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2. Introduction
Backstage to the Future is a social action project exploring the use of arts, cultural and creative approaches to assist civil society organisations (CSOs) in making positive social changes, particularly in supporting safe migration in Viet Nam. The overall objective of the project is to contribute to enhancing the role of CSOs in Viet Nam’s efforts to combat human trafficking.
The specific objective of the project is that grassroots CSOs employ innovative approaches to mobilise and sensitise all levels of society (public, private, civil) to respond to the problem of human trafficking and unsafe migration in hot-spot source communities in H?i Phòng, Ha Tinh and Quang Binh provinces.
Backstage to the Future is a three-year project co-funded by the European Union and the UK Government, and implemented in partnership between the British Council, Viet Nam Institute for Culture and Arts Studies, the Viet Nam National University Youth Union and provincial Youth Unions.
To learn more about the project please visit: https://hautruongtuonglai.vn/ [1] or https://www.britishcouncil.vn/en/programmes/arts/backstage-to-the-future [2]
3. A Partnership Proposal
As Backstage to the Future will conclude all activities by the end of April 2024, and the project officially close by the end of July 2024, we are looking for grant proposals for the Resource Site Management and Promotion , taking the lead in continuing one of the key legacies of the project: the online resources and toolkits in raising awareness in safe migration and prevention of human trafficking in Vietnam, as recorded on
Website: https://hautruongtuonglai.vn/ [1]
Facebook Fanpage Hanh Trang Di cu [3]
YouTube Hanh Trang Di cu [4]
Those online resources are developed over three years by the British Council, offering the following key functions:
- Online Learning Platform: currently offering three online learning courses aiming at building capacity for those interested in collaboratively and creatively working and promoting safe migration and preventing human trafficking. While those courses (including Forum Theatre – action for positive social change, Engaging with relevant stakeholders and Creative communications), focus on and usesafe migration and human trafficking examples, their applicability can extend beyond this to encompass a wider range of social and developmental topics. This platform has the potential to be further developed and continue to benefit many more people, comprising individuals already engaged in the anti-human trafficking sector and those within other community sectors who wish to utilise the resources. Visit this online learning platform here [5].
- Online communication materials on the theme of anti-human trafficking and safe migration. Those have been posted on the Facebook and Youtube channels of the Backtage to the Future project.
- 01 youth handbook and 01 video guidelines: https://hautruongtuonglai.vn/resources/ [6]
- 12 podcast episodes on Spotify: https://hautruongtuonglai.vn/all-podcasts/ [7]
- A parody video clip and a short video with artist Trung Ruoi (to be used free of charge permanently as agreed with the artist and agency) https://hautruongtuonglai.vn/cac-thong-tin-can-biet-truoc-khi-di-cu/ [8]
- 28 videos including 8 long form videos and 20 short form videos featuring the journey of a character named Migrant Bird: YouTube Hanh Trang Di cu [4] (to be used free of charge of licence until December 2024)
- 20 series of comics created by Le Bich. One series is posted for reference as here: https://hautruongtuonglai.vn/chien-dich-buoc-toi-tuong-lai-duoi-hinh-thuc-chuoi-truyen-tranh/ [9]
- 40 Comic Contest applications [10] about Safe migration
We are inviting proposals from organisations who are interested in developing a vision and a strategic plan, and to implement this plan to effectively oversee and promote this resource site over the course of the next two years. Ideally, the partner who would be selected for this grant would be working in the anti-human trafficking sector and has experience in enhancing the communication capacity for CSOs in this sector.
Kindly be advised that the work will involve extensive data management which will need to comply with the British Council’s Information Governance and Risk Management policy. It will also need to respect Intellectual Property terms and conditions that are applied to all existing content. Details of these will be discussed and reflected clearly in the grant agreement in due course.
4. Timeline
We are looking to engage a suitable partner following this timeline:
| Activity (subject to agreement with supplier) | Date / time |
| Call for Partnership | 04 March 2024 |
| Deadline for inquiries | 14 March 2024 |
| Deadline for responses by potential partner | 17 March 2024 |
| Interview | 20-22 March 2024 |
| Information to successful candidate | 25 March 2024 |
| Grant award start date | 27 March 2024 |
| Grant completion date | Minimum 2 years from the grant award start date |
5. Grant Award
We will offer a maximum grant of VND 180,000,000 (approximately GBP 6000), inclusive of all applicable taxes, for the management and promotion of this resource site over the next two years. We do not expect this grant amount to be used for development of new content for the site. However, we welcome candidates with a vision for further development of new content using funding from other sources. This amount should include technical costs such as domain, host, and maintenance of existing content over two years.
6. Award Criteria
Proposals for the grant will be reviewed and awarded based on an assessment of the vision and management plan for the resource site as proposed by potential partners, considering the following criteria:
- Benefits to the anti-human trafficking and development sector in Vietnam, particularly in terms of:
- (i) innovative ideas for the management and promotion of the site content;
- (ii) extensive communications and reach to the key target audiences, who are CSOs, Youth Unions or schools who are working with potential victims of human trafficking; and
- (iii) attention to deliver benefits to potential victims of human trafficking such as women, girls, rural and semi-rural population, ethnic groups, etc.
- Value for money – how the grant award will be used to achieve the intended purpose of best possible management and promotion of the resource site.
- Relevant expertise and experience of the potential partner.
7. Instructions for Responding
All interested organisations are invited to express their interest using the provided form and send to [email protected] [11] by 23.55 Viet Nam time, 17 March 2024.
8. Clarification Requests
All clarification requests should be submitted to [email protected] [11] before 14 March 2024.