ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION

Health Limited, globally trading as Health Poverty Action (HPA), is an international NGO founded in the UK in 1984. HPA has long been committed to Africa, opening its first office in the early '90s in Namibia and expanding to five other African countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Somaliland, and Rwanda, all of which operate fully-fledged local offices.

In Rwanda, HPA was first registered in 1998 and currently operating in 12 districts, with a head office in Kigali, the capital city. HPA started its program in Rwanda with the now highly popular Urunana radio soap opera, which explored sexual and reproductive health topics entertainingly. It later implemented other sexual and reproductive health-focused projects that supported local Civil Society Organizations in monitoring the implementation of the Rwanda PRSP health component.

Over the last 10 years, we have established strong relationships in the ten districts of our program implementation, facilitating the introduction of new projects. Our programs on youth livelihoods, protection, girls' education, health, WASH, reproductive health, and GBV survivors' economic empowerment agriculture and environment projects have been implemented in the districts of Gakenke and Rulindo in the Northern Province; Karongi, Nyamasheke, Rusizi, and Rutsiro in the Western Province; Nyaruguru, Gisagara, Huye, and Nyamagabe in the Southern Province and Nyagatare, Gatsibo, Kayonza, Kirehe, Ngoma, Bugesera and Rwamagana of Eastern Province; and Nyarugenge in Kigali.

PROJECT’S BACKGROUND

GBV, especially against women and girls is the most systematic and widespread human rights violation. The Women’s Organization, in 2015 identified six causes and risk factors of GBV which include the traditional gender norms that support male superiority and entitlement against survivors, harmful use of alcohol, weak legal sanctions, use of drugs, poverty, and high levels of crime and conflict in society.

Empowering women in the economy and closing gender gaps in the world of work is key to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Economic empowerment has also been known to reduce the prevalence of domestic and intimate partner violence but achieves the best outcomes when combined with social (community and family level) engagements.

In partnership with GIZ, HPA has embarked on a project titled "Enhancing Women’s Economic Opportunities, Workplace Conditions, and Gender Equality in the Tea Sector in the Western Province of Rwanda." This initiative aims to bring significant development to GBV survivors by focusing on the economic empowerment of 1,650 GBV survivors through training and employment opportunities in three tea estates. Additionally, the project seeks to improve the workplace conditions of over 3,423 employees across five tea estates through gender equality activities. By increasing access to good employment and enhancing working conditions, the project intends to significantly empower women in the target communities.

The project intends to achieve the following outcomes/results;

Outcome 1. Increased access to good employment for at least 85% of the 1,650 GBV survivors, of which 1,320 women

Outcome 2: 75% of the 1,403 (85% of the 1,650) GBV survivors (1,052 survivors) have sustained employment for more than one year.

Outcome 3: At least 30% of the targeted GBV survivors to start income-generating activities within and/or around the tea factories.

OBJECTIVE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

General objective

The general objective of this assignment is to teach participants in the project high-quality tea plucking skills. Participants will be taught how to pluck tea effectively, plucking standards required for high tea quality and receive extensive hands-on practical strategies for plucking professionally.

Specific Objectives

• Provide training on effective tea plucking techniques and processing components to 1650 project participants around the 3 tea estates where the trainees will become employees.
• Train participants effectively to pluck a minimum of 35kgs of tea a day.
• Monitor and evaluate the attendance, participation, learning, and acceptance of tea plucking and processing training.
• Enable project participants to learn everything about the cycle of tea plantation and processing
• Make sure that all trainees wear PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) to protect them from dew and injuries from tea bushes
• Make sure that project participants work for 8 hours per day.
• Make sure that kgs plucked by project participants during the training session are paid whilst they are still learning.
• Provide high-quality plucking and processing skills which require good hand, eye coordination, accuracy, and speed.
• Link trained participants with tea estate job opportunities (based on participants’ background, they will choose either tea plucking or processing)
• Help project beneficiaries to increase their revenue which will lead to a higher standard of living for them and their families.

Methodology and scope of work

HPA will recruit around 55 qualified trainers/facilitators and 5 supervisors for 1650 GBV victims. Training will occur in the 3 tea factories including Gisakura, Nyabihu and Rubaya. Each training is for a group of 35-40 beneficiaries for 4 months. The training will use the training modules and approaches recommended by NAEB. Under the supervision of the master trainers and in close collaboration with HPA project management the trainer will deliver the following modules:

Trainer/facilitator Master trainers’ deliverables

The following will be the expected deliverables of the trainers

• Train participants on:
• Tea plucking
• Tea Withering
• Tea heating
• Tea rolling
• Tea drying
• Daily Monitoring and record the participation of trainees
• Evaluation of the trainees after each module
• Successful facilitation of the training;

The following will be the expected deliverables of the master trainers

• Daily supervision of the tea plucking and processing training
• Ensure high-quality training is delivered
• Compile the daily attendance and share it with HPA field staff
• Provide technical advice and support to participants during the training
• Final report on the implementation of the tasks after finishing the training
• Placement of trainees into jobs
• Facilitating Contract between the trainees and the tea companies signed

Duration and time frame

 The training is expected to be completed within four months of signing the contract. The supervisors will have to provide the Project Manager with a plan for implementing training that articulates the overall requirements of the ToR, including the proposed methodology, work plan with clear timelines, and division of labour.

Master trainers must have the following qualifications:

• Minimum bachelor in agriculture or another relevant field;
• Extensive experience in building farmers’ and tea plantation capacities; and working with tea estates
• Demonstrated a high level of professionalism and an ability to work independently and in high-pressure situations under tight deadlines;
• Excellent communication and written skills in English and Kinyarwanda
• Experienced in coordinating and facilitating training;
• Established/ familiar with the tea estate where the training is to be conducted

Tea plucking and process trainers will have the following qualifications:

• Extensive experience (at least 2 years) experience in working with tea estates
• Extensive experience in delivering tea plucking and processing training certified by NAEB
• Completion of the training program organized by NAEB
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills including experience in the facilitation of training and presentation;
• Excellent communication and written in Kinyarwanda
• Established/ familiar with the tea estate where the training is to be conducted

Application procedure

 HPA requires interested consultants to submit the following documents by 14^th of January 2025 at 16:00hr, at Gisakura, Rubaya and Ngarorero tea factories in HPA field staff offices.

 Qualified and interested trainers and master trainers are required to submit the following hard copies:

• Curriculum vitae (CV) outlining relevant qualifications and experience.
• Names and contacts of three recent professional referees (previous clients) for whom similar work has been conducted.

Evaluation and selection process of trainers

This application is open to trainers/facilitators who are specialized in tea plucking and processing certified by NAEB.

Evaluation and selection process of supervisors

This application is open to supervisors who are specialized in training farmers /plantation workers and have proven and demonstrated broad knowledge of and ability to utilize the principles, methods, techniques and systems of mentoring, and existing puckers The selected supervisors will be responsible for executing all the activities described in this TOR in collaboration with HPA.

Report

• HPA to provide the reporting format
• Supervisors to prepare the monthly progress report and share it with the HPA field staff

 Conditions

 Gender Integration: As HPA will target young men and women, the trainer/facilitator is expected to consider the gender perspective.

Safeguarding policy: the engaged expert will have to follow and sign the HPA Safeguarding Policy that will become part of the contract.