NIGERIA EROSION AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROJECT (NEWMAP) NIGER STATE PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR THE CONDUCT OF LIVELIHOODS
NEEDS ASSESSMENT OPTIONS IN TWO (RAFINGORA AND HANYIN
GWARI) GULLY/EROSION SITES IN NIGER STATE UNDER THE NIGERIA
EROSION AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROJECT (NEWMAP)
COUNTRY: NIGERIA
CONTRACT NO. NG-NIGERSPMU-97259-CS-CQS
NAME OF THE PROJECT: NIGERIA EROSION AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROJECT
LOAN NUMBER: 1DA 51050
DEADLINE: 17TH DECEMBER, 2020
Background
The Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) aims to reduce vulnerability to soil erosion in targeted sub-catchments. This eight-year innovative, multi-sectoral project will finance State-led interventions to prevent and reverse land degradation, italy focusing on gully erosion sites that threaten
infrastructure and livelihoods of members of erosion affected communities. The project currently includes 7 mover states, namely Anambra, Abia, Cross Rve, Edo, Enugu, Ebornyi, and Imo, and recently additional 12 states have been added namely Delta, Oyo, Sokoto, Gombe, Plateau, Kog, Kano, Akwa 1bom, Borno, Nasarawa, Katsina and Niger states.
The investments include a strategic combination of civil engineering, vegetative land management and other catchment protection measures and community-led adaptive livelihood initiatives. The sustainability of these investments will be reinforced by strengthening institutions and information services across sectors and states, including support to improve governance, regulatory compliance, environmental monitoring, impact evaluation, catchment and land use planning, and to strengthen Nigeria’s capacity to promote and implement climate-resilient, low-carbon development.
DESCRIPTION OF THE SITES:
LOT1-RAFIN GORA GULLY SITE
The Rafin-Gora project site i5 located within Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger state, Ihe project location is within the corners North West- 10017 18.07N, S022’59.51’E; South West 1001616.36 N, 5022’50.32E North East- 10017″12.48’N, 5023’53.16″E; and South East – 10016’16.97 “N,
5023 54.64E. The length of the gully head is a boutilm deep and 15m wide.
LOT 2-FUTHANYIN GWARI GULLY SITE
The FUT Hayin Gwari erosion site cut across 3 communities: Jikpan, Ketaren Gwari and Fadukpe. The gully traverses Bosso/Chanchaga along Auwal Ibrahim road at atitudes 9038 52″N and Longitudes 603142E. It runs through Okada road at latlong 9038 32″N and 603141E before terminating at Ketaren Gwar
(Chanchaga). The length of the gully is 4,650m, perimeter 13823.90m, average width of gully 14.13m, maximum width 31.36m, maximum depth 5.59m. The site is accessible through multiple axis as it is within the State Capital.
OBJECTIVE OF THE CONSULTANCY
The objective of this consultancy is to identity livelihoods options available in the Rafin Gora/FUT Hanyin gwari target communities so as to facilitate the planning of intervention activities that will improve the socio-economic status of the project communities.
The concept aims to build a comprehensive picture of how people live. Livelihood approaches provide ways for people in communities as well as their exterral supporters to share understanding and development approaches to get out of poverty that are adapted to local social and natural conditions and to make beneficial changes now and for the future generations.
EMPHASIS ON PEOPLE MOST IN NEED OF LIVELIHOOD SUPPORT
Care will be taken to ensure that the community members identify beneficiaries most in need of livelihood support, for example those most affected by erosion and intervention works (the poor, landless, disabled and female-headed households) etc. As appropriate, cooperatives may be set up to assist with marketing, storage, group procurement of inputs, etc. While production and marketing cooperatives can be set up with project support, training could also include the individual entrepreneur, small family businesses and local partnerships.
Communities will be alerted to the risk of elite capture or allowing local elites or outsiders to usurp community members positions in livelihood improvement activities. The community itself will be the principal monitor to
verify that the investments and training go to those who most need it, backed up by processes developed by the community liaison and supported by professionals. A balance must be achieved between assisting people in need
and including the necessary leadership and technical competence for the activity to be successful. Aiso, every effort must be made to avoid politicizing livelihood activities. Communities will be sensitized to the risk of capture by politicians for electoral advantage.
SCOPE OF WORK/SPECIFIC TASK
-To identify livelihoods and classify various livelihood options in the target community so as to guide in planning and intervention work using appropriate methodology.
-Facilitate the development of site-specifñic Community Livelihood Action Plan.
-Facilitate the development of a site-specific livelihoods menu for target communities.
-Identify individuals, groups and institution that can offer trainings in the identified livelihoods within and outside the community
-Develop a framework for implementation of Livelihood options in the Local Communities
QUALIFICATIONS
The implementing organization must possess the following:
1. Must be a Non-Governmental Organization Registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission of Nigeria.
2. Must have at least 5 years experience implementing livelihood activities.
3. Must have successfully implemented livelihood activities for at least 3 International Organizations.
4. The Organization shall utilize highly qualified experts for the assessment It is necessary for the implementing organization to have technical personnel in relevant areas such as social works, statistic, agriculture and other relevant discipline.
5. A consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant Qualifications Selection (CQS) method set out in the World Bank’s Guidelines: selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers (July 2016 revised November 2017 and August, 2018). Please visit www.worldbank.org The
expression of interest should therefore be detailed enough to demonstrate that the prospective candidate has the required experience and competence relevant to the assignment
6. Expressions of Interest must be delivered to the address below latest by 17 December, 2020 between the hours of 9:00am-4:00pm, Mondays through Fridays.
The State Project Coordinator,
Niger State Nigeria Erosion and Watershed
Management Project (NEWMAP)
No. 7 Habibu Shuaibu Road, Opposite Federal Secretariat, Minna Niger State
Email to: nigernewmap@gmail.com
Phone Numbers: 08035704346, 08065381450
Signed
Usman Garba Ibeto
Project Coordinator
(Niger NEWMAP)
