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) invites quotations for renovations under the EU-funded Power to the Fishers (PTF) project. Services include carpentry, masonry, painting, and other renovations for the fish smoking center. The submission deadline is 5:00 PM, 13 December 2021 <<Read more here...

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.

CERATH Development Organization (CDO) seeks bids for constructing fish smoking/processing facilities under the European Union-funded Power to the Fishers (PTF) Project. Interested bidders must submit a letter requesting architectural designs and provide valid business documents by 28th August 2020. Eligible bidders will then be notified to submit technical and financial bids. Submissions should be sent to procurement@cerathdev.org with the subject “Procurement-Fish Smoking Center-PTF”. Only successful bidders will be contacted. Phone calls are not allowed.

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