Tenders Are Invited For Knowledge Production, Participatory Mapping, And Territorial Facilitation; Urban Sprawl And Spontaneous Settlements

Tenders are invited for Knowledge Production, Participatory Mapping and Territorial Animation, Urban Sprawl and Spontaneous Neighborhoods (Gazrah) in Kaédi (Mauritania) Call for Tenders: Knowledge Production, Participatory Mapping and Territorial Animation, Urban Sprawl and Spontaneous Neighborhoods (Gazrah) in Kaédi (Mauritania) As part of the MAVIL project, Grdr is seeking a consultant to analyze local governance, the dynamics of urban development, access to basic services, and urban resilience in a peripheral neighborhood (Gazra) of Kaédi. Specific objectives: · Document housing conditions and carry out a typological inventory of housing in the pilot block, based on a simple characterization grid covering in particular materials, building condition, housing uses, occupancy status, and main improvement needs. · Identify the formal and informal rules governing land use, access to land, and the settlement of new households, based on residents accounts, focus groups, and targeted interviews with relevant local stakeholders. · Co-produce with communitiesensuring the effective participation of women, young people, and different categories of residentsa participatory map of uses, circulation, public spaces, economic activities, and the main points of difficulty in accessing essential services. · Produce a series of portraits and accounts of residential trajectories in order to better understand the profiles of residents, their settlement pathways, and the dynamics of occupation of the Gazras. The selection of the 8 to 10 households/residents concerned must be justified in the methodological framing note (Step 1) and guarantee a representative diversity in terms of gender, age, length of settlement, and occupancy status (owner, tenant, hosted). · Assess access to essential services and the degree of functional integration of the neighborhood with the rest of the city, focusing on water, sanitation, waste, electricity, lighting, access to schools and health facilities, as well as daily mobility conditions. Budget and duration of the mission: The mission will last three months for a total of 25 working days, with a start date in September 2026. The budget allocated for this consultancy is set at 10,000 (ten thousand euros) , all taxes included. Submission deadline: No later than August 29, 2026. ALL INFORMATION RELATING TO THE SERVICE, THE PROFILE OF THE CONSULTANT, THE EXPECTED DELIVERABLES, AND THE SUBMISSION PROCEDURES ARE CONTAINED IN THE ATTACHED PDF DOCUMENT. [Disclaimer: The above text is machine translated. For accurate information kindly refer the original document.] Tender Link : https://www.coordinationsud.org/appels-doffres/?_localisations=afrique%2Casie%2Cmoyen-orient