Terms Of Reference for Production of Five Text-Free 3D WASH Animation Videos in Standard Somali (Maxaad Tiri) and Maay Languages for the SHIP 2 Consortium Project – Oxfam

Tender descriptionTERMS OF REFERENCEOxfam is a global movement of people who are fighting inequality to end poverty and injustice. Across regions, from the local to the global, we work with people to bring change that lasts.OVERVIEWTitle and brief description of the requirementProduction of five text-free 3D WASHanimations(handwashing, safe water, sanitation, disease prevention and family hygiene) with Standard Somali (maxaad tiri and Maay) voice-overs ten finished versions for the SHIP 2 ConsortiumProject.Delivery locationRemote home-based / consultant’s own studio. Viewer testing will be arranged with Oxfam in theprojectareas (Burhakaba and Bardere, Somalia).Contract start date1st December 2026How to applyInterested candidates are invited to submit:A technical proposal (understanding of the assignment, approach, workplan within four weeks, and team)A portfolio of previous animation work (sample links)A financial offer, based on the consultant’s own budgetSee section ‘6. Application Process’ for further detailsDeadline for submission of offers21 November 2026Specific considerationsConsultants are asked to submit their own budget.The films must contain no on-screen writing, subtitles, titles, labels, numbers, written credits or text-bearing logos.Native Standard Somali Maxaad tidhi and Maay voice-overs are required, with independent local review of the Maay adaptation.Browse ReferenceProposed delivery period: four weeks from the contract start date, subject to translation and review time.BACKGROUND AND CONTEXTOxfam is a global movement of people who are fighting inequality to end poverty and injustice. In Somalia, Oxfam works with local partners and communities to respond to humanitarian needs and to build resilience, including through water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and health-related support for displaced and rural communities.This assignment forms part of the SHIP 2 Consortium Project. Many of the families the project serves live in displaced-person camps and remote villages and do not read or write, including users of Waaberi health facility in Burhakaba and Horseed health facility in Bardere. Written materials therefore cannot reach them. Oxfam needs five short animated films that demonstrate essential WASH and health practices, with spoken explanations in Standard Somali maxaad tiri and Maay, so that families can see and hear what to do and then ask a Community Health Volunteer (CHV) for a demonstration.Oxfam has prepared draft English and Standard Somali scripts for all five films, which will be made available to the selected consultant; the Maay scripts are a consultant deliverable. All technical content must be approved by Oxfam’s WASH or health lead before it is narrated or animated. The films must not imply an active outbreak or invent a hotline.Browse ReferenceSPECIFICATION OF SERVICES REQUIREDOxfam is seeking an experienced animation production company or consultant team to adapt scripts, animate, voice and deliver five text-free 3D animated films, each 2–3 minutes long (target 2 minutes 30 seconds), in two languages – Standard Somali (maxaad tiri) and Maay – giving ten finished language versions.The scope includes scripting adaptation, Maay translation and review, storyboards and timed animatics, viewer testing, animation, voice-over recording, sound mixing, revisions, file delivery and handover. Vertical or square versions are not included and, if offered, must be quoted separately. Technical content approval is carried out by Oxfam and is not part of the consultant’s scope.The five films and their main messages are:Film 1 – Handwashing: wash with soap before food and after the latrine or cleaning a child.Film 2 – Safe water: collect safely, treat when needed, cover and pour.Film 3 – Sanitation: use a safe latrine and put children’s faeces in it; wash afterwards.Film 4 – Disease prevention: cover coughs, sleep under a treated net and seek help early.Film 5 – Family hygiene: prepare food safely, share hygie