Strengthening women"s economic empowerment in Rwanda

Description of the procurement for publication by the EU In coordination with the GIZ project and its partners, the contractor contributes to the implementation of project output 4 (output objective: Women have access to measures aimed at strengthening their economic participation.). The contractor is responsible for contributing to the achievement of the module objective indicator 4 and output indicator 4.1. - Module objective indicator 4: The employment situation of 1,130 individuals, of whom 800 are women in the supported clusters, has improved in at least one of the following categories. o New employment o Increased income o Formalisation of employment o Access to health, pension or accident insurance o Improved environmental and safety standards at work - Output indicator 4.1: 30 women-specific services have been established at associations and training providers. Work package 1: Capacity Building of the Specialised Cluster for Advocacy This work package focuses on strengthening capacities at the Rwandan Chamber of Women (so called Specialized Cluster) regarding their ability to identify and present in relevant forums topics that are relevant to their members (women entrepreneurs). Through this the provision of advocacy will be established as a service at the Specialized Cluster to be provided for the benefit of their members. This includes the training of Specialized Cluster staff to provide this service. Work package 2: Establishment of Business Development Services for Women Entrepreneurs To improve the availability of and access to women-specific services, work package 2 aims at the development and establishment of 14 services that are targeted at women entrepreneurs. Besides trainings, these services may consist also of coaching, mentorship, networking or facilitation of market linkages. These services shall be sector crosscutting business development focused services including topics such as bookkeeping, taxation, business management (including subtopics like business plan writing), marketing, access to markets, access to finance, human resource management, tenders & public procurement. Services shall be established at the Specialized Cluster as well as other service providers, such as training institutes. For trainings, trainers may need to be (further) trained if they are not available. Work package 3: Establishment of Services Targeted at Women in the Tourism Sector Work package 3 aims at establishing 5 services, mainly trainigs, especially targeted at women in the tourism sector. The development shall be closely coordinated with the Specialized Cluster and two regional Destination Management Oragnisations (member based tourism organisations) and estblished with the latter. Compared to work package 2, topics covered here are sector-specific and may include for example hotel management, housekeeping, food and beverage services, front office and guiding. This includes the training of trainers to provide the training outlined above