ABOUT BSF

Bibliothèques Sans Frontières (BSF) is an international non-governmental organization. Since 2007, BSF has been working in over 30 countries to provide access to education, information, and culture for those who are deprived of it. Through the development of innovative and mobile tools (Ideas Box, Ideas Cube, Kajou cards), tailored content curation, training, and support to local stakeholders, BSF aims to enable everyone, in all circumstances, to live with dignity through better access to knowledge.

BACKGROUND OF THE CONSULTANCY

As part of the project « Resilience and Empowerment through Social Cohesion and Inclusion for Sustainable Prosperity, » implemented in the Ouaddaï region in Eastern Chad, BSF is working alongside NRC, Al Barka, and CRASH to strengthen the resilience of young Sudanese refugees and host communities around the camps of Allacha, Metché, and Arkoum. The project focuses on strengthening community leadership, vocational training for youth (ages 1525), psychosocial support, educational support, and legal assistance to equip beneficiaries with the skills and resources needed to transition toward sustainable livelihoods in a context of protracted crisis.

In this framework, BSF contributes its expertise by creating educational and cultural spaces through the Ideas Box and adapted content. The project aims to install three Ideas Boxes in youth vocational training centers. To ensure high-quality cultural mediation rooted in the linguistic, cultural, and social realities of the target audience, BSF seeks to recruit a consultant for the selection of relevant, accessible, and engaging content in Sudanese and Chadian Arabic.

OBJECTIVES OF THE CONSULTANCY

This consultancy is part of BSF’s content selection strategy for the implementation of its project in Chad for Sudanese refugees and host communities.

Main objectives :

• Identify and select digital content (videos, podcasts, PDFs, etc.) in Sudanese and/or Chadian
  Arabic;
• Integrate this content into the Ideas Cube server using BSF’s internal platform;
• Identify and select physical content (books and board games) in Modern Standard Arabic.

The content lists must align with the cultural mediation goals defined in the needs assessment strategy.

DELIVERABLES

At the end of the consultancy, the following deliverables are expected:

• A list of 150 to 200 physical content items in Arabic (book titles, educational or board games, etc.) including: title, author, publisher, description, language, theme, target audience, level, ISBN, and indicative price
• A list of 200 to 300 digital content items (videos, audios, PDFs, etc.) with complete metadata
• A structured folder containing all digital files selected
• Populated entries on BSF’s Ideas Cube digital content integration platform
• A summary presentation of the content selection (in English or French)

BSF will provide templates for the lists. Instructions for using the Ideas Cube integration platform will be shared in advance.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Interested candidates should submit their application by August 10, 2025 to: nikita.cabaret@bibliosansfrontieres.org

Please indicate “224RES – Consultancy Application Content Selection” + your name or organization name in the email subject line.

Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. The application file must include:

• CV
• Cover letter
• Methodology
• Financial offer
• References

Any questions regarding the consultancy or the application process can be sent to the same email address.

All the details of the proposed assignment are available in the Terms of Reference (ToR), which can be downloaded at the bottom of the offer