Child Friendly Spaces Project - Arts Therapy Sessions

Project Description

The “Child Friendly Spaces” is a psychosocial project for the children, especially Syrian Refugees, Lebanese Returnees and Host Community. The Arts Therapy Component is a creative arts aiming to observe the children and analyze the group needs differently, in order to work with them in an efficient way.

Arts Therapy sessions are requested twice during theCFSCycle, in differentCFSlocations, with children aged from 5 till 8 or 10 years old (depending on the region). Each Arts Therapy session should be 45 to 60 minutes, followed by an oral evaluation with the animators to discuss professionally the program and the main points to be developed with each group. The Arts Therapy will run from mid of November till end of December and reach 480 children (distributed into groups of 15 children) while not exceeding 32 sessions each time during the cycle.

Arts Therapy sessions should be done in the following Areas:

1- Bekaa Area:

Majdel Anjar: 2 days each time in the CFS cycle. Qab Elias: 2 days each time in the CFS cycle. Marej: 2 days each time in the CFS cycle. Ghazzeh: 2 days each time in the CFS cycle.
Contractor (Second Party) Specifications

A qualified candidate for the second party contractor must:

Be an official organization or individual working within the creative arts field and with children. Be sufficiently able to fulfill contract requirements within specified timeframe. Submit all specified bidding documents by 19th of November, 2013.
Arts Therapy Specifications

The Arts Therapy designed by the second party must:

Be 45 to 60 minutes long, followed by an oral evaluation with the animators. Its objectives are to analyze the group needs and modify the activities in order to suit each group. Successfully engage children ages5 to 8 or 10 years old.
Party Responsibilities

World Vision (First Party)

The first party agrees to:

Provide sufficient project funding as outlined in first party-second party agreement. Review second party assessment and provide general oversight as necessary.
Contractor (Second Party)

The second party agrees to:

Develop Arts Therapy in line with first party specifications (see above) and budget. Book sessions dates and coordinate all logistics of executing the sessions. Perform for 480 children with a maximum of 32 sessions each time in the cycle.
Project Timeframe

Bids submitted: November 19, 2013. Contract signed: November 21, 2013. Arts Therapy sessions begin: November 25, 2013. At least 32 sessions completed: between mid of November and 1st of December. 32 sessions completed: December, 2013.
Required Documents for Bid

Potential second party must submit the following documents to be considered for the project:

Offer submitted for the Arts Therapy, including time, objectives, price per session and total price.