Feed the Future Farmer to Farmer Program Sierra Leone
Volunteer Assignment Scope of Work
NOTE: SCOPE OF WORK AWAITING FINAL EDITS.
Summary Information
Assignment Code
SL 04
Country
Sierra Leone
Country Project
Sierra Leone FTF EAIN F2F Program
Host Organization
The Future In Our Hands – Sierra Leone (FIOH-SL)
Assignment Title
Agricultural value chain development
Assignment preferred dates
March, 2017
Objective:
Build the capacity of FIOH staff and partner community based
organization (CBO) executive members on Agricultural Value
Chain technologies.
 Formal qualification and experience in .Agri-Business
development and Marketing.
 Good knowledge in Agricultural Value Chain development
 Good facilitation skills.
 Ability to develop user friendly training manual and
effectively deliver trainings.
 Good organizational development skills.
 Good communication skills.
Desired volunteer
skill/expertise
A. BACKGROUND
The Future In Our Hands – Sierra Leone (FIOH-SL) is an indigenous Non-Governmental Organization
registered with the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MOFED) and Sierra Leone
Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (SLANGO) with Head office in Makeni, Bombali district
and sub-offices in Kabala town (Koinadugu District) and Mile 91, Tonkolili District. It was established in
1993 as an offshoot of what was formally the Yoni Farmers’ Union. In 1994, as the political situation in
Sierra Leone deteriorated, the membership decided that FIOH had a vital role to play in providing assistance
to those affected by the escalating conflict. The main focus of the organization during the rebel war was to
complement the emergency relief work of the Government of Sierra Leone, as well as that of international
and national NGOs. During and immediately after the war, FIOH worked in collaboration with CARE
International, DFID, and WFP, distributing food and other relief items to internally displaced persons in
their operational areas. Further activities included providing psychosocial support to affected communities
and raising awareness on Human Rights, HIV and AIDS prevention and control.
Following the end of the conflict in 2002, FIOH shifted focus from emergency relief to sustainable
development with specific focus on building the capacity of communities for self-reliance. It has continued
to build partnership and linkages with a variety of local and international organizations and currently
implementing; Rural Nutrition & Livelihood Promotion Project, supported by Bread for the World in
Koinadugu and Tonkolili districts whilst the Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO) and UNDP/NAYCOMGIP is providing the human resource support. In addition, the FIOH-UK, and UN/WFP are supporting in
community asset creation and rehabilitation for marginalized youths and communities.
FIOH-SL. also enjoys strong links with CBOs at grassroots level aimed at building their capacities to better
serve their communities.
A. ISSUE DESCRIPTION
While each agricultural value chain in Sierra Leone has its own specific weaknesses, there are several
constraints common to all value chains, poor storage facilities and systems that cause major losses, lack of
access to processing facilities contributes to food loss, limited volumes of trade which discourages value
addition that could increase farmers’ incomes. Also market knowledge in the villages is limited and farmers
must interact with traders from Freetown and other big towns and cities who often take advantage of them.
This leaves the farmer in the position of being price-takers.
New jobs in storage, processing and marketing will absorb unemployed and underemployed youth, and
more robust value chain will be able to absorb the increase yield of crops. CBOs and entrepreneurship
training approaches will be used to overcome weaknesses in the agricultural value chain development.
B. OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT
Build the capacity of FIOH staff and partner community based organization (CBO) executive
members on Agricultural Value Chain technologies and marketing.
1. Train FIOH staff and partner CBO executives on value addition for improved marketing
2. Provide improved knowledge and skills to FIOH staff and partner CBO executives on the
marketing of value added products for increased incomes
C. HOST CONTRIBUTION
 FIOH will provide office space and mobility (vehicle or motorbike) during training and
field visit.
 FIOH will assign staff to work closely with the volunteer during training and visit.
 FIOH will mobilize staff and executive members of partner CBOs for the trainings.
 Also conduct in-country induction training for the volunteer.
D. ANTICIPATED RESULTS FROM THE ASSIGNMENT
 Enhanced integration into agricultural value chains and improved marketing along
selected value chain.
 Increased ability of staff and CBO members to support smallholder farmers to start up
agricultural oriented micro enterprises.
E. DELIVERABLES
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FIOH staff and CBOs trained on agricultural value chain and marketing of enterprises.
FIOH staff and CBOs trained on how to run a business, develop business plan and risk
mitigation strategies in agribusiness.
Volunteer developed simple structure reports and share with stakeholders.
Volunteer developed user friendly training manual to be used by staff and CBOs
B. SCHEDULE OF VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES IN SIERRA LEONE
Upon arrival at the Lungi International Airport, the Feed the Future Sierra Leone Farmer to
Farmer Volunteer Logistician, Alie Timbo (cell phone: +23276648010/+23230506922) and
CRS Expeditor, Bai Bai Kamara (cell phone: +23276412456) will receive the volunteer, and
assist him or her with movements and luggage within the airport before taken to the hotel.
Day
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5 9
Day 10
Day 11 to 13
Activity
Arrive at the Lungi International Airport and received by the FTF F2F
Logistician and CRS Expediter
At 6:00 pm the volunteer is accommodated at the Lungi International Airport
Hotel to pass the night
Next morning the volunteer is taken to Makeni from the Airport Hotel by the
FTF F2F Logistician
At 10:30 am the volunteer arrives in Makeni and is accommodated at the
Hotel Conteh U. Volunteer receives per diem.
The volunteer rests and prepares for work on the following day
At 9.00 am, the volunteer is greeted at the CRS Makeni Guest House by CRS
staff and leaves for the CRS office in Magburaka, Tonkolili, for introductions
and briefings, logistics and expectations and anticipated outcomes, as well as
security briefings. Hand-outs will be prepared at CRS offices.
At 10:30 am, the volunteer is taken by a CRS Driver together with the
Program Coordinator to Mile 91 to meet with Future In Our Hands.
At 11:30 am, the volunteer is received at the FIOH office in Mile 91 by the
Director and his team for introductions and host briefings, logistics and
expectations, as well as review and finalize the work-plan together with CRS
and the FIOH management.
At 1:00 pm, the volunteer will have lunch and accommodate at the GComplex Guest House in Mile 91.
At 2:30 to 5:00 pm the volunteer and CRS are taken to a field visit to some of
the FIOH women groups.
Training FIOH staff and partner community based organization (CBO)
executive members on improved methodologies of producing rice, groundnut
and vegetables for increased productivity
Volunteer rests for the weekend and prepares for work on the next day
Training FIOH staff and partner community based organization (CBO)
executive members on value addition for improved marketing.
Day 14-16
Day 17
Day 18
Day 19
Day 20
Day 21
TBD
Train FIOH staff and partner CBO executives on the marketing of value
added products for increased incomes
Volunteer rests for the weekend and prepare for work on the next day
Wrap up trainings and emphasize key concepts of assignment to the entire
FIOH membership. Participants evaluate the training and together with the
volunteer discuss final report recommendations.
From 8:00 am to 1:00 pm, the volunteer develops a training guide on best
practices for food diversification and improved nutrition
At 2:30 pm the volunteer is taken from Mile 91 to the Hotel Conteh U in
Makeni
From 8:00 am to 1:00 pm the volunteer finalizes his/her reporting at CRS
office in Magburaka and fills out all necessary M&E forms as well as finalize
advances and expenditures with finance.
At 3:00 pm the volunteer travels with the Sierra Leone F2F Program
Coordinator to Freetown for end of assignment in Sierra Leone.
The volunteer is accommodated at the New Brook Fields Hotel in Freetown.
At 9:00 to 10:30 am the volunteer debriefs at the CRS Office in Freetown to
the senior management/staff
At 11:00 am to 1:00 pm the volunteer debriefs at USAID Mission in
Freetown.
From 2:00 to 3:00 pm the volunteer is taken to the Sea Coach/water taxi by a
CRS car.
At 4:00 pm the volunteer arrived at the Lungi International Airport for
departure
Outreach event in the US
After the volunteer debrief at the USAID Mission in Freetown, depending on the departure time,
he or she will have a 15 minutes’ drive from the CRS Office in Freetown to Aberdeen to board a
water taxi that will take him/her to Lungi for departure. The water taxi takes about 20 to 30
minutes to land on the shore in Lungi. At the shore, the passengers will wait for about 10 to 15
minutes for the luggage to be transferred to a mini-bus that will take them to the airport and the
passengers will board another mini-bus to the airport for checking and departure. At the airport,
it takes an hour or more for the airport authorities to complete checking. However, some flights
may delay for about an hour or more, and passengers will be encouraged to exercise patience by
the airline.
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DESIRABLE VOLUNTEERS SKILLS
Formal qualification and experience in .Agri-Business development and Marketing.
Good knowledge in Agricultural Value Chain development
Good facilitation skills.
Ability to develop user friendly training manual and effectively deliver trainings.
Good organizational development skills.
Good communication skills.
ACCOMMODATION AND OTHER IN-COUNTRY LOGISTICS
Volunteers arriving at the airport before 4 pm will be taken by Alie in a CRS car to Makeni for
accommodation at the Hotel Conteh U, http://www.hotelcontehu.com. When the volunteer
arrived after 5:00 pm, the Logistician or CRS Expeditor will take the guest to the Lungi
International Airport Hotel, E-mail: ([email protected]) for passing the
night. The volunteer will have a dinner at the hotel provided by CRS. In the morning around 8,
the volunteer will be taken by a CRS car to Makeni where he/she will stay at the Hotel Conteh U,
http://www.hotelcontehu.com for conducting the assignment in Tonkolili. The volunteer will
have a dinner at the hotel provided by CRS.
For the purpose of effectively conducting this assignment, CRS will provide accommodation for
the volunteer at the G-Complex Guest House at Mile 91, Tonkolili.
FIOH will support the volunteer with a vehicle to facilitate his/her movement from the guest
house to their locations throughout the stay at Mile 91 for the assignment.
CRS will provide the volunteer with per diem in the form of advance which will have to be
cleared before departing from Sierra Leone, to cater for meals and other incidentals during the
stay. For more information, please refer to the country information that will be provided.
E. RECOMMENDED ASSIGNMENT PREPARATIONS
The volunteer should prepare materials for hand-outs, which can be printed at CRS office in Makeni before
commencement of the assignment. Flip charts, markers, masking tapes can be obtained at CRS offices in
case the volunteer wishes to make some illustrations. Depending on the training venue the volunteer may
use a laptop and projector for power point presentations. However if the training venue is in the community,
it will be difficult to use PowerPoint. In this case the volunteer will be expected to prepare training materials
and have hand-outs printed at CRS offices for distribution to the participants.
CRS strongly recommends that the volunteer becomes familiar with the Sierra Leone Feed the Future EAIN
F2F Program description prior to arrival in the country as well as country information that will be provided.
F. KEY CONTACTS
CRS Baltimore
Bruce White
Project Director
EA Farmer to Farmer Program
228 W. Lexington Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-951-7249 / 410-428-4224 Cell
Skype: brucew219
Email: [email protected]
http://farmertofarmer.crs.org
CRS Country Program
Nikaj Van Wees
Nathaniel G. Lamin
Chief of Party
Program Coordinator
Feed the Future Sierra Leone Entrepreneurial
Feed the Future Sierra Leone Farmer to Farmer
Agriculture for Improved Nutrition (FTF SL
Program
EAIN) Project
41 Riverside Drive, Brook Fields, Freetown
41 Riverside Drive, Brook Fields, Freetown
Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]
Priyanka Subba
Farmer to Farmer Volunteer Recruiter
Sierra Leone Farmer to Farmer Program
228 W. Lexington Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-951-7366
Email: [email protected]