National Expert on Gender and Minority Rights for Public-Social-Private Partnerships for Ecologically-Sound Agriculture and Resilient Livelihood

Scope of work

• Review existing project documents to assess the previously identified barriers faced by women farmers, indigenous peoples, and youth. Update this assessment as necessary to ensure the TOT curricula to be developed are relevant and inclusive, incorporating any new insights or changes in the local context.
• Propose effective approaches and channels for efficiently reaching diverse groups, particularly women, youth, and indigenous people.
• Actively participate in the creation of training tools that are understandable for all literacy levels and educational backgrounds, using visual aids, local languages, and relatable examples to engage women farmers, indigenous peoples, and youth effectively.
• Develop training materials on gender equality, social inclusion, and gender considerations, as well as training methodologies for integrating these concepts into all Training of Trainers (ToT) materials on climate advisory, in collaboration with other relevant consultants.
• Ensure that training content is inclusive and addresses specific challenges faced by women farmers, indigenous communities, and youth, while adapting curricula to reflect local knowledge, culturally appropriate practices, and gender-sensitive language.
• Encourage the involvement of women, indigenous people, and youth as both trainers and participants in farmer field schools (FFS) activities, fostering leadership opportunities and ensuring their voices are represented and valued within these platforms.
• Train facilitators on inclusive facilitation techniques that respect gender and cultural contexts, equipping them with the skills to engage diverse groups effectively and handle sensitive topics with care.
• Deliver training in gender equality, social inclusion, and climate advisory services during the ToT sessions, focusing on Standard Operating Procedures for four crops - cashew nut, organic rice, mango, and vegetables - and conduct monitoring of training implementation at the provincial and district levels.
• Collaborate with the project M&E to develop and implement a system for collecting feedback from women farmers, indigenous peoples, and youth about their experiences with the training. Analyze feedback regularly to refine and improve the TOT curricula and related tools.
• Track participation rates of women, indigenous people, and youth, while assessing the effectiveness of the TOT curricula in addressing their needs. Prepare periodic reports with insights and recommendations for improvement.
• Engage with key stakeholders to support the development of policies that facilitate access to agrometeorological advisory services for women farmers, indigenous peoples, and youth, ensuring their needs are recognized in local and national agricultural strategies.
• Prepare comprehensive reports that highlight successes, challenges, and lessons learned in making the TOT curricula and advisory services accessible, and provide recommendations for scaling up successful practices to other regions or target groups.
• Support raising awareness of sexual exploitation and abuse and the project’s zero-tolerance policy.
• Deliverables
• Training materials and training methodology on topics of gender equality, social inclusion and gender considerations in agrometeorology, and standard operating procedures on four crops are developed and implemented.
• Guidelines and approaches for the efficient and effective dissemination of climate advisory information to women and minority farmers, as well as for their involvement in consultations, workshops, and trainings, are developed and approved.
• Completion of a series of training workshops for trainers at provincial and district levels, along with detailed reports documenting participant engagement, training outcomes, and recommendations for further improvements.
• A set of practical recommendations and guidelines for effective outreach strategies, identifying suitable channels and approaches to disseminate climate advisory services to women, youth, and indigenous farmers in target communes and districts.
• A report on the development and implementation of feedback and monitoring mechanisms that assess the effectiveness of the trainings, with specific emphasis on the participation of women and minority farmers. This report should also outline adjustments made based on feedback.
• Final report on the implementation of trainings, including evidence that 50 percent of women and minority farmers were invited to consultations, workshops, and trainings on Standard Operating Procedures for the four crops.