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Scope of Work (SOW)

Facilitation of Agriculture Learning and Revision of GrowHer Cacao Thematic Modules

Background

Yayasan Save the Children Indonesia (SCIDN) is implementing the GrowHer Cocoa Project, with support from GIZ and Mars. A consortium consisting of Grow Asia, Mars, Save the Children Indonesia, and PisAgro is jointly working on the implementation of GrowHer. GrowHer Cacao program's goal is to improve women and girls while exercising their rights in cocoa value chains. The program aims to strengthen women and girls' representation and accelerate access to economic resources and capacity-strengthening activities. GrowHer program's beneficiaries are 4,000 female smallholder cacao farmers and entrepreneurs in North Luwu and East Luwu Districts, in South Sulawesi Province. SCIDN and the consortium aim to empower girls and women from different backgrounds and ages, and adopt rural economic growth and resilience as one of the key essential interventions.

The goal of the GrowHer Cacao program is to improve the rights of women and girls, strengthen their representation in the cocoa value chain, and accelerate access to resources and training for 4,000 women smallholders and entrepreneurs in 2 districts, such as North Luwu and East Luwu, in South Sulawesi. We aim to demonstrate that empowering young women and women from different backgrounds and ages is an essential component of rural economic growth and resilience.

Throughout its implementation, the GrowHer Cacao program has generated valuable lessons and field experiences, highlighting both good practices and challenges that inform future program improvements. One key area identified is the effectiveness of the program's thematic modules, which serve as a primary tool for training and mentoring women's groups.

Although the modules are already available, field assessments indicate a need for content and methodological adjustments to ensure they are more contextual, practical, and responsive to the real needs of women in communities. Therefore, a learning facilitator is required to lead reflective sessions, manage participatory discussions, and provide recommendations for improving the thematic modules based on field findings and participants' feedback.

Through this activity, it is expected that a shared understanding will emerge regarding the effectiveness of the program's approach, resulting in thematic modules that are more relevant, practical, and impactful in strengthening women's capacity in the cocoa sector.

Purpose and Objectives

The purpose of this activity is to facilitate collective learning across agriculture projects and to review and refine the thematic modules of the GrowHer Cacao Program. The activity aims to strengthen cross-project knowledge sharing and ensure that the GrowHer modules are practical, contextual, and responsive to the needs of women farmers and entrepreneurs at the community level.

This activity has two main objectives:

• To facilitate a Learning Agriculture Session that brings together staff and partners from various agriculture projects to share experiences, lessons learned, and good practices from the field. Through this session, participants will identify key challenges, success factors, and innovative approaches that can strengthen the effectiveness and coordination of agriculture-related interventions across programs.
• Conduct a Review and Adjustment of the GrowHer Thematic Modules to ensure their content, methods, and language are relevant, practical, and easily applied by women smallholders and entrepreneurs at the community level. This process will include gathering feedback from program teams and community representatives, revising the modules accordingly, and finalizing them for field implementation.

Scope of Work

The facilitator will be responsible for planning, leading, and documenting the learning and module review processes. The scope of work will include the following key activities:

The scope of work will include the following:

Preparation and Coordination

• Coordinate with the GrowHer Cacao program team and other agriculture project teams to design the learning session agenda and methodology.
• Review existing program documents, reports, and thematic modules to understand key themes and areas for improvement.
• Develop facilitation tools and materials to support participatory learning and reflection.
• Align facilitation methods with the detailed workshop agenda and session objectives outlined by the program team, including multi-stakeholder participation (staff, government, champions, partners) as described in the TOR.

Facilitation of Learning Agriculture Session

• Facilitate one-day or multi-day learning sessions involving staff and partners from agriculture-related projects.
• Lead participatory discussions to identify lessons learned, challenges, good practices, and innovative approaches in agricultural programming.
• Document key insights, best practices, and recommendations from the session to support cross-program learning.
• Ensure facilitation techniques are adapted to a mixed group of 40 participants as outlined in the TOR (project staff, TA, champions, government partners, REALM, MARS, etc.).

