Request For Proposals Are Invited For Consultancy Services For Evaluation Of The Ecowas Programme On Gender Mainstreaming In Energy Access Ecow Gen In Ecowas Countries

Request For Proposals Are Invited For Consultancy Services For Evaluation Of The Ecowas Programme On Gender Mainstreaming In Energy Access Ecow Gen In Ecowas Countries Expertise Monitoring And Evaluation M E Energy Access Gender Mainstreaming VideographyLocation Home Based With Possibility To Travel To Selected CountriesDuration 100 Working DaysDeadline For Proposal Submission 16 April 20191 IntroductionIn 2013 Ecreee Created A Flagship Programme Entitled Ecowas Programme On Gender MainstreamingIn Energy Access Ecow Gen The Programme Was Framed In The Background That WomenS Potential In The Ecowas Region As Producers And Suppliers Of Energy Services Is Underutilized And That Empowering Women And Men To Make Significant Contributions To The Implementation Of The Regional Policies On Renewable Energy And Energy Efficiency Is Necessary For The Achievement Of The Sustainable Energy For All Se4all Goals In West Africa Ecow Gen Works To Address Barriers To The Equal Participation Of Women And Men In Expanding Energy Access In West Africa Although A Regional Programme Its Focus Is On Changing The Way Energy Programmes Are Designed And Implemented At The National Level Thus Since 2013 Its Activities Has Worked To Steer Ecowas Member States Towards The Direction Of Mainstreaming Gender In Policy Formulation Legislative Drafting Energy Project And Programme Design And Implementation With The Intention To Promote Equality In Energy Development Through Equal Access To Resources And Equal Contribution To The Decision Making Processes That Shape And Influence Energy Expansion In West Africa The Development Of The Programme Its High Impact Initiatives And Activities Has Been Participatory Relying On Input From Member States To Determine Its Design The Programme Started With A One Year Pilot Period Which Lasted From Mid 2013 To 2014 During That Time Activities For The First Programme Cycle Were Drafted Refined And Decided On With The Key Stakeholders I E Ecreee The Ecowas Gender Department And Gender Focal Points In The Energy Ministries And Development Partners In The Start Of 2015 The Programme Kicked Off Implementation Of Its First Programme Cycle 2015 2019 Having Ran For These Number Of Years Ecreee Plans Recruit A Consulting Firm Or Consortium To Conduct An Assessment Of The Impact The Programme Has Had Or Will Have In Countries Of The Region The Result From This Assessment Will Be Used In Defining Its Strategic Approach For The Next Programme Cycle Moreover The Assessment Will Be Documented For Wide Dissemination Through A Video Documentary Of The Achievements Made And The Long Term Impacts That Can Be Expected 2 BackgroundEcreee Was Established With The Mandate To Contribute To The Sustainable Development Of Countries In The Economic Community Of West African States Ecowas Through The Promotion Of Renewable Energy And Energy Efficiency Markets With This Focus The CentreS Work Addresses The Energy Challenge Through An Energy Justice Lens Where The Interest Of The Marginalized Are Taken Into Consideration This Includes Issues Concerning Gender And Energy Ecow Gen Is EcreeeS Vehicle For Advancing The Principles Of Gender Equality And Equity As Well As WomenS Economic Empowerment As It Concerns The Energy Sector The Programme Has Therefore Worked To Be Recognized As The Regional Flagbearer For Social Inclusion And Equality In Energy Development In West Africa By Leading The Development Of Gender Sensitive And Gender Specific Energy Policies In The Region Building And Strengthening Capacity And Creating A Critical Mass Of Gender Aware Policy Makers Empowered Women Entrepreneurs And Technicians Bridging Knowledge Gaps Among Stakeholders And Addressing Sociocultural Barriers For WomenIn Energy Through Knowledge Management Awareness Creation And Advocacy On Gender AndEnergy Issues And Promoting Gender Responsive Investments And Business Development By Transforming Womenled Business Ideas In Energy Into Real Commercially Viable Enterprises In Line With Its Ambitions Ecow Gen Produced The Ecowas Policy For Gender Mainstreaming In EnergyAccess It Is Acknowledged Globally As The First Regional Gender Responsive Policy The Policy Has Since BeenAdopted By The Ecowas Heads Of State Through A Supplementary Act To The Ecowas Treaty EstablishingIts Relevance Throughout The Region Moreover Through The Programme Ecreee And The EcowasDepartment Of Gender And Social Affairs Developed A Legal Instrument On Gender In Energy InfrastructureDevelopment Entitled The Ecowas Directive On Gender Assessments In Energy Projects Besides PolicyAnd Regulatory Support Through A Us 1 Million Grant From The African Development Bank Afdb EcreeeIs Creating A Clean Energy Market Driven By Women Led Businesses Through A Project On Feasibility StudyOn Business Opportunities For Women In A Changing Energy Value Chain In West Africa 1 1 Strategic Interventions And High Impact InitiativesThe Above Outputs Were Implemented Through The ProgrammeS Strategic Intervention On PolicyDevelopment Three Other Strategic Interventions Include Capacity Building Awareness Raising AndAdvocacy Business Development And Investment Promotion From These Strategic Interventions HighImpact Initiatives Were Developed Targeting Different Groups Of Stakeholders Otherwise Referred To AsDirect Beneficiaries The Direct Beneficiaries Include Women Entrepreneurs And Technicians Rural Women University Students Women Groups AndAssociations Including Their Networks Who Will Receive Direct Support Through Improvements InAwareness Levels Access To Information Capacity Development And Financing And InvestmentsFor Scaling Up Sustainable Energy Infrastructures Governments Of Ecowas Member States Who Will Benefit From Direct Support To Establish AnEnabling Environment For Gender Responsive Sustainable Energy Development And Energy Access Thus In Line With The Needs Of These Different Groups Of Stakeholders Ecow Gen OperatesThrough Five High Impact Initiatives Namely 1 Ecowas WomenS Business Fund 2 WomenS Technical Exchange Program 3 WomenS Economic Empowerment Through Energy For Productive Uses 4 Mainstreaming Gender In Energy Programs And Projects And5 Youth Leadership Development In Energy Below Is An Illustration Of How Ecow GenS Initiatives Are Uniquely Tailored To Address The Gender And Energy Challenges In The Ecowas Region The Diagram Shows How The Strategic Interventions Addresses The Barriers And Challenges To WomenS Participation In The Energy Sector And The Ecow Gen Initiatives Through Which These Interventions Are Executed 2 Objective Of The ConsultancyThe Broad Objective Of This Assignment Is To Assess The Achievements And Effects Of The Programme And The Potential Long Term Impact From The Activities Implemented Through The Programme The Specific Objectives Include Produce An Evaluation Report Examining The Relevance Of The Problems The Programme Set Out To Address And How The Programme Addressed These Problem Using The Logical Framework Developed Assess How Effective And Efficient The Programme Was In Producing Results And If These Results Can Be Replicated And Scaled Up Independent Of The Programme Provide Recommendations That Will Inform The Design Of The Next Programme Cycle 2020 2025 Develop An Advocacy Oriented Video Documentary That Captures The Key Achievements Realized Through The Programme And The Long Term Changes That Can Be Expected As A Result Of The ProgramS Achievements Develop Scientific Article S For Publication In A Peer Review Journal To Support A Widespread Dissemination Of The Experience And Lessons From The ProgrammeS Implementation

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