New Opportunities SIMIYU and ZANZIBAR at HelpAge International – Tanzania, 2020

Project: Making Governance Work for Older Women and Men in Tanzania.
Goal: Document stories depicting how older women and men championed accountability
Action By: External Consultant
Location(s) of the activity: Simiyu and Zanzibar
Implementation Dates: August, 2020
Background
By
2050, there will be over 2 billion people aged 60 and over compared to
928 million today, with the majority living in low and middle-income
countries. The fastest growth is taking place in developing countries
such as Tanzania. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with the
‘leave no one behind’ commitment has given older people new visibility
in the post 2015 process. However, the scale, pace and impact of
demographic ageing requires us to think beyond older people as a
homogenous, minority or vulnerable group. Unless the heterogeneity of
older populations is understood, it is not possible to develop
successful policies or plans effectively.

Despite
significant achievements made as a result of: interventions supported
through AcT 1 (2011-2015), the relative political stability Tanzania
enjoys, and the steady economic growth the country recorded over the
years, deepening socioeconomic inequalities persist. This impacts the
quality of life for older people in the country, mainly characterised
by: poor access to essential public services such as healthcare, lack
ofincome, isolation, and exclusion from national development plans,
policies and strategies. Stereotyping, discrimination, and systemic
exclusion of older people are common while age and gender-based
violence, discrimination and abuse are rampant. CEDAW recognizes that
“discrimination experienced by older women is often multidimensional,
compounded by gender, ethnic origin, disability, poverty levels, sexual
orientation and gender identity, migrant status, marital and family
status, literacy and other grounds”. Tanzania is a highly gender unequal
country, ranking 125th in the 2014 Gender Inequality Index. Gender
inequality is widespread and is seen across all sectors from the
household level to the job market and most obviously in the limited
representation of women in political positions despite the 50/50
commitment made at the SDGs.

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Consequently,
the majority of the over 2.5 million people aged 60 and over, older
women in particular, who this intervention will target, are
disproportionately marginalised often invisible, voiceless, and lack
protection from violence and abuse. They are denied the choices and
participation, and their contribution to society is generally
undermined. This is more pronounced in the three successive Global Age
Watch Index reports that ranked Tanzania among the low performing
countries in the overall wellbeing of older citizens. In the 2015 Global
Age Watch Index, Tanzania ranked 91 out of 96 countries in access to
incomes, ensuring health and security.

The AcT Phase 2
(AcT 2) interventions were proposed to ensure greater inclusion,
dignity, access to quality health and care and secure lives through
regular and sustainable universal income, and increased protection from
wanton killings due to witchcraft accusations. This is consistent with
the commitments made by the 5th Government as per its election
manifestos and the various national policies and strategies and global
and regional conventions and treaties to which it is a signatory. 

Objective of the assignment
Main
objective of the assignment is to produce a 20-minute documentary
depicting increase in accountability, voice of older people, improved
age friendly health and care services and sustainable universal income
among older people in Tanzania. 

Scope of work
Documentation of the materials seek to:-

• Provide
  learnings and insights on governance initiatives that enabled older
  people and those they support to enjoy quality health and care and
  social protection services.
• Exploring the strategies and best
  practices that were used to lobby for greater protection and inclusion
  of older women and men in key decision making process.
• Explore
  the roles and contributions of different stakeholders including
  older people structures in making older people voice heard, have the
  income that they need and access age friendly. health and care services.
  The documentary will also highlight the contributions of older people’s
  structures in holding their leaders accountable.
• To explore challenges and stakeholders recommendations that may be used for further advocacy and improve future programming.

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Specific tasks are: Develop a narrative concept, and scenario for the video documentary

• Create
  a shot list inclusive of direct stakeholders, DFID / KPMG officers,
  key government officials (MoHCDGEC, PO-RALG), and HelpAge staff part of
  which will need to be included in the documentary
• Visit the project sites and interact with older people and other stakeholders
• Develop a script for the documentary for HelpAge approval before carrying out the footage.

Deliverables/outputs

• Present 20 minutes, precise, captivating, and informative draft documentary to HelpAge for review
• Present
  the complete series of 5 minutes documentary versions on the impact of
  the project on a) Accountability and Voice of older people b) Age
  friendly health and care services and Universal health coverage c)
  Social protection measures d) Rights
• The complete (20 minutes
  version documentaries should include: a short promotional version (60
  seconds) and a 4.5 minute longer version in high definition (HD). The
  60 seconds documentary shall be an edited version of the same footage to
  spark viewer’s interest to watch the longer version. Submit a 1 soft
  copy and 1 hard copy of the not less than 15 pages programme booklet.
• Submit series of still photographs (soft copies) captured during the assignment depicting impact of the project

Duration of the Assignment
The assignment is expected to take 15 days from the date of signing the contract. 

QUALIFICATIONS
Experience by Consultancy Firm/Group/Individual

• A minimum of 3 years of proven experience in film/Documentary production;
• Have
  extensive experience in producing news, documentary films, TV
  programmes and short format films (proof of experience is a MUST).
• Able to produce high quality broadcast video on tight deadlines on a variety of different issues and subject matter;
• Able to operate or dispatch a team that can produce and film on location without any other supervision.

• Broadcast quality full HD video , 1920 x1080p
• Professional sound recording at minimum of 96 kHz/24-bit
• HD web files and HD DVD as final products

Targets Groups to be included
HelpAge Staff, older women and men and Local government authorities.
Team Composition for the Activity
HelpAge staff, implementing partners and other key stakeholders in the localities.

How to apply
“Interested eligible bidders may submit quotes to the below address on or before 4:00pm of Friday 21st August, 2020. All offers should be properly filled in, sealed in envelopes marked “RFQ-ACT DOCUMENTARY CONSULTANCY” MUST be delivered to the below address:
The Country Director
HelpAge International, Tanzania
134 Migombani Street, Regent Estate, Mikocheni
P.O. Box 9846, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Tel: +255(0) 22 2700169/2774796
Mob: +255 766 706 392.

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