Consultant: Gender Equality and Social Inclusion

10 hours ago

Johannesburg, South Africa International Water Management Institute Full time

**Project Background**

As part of the One CGIAR, IWMI is co-leading the “_Ukama Ustawi_: Diversification for resilient agribusiness ecosystems in East and Southern Africa” initiative.

The impacts of climate change in East and Southern Africa (ESA) are well known. In this climate hot spot, agricultural production worth over USD 45 billion is at risk from higher temperatures, shorter growing seasons, more extreme and frequent droughts and floods, and increased water scarcity, in a context with little accessible data to support preparedness or responses. Maize production, which covers over 75% of the cropping land in many places, is particularly vulnerable, projected to face not only 15% climate-related declines in yield without adaptation but also challenges from diminished cropland suitability and poor agronomic inputs and management; degraded environmental bases with declining soil fertility and degraded water systems. Developments that transform the ESA agrifood system need to urgently enable sustainable intensification to maize-mixed systems and crop diversification to de-risk other systems, as well as promote healthier diets, and more sustainable practices. The agribusiness ecosystem, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has been identified as a critical engine for agricultural and economic development, for climate change adaptation in ESA agribusinesses help create a “pull effect” for products and services.

Currently there are significant hurdles to realizing these ambitions. These include access to inputs, advisory, capacity, and finance; youth unemployment and a lack of interest in agriculture; poverty and social norms and practices that hinder more gender-equitable growth; tensions over owning or using scarce resources; and challenges to collaborative governance. Newly developed innovations, capabilities, and support environments must tackle these barriers. And while many solutions already exist, the challenge is deploying and rapidly scaling these actions through business models and blended capital investment in a coordinated and inclusive way to engage those most marginalized.

**_Gender and Social Inclusion_**

In ESA, women provide more than 50% of the agricultural labour force and play a key role in ensuring family nutrition and food security. Compared to any other regions, women in the ESA are economically more active as farmers and entrepreneurs. Women grow most of Africa’s food and own one-third of all SMEs. Yet agriculture continues to be a key driver of gender inequality in Africa, with significant gender gaps in productivity, wages, and entrepreneurial opportunities. Africa is also at the cusp of a youth bulge. The majority of around 100 million young people entering the workforce in Africa over the next 10 years need to find work in agriculture. Many of the affected areas already have serious levels of hunger and malnutrition, with the highest burden experienced by women and youth from marginalized, vulnerable communities. More inclusive interventions are needed to empower women and youth workers - and to enable their transition into agribusiness across the value chain. _Ukama Ustawi_ (UU) is designed to be gender-responsive and socially inclusive with relevant priorities framed around a transformative agenda that will enhance opportunities and strengthen engagement across the many development areas.

**Objective of the Assignment**
- and off-farm assets, services, and innovations; increasing engagement and agency through targeted investments, innovations in design, peer-mentor support and training; and establishing change agents and champions. The key output will be to identify actionable pathways to gender-transformative and socially inclusive change in different national contexts that correspond to local demand. This will be achieved by developing a robust GESI framework of action that allows designing adaptive scale up and scale out gender equality and social inclusion in agribusiness ecosystems in the ESA.

**Scope of Work**

Gender equality and social inclusion, political economy, agribusiness, East and Southern Africa regional experience.

**Expected Deliverables/Outputs**
- Compiled list of relevant strategic partners and stakeholders at country and regional levels. Policy relevant consultations with public, private, and civil society actors in specific countries and regionally to identify actionable pathways to practical and strategic, systemic barriers to inclusive agri-business.
- Develop a framework, plan of action and identify potential actors and institutions for a peer-led agri-enterprise mentoring program for marginalized women and youth in at least one ESA location.
- Evidence-based GESI framework, approaches, and suite of methodologies for inclusive agri-business that can be implemented in the focus countries, targeting women, youth and marginalized groups; evidence generated accessible to, and potential for adapting and scale up across UU

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