Request for Proposals (RFP): WordPress Website Development
The Luminos Fund, an international nonprofit bringing education opportunities to the world’s most vulnerable children, seeks a qualified individual or company with offices in sub-Saharan Africa to design and build a new WordPress website.
This website will serve as a platform for sharing publications, insights, and practical resources focused on foundational learning. While maintained by Luminos, the site will take a broader, thematic approach—bringing together evidence, tools, and perspectives that can support policymakers, practitioners, and partners working to improve learning outcomes for the most vulnerable children.
We are looking for a partner who can deliver a clean, intuitive, and scalable site, and who will prioritize building a product that Luminos can fully manage and maintain independently upon completion.
Luminos is seeking a partner to begin work as soon as possible, with proposals due May 13, 2026, and a target launch on June 30, 2026.
About the Luminos Fund
The Luminos Fund (www.luminosfund.org) provides transformative education programs to thousands of vulnerable children each year, helping them to catch up to grade level and prepare for lifelong learning. Working in partnership with community-based organizations in sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, Luminos is scaling up its accelerated learning program through the Luminos Method (www.luminosmethod.org) — an evidence-based approach that helps children catch up fast and discover the joy of learning.
Luminos is supported by a range of funding partners, including Cartier Philanthropy, the Gates Foundation, UBS Optimus Foundation, and UNICEF. Luminos has been recognized for its achievements globally, receiving the Klaus J. Jacobs Best Practice Prize, the Library of Congress International Literacy Award, the Lipman Family Prize, and the WISE Award, and is a member of the HundrED Hall of Fame.
Scope of Work
The selected vendor will lead the design and development of a new standalone WordPress site. This includes:
Website Audience
The website is intended for a global audience of education stakeholders working to improve foundational learning outcomes in low- and middle-income, multilingual contexts. Core users include policymakers and government officials seeking evidence and guidance to inform decisions; implementing partners and practitioners designing and delivering programs; researchers and technical experts looking for applied insights and synthesized evidence; and funders aiming to identify effective, scalable approaches. Across these groups, users are united by a need for credible, practical resources that bridge research and implementation.
The site should enable users to quickly find and apply relevant content through intuitive navigation, strong filtering, and clear organization by country, topic, and resource type. Given the diverse audience, it should balance rigor with usability—presenting high-quality evidence in accessible, actionable formats—while remaining simple, fast, and easy to navigate, including in low-bandwidth environments.
Key Features & Functionality
The site will initially include approximately 4–5 core pages and will prioritize simplicity, clarity, and ease of use.
Publications library
Blog
Additional functionality
Technical Requirements
Maintenance & Handover
A core priority of this project is ensuring that Luminos can fully manage and maintain the website after launch. The selected vendor will:
Timeline
Vendors should propose a realistic timeline aligned with these milestones.
Budget
The budget for this project is up to $6,000 USD. Proposals should include a clear cost breakdown across design, development, and any additional components.
Vendor Qualifications
We are seeking vendors who bring both technical expertise and strong alignment with Luminos’ mission. Ideal candidates will have:
Proposal Requirements
Proposals should include:
Proposals will be reviewed based on:
Luminos Core Beliefs and Values
1. We believe that every child is capable of learning a remarkable amount in a short period of time, if given the chance.
2. We keep children’s joy and well-being at the heart of everything we do.
3. We embrace assessment as a key component of effective teaching and learning.
4. We celebrate and empower local leadership throughout our work with partner communities and governments.
5. We use research, program data, and skilled classroom observation in the tenacious pursuit of excellence.
6. We celebrate the unique contexts and cultures of the communities we serve in our curricula and pedagogy.
7. We act with the highest standards of integrity and care, ensuring mutual accountability among colleagues and partners.
8. We take the initiative to solve problems where we find them, managing details large and small, with urgency.
9. We act deliberately to ensure that our organization is inclusive for people of different genders, racial backgrounds, ethnicities, sexual orientations, religious beliefs, abilities, and other sources of diversity.
10. We build deep, authentic relationships with our supporters in celebration of the mutually transformative power of giving.
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