The Power to the Fishers (PTF) project, co-funded by the European Union (EU) under the Civil Society Organizations in Research and Innovation for Sustainable Development (CSO-RISE) programme, is a four-year fisheries management intervention being implemented by CERATH Development Organisation (CDO). The goal of the Power to the Fishers project is to enhance the socio-economic livelihoods of fishing communities within selected districts of Ghana’s coastal savannah zones. The main beneficiaries of the project are fish processors and fishermen in the fishing communities of Awutu Senya, Effutu, Gomoa West, Ekumfi, and Shama districts.

The PTF project, which commenced in June 2019, is grinding to a close in February 2023. In line with this, an independent end-line evaluation is required. The purpose of the evaluation will be to assess the impacts of the project since its inception in 2019. The evaluation shall focus on all project outcomes and outputs realized in line with the project’s work plan, chosen approaches, and collaboration with strategic partners. The assignment shall also elicit for project limitations, lessons learnt, and proffer recommendations for next-level programming.

CDO is, thus, requesting the services of a consulting agency to undertake the PTF project's end-line evaluation. Interested applicants are to submit their application to procurement@cerathdev.org . Kindly note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. The deadline for submitting an application is 2 January 2023, at 17:00 GMT. Click here to download the ToR

CERATH Development Organization (CDO), with funding from the European Union under the Civil Society Organization in Research and Innovation for Sustainable Development program (CSO-RISE), has been implementing the Power to the Fishers (PTF) project, which is coming to a closure. The goal of the project was to enhance the socio-economic livelihoods of fishing communities within selected districts of Ghana’s coastal savannah zones. The main beneficiaries of the project are fisherfolk in selected fishing communities of Awutu Senya, Effutu municipality, Ekumfi, Gomoa West, and Shama districts within the Ghanaian coastal savannah zone.

The PTF Project, which is coming to a close in February 2023, seeks to develop a documentary to communicate the project’s impacts and successes. CDO, therefore, invites interested bidders (video production houses) to download the terms of reference (ToR) from the link below and submit their application to procurement@cerathdev.org by 2^nd December 2022, 17:00 GMT. Click here to download the ToR

The Coconut Waste Project, co-funded by the European Union (EU) under the Circular Economy and Local Development Program, is a four-year project being implemented by CERATH Development Organisation (CDO (lead), the La-Nkwantanang Madina Municipal Assembly (LaNMMA), and the Tree Crops Centre (TCC). The project aims to achieve a green-circular economy and create livelihood opportunities within the La Nkwantanang- Madina Municipality (LaNMM) through value addition to coconut husks (waste). The project's main beneficiaries are coconut vendors, unemployed youth, market actors, LaNMMA, and adjoining communities.

The Coconut Waste Project officially commenced in January 2020 and is currently at the end of its second year of implementation, and an independent mid-term evaluation is required. The purpose of the evaluation is to examine the level of progress since the project’s inception. The evaluation shall assess the progress that has been made in line with the work plan, activities, and outcomes with regard to their relevance, impact, and sustainability in the past two years of implementation. CDO is thus requesting the services of a consultant or consulting agency to undertake the mid-term evaluation.

All application documents (proposal, budget, and all relevant documents) are to be sent in portable document format (PDF) by 2^nd December 2022 to procurement@cerathdev.org The subject line for the submission should be “MID-TERM EVALUATION: COCONUT WASTE PROJECT”. Kindly note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

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The Coconut Waste Project (COWAP) seeks to achieve a green-circular economy and create livelihood opportunities through value addition to coconut husk waste in the La Nkwantanang - Madina Municipality. COWAP is co-funded by the European Union (EU) and is currently in its second year of implementation. COWAP is being implemented by a consortium consisting of CDO (lead), La Nkwantanang - Madina Municipal Assembly, and Tree Crops Center.

The project is currently in the execution phase of its business cases. The first business case, a coconut waste processing facility, is scheduled to commence operations in December 2022. The second business case is a coconut waste aggregation enterprise starting operations in December 2022. These business cases are independent entities with different management regimes. In view of these, CDO is seeking to hire a project manager to lead the project in its current “agribusiness phase”.

