GIZ is seeking an organization to capacitate the District Beekeeping Officers, TFS Beekeeping staff and leading beekeeping villages group representatives to act as ToTs on beekeeping activities for mitigation of HWC and for complementary economic activity in Ruvuma Landscape.

TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR RUVUMA LANDSCAPE BEEKEEPING CAPACITY BUILDING,

GIZ is a federally owned enterprise operating worldwide, assisting the German Government in achieving its policy objectives in the field of international cooperation. It offers demand-driven, tailor-made and effective services for sustainable development worldwide. In Tanzania and across the region GIZ supports the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania and the EAC in attaining their development goals.

GIZ is looking for a training institution or organization with professional experience to conduct a beekeeping capacity building for Ruvuma Landscape (in the district of Liwale, Namtumbo and Tunduru) that encompasses six key areas:

• Facilitate and implement 01 Month Beekeeping Management ToTs, special focus on challenges, harvesting practices, beehive types, queen rearing and colony division practice, including Training Manual
• Facilitate DBOs and TFS to develop monitoring plans for every beekeeping group and district
• Facilitate and Implement Training on Kenyan Top Bar Beehives Construction for Carpenters, including Beehive construction manual
• Procurement and distribution of beekeeping tools/materials
• Coaching Sessions for ToTs on Beekeeping management progress activities
• Value addition, bee-products processing and marketing

Therefore, GIZ would like to request qualified organizations to send their Expression of Interest (Eol) as per below details. The organization selected will be responsible with design of training manuals, implement training in its training institution, implement coaching sessions (remotely and field visit to the three districts), distributes beekeeping equipment and support group with market linking and reporting to GIZ.

OBLIGATIONS OF ORGANIZATION

• Development of Bilingual Beekeeping user training manual and Beekeeping user Audiovisual (video)
• Documentation of GIZ stipend and transportation and verification of participants during training
• Guiding 03 District to develop beekeeping monitoring action plans (Liwale, Namtumbo and Tunduru)
• Procure, distribute approved list of material and equipment as

per ToR and documents all handover as per GIZ guidelines

• Implement monthly coaching session including field visit to Liwale, Namtumbo and Tunduru district and to project village during hive management (cleaning, harvesting and packaging).
• Link beekeeping groups with potential buyers (signed contract between buyers and beekeeping groups).
• Drafting of full written report with highlight on bee type, challenges, opportunities and strategies to optimize beekeeping potential in the district of Namtumbo, Liwale and Tunduru shared to GIZ
• Implement any part of responsibility as per the shared ToR.

DETAILS OF DOCUMENTS & PREREQUISITES

Your documents must show the following information:

1. A clear physical address and Contact address (Telephone number, email address, physical address).
2. Organizational profile, including Annual turnover and number of staff, together with a brief description of the organization experience in practical beekeeping management, monitoring, training and harvesting of beekeeping products.
3. Samples of previous beekeeping practical training that showcase professional experience of minimum of 5 years of practicing beekeeping management.
4. Must be able to physically travel to Ruvuma Landscape for field coaching session especially during the flowering and harvesting season characterized with extremely poor road condition.
5. Proof of previous experience with regional or international organizations/regional or international development actors
6. Sample CVs of experts, at minimum one expert per assignment.
7. Business registration Certificate in Tanzania if applicable
8. TIN / VAT Registration Certificate if applicable
9. Valid latest tax clearance certificate from Revenue Authority if Applicable

Submission of EOI

The information and documents specified above shall be submitted to GIZ in PDF format on/ before 15.07.2024 to the following email address: tz_quotation@giz.de (tz underscore quotation at giz dot de)

The subject line must be clearly marked as follows: “83468317-Ruvuma Landscape Beekeeping Capacity Building”

Please do not send technical or price offer or other documents not requested. Kindly note that complete tender documents will be sent to all organization that will be assessed as eligible by GIZ based on the information and documents submitted as specified above.

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