SoW - Design and Layout for Children’s Books with Room to Read

Scope of Work

Design and Layout for Children’s Books with Room to Read

Quality Reading Material department

Background

About Room to Read

Room to Read is a global organization transforming the lives of millions of children in low-income countries by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education. Founded in 2000 on the belief that World Change Starts with Educated Children®, our innovative model focuses on deep, systemic transformation within schools in low-income countries during two time periods which are most critical in a child’s schooling: early primary school for literacy acquisition and secondary school for girls’ education. We work in collaboration with local communities, partner organizations and governments to develop literacy skills and a habit of reading among primary school children and ensure girls can complete secondary school with the skills necessary to negotiate key life decisions. By focusing on the quality of education provided within the communities and ensuring these outcomes are measured, we have created a model that can be replicated, localized, and sustained by governments. Room to Read has benefited 35.7 million children across communities in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Vietnam, and Zambia.

We have benefited more than 12.1 million children in India since 2003. The Literacy Program has a large and positive impact on reading skills across schools where we work. 1st and 2nd grade children have developed reading skills (reading with fluency and comprehension) that is three times greater than children in comparison schools. Additionally, children are annually checking out more books each year across our school libraries, demonstrating that they are developing reading habits from our program. We have been publishing a diverse range of story books in Hindi, Marathi, English, Urdu, Telugu, Kannada, and Gujarati that can be enjoyed by readers at various levels and capture children imagination. To date we have published 220 original titles.

3,67,884 girls have benefited from our Girls’ Education Program. 2912 girls have completed their secondary education (that is grade 12) and more than 64% GEP scholars have enrolled themselves in tertiary education.

Learn more at www.roomtoread.org

SCOPE OF WORK:

• New titles: The designer is expected to undertake the work of fresh layout and design for 4 Room to Read Books in 5 languages Hindi, Marathi, English, Telugu and Kannada (a total of 20 titles). Page count will be roughly 40 pages a book.
• Other design work: The designer may be expected to undertake the work of other kinds of layout and design for Room to Read Books in local languages as needed Hindi, Marathi, English, Telugu and Kannada
• Google fonts to be used which can work both in print and digital (websites).
• Copy the translated text (in each language) from the word document and paste it appropriately on the design files.
• Ensure that the alignment and placement of images is done appropriately.
• Ensure all images/illustrations are high resolution and in CMYK.
• Ensure all images/illustrations have bleed where needed.
• Ensure edition and number of copies has been changed as per the information provided.
• Ensure new Room to Read logo to be inserted in all files.
• All files to be named as per GO naming convention.
• All files to be packaged as per GO folder structure requirement and includes: IDML, instructions, PDFs (low resolution and high resolution), fonts, links.
• There will at least four rounds of feedback before approving the final content.
•  Press ready files to be delivered with the final package, with pre-flight as per instructions. Press-ready files will include a version for digital upload, a print-ready file, and a high-res for digital print.

DELIVERABLE

Final print ready files along with supporting InDesign files, idml files, low-res pdf, two high-res pdf with cut mark, links, and a version for LiteracyCloud, and other materials.

EVALUATION CRITERIA:

The technical committee will review proposals based on prior experience and a review of CVs and sample work.

Contract Duration: This contract will be valid from 1^st August 2024 to 31^st October 2024

Final files for new titles to be delivered by 15^th September 2024.

Payment Terms: 100% payment once the specified project is completed.

HOW TO APPLY

• Agencies Need to Submit TECHNICAL PROPOSALS ONLY  
• Proposals to be submitted over sumit.raghav@roomtoread.org, ( PUT Vivek.shrawat@roomtoread.org IN CC)
• Last Date for the submission is 10^th July 2024.
• Subject for submission of Technical Proposal is – TECHNICAL PROPOSAL- Design and Layout for new titles
• Financial Proposal will be asked later upon successful completion of the technical round.
  • Only Shortlisted Agencies will be contacted and might be called for a face-to-face interaction with the panel.
  • Any incomplete application or process deviation, the proposals will automatically be rejected.
  • Proposals received after the prescribed deadline will not be considered.
  • Selected agencies will be required to sign and abide by the Child Protection policy of Room to Read.

Contact Person for Any Clarification:

Name: Sumit Raghav 

Email Id: Sumit.Raghav@roomtoread.org

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