Project Description:
The “Cooperation in the Cultural Field for Syria” Project, funded by the Fonds Équipe France, responds to the urgent need to rebuild social cohesion and foster community engagement in the suburbs of Damascus and Aleppo, areas profoundly affected by years of conflict. These communities continue to face widespread destruction, disrupted family and social networks, limited access to education, and significant psychosocial trauma. The project is planned for a 27-month implementation period, divided into two phases.
To address these challenges, the project will establish five fully equipped cultural and educational centers in Daraya, Aleppo, and other parts of rural Damascus (Reef Damascus) yet to be identified. These centers will provide inclusive, vibrant spaces for learning, cultural engagement, and community interaction, combining physical and digital resources, including the Digital Travellers Curriculum, media libraries, and innovative digital learning platforms. The initiative will engage 2,500 participants, with particular attention to youth and women-1,700 participants under 30 years old, and 1,250 women will benefit directly.
Overall Objective:
Strengthen social cohesion in Syria and promote active community involvement in the suburbs of Damascus and Aleppo through the creation of cultural and educational facilities.
Specific Objectives:
BSF’s Intervention:
Bibliothèques Sans Frontières (BSF) will lead and coordinate the implementation of the project in close collaboration with its local partners DAR, MARS, INARA, and Screens of Peace. As the lead organization, BSF will ensure strategic oversight, technical supervision, and partnership management throughout the project lifecycle. This includes quality assurance, alignment of all educational and digital resources with project objectives, and the integration of cross-cutting themes such as psychosocial support, gender inclusion, and digital literacy.
BSF’s contributions and interventions will include:
The Digital Travellers (DT) (“Les Voyageurs du Numérique”) (WEBSITE LINK: Digital-Travellers • Home ), funded by the European Union, represents a key component of the project’s educational strategy. It is designed to strengthen digital skills among young people and women, equipping them with the competencies needed to access employment opportunities, engage safely online, and navigate the digital world responsibly. The curriculum covers three main dimensions:
The DT combines interactive sessions, practical workshops, and learning games to ensure digital education is accessible, inclusive, and engaging for all participants. Training sessions will be delivered by the project’s NGO partners, with BSF providing training-of-trainers (ToT) for one facilitator per center to ensure quality and sustainability.
By translating and adapting this curriculum for the Syrian context, BSF will enable young people and women to develop practical digital skills, enhance their employability, and gain tools to navigate the current socio-economic challenges while fostering learning and empowerment within the new cultural and educational centers.
The primary objective of this toolkit is to provide a fully translated, culturally adapted, and pedagogically sound Arabic/English version of BSF’s Digital Travellers Curriculum (“Les Voyageurs du Numérique”), specifically tailored for youth and women in the suburbs of Damascus and Aleppo, including displacement-affected and host communities. The toolkit aims to serve as a practical, user-friendly, and contextually relevant resource that enables facilitators and educators to deliver high-quality digital literacy programs, fostering both technical competencies and broader psychosocial and social outcomes.
The toolkit is designed around the three core dimensions of the Digital Travellers Curriculum, with the following objectives for each:
i) Coding and Digital Culture
ii) Digital Inclusion
iii) Digital Citizenship
Direct Audience:
Indirect Audience:
Participants completing the translated and adapted toolkit / curriculum should be able to:
i) Coding and Digital Culture
ii) Digital Inclusion
iii) Digital Citizenship
Cross-cutting outcomes:
To ensure effective delivery of the Digital Travellers Curriculum, the toolkit will include comprehensive facilitator guidance and participant handouts, designed to be practical, user-friendly, and adaptable to local contexts:
Facilitator Guidance:
Development of 2–3 concise/short videos per core dimension in Arabic Language:
Contextualization: All videos feature scenarios, examples, and exercises relevant to Syrian communities, participants’ daily lives, and socio-cultural realities.
Engagement and Accessibility: Videos are visually engaging, easy to follow, and incorporate inclusive language and gender-sensitive approaches to reflect diverse experiences and needs.
Support for Continued Learning: Videos are designed for repeated viewing and use as quick references, complementing the participant handouts, worksheets, and other toolkit resources.
