MEDA
NIGERIA WAY PROJECT
www.meda.org
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
MEDA is an international economic development organization; whose mission is to create innovative business solutions to poverty. Founded in 1953 by a group of compassionate business professionals, we partner with the economically active poor to start or grow small and medium-sized businesses in developing regions of the world. Our expertise includes a full range of economic development tools: financial services, gender responsive and environmentally sustainable technology, business training, access to market information, better access to markets and equity investment. Our work most often focused on women, youth, the rural poor and agricultural development. We believe that all people deserve the opportunity to eam a livelihood and that unleashing entrepreneurship a powerful way to alleviate poverty.
Nigeria WAY Project Summary -MEDA’s Youth Entrepreneurship and Women’s Empowerment in Northern Nigeria project (Nigeria WAY in Bauchi state is a five-year project that aims at assisting poor, economically active women and youth to increase their income, specifically, those who are involved in agro processing in the nice, soybeans, and groundnuts value chains, Using a private sector approach, MEDA Nigeria works with small scale businesses particularly those led by women and youth to ensure that they are included in the market system, supporting agro-processing with smart incentives. Additionally, the project will work with communities and families to improve the environment where girls grow up and join the market economy. The overall objective of the Nigeria WAY project is to increase the contribution by entrepreneurs and small-scale businesses particularly those owned by women and youth to Nigeria’s Economic Growth.
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
KEY FACILITATING PARTNER FOR MANUFACTURING BRIQUETTES FROM BYPRODUCTS OF AGRO PROCESSING
PROBLEM STATEMENT
The Nigeria WAY project in pilot activities supported the training of 30 youth from 3 LGA (Bauchi Toro und Dass) to make briquettes including providing the machinery to the three groups. Due to several factors including pricing the merchandise below charcoal fuel, burning efficiency of the briquettes, marketability of the new technology, and inadequate business
Skill among the trainees, hampered the adoption of briquettes as a more environmentally sustainable and healthy fuel source in Bauchi State, The necessitates the need for the Nigeria WAY project to engage partner(s) experienced in briquette making who will develop and implement workable strategy to address the outlined problems faced in the briquette project.
OBJECTIVE OF THE EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
The objective for this call for expression of interest is to identify and engage organizations involved in production marketing, branding and selling of briquettes for the briquette project in Bauchi State.
EXPECTED DELIVERABLES
In the course of the work the prospective applicants are expected to deliver the following
a. Work with the Nigeria WAY project to identify domains suitable for the briquette projects
b. Mobilize and engage clients including woman youth and fabricators from the Nigeria WAY fabrication project to learn how to manufacture briquettes and adopt the technology
c. Develop training curriculum materials for the project
d. Facilitate and conduct relevant training to the engaged clients
e. Support the trained clients with the relevant technologies needed for the briquette production.
f. Provide supportive supervision to the trained clients in briquette production
g. Identity and markets for briquettes in Bauchi and build a market niche for briquets.
h. Develop and execute a strategy to promote marketing for the clients
i. Write a technical report on the project
METHOD OF SUBMISSION
Interested applicants should submit their one-page letter of interest. The letter can be sent electronically to nigeriaway@meda.org. The letter should contain brief information about their organization, contact details and their interest in participating in the project. Email subject: Briquette Project
Please visit www.meda.org/nigeria-way/ for specific tasks, deliverables eligibility criteria and application instruction.
CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS
Sunday 12th January 2020 by 24.00 Hours, WAT.
FROM SMALL SCALE