Terms of Reference for Green Schools Programme in Mogadishu/BRA

       I.            General Information

Project Name:

Green Schools in Benadir

Type of Contract:

Local Consultancy

Duration of the

Expected Start date:

40 days starting from the day of contract 1st November 2022

Expected End date

10th Dec 2022

Duty station:

Mogadishu

    II.            Project Objectives

Mogadishu municipality is implementing green schools programme project; with the collaboration the local NGO under support of the JLPG UNDP Somalia, the project has the following aims:

I.            Planting 500 indigenous tees and fruit trees in Mogadishu at local schools. This will start a reforestation process that allows for new growth and regeneration of rich soil content.

II.            Creating a job for youth and IDP camps to Increased income as a result of nurseries being established and sell of seedlings

III.            developing a culture of planting trees and understanding the value of ecosystems within communities through conservation education

IV.            Educate children on their natural environment, and improve their food security by planting fruit trees at underprivileged schools.

1. Introduction

Municipality of Mogadishu and the Benadir Regional Administration (MOM/BRA) seek to improve the performance of the Environment of the municipality as well as to contribute the wellbeing, livelihoods and the Environmental Sustainability of the Mogadishu.

Conduct green schools’ program as part of climate adoption through Environmental Education, Eco-Volunteerism and trees Plantation is an environmental program that was designed by as a means of conserving our environment with particular emphasis to schools and the communities around them. This program has among its components, issues that address health, water and sanitation, environmental awareness, trees/fruits planting with particular emphasis to multi-purpose trees and species especially landscape trees, fruit for nutrition in schools Under this program.

1.      Environmental Awareness will be carried out in communities and schools for planting trees, waste management.

2.      The project will be completed duration of 40 days.

 IV.            Problem Justification and Intervention Strategy

An estimated 8.2 million trees were cut down for charcoal in Somalia between 2011 and 2017, increasing land degradation, food insecurity, and vulnerability to flooding and drought. Somalia has seen rampant deforestation in recent decades. According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FOA).

Planting trees and fruits at schools helps beautify the school compound and community around the schools. The newly planted trees will clean the air.  They will clean the water runoff from the buildings with their roots. They not only enrich the students and residents’ lives; they enrich the earth that they now inhabit. As the gardens start to flower, they will attract bees, birds, and butterflies — all of which we need to pollinate food gardens in the schools.

Green Schools Programme (GSP): This is an environmental program that was designed by as a means of conserving our environment with particular emphasis to schools and the communities around them. This program has among its components, issues that address health, water and sanitation, environmental awareness, trees/fruits planting with particular emphasis to multi-purpose trees and species especially landscape trees, fruit for nutrition in schools

Under this program, BRA with collaboration of the local environmental organization will provide 10 schools in Mogadishu with at least 500 fruit trees and shade trees of different types. Environmental Awareness will be carried out in communities and schools for planting trees, waste management. The project will be completed duration of 40 days.

1. Conservation Education at Schools

We will be planting indigenous and fruit trees at selected primary and high schools in Mogadishu. Our aim is not just to green the schools and provide children with healthy food and environmental education.

Every school will have environmental club who continues environmental activities such as planting trees, clean up and etc. we will also be teaching children about their natural environment in general, and the importance of trees in particular. The children will play an active role in planting the trees, and through a creative educational programme, we will teach them how to identify different trees, how to look after trees, and why trees are essential to a healthy living environment. We will also explain to children about climate change and adaptation. This will be done through fun games, plays, Arts and quizzes. The educational programme is being put together with the assistance of an educational expert in Somalia. In collaboration with the Department of Education and Banadir regional Administration.

1. Tree Nursery Establishment

Tree nursery will be established in Mogadishu in which the project will be operating. In addition to soil conditions, seedlings to be raised by the Project will depend on the choice of preferred. Tree Nursery will be strategically and very needed to provide the schools and communities for free.

1. Distribution of Seedlings.

Establishment of the tree nurseries will be made in advance of a target planting season that seedlings are ready by the onset of a particular rainy season. Applications for seedlings will be invited from members of the target Schools/community with number of seedlings dependent of available plant able area

1. Delivery Of the Seedlings to The Planting Sites.

Applications for seedlings will include site sketch maps for locations where planting is meant to take place. This will help the project field team in ensuring effective delivery of seedlings to planting sites of successful applicants. Seedlings will be entirely cost free and upon their receipt, members of the target School/community will ensure that seedlings are safe and well protected from excessive sunshine and domestic animals such as cows and goats.

1. Site Preparation and Planting:

The project field/extension staff will guide the target schools/community on requirements for site preparation such as lining out, pitting and planting. The costs involved in all this will be met by the project beneficiary. In addition, seedlings planted are well maintained through regular watering and where applicable will be carried out so that pests and diseases on planted seedlings especially fruits are completely controlled to avoid possible damage or eaten by animals, most of the trees will be planted inside the school’s campus and government institutions, public parks that will be used fencing tree guard.

Expected benefits from the project.

●       Children will be taught how to propagate seedlings and thus will be expected each to plant a fruit and tree of their own choice at home and to encourage their parents and guardians to follow suit.

●       Environment club in the schools who will involve environmental activities,

●       When the trees start shading, fruiting, and children will gain shades, nutritional values from the fruits. Besides the harvest will benefit the hungry, poor, and needy people living in the school communities.

●       Plants clean the air through a process that we are all more than aware of, photosynthesis. Through the leaves, they tackle climate change to absorb carbon dioxide and any potentially harmful chemicals and breathe out fresh, pure oxygen.

●       Job creation for youth and IDP camps to increased income as a result of nurseries being established and sell of seedlings.

●       Environment shall be conserved in the long run.