CEFA (European Committee for Training and Agriculture) is a Non-Government Organisation whose headquarter is in Bologna, Italy. CEFA works in North/East Africa and Latin America with international donors, mainly in the following activities: 1) Rural economy with production, transformation and commercialization of agricultural products; 2) Crafting products; 3) Basic infrastructures to guarantee water access, requalification and environment protection of the territory and the use of renewable
energies; 4) Technical and Management training.
ECC-SDCO/BoEm
Emdibir Eparchy is one of the 13th dioceses of the Ethiopian Catholic Church and established in 2004. Geographic location of the eparchy covers most of the Gurage Zone of SNNPR and South West Shewa Zone of Oromia region covering an area 9000 km2 with population of 3 million. The Social Development function of the Church is coordinated through the Ethiopian Catholic Church Social and Development Commotion Branch office of Emdibir (ECC-SDCO/BoEm). The office coordinates its development tasks through Social Development Coordination Department. This constitutes Health, Water supply and Sanitation, Family promotion and Food security desks.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Name of the project: W4C - WOMEN 4 COMMUNITY
SUPPORT FOR AGRO-ENTREPRENEURS WOMEN FOR THE WELLBEING OF THE COMMUNITY
Through W4C project, CEFA and ECC-SDCO/BoEm aim to support food security and to improve the production and food processing with an impact on both supply chain and the market, promoting new farming practices, the diffusion of new products in the territory and their exchange in the local market. An important added value of the project is strengthening the role of women in agriculture and the inclusion of women and youth groups in the development of rural areas.
Location of the project: SNNP Region, Gurage Zone, Cheha Woreda, Sefer, Yetarak and Deneb villages
Objective: The aim is to give the producers the ability to initiate and manage income-generating activities that enable them to improve the quality of life.
ABOUT THE ROLE
CEFA, in collaboration with EMCS, is looking for a trainer to deliver a 2 days training for project staff and to provide tools and techniques to support women groups and to design a tailored reinforcement plan.
Role and Responsibility:
The training’s aim is to reinforce the capabilities of the project staff on:
1. Analyse the territory and design reinforcement plan for women cooperative in agro food activities;
2. Group animation;
3. Support women cooperatives in developing income generating activities.
The training could elaborate the following contents:
territorial diagnostic techniques
rural participatory appraisal techniques
groups animation
Reinforcement plan for women cooperatives/groups
Community Development Leadership
The trainer will also deliver the following materials:
learning materials for the training and for in-depht analysis
PPT or other kind of supports used during the training