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Capacity Strengthening Session On Gender Transformative Approach For Vi Agroforestry Staff And Partners
1.1 About Vi Agroforestry
Vi Agroforestry is a Swedish development organisation dedicated to enhancing the livelihoods of smallholder farmer families through agroforestry and sustainable agricultural land management (SALM). With a history spanning over 40 years, the organisation has been actively engaged in the East Africa region, particularly around the Lake Victoria Basin in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda. Currently, Vi Agroforestry operates in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, with its headquarters situated in Stockholm, Sweden. Over the past decade, the organisation has positively impacted over 2.8 million people and facilitated the planting of more than 156 million trees.
The cornerstone of Vi Agroforestry’s initiatives is sustainable agriculture and agroforestry—the practice of cultivating trees alongside crops and livestock. This approach not only increases access to food but also provides sustainable energy sources and boosts income. Furthermore, sustainable agriculture plays a vital role in mitigating and protecting against the adverse impacts of climate change.
Vi Agroforestry firmly believes that functioning ecosystems are essential for securing food supplies, fostering economic development, and sustaining democratic systems. Recognising the relationship between poverty and increasing pressure on natural resources, the organisation emphasises the inseparable link between environmental protection, sustainable land resource utilisation, and improved agricultural production. This interconnected approach aims to enhance food and income security while combating climate change, aligning with the organisation’s overarching mission.
1.2 ASILI-B Programme
Vi Agroforestry is implementing a five-year programme 2023-2027, known as Agroforestry for Sustainable Livelihoods and Biodiversity (ASILI-B) which focuses on five key areas: (a) strengthening farmer organizations, (b) promoting sustainable agriculture and resilient livelihoods, (c) building climate resilience, (d) enhancing food security, and (e) advocating for positive change. The overall objective of this programme is to ‘improve smallholder farmer family’s food and nutrition security, sustainable livelihoods, gender equality, and resilience while enhancing biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation’.
1.3 Gender Transformative Approach Training
The ASILI-B programme places a strong emphasis on the involvement of various stakeholders— including women, men, female youths, male youths, girls, and boys—in the interventions carried out under the partnership. Specifically, ASILI-B aims to promote gender equity and avoid exacerbating existing inequalities. Partner proposals and annual plans must incorporate gender analysis to ensure that interventions are designed with gender considerations in mind.
In this context, Vi Agroforestry is seeking a consultant to facilitate a capacity-strengthening training on gender transformative approaches for its staff and partners. This training will enhance the staff’s ability to conduct gender analysis for both the organisation and the communities they serve. It will also focus on integrating gender transformative approaches into programme implementation plans and strengthening knowledge of the Household Road Map
(HRM) approach. The HRM is one of the tools Vi Agroforestry uses to address social and cultural norms that hinder the advancement of women and youth at the household level.
2 Expected deliverables.
The gender training aims to strengthen the capacity of Vi Agroforestry staff and partner organisations to effectively integrate gender considerations into ASILI-B programme implementation.
The specific expected deliverables are:
3 Work plan and schedule
The gender capacity strengthening for Vi Agroforestry staff and partners, development of a simple training toolkit, hands-on support for partners in conducting gender analysis, and production of a comprehensive report will be completed over a total of 30 calendar days. The assignment is scheduled to commence on 1st October 2024 and conclude on 30th October 2024.
4.Required Qualifications and Competencies
Interested individuals or firms should possess the following qualifications and competencies: a) Academic Qualifications:
5.Declaration of Relationships
Please describe any business or personal relationships that you, your organisation, or your employees may have with Vi Agroforestry.
1.6 How to Apply and Selection Criteria Applications should include the following:
The contract will be awarded based on the most favourable bid, evaluated both technically and financially
Bids will be assessed according to the following award criteria and weighting:
No | Award criterion | Weighing 100% | |
Quality criteria | Totaling 80% | ||
1. | Academic Qualification | 10% | |
2. | At least ten (10) years of experience in working on mainstreaming gender in design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of projects and programmes. | 20 | |
3. | Demonstrated understanding of the ToR and previous engagement in similar assignments | 30% | |
4. | Proposed Methodology and work plan based on the deliverables | 20% | |
Price criteria | Totaling 20% | ||
5. | Financial proposal | 20% |
Submissions should be sent through email to tanzania@viagroforestry.org.
With the Subject heading: Capacity Strengthening Session on Gender Transformative Approach for Vi Agroforestry Staff and Partners
The deadline for submissions is 17:00 hours East African Time (EAT) on August 21st, 2024.
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