Tenders Are Invited For Documentation Of Best Practices And Lessons Learnt Under The Green Skill

Tenders are invited for Terms of Reference (Tor) for the Documentation of Best Practices and Lessons Learnt under the Green Skill for Sustainable Employment Opportunities Intervention in Baidoa Somalia Under DANIDA SPA LOT-DEV Project (20222025), GREDO has received top up funding through SCI Somalia piloting green skills for climate adaption for 12 months. The objective is to support vulnerable youth in Baidoa to have improved employability and economic resilience through increased access to quality, market-relevant, and inclusive green skills and entrepreneurship. The project targets youth among IDPs and host community facing challenges of unemployment (formal or informal) which is major contributor to poverty and instability in Somalia. The project focuses on building socio-economic resilience among youth for a sustainable future by addressing high youth unemployment rates in urban areas like Baidoa. It aims to increase access to quality, affordable TVET while strengthening the job market to create opportunities in green skills and small businesses within the green sector to create pathways to decent employment for the youth. The project started on 1st January 2025 and will end 31st December 2025. Somalia opportunities The project covers two main intervention areas: Under the above overreaching objective, the project is designed to achieve two Outcomes (Outcome 1 Improved business enabling environment and access to green skills of youth with and without disabilities to create successful businesses and employment opportunities in green and circular economy) while Outcome 2 Improved access to financial services for business startups and growth in green and circular economy). 1. Training in green/climate friendly skills- The project has supported 100 youths and among these 100 youths (38% female) have been enrolled in IBTVET and EBTVET institutions and undergoing various course for 6 months such as Climate Smart Farming (agribusiness), Beekeeping and Honey Production, Installation of solar energy system, Digital Media (Graphic Design), Nursery Management and Aluminum Fabrication. Wheel necessary Youths have been learning by using three demonstration sites (climate smart Agriculture, Tree nurseries, and beekeeping sites) operated by the TVET institutions. 2. Supporting small scale youth enterprises: The project also supported 32 youth owned (60% female) existing climate adaptive small-scale enterprises/business and were provided with expansion grants in the form of asset provision(in-kind) to improve and expand their business delivering socially, economic benefits and beneficial climate adaptive products. Job search platform Upon completion of the course trained youth, GREDO and TVET institutions in collaboration with government will facilitate business idea competition in green and circular economy among green skills graduates and provide startup grants for 20 promising climate friendly ventures in addressing challenges posed by climate change and improving community resilience. The project has integrated entrepreneurship training and facilitated formation of 4 savings groups (VSLA) among youth attending green skills (each group has 25 members). By establishing savings groups for the green graduates, it will provide access to grants through their pool fund to enable them to start their own climate-friendly initiatives for self-employment, hence contributing to sustainability and self-reliance. Partnerships with private sector: GREDO has also established partnerships with the following Institutions (EBVET and IBTVET) to deliver skills training for young people. · Zamzam University Climate-Smart Food production. · Towfiiq Bee Farming Center Beekeeping and Honey Production · Better Hope Community Development Solar Installation · Hubaal Digital Media Graphic Design · SOMIB Technical Center and Al-Madina Institute Aluminum Fabrication · GREDO Technical Center Tree Seedling and Nursery Management Tender Link : https://somalijobs.com/tenders

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