Day: May 28, 2022

Title of the assignment : Feasibility study for the creation of a groupage system in Togo for the transport of parcels of goods between Lome and the cities of the interior of the country and certain cities of the West African sub-region

• Country: Togo
• Client: The World Bank
• Period: March-June 2021

Tasks performed by ALG:

• A commercial or market study which must include elements such as :
• the identification of the actors who already practice this model of parcel transport in the form of groupage, and those who do not practice, but are ready to do so,
• the different forms of existing similar practices with their strengths and weaknesses,
• the points of departure of the goods, the routes used and the destinations at national and sub-regional level in the countries mentioned above,
• the types of goods most commonly conveyed in this form of groupage,
• the volume of traffic per month and per year,
• the prices charged according to the parcels and destinations,
• the model contracts between applicants and providers,
• the legal conditions related to this model of goods transportation,
• the socio-economic benefits of this practice for traders and populations,
• the willingness of customers to pay for these services,
• the synthesis of demand and supply by parcel conveyor circuit,
• the market share of this groupage project,
• the proposal of a marketing strategy for the promotion and sustainability of the project.

• A technical and logistic study which must include elements such as :
• the types of transport equipment best suited to this project with their characteristics and pros formas delivered by at least two dealers,
• other small equipment and accessories necessary to facilitate loading and unloading of goods,
• identification and prioritization of the most appropriate sites for a good realization of the grouping of the parcels,
• the minimum site development needs with their financial evaluation,
• the organizational diagram of the site with the circuits of entry and exit of the goods,
• the proposal of the models of transport documents and their procedures of use,
• human resource requirements and organizational and management structure,
• The study will also have to decide on the degree of digitalization of the process, considering the penetration rate of smartphones among retailers, the existence of appropriate Information Systems (IS) available on the market for the implementation of such a system or the need to build a specific IS.

• An economic and financial study that must include elements such as :
• the cost of the project,
• the financing scheme,
• the sources of financing with the types of guarantees to be provided,
• the projected operating statement for the first seven (7) years,
• sensitivity tests.

• Zone d’intervention: Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso
• Client: UNESCO
• Période de la mission: Janvier-Février 2022
• Titre du projet: Renforcer la résilience des jeunes face à l’extrémisme violent et leur engagement pour la construction de la paix à travers l’éducation

L’objectif principal de cette mission est de disposer d’une ébauche de modules de formation sur la base du rapport issu de l’évaluation des besoins des jeunes qui a été conduite dans les 3 pays. Les modules de formation seront utilisés par des formateurs/facilitateurs pour le renforcement des capacités des jeunes (filles et garçons) en matière de résilience, de construction de la paix et de l’état de droit et des compétences leur permettant d’être des agents de la paix.

• Title of the mission: IDENTIFICATION OF YOUTH CAPACITY BUILDING NEEDS IN BURKINA FASO, MALI, NIGER AND SENEGAL AND MECHANISMS ENABLING THEM TO BECOME ACTORS FOR PEACE AND THE RULE OF LAW
• Countries of intervention: Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger
• Client: UNESCO
• Period: July-August 2021

Mission objective

Consult the relevant stakeholders in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Senegal, including young people, to identify the capacity building needs of the latter as well as the mechanisms necessary for them to engage as actors for peace and the rule of law in their community, using a gender-responsive approach.

For more information, contact us: [email protected]

• Tire de la mission: IDENTIFICATION DES BESOINS EN RENFORCEMENT DES CAPACITES DES JEUNES AU BURKINA FASO, AU MALI, AU NIGER ET AU SENEGAL ET DES MECANISMES LEUR PERMETTANT DE DEVENIR DES ACTEURS POUR LA PAIX ET L’ETAT DE DROIT
• Pays d’intervention: Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger
• Client: UNESCO
• Période: Juillet-Août 2021

Objectif de la mission

Consulter les parties prenantes concernées au Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger et Sénégal dont les jeunes, pour identifier les besoins en renforcement des capacités de ces derniers ainsi que les mécanismes nécessaires pour qu’ils puissent s’engager en tant qu’acteurs pour la paix et l’état de droit dans leur communauté, selon une approche réactive en matière de genre.

