Request For Proposals from the Nishnawbe Aski Nation
Posted: December 18, 2017
Categories: GoodFoodBites / Opportunities
Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) has a request for proposals for a Vendor. Proposals are due December 21st 2017 at 12:00 pm EST. Please see more details about the proposal:
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NAN Corporate Services is seeking a vendor that will coordinate the development and implementation of community participatory research in collaboration with the project management team and Local Food Developers (LFD) in four NAN communities as part of a three-year project funded by the Indigenous Local Poverty Reduction Fund. The Vendor will be expected to work from the Thunder Bay area, to be available during normal business hours, and to travel to remote Northern First Nation communities.
The vendor will:
- Assess and coordinate the development of local food self-determination opportunities and priorities of the NAN Food Strategy Pillars, specifically in the areas of imported foods, traditional foods, and local food production.
- Collaboratively design and facilitate workshops/trainings on diverse topics related to community based and Indigenous research and evaluation methods, local food system development, and Indigenous food systems.
- Assist in collaborative design of community-based research tools (e.g. surveys, work sheets, workshops, curricula).
- Assist in aggregation and collaborative analysis of primary research data emerging from multiple community processes
- Provide secondary research in topics related to Indigenous food self-determination
- Coordinate the development of four (4) community food systems plans in consultation with communities.
- Assist in the development and establishment of a community food circle in each of four (4) remote NAN communities, including elder and youth participation
You can see the full detailed Request For Proposals here!