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Tenders are invited for Advisory for the Construction and Facilitation of a Climate Change Mitigation Workshop for Small Businesses and Youth Initiatives in El Salvador. Closing Date: 6 Apr 2025 Type: Consultancy Themes: Climate Change and Environment/Gender Description of the service Brot für die Welt Brot für die Welt (Bread for the World) is the worldwide aid organization of the regional and free Protestant churches in Germany. In more than 90 countries, we help the poor and marginalized improve their living conditions with their own efforts. Our work focuses on food security, the promotion of education and health, access to water, the strengthening of democracy, respect for human rights, the guarantee of peace and the preservation of creation. Through outreach, public relations and education activities in Germany and Europe, we try to influence political decisions for the benefit of the poor and raise awareness of the need for a sustainable way of life and business. Brot für die Welt contributes financial contributions, staff participation, expert advice and scholarship awards to churches, Christian organizations and other private sponsors around the world, who participate in building a just society, campaign against discrimination on the basis of origin, gender and religious confession and help people around the world living in need and poverty. whose dignity and human rights are violated or those that are currently threatened or affected by wars or other catastrophes. More information about Brot für die Welts work can be found at: https://www.brot-fuer-die-welt.de/es/pan-para-el-mundo/. Through our regional office located in San José, Costa Rica, we accompany around 50 projects from more than 40 organizations (grantee partners from Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica), through financial support, support with personnel, scholarships and consultancies. In financial support, accompaniment includes dialogue on project proposals, support in the financial management of funds, monitoring and evaluation through project officers. In addition, support is provided through thematic and administrative advice and training by external consultants and through three cooperating partners (internal advisors) on specific topics: climate change, advocacy and political dialogue, capacity building with a focus on Brot für die Welt standards (which will accompany this process) and other topics of common interest to our grantees. Background Brot für die Welt together with a local partner organization in El Salvador initiated the implementation of the Youth for Climate Action project. The project supports El Salvador on the path to a "net zero" economy. This will be done in line with the NDCs, the Paris Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity. Youth will take the lead in climate-friendly model projects, whose objective is to protect the Salvadoran environment and mitigate climate change, as well as generate new sources of employment. This project aims to strengthen the capacities, networks and voices of youth and youth organisations. These actors present the advantages of green technologies to private companies, financial institutions and political entities. Thus, the project promotes the diffusion of innovative green technologies and the transition to a zero-emission economy in El Salvador. It also provides young people, particularly young women, with career prospects and enables them to be active agents of sustainable change. Youth, including indigenous women, are trained as climate protectors. Once their capacities have been strengthened, young people launch pilot projects of green technologies for the agriculture and energy sectors. Civil society and youth organizations learn to participate in political processes. Knowledge from pilot projects, intersectoral cooperation and advocacy processes is shared in South-North and South-South exchanges. Purpose of the assignment The project includes support for a 2-day workshop. The first day will focus on governance, climate change and the possible consequences for El Salvador and especially for women, youth and future generations. The second day will focus on climate change mitigation, mitigation technologies applicable in renewable energy projects, such as: agroecology, green enterprises. advocacy on gender-sensitive projects that promote female participation in the generation of new jobs and in the use of green and transformative technologies. Participants involved The service will be offered to BfdW, a local organization in El Salvador and the youth participating in the project. Purpose of the provision of services The main objective of this consultancy is to strengthen the capacities of young people and organizations with green technology initiatives applicable to their communities, to facilitate a space for teaching and collaboration with a gender-sensitive approach in the project activities, ensuring compliance with the standards and requirements of the International Climate Initiative (IKI) on gender. The workshop will last 2 days at the end of April in El Salvador. Activities to be carried out Develop a work plan, methodology and pedagogical proposal. Develop a 2-day workshop for 30 young people. Topics to be developed Day 1: Governance, climate change and consequences for El Salvador, national policies and regulations. Circular economy and sustainability. Topics to be developed Day 2: mitigation, mitigation technologies applicable in renewable energy projects, agroecology, green enterprises. . Particular features Role and responsibility of the contractor The contractor supports and advises the grantee organization on behalf of the contractor. He is not the representative of the contracting party before the co-party organisation nor is he a representative of the co-party organisation before the contracting party. The contractor does not assume any of the functions included within the typical project management tasks of the contractor. The contractor provides assistance in communication and dialogue between the contractor and the partner organization, however, is not responsible for this. Direct communication and dialogue without intermediaries between the contracting party and the partner organisation is preserved. The contractor has no authority whatsoever to make decisions that impact the cooperative relationship between the partner organization and the contractor. The contractor must not perform any task that may generate a conflict of roles or interests in the advice regarding the financing requirements. This excludes above all the possibility for the contractor to carry out or participate in evaluations or audits required by the contractor from the respective partner organisation. The contractor carries out the needs analysis and autonomously prepares a quarterly work plan, which must be authorized by PPM before its execution and reports with the same periodicity on the progress of capacity development. Role and responsibility of the contracting party The contractor is responsible for approving projects and making necessary adjustments or changes to the project, as well as financial reports and project closures. The person in charge will maintain a constant dialogue with the partner. The contractor undertakes to provide the contractor with all the formats, guidelines and training materials available internally so that they can become familiar with the requirements of BfdW and will be available to answer questions during their induction process. The contractor designates a contact person within the organization who will accompany the consultancy, approves work plans and receives the consultancy reports. Scope of Service The contractor provides the requested advisory services based on the needs of the partner organization and the contractor. The services provided should be tailored to the needs of the partner organization and the target groups of the project, and should therefore be appropriate to the respective social and cultural contexts. Sensitive intercultural skills and gender sensitivity are required. The execution of the workshop implies the stay for the duration in El Salvador and must be paid in full by the contractor based on our payment conditions (Annex 1) and the financial offer received (the cost calculation template in Annex 2 must be used and included in the proposal). The consultancy contract would last approximately 2 weeks, starting in April and ending in May and its execution will only be 2 days on-site. Engagement period and time planning Service or activity / Estimated time needed (number of days) / Execution period (e.g. month/year) Develop a methodological proposal for the two days of workshops and participate in 1 or 2 virtual meetings prior to the workshop. / 2 / April 25 Run a workshop focused on mitigation/ 2 / April 2025 Presentation of results, evaluations and recommendations / 1 /May 2025 Total: 5 days If it is evident to the contractor that the estimated time required will be exceeded or that the agreed performance period cannot be met, the contractor shall inform the contractor without delay and agree with the contractor on the course of action to be taken. Reporting The contractor will prepare a final on the services and activities provided in the corresponding official language (Spanish) and present it in digital format to the contractor within 15 days from the end of the period. The report comprises at least the following components: Summary Description of the service process/counselling process (activities carried out, methods used, people involved; deviations from planning should be explained) Description of the service provided and achievement of objectives in tabular form by co-party Factors that were favorable to performance and the achievement of goals and those th Tender Link : https://reliefweb.int/job/4140078/asesoria-para-la-construccion-y-facilitacion-de-un-taller-mitigacion-al-cambio-climatico-para-pequenos-emprendimientos-e-iniciativas-de-jovenes-en-el
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