Pour plus d’information, contactez-nous: [email protected]

• Project: Youth Empowerment through TVET in The Gambia
• Country: The Gambia
• Client: UNESCO
• Period: January-March 2022

The evaluation team will aim to achieve the following objectives:
i) Assess the appropriateness of the project strategy and design in relation to outcomes and progress made;
ii) Assess the strategic positioning of the project within the UN system and the broader landscape of TVET-related actors and programmes, taking into account relevant enabling policy frameworks to which the work of the project responds;
iii) Assess how the project aligns with The Gambia’s needs, as well as SDG targets, relevant international policies and norms, and UNESCO strategic objectives and Global Priorities;
iv) Assess contributions towards gender transformative change;

v) Assess managerial arrangements and work planning; finance and co-finance, risks to sustainability (financial, socio-economic, institutional framework and governance, environmental, etc.);
vi) Evaluate the current exit strategy and likelihood of sustainability of activities and preliminary project gains; and
vii) List obstacles the project confronted, and lessons learned moving forward.

• Project title: Support the capacity of the Government and national stakeholders to establish credible transitional justice processes and mechanisms that promote reconciliation and sustainable peace in The Gambia.
• Country: The Gambia
• Client: UNDP
• Period: June-July 2021

The evaluation had five key objectives:

1. To assess the contribution of the project activities to the realization of project objectives and outcomes by determining how relevant, efficient, effective, and sustainable the project is.
2. To identify and provide analysis of the factors that have either positively or negatively affected/impacted the project beneficiaries.
3. To recognize any possible catalytic effects of the project.
4. To assess the project’s contribution towards national strategies on transitional justice and human rights, as well as peacebuilding, including its contribution towards strengthening Government-led coordination and planning in this sector.
5. To provide recommendations for improving UN support to transitional justice and human rights in The Gambia, including the country’s sustainable peace agenda on transitional justice and human rights.

• Client: OREZONE
• Country: Burkina Faso
• Intervention period: April-May 2022

The objective of this activity is to (i) cover all the sections and observe the environmental and social issues involved, (ii) assess the issues, risks and potential environmental and social impacts related to the planned operations, (iii) inform the sheets and forms for the environmental and social selection of the sub-projects, (iv) contact and exchange with the technical departments of the town halls of the sites hosting the sections and (v) validate the results of the screening, make the classification and determine the environmental and social work necessary always with a view to preserving the tranquility of the neighboring / adjoining populations.

• Client: OREZONE
• Pays: Burkina Faso
• Période de l’intervention: Avril-Mai 2022

L’objectif de cette activité est de (i) parcourir l’ensemble des tronçons et observer les enjeux environnementaux et sociaux en présence, (ii) apprécier les enjeux, risques et impacts environnementaux et sociaux potentiels liés aux opérations envisagées, (iii) renseigner les fiches et formulaires de sélection environnementale et sociale des sous-projets, (iv) prendre contact et échanger avec les directions techniques des mairies des lieux d’accueil des tronçons et (v) valider les résultats du screening, faire la classification et déterminer le travail environnemental et social nécessaire toujours dans le souci de préserver la quiétude des populations riveraines/mitoyennes.

• Client: Korea Rural Economic Institute (KREI)
• Country: Ghana
• Period: August-September 2021

The overall objective of this consultancy is to prepare products that document the extent to which the subject project’s outcomes and impact have been achieved: What is the impact of the project on rural development and improvement of the irrigation system for vegetable production in the target community?

• Client: International Republican Institute (IRI)
• Countries of the assessment: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo
• Period: September-November 2021
• Number of experts assigned: 4 key experts and 10 research assistants

As violent extremist organizations expand their zones of influence in the central Sahel and increasingly threaten northern border communities in the Littoral States, IRI seeks to integrate the best practices and lessons learned from rigorously evaluated community-led prevention and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) interventions in target border communities into a regional P/CVE strategy ratified by Burkina Faso, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, and Benin through coordination with the Accra Initiative and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).