South Sudan: Training of Fish Production and Marketing Cooperatives On Fishing, Fish Preservation, Transportation and Storage

1.Background

The Lutheran World Federation, World Service (LWF-WS) South Sudan Program has been operational in South Sudan since 2004 in three states of Jonglei, Upper Nile and Unity. In Jonglei State, LWF-DWS has been Rebuilding Livelihoods in partnership with related agencies and implemented several projects over the years ranging from livelihood programmes, the provision of safe water drinking and sanitation, food security, peace building and reconciliation, and education. Following eruption of the crises in 2013 that pitted between the forces loyal to the president of the republic of South Sudan, and the then vice president, Dr. Riak Machar and plunged the country into a full scale warfare, LWF/WS shifted its focus in Jonglei State from long term development programmes, to emergency response interventions in support of Internally Displaced Persons and the host community. This shift was further exacerbated by the July 2016renewed crisis between the two forces following the signing of the ARCISS in August 2015.

Jonglei State is the second State hosting the highest number of internally displaced people next to Unity State, and has the highest level of food insecurity and malnutrition in famine-threatened South Sudan. Although the security situation and the humanitarian crisis continued to deepen in the northern part Jonglei State, many areas in Twic East and Duk counties, where LWF implements the basket funded project activities in support of IDPs and the host community are experiencing a relatively peaceful environment. Whereas LWF/WS continue with its emergency response to the 2013 crisis to date, to deliver the anticipated results of contributing to the coverage of basic NFIs, food security (through cash transfers, WASH, seed and fishing twines distribution among others); LWF/WS under the Basket funded Project (BFP) is linking the emergency relief activities to recovery activities in Twic East, Duk and Uror Counties through capacity building training and distribution of seeds, to farmers, fishing gears to cooperative groups, grants to income generating groups and provision of teaching and learning materials and renovation/expansion of classrooms to learners.

The specific objective for agricultural component of the project is : Own food production of poor and vulnerable households improved through development/improvement of agricultural practices and skills. Under this objective Fish production and preservation through organized cooperatives is among the project components.

As a result, LWF is seeking for a competent consultant or consultancy firm to carry out a comprehensive training to the cooperatives on fish production, preservation, transportation and storage

2. The Consultancy

2.1Objectives:

2.1.1) The General objective of this consultancy work is to Provide/equip fisher men and women with skill of fishing, fish preservation, and storage.

2.1.2) Specific Objectives

· Train two Fish Production and Marketing Cooperatives members on fishing (Fish Production).

· Train two Fish Production and Marketing Cooperatives members on fish Preservation, Storage and transportation

· Develop a comprehensive training manual on fish production and preservation

Note: Each cooperative have 200 member each ( total 400 members), however the training will focus on selected 150 members from the two cooperatives

3. Location, Work Plan and Time Frame

Location of training in Greater Twic East County, in Maar Payam and nearby fishing environment

The time frame for this consultancy will be 18days only distributed as follows:

Activity

Number of days

Training materials development.

3

Travel to Panyagor and back.

2

Preparation for the training

1

Actual training of the participants ( including practical)

9

Report writing and submission

3

Total number of days

18

4.0 Deliverables

Key deliverables are anticipated from this assessment namely:

· Submit technical and financial expectations with training outline indicating internalization of the Terms of Reference and lay out of methodology to be used and a clear timed work plan for executing the assignment.

· Prepare a training curriculum; content covering in details both theory and practical sessions which will be covered during the training.

· Consultants work plan based on the estimated period detailed below in Appendix 1: Study Work Plan and Budget

· A draft and final training report to be submitted to LWF upon completion of the training.

· A Draft and Final Training Manual

5. Consultant Qualification and Experience

Open towards qualified individuals and consultancy companies, the consultants should meet the following criteria:

· Bachelor’s degree in fishery/ animal science, or its equivalent from a recognized institution.

· At least 5 years of experience working on related activities with expertise in fish production

· Clear, effective writer in English.

· Experience of working with participatory methodologies

Interested consultants can submit their application not later than the 12th October 2017 to lwfssd.consultancy@gmail.com