TRAINING FACILITATOR

TRAINING LIVESTOCK OFFICERS, LIVESTOCK FIELD EXTENSION AGENTS (LFEAS) AND COMMUNITY ANIMAL HEALTH WORKERS (CAHWS) ON DISEASE DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, IMPROVED RUMINANT HUSBANDRY, NUTRITION AND EXTENSION

Project: Pathways to Resilience – P2R

Locations: Kapoeta North, Budi, Akobo and Duk Counties, South Sudan

USAID BHA funded – Emergency Food Security Program in South Sudan: award # 720BHA21CA00002

1.0 THE ORGANIZATION

Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Germany (VSF Germany) is an International Non-Governmental Organization (INGO) providing humanitarian aid and development assistance to pastoralists and vulnerable communities in areas where livestock is of importance. VSF Germany supports livestock and agricultural production systems, marketing, food safety, drought responses and mitigation, capacity development of communities and governmental institutions, peace and conflict resolution. The desired impact of VSF Germany interventions is to increase agricultural and livestock productivity as well as related incomes; and subsequent improvements of food security and livelihoods for millions of people in the countries of operation in the Greater Horn of Africa. Countries programs are designed to deliver integrated programing solutions that address the key challenges and needs that enable our beneficiary groups, particularly men, women, the youth and other disadvantaged and marginalized groups to access skills, opportunities and resources that contribute to the improvement of their productive lives and development of communities. VSF Germany currently implements activities in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, and Uganda.

2.0 PROJECT BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT

Pathways to Resilience (P2R) is a three-year (December 1, 2020- November 30, 2023) USAID/BHA funded project implemented by a consortium of Catholic Relief Serves (CRS) as a prime and VSF Germany as a sub-grantee. The goal of the project is to improve food and nutrition security through improved livelihood, productivity, and social cohesion. The project targets 135,468 households in the four counties: Duk and Akobo in Jonglei State, and Budi and Kapoeta North in Eastern Equatoria State. Torit, the capital of Eastern Equatoria State, is the coordination hub for the project.

South Sudan has experienced decades of conflict, at the national level between the government and the opposition, as well as regional anti-government insurgencies, inter-communal conflict over resources, and rivalries amongst ethnic groups. This conflict, paired with recurring climatic shocks, has triggered population displacement; disrupted agricultural production and adaptive capacity; eroded trade, markets and basic services; exacerbating food and nutrition insecurity and increased household dependency on humanitarian aid. Recurring climatic events including drought, floods, livestock diseases, and crop pests have also negatively affected production. The worst seasonal flooding in a generation affected nearly a million people in Eastern Equatoria, Jonglei and Upper Nile in recent months. Floods began in June when crops were at peak growth, forcing farmers to abandon their fields, resulting in crop and livestock losses of up to 23%. This is predicted to have devastating effects on food insecurity, triggering an early lean season in 2020 and increasing the number of people in IPC 4. According to the most recent Food Security and Nutrition Monitoring System Report, rates of global acute malnutrition are above the emergency threshold at 16.2%.

“Pathways to Resilience Project (P2R)” aims to ensure that there is improved and sustained food and Nutrition security amongst the targeted rural communities for the two States, South Sudan. This will be achieved through ensuring that food and nutrition insecure communities have improved resilience to conflict and climate stressors / shocks as well as having better livelihood sources

The choice of project locations is based on factors including food and nutrition insecurity, vulnerability to climate shocks (including flood-affected areas), ethnic and political diversity, scale of returnees, and Partnership for Recovery and Resilience (PfRR) areas.

Project overall objective

Communities have improved and sustained food and nutrition security.**

Specific objectives:

1. Food and nutrition insecure communities have improved resilience to climate and conflict shocks and stressors

2. Food and nutrition insecure communities have improved livelihoods

VSF-Germany is implementing specific objective 2 which has the following relevant intermediate results: Food and nutrition insecure HH have increased food production. The expected outputs from this IR are:

Output i) Producers trained on improved production techniques that are climate-adaptive

Output ii) Seeds and small ruminants distributed to local producers**

The activity outcome will be improved and sustainable production and productivity of the livestock kept by the project participants in specific and wider community in general thereby enhancing the resilience of their livelihood.

3.0 ASSIGNMENT

Objective of the assignment

The main objective of this assignment is to train livestock officers, livestock field extension agents (LFEAs) and community animal health workers (CAHWs) on disease diagnosis, treatment, improved ruminant husbandry, nutrition and extension service delivery in Kapoeta North, Budi, Akobo and Duk Counties, South Sudan. The trainer shall tailor-make the training for more practical skills development on primary animal health care, ruminant husbandry, nutrition and livestock extension delivery guided by the program module, manual and any other relevant sources.

Scope of work

In reference to the background and purpose, the trainer will be expected to carry out and deliver on the following responsibilities:

i. Use module and manual developed by the program to conduct training. Other relevant training materials are permitted.

ii. Tailor make the training for more practical skills development on disease diagnosis, treatment, improved ruminant husbandry, nutrition and extension service delivery

iii. Conduct livestock officers, livestock field extension agents (LFEAs) and community animal health workers (CAHWs) training in Kapoeta North, Budi, Akobo and Duk counties, South Sudan with 20% theory and 80% practical/field work

iv. Guide/mentor livestock officers, livestock field extension agents (LFEAs) and community animal health workers (CAHWs) in delivery of extension training to at least 4 sample groups (each of 30 participants) of the restocking participants in each of the counties

Proposed Methodology

Interested applicants or institutions must submit a proposal with detailed methodology, work plan with budget (in USDs) and itinerary for the assignment. The training show_content shall include the training module and handouts developed by the program in addition to the trainer’s other relevant sources. The proposal should include a list of the relevant training materials required for each of the locations to facilitate the training. The use of participatory methodology and tools of training in line with the scope of work are strongly encouraged. The setting of the training shall be select cattle camps in the respective locations.

4.0 TIME FRAME

The engagement shall be conducted for 15 days (weekends inclusive) for each of the locations of Kapoeta North, Budi, Akobo and Duk Counties, South Sudan thus cumulative 60 days.

5.0 EXPECTED DELIVERABLES

· Livestock officers, livestock field extension agents (LFEAs) and community animal health workers (CAHWs) trained including practical/field work.

· Leading livestock officers, livestock field extension agents (LFEAs) and community animal health workers (CAHWs) in delivery of extension training to at least 4 sample groups of small ruminant restocking participants in each of the counties

· Training reports – separate for each county – with the following annexes:

i. Schedule of trainings

ii. Summary of topics covered during the training

iii. Lessons learnt

iv. Challenges

v. Recommendations

vi. List of attendance segregated by gender and signed on each day of the training

vii. Captioned photos of the training

6.0 PAYMENT SCHEDULE AND OTHER CONDITIONS

· The trainer must send one technical proposal and 4 separate financial offers for each of the locations – Kapoeta North, Budi, Akobo & Duk Counties – based on an all-inclusive daily fee (professional fees, communications, consumables, etc.) for the contract period.

· Travel costs, accommodation and daily food allowance costs shall be the responsibility of VSF Germany.

· Payments shall be made based on the agreed fixed contract price and released upon submission of a certificate of payment request, indicating deliverables achieved to be verified and cleared for payment by the supervisor.

· The trainer shall receive his/her lump sum service fees upon certification of the completed tasks satisfactorily, as per the following payment schedule:

i. 20% upon signature and submission and approval of inception report with a detailed methodology and action plan.

ii. 80% payment upon completion of assignment

7.0 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR MANAGEMENT FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT

The principal responsibility for managing this assignment lies with the Pathways to Resilience Program Manager, VSF-Germany, South Sudan. VSF Germany will provide relevant facilitation to support the trainer’s work including arrangement of the training venue, mobilizing the trainees and relevant fisheries based producer groups. In addition, VSF Germany will provide transport, both land and air, accommodation and food allowance at organization rates and commensurate to the number of days spent in the field.

8.0 REQUIREMENTS & EXPERIENCE

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Medicine from a recognized institution

Experience:

Proven experience, with at least 10 years’ experience conducting animal health trainings and extension service delivery**