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CERATH Development Organization (CDO) is seeking new talents to complement its existing team and contribute to achieving its mission of catalyzing development in Africa. Currently, CDO seeks to expand its agribusiness program across selected high-potential value chains in Ghana. In view of that, CDO is looking for a self-motivated, visionary, dynamic, and energetic candidate to join its business development unit as a Business and Investment Officer. Interested candidates are to click on the link below to access the full terms of reference on our website.

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The Coconut Waste Project (COWAP) funded by the European Union and implemented by a consortium led by CERATH Development Organisation, is constructing a coconut waste processing factory. In view of that, the project is requesting quotations for the construction/fabrication of various machinery. Interested bidders are requested to send an email to procurement@cerathdev.org with the subject “Submission of Tender- The Coconut Waste Project- Name of item”. Example “Submission of Tender- The Coconut Project- Sieving Machine”. Kindly note that all documents should be in PDF. The deadline for submission of bids is 7th November 2022 at 17:00 GMT. 

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CERATH Development Organization (CDO) is leading a consortium of organizations to implement the Cassava Transformation Project (CASTRAP). CASTRAP is the Liberia national component of the European Union (EU)-funded West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP). WACOMP aims to support selected value chains at national and regional level to promote structural transformation and better access to regional and international markets, while taking into account social and environmental concerns. CDO is seeking for the services of an expert or a team of experts to develop a national agricultural financing framework for Liberia with specific attention to the rural sector. The framework is expected to cover the objectives listed below:

• Examine the status of agricultural financing, and financial sector actors in Liberia.
• Undertake a comprehensive assessment of the status of rural financing in Liberia.
• Examine/determine the constraints, and risks faced by financial sector actors in providing credit to the agricultural sector, and farmers, agribusinesses and smallholder households in accessing financing.
• To examine successful agricultural financing models in Africa, and to propose workable /context-based model for equitable, just and inclusive agricultural sector in Liberia.
• Determine the specific policy level action or interventions required to facilitate equitable, just and inclusive agricultural financing.

Interested consultants or consultancy firms are requested to send an email to procurement@cerathdev.org for the detailed terms of reference (ToR). Kindly use the subject “Name of organization/Consultant – Roadmap to Agricultural & Rural Financing Consultancy” when sending the email. The deadline for requesting for ToRs is Friday 10^th March, 2022.

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CERATH Development Organization (CDO) is leading a consortium of organizations to implement the Cassava Transformation Project (CASTRAP).  CASTRAP is the Liberia national component of the European Union (EU)-funded West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP). The project aims to enhance the competitiveness and regional integration of Liberia’s cassava sector through a value chain approach focused on sustained production, value addition, entrepreneurship, and sustainable markets. CASTRAP, therefore, seeks to enhance the organizational capacity development of cassava sector businesses and enterprises in the project landscape. The Business Support Organization Call is to support local BSOs to provide business development services to the cassava value chain businesses and enterprises in the South East of Liberia.

All application documents should be sent in portable document format (PDF) to procurement@cerathdev.org  by 4th January 2022. The subject line for the submission should be “Name of organization/Business support organizations”. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

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THE CASSAVA TRANSFORMATION PROJECT

The Cassava Transformation Project is the Liberia national component of the European Union (EU)-funded West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP). WACOMP aims to support selected value chains at the national and regional levels to promote structural transformation and better access to regional and international markets while taking into account social and environmental concerns. The principal objectives of the programme are to strengthen the competitiveness of West African countries and enhance their integration into the regional and international trading system. The WACOMP consists of one regional component and sixteen national components in West Africa. CDO is leading a consortium of local and international organizations comprising of Center for Enterprise Learning, Conservation Alliance, and Rural Integrated Center for Community Empowerment-Liberia to implement the project.

OBJECTIVES OF PROJECT

The goal of the project is to enhance the competitiveness and regional integration of Liberia’s cassava sector through a value chain approach focused on sustainable production value addition, entrepreneurship, sustainable markets, and enabling policies. This is borne out of the global and specific objectives of the call, which seeks to enhance West Africa's competitiveness and integration through trade at the regional and international levels. This project focuses on the second most popular crop in Liberia as the entry point to achieve this goal.

