Outreach for the National Museum of Afghanistan

PAS Kabul invites all eligible organizations to submit a unique and innovative proposal for a grant to design and produce a mobile museum project aimed at raising awareness among students in schools and orphanages as well as general audiences at other venues, such as educational and/or cultural institutions, and Lincoln Learning Centers (LLCs). The award will cover the design, production, and implementation of a mobile outreach program for the National Museum of Afghanistan, offering presentations on Afghanistan’s history and cultural richness to a combination of the venues listed above.U.S. Embassy Kabul is looking for a competent and experienced partner to develop and implement an outreach program aimed at raising awareness and improving students’ perceptions of Afghanistan’s cultural heritage. A successful applicant should have 1) a proven record of previous experience with the National Museum of Afghanistan; 2) the capacity to design and develop innovative and engaging presentations on cultural heritage by subject matter experts; 3) the ability to reproduce and replicate artifacts for use in the presentations; and 4) the ability to implement the outreach project in at least 24 schools, two orphanages and four LLCs in as different regions of Afghanistan as possible, given security and infrastructure concerns.