This consultancy aims to assess the sustainability of climate change and environmental interventions implemented under the "Feminist Entrepreneurs Growing Green Economies (FEGGE) Project" commissioned by MEDA Tanzania. The project spanned across multiple regions, including Arusha, Dodoma, Iringa, Kilimanjaro, Manyara, Shinyanga, Simiyu, Singida, and Tabora. The evaluation focused on stakeholders and activities, specifically examining alignment with Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) principles in relation to productivity, adoption, and mitigation among Feminist Small and Medium Enterprises (F-SMEs). The assessment documented the types of CSA technologies promoted, their adherence to climate-smart criteria, and their contributions to adaptation, mitigation, and productivity outcomes.

The consultancy will also analyze which CSA practices were best suited and most widely adopted by individual F-SMEs, identifying gaps in adoption and recommending additional interventions to improve project impact. Using FAO's Ex-Ante Carbon-balance Tool (EX-ACT), the project’s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions reduction through value-chain interventions was quantified. The consultancy will also evaluate F-SMEs’ environmental pollution impacts across their sourcing and consumption processes, proposing actionable solutions. It will also recommend steps for SMEs to integrate Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) frameworks to improve long-term business sustainability.

The consultancy will review project indicators, reporting frameworks, and risk mitigation measures related to environmental and climate change initiatives, offering recommendations for enhanced monitoring and reporting. Attention will be given to innovation opportunities in CSA practices that the project could explore with F-SMEs and stakeholders to further strengthen outcomes.
Overall, this assessment will provide evidence-based guidance to enhance the effectiveness and sustainability of climate-smart interventions within the project scope.