📋 Tender Overview
IATI identifier 46002-P-ZW-I00-004
Country Zimbabwe
Sector Social
High 5 Improve Life of People in Africa
Sovereign / Non-Sovereign Sovereign
Commitment (UA) 2,700,000
Project General Description
The proposed project is in line with priority number 3 of the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1), moving the economy up the value chains and structural transformation. The NDS1 is aimed at realizing the Country’s vision 2030 by among other things prioritizing the promotion of enterprise development and job creation. The project is also aligned to Zimbabwe’s Youth Policy (2000) particularly strategic areas 5.2 and 5.3 youth empowerment and participation and youth employment and access to resources, respectively.. The project is aligned with the objectives and priorities of the Zimbabwe Country Brief (CB) 2024-2026 specifically, Priority Area 2–Enhanced private sector investment for inclusive growth.
Project Objectives
The objective is to increase employment opportunities among youth and women through skills training, increased productivity, market linkages and entrepreneurship in selected agricultural value chains. Specifically, the project is aimed at (i) building critical skills for productivity through TVET institutions in the agricultural sector, (ii) support work integrated learning (WIL) through internships and job placements and (iii) link on-farm production and private off takers for the youth and women around the targeted TVET institutions.
Beneficiaries
The project is expected to directly benefit Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions, as well as women and youth in specific regions including Mutasa in Manicaland, Insiza in Matabeleland South, Gweru in the Midlands, Chegutu in Mashonaland West, Mt Darwin in Mashonaland Central, Binga in Matabeleland North and Goromonzi in Mashonaland East. The project is expected to positively impact 6 clusters, benefiting 200 women, 1,000 youth, 400 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) comprising women and youth, and 10 cooperatives within the agriculture value chain. A total of 5,000 participants are expected to benefit from various technical and business management training initiatives through an outreach approach. These beneficiaries will be actively engaged in the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products in the horticulture, goat and fish value chains. A total of six vocational training centres have been identified to benefit from the project, including Binga in Matabeleland North (aquaculture), Kaguvi in ??the Midlands (horticulture), Chaminuka Mashonal and Central (horticulture), Phangani in Matabeleland South (goats), Kukwanisa in Manicaland (aquaculture) and Mashayamombe Mashonaland West (aquaculture). In addition, a national women training centre will also be supported to train women in entrepreneurship, aquaculture production and aquaculture valorization19. The selection of project sites was based on the following (i) existing
