DEADLINE: 28TH APRIL, 2021
PALLADIUM
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
SUPPORT FOR YOUTH CHAMPIONS POLICY ADVOCACY TRAINING
As part of the Health Policy Plus (HP+) project, Palladium is supporting the development of a blended learning package around policy advocacy for youth champions. Over 200 young people from West Africa are anticipated to participate in the training with an additional opportunity to utilize an English version of the course throughout the wider continent.
The focus of this request for proposal is to support implementation of a policy advocacy training aimed at enhancing youth advocates advancing family planning, human rights, and justice work throughout francophone West Africa. The training highlights the importance of young people as champions of supportive policies that protect family planning processes.
Objective: Contractor 1 will work with HP+ to develop and deliver the online version of the HP+ Youth Champions policy advocacy training to the francophone, West African context.
Activities
Activity 1 – Online component development: The supplier will be required to develop the online component of the HP+ Youth Champions policy advocacy blended learning package. Interactive elements should include the opportunity for live events, hosting of relevant resources and hyperlinks to existing course content, participant profiles and gamification.
Activity 2 – Component testing: After the complete course has been built, test all aspects of the course from the user’s perspective. Testing should address:
- Content accuracy
- Content display
- Internal and external inks
- Functionality of various features, e.g. pre- and post-tests, learning modules, interactive features
Activity 3 – Finalize and launch component: Debrief with Palladium regarding the findings from the component testing and modify the component accordingly. Provide written guidance and orient HP+ staff on care and maintenance, including how to refine content as needed in addition to hosting live events for the course. Launch the component on the supplier’s platform with select access per USAID & HP+ guidance. Provide offline version to Palladium where applicable.
Proposals should be submitted to HP+ through Ricardo Silva at ricardo.silva@thepalladiumgroup.com by not later than Monday, 28 April 2021, 6:00pm EST. Each submission package, containing the technical applications, project budget and reference materials must be sent in one email submission with clearly marking in the subject line as follows: COMPANY NAME: “Proposal Title”.
