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ERALD LAMJA FOR USAID. PLANNING AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE PROJECT IN ALBANIA Women, Peace & Security (WPS): Gender-Sensitive Value Chain Analysis in the Municipality of Pogradec SEPTEMBER 2019 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by Tetra Tech. PREPARED FOR THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, USAID CONTRACT NUMBER AID-182-C-12-00001, ALBANIA PLANNING AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE PROJECT (PLGP). THE GENDER-SENSITIVE VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF POGRADEC WAS CONDUCTED BY CREATIVE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS (CBS) IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE USAID PLANNING AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE PROJECT (PLGP) / WOMEN, PEACE & SECURITY (WPS). CBS WORKING GROUP: LIANA SULEYMANOVA; ELJO MUCAJ; ALIS MUSTAFA; ERGENT PIRE; ENI ALMETA; PRANVERA GUXHO PLGP INTERNATIONAL EXPERTISE: GRANIA MACKIE - EXPERT IN GENDER-SENSITIVE VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS COVER PHOTO: FIELD VISIT IN POGRADEC. TETRA TECH ARD CONTACT: SARAH LEDDY SENIOR ADVISER/MANAGER [email protected] TETRA TECH ARD HOME OFFICE ADDRESS: TETRA TECH ARD 159 BANK STREET, SUITE 300 BURLINGTON, VT 05401 TEL: 802 495-0282, FAX 802 658-4247 WWW.TETRATECH.COM/INTDEV PLANNING AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE PROJECT IN ALBANIA WOMEN, PEACE & SECURITY (WPS) Gender-Sensitive Value Chain Analysis in the Municipality of Pogradec DISCLAIMER This report is made possible by the support of the American People through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents of this report are the sole responsibility of Tetra Tech and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Tables ................................................................................................................................. ii List of Figures ............................................................................................................................... ii List of Abbreviations ................................................................................................................... iii Rationale ....................................................................................................................................... 1 Methodology ................................................................................................................................. 1 Method / Approach .................................................................................................................................................... 1 Methodology: Sector Selection ................................................................................................................................ 2 Methodology: Research Limitations ........................................................................................................................ 3 Context ......................................................................................................................................... 4 National Context on Gender Equality ................................................................................................................... 4 Pogradec: General Background................................................................................................................................ 5 Value Chain Analysis .................................................................................................................. 11 General Evaluation Based on Criteria/ SWOT Analysis .................................................................................. 11 Maps of the Selected VCs ....................................................................................................................................... 21 Value Chain Actors ................................................................................................................................................... 24 Research Findings & Opportunities for Women Empowerment in the Selected VCs ............................ 25 Action plan .................................................................................................................................. 31 Suggested Intervention Recommendations for the Municipality of Pogradec ............................................ 31 Bibliography ................................................................................................................................ 35 Annexes ....................................................................................................................................... 35 List of Surveys ............................................................................................................................................................ 35 GENDER-SENSITIVE VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF POGRADEC i LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Cultural and natural monuments in Pogradec ................................................................................... 10 Table 2. Ranking and selection of value chains using Gender-Sensitive Criteria: Municipality of Pogradec ..................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Table 3. Assessment of women’s empowerment and gender equality in the Handicrafts Value Chain ............................................................................................................................................................................ 12 Table 4. Assessment of women’s empowerment and gender equality in the Traditional Food Products Value Chain .............................................................................................................................................. 14 Table 5. Assessment of women’s empowerment and gender equality in the Honey Production Value Chain ................................................................................................................................................................ 15 Table 6. Women empowerment opportunities in the Handicrafts Value Chain ...................................... 17 Table 7. Women empowerment opportunities in the Traditional Food Products Value Chain ........... 18 Table 8. Women empowerment opportunities in the Honey Production Value Chain ......................... 18 Table 9. SWOT analysis of the Handicrafts Value Chain ................................................................................ 19 Table 10. SWOT analysis of the Traditional Food Products Value Chain .................................................. 20 Table 11. SWOT analysis of the Honey Production Value Chain ................................................................ 20 Table 12. Recommendations for Handicrafts Value Chain ............................................................................. 31 Table 13. Recommendations for Traditional Food Products Value Chain ................................................. 32 Table 14. Recommendations for Honey Production Value Chain ................................................................ 32 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Methodological Approach ....................................................................................................................... 2 Figure 2. Businesses in Pogradec ............................................................................................................................. 7 Figure 3. Youth unemployment in the Administrative Units of Pogradec .................................................... 7 Figure 4. Identified Value Chains ............................................................................................................................. 9 Figure 5. Mapping of the Handicrafts Production Value Chain ...................................................................... 21 Figure 6. Mapping of the Traditional Food Products Value Chain ................................................................ 22 Figure 7. Mapping of the Honey Production Value Chain............................................................................... 23 Figure 8. HACCP Certification Steps .................................................................................................................. 25 Figure 9. Opportunities of the Handicrafts Value Chain ................................................................................. 25 Figure 10. Constraints of the Handicrafts Value Chain ................................................................................... 26 Figure 11. Opportunities of the Traditional Food Products Value Chain ................................................... 27 Figure 12. Constraints of the Traditional Food Products Value Chain ....................................................... 28 Figure 13. Opportunities of the Honey Production Value Chain ................................................................. 29 Figure 14. Constraints of the Honey Production Value Chain ...................................................................... 30 GENDER-SENSITIVE VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF POGRADEC ii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ARDA - Agriculture & Rural Development Agency BDS - Business Development Service CBS Creative Business Solutions CEMR - Council of European Municipalities and Regions FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization GoA - Government of Albania GSVCA - Gender-Sensitive Value Chain Analysis GIZ - German International Development Agency HACCP - Hazard Analysis and Critical