Project Synopsis

This project aims to document the role of women peace builders during the Lebanese civil war and the October 17, 2019 revolution/uprising. It also aims at supporting civil society, individual families and women, and national institutions in their collective efforts to seek the truth and move towards reconciliation around the legacy of the protracted periods of the civil war and the recent uprising in the country.

 

Project Objectives

  • Foster collective remembrance and truth seeking, including the perspectives of the women who were part of the civil war and present tensions and their right to know the fate of their missing family members.
  • Direct civil society, individual families and women, and national institutions’ efforts to address root causes of past conflict and present social tensions through highlighting the crucial yet sidelined role that women undertook and continue to undertake as peacemakers.
  • Engage and facilitate cross-confessional dialogue among the Lebanese youth for the purpose of raising awareness on the role of women during past and present situations of tension and influencing future norms of non-confessional upbringing of future generations.

The documentary developer will contribute to the above objectives by developing two documentaries that will include interviews with women who partook in the civil war, women who have lost members of their families due to the war, as well as women and activists who vigorously participated in the October 2019 uprising.

 

Scope of Required Services

The AiW is looking for a documentary developer to create two documentaries narrating the peaceful initiatives as well as the economic, social, cultural, and legal burdens bore by women during two historically remarkable periods in Lebanon. The first documentary will cover the civil war period i.e. from 1975 until 1990, whereas the second will explore the uprising of October 2019. Interviews with women who were key activists in both periods, as well as with researchers on the subject matter will be filmed. The women peacebuilders and activists will be identified based on AiW's expertise on the subject matter as well as the literature review and the findings of the focus group discussions. The AiW will be in charge of contacting the selected women and explaining to them the scope of the project. 

The AiW will be conducting the research and drafting the narrative that the videographers will film. AiW will brief the video developer on the subject matter and our major findings, providing them with all needed input (background information) on the selected women that they will be featuring in the documentaries. 

The AiW will be contacting the women, providing the findings of their research and all information required, as well as assisting the documentary developer throughout the process.

​​​​​​​The two short documentaries will be screened through a public event held at LAU. The event will include uncovering the findings as well as shedding light on women peace building initiatives during the Lebanese civil war and the October 17, 2019 revolution. 

How to apply

  • All details pertaining to this call can be found in the attached pdf.
  • Proposals, as per set requirements henceforth, are required no later than 6/17/2021, 15:00hrs (Beirut time).
  • Proposals need to be developed in English.
  • Proposals must be submitted to the following email: [email protected] having the subject as mentioned in the attached pdf.
  • For inquiries or regrets, you may reach out to the following: [email protected]
  • No offeror shall communicate directly with LAU staff concerning this request for proposal. All communications must be in writing, within the open period for questions, and to the specified email only.

  • All questions must be received by June 12, 2021 at 4PM. Questions sent after the deadline will not be addressed.
  • Answers to the questions will be shared with all bidders if there is any additional and relevant information.
Expired
Deadline
Thursday, 17. Jun 2021
Type of Call
Call for Consultancies
Intervention Sector(s):
Gender issues, Peace & Security, Women Status & Issues
Remuneration range:
> 6000 (USD)
Duration of Contract:
3 months
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