Company Profile

Rainforest Alliance, a New York-based 501(c)3, and UTZ, an Amsterdam-based foundation, merged in 2018. Together, the new Rainforest Alliance is now a $70 million per year organization with offices in 17 countries (and growing) and over 5000 staff. The merged organization has two main offices—one in Amsterdam and one in New York City.

The Rainforest Alliance is creating a more sustainable world by using social and market forces to protect nature and improve the lives of farmers and forest communities.

We work towards making responsible business the new normal through our certification program, tailored supply chain services, landscape and community work and advocacy.

For more information, please visit http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/about.  

Job Description

Terms of Reference for engagement of service provider

For the supply of start-up kits for diversification enterprise on Bakery for smallholder farmers in the Kakum biodiversity landscape to create new small and medium scale businesses and improve farmer livelihoods.

Background

The Rainforest Alliance (RA) is creating a more sustainable world by using social and market forces to protect nature and improve the lives of farmers and forest communities.

The Rainforest Alliance and the Läderach (Schweiz) AG began collaborating in 2013 and have since implemented various phases of the 'Family Life' project in the Central Region of Ghana, around the protected biodiversity hotspot of Kakum. Through this project, significant strides have been made to empower and better the lives of local communities by improving community income through growing sustainable local enterprises. The project has focused on the following three scopes of work: improving productivity through training and coaching in best management practices, paying premiums from certification, and supporting business and income diversification. This project has also promoted the sensitisation of local cocoa-growing communities to the Worst Forms of Child Labour. 

The project is seeking to support 14 farmers in the project communities i.e. Paaso, Bobi, Nyamebekyere and Somnyamekodur with seed capital in the form of start-up kits for diversification enterprises.

In view of this, the Rainforest Alliance is inviting vendors to submit quotations for the supply of start-up kits required for Bakery enterprise.

Objective

The implementing organisation is seeking to support 14 farmers with the seed capital for Bakery enterprises in the target communities around the Kakum landscape. The service provider will be responsible for the supply and installation where necessary of the start-up kits.

Scope of Work and expected duration

The location for the supplier of the items is Ghana in the Kakum landscape consist of 4 communities located within the Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira District. The supplier is expected to deliver all items purchased within 15 days from the time of the agreement.

Deliverables

The specific deliverables required include the following;

1. provide a cost of supplying Bakery enterprise start-up items and requisite equipment in appropriate areas for selected farmers. The full package required is tabled below.

c. provide after-sales services to beneficiary farmers within 3-months duration after provision of services request by the Rainforest Alliance

d. provide transportation services to deliver start-up kits from supplier location to designated project communities

e. provide at least one after sales service for the beneficiaries who may require them

Required Skills or Experience

Required Qualifications and Experience for selection of offer

Vendors who apply should be able to demonstrate the following

• Experience with delivering high-quality products to tight budgets
• Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
• Vendor location is closer or situated within  the landscape