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Development of pictorial teaching materials for index-Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) 

COOPI

SomReP Program 

Somali Response Innovation Lab

1.0  Organizational Context

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SomReP is a consortium of Seven INGOs and One Local NGO that operate across Somalia, focusing on building household and community resilience. The program has worked with the Federal Government of Somalia and the Federal Member States. The purpose of this partnership is to support the efforts of the Federal Government of Somalia’s Ministry of Livestock, Forestry and Range (MoLFR) in strengthening livestock, forestry, and rangeland activities and policies. SomReP has partnered with the International Livestock Research Institute and technical insurance consultants to form the Somali Livestock Insurance Consortium (SLIC) to support the establishment of livestock insurance in Somalia.  The SLIC aims to support the government, private sector, and pastoral communities in deeply understanding index-based livestock insurance. Most Pastoral communities don’t read and write; their communication medium is oral and word of mouth. In these projects, we aim to develop a more attractive and fun teaching material that aims at the pastoral community and teaches them how index-based livestock insurance works.

The consultant will develop a series of radio programs in role-play blended with some concert poems and traditional songs that attract pastoralists to listen to the program. The consultant will air the program through a wide range of FM radios. The radio program should create awareness and educate pastoralists on IBLI and its policy features.

2.0  Project Overview

One of the pilot projects supported by the RIL in Somalia is Index-based Livestock Insurance (IBLI), in partnership with the SomReP (Somali Resilience Program) consortium and ILRI (International Livestock Research Institute).

The IBLI initiative aims to protect pastoralists against severe drought shocks, link them to reliable markets and enhance their access to financial services. This initiative has two parts; the first part aims to provide financial services, including drought insurance, payment, savings and possibly contingent credit, to protect pastoralists against drought shocks. The second part seeks to better connect pastoralists to the market, attract private investment into the value chains, and facilitate the regional livestock trade.

Besides the benefit of IBLI for pastoralists and the potential as a weather risk mitigation tool, the Pastoral community has not had enough knowledge of how the IBLI works and the benefits it has for them. Therefore, there is a need to develop a series of radio programs that can quickly educate pastoral communities in a fun way. Therefore, COOPI is seeking a consultant to create a series of radio programs capturing the essential concept of index-based livestock insurance.

3.0  SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

·         Develop scripts in Somali.

·         Record the role play.

·         Engage FM Radio to air the program series.

·         Banners, brochures & pamphlets.

·         The pastoral communities should easily understand the pictorials without facilitation.

4.0  Scope of work

COOP is seeking a consulting firm or individual consultant to support the development of a series of radio programs with a clear description explaining the concept of index-based livestock insurance.

5.0  The consulting firm/individual will be responsible for the following:

·         Developing the content that will be scrutinised and guided by the technical livestock and IBLI advisors.

·         Developing context-relevant and attractive radio programs that the pastoral communities can easily follow.

6.0  Consultant role and expecting deliverables

·         A complete script capturing relevant IBLI concepts.

·         Recorded play

·         Engaging FM radio to air the play.

·         Banners, brochures & pamphlets capturing relevant IBLI concepts.