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Tenders are invited for Training on Integrated Activity Design Using a Value Chain Approach Closing Date: Wednesday, 21. Oct 2026 Intervention Sector(s): Agriculture Remuneration range: 1000 to 2000 (USD) Duration of Contract: 3 Objective: Building the capacity of WHH Lebanon staff and partner organizations (SHEILD and JAFRA) to shift from designing and implementing activities in isolation (a silo approach) toward integrated interventions that respond to community needs, reflect donors and government of Lebanon priorities, connect project components, and contribute to an effective, functioning value chain. This training should be the first step that leads towards proposal development for participants at a later stage. Project Background and Rationale Empowering women and strengthening the resilience of vulnerable rural and urban communities in South Lebanon and Beirut is a three-year project funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), led by Welthungerhilfe (WHH) and implemented by SHEILD and JAFRA. This project aims to strengthen womens livelihoods and increase the resilience of vulnerable communities engaged in smallholder and subsistence agriculture across South Lebanon and Beirut. Project components spanning agriculture, livelihoods, MSME development, skills development, community infrastructure, womens economic empowerment, and social cohesion that are often designed and implemented as separate, sector-specific activities rather than as connected parts of a single system. This silo approach limits the projects ability to respond coherently to community needs, weakens linkages between beneficiary groups and value chain actors, and reduces alignment with donor and Government of Lebanon priorities. It also constrains the projects contribution to a functioning, sustainable value chain, and to longer-term community resilience. This training responds directly to that capacity gap. It will equip WHH Lebanon staff and partner organizations with the tools and mindset to design and implement integrated, evidence-based, and market-informed interventions, moving from asking what activity can we implement? to asking what problem is being addressed, where the bottleneck lies, what the community and market require, which actors need to be connected, how donor and government priorities should shape the response, and how components can reinforce one another within a shared value chain and results framework. Purpose of the Consultancy/ training The purpose is to engage a qualified trainer/consultant to deliver practical, participatory training that strengthens the capacity of WHH Lebanon staff and partner organizations to: identify and prioritize community needs and translate them into relevant evidence - based interventions; design activities based on evidence, needs, opportunities, and market demand rather than in isolation from one another apply a value chain approach to livelihood and development programming; identify and strengthen linkages between project components, sectors and beneficiary groups; design complementary activities that reinforce one another and contribute to a common outcome rather than operating as a standalone intervention; align activity design with donor priorities and compliance requirements, including those of BMZ, and with relevant Government of Lebanon priorities and sectoral strategies; develop coherent project interventions, results chains, activities, outputs, and indicators; translate value chain and needs analysis into strong project concepts and proposals; identify opportunities for partnerships, referrals, networking, and market linkages; ensure that proposed activities contribute to sustainable livelihoods and longer-term community resilience. By the end of the training, participants should be able to move from What activity can we implement? to a more systemic line of enquiry What problem is being addressed, where the bottleneck lies, what the community and market need, which actors must be connected, how donor and government priorities should shape the response, and how interventions can work together to generate coherent, sustainable results 3. Training Objectives By the end of the training, participants should be able to: 3.1: Apply Need-Based, Evidence Informed Programming Understand the principles of needs-based programming Distinguish between identified needs, expressed needs, and underlying or root causes. Use community, market, stakeholder, and contextual information to inform activity design. Avoid designing activities based solely on available funding or organizational capacity. 3.2: Align design with Donor and Government priorities - Understand relevant donor priorities and compliance requirements, including those of BMZ, and how these should shape activity and proposal design. - Understand Government of Lebanon priorities and sectoral strategies relevant to livelihoods, agriculture, and MSME development, and reflect these in project design. - Reconcile community and market evidence with donor and government requirements through a coherent design process 3.3: Strengthen the Activity design in the proposals Develop clear problem statements based on evidence. Define appropriate objectives, outcomes, outputs, activities, and indicators. Develop coherent Result Chains with example indicators Ensure activities directly respond to identify problems and contribute to measurable results Develop realistic and sustainable intervention strategies. 3.4: Apply a Value chain approach to connect project components - Map a selected value chain and identify opportunities and constraints. - Understand the main elements of a value chain: actors, functions, products/services, markets, linkages, enabling the environment, and bottlenecks. - Identify where project interventions can generate the greatest added value. - the importance of market demand assessment and potential opportunities before designing livelihood activities and how to use market evidence in the design- Identify how agriculture, livelihoods, MSME development, skills development, community infrastructure, womens economic empowerment, and social cohesion activities can complement one another. - Design activities that create clear pathways between beneficiary groups, rather than treating them as separate targets. - Identify opportunities for referrals, collaboration, business-to-business linkages, producer-to-market linkages, and service linkages. 3.5: Integrate Gender, Inclusion, Climate Resilience and Sustainability - Incorporate gender equality and womens empowerment into value chain analysis and activity design. - Ensure meaningful inclusion of vulnerable groups and people with disabilities. - Consider climate and environmental risks and opportunities. - Integrate resilience and sustainability into livelihood interventions 4. Key Training Content The trainer is expected to develop a participatory training package covering the following: 4.1: Understanding community needs and priorities Needs assessment and problem identification. Root-cause analysis. Stakeholder analysis. Understanding community assets and capacities. Distinguishing needs from solutions. Translating evidence and community priorities into intervention ideas. Avoiding supply-driven programming. 4.2: Aligning with Donor and Government priorities Overview of donor strategic priorities and compliance requirements, relevant to project design. Overview of Government of Lebanon priorities and sectoral strategies relevant to livelihoods, agriculture, and economic development. Reconciling bottom-up community and market evidence with donor and government requirements. 4.3: Value chain analysis Fundamentals Value chain actors and their roles. Mapping products/services from production to final consumer. Identifying suppliers, producers, processors, traders, service providers, buyers, and consumers. Market demand and market opportunities. Identifying bottlenecks, gaps, risks, and opportunities. Identifying where project support can have the greatest impact. Applying a systems-based value chain approach to identify root causes of bottlenecks and design interventions that engage relevant actors, not only individual beneficiaries. 4.4: From Needs to Results: The Design Pathway Participants will learn how to move along the following design pathway: Need Root Cause Value Chain Constraint Intervention Linkage Result 4.5: Connect Project along a Value Chain The training should demonstrate correctly how separate activities can contribute to the same value chain objectives, including through pathway such as, but not limited to: Agriculture Processing MSMEs Market Access Income Skills Training Business Development Production/Services Customers Income Cash for Work Improved Agricultural Roads/Community Infrastructure Better Access Reduced Transport Constraints Improved Market Access Womens Skills Product Development Business Support Market Linkages Womens Economic Empowerment Participants should learn how to identify these linkages during project design and reflect them in the implementation, workplans, indicators, and budgets. 4.6: Cross Cutting integration womens access to productive resources, finance, skills, markets, and decision-making; barriers faced by women and other vulnerable groups; inclusive participation in value chain activities; climate-related risks affecting livelihoods and value chains; climate-resilient production and business practices; environmental sustainability; opportunities to strengthen resilience through value chain interventions. 5. Training Approach and Modality The training should be delivered using participatory, adult-learning methods, including p Tender Link : https://daleel-madani.org/civil-society-directory/deutsche-welthungerhilfe-ev/calls/training-integrated-activity-design-using-value-chain-approach
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