Review and Adjustment of GrowHer Thematic Modules

• Review existing GrowHer thematic modules (content, structure, and delivery methods) in consultation with program teams and community facilitators.
• Gather inputs from field staff, trainers, and community representatives to identify areas requiring revision.
• Provide technical recommendations to improve the module's relevance, practicality, and usability for community-level applications.
• Work with the program team to finalize a revised and consolidated version of the GrowHer modules ready for use in future training.

Reporting and Documentation

• Prepare a short report summarizing the learning session results, key findings, and recommendations for cross-project improvements.
• Submit the finalized and refined version of the GrowHer thematic modules.
• Present key outcomes and recommendations to the program team for validation and follow-up action.

Government Engagement and Policy Alignment

To enhance the relevance, scalability, and institutional adoption of the GrowHer thematic modules, the facilitator will adopt a government systems approach throughout the learning and module refinement processes. Activities include:

• Mapping government policies, strategies, and regulatory frameworks related to women's empowerment, cocoa sector development, entrepreneurship, vocational training, and community empowerment (e.g., Dinas Pertanian/Perkebunan, DP3A/P3AP2KB, Bappeda, Dinas Koperasi & UMKM).
• Review how the GrowHer thematic modules can support and complement relevant government priorities in cocoa development, women's empowerment, and economic/entrepreneurship training programs, and identify areas where minor adjustments may help improve alignment and applicability in local government contexts.

• Identifying concrete and feasible pathways for integration and institutional adoption, such as:

• Embedding the modules within village-level planning processes (Musrenbang, RPJMDes, annual village workplans)

• Leveraging government-supported community structures such as KWT, PKK cadres, and PPL

• Positioning GrowHer modules for inclusion within government training packages (UMKM, entrepreneurship, youth skilling)

• Facilitating a focused validation dialogue with relevant government offices, where feasible, to secure early feedback, build ownership, and identify commitments for policy or programmatic alignment.

• Developing clear, evidence-based advocacy messages derived from the workshop insights to promote government engagement and support for gender-transformative agricultural programming in local development frameworks.

Deliverables

Learning Session Agenda & Facilitation Materials

• Final agenda, methodology, and facilitation plan for the learning session(s).
• Set of facilitation tools, presentation slides, and learning materials prepared for participatory discussions.

Learning Session Implementation Report

• Documentation of the one-day or multi-day learning sessions, including:
• Summary of discussions
• Lessons learned
• Identified challenges and good practices

• Key insights and recommendations for cross-program learning

• Technical Review Notes on GrowHer Modules

• Written assessment of the existing GrowHer thematic modules (content, structure, and delivery methods).
• Summary of inputs gathered from field staff, trainers, and community representatives.

• List of recommended revisions and technical adjustments to strengthen relevance and usability.

• Revised GrowHer Thematic Modules

• A refined and consolidated set of GrowHer modules incorporating all feedback and technical improvements.

• Modules are formatted and ready for use in future community-level training.
• Revisions must reflect workshop findings, group discussions, validation agreements, and TOR expectations.

Final Summary Report & Presentation

A short final report compiling:

• Learning session results
• Key findings
• Cross-project recommendations
• Overview of module revisions
• Presentation of key outcomes to the program team for validation and follow-up action.
• The final presentation must summarize both workshops (Agriculture Learning and Module Review), and align with the TOR outputs.

Consultant Profile and Qualifications

Save the Children will hire an independent consultant to facilitate learning sessions and lead the review and refinement of the GrowHer thematic modules.

The selected consultant should meet the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (Master's preferred) in agriculture, rural development, community development, adult education, or other relevant social science fields.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in facilitating learning processes, participatory workshops, or capacity-building activities for development or agriculture programs.
• Proven experience in developing or reviewing training modules, curricula, or community learning materials, preferably in livelihoods or agriculture-related programming.
• Strong understanding of gender-responsive and community-based programming, including approaches that support women's economic empowerment.
• Experience working with agriculture projects or value-chain initiatives (cacao experience is an added advantage).
• Excellent facilitation, documentation, and communication skills, including the ability to guide participatory discussions and synthesize learning.
• Ability to coordinate effectively with diverse stakeholders, including program teams, field staff, community facilitators, and local partners.
• Strong analytical and writing skills for producing high-quality reports and refined training modules.
• Commitment to Save the Children's safeguarding policies and ethical standards.
• Availability to deliver the assignment within the agreed timeline, including participation in planning meetings and learning sessions.