Educational Toolkit on an interdisciplinary water diplomacy...

Request for Proposals (RFP) – Regional    For  Cooperative agreement No. 72029422CA00003, entitled “Partnership for Climate Resilience and Water Security Activity”.

BACKGROUND

EcoPalestine is the Palestinian affiliate of EcoPeace Middle East, a unique organization that brings together Jordanian, Palestinian, and Israeli environmentalists. Our primary objective is the promotion of cooperative efforts to protect our shared environmental heritage. In so doing, we seek to advance both sustainable regional development and the creation of necessary conditions for lasting peace in our region.

Eco Palestine/Eco Peace Middle East is currently running a three-year USAID program. As part of this program commitment, the organization aims at developing an interdisciplinary water diplomacy/climate resilience educational toolkit/curriculum.

OVERALL OBJECTIVE

The overall objective of this assignment is to deliver an educational toolkit on an interdisciplinary water diplomacy/climate resilience curriculum to supplement the Palestinian curriculum for youth in the 10th and 11th grades (15-18 years old).

SCOPE OF WORK

EcoPalestine is seeking to recruit a Consultant to develop an educational toolkit with relevant supporting material and a set of activities focusing on environmental education and climate resilience in general, concepts of Water Diplomacy in specific responses that is corresponding to the national and regional context, and as fit, suitable and interactive as possible for the targeted age group. 

EXPECTED TASKS

By working closely with the Educational Team, review and familiarized with the program’s objectives, and goals to be achieved under the Education Component, including previously prepared lesson plans.

Conduct focus groups of 20 Palestinian teachers to identify, and discuss the topics and content of the toolkit, as well as the methodology and tools to be utilized

Develop the Educational Toolkit about water diplomacy reflecting a deep understanding of the subject matter, including the theoretical aspects, real examples of case studies (regionally and globally), practical orientation, and exercises, all in line with the organization’s vision and core messaging.

Attend regular meetings with the education team and any other needed meetings.

Conduct eight hours of training for EcoPalestine’s educational team on the developed toolkit.

EXPECTED DELIVERABLES

• Inception Report with a clear work plan, timeline, and most efficient approach for resource utilization during the course of work, including the engagement and role of participating teachers.

• Outline of the Water Diplomacy Education Toolkit that will include three main components: 14 handouts/lessons, a tour guide with descriptions & maps, and students’ project guidelines. Developed lesson plans that explore climate and water issues through the lens of geography, biology, IT, and science and will develop an interdisciplinary water diplomacy/climate resilience curriculum, similar to the content taught in Israel to be shared with the consultant.
• Draft initial content of the toolkit based on the agreed-upon outline.
• Final Water Diplomacy Toolkit ready to use for youth water diplomacy trainings
• Training workshop for the 20 teacher’s focus group on the developed toolkit.
• Final report by the end of the contracting period, summarizing activities and insights

Potenial Candidates should send request to the Procurement officer at [email protected] for TOR 

EcoPalestine will respond to any questions received by Saturday, August 27th, 2022, and may, at its sole discretion, respond to requests received later than that date. The question(s) and response(s) will be sent to all vendors who have received the RFP documents. EcoPalestine may extend the closing date to ensure consultants have adequate time to consider answers and reply accordingly. Requests for clarifications should be sent to Sandra Abu Mohor, Procurement Officer at [email protected] 

TECHNICAL & FINANCIAL PROPOSALS for this consultancy service are to be submitted no later than Sunday , September 4th, 2022, by 15:00 PM to the following email address: [email protected]