Advocacy and Campaigning Training

BACKGROUND & INTRODUCTION: The Palestinian Farmers’ Union (PFU) is a broadly recognized Palestinian farmers’ network, with active Governorate Farmers’ Associations (GFAs) members that represent farmers of all agricultural sectors and communities to defend their rights, interests, to achieve a more securing and enabling policy, business environment, and provides quality services to strengthen farmers’ skills to better produce, process and market their commodities, to better cope with shocks and changes. In partnership with Oxfam, the Palestinian Farmers’ Union (PFU) is implementing a program funded by Directorate-General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid (DGD) titled “Women, youth and other SSPs increase benefits in the fresh vegetable value chain as change agents” with 3 partners: Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committee (PARC), Rural Women Development Society (RWDS) and Palestinian Farmers’ Union (PFU) to make the fresh vegetable value chain more inclusive, fair and sustainable.
CONTEXT
Most of Palestinian farmers are ignorant of their rights and obligations, and do not have the capacity to effectively influence policies, to better respond for their rights and needs. As rights holders, they should be able to defend their rights, and claim certain guaranties regarding their needs from the governments.
In line with PFU strategy pillar 2 “Effective lobbing and advocacy”, and to improve government performance in the agricultural sector, and to pressure them to adopt policies that are more responsive to farmers rights and needs, PFU established a multi-stakeholder coalition called Fresh Vegetable Coalition (Fresh Vegetable multi stakeholder Coalition).
Fresh Vegetable multi stakeholder Coalition
Was established through a series of workshops conducted in different district. The objectives of the workshops were to discuss with farmers their rights and key policy issues affecting their rights, and what should be done to hold the government accountable, and pressure them to be more responsive to farmers' rights. In addition to discussing the importance of raising farmers' voices through organizing them into coalitions, and empowering them to effectively influence dialogue with decision-makers on key policy issues. At the end of the workshops, the participants were informed about the roles and responsibilities of the coalitions and their involvement in lobbying and advocating for their rights, in relation to the fresh vegetable value chain. The most active participants were selected to be members of the coalitions.
The Fresh Vegetable multi stakeholder Coalition consist of fresh vegetable farmers, cooperatives, Government, local and international organization and groups from different districts in the WB.
PURPOSE OF THE TRANING
To Build the capacities of Fresh Vegetable Coalition members and empower them to effectively engage in decision making process in their communities, and be able to influence at district and national levels. In addition to contribute to lobbying and advocacy for farmers' rights and policies.
PFU develop a 3 years action plan / road map that defines the Coalition structure, roles, responsibilities and activities, in relation to lobbying and advocacy for policies in the field of fresh vegetable value chain.
SCOPE OF WORK
The trainer is expected to conduct the following tasks:
1. Conduct 2 training 10 hours each courses divided into 2 phases as follow:
Phase 1:
• Design and conduct 1 training ( 10 hours ) courses (in WB) for 25 Coalition members . The members will be trained on the concept of leadership, teambuilding, conflict resolution, and communications skills
Phase 2:
• Design and conduct 1 training ( 10 hours ) courses (in WB) for 25 Coalition members . The members will be trained on the concept of Advocacy, Capacity Building for Farmers
And inspire them to work together on issues affecting farmers.
Note: Both training will be conducted in Ramallah
DELIVERABLE
• Design and conduct 2 training.
• A final report about the training including description of the training, topics of the training, evaluation of the trainees, and recommendations.

please find attached TOR for the training 

Please submit the proposal (separate technical & financial offer in euro currency for each training hour) and requested documents by through email to [email protected] no later than the 14st of July 2024.
For any questions, feel free to contact the Project Manager:
Adleen Karajah
0568135364 [email protected]