🌱 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻 ! 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 ! 🌿

𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀:

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲: Green Overseas Expertise Network - Hydroponics in Schools Pilot Project

𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 24 weeks

𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: Approximately 100

𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲: 14/02/2024

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:

The pilot project focuses on promoting the use of hydroponics in schools and communities. This involves equipping eight schools with hydroponic systems, developing a train-the-trainer course, and training school personnel and community members. The ultimate goal is to enhance food security and climate change resilience in Sint Maarten by reducing dependence on imported food, ensuring a more stable and secure food supply.

  𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:

Expertise in the following areas:

- Hydroponics systems design, installation, maintenance, and crop production.

- Project management, including planning, execution, reporting, quality control, risk management, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), and communication.

Specific Experience and Skills Required:

- Proficiency in written and spoken English.

- Training facilitation and capacity-building.

- Collaborative work with diverse stakeholders, including government officials, schools, and the local community.

- Communication and knowledge transfer.

- Multimedia skills, including recording and editing training sessions and creating a 3-minute video summarizing the project.

Additional Assets:

- Knowledge of the Caribbean region and Sint Maarten.

- Experience in developing and implementing educational initiatives, preferably in hydroponics or agriculture.

- Experience in conducting train-the-trainer programs.

- Previous engagement in collaborative projects with government bodies and educational institutions.

- Understanding of climate change resilience and its implications for agriculture.