Mobile Drama Troupe at Center for Community and Health Development International (CHAD INT'L)

On this regard CHAD therefore seek a competent Mobile theater troupe to perform the underline functions;

Job summary and contextual understanding

As mobile theater troupe, you will thrive in a fast-paced environment and be tasked with delivering smart, agile and versatile service through a stage display. The key massages will center on “inclusive and participatory community development”. The pictorial/imaginary concepts must depict massages that play a meaningful role in culture and are adapted to local context.
Contextual Understanding

• The project “support to Re-build Resilience in Northeast Nigeria” it’s a GIZ/CHAD Int’l funded programme that aims to inhance inclusive and participatory community development in Shani and Hawul LGAs of Borno State Northeast Nigeria
• Being implemented in Shani and Hawul LGAs, Borno state, funded by GIZ, it seeks to change individuals and societal behaviours, attitudes and perceptions that hamper the opportunities for societal development.
• The project involves grassroots mobilization including community leaders, religion leader, youths, women and other relevant stakeholder.

Additional information/responsibilities;

• The purpose for mobile theatre troupe is to produce an adapted and context-driven edutainment stage play drama series that will depict, directly address and stimulate actions around the key issues of inclusive and participatory community development in Shani/Hawul areas of Borno state. The objectives are not limited with the following;
• Jointly produce production with CHAD Int’l a day (45 minuits) entertainment education stage play drama series in Hausa, preferably with the local language (Babur/Kanuri) that will enlighten the targeted audience on the need for inclusive and participatory community development.
• The key theater drama massages are to raise awareness on the need for general involvement for community development
•  Challenge cultural norms and practices that limit the choices and opportunities of general involvement in the context of the gender.

Responsibilities
the Mobile Drama troupe shall be on part time bases with the following responsibilities:

• Character and script development must be developed using information from research and in a local context.
• Translation of English script into Hausa preferably with Babur/ Kanuri language.
• Production of all relevant work including acting, directing and editing are to be vetted by CHAD Int’l before stage display, this is to be done through the progamme officer.
• Note: Before stage entertainment, CHAD Int’l reserves the right for final approval of each episode.
• A final script including character analysis (in English and Hausa) is to be submitted for approval to CHAD International before use.
• An original theme song with the native language.
• The Drama troupe must be conversant with Hausal language; Babur/Kanuri will be a plus to the troupe.

Note; only Troupes from Shani and Hawual will only be considered for this offer.