with Disabilities

Position Type: Short-term consultancy

Assessment topic:  Terms of Reference to document case studies & success stories through print, and take photographs of beneficiaries from Internship Program 

Application deadline: 27th of May 2018

Contract starting date: 1st of Jun 2018

Contract ending date: 15th of Aug 2018

Actual working days: 16 days 

ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND

Palestine. The organization was established in late 2006 and became fully operational in 2007, with its national secretariat based in Ramallah. The organization defines itself as a Disabled People’s Organization (DPO) and is run by women with disabilities for women with disabilities. It is the only organization of its kind in Palestine and one of only a small number internationally. Stars of Hope Society seek to ensure opportunities in all walks of life for all women with disabilities.

Stars  of  Hope  Society,  was  established  due  to  discrimination  and  prejudice  against women with disabilities, in addition to the fact that there was no organization or program specifically targeting the needs of this group. Stars of Hope Society established itself with the goal of supporting women with disabilities in Palestine to improve the lives of women with disabilities.

PROJECT SUMMARY

Internship Program for Women with Disabilities is an ongoing project for SHS, its overall objective is to contribute to poverty alleviation and quality of live improvement of the women with disabilities in the West Bank and Jerusalem

Through this project, a number of women with disabilities were employed to produce more role models and mentors for other women with disabilities. We believe that having role models and mentors makes all the difference in the world for girls and women with disabilities as they think about what they are able to do if they fight for opportunities. Because having meaningful, valued work is such an important part of life, we hope through this project to encourage Palestinians to hold an expansive vision of what is possible for women with disabilities in the employment arena, and to offer strategies, resources, and inspiration to realize that vision.

SCOPE OF WORK

This phase of Internship Program is ending in December 2018, and SHS wants to demonstrate the success and attract support for its continuation. SHS is seeking the services of consultant (s) to document the project’s achievements through case studies and photography. The case studies/success stories and pictures will be used to showcase the interventions SHS is implementing in West bank to introduce groups of Women with Disabilities to better access to decent work opportunities and labor market

The specific objectives of this consultancy are to:

Activity 1: Document and draft at least ten case studies that highlight some of the impacts of the program at community-level as well as document the current direction, goals, strategies and policies of employers for employment the People with disabilities . These case studies will be used to market the successes of the program.

Activity 2: Capture photographs that will accompany the case studies and document the program’s achievements.

The consultant(s) will be expected to travel to six sites in Palestine to carry out interviews with beneficiaries, SHS staff, partners, and other

DELIVERABLES

Written case studies

Photography

50 high-resolution photographs, edited and captioned

Report

CONSULTANCY PERIOD

The consultancy will entail up to 8 days of fieldwork & Photographer and 8 days for Reporting. The consultancy is planned to start in early of June 2018. The selected consultants are required to quote days required for preparation, field work, analysis of data collected and final editing and reporting. This assignment is a time bound assignment; delivery is required by 15th of August 2018

QUALIFICATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

For Activity 1:

For Activity 2:

COPYRIGHT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

In consideration of the fees paid, the consultant expressly assigns to SHS any copyright arising from the works the consultant produces while executing this contract. All images (whether used for online or print purposes) must however bear the consultant’s photo credit, as specified by international intellectual property rights. The consultant may not use, reproduce or otherwise disseminate or authorize others to use, reproduce or disseminate such works without prior consent from SHS

APPLICATION PROCESS

Applications should be submitted no later than 27th of May 2018. All applicants must meet the minimum requirements described above. Only short listed candidates will be contacted. SHS is an equal opportunity employer. Each application should include the following:

Applications not including all of the above information will not be reviewed.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

All applications should be sent to SHS at [email protected] with the subject line: “Consultancy to document success stories”. Applications should be submitted no later than 27th of May 2018.

For more information, please contact us on 0598998951