Year: 2015
CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST: Resource Centre Management System
CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST: Resource Centre Management System
- About the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF)
AWDF is the first African-wide grant-making foundation which was established to provide grants, capacity building and technical assistance to African women’s organizations. The vision of AWDF is for African women to live in a world in which there is social justice, equality and respect for women’s human rights. To this end, our mission is to mobilize financial resources to support local, national and regional initiatives led by women, which will lead to the achievement of this vision. AWDF raises money and makes grants for the support of non-profit African women’s organizations working for social justice, equality, and peace.
- AWDF’s Resource Centre
AWDF established the Resource Centre in 2008 as part of the mission to strengthen knowledge production, documentation and information developed by and about African women. It. The Resource Centre hosts over 3,000 materials, including books, journals, newsletters, leaflets, magazines, films, music and other sources of knowledge and information. The materials address our six (6) thematic areas as well as feminism, philanthropy, the African women’s movement, capacity building and more. The centre serves as a resource base for students, researchers, policy makers, activists, media personnel, development workers, writers and other stakeholders. The centre is located at AWDF’s office in East Legon, Accra.
- Development of the AWDF Resource Centre Management System
A consultant is required to develop a comprehensive, web-based management system with digital tracking for over 3,000 material items.
The deliverables for this project are as follows:
- The user-friendly system should work with a scanner and allow for expansion up to 10,000 records.
- It should also feature the ability to input information per record (through a drop down feature, i.e. magazine, book, film, etc.) along with pertinent informations such as title, author, year of publication or release, ISBN number, country, and brief profile information. A feature photo will be uploaded per record.
- The system should also allow for cross-searching by visitors via keyword, author’s name, title, collection, country or year.
- The homepage should be attractive yet simple in design with the collections listed as well as the latest additions to the Resource Centre. There should also be a tab for News and Events for the administrators to easily upload relevant information about the centre for visitors.
- The system should also have a back end that allows administrators to track resources within collections, number of copies available, as well as a system to monitor library loans of materials to staff members. Therefore, a log-in panel will be necessary for administrative use (up to 5 persons).
- There should be a way to monitor the statistical evidence of the system, particularly the number of unique visits to the system each day and month, in addition to which items and collections are being visited.
- Finally, the consultant should also develop a brief Resource Centre Management System manual to accompany the software. Relevant staff members will also need to be trained on the administration procedures of the management system.
The system should be developed within a timeframe of six weeks with completion of the system and manual by Monday September 28, 2015.
Project Features should include the following:
- Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) with thumbnail document image support i.e.
- Ability to attach audio, video and document files.
- Ability to conduct Simple Resource Centre material search
- Ability to conduct advanced Resource Centre material search
- Bibliographic/catalog database management with book cover image support
- Resource Centre Material Loan and Return transactions
- Renewal of Resource Centre materials
- Reservation of Resource Centre materials
- Upload of material item pictures
- Printing of barcodes for catalogued Resource Centre materials
- Patron Login (Private area to view borrowed materials as well as their return or due dates)
- System backup facility
- System Log facility (To view activities of connected Users of the System)
- Add, copy, edit, and delete item records
- Print item records or list of records
- Quick return facility
- Reporting and statistics utility
- Holiday (days that nobody can issue items to staff) settings
- Barcodes generator utility
- Barcode Label Printing
- Qualifications and Selection of Consultant
Submissions for this consultancy will be assessed against the following criteria:
- Demonstration of understanding of the scope of work and responsibilities requested in this call for expressions of interest.
- Demonstrable experience of having undertaken and managing similar projects.
- Cost efficiency
- Capacity to deliver within required deadlines
All interested applicants should submit a CV, a link to a similar management system developed by the consultant, and a proposal/work plan (not exceeding 4 pages) of how the AWDF Resource Centre Management System will be created. Email completed applications to Sionne Neely (sionne@africlub.net/awdf), Knowledge Management Specialist at the African Women’s Development Fund. The deadline for submissions is Thursday, July 30, 2015.
Financing For Development Policy Recommendations
Financing For Development Policy Recommendations
[tp lang=”en” not_in=”fr”]Ahead of the United Nations’ Third Financing for Development conference in July 2015, The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF), in partnership with the Post 2015 Women’s Coalition and African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET), organised a regional strategic meeting for African feminist organisations. Held in Nairobi, Kenya from 6th-8th May, the main aim of the regional meeting was to facilitate collective action and create a space for organizing in anticipation of the upcoming July conference in Addis Ababa.
Read the outcomes and policy recommendations document from the Nairobi meeting here:
Policy Recommendations – FfD[/tp]
[tp lang=”fr” not_in=”en”]En amont de la troisième conférence de l’Organisation des Nations Unies sur le “financement pour le développement” en Juillet 2015, le Fonds Africain de Développement de la Femme (AWDF), en partenariat avec Post 2015 Women’s Coalition et le Réseau de Développement et de Communication des femmes africaines (FEMNET), a organisé une réunion stratégique régionale pour les organisations féministes africaines. Tenue à Nairobi, au Kenya, du 6 au 8 mai, l’objectif principal de cette réunion régionale était de faciliter l’action collective et créer un espace pour l’organisation en prévision de la prochaine conférence de Juillet à Addis-Abeba.
