<div dir="ltr"><div class="" style="padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:8px;font-size:medium"><div class="" style="margin-left:44px"><div id=":1xl" class="" style="font-size:12.8px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-bottom:5px"><div id=":1xk" class=""><div dir="ltr"><img src="cid:ii_156586e292728efe" alt="Inline image 4" width="89" height="63" class="">                                                             <img src="cid:ii_156586e3fb18facf" alt="Inline image 5" width="203" height="69" class="" style="margin-right: 0px;">                                                             <img src="cid:ii_156586e4d97db944" alt="Inline image 6" width="161" height="60" class=""><div><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:14.2667px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">This project is funded by EU</span><br><h1 align="center" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:33.28px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:24.2667px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></h1><h1 align="center" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:33.28px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:24.2667px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">  TERMS OF REFERENCE</span></h1><h1 align="center" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:33.28px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">CONSULTANT TO DEVELOP PICTURES FOR </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">SUPPLEMENTAL BILINGUAL EDUCATION MATERIALS</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal"></span></h1><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:6pt 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:16.64px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">Project </span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">“</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">Promoting inclusive and relevant early childhood care and education for ethnic minority and disadvantaged children in Vietnam” – funded by EU</span></b></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:16.64px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">I.<span style="font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">                    </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">BACKGROUND</span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:16.64px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Aide et Action International (AEA) </span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">is an international NGO, started working in Vietnam since 2003 to support the development of sustainable education projects with our belief in the universal right to a quality education. The approaches of AEA in Vietnam focus on early transformation during two time periods which are most critical in a child’s schooling, Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) to basic education. Over 10 years of experiences along with local communities, partner organizations, and governments, AEA has implemented a number of projects in various locations. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:16.64px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">The Consultative Institute for Socio-Economic Development of Rural and Mountainous Areas (CISDOMA)</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black"> is a Vietnamese NGO established in 2000. Since its establishment, CISDOMA has carried out various intervention projects both at grassroots level and central level, researches and surveys on the topics relating to sustainable agriculture, climate change Adaptive Livelihoods, Disaster Risk Reduction, Value Chain, and Community Education and development.</span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:16.64px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">II.<span style="font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">                  </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">RATIONALE</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black"><br>Aide et Action and CISDOMA are now co-implementing the project “</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">Promoting inclusive and relevant early childhood care and education for ethnic minority and disadvantaged children in Vietnam”</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black"> - funded by EU - with the aim to</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black"> <b>increase access to high quality, relevant pre-school and early primary education for ethnic minority children </b>living in 3 communes of Tam Duong district in Lai Chau Province<b> </b>(</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">Ta Leng, Nung Nang, Khun Ha</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">)<b>through enhanced teaching pedagogies, participation of parents, and well-informed policymakers.</b></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:16.64px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">Within the framework of the project, a package of S</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px">upplemental Bilingual Education Materials (SBEM) will be developed with support of local authorities to incorporate into pre-school and early primary classes (Grades 1-3) with specific topics including gender equality, life skills, personal safety, children’s rights, local culture and customs. This will </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px">enable children to learn in their mother tongues about issues relevant to them, r</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">educe language barriers and improve their learning Vietnamese language in the school. In order to the materials is used effectively, visualization of the contents of the materials by relevant pictures is very essential. </span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:16.64px"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">III.<span style="font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">                </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">OBJECTIVE</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:16.64px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">The consultant (preferred artist) will help to draw pictures for illustration of supplemental bilingual education materials based on the contents of the materials, which were collective intellectual products of an editing/compiling team including educational experts from Vietnam Institute of Education Services (VNIES), local teachers and local community elites/representatives.</span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:16.64px"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">IV.<span style="font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">               </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">SCOPE OF WORK</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:16.64px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">The consultant will familiarize her/himself with the project’s proposal and other documents relevant to the project.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:16.64px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">The consultant will work closely with project team and the editing/compiling team led by the consultant experts from VNIES    </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:16.64px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">The consultant will discuss and get approval from Project Steering Board (PSB)/Project Implementation Board (PIT) and the editing team leader on the proposed painting ideas on the proposed ideas</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:16.64px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">The consultant will develop relevant pictures based on the approval of PSB and PIT. The pictures must vividly reflect the true content(s) of each and every written item/story in the materials with visualized key messages in the most productive presenting manner, which are fitted to target audience as children in pre-school and early primary classes (grade 1-3), easy to understand and remember, harmonized with local Mong culture, custom and practice, and compliant to the project expected outputs and donor requirements.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:16.64px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">The consultant will discuss with the project team and have the pictures modified (if any) and finalized after having it tested to familiarize with the project target beneficiaries and community</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:16.64px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">The consultant will ensure the copy right of the pictures and such pictures after having integrated into the materials shall be the copy right of this project</span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:16.64px"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">V.<span style="font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">                 </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">DELIVERABLES</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:16.64px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">The specific outputs will be: </span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:16.64px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">a)<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">                  </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">A package of pictures which fully illustrates the content of 5 topics in SBEM including: </span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:16.64px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">                     </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px">gender equality</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:16.64px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">                     </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px">life skills</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:16.64px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">                     </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px">personal safety</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:16.64px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">                     </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px">children’s right</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:16.64px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">                     </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px">local culture and customs</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:16.64px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">a)<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">                  </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">A written document from the consultant to ensure no violation of copy rights of the pictures   </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:16.64px"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">VI. CONSULTANT REQUIREMENTS</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:16.64px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">The consultant should preferably have:</span><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black"></span></b></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:16.64px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">a)<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">                  </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">ability of good drawing, graduated from University of Fine Art is an advantage</span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:16.64px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">b)<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">                  </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">understanding the concepts of topics in SBEM to develop the ideas for suitable pictures </span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:16.64px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">c)<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">                  </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">at least 2 years of experience in developing pictures for IEC materials, especially for education projects.</span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:16.64px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">d)<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">                  </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">understanding on the culture, custom and practice of Mong tribe and Tam Duong district, Lai Chau province</span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:16.64px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black"> </span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 54pt;text-align:justify;line-height:16.64px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">VII.<span style="font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">                         </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">DURATION AND TIMING</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:16.64px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">                   The consultant is expected to start the service from the 3^rd week of August 2016 and complete the task no later than 31^st of August 2016 with agreed detail schedule.</span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:16.64px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black"> </span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 54pt;text-align:justify;line-height:16.64px"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">VIII.<span style="font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">                       </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">MANAGEMENT OF THE ASSIGNMENT</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:16.64px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">                    The contract will be signed in accordance with AEA regulations and guidelines for the contracting of consultant. The assignment will be directly managed by the Project Officer and Communication Officer in the planning, picture developing and finalizing the task assigned.</span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:16.64px"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">IX.<span style="font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">                </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">PROPOSAL CONTENTS</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:16.64px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">Interested candidates must submit the following documents:</span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:16.64px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">1.<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">                  </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">Expression of interest</span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:16.64px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">2.<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">                  </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">Curriculum Vitae</span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:16.64px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">3.<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">                  </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">3 relevant samples of previous work</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:16.64px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Interested candidates are invited to contact Ms. Nguyen Thu Trang (<a href="mailto:trang.nguyen@aide-et-action.org" target="_blank">trang.nguyen@aide-et-action.<wbr>org</a>) for additional details about the assignment. Please indicate clearly in your application subject: “Consultant to develop pictures of SBEM”. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">Full proposal should be submitted electronically no later than 14^th August 2016 to the contact email address:  </span><a href="mailto:info-vietnam@aide-et-action.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">info-vietnam@aide-et-action.<wbr>org</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px;color:black">Please note that only the selected consultant is contacted.</span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:16.64px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:20.8px"> </span></p></div></div><div class=""></div></div></div><div class="" id=":1v5" style="font-size:12.8px"><div class="" style="width:822px"></div><div class=""><br></div></div></div></div></div>