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Procurement Summary

Country : Ethiopia

Summary : Study on Non-farm Livelihoods Options for Refugees and Host Communities

Deadline : 06 Jul 2020

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 43704893

Document Ref. No. : 1269411

Competition : ICB

Financier : World Bank (WB)

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : THE WORLD BANK GROUP
Africa Avenue (Bole Road) Addis Ababa Tel: +(251) 115176000
Ethiopia
Email :ethiopiaalert@worldbank.org

Tender Details

Expression of Interest are invited for Study on Non-farm Livelihoods Options for Refugees and Host Communities in Ethiopia.

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Selection Information

Assignment Title

Study on Non-farm Livelihoods Options for Refugees and Host Communities in Ethiopia

Publication Date

23-Jun-2020

Expression of Interest Deadline

06-Jul-2020 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time - Washington D.C.)

Language of Notice

English

Selection Notice

Assignment Country

· ET - Ethiopia

Funding Sources

The World Bank Group intends to finance the assignment/services under:

· BB - BANK BUDGET

· TF0B2355 - Non-farm Livelihoods for refugees and host communities in Ethiopia

Individual/Firm

The consultant will be a firm.

Assignment Description

Study on Non-farm Livelihoods Options for Refugees and Host Communities in Ethiopia

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Terms of Reference

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Study on Non-farm Livelihoods Options for Refugees and Host Communities in Ethiopia


I. Context and background of forced displacement and non-farm livelihoods in Ethiopia
As of March 30, 2020, Ethiopia hosted 758, 199 registered refugees and asylum seekers, the sixth-largest refugee population in the world, and the second largest in Sub-Saharan Africa. Ethiopia Most of these refugees are from South Sudan, Eritrea, Somalia, and Sudan, which have experienced some combination of long-running domestic conflict, disputes with Ethiopia over border regions, and recurrent drought and other climate shocks. The majority of refugees in Ethiopia are hosted in five regions: (i) the Afar National Regional State; (ii) the Benishangul-Gumuz National Regional State; (iii) the Gambela National Regional State; (iv) the Somali National Regional State; and (v) the Tigray National Regional State. Except for Tigray, all the other four regions are considered "Emerging Regions" with significant developmental needs. Across all five refugee-hosting regions, the areas where the refugee camps exist, are among the underdeveloped and underserved regions in Ethiopia characterized by harsh weather conditions, poor infrastructure, low government institutional capacity, high levels of poverty, and very poor development indicators. The presence of refugees has strained the already weak public services and economic opportunities as well as the environment, jeopardizing the resilience of communities hosting the refugees.

These refugee-hosting communities mainly derive their incomes from on-farm livelihoods, such as agriculture, fisheries, pastoralism, and agropastoralism. However, these livelihoods are characterized by low productivity and incomes due to poor inputs availability and quality, poor access to technology, and limited extension services. Outputs from on-farm activities are sub-optimal, and returns are also limited due to distances from bigger markets and better prices. Besides this, due to the existent social and cultural norms and the resultant constraints, youth and women have limited to negligible access to land. In light of this, they are looking at non-farm livelihood opportunities to overcome the limitations of natural resource-based livelihoods due to environmental degradation, and better leverage the new opportunities offered by the growing local and meso level markets.

The current unskilled labor opportunities in these areas are highly limited and the locals face competition from refugees willing to work at lower wage rates and poorer working conditions. With the new refugee proclamation approved by the Government of Ethiopia that allows refugees freedom of mobility and employment, there is potential for greater contestation for the limited economic opportunities between host and refuge communities for both unskilled and skilled jobs. This could pose social risks and potentially destabilize relations between refugees and hosts due to inadequate access and opportunities to livelihoods and jobs.

Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project (DRDIP), approved in 2016, is a multi-level and multi-sectoral investment project focusing on mitigating impacts of the protracted presence of refugees on the hosting communities in Uganda, Ethiopia, Djbiouti and Kenya in the Horn of Africa, and in the five regional states of the Ethiopia (Afar, Benishangul Gumuz, Gambella, Tigray, and Somali). The development objective of DRDIP is to mitigate the impacts of refugee presence on the hosting communities, through expanding access to community demand-driven social and economic services. DRDIP has the following four interlinked and complementary components and sub-components; Component One: Social and Economic Services and Infrastructure; Component Two: Sustainable Environmental Management; Component Three: Livelihoods Support; and Component Four: Project management, M&E, and Learning.

Component three of DRDIP supports the development and expansion of traditional and non-traditional livelihoods of the beneficiary households to increase income-earning opportunities. Given its predominance, there has been a greater focus on traditional livelihoods sub-component. To avoid future social tensions in refugee-hosting areas and create diverse options for income-generating opportunities for both refugees and host communities, the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) is interested in non-farm livelihood options, especially for youth and women. Given this, the GoE is trying to deepen its focus on non-farm livelihood pathways and opportunities to improve the livelihoods and incomes of refugees and host communities across the five refugee-hosting regions and strengthen the non-traditional livelihoods sub-component of DRDIP.

II. Objective of the Study
The objective of the study is to deepen the understanding of non-farm livelihoods in forced displacement settings in Ethiopia including by assessing the current status, opportunities, constraints, and risks involved, and provide in-depth analytical insights from market and community perspectives. In particular, the study would help inform and strengthen the current DRDIP non-traditional livelihoods sub-component and other similar Bank supported operations. In addition, the study output in the form of a report would be available and useful to a range of actors, including humanitarian and development partners, and GoE to strengthen non-farm livelihoods for refugees and host communities.

III. Scope of Work
This study will cover all five refugee-hosting regions and 16 Woredas and will be led by the Social Development Global Practice (GP) in collaboration with International Finance Corporation, Agriculture GP, Social Protection and Jobs GP; Finance, Competitiveness, and Innovations GP, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and other development partners working on non-farm livelihoods in Ethiopia. The study will facilitate private sector buy-in, as well as multi-stakeholder participation (social entrepreneurs, institutional actors, business incubators and accelerators, innovators, foundations) in the reflection process leading to strategic action for improved competitiveness and increased community participation.

A consultancy firm, with proven experience in non-farm livelihoods studies, will be engaged for conducting the study in the five refugee hosting regions and Woredas as per the activities and timelines detailed below:

Steps Key activities Tentative timelines

1 a) Mobilizing the staff and setting up the system
b) Preparation of the inception report including non-farm study approach and plan
c) Organize one-day key stakeholders- workshop in Addis Ababa to get inputs on the non-farm livelihoods study approach and plan
August 10 - September 15, 2020
2 a) Carrying out a field-based study on non-farm livelihood status and options in all five refugee-hosting regions

Field visits/meetings with DRDIP regional and woreda teams
Consultations at regional and woreda level with key non-farm livelihoods stakeholders
Carry out woreda non-farm livelihood diagnostics
Prepare woreda level non-farm livelihood strategy and action plans

b) Preparing a draft study report and presentation and submit to the World Bank team
September 16 - December 30, 2020
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a) Organize 2-day stakeholder workshop in Addis to get inputs on the draft report and discuss inputs for DRDIP AF
b) Revising the draft study report and submit to the World Bank team for review and clearance
January and February 2021


IV. Expected outcome of the study:
The consultant firm will furnish a comprehensive non-farm livelihoods assessment report, which will include following, but not necessarily limited to:

a) Priority sectors/sub-sectors:
Mapping of priority sectors and sub-sectors for non-farm livelihoods in refugee-hosting regions and Woredas.
i. Mapping of main actors and production hubs across regions and woredas
ii. Market assessment indicating current demand and supply situation and estimating future demand and supply for five years for prioritized commodity/sub-sector
iii. Identify key value chains, value chain actors, and critical investments that have the potential to improve non-farm livelihoods and increase incomes of collective enterprises (Common Interest Groups - CIGs, Rural Savings, and Credit Cooperatives - RuSACCOs, and primar

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