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In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. In doing so, UN Member States took an historic step in accelerating the Organization’s goals on gender equality and the empowerment of women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda,...
Location: Nigeria (Home based with some in-country travel)
Post Level: National Consultant
Type of Contract: Individual Contract
Languages Required: English
Expected Duration of Assignment: 6 Week
Start Date: 08-Nov-2021 (date when the selected candidate is expected to start)
Project Description
Outcomes |
Outputs |
1. Women have increased their productivity in a changing climate
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1.1. Women’s access to labor and time-saving equipment and services increased |
1.2. Women’s access to climate-smart non-labour agricultural inputs improved |
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1.3. Access to climate–resilient agricultural extension services and information for women and men farmers improved |
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1.4. Socio-cultural barriers (including gender-based violence) reduced through policy and advocacy (including engaging men at household level) to increase agriculture productivity and women’s equal land rights |
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2. Opportunities for organized women to move up the value chain are provided
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2.1 Women’s shift to high value agricultural enterprises (selected crops, fisheries, animal husbandry etc) and inclusion in green agricultural value chains at the national, regional and international levels achieved |
2.2 Local infrastructure developed to improve access to markets, reduce labour, and save time for women value chain actors |
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2.3 Capacity of women value chain organizations for production and marketing is increased |
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3. Using ICT platforms (BfW) for increased access to markets and finance for women
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3.1 Deploy the buyfromwomen digital platform to connect women farmers to large scale buyers of agricultural products |
3.2 Information stored in the BfW platform is being used as a form of collateral for women’s access to finance |
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3.3 Link women to financial institutions providing innovative financing in CSA |
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4: The Multi-Country Project is coordinated and implemented with a focus on ‘research for development’ and documenting lessons learned
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4.1 UN Women Country offices, and agricultural research institutions in the respective countries and at regional level engaged to increase research on gender and CSA in the region |
4.2 Regional and national institutional, policy and legal frameworks that will be key enablers to facilitate women’s engagement in CSA evaluated for their effectiveness |
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4.3 South-South cooperation and learning among participating countries of the multi-country proposal and other countries in the region is fostered |
Summary of Activities
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Evaluation Objectives
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The National evaluation consultant will:
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