Jobs at FilmAid

• FilmAid Kenya is seeking the services of an animator to produce child & adolescent friendly animated film on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA). There are limited films that address children and their protection from exploitation in the project areas. The primary concerns facing children in Kakuma refugee complex and Dadaab refugee camp are sexual and gender-based violence, physical abuse and exploitation, children living without parental care as a result of separation, and neglect/abandonment of children where parents and caregivers opt to return to Somalia spontaneously. Lack of basic needs also leads to exposure to child protection violations, including engagement in the worst forms of child labor to sustain their livelihoods.

Significant causes of protection concerns, among other things affecting children, are:

• Corporal punishment,
• Harassment of and discrimination against children with disabilities and special needs
• Discrimination of children from Minority communities
• Children being denied fundamental rights such as education or healthcare.
• Forced marriage of children
• Sexual assault, exploitation, and abuse

The consultant must appreciate that though there are mechanisms to protect children from sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), not all child protection violations are reported due to a lack of information and fear of stigmatization. FilmAid Kenya will therefore build the knowledge and skills in life skills for children (5 to 17years) in Dadaab, Kakuma refugee camps, and Kalobeyei by producing a child-friendly animated film. The film will portray, among other things:

• Identify the risk facing children.
• Provide clear information to mitigate this risk.
• Identify where children can assess protection services from government, UNHCR, and other child protection organizations operating in Dadaab, Kakuma, and Kalobeyei.
• Show how children, parents, leaders, and other stakeholders contribute to reducing exploitation and the effect of vulnerabilities of children.

Specific tasks of the consultancy:

• FilmAid Kenya seeks to engage the consultant in creating an interactive 2D animation that aims to help children identify the forms of child abuse in the context areas, allow children to access child-friendly services, including legal aid and complaint mechanisms both local and national. The consultant will be engaged for 10 days beginning immediately:
• Create a Storyboard: Develop a storyboard that visually represents the content and flow of the animation, capturing the essence of the 'Usalama Guide.'

Animation Creation:

• Produce an animated video based on the approved storyboard, ensuring clarity and engagement.
• Provide options for animation in English, Kiswahili, Somali, Juba Arabic, Nuer, Dinka, and Turkana.

Language Adaptation:

• Produce the animation in multiple languages to maximize accessibility and impact.

Expected Outputs:

• A visually appealing and culturally sensitive animated video adopting the 'Usalama Guide' script.
• A storyboard illustrating the animation's visual flow and key elements.
• The final animation produced in English, Kiswahili, Somali, Juba Arabic, Nuer, Dinka, and Turkana.
• Regular updates and consultations with FilmAid Kenya during the development process.

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• FilmAid will ensure that the most vulnerable communities have better access to reliable, accurate, and timely information on their rights to work and rights at work and how to access Employment, Business and Entrepreneurship Opportunities. The Consultant will engage FilmAid and the community in a participatory approach in the production and dissemination of two animated films (covering Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camp contexts), and these will be disseminated through the use of dialogue in film-based workshops and during the FilmAid Kenya Film Festival (FAFF) and international commemoration events.

The animation will portray, among other things:

• Seek to empower and support refugees to tell their own authentic stories in their voices.
• Provide clear information about the labor rights and legal situation of refugees in Kenya.
• Raise awareness about Employment, Business and Entrepreneurship opportunities for refugees and the host community in Dadaab, and Kakuma.
• Document the process of how refugees can access business permits, Class M work permits, and other required documents.

The animation will be translated in 7 local languages (English, Kiswahili, Somali, Amharic, Turkana, Arabic and Nuer) and disseminated through a range of information channels, such as social media, film-based workshops, as well as through our community structures and implementing partners to ensure the widest reach.

Specific tasks of the consultancy:

• FilmAid seeks to engage the consultant in creating an interactive 2D or 3D animation translated in 7 local languages (English, Kiswahili, Somali, Amharic, Turkana, Arabic and Nuer) that aims at providing information that will support in ensuring the most vulnerable communities have better access to reliable, accurate, and timely information on their rights to work and rights at work and how to access Employment, Business and Entrepreneurship opportunities. The consultant is expected to develop the script for this film and to animate it.

Expected outputs:

• Develop a script and adopt it into an animated film. The consultant will decide which type of animation best fits the need of the project, whether 2D or 3D. FilmAid encourages the consultant to pitch unique animated storytelling techniques such as Whiteboard Animation.
• Create a storyboard that captures how the animation will look.
• Create an animation.
• Produce the animation in English, Kiswahili, Somali, Amharic, Turkana, Arabic, and Nuer.