06/08/2026
CALL FOR MEDIA PRODUCTION FIRM/DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION TEAM: Production of a Documentary on Community Voices in Ghana's Mining Sector
About CEPIL
The Center for Public Interest Law (CEPIL) LBG is a non-partisan, not-for-profit Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) dedicated to promoting public interest, human rights, and justice for marginalized communities. Our mission is to make legal and policy interventions accessible to vulnerable populations while advancing transparency, accountability, and sustainable natural resource governance.
Assignment Overview
CEPIL is seeking the services of a qualified media production firm/team to produce a high-quality documentary capturing the lived experiences of communities within the Ewoyaa lithium landscape.
The documentary will capture authentic testimonies and lived experiences of women, men, youth, persons with disabilities, traditional authorities, and other vulnerable groups regarding Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC), community participation, land acquisition and compensation, accountability, access to remedy, and the social impacts of lithium mining.
The production will build on evidence generated through previous community engagements, research, and stakeholder consultations undertaken under the Feminist Minerals Initiative. The completed documentary will serve as an advocacy, learning, and public awareness resource to support policy dialogue, stakeholder engagement, and the promotion of gender-responsive FPIC and Business and Human Rights(BHR) practices in Ghana's critical minerals sector.
Objectives
1. Capture Community Voices
Produce a documentary that authentically captures the lived experiences of women, men, youth, persons with disabilities, and other vulnerable groups living within the Ewoyaa lithium landscape.
2. Document Community Experiences
Highlight community perspectives on:
• Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)
• Community participation in mining decisions
• Land acquisition and compensation
• Livelihood impacts
• Accountability of mining companies and state institutions
• Access to grievance and remedy mechanisms
• Women's participation in decision-making within the lithium sector
3. Support Advocacy and Public Engagement
Develop a documentary that strengthens advocacy for gender-responsive mineral governance by documenting community experiences and amplifying local voices.
4. Build on Existing Evidence
Draw upon previous research, community engagements, focus group discussions, and evidence generated by CEPIL and project partners under the Feminist Minerals Initiative to produce an evidence-based advocacy documentary.
5. Promote Policy Dialogue
Produce a documentary that can be used during stakeholder engagements, policy dialogues, conferences, community meetings, media campaigns, and public education activities to advance responsible lithium governance and Business and Human Rights practices in Ghana.
Scope of work
The selected media production firm will:
• Develop the documentary concept, storyline, script, and production plan.
• Review background documents, research reports, and communication materials provided by CEPIL.
• Conduct field filming within selected communities in the Ewoyaa lithium landscape.
• Capture authentic interviews and testimonies from:
o Women
o Men
o Youth
o Persons with disabilities
o Traditional authorities
o Community leaders
o Civil society representatives
o Relevant government institutions and regulatory agencies (where appropriate)
• Capture high-quality visuals,audio and drone footage(when appropriate and permitted) of community life, livelihoods, landscapes, and mining-related activities.
• Produce professional narration, graphics, subtitles, and background music where appropriate.
• Produce:
o One documentary of approximately 15–20 minutes
o One short advocacy video (2–3 minutes) suitable for social media and public awareness campaigns.
• Submit all raw footage, photographs, and editable project files to CEPIL.
Qualifications
Interested firm/team should demonstrate:
• Proven experience producing documentaries, advocacy films, or development communication products.
• Strong portfolio of documentary productions on governance, human rights, environment, gender, or natural resource management.
• Experience working with NGOs, development partners, or donor-funded programmes.
• Excellent storytelling, filming, editing, animation, and post-production skills.
• Experience working with rural communities and applying ethical approaches to filming vulnerable populations.
• Availability to travel to communities within the Ewoyaa lithium landscape.
Duration and Deliverables
The assignment will be completed within six (6) weeks from the date of signing the contract.
Deliverables
• Inception meeting and production work plan.
• Documentary concept and storyboard.
• Field filming within the Ewoyaa lithium landscape.
• Draft documentary.
• Final documentary (15–20 minutes).
• Short advocacy version (2–3 minutes).
• High-resolution photographs.
• Raw footage and editable production files.
Indicative Timeline
• Contract Signing: August 18 2026
• Submission of Concept and Storyboard: August 24 2026
• Completion of Field Filming: August 31 2026
• Submission of Draft Documentary: September 7 2026
• CEPIL Review and fedback: 8–11 September 2026
• Final editting and incorporation of comments: 14–18 September 2026
• Submission of Final Documentary and All Production Files: No later than September 23 2026.
Application Process
Interested media production firms should submit the following to [email protected] by Friday, 14th August, 2026 with the subject line:
"Application – Documentary Production: Community Voices in the Ewoyaa Lithium Landscape"
Applications should include:
• Cover letter expressing interest.
• Company profile.
• Portfolio of previous documentary productions (including links).
• Technical proposal outlining the production methodology and creative approach.
• Financial proposal with a detailed budget.
• Proposed work plan.
About the Programme
This assignment forms part of the Feminist Minerals Initiative (FMI), a collaborative programme implemented by the CEPIL, Wacam, and Friends of the Nation (FoN) in partnership with Oxfam in Ghana and funded by the Open Society Foundations – Open Democracy Khana (ODK).
The Feminist Minerals Initiative seeks to promote gender-responsive, rights-based, and inclusive governance within Ghana's emerging critical minerals sector, particularly the Ewoyaa lithium landscape. The programme works to strengthen the participation of women and marginalized groups in mining-related decision-making while advancing the principles of FPIC,BHR, transparency, accountability, and equitable benefit sharing.
Working collaboratively with communities, civil society organizations, traditional authorities, government institutions, and other stakeholders, the programme seeks to ensure that communities affected by critical mineral development are meaningfully engaged, adequately informed, fairly compensated, and able to access effective grievance and remedy mechanisms.
As part of its advocacy and public engagement strategy, the programme aims to document community experiences and amplify local voices to inform policy dialogue and promote responsible and gender-responsive lithium governance in Ghana.
