ToR - Capacity Building for Livelihood Enhancement through Product Information, Visual Communication and Basic Digital Skills among Vulnerable Individual End Users – Karnataka

About SELCO Foundation:

SELCO Foundation’s mission is to create a platform of solutions that uses sustainable energy as a catalyst to bridge environmental sustainability and poverty alleviation. With holistic development as the primary focus, the organization strives to create equitable societies, where services are accessed by all communities. The interventions of SELCO lead to a sustainable delivery model of essential services such as livelihoods, education and health till the last mile. (Read more about SELCO here: http://www.selcofoundation.org/)

About the Programme

Across several districts of Karnataka — including Mandya, Chikkaballapur, Haveri, Belagavi, Raichur, Bagalkote and Uttara Kannada — many vulnerable and economically disadvantaged individuals are engaged in food and agro-based livelihoods (such as jaggery, snacks and sweets) and in handicraft and textile-based livelihoods (such as embroidery and related crafts).

These individual end users often possess strong local knowledge and skills. However, gaps in product identification, visual communication, product information, labelling and basic digital skills can limit their ability to clearly communicate information about their products and to strengthen and sustain their livelihoods.

SELCO Foundation, in coordination with relevant local stakeholders, proposes a four-month capacity-building engagement with approximately 20 selected vulnerable individual end users. The engagement will focus on strengthening practical skills related to product information, visual communication and basic digital communication, and on developing reusable learning materials that can inform similar livelihood-enhancement programmes in other geographies.

Objective

• Assess the existing practices and capacity-building needs of selected vulnerable individual end users related to product information, visual communication and basic digital skills.
• Strengthen individual capacity in product identification, visual communication and basic product information practices.
• Build understanding of appropriate product information and labelling practices, including applicable statutory information (e.g., FSSAI) where relevant.
• Build basic skills in product photography, simple content development and the use of commonly available digital tools to organise and communicate product information.
• Develop practical learning materials, DIY toolkits and templates that individuals can use within their existing livelihood activities.
• Provide structured training and field-based handholding, and document key learnings and recommendations.

Submission Requirements

Interested collaborators (individuals, teams or agencies) are requested to submit the following before the deadline:

• Organisational/Individual Profile – brief profile, relevant experience and team composition.
• Proposed Approach – understanding of the assignment, methodology, field approach and proposed work plan.
• Relevant Portfolio – examples of previous relevant work.
• Team Profile – CVs/profiles of key personnel proposed for the assignment.
• Detailed Work Plan – week-wise/month-wise activities, milestones and deliverables
• Financial Proposal – deliverable-wise (activity-wise) cost breakup, including professional fees and other applicable costs.
• Travel Budget – tentative travel requirements and estimated costs, where applicable.

Note: Each application should detail the plan, methodology and deliverables specific to the requirements mentioned in the scope of work.

To Apply

Interested consultants/organisations, with relevant experience (please include samples and/or references of previous similar work as proof of experience) and based out of India, are requested to submit a detailed proposal covering methodology, process, budgets (with break-ups and explanation), timelines and milestones via the Google form: https://forms.gle/KCxNjMkn1Bfkdjfz7 on or before 24th August 2026, 5 PM

Queries: procurement@selcofoundation.org

Subject line: Capacity Building for Livelihood Enhancement through Product Information and Basic Digital Skills – Karnataka

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