Lire les résultats et le document de recommandations stratégiques de la réunion de Nairobi ici:
Recommandations stratégiques – du financement du développement[/tp]
AWDF, FEMNET & POST 2015 WOMEN’S COALITION POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT
AWDF, FEMNET & POST 2015 WOMEN’S COALITION POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT
[tp lang=”en” not_in=”fr”]Ahead of the United Nations’ Third Financing for Development conference in July 2015, The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF), in partnership with the Post 2015 Women’s Coalition and African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET), organised a regional strategic meeting for African feminist organisations. Held in Nairobi, Kenya from 6th-8th May, the main aim of the regional meeting was to facilitate collective action and create a space for organizing in anticipation of the upcoming July conference in Addis Ababa.
Read the outcomes and policy recommendations document from the Nairobi meeting here:
Policy Recommendations – FfD[/tp]
[tp lang=”fr” not_in=”en”]En amont de la troisième conférence de l’Organisation des Nations Unies sur le “financement pour le développement” en Juillet 2015, le Fonds Africain de Développement de la Femme (AWDF), en partenariat avec Post 2015 Women’s Coalition et le Réseau de Développement et de Communication des femmes africaines (FEMNET), a organisé une réunion stratégique régionale pour les organisations féministes africaines. Tenue à Nairobi, au Kenya, du 6 au 8 mai, l’objectif principal de cette réunion régionale était de faciliter l’action collective et créer un espace pour l’organisation en prévision de la prochaine conférence de Juillet à Addis-Abeba.
Lire les résultats et le document de recommandations stratégiques de la réunion de Nairobi ici:
Recommandations stratégiques – du financement du développement[/tp]
AWDF’s CEO Theo Sowa at the United Nations’ 3rd Financing for Development Conference
AWDF’s CEO Theo Sowa at the United Nations’ 3rd Financing for Development Conference
[tp lang=”en” not_in=”fr”]The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) Chief Executive Officer Theo Sowa will be speaking at the 3rd International Conference on Financing for Development , taking place this week from 13th-16th July, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Mainly, she will be participating in a panel discussion dubbed ‘Rethinking Philanthropy’s Contribution to the Financing for Development Agenda’ that centres on how to leverage and deploy philanthropic and public resources more efficiently to achieve the post 2015 agenda faster.
She will also be representing AWDF at other side events coordinated by other participating organisations at the conference. The fist is ‘Supporting Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health in Post 2015’ organised by Advance Family Planning (AFP), an advocacy initiative designed to help developing countries achieve universal access to reproductive health.
Following that is the International Planned Parenthood Federation’s (IPPF) discussion ‘The Addis Ababa Accord: Making it Meaningful for Women and Girls.’ This event will explore the implications of the new Financing for Development agenda for women and girls’ sexual and reproductive health and rights, in order to ensure that the most marginalized women and girls are not left behind.
AWDF has been actively involved in the Financing for Development agenda in Africa. Ahead of the July conference, AWDF, in partnership with the Post 2015 Women’s Coalition and African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET), organised a regional strategic meeting for African feminist organisations. Held in Nairobi, Kenya from 6th-8th May, the main aim of the regional meeting was to facilitate collective action and create a space for organizing in anticipation of the upcoming July conference.
Read the outcomes and policy recommendations document from the Nairobi meeting here:
Policy Recommendations – FfD[/tp]
[tp lang=”fr” not_in=”en”]Theo Sowa chef de direction Fonds de développement des femmes africaines (AWDF) prendra la parole lors de la 3e Conférence internationale sur le financement du développement, qui aura lieu du 13 au 16 Juillet à Addis-Abeba, en Ethiopie. Elle participera principalement à une discussion de groupe intitulée «La contribution de la philanthropie: Repenser le financement du programme de développement» qui se concentre sur la façon d’exploiter et de déployer des ressources philanthropiques et publiques de manière plus efficace pour atteindre les objectifs de “Post 2015” plus rapidement.
Elle sera également la représentante d’AWDF à d’autres événements coordonnés par d’autres organisations participant également à la conférence. L’objectif de “Post 2015” et organisé par Advance Family Planning (AFP) vise à soutenir la santé reproductive et la santé de la mère, du nouveau-né, de l’enfant et de l’adolescent , il s’agit d’une initiative de mobilisation pour aider les pays en développement à avoir un accès universel à la santé reproductive.
Suivant le rapport de la Fédération internationale pour le planning familial (IPPF) “L’accord d’Addis Abeba: rend les choses significatives pour les femmes et les filles“. Cet événement sera un moyen d’explorer les implications du nouveau programme de financement du développement pour les femmes, la santé et les droits sexuels et reproductifs des jeunes filles, afin d’assurer que les femmes et les filles les plus marginalisées ne sont pas laissés pour compte.
AWDF a été activement impliqué dans le programme de financement du développement en Afrique. Avant la conférence de Juillet, AWDF, en partenariat avec la Coalition des femmes de “Post 2015” et le Réseau de développement et de Communication des femmes africaines (FEMNET), a organisé une réunion stratégique régionale pour les organisations féministes africaines. Tenue à Nairobi, au Kenya, du 6 au 8 mai, l’objectif principal de cette réunion était de faciliter l’action collective et créer un espace pour l’organisation en prévision de la prochaine conférence de Juillet.
Lire les résultats et les recommandations politiques document de la réunion de Nairobi ici:
Recommandations politiques – du financement du développement[/tp]