[{"bbox": [86, 154, 604, 187], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [86, 220, 495, 251], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.1. Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [97, 266, 1134, 347], "category": "Text", "text": "The Overall Objective of this action is to increase sustainability, climate resilience and inclusivity of agriculture practices by strengthening skills of women and youth including persons with disability, in Rwanda. The Specific Objectives of this action are to:"}, {"bbox": [134, 377, 1134, 457], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Specific objective (outcome) 1: Improve access of women and youth to quality skills set and formal certification in agricultural practices including climate-resilient agricultural practices and including persons with disabilities."}, {"bbox": [134, 470, 1134, 550], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Specific objective (outcome) 2: Enhance effectiveness of mechanisms for insertion of women and youth in the agriculture labour market, with a focus on climate-resilient and sustainable farming including persons with disabilities."}, {"bbox": [97, 580, 1134, 607], "category": "Text", "text": "The Outputs to be delivered by this action contributing to the corresponding Specific Objective 1 (Outcomes) are:"}, {"bbox": [97, 636, 583, 662], "category": "Text", "text": "**Contributing to Outcome 1 (or Specific Objective 1):**"}, {"bbox": [97, 691, 1134, 768], "category": "Text", "text": "O.1.1: Strengthened governance mechanisms in TVET institutions and enhanced collaboration with the industry to address skills and employment needs, emphasizing climate-resilient practices and the specific skill requirements of women."}, {"bbox": [97, 799, 1134, 854], "category": "Text", "text": "O.1.2: Enhanced capacity of TVET centres to apply standardized quality training approaches in agriculture, incorporating climate action, sustainable farming practices, and financial sustainability."}, {"bbox": [97, 882, 1134, 936], "category": "Text", "text": "O.1.3: Enhanced capacity of CoVEs to offer and broaden training programs aligned with labour market demands, integrating sustainable practices and including modular short courses on nutrition aspects."}, {"bbox": [97, 965, 1134, 1071], "category": "Text", "text": "O.1.4: Enhanced connections between CoVEs and their communities emphasizing collaboration with the private sector and research institutions on sustainable agriculture and climate-resilient strategies including promotion of training networks for sharing best practices in climate-smart agriculture, and expansion of the recognition of prior learning in agriculture integrating climate action skills."}, {"bbox": [97, 1100, 583, 1126], "category": "Text", "text": "**Contributing to Outcome 2 (or Specific Objective 2):**"}, {"bbox": [97, 1155, 1134, 1236], "category": "Text", "text": "O.2.1: Enhanced capacity of CoVEs' to deliver quality services pertaining to school orientation, mentorships, access to finance and entrepreneurship support, career guidance, and transition to work with an emphasis on green jobs opportunities."}, {"bbox": [97, 1264, 1134, 1319], "category": "Text", "text": "O.2.2: Farmers, particularly women, have enhanced access to innovative mobile training and RPL certification systems that offer both, traditional agricultural skills and climate resilience trainings."}, {"bbox": [97, 1347, 1134, 1401], "category": "Text", "text": "O.2.3: Enhanced capacity of selected « Master trainer farmers »in particular women, to provide trainings in both, traditional farming methods and climate action and sustainable farming techniques incorporating nutrition aspects"}, {"bbox": [86, 1415, 354, 1442], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.2. Indicative Activities"}, {"bbox": [97, 1461, 397, 1488], "category": "Text", "text": "Activities relating to Output 1.1:"}, {"bbox": [134, 1517, 1134, 1623], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Empower the Sector Skills Council (SSC) in Agriculture as a catalytic agent to create a demand-driven skills system that places emphasis on both the unique needs of women in the sector and climate action strategies. This includes supporting the update of employment and skills' surveys to capture the evolving roles of women in agriculture. Provide methodological and financial support to for the identification of"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1682, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 11 of 32"}]