About the Program:
The Women and Youth Economic Empowerment in Fisheries through Inclusive Market Access program is a five years (2024-2029) regional program implemented in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania (including Zanzibar), DRC, Zambia, and Nigeria. The program is a collaborative initiative between the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, Mastercard Foundation, TradeMark Africa and implementing partners including Kilimo Trust, Lattice Aquaculture limited and MSC Global Consulting Limited.
Kilimo Trust's primary focus on strengthening market linkages, aggregation, and logistics, directly supporting women and youth to enhance their skills and participation in fisheries value chains. Lattice is responsible for boosting the availability and trade of fish feed and inputs into aquaculture, while the -MSC Global Consulting Limited handles access to finance, ensuring that women and youth in the fisheries sector can secure necessary financial resources to grow their businesses.
This program is designed to empower women and youth in the fisheries sector by improving access to opportunities and addressing economic inequalities through creation of inclusive, resilient, and sustainable intra-Africa fish trade. Successful implementation of the program will be reflected by an increase in household income and increased food security and nutrition for marginalized and vulnerable households, especially young women, alongside greater trade volumes in fish.
The main goal of the market characterization study is to assess the structure, dynamics, and opportunities and barriers within the fish value chain across multiple countries, with a particular focus on cross-border fish, fish products and inputs trade in Uganda, Kenya, DRC, Zambia and Tanzania. The study aims to identify opportunities for women and youth to engage in dignified job creation and job enhancement by analyzing trade flows, market access, and investment potential. Additionally, it will examine the availability and trade of fish feed inputs, assess access to finance and financing gaps for women and youth entrepreneurs, and provide insights to enhance market participation, value addition, and sustainability in the fisheries sector.
See Terms Of Reference (TOR) Document
Application Procedure Application documents are required to be submitted online via email to: recruitment@kilimotrust.org before 5pm of 17th March 2025
Application documents MUST include the following:
i) A letter stating why you consider yourself or your firm suitable for the assignment.
ii) Brief technical proposal which includes methodology on the approach and implementation of the assignment, and the work plan for implementation of the assignment.
iii) Financial proposal indicating professional fee.
iv) Personal CVs of technical personnel proposed for this assignment highlighting qualifications and experience in similar projects; and
v) Work references - contact details (email addresses) of referees (firms for whom you’ve produced similar assignments).