RFP - Awareness generation on urban agriculture and food gardens among students in municipal schools in Delhi

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About the Proposal

Title of proposed project: Awareness generation on urban agriculture and food gardens among students in municipal schools in Delhi.

Location of the project: 17 municipal schools in the jurisdiction of Municipal Corporation of Delhi.

The project aims to develop functional green spaces in schools, supplement the mid-day meals with organic vegetables, improve biodiversity and connect young urban students with agriculture. The project will address the same through the development of food gardens in the schools.

Urban food gardens provide an array of benefits to students, teachers, and the community. Apart from providing fresh produce and educational opportunities, they also help to promote a healthy lifestyle and inculcate a greater appreciation for the environment. School gardens offer a unique opportunity for students to engage in hands-on learning of agriculture. This helps to increase their level of interest and thus the chances of replicating the same at their residences is higher. The produce from these gardens helps to supplement the nutrition in the mid-day meals. It has also been reported that spending time with nature and carrying out gardening has a positive impact on the mental health as well as adds to the physical activities in the daily routine of the children. In addition, food gardens contribute to improvement in the pollinator base and soil biodiversity, thereby contributing to enhancement in the overall biodiversity.

This TOR aims at awareness generation on urban agriculture and food gardens among students in municipal schools in Delhi. In addition, training material will also be developed. The same will be used later in the project and beyond by the school to continue these awareness generation activities. The chosen agency will have to develop appropriate training material for students (upto Class V), undertake 1 training each in the 17 municipal schools where food gardens have been established through the project and compile a detailed report, including photographs, attendance sheets etc of all the trainings. The final print ready files of the training material will also have to be shared with ICLEI South Asia.

Scope of Work

It is divided in three parts:

• The winning bidder will develop appropriate training material for students (upto Class V)
• The winning bidder will develop undertake 1 training each in the 17 municipal schools where food gardens have been established through the project
• The winning bidder will compile a detailed report, including photographs, attendance sheets etc of all the trainings

Deliverables

• Develop appropriate training material for students (upto Class V)
• Undertake 1 training each in the 17 municipal schools where food gardens have been established through the project
• Compile a detailed report, including photographs, attendance sheets etc of all the trainings

Eligibility

Preferred Qualifications of induvial /firm lead:

• Should be well versed with the subject
• Should have led similar work for at least 5 years
• Should have experience in successfully developing training material and undertaking trainings for school and college students in atleast 5-6 institutions in any place in India in the past three years as on date of release of the TOR.
• Should furnish self-attested copies of work orders for these works and a copy of certificates for successfully developing training material and conducting trainings from the same client
• Should not be under declaration of ineligibility for corrupt or fraudulent practices or deficiencies of services or blacklisted with any Government/Non-Government agencies at the time of bidding

Financial requirements:

For individual

• Copy of valid PAN card
• Copies of ITR of last 3 financial years

For firms

• Copy of valid PAN card, GST registration and TIN.
• Audited account statements for last two years.
• Minimum turnover of 15 lakh (INR) during last two years.

How to Apply

The bid document shall be submitted by bidders through email to the below mentioned email ID on or before 19th June 2025: monalisa.sen@iclei.org

The bidder shall also submit 2 sets of hard copies of the bid documents to the address as mentioned below:

Dr Monalisa Sen Associate Director ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability, South Asia C-3 Green Park Extension New Delhi- 110016 Phone: +91 9871747467 Email: monalisa.sen@iclei.org

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