Despite the role the internet has played in the everyday lives of people around the world, there is still a large internet divide. According to InternetWorldStats, about 34% of the world has no access to the internet. In Africa, the figure rises to 57% and in Nigeria, 30% still have no internet access. This limits their ability to thrive in an internet-driven world. There are several inequalities in the world and the internet divide is a big one. There are about 2 billion people that are still cut from using the internet. In today’s world where the drive for participatory democracy, the internet inaccessibility means a sizable part of the population is cut off from capacity-building, youth activism, and local governance.
YouthHubAfrica will leverage traditional media- Radio to disseminate information around active citizenship. These topics will speak to issues around Governance and democracy as a build-up to the 2023 elections. The Whatsapp course will be divided into 5 topics.
Scope of Work
- Produce a curriculum on active citizenship in democracy & governance that will be used to engage individuals living in marginalized communities with little access to the internet. The course will be delivered in a 3hr class per week for 5 weeks.
- Produce a pre-evaluation and post-evaluation test document for participants with questions with regards to the produced curriculum
- Produce a schedule with topics for an 8-weeks (once a week) radio show on active citizenship to accompany the course. This must take into consideration the political and socio-cultural context of the three focal locations of the project
Implementation Location(s): Ebonyi, Borno, and The Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Key Deliverables
- A detailed and comprehensive curriculum targeted at increasing active citizenship in marginalized communities of target states.
- A document of 10-15 questions to serve as pre and post-evaluation questions for participants of the course
- A comprehensive schedule with 8 topics for an 8-weeks radio show to accompany the course
Duration of Work: Three(3) weeks.
Qualification:
- A minimum of 5 years of proven experience as a content creator for development work, government, and on democracy related issues;
- Good command of the English Language both oral and written
- Vast knowledge on the status of index gaps in government & democracy related issues between rural and urban communities in Nigeria
- Extensive experience in producing development work-related documentaries for international organizations with the aim of reaching both local and international audiences;
- Experience in working with NGOs and other international organizations;
- Verifiable evidence of similar consultancies undertaking in the past;
- Responds positively to critical feedback and differing points of view during the development of the course curriculum.
- Experience in development communication.
Interested candidates should send a CV (No longer than 3 pages) and a cover letter to apply@youthhubafrica.org using ‘Consultancy- Tech For Democracy Project‘ as the subject.
DEADLINE: 14 July 2022
