Implementing Partner for Provision of Cooperatives Training and Agricultural Mentorship for PROSPECTS Sudan Project

• Country: Sudan
• Summary: Implementing Partner for Provision of Cooperatives Training and Agricultural Mentorship for PROSPECTS Sudan Project
• SDT Ref No: 50447144
• Deadline: 21 Mar 2021
• Financier: Other Funding Agencies
• Purchaser Ownership: Government
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• Request for proposals are invited for Implementing Partner for Provision of Cooperatives Training and Agricultural Mentorship for PROSPECTS Sudan Project OVERALL OBJECTIVES The objective of these outputs are to collectively work to significantly increase the produce of farmers, build their capacity to negotiate collectively and engage displaced people and refugees in the agricultural cooperatives and improved agricultural practices at the production level of the following value chains: groundnuts, sesame and sorghum.. This is to be achieved through continued consultations with PROSPECTS project team and using a results-based approach. Consequently, this overall objective is divided into three parts as follows: pre-training, during-training and post-training objectives. Further breakdown of deliverables is detailed in the Key Deliverables section. PART A: Pre-training objectives This is expected to be delivered after 6 weeks of signing the contract. • To develop and design sessions plan for the cooperatives training and the agriculture mentoring training packages. Both to be tailored to build the capacity of 1,000 farmers in the targeted states. • To finalise all preparations needed to deliver the training at the states level. This includes discussion and proper engagement of the Local Economic Development Committee (LEDC) to agree on the selection criteria, select beneficiaries and conduct the pre-training assessments. PART B: During-training objectives This is expected to be delivered after 26 weeks of signing the contract. · Deliver the cooperatives training and the improved agriculture mentoring at the states level for 1,000 smallholder farmers; 250 per each of the following localities El Nimir, Assalaya Settlement, El Kharasana Settlement, El Meiram Settlement. · Ensure timely delivery of in-kind support to farmers taking in consideration the restrictions caused by the rainy season. PART C: Post-training objectives This is expected to be delivered after 32 weeks of signing the contract. · To elaborately report on delivery of the overall objective of this output and to comprehensively shed light on achievements, challenges and lessons learned as well as disbursing the graduation kit and submitting the post-training survey and analysis report. All of which will be embedded in the wider approach of competency building by the ILO and partner agencies. Therefore, the implementing partner chosen by ILO is expected to familiarize themselves with the other components of the COOP training package (i.e. Start.COOP and My.COOP). It will also be an advantage if the supplier has experience at state level and is able to include refugees in the process of delivering the aforementioned objectives. The chosen implementing partner would be expected to conduct the training in an approach that helps smallholder farmers to grasp and apply the competencies reflected in Think.COOP and to be responsive to their questions to help them establish a cooperative that is productive and results in direct benefits to its members. KEY DELIVERABLES PART A: Pre-training deliverables • Design and propose a 3-day training program and session plan (including all materials) following the ILO`s Think.COOP methodology submit the design to the ILO`s project team, incorporate feedback and finalize; With the support of the agricultural advisor, design a step-buy step agro-mentorship training approach and relevant kits after consulting with beneficiaries for the following three crops, sorghum, sesame, groundnuts, submit the proposed improved-agriculture kit to the ILO prior to implementing the training, incorporate feedback and finalize; • With the support of the PROSPECTS team, jointly coordinate with the Local Economic Development Committee (LEDC) members on the consecutive implementation of the Think.COOP cooperative training and the training on improved crop cultivation (for selected crops, groundnut, sesame, sorghum); • Design and propose a beneficiary selection procedure to identify suitable farmers for training in close collaboration with the ILO`s project team and LEDC at state level, submit proposal to the ILO, incorporate feedback and finalize. Implement the beneficiary selection procedure, collect their contact information in a beneficiary data-base. • Design a pre- and post-training survey to capture beneficiaries- prior training knowledge, attitudes on social cohesion and working with members of a different group, and their current main livelihood and expressed interest and commitment in being a member of a cooperative (by type of crop) and willingness to farm improved seeds. This survey to be submitted to the ILO`s project team to incorporate feedback and finalize. • Administer the pre-training questionnaire for all beneficiaries, analyse the data collected and share a written report and present the finding to the ILO team. • Design a graduation kit (taking into consideration the farmers- interest) for the following three crops: sorghum, sesame, groundnuts, submit the proposed graduation kit to the ILO prior to implementing the training, incorporate feedback and finalize. PART B: During-training deliverables • Deliver an integrated 3-day training on cooperatives and social cohesion to 1,000 smallholder farmers, 250 per each of the following localities El Nimir, Assalaya Settlement, El Kharasana Settlement, El Meiram Settlement on cooperative principles between April and June 2021 (commencing before the start of the rainy season) following the Think.COOP methodology; • Conduct the improved agro-mentoring training that will be delivered in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, the Agricultural Research Centre, LEDC and an ILO national expert on the aforementioned crops); • Arrange and administer a transparent competitive process to procure the improved-agriculture kit, timely procure (taking into consideration the rainy season) and disburse kits for farmers who meet the selection criteria of the training program throughout the agricultural season; • Provide weekly reports on enrolment, implementation of improved agro-practices and engagement of refugees and receipt of improved-agro-support. Part C: Post-training deliverables • At the end of the agricultural season provide weekly updates on number of beneficiaries successfully managing to increase their produce and those who want to register a cooperative. • Arrange and administer a transparent competitive process to procure and disburse the graduation kit to farmers who completed both the agricultural and the cooperatives training and mentoring as well as those individuals who received either the improved agricultural kit. This to be delivered in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, the Agricultural Research Centre, LEDC and an ILO project team; • Conduct the post-training survey and analysis report, including a contact base of graduated beneficiaries who have expressed interest to work in a cooperatives. • Submit a final implementation report, detailing relevant information (e.g. no of beneficiaries, challenges faced, lessons learned) and detailed spending to-date as agreed with the ILO REPORTING LINES The selected implementing partner will work under the direct supervision of the PROSPECTS team in Sudan. This includes regular planning and progress meetings, joint discussions and agreement on best approaches and regular progress reports. The Arabic version of Think.COOP facilitator guide as well as the Ethiopian adaptation of the tool to refugee contexts provides the learning material and tools to execute the training to beneficiaries. The selected implementing partner will agree with the team on the division of Think.COOP content across the three days of training delivery at states.
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