SELECTING NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (NGO)/ / CIVIL SOCIETY ASSOCIATIONS THAT ADVISING AND SUPPORTING THE ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING (ASM) BENEFICIARY COMMUNITIES

Source: World Bank — Ethiopia: Support to Artisan Miners (JSDF)

Request for Expressions of Interest

(For NGOs/ Civil Society Associations)

Country: The Federal Democratic Republic Of Ethiopia

Project:support to improve the Economic, Social and Environmental Sustainability of Artisanal

Miners in Ethiopia

Grant name:JSDF Grant

Grant number- TF 098807

Assignment:SelectingNon Governmental Organizations (NGO)//Civil Society Associations thatAdvising and Supporting theArtisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM)Beneficiary Communities.

Procurement plan Package no. :MoM/JSDF/C-12

The Federal Government of Ethiopia has obtained a Japanese Social Development Fund from the Government of Japan, administered by the World Bank to support the economic, environmental and social sustainability of artisanal miners in Ethiopia. In order to support the proper implementation of the grant & better ensure the sustainability of the project,a NGO/ Civil Society that will directly work with the communities is planned to be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank'sGuidelines

The NGO /Civil Society Association will assist the Project and the Project Coordinator (PC) in the promotion and sustainability of the training activities, & the handling and maintenance of the basic social infrastructure to ensure successful implementation of the activities. The NGO will also assist in the preparation of business plans, packaging of grant applications, provision of extension (advisory) services and technical assistance at various stages in the implementation of the subprojects.

Some of the specific duties and responsibilities of the NGO /Civil Society Association will include the following:

•Supporting collaborative training activities, as directed by the respective specialists, at the community level, including support on Community organization, Modern mining techniques and safety training, Environmental management for ASM mining, Small business managerial training

•Assist the ASM communities in identifying funding opportunities and making respective Grant requests

•Assist the ASM communities with the maintenance of the rehabilitated / upgraded or newly established social infrastructure.

•Maintain close contact with the ASM beneficiaries and identify issuesof concern, or issues that require special assistance

•Report to the JSDF TF on activities and developments relating to the subprojects within its jurisdiction

•Assist the M & E officer in the JSDF TF with data collection and follow-up of monitoring activities

The Ministry of Mines (MoM) now invites eligible NGOs /Civil Society Associationsto indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested NGOs/Civil Society Associations must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, Experience in similar conditions, General Qualifications and number of staffs, and so forth). They must have Demonstrated experience in social and community development interventions. A working knowledge of the dynamics of the ASM sub-sector in Ethiopia is desirable. The NGO/ Civil Society Association must have personnel with technical capacity to handle these assignments' specific duties of mining, environment, health, etc.

An NGO/Civil Society Associationwill be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank'sGuidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank .

Interested voluntary & nonprofit organizations qualified to assist in preparing, and managing, similar to the project- communitiesmay obtain further information at the address below.

From 8:30 AM- 5:30PM in all working days

Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below within15 days from the first date of the announcement.

Ministry of Mines

CMC Road

PO Box 486, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

ASM Project /JSDF/ Coordinating Office

Contact person Sofia Mohamed

Tel: 251 11 6457587, 251 11 646 33 29

Fax: 251 116463364

Email:sofimoha@yahoo.com