The toolkit and its implementation are designed to ensure gender-sensitive and inclusive approaches, recognizing the diverse experiences and needs of participants:
Gender-sensitive content and delivery:
Intersectional approach:
Safe and inclusive learning environment:
Foster respectful and supportive interactions among participants. Ensure that discussions around online behaviour, digital citizenship, and social cohesion are conducted in a manner that promotes equity, safety, and mutual understanding. To assess the impact of this component, a pre- and post-assessment (evaluation grid) will be used to measure changes in participants’ understanding, attitudes, and behaviours related to online safety, inclusion, and respectful interaction.
The toolkit will be fully adapted to the Arabic language and Syrian cultural context to ensure accessibility, relevance, and engagement for all participants:
The consultancy firm/consultant will be responsible for delivering a comprehensive set of services to translate, adapt, validate, and operationalize BSF’s Digital Travellers Curriculum (“Les Voyageurs du Numérique”) for youth and women in Syria.
All activities and outputs should be culturally relevant, gender-sensitive, pedagogically sound, and aligned with BSF’s three core curriculum dimensions: Coding & Digital Culture, Digital Inclusion, and Digital Citizenship.
The consultancy firm/consultant responsibilities will include the following tasks and corresponding deliverables:
2.1. Curriculum Review and Scoping
The consultancy firm/consultant will conduct a thorough review and mapping of the original Digital Travellers Curriculum to identify modules and learning materials most relevant to Syrian youth and women. This includes analyzing content structure, pedagogical methods, and thematic priorities to ensure alignment with the Syrian educational and social context.
The review will also assess areas that require cultural, pedagogical, or contextual adaptation, taking into account varying literacy levels, language nuances, and psychosocial considerations. Examples, case studies, and learning activities will be examined for cultural sensitivity and relevance, with recommendations proposed for modification or replacement.
Deliverable:
A Scoping and Review Report summarizing:
2.2. Translation and Adaptation of the Curriculum
The consultancy firm/consultant will translate the selected and approved modules into clear, accessible, and culturally appropriate Arabic, ensuring that language and tone are inclusive and engaging for diverse learners. The translation should preserve pedagogical intent while adapting examples, activities, and references to Syrian realities.
The consultancy firm/consultant will ensure alignment with BSF’s participatory, interactive, and experiential learning methodology, embedding gender and psychosocial sensitivity throughout the content.
Deliverable:
A Draft Translated and Adapted Curriculum Toolkit, comprising:
2.3. Development of Educational Resources
Building on the adapted curriculum, the consultancy firm/consultant will produce a comprehensive Arabic-language resource package, ensuring coherence, accessibility, and usability.
All materials will be formatted for both online and offline delivery, accommodating low-connectivity contexts. The consultancy firm/consultant will design facilitator and participant tools that integrate assessment mechanisms such as pre/post-tests, reflection sheets, and feedback forms to evaluate learning progress.
Deliverable:
A Complete Educational Resource Package, including:
2.4. Training of Trainers (ToT)
The consultancy firm/consultant will plan and conduct a two-day in-person Training of Trainers (ToT) for BSF staff and partner facilitators. The training will introduce participants to the adapted curriculum, strengthen their understanding of facilitation methods, and build their capacity to deliver participatory, gender-sensitive, and contextually appropriate learning sessions.
The ToT will include demonstrations, role-playing, peer feedback sessions, and collaborative exercises to ensure practical understanding of the materials.
Deliverable:
A ToT Report summarizing:
2.5. Validation, Finalization, and Reporting
The consultancy firm/consultant will organize validation sessions with BSF Regional Technical and Program Coordinators to review and refine the draft curriculum toolkit. A second round of validation will be conducted with implementing partners and facilitators to ensure the toolkit’s usability and contextual accuracy.
Feedback gathered will be systematically incorporated into the final deliverables to ensure the toolkit is fully adapted, practical, and ready for implementation.
The consultancy firm/consultant will also deliver a short refresher session for trained facilitators, offering guidance on effective application and sustainability of the curriculum.
Finally, the consultancy firm/consultant will produce a comprehensive final report summarizing all activities, outputs, challenges, and lessons learned throughout the assignment.
Deliverables:
2.6. Cross-Cutting Considerations
All tasks and deliverables must:
2. 7. Creation of Short Explanatory Videos
Development of 2–3 concise/short videos per core dimension in Arabic Language:
Contextualization: All videos feature scenarios, examples, and exercises relevant to Syrian communities, participants’ daily lives, and socio-cultural realities.
Engagement and Accessibility: Videos are visually engaging, easy to follow, and incorporate inclusive language and gender-sensitive approaches to reflect diverse experiences and needs.
Support for Continued Learning: Videos are designed for repeated viewing and use as quick references, complementing the participant handouts, worksheets, and other toolkit resources.
The consultancy firm/consultant is expected to adopt a systematic, participatory, and context-sensitive methodology for the translation, adaptation, and operationalization of BSF’s Digital Travellers Curriculum (“Les Voyageurs du Numérique”) for youth and women in Syria. The process will be carried out in close collaboration with the BSF team, following an iterative approach where each step and deliverable will be reviewed and validated to ensure alignment with BSF’s interactive and hands-on educational approach. The methodology should ensure that the final toolkit is culturally relevant, pedagogically sound, and gender-responsive.
The consultancy will be implemented through the following interlinked phases, ensuring rigorous quality, iterative validation, and contextual adaptation:
Phase 1 – Curriculum Review and Scoping:
Phase 2 – Translation and Contextual Adaptation:
Phase 3 – Development of Educational Resources:
Creation of Short Explanatory Videos:
Phase 4 – Training-of-Trainers (ToT) and Capacity Building:
Phase 5 – Validation, Review, and Finalization:
Phase 6 – Final Delivery and Knowledge Transfer:
As part of your technical proposal, please include a dedicated section presenting your comprehensive approach to risk assessment and management for this consultancy. This section should demonstrate a clear understanding of the operational context in Syria and outline practical, feasible strategies to anticipate, prevent, and mitigate potential challenges that may affect the timely and successful delivery of the assignment.
For your reference, the following illustrative risks and suggested mitigation measures are provided:
While these examples provide guidance, tenderers are expected to conduct their own thorough risk assessment, identifying all relevant risks specific to this consultancy. Your proposal should demonstrate a proactive and structured approach, presenting mitigation strategies that are practical, actionable, and tailored to the operational realities, ensuring the successful, timely, and high-quality delivery of all deliverables.
To ensure that the toolkit and associated activities are culturally appropriate and contextually relevant, the following guidelines should be adhered to throughout the consultancy. These serve as practical reference points for the consultancy firm/consultant and do not constitute binding organizational policies:
The purpose of this tender is to engage a highly qualified consultancy Firm/consultant to translate, adapt, and validate a section of BSF’s “Les Voyageurs du Numérique” (Digital Travellers), originally funded by the European Union. This consultancy will focus on customizing the curriculum for youth and women in Syria – particularly those from displacement-affected and host communities – ensuring it is culturally relevant, contextually appropriate, and fully aligned with BSF’s innovative educational methodology.
The DT is structured around three key thematic dimensions:
Through this consultancy, the consultancy firm/consultant will deliver a comprehensive, contextually adapted Arabic/English curriculum/Toolkit that enables youth and women in Syria to:
The maximum budget for this assignment is (12,000) euros, inclusive of all fees, expenses, taxes, and any other costs related to the consultancy.
The consultancy is expected to be completed within 8 weeks from contract signing (19th of May – the 14th of July 2026). All tasks outlined in Section C.2 must be completed within this timeframe.
All requests for clarification must be submitted in writing (preferably via email) no later than 24th of April 2026.
Contact Person: Farah Rahahleh, Email: admin.ME@bibliosansfrontieres.org
Important Notice:
Private communication with BSF regarding this tender may lead to disqualification.
Professional Experience:
Technical Competence:
Regional Experience:
Legal and Operational Capacity:
Compliance and Ethics:
Tenders should be submitted to admin.me@bibliosansfrontieres.org before 30th of April 2026, 6:00 PM (Jordan time). Late submissions will not be considered.
BSF reserves the right to negotiate, accept, or reject any proposal and establish a shortlist of candidates.
The Tender must include:
Technical Proposal:
Financial Proposal:
Bidders will be evaluated based on the quality and relevance of their technical and financial proposals. The technical proposal, which carries the highest weight (85%), assesses the following: understanding of the Terms of Reference (5%), proposed methodology and toolkit (35%), relevant experience and references (20%), team qualifications and organizational capacity (15%), and a clear provisional workplan (10%). The financial proposal accounts for 15% of the total score.
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