Knowledge, Advocacy and Influencing for Improved Access to Diverse, Quality, and... Tender

Procurement Summary

Country : Liberia

Summary : Knowledge, Advocacy and Influencing for Improved Access to Diverse, Quality, and Transformative Education

Deadline : 22 Jun 2018

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 24261325

Document Ref. No. : RFP 2

Competition : ICB

Financier : Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA)

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : OXFAM INTERNATIONAL
Attn Lisa Kindervater Tel 077 077 8843 Email : lkindervater@oxfam.org.uk / liberiarecruitments@oxfam.org.uk
Liberia
Email :lkindervater@oxfam.org.uk / liberiarecruitments@oxfam.org.uk

Tender Details

Request for proposals are invited for Knowledge, Advocacy and Influencing for Improved Access to Diverse, Quality, and Transformative Education.

1) About Oxfam in Liberia

In 2016, Oxfam Great Britain and Oxfam IBIS merged to create Oxfam in Liberia. As Oxfam in Liberia, we developed and validated a new country strategy that proposes a set of goals for 2020. The overall change goal is that Liberian women and men have an equal, sustained, representative and equitable dialogue with each other and the State on strategies to redress inequalities and reduce poverty. Our four enabling goals are: 1) gender justice 2) an influencing approach to access essential services (education, water, sanitation, hygiene and health) 3) support for income generation and sustainable livelihoods and

4) resilience of vulnerable peoples affected by human induced and natural disasters.

Oxfam in Liberia is one program towards active citizenship, aiming to support the increased capacity of the population to equitably influence the shaping of our country and governance system. We believe that strong and empowered social movements (that are representative of the voices of women as much as men, and of male and female youth as much as their elders) will contribute to an improved quality of life characterized by active citizenship, equitable and sustainable development, and a just and inclusive society. We commit to putting women’s rights at the heart of all we do by:

• basing all our work on the understanding that gender justice is key to overcoming poverty and suffering;

• working with women and men to address specific norms and beliefs that create and reinforce gender-related poverty;

• empowering women and girls through our programmes and ways of working;

• reflecting gender justice in our own internal practices and ways of working.

2) Danida-Oxfam Partnership Supports Liberian Civil Society

The aim of the Danish development cooperation (Danida) is to reduce poverty and promote human rights, democracy, sustainable development, peace and stability. Danida shares Oxfam’s values of accountability, empowerment, and inclusiveness and is well-aligned with Oxfam’s mission to empower citizens to create a future that is secure, just, and free from poverty. Through Danida, the Ministry of the Foreign Affairs of Denmark has generously donated funds to support Oxfam in Liberia’s work through a
Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) (2018-2021). Partnership is central to Oxfam’s mandate: we work
with others to overcome poverty and suffering. By working in partnership, we seek to improve the
effectiveness and sustainability of our programmes by building a strong, vibrant civil society and by
pooling our skills, expertise, and resources. The purpose of this Request for Proposals (RFP) is to
identify civil society partners that share the above values and are well organized and well
positioned to contribute to the outputs and outcomes specified in the Oxfam-Danida SPA. We
intend to sign a Memorandum of Understanding for a multi-year partnership (through 2021), but will renew
the grant agreement annually depending on performance and evaluation.
The SPA’s overall development objective is:
In 2021, Liberian women, female and male youth create an inclusive equal, sustained, representative
and equitable dialogue with key stakeholders and the State on decision making to redress inequalities,
through increased access to education and to opportunities for income generation, thereby strengthening
women’s and youth’ voice and reducing potential for social conflicts.
The Specific Objective for this Project/RFP is:
(SO2) Women, youth, men and marginalized populations in define own priorities for inclusive, gendersensitive
governance processes that enable enhanced access to appropriate and strengthened
systems and accountability for quality transformative education, livelihood and peacebuilding in
Montserrado, Grand Gedeh, Sinoe, and Rivercess.
The focus of this project is on active citizenship, advocacy and influencing for free public
elementary education for all, youth skills development and employment, non-formal adult
education, and transformative quality education.
1) Geographic Areas and Target Beneficiaries
The project locations differ slightly according to the strategic objectives outlined in the SPA. These
projects will be carried out in 4 counties of Grand Gedeh, Sinoe, Rivercess, and Montserrado. The
successful applicants will be able to demonstrate a significant presence and influence in these target
areas. The targeted beneficiaries will be women, male and female youth and members of marginalized
groups, community and rights-based organizations, networks and coalitions.
2) Project Outcomes and Outputs (Please refer to the SPA Results Framework Annex A to see
indicators and targets for Y1)
Outcome 2.1 Education policies and guidelines influenced to align with key policies and programmes of national
and regional education actors (CSO, CSBs, NTAL, NGO Forum and regional and international education bodies)
for public inclusive quality and transformative education, gender-sensitive and well-financed and delivery of
education services in practice, and aligned to support for improved livelihood and peace building.
Output 2.1.1 Civil society drives advocacy for free public elementary education for all enhanced.

Output 2.1.2 Initiatives have been taken to influence policies and government commitment to effectuate youth
skills development and employment.
Output 2.1.3 Advocacy for the need of non-formal adult education, including literacy and numeracy, has
enhanced the general understanding of the need for an enabling environment for including marginalised women’s
voices.
Outcome 2.2 Key actors, including civil society; authorities; academia and business partners are committed to
innovative transformative quality education.
Output 2.2.1 The support provided to transformative quality education for elementary school actors
Output 2.2.2 The support to transformative quality education enhanced for actors working with youth, women and
members of vulnerable groups.
Output 2.2.3 Training modules and materials for lobby and campaigning have been developed aiming to enhance
the understanding and commitment to transformative education among government and key stakeholders, i.e.
focusing on (i) community awareness and attitudes; (ii) civil society’s ability to hold duty-bearers to account and
(iii) the ability of education institutions to apply transformative aspects into curricula and practice and (iv) the
ability of authorities to adapt to transformative approaches.
3) Narrative Proposal Guidelines (Not to exceed 6 pages)
Please adhere to these following guidelines. Be brief and to the point. Write your proposal in Arial, 11pt.
font, 1.15 spacing.
1. Provide a context/problem analysis specific to the RFP, geographic areas, beneficiaries and
to your proposed actions. (Max ½ page)
2. Provide a justification of your organization’s strategic alignment with Oxfam and the RFP.
What is your organization’s: a) mission and vision; b) experience working in the geographic
areas, with the target beneficiaries and with traditional/local/national authorities and other
influencers and c) similar work and major achievements towards strengthening civil
society to advocate and influence for improved access to diverse, quality, and
transformative education (Max 1 page)
3. Outline your gender expertise and strategy to ensure your proposed actions promote
women’s rights, participation, and gender justice. (Max ½ page)
4. Complete the outputs and activities matrix below. Note: you are not required to write a
proposal that contributes to all the outputs; we recommend that you apply only for those in
which you already have demonstrated experience and expertise. Please adapt the number
of activities according to your own plan. (Max ½ page)

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