REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL – The Canopy Project 187 views0 applications

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL – The Canopy Project

Date: July 22, 2025

RFP No. 01/2025.

Background:

Justdiggit Foundation is a non-profit organization on a mission to inspire millions of farmers and pastoralists to take action to regreen degraded landscapes in Africa. To reach our goal and regreen degraded African landscapes, we focus on combining our core nature-based landscape restoration techniques with the power of media and communication, data, and mobile technology, to spread our regreening message and scale up our practices through strategic partnerships. https://justdiggit.org/

Justdiggit Foundation invites eligible service providers to submit proposals for the Canopy project.

Terms of Reference (ToR) – The Canopy Project (Phase 1)

1. Background of the Canopy Project

Justdiggit Foundation (JDI) is committed to becoming a more equitable, inclusive, and self-aware organisation. In recent years, there has been growing recognition – both internally and externally – of the need to critically examine how colonial histories and structures may still shape our operations, relationships, growth, and narratives. JDI’s management has prioritised decolonisation as a key pillar in its 2024 – 2040 strategic plan. The working language at JDI is British English. This ToR defines the objectives and scope of Phase 1 of this project.

2. Objective of the assignment

Phase 1 entails employee sensitization of the decolonisation theme(s) and identification of colonial legacies within the organization that need to be addressed to make JDI a great place to work and strengthen its position within the sector. This phase will aid in developing the scope of the project. Internally, the decolonization work has been named the Canopy project to signify protection, interconnectivity, diversity, support, growth, dependency, teams, and dynamism. The Canopy Project name also helps diffuse negative emotions that come from the term decolonization.

3. Assignment deliverables

Phase 1 will require discussions with individuals or small groups and presentations of decolonization theme(s) to the whole organization to increase awareness and understanding of the topic. Additionally, the areas that need to be addressed should be collected, documented, and used to inform the scope of the project and implementable activities in phase 2. The consultant will be supported by a cross-cultural Canopy Project working group. Specific deliverables are:

1. Canopy Project employee sensitization information package, strategy, and work plan
2. Documentation of sensitization session outcomes and themes
3. Development of a detailed and implementable 2–3-year project scope and plan, which will be phase 2 of the project.

4. Required expertise and skills

The consultant should demonstrate the following expertise.

1. Previous expertise on this subject
2. Work experience in working/with an organization in both developed and developing countries
3. Analytical, reporting, and great communication skills