Participatory Plantation Forestry Programme (PFP 2) is a bilateral development programme. It promotes sustainable and inclusive plantation forestry value chains that contribute to socioeconomic development and poverty reduction, focusing on tree-growing smallholders and micro, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Southern Highlands. It focuses on villages which are already rich in smallholder forestry but where the forest value chains are not yet contributing to poverty reduction in a commensurate manner. It aims to improve wood markets by supporting diversification and quality improvement of wood products, whilst providing knowledge and facilitation for an enabling environment for tree growers to bring their plantations into scientific, commercial production. The PFP 2 promotes increased incomes through business and employment, with a strong human rights-based approach and respect for the environment.
Any process of change promoted through PFP 2 should be non-discriminative, participatory, inclusive, accountable, and transparent with equity in decision making and sharing of the benefits of the process. In other words, PFP 2 respects the dignity and individual autonomy of right holders, including the poorest and the most excluded, including minorities and other vulnerable, often discriminated against groups. The programme looks to create opportunities for their participation – opportunities that are not dependent on the whim of a benevolent outsider but rooted in institutions and procedures. The Programme seeks to make the most of the transformative potential of participation as a process through which those who are otherwise excluded from the decisions and institutions that affect their lives can exercise rights to voice and choice: as agents rather than as instruments or objects.
During 2021 the programme is expanding its operations to new areas. This requires programme to conduct human right and gender situation assessment as well as collecting a wide array of baseline data to allow for adequate monitoring and evaluation of the programme results-delivery and ensure the programme is human right progressive.
DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK
PFP 2 is looking to employ 8 field surveyors for household survey and two key informant interviewers. The household data will be recorded electronically using handheld devices. The interview will be recorded using digital audio recorder. The assignment includes a three-day training in Mafinga. The field work will take place in the Southern Highlands and mainly in its rural communities. The survey teams will be constantly moving from one community to other. Overnight opportunities will be sought among the accommodation options provided in nearby villages and, when situation allows, in nearby bigger towns such as Njombe and Mafinga. Field work is done six days per week and Sundays are free by default. The expected overall duration of the assignment is about three weeks.
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