CALL FOR TENDERS Within the framework of the EU-funded project “Handicraft and Business through Regional Integration and Fair Trade Market”, the NGO Cesvi Tajikistan will appoint a highly qualified expert (or pool of experts) to realize a study on the following subject: “Existing market channels for handicraft products in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan” The research shall provide a detailed insight into the sale opportunities for Tajik and Kyrgyz handicraft products in their respective internal markets. The study will be conducted at the national level, with a particular focus on touristic areas (including places hosting major craft exhibitions) and capital cities. The research should analyze, but should not be limited to, market channels such those related to tourism (different types of tourism, e.g. alpinism, family, business etc.) or those focused on different target groups (youngster, students, housewives etc.) or different geographical contexts (urban / rural areas). The study will take the form of a written report, drafted preferably in English, providing the following information: • Methodology used for the research, including data and figures on markets, products and typology of customers; • Identification and description of the operators working in each market (wholesalers / retailers / hotels / museums or other touristic centers / web-shops etc.); • Identification of the type of tools used by market operators to contact craftsmen, select products and make purchase orders (fairs, web catalogues, paper catalogues, visit to showrooms, direct promotion by specialized persons or by artisans etc.); • SWOT analysis of the analyzed markets, highlighting their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats for craftsmen; • For each of the two countries, selection of the market channels with the most promising potential for handicraft development; • Conclusions and recommendations with a view to identify potential products and marketing strategies to be applied to specific target markets; • Comparative analysis between the handicraft markets in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan: the possibility of establishing a stronger Regional market (Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and other Central Asia countries) should also be analyzed. The report shall be corroborated by data and figures, but it will be drafted in an easy-to-read form, so as to facilitate the translation in local languages and the dissemination among a variety of different stakeholders. Interested candidates are invited to submit a research proposal at the email address [email protected] by the 31 of October 2014. The proposal shall include the following documents, drafted in English language: • Short concept of the research (maximum 2 pages), containing information such as: methodology of work applied, involved stakeholders, working plan and delivery date, language used etc.; • Detailed CV of the candidate (or candidates); • Total price expressed in EURO, including remuneration and all other costs and fees related to the research. More information can be obtained by sending an email to [email protected] by the 27 of October 2014. Brief description of the project The project is funded by the European Union, has a duration of 24 months and is implemented by Cesvi and its 4 Partners (NASMB and UCT in Tajikistan; BBC in Kyrgyzstan; PromoFirenze in Italy). The overall objective of the project is to contribute to the development of the Tajik and Kyrgyz private sectors with a special focus on regional integration of the handicraft sector. It will be reached through the reinforcement of the Tajik and Kyrgyz Handicraft Business Intermediary Organizations (BIOs), particularly bolstering their representative role, their sustainability and their competences on supporting Small Medium Enterprises (specific objective). The project has three expected results: 1) BIOs increased their capacity to influence State actors and policies in favor of SMEs (macro level); 2) BIOs strengthened their role in the handicraft sector and their legitimacy towards SMEs (meso level); 3) BIOs increased their capacities to assist SMEs to approach the internal and foreign markets (micro level). More information at centralasianhandicraft.org. Information about the tenderer Cesvi, established in Italy in 1985, is a secular, independent organization, whose aim is to foster international cooperation and development worldwide. In Cesvi’s guiding principles, the ideals of human solidarity and social justice are transformed into concrete actions toward the achievement of inclusive, sustainable and tailor-made development. In the acronym Cesvi, the words Cooperazione e Sviluppo (Cooperation and Development) emphasize a philosophy based on the principle that aid’s recipients should always be given a leading role, as true owners and creators of their own human and economic development. . Cesvi started its operations in Tajikistan in 2001, where it has been working in Water and Sanitation, Environment, Handicraft, Rural Development and Economic Development. ,
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