Reference No……………….. /RALGA/TN/2019
Source of Fund: VNG-International
Background
Rwanda aspires to Middle Income Country status by 2035. The National Strategy for Transformation
(NST1) emphasized the critical role of urbanization and 35% of Rwandan population are expected to live in urban areas by 2024. The secondary cities shall be alternative poles of economic growth besides the Capital City of Kigali. Agriculture contributes to 29% of the Rwanda’s GDP and defines the pace at which rural resources are released for urban agglomeration, through PSTA 4.
RALGA identified capacity gaps in secondary cities districts in devising strategies to advance economic connectivity of the secondary cities, their hinterlands and other larger market under the agriculture sector value chains development to properly plan the urban migration and job creation especially for the youth.
Thus, RALGA in partnership with VNG International under the IDEAL project intends to hire a national consultant to elaborate training modules and conduct the training of secondary cities Business Development (BDE) and Employment, Agriculture and natural resources units’ staff on rural urban agriculture sector value chain development strategy for job creation. This tender is re advertised as no bidder was successful with the previous call.
Objective of the consultancy
The objective is to enhance the capacity of concerned secondary city districts staff on effective strategies to advance rural urban value chain development in agri- business to stimulate employment and job creation for youth among others.
Application procedures
Interested and qualified consultants may find the Terms of Reference (ToRs) on RALGA website https://ralga.rw/IMG/pdf/ToR9.pdf .Technical and Financial offers will be submitted separately in two copies (one of which being original and the copy) in well-sealed envelopes to the Secretary-General and submitted at RALGA office located in Masaka Sector, Kicukiro District not later than 19th July 2019 at 3:00 p .m. The opening of the technical offer will take place immediately.
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