New Opportunities at AWFishNet Tanzania

AWFishNet Tanzania

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)
TO CONDUCT VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS & MAPPING STUDY WITH SPECIAL FOCUS ON WOMEN IN SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES
1.0 Introduction
The
African Women Fish Processors and Traders Network (AWFishNet) is a
continental network with a presence in over 44 countries through which
women share experiences, build the capacities of its members to adopt
best practices, coordinate their activities, improve access of women’s
fish products to local and regional markets, and advocate as one ‘One
Voice’ for their equitable empowerment and leverage or highlight their
critical role and contribution in the sector particularly in terms of
food security and other national social and economic development
indicators.

Tanzania Women Fish Workers Association (TAWFA),
which is the Tanzania Chapter of AWFishNet, is implementing a project to
support women’s livelihoods in the fish value chain. Its main objective
is to empower a network of women who work in fish value chains in the
regions of Kagera (Muleba District) and Mara (Musoma municipal), with
the aim of enhancing their economic and nutritional outcomes and their
capacity to provide for themselves and their families.

1.1 Project Focus
Women
play a significant role in the fish sector across sub-Saharan Africa,
which is one of the fastest-growing agricultural sub-sectors and remains
an essential source of nutrition and micronutrients. The
project will address crucial but often neglected group of agricultural
producers – women processors and traders in fish value chains,
particularly those who live in poverty or have low incomes and rely on
fishing or farming for subsistence and livelihood. The specific
objectives of the project are to increase women’s empowerment in
fisheries; increase equitable consumption of safe, affordable,
nutritious fish-rich diet year-round, and increase small scale fisheries
income.

2.0 Objective of this consultancy
The main
objective of this assignment is to conduct an in-depth value chain
assessment on the involvement and performance of women small scale
fisheries engaged in small scale production, processing, and trading in
order to identify specific constraints to be addressed and to identify
opportunities that can be leveraged through project interventions to
increase production, income, employment, and consumption of
nutrient-rich fish in the selected regions.

3.0 Scope of the Consultancy
The
Consultancy assignment will involve analysis of the Dagaa value chain
to assess the status of production, processing, and marketing of target
fisheries value chain and the actors in each level of the chain. The
value chain analysis will include a gender responsive needs assessment
conducted through participatory approaches to understand the specific
needs of women small-scale fish producers, processors, and traders and
to enable the co-creation of contextually relevant solutions.

The
process will support the characterization of the role that women in the
Dagaa value chain in the target areas play and establish the gaps that
need to be addressed to enhance their gainful participation in some of
the activities. The value chain analysis will focus on identifying where
value is lost in the Dagaa value chain in the target areas.

The value chain analysis will include but not limited to;

• Identify small scale women groups in the Dagaa value chain in selected
  sites. Establish whether they are legally constituted and registered and
  whether the women are involved full time or part time. Whether the
  groups have village saving and loans fund.
• Mapping the fish
  value chain in the target areas, including identifying key service
  providers, activities, and infrastructure involved in fish production,
  processing, marketing, and distribution.
• Analyzing the division
  of labor, decision-making processes, access to resources, and control
  over benefits within the fish value chain, with a specific focus on
  gender disparities.
• Identifying existing gender-based
  constraints and opportunities within the fish value chain, including
  access to finance, technology, markets, and extension services.

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4.0 Deliverables

• An Inception report, detailing an in-depth work plan, data collection tools and stakeholder engagement plan including timelines.
• The Value chain analysis and mapping study report including findings, key recommendations, and gender-sensitive indicators.
• List of service providers and stakeholder of the Dagaa value chain in the target study areas.
• List
  of Institutions and contact person(s), small-holder Dagaa workers and
  traders interviewed, key informant interviews, focus group discussion
  participants and all actors including those outside the project focus
  area.

Eligibility Criteria
This Request for
Proposal is open to legally constituted firms or individual expert
consultants who can provide the stipulated services. To be eligible, the
consultant must have high quality and demonstrable local experience and
relevant educational background, strong understanding and experience in
the fishing sector.

6.0 Duration and Time lines of the assignment
The
assignment shall be conducted between the month of July-August 2024 and
a final report to be submitted by 9th of August, 2024.

7.0 Proposals
TAWFA invites Interested consultant(s) or firms to submit detailed documents as outlined below;

Letter of expression of interest including an executive summary of a maximum of 2 pages of skills and competencies.
A technical proposal including Methodology, a proposed work plan and financial proposal (including timelines).
Detailed profiles and CVs (max. 4 pages).
Submissions should be made via email to: awfishnetjobs@gmail.com.
The closing date for receiving both the Technical and Financial proposals is on 21st July 2024.
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Only short-listed consultants will be contacted.