Call for Proposal: Implementing Partner to conduct Vocational Skills Training, Career Guidance, Work-Readiness and Entrepreneurship Support in Jasmine Supply Chain Communities in Gharbia Governorate

Agency: ILO | Reference: Call for Proposal: Implementing Partner to conduct Vocational Skills Training, Career Guidance, Work-Readiness and Entrepreneurship Support in Jasmine Supply Chain Communities in Gharbia Governorate | Type: Call for implementing partners ACCEL Egypt Harvesting the Future Project (ACCEL HTF):The project "Accelerate the Elimination of Child Labour: Improving Working Conditions and Empowering Families in Jasmine Supply Chain in Egypt" (ACCEL Egypt - Harvesting the Future) aims to reduce child labour in jasmine picking through child protection measures and improving working conditions in the jasmine supply chain. The intervention seeks to eliminate the worst forms of child labour by empowering communities through education and economic development, targeting children at risk or involved in child labour in seven villages in Gharbia Governorate:Shubra Beloula;Nabas;Nagrig;Sorad;El Serw;Kom El Naggar; andAyari.The project targets jasmine pickers (parents) and their children who are at risk or already engaged in child labour in seven villages that have been already selected for the intervention based on need and feasibility.Key outcomes include:Outcome 1: Outcome 1: Adult workers and small farmers earn living wages and have improved economic resilience.Outcome 2: At-risk children have increased access to education opportunities and are protected from exploitation.Outcome 3: Fundamental principles and rights at work conditions along the jasmine supply chain are improved.Outcome 4: Effective advocacy and stakeholder engagement enhance the efforts to combat child labour and support workers' rights.Under the ACCEL Egypt project, the International Labour Organization intends to engage a qualified non-governmental organization to act as an implementing partner to conduct vocational skills, career-guidance, work-readiness and entrepreneurship activities in the mentioned seven targeted jasmine-producing villages in Gharbia Governorate.This intervention aims to contribute to the prevention of child labour by providing vulnerable children and young adults with safe, age-appropriate and market-relevant skills-development and livelihood pathways.The selected NGO will use theseven safe spaces renovated by the project in the targeted villages as the main training facilities. The NGO will coordinate the training schedule and ensure the safe and appropriate use of these facilities.The project will also provide the selected NGO with relevant studies, assessments, community-profiling findings and other available project information and tools to support beneficiary targeting, programme design and the identification of suitable vocational and livelihood pathways.2. OBJECTIVE OF THE ASSIGNMENTThe overall objective is to connect children and young adults from vulnerable households in jasmine-producing communities with safe vocational, educational and livelihood opportunities that contribute to reducing child labour risks and household vulnerability.The assignment will cover the following groups:Children aged 15–18250 childrenVocational training and market linkages, subject to funding availabilityYoung adults aged 19–35100 young adultsAll beneficiary data must be disaggregated by sex, age, location and disability status, where possible, and recorded using the database format provided by the ILO project. DOCUMENTS AND LINKS: • Call for proposals- Vocational training .pdf: https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/DownloadDocument?noticeId=320126&documentId=2128984 • Download all documents: https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/DownloadAllDocuments?noticeId=320126 CONTACT: • Email: CL_procurement@ilo.org