Tenders Are Invited For Terms Of Reference Consultancy Services For The Development, Validation And Delivery Of Climate-Smart Agriculture, Climate Risk Management And Financial Literacy Training

Tenders are invited for Terms of Reference Consultancy Services for the Development, Validation and Delivery of Climate-Smart Agriculture, Climate Risk Management and Financial Literacy Training in Benin and Burkina Faso 3. About the Assignment This assignment falls under Component 2 of Women ADAPT Capacity Strengthening and Knowledge Generation for Climate-Smart Agriculture and will deliver Outputs 2.1.1 and 2.1.2. A single qualified firm or consortium will be responsible for the full training cycle: needs assessment and curriculum design; development of practical training modules and facilitator tools; technical validation and user pre-testing; adaptation for low-literacy and digital use; and delivery of the validated training to project beneficiaries in Benin and Burkina Faso. The curriculum must be practical, field-oriented, and tailored to the agricultural value chains and business models of participating IIW enterprises and cooperatives, from production and aggregation to processing and market access. It must reflect the different agro-ecological and climate-risk contexts of Benin and Burkina Faso and be usable with mixed audiences ranging from women smallholder farmers with limited formal education to cooperative leaders, MSME staff, agronomists, extension agents and MFI officers. Indicative value chains include shea, rice, cassava, soybean, poultry and pineapple, among others represented in the IIW portfolio. AECF will provide the final list of participating enterprises, cooperatives, locations and priority value chains at inception. The firm will use this information, together with rapid training-needs and climate-risk assessment, to tailor the modules and practical examples by country, geography, value chain and participant profile. The curriculum will underpin at least eight capacity-building workshops and at least 500 direct trainees under Output 2.1.2. These direct trainees are distinct from the wider number of women expected to benefit through the projects cascade approach, participating institutions and digital platform. Completion and AECF validation of the core curriculum is a prerequisite for full training rollout. Overall Objective: To strengthen the capacity of women-led MSMEs, cooperatives, women smallholder farmers and the institutions that support them to understand climate risks, adopt and promote context-appropriate climate-smart agriculture practices and technologies, make informed financial and business decisions, and integrate climate resilience into their operations and investment choices. Specific Objectives: Develop and validate a modular, gender-responsive and field-ready training curriculum covering climate change and climate risk, locally appropriate CSA practices and technologies, climate-informed planning, financial literacy and business resilience, and relevant environmental and social safeguards. Produce facilitator manuals, participant materials, practical tools, case studies, visual aids and assessment instruments in French, and in at least one relevant local language per country, designed for low-literacy audiences and for reuse by AECF, extension services and participating institutions. Deliver at least eight intensive capacity-building workshops (minimum four per country) using the validated curriculum, reaching at least 500 direct participants in total, with at least 50% women and at least 20% youth, and establish a practical cascade mechanism to extend key messages beyond direct workshop participants. Propose and implement a sustainability and handover plan so that the curriculum continues to be used after the project ends. 4. Scope of Work This assignment is structured in two sequential steps: Step 1 is the development and technical validation of the CSA curriculum. Step 2 is the delivery of training to beneficiaries using that validated curriculum. The firm engaged under this ToR is responsible for both steps. 4.1. Target Beneficiaries and Participants Participants will be drawn primarily from the women-led MSMEs, cooperatives and women smallholder farmers already supported through AECFs Investing in Women in Benin and Burkina Faso (IIW-B&BF) programme, together with the agronomists, extension workers and MFI officers directly supporting those IIW partners. AECF will confirm the beneficiary institutions, participant lists and locations in consultation with the firm. Primary participants: women-led MSME owners/managers and relevant staff, cooperative leaders, lead farmers and women smallholder farmers linked to participating IIW enterprises and cooperatives across the targeted agricultural value chains. Secondary participants: agronomists, extension workers and officers from participating or relevant local MFIs who provide technical or financial services to the targeted IIW enterprises, cooperatives and farmers. Workshops will be organized in accessible rural hubs serving the participating IIW beneficiary clusters and, where possible, in agro-ecological zones exposed to significant climate hazards. Locations will be agreed with AECF based on the geographic distribution of IIW partners, climate vulnerability, accessibility and cost-effectiveness. The assignment is not expected to recruit beneficiaries outside the Women ADAPT/IIW target group solely to meet participant numbers. Tender Link : https://www.developmentaid.org/#!/tenders/search