CONSULTANCY SERVICE FOR CONDUCTING BASELINE ASSESSMENT/ SURVEY/ ON THE ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING (ASM) COMMUNITIES OF 6 REGIONS IN ETHIOPIA

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

Request for Expressions of Interest

(For Consulting Firms)

Country: The Federal Democratic Republic Of Ethiopia

Project: support to improve the economic, social and environmental sustainability of artisanminers in Ethiopia

Grant name: JSDF Grant

Grant number- TF 098807

Consulting service: for conducting baseline assessment/ survey/ on theartisanaland small-scale mining (ASM)Communities of 6 regions in Ethiopia

Procurement plan Package no. : MoM/JSDF/C1

The Federal Government of Ethiopia has obtained a Japanese Social Development Fund (JSDF) from the Government of Japan, administered by theWorld Bank and intends to apply part of the proceeds of thisgrant to payments under the contract for consulting service ofconducting baseline assessment /survey on theartisanaland small-scale mining (ASM) communities of 6 regions in Ethiopia.

The main objective the assessment /survey/ isto generate basic socio-economic statistics which would serve as a basis for measuring the current situation on the ground, possible pathways for development and the likely impact of the approved project activities.

Specifically, the socioeconomic study aims at achieving the following:

• To determine the characteristics, demography, current livelihood activities, stock and assets and level of income of the major ASM communities within Oromia, Tigray, Southern NNP, Benshangul-Gumuz, Amhara and Afar states;
• To assess the level of available technology and external support, including access to finance, health & safety, and environmental considerations;
• To identify stakeholders by interest or stakeholder group;
• To provide gender-disaggregated household data, with an emphasis on outlining educational status, health status /including HIV/, income level, employment opportunities, and obstacles for participation for female community members;
• To provide an assessment of which communities should be selected for project support, including needs assessment;
• To identify the type of capacity building needed for ASM, giving more emphasis to the needs and problems of artisanal women;
• To assess the capacity of the local Mining Bureaux to provide assistance to ASM communities
• To generate statistical data to serve as benchmarks for regular M&E;

The Ministry of Mining (MoM) now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants 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 key staff, and so forth). The consultant must have Demonstrated experience in social research and result assessment, Strong capacity in interdisciplinary studies and methods and Strong analytical skills and ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications.

A consultant will be selected on "selection based on consultant's qualification" in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank'sGuidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank

Interested consultants may 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 by May2, 2012.

Ministry of Mines

CMC Road

PO Box 486, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

ASM Project Coordinating Office / Sofia Mohamed

Tel: 251 11 64577587

Fax: 251 116463364

Email: sofimoha@yahoo.com