Consultancy: Scoping Study to Assess Women Engagement in
Forest Products Value Chain in EAC and SADC regions
1. BACKGROUND
The Eastern Africa Sustainable Forest Programme (EASFP) is a four-year programme (2016-2020) Programme being implemented by WWF – with support of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Finland – in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique and Madagascar. The programme’s overall goal is to build the capacity of Eastern Africa governments and local communities in priority landscapes in the region to take full responsibility and ownership over the sustainable management of their forest resources. The initiative aims to protect forest reserves and buffer zones, prevent deforestation, and promote wildlife and sustainable agriculture land use. To do so, the programme has adopted the following strategic approaches;
i. Strengthening forest governance, civil society and inter-governmental collaboration
ii. Improving transparency and sustainability of timber trade supply/value chains
iii, Promoting sustainable forest management approaches
Forest, tree and agroforestry (FTA) value chains involve a full range of activities to bring timber and/or non-timber forest products from the forest to the final consumer. Women perform a variety of functions in the value chains; however, their roles tend to be poorly visible and inadequately acknowledged. This is at mostly due to the fact that there are either operating in the informal sector, are part time employees, or carry out their activities at their homes between family responsibilities. Women also face socio-economic and other challenges, such a limited access to land and credit.
There therefore exists a critical link between gender and forest-based livelihoods and a need for women to be empowered through gender-oriented interventions. The forestry sector offers great promise and opportunity for women and efforts to alleviate poverty through increased involvement of women in the value chain, These efforts are to address traditional, cultural, social and economic
constraints to women and recognise gender differences in knowledge, management and use of natural resources, biodiversity and conservation. This will facilitate the sustainable management of our precious forestry resources, promote food security and economic empowerment as they play a central role in our futures as studies have shown that women can become a powerful force in transforming the lives of their families and communities
OBJECTIVES OF CONSULTANCY
WWF’s EASFP is therefore seeking a consultant(s) to undertake this assignment to Assess Women’s Engagement in Forest Products Value Chain in the East Africa Community (EAC) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) regions.
Key responsibilities of the Communications Consultants:
1. Undertake a Capacity Needs Assessment for Women’s Empowerment in forest products value chains in the EAC and SADC regions;
2. Conduct a policy analysis on women empowerment in forest product value chains in the EAC and SADC regions;
3. Identify best practices for women empowerment in forest product value chains;
4. Consultant to recommend methods to empower women in forest products value chains in the EAC and SADC regions;
5. Organize a regional workshop on women empowerment in forest products value chains.
Application procedure & Submission of Applications
All interested applicants may get the detailed ToR on WWF websites at https://www.wwf.or.tz/jobs_and_opportunities/jobs/ and also, send your full proposal (technical & financial) through procurement email at [email protected] only softcopy proposals are accepted addressed to;
Secretary, Procurement Committee
WWF Tanzania
Kiko Street, Off Mwai Kibaki Road Plot 252, Mikocheni 3
P. 0. Box 63117, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 5
Tel: +255 22 277 5346/277 2455/270 0077 Fax:+255 22 277 5535; =
website. wwf.or.tz
Please send a 1-page application letter outlining your expertise and relevant experience about this consultancy.
Submit a concise 2 – 4 page technical proposal highlighting the proposed approach, methodologies, brief work schedule, team composition and timings of the process. A brief financial proposal, clearly specifying the time professional fees, and proposed implementation costs. A 2 – 3 page CV of lead should also be attached.
All applications should reach us by or before 10.00am Tanzania local time on Friday, 4° December 2021
