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. Globally, Solidaridad works with Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Miners (ASGMs) and other 10 commodity producers namely commodity crops (coffee, tea, cocoa),intensive land use crops (sugar, palm, soy), industry and mining (cotton & textiles, leather, gold), and food related crops (livestock & dairy, fruit & vegetables).
2.0 RECLAIM SUSTAINABILITY! PROGRAMME GOLD
RECLAIM SUSTAINABILITY! (RS!) is a five year programme (2021-2025) supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of the Netherlands. The programme is implemented in Kenya and Uganda through a consortium and aims to invoke the actual meaning of sustainability both in theory and practice in global commodity supply chains.
The strategic objective of the RECLAIM Sustainability! Programme is to contribute to inclusive sustainable value chains and trade in an innovative way, in which the interests, voices and rights of farmers, workers and citizens (both male and female) are represented and heard in decision making for sustainable use of natural resources, decent work, fair value distribution, and sustainable consumption.
Gold mining is a global business with operations on every continent. Africa produces about 24% of the world’s gold, with gold mining operations in at least 34 African countries including Kenya and Uganda. It is one of the key pillars of these economies. Global employment figures for Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Miners (ASGMs) sectors are estimated to be 20 to 40 million, with Kenya and Uganda having close to 800,000 and 300,000 respectively – As of 2015. Between 70% and 80% of the small-scale miners are informal, ranging from those whose livelihoods rely on subsistence farming to both skilled and semi-skilled workers who migrated to mining areas in search of work. The sector, however, is plagued by low levels of formalization, low adoption of efficient and effective technology, low capital investment, high labor intensity and relatively simple methods for exploration, extraction and processing. Reliable statistics on ASM production volumes are a challenge, however it is widely theorized that approximately 20% of the global supply of newly mined gold comes from ASM sources, while 80% comes from LSM sources.
To address these systemic challenges, the RECLAIM Sustainability! Programme Gold seeks to strengthen interaction between: A Vibrant and Strong Civil Society that engages and debates with public and private decision makers, monitors implementation and enforcement of policies and mechanisms, holds decision makers accountable, safeguards gender and social inclusion, and demands and consumes sustainable products; A Responsible Private Sector implementing comprehensive policies and innovative inclusive business models for truly sustainable sourcing, production, trade and investment; and a Supportive Public Sector enforcing national, regional and international comprehensive norms and regulatory frameworks that ensure sustainable production, trade and consumption.
3.0 PURPOSE OF ASSIGNMENT
The purpose of this assignment is to produce audiovisual stories (short videos and photos) featuring artisanal and small-scale gold miners. The stories will showcase/highlight sector challenges/issues, opportunities for relevant stakeholders to take appropriate action. The videos will offer a deeper understanding of the issues in the artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector in Kenya, giving special focus on the state of formalization of the sector.
This will be achieved through the following assignment objectives:
- Produce 2 high-quality video clips (3 – 5 minutes) in line with the documentation plan to be provided to successful consultant;
- Produce at least 10 powerful/catchy statements/quotes on thematic issues (at least one caption/powerful statement per interviewee) captured during the interviews.
- Produce at least 50 high-resolution images (individual and group photos) that:
- Show the life and living circumstances of the artisanal and small scale miners; and,
- Show artisanal and small-scale gold mining activities as follows:
- Close-up portrait
- Medium or full-length shots of the beneficiary on their field or in front of their house
- Current challenges and efforts to mitigate and/or adapt to their effects
- If possible, some playful, fun photos. People hugging, giving high fives, showing them at work
The audiovisual material will be used in different ways:
1. On a website
2. On the social media channels of Solidaridad, and Syngenta.
3. In promotional emails
4. Possible print magazines (photos)
3.1 DELIVERABLES
- Site visit to mine site areas including Osiri Matanda, Migori county, Kenya Shooting footage of artisanal and small-scale gold miners
- Interviewing and documenting female and male small-scale and artisanal miners according to the agreed interview scripts provided by the project team of Solidaridad and The Impact Facility
- 2 high-quality videos (one 7 minute and one 3.5 minutes) highlighting individual interviews edited for broadcast and nonbroadcast; Videos will incorporate additional footage provided by Solidaridad (contractor) & raw footage according to the Solidaridad videography guidelines
- A minimum of 50 high-resolution photographs, edited (post-processed), tagged, and captioned according to the Solidaridad photography guidelines.
- Miners powerful/catchy statements/quotes on thematic issues (at least one caption/powerful statement per interviewee)
- Providing RAW FOOTAGE to Solidaridad staff concerned Incorporating additional footage in the editing process as may be provided from time to time
All photography should adhere to the Solidaridad photography guidelines and brand manual that
will be provided to the photographer.
3.2 METHODOLOGY
The task will involve physical field visits to shoot the video footage and the interviews to the miner representatives.
3.3 RESPONSIBILITIES OF CONSULTANTS/SCOPE OF WORK
- Pre-Production: Development of the work plan and review of the shooting script provided by the client for this documentation. Participate in an inception meeting, develop the roadmap
- Production:
Shooting and editing to deliver a high level testimonial one video piece 2.5minutes-3.5minutes in length, covering on, mining formalization, ASM leasing and technologies in operationalization as per the script.
- Shooting and editing a 7 minutes video covering thematic areas on , ASM formalization and use of Mercury.
- ASM producers photos
- Post production: Submit edited draft pieces and edit recommended changes. Editing – Incorporate of video footage provided by Solidaridad
5.0 REQUIREMENT AND SELECTION CRITERIA OF SERVICE PROVIDER
Individual/s with the following requirements are encouraged to express their interests.
Selection criteria
● Should be based in Kenya.
● Should have strong experience working with grassroots/artisanal mining communities.
● Relevant academic qualifications in media, videography or relevant studies.
● Excellent communication and written skills in English and Swahili.
- Outstanding; top-notch videography skills matched with photography expertise;
- Outstanding video, audio, and photo editing skills;
- A proven track record (samples of previous similar assignments need to be presented) specifically on documenting development project stories;
- Experience with documenting international development work.
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 & amp; videography), data analysis, writing process, final editing, and reporting;
- Government taxes;
- Fixers;
- Permits (if applicable);
- Translators;
- Other related costs.
The service provider is responsible for his/her own equipment (e.g. cameras, laptops), including the proper insurance of such items and software.
6.0 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.
How to apply
Send your application to procurement.eca@solidaridadnetwork.org before or on January 26, 2024 at 5:00 pm (EAT) with the subject as “PROVISION OF VIDEOGRAPHY AND PHOTOGRAPHY SERVICES – PRODUCTION OF ADVOCACY VIDEOS AND PHOTOS ON ARTISANAL AND SMALL SCALE GOLD MINING IN OSIRI MATANDA, MIGORI COUNTY, KENYA”.
Note: Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification. Applications will be reviewed as they come in. If you do not receive any feedback from us one month after the submission deadline, consider your application unsuccessful.