Ethiopian Horticulture Producer

Exporters Association (EHPEA)

የኢትዮጵያ ሆርቲካልቸር አምራች ላኪዎች ማኀበር

Call for Consultancy to conduct Study on the impact of EHPEA

Gender intervention program on business Productivity and profitability

Ethiopian Horticulture Producer Exporters Association (EHPEA) is a business membership organization which is established in 2002. It is an organization meant to promote the interest of its members who are engaged in the production and export of cut flowers, fruit, vegetables, herbs, cuttings as well as hybrid vegetable seeds. Currently, EHPEA has 126 members, it has been relentlessly contributing for the horticulture industry boom in Ethiopia and effectively representing the interests of its members locally and globally. The mission of EHPEA is to improve the competitiveness of our members and promote sustainable growth of Ethiopian Horticulture sector by providing innovative services.

Over the last decade, EHPEA has been working on various interventions to promote the sector and executed impactful projects to build the capacity of its members and to build Ethiopian Horticulture brand in the international market arena.

One of its core functions is to ensure its members are socially complaint and discharge their responsibilities.

The gender intervention support includes three work streams: enhancing female and male staff health and welfare; promoting gender sensitive management at farm level; and engaging farm and other stakeholders to address sexual harassment and gender-based violence (GBV) at farms’ their vicinity.

The hypothesis in this EHPEA Gender interventions programs (e.g. inclusive policies and practices) can increase workers’ satisfaction and engagement (for women and men) lead to changes employee attitudes, behaviour, participation and work motivation. This in turn leads to improved performance of the business, measured in indicators such as reduced absenteeism, increased productivity, and other business benefits.

In line with that EHPEA would like to conduct impact assessment of Gender intervention program with the aim to review the impact on farm productivity and profitability and to determine the magnitude of the knowledge, skills gained for the sustainable horticulture sector development considering the timeline of six years (since 2019).

Thus, EHPEA is soliciting eligible consulting firms who have notch expertise and experience in delivering similar assignments as further described in the terms of reference (TOR).

1. The Terms of Reference (TOR) consisting of expected qualification and competency requirements for the consultancy can be collected from EHPEA office or can be downloaded from EHPEA website (www.ehpea.org) or request at info@ehpea.org 
2. Bidders should submit their technical and financial proposals in a bid located at the following address within 10 working days from date of announcement in separate, sealed envelopes labeled as technical and financial proposal for each assignment respectively.

Finance and Administration Office

Ethiopian Horticulture Producer Exporters Association (EHPEA)

Mickey Leyland Road, around Ministry of Energy and Water Resources

NB Business Center Building 6th Floor, Room No. 603, Addis Ababa

Both envelopes with bid documents shall be clearly marked as

“Call for Consultancy to conduct Study on the impact of EHPEA

Gender intervention program on business Productivity and profitability”

3.  EHPEA reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.

4.  Late bids shall be rejected

For further information please contact: +251116634524/ +251116636750