HEIFER INTERNATIONAL
Request for proposals to conduct Youth Trainings, Vendor for Goods and Service Providers for the Year 2019/2020 from Songwe, Mbeya, Njombe and Mbozi
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Request for proposals to conduct Youth Trainings, Vendor for Goods and Service Providers for the Year 2019/2020 from Songwe, Mbeya, Njombe and Mbozi
INTRODUCTION
Heifer International (Heifer) with is a leading international development organization working to end hunger and poverty while caring for the earth. Heifer’s work is focused on improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers and building resilience among local communities. Heifer International works with men, women and children on a path toward prosperity by giving them the tools and training they need to gain sustainable livelihoods.
implementing the project called East Africa Youth Inclusion Program which is a five-year program designed to equip 25000 youth aged 15-24 with the skills necessary to start and run agriculture-related businesses. This project is implemented in southern regions Iringa, Njombe, Mbeya and Songwe. The program seeks to create youth owned and managed businesses as well as employment opportunities around dairy hubs. Project focuses to make sure youth engaged in different opportunities in the following value chains Dairy, Poultry, Maize, Beans/Purses, Irish potatoes and horticulture.
A. Youth Trainings
HEIFER/EAYIP is expecting to engage training institutions with capacity to offer vocational training to youth in the area of poultry dairy, horticulture, maize, beans and irish potatoes value chains.
The objective is to develop youth skills and arouse entrepreneurship attitude motive that will enhance youth to run businesses or create their own employment in agribusiness sector. The program is intended to link theories obtained when they were receiving training in agribusinesses with intensive practical applications in day to day production techniques and application to improve youth livelihood. Applicants with experience in working with youth and having agribusiness production firms, agriculture processors/millers, farms, agricultural tools fabrication workshops, marketers, Catterall’s and input suppliers from Njombe, Iringa, Mbeya and Songwe are highly encouraged to apply.
Area of application:
In dairy value chain: Al, animal shed construction, Dairy cow feed preparation, milk value addition, water drilling and purification, rain water harvesting. Poultry: Vaccination, poultry production, poultry feed production and marketing, poultry shed construction, local brooder construction, egg and poultry business etc. agro-inputs shop management and machines operations. Horticulture: – horticulture value addition, seedling establishment and vegetative propagation (grafting), labeling, packaging, grading, greenhouse construction and management. Maize and pulses: Maize processing and miling, packaging, labeling, grading, machines operation etc. And from their application they may add other things they think is potential for our youth as entrepreneurs.
B. Vendor for the below goods and services provider: – Accommodation – Catering service – Security services – Cleaning services – Stationary Supplier – Office supplies
Requirements:
Complete applications must clearly express and be attached with:
- Training contents/coverage, methodology, samples of training materials, details training locations, ratio of training facilities compared to enrollment redness to provide startup kits/ support to secure employment.
- Vendor for goods and services Locations and Valid Business documentations.
- Applicant is required to fill the Finance proposal form obtained in our office Sokomatola street, CWT Building 4th Floor, or email your request to [email protected] / [email protected] and return your Financial proposal on a sealed envelop to our tender box, Mbeya EAYIP Offices.
Application deadline: 17:00 EA hours, July 19th , 2019