The objectives of the project are:

• Strengthened efficiency of actors engaged in the cassava value chain to improve access to inputs, and markets. • Enhanced production, processing, and commercialization of the cassava value chain. • Cassava value chain enhanced to be financially sustainable, and commercially viable. • Policies, programs, and incentives to stimulate the commercialization of the cassava sector advocated for and implemented.

The project is being implemented in the South-East of Liberia specifically in Grand Gedeh, River Gee, Maryland, Grand Kru, and Sinoe counties.

SCOPE OF WORK & DELIVERABLES

The project is committed to gender equality and social inclusion (GESI). It seeks to empower marginalized groups such as women, children, unskilled youth, persons with disabilities, and also migrants who are grossly disadvantaged in their access to, and ownership of economic resources. The project team seeks to develop and utilize a context-based GESI plan to ensure gender mainstreaming and the empowerment of these identified marginalized groups, particularly women farmers.

In view of that, the project is seeking to engage the services of a consultant(s) or consulting agency with expertise in gender programming in development projects. Specifically, the consultant (s) will undertake the following key activities

This assignment is expected to be undertaken within a period of 10 days.

EXPECTED DELIVERABLES

Based on the scope of work, the consultant(s) or consulting agency is expected to provide the following

• A report on the GESI gaps identified in the project implementation documents.
• A GESI manual for the project team.
• Three training sessions for the project team on GESI principles strategies relevant for the project.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Interested consultant(s) or consulting agencies with expertise and experiences to undertake this assignment are requested to submit the following documents:

• A proposal indicating their expertise, experience, and proposed methodology (this should not exceed 15 pages including cover page, table of content, and any annexes)
• A budget for this assignment
• CVs of the two (max) consultants not exceeding 5 pages per consultant.

All applications documents are to be sent in portable document format (PDF) by 25^th October 2021 to procurement@cerathdev.org

The subject line for the submission should be “Name of organization/Consultant-GESI Consultancy-Cassava Transformation Project”. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS - CONSULTANCY OPPORTUNITY

CERATH Development Organization (CDO) is leading a consortium of organizations to implement the Cassava Transformation Project (CASTRAP).  CASTRAP is the Liberia national component of the European Union (EU)-funded West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP). WACOMP aims to support selected value chains at national and regional level to promote structural transformation and better access to regional and international markets, while taking into account social and environmental concerns. CDO is seeking to engage an external consultant(s) or consulting agencies to undertake an Opportunities Scoping and Market Research on Cassava Products & Derivatives.

All applications document should be sent in portable document format (PDF) to procurement@cerathdev.org by 15th December, 2021. The subject line for the submission should be “Name of organization/Visibility Action-Cassava Transformation Project”. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

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CERATH Development Organization (CDO), The Tree Crops Center (TCC), and the La Nkwantanang Madina Municipal Assembly (LaNMMA) are implementing The Coconut Waste Project (COWAP) funded by the European Union (EU). The project seeks to achieve a green-circular economy and create livelihood opportunities through value addition to coconut husks waste in the La Nkwantanang Municipality.

As part of the project implementation, the project team is inviting applications from qualified persons to work as enumerators to conduct household and coconut vendor surveys. Required Skills and Experience

The candidate must have a minimum of tertiary qualification and should have experience in quantitative data collection (Field surveys). The applicant should be able to communicate fluently in Twi and Ga. The applicant should possess strong technical skills with hands-on experience in using electronic data collection platforms like Kobo Collect. Should be available to attend pre-field training on methodology

Duration: Successful Applicants will be working for a period of twenty (20) days (Wednesday 10th – Monday 29th March 2021). How to Apply: Applicant should send their CV and contact details to theophilus@cerathdev.org and call 0541058784 to confirm.

NOTE:  All applications are to be received no later than Wednesday 24th February 2021. Applicants should reside in and around the La-Nkwantanang Madina Municipality.