Call for EOI: GESI Analysis for Camimex in Ca Mau Province

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)

GESI ANALYSIS FOR CAMIMEX IN CA MAU PROVINCE

SNV Netherlands Development Organization

SNV is an international not-for-profit development organisation, working in more than 25 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. SNV specializes in supporting the resourcefulness of development actors by developing local capacities, improving performance and services, strengthening governance systems, helping to create access for excluded groups and by making markets work for the poor. Our global team of advisors use their specialist sector expertise in Agriculture, Renewable Energy and WASH to facilitate sustainable change in the livelihoods of millions of people living in poverty.

The Dutch Fund for Climate and Development (DFCD)

The Dutch Fund for Climate and Development (DFCD) provides finance and Technical Assistance (TA) to mobilize and scale external private sector funding for climate smart development. The DFCD’s Origination Facility (OF) managed by SNV, and WWF identifies investment opportunities that support climate change adaptation, mitigation as well as key sustainable development co-benefits such as biodiversity conservation, environmental protection, poverty reduction and gender equality. The OF supports the further elaboration of projects with private sector partners through the provision of TA for project design, feasibility assessments, piloting, and other activities which de-risk and enable the graduation of projects for commercial investment.

The OF has identified CAMIMEX as a good opportunity to support the development of an investment proposal for climate resilient mangrove shrimp production in South Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, which will protect biodiversity and ecosystems, improve livelihoods for smallholder famers, and sequester millions of tons of greenhouse gases... It forms an important additional instrument for the Dutch government’s efforts in contributing to the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Camimex and the DFCD

Camimex was established in 1977 as the first shrimp processor in Ca Mau province, the capital of shrimp producers in Viet Nam. Since 2000, it became one of the world’s earliest producers to be  certified in the whole supply chains, by Naturland and IMO for organic shrimp. Camimex now is now Vietnam’s leading supplier of organic shrimp.  Camimex’s vision is to become the leader in the organic shrimp farming system, through their sustainable value chain: from farming, hatcheries, processing and sustainable markets.

The DFCD’s Origination Facility Investment Committee has approved an origination project proposal to support the development of climate resilient mangrove shrimp production in the Mekong Delta, which is being undertaken by Camimex (the Camimex Group JSC)

It’s also noticed as an innovative climate business that practicing Ecosystem Base Adaptation in the vulnerable coastal areas that’s supported resilient forestry communities in both environment and livelihoods. The mangrove and shrimp business model contributes essential value on Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) in the Mekong Delta.

Objectives

The gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) analysis aims to provide information for CMX’s mangrove shrimp production project on the barriers and opportunities that women and men in all their diversity face in in the Aqua-Silviculture sector. The GESI analysis will take an intersectional approach that takes into consideration how various social determinants like age, gender, disability, ethnicity, minority and economic status, among others, contribute to challenges or facilitate opportunities for individuals and households who seek to generate income from the Aqua-Silviculture sector.

The analysis findings will be synthesized to provide concrete GESI recommendations within a GESI action plan (GAP). The recommendations will provide guidance to various stakeholders to respond to the unique needs of women, men, and marginalized groups within the Aqua-Silviculture sector.

Main tasks:

• Work collaboratively with SNV on a regular basis to ensure that key milestones are met before proceeding to next steps.
• Build on the existing knowledge base through a desk-based study (see text box for a list of illustrative sources) to review the project information, current socio-economic, cultural, religious gender issues, and legal factors that underlie differential gender position on economic development among the vulnerable groups in project sites. Identify gaps in gender and social inequalities that are existing in the projects.
• Design and conduct GESI analysis for CMX’s project sites (surveys’ methodology, questionnaires…) in consultation with CMX, DFCD/SNV and related local stakeholders that’ll consider GESI and women’s economic empowerment in this silvi-aquaculture sectors.
• Elaboration of GESI Action Plans (GAPs) for CMX’s mangrove shrimp production project.
• GESI capacity building trainings for main actors in CMX’s supply chain.
• Present the main findings and recommendations at consultation workshop, get feedback from stakeholders and government departments.

For more details on the Expression of Interest process, submission requirements, and evaluation details, please see corresponding sections below:

Selection Process

SNV will review all Expressions of Interest received in accordance with the guidelines and criteria in this solicitation. SNV reserves the right to exclude any EOIs that do not meet the guidelines. Please note that SNV is unable to provide detailed feedback to those EOIs that are not selected.

Step 1: SNV will shortlist selected EOIs, and unsuccessful respondents will be notified. Successful applicants will be contacted by SNV.

Step 2: SNV will release Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for the specific activities and contract with the selected organizations/ consultants.

Protection of Information

We request that Expressions of Interest responses be free of any intellectual property that the applicant wishes to protect. Should offerors wish to include proprietary intellectual property that they believe would be helpful for SNV, please note the proprietary nature of such information. Costing information will be kept confidential and will not be shared beyond SNV.

Issuance of this EOI does not constitute a commitment, award, or engagement on the part of SNV nor does it commit SNV to any future commitment or engagement.

Note: SNV reserves the right to change or cancel this requirement in the EOI/or solicitation process at any time.

The document is attached HERE for more information.