Hiring of Consultant for Refresher Training & Workshop (Farmers Development Organization)

 

Hiring of Consultant for Refresher Training & Workshop (Farmers Development Organization)

IMPORTANT DATE ­­­­

Starting date of application form     12th August, 2024

Last date of application  Form    19th August, 2024

Category   Development Sector 

Type      Development Sector

Location      Multan   

Jobs Position  1

TERMS OF REFERENCES (TOR’S)

FOR

Refresher Training & Workshop under

“CSO’s Building Resilience through Improved Delivery, Governance and Empowerment Programme (The CSO’s-BRIDGE Program)”

 

1.    Introduction and Background:

Farmers Development Organization (FDO) was founded in 1998 as a non-profit and non-governmental public interest organization. It is a business registered under the Companies Act 2017 (formerly Section 42 of the Companies Ordinance 1984). FDO works in Punjab using participatory methods to help hundreds of peasants, women, and general communities in areas such as livelihood, institutional development, emergency relief, community physical infrastructure, gender-based violence prevention, and access to justice. The group has a good track record of planning initiatives and then conducting assessments of community concerns, as well as establishing and motivating local volunteers to implement and monitor projects.

 

1. BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES OF THE CONSULTATION:
The European Union-funded CSO BRIDGE project has been executed in three districts with three partners: the Thardeep Rural Development Program (TRDP) in Hyderabad and the Lodhran Pilot Project (LPP).
WHH leads a consortium that includes the Farmers Development Organization (FDO) in Multan and the District of Bahawalpur. The whole project time was 39 months, from April 2021 to June 30th, 2024. FDO is working with 20 CSOs in District Multan to implement the "Building Resilience through Improved Delivery and Empowerment (BRIDGE) Program" (PAK-1108). Long-term capacity building for civil society organizations and local governments (LAs), as well as support for Tehsil Action Groups (TAGs) and District Civil Society Networks (DCSNs). Our CSO BRIDGE program aims to connect 20 CSOs from designated Union Councils between 2022 and 2023. Capacity building included engaging CSOs and LAs in various activities, participating in small projects, and counting self-initiatives that also support CSOs, prompting WHH to consider a No-cost Extension (NCE) phase to extend capacity-building processes and identifying improvements in CSO-Las (Local Authorities) linkages involved in the interventions. During this sustainability period, NCE organized and designed refresher training sessions/workshops for CSOs, TAGs, DCSNs, and DDU. These group refresher training and seminars assist to reinforce and update their knowledge and abilities, guaranteeing their continued effectiveness in their professions. This constant capacity building contributes to the preservation and enhancement of organizational competencies. This job will be completed through CNA by reviewing the capacity-building plans of partner CSO/CBO, Tehsil, and District Networks. The project can adapt its interventions to meet the changing needs and priorities of the communities it serves. Refresher training/sessions for these groups assist to reinforce and update their knowledge and abilities, guaranteeing their continued effectiveness in their roles. Finally, these activities help target groups build resilience and self-sufficiency, allowing them to sustain their initiatives and drive good community development even after the project is completed.