Terms –1-phase: 3 months, February 01, 2008 – May 01, 2008 (development of training, creating the Manual),
2-phase: 6 months- May 01, 2008- November 01, 2008 (editing the Manual, holding trainings, preparing financial and creative reports)

Background:
In 1993 WHO declared TB a “global health emergency”. Ukraine is among the countries with the highest TB rate in Europe. TB is mostly a social problem. It’s impossible to improve the situation without spreading the public awareness of the disease.

Mass media has huge influence upon the public awareness and solution of socially important problems; mass media help citizens develop the abilities necessary for solving local problems on their own. However, due to different reasons the present mass media do not give the adequate information picture of the community. Routine problems, ordinary people and their lives, which are of so dramatic nature, are out of their focus. The journalists and mass media feel lack of knowledge in TB issues and as the result it is reflected on the contents of printed, radio and TV products. 

The key goal of the project is to develop and prepare the training and the Training Manual “Role of civil and social journalism in TB elimination in the region” (in Russian). The manual shall be based on domestic and regional materials and examples and take into account the best progressive international experience. The contents of the Manual shall include both theoretical and practical parts. The manual shall take into account the specifics of both printed mass media and electronic mass media (radio, TV, Internet). On the basis of the Manual there shall be developed the Guidance and handouts and there shall be held one day training for journalists and mass media (45 people). The manual and the trainings shall include information on business social activity and NGO; behavior standards in realization of professional challenges when tackling social problems and TB issues in the information environment; responsibility to the reader or character of the publication; basic information on TB and international strategies on fighting TB, workshops with national and regional leading journalists.
 
Expected results – the training and the text of the Manual “Role of civil and social journalism in TB elimination in the region” (in Russian, volume - up to 50 pages, format A4). One day trainings for 45 journalists and mass media staff on implementation of approaches of civil and social journalism in mass media work when covering the issues related to TB and practical use of the Manual.

Project components 
• Forming the team of authors (the list of authors- developers of the Manual and the training as well as the list of qualified trainers whol will hold one day trainings for 45 specialists to be provided to the SCM’s Foundation for Development of Ukraine for approval);
• Developing the concept and the structure of the Manual (taking into account different mass media: press, radio, TV, and Internet in close cooperation with the SCM’s Foundation for Development of Ukraine);
• Preparing the text of the Manual in Russian according to the concept and the structure of the text, up to 50 pages, A4 format;
• Editing and proofreading the text of the Manual;
• Preparing the Training Guidance on introduction of approaches of civil and social journalism in mass media work when covering the issues related to TB and the practical use of the Manual;
• Developing and holding by experienced trainers one day training for 45 journalists and mass media staff on introduction of approaches of civil and social journalism in mass media work when covering the issues related to TB and practical use of the Manual;
• Preparing financial and creative reports.

Requirements to the organization to take part in the Contest
The organization to take part in the Contest shall be a legal entity incorporated in Ukraine, either state owned or non governmental organization with professional experience in working with mass media and journalists as well as with experience in the field of social journalism and in projects on socially important diseases. The offers shall be submitted together with the notarized documents confirming the legal status of the organization, the application (appendix to the Contest Terms), the list of Charter goals and objectives of the organization. It’s also necessary to submit a detailed schedule for the offered project within the technical scope of work along with the budget, the concept of the Manual as well as the resume of all the authors and trainers involved into the project. The participant can also submit other documents proving his abilities to implement the project (publications, recommendation letters, etc.).

The publishing rights for the Manual shall be with the Foundation for Development of Ukraine.

Deadline for submitting applications – up to 15.01.2008

Contacts: Elena Neshcheret, tel 8(062) 388 30 48, eneshcheret@fdu.org.ua
                 Vlasts Shovkovskaya, tel. 8(044) 502 52 12, vshovkovskaya@fdu.org.ua  

The offers to be sent to the following address:
83055, Office 202 A, Gurova Avenue, Donetsk
Foundation for Development of Ukraine

                                                                                                              Appendix
Application of Contest Participant

Name of organization
 
Legal address
 
Actual address
 
Contact phones/fax (the city code to be specified)
 

e-mail
 
Full name of CEO
 
Project name
 

Full name of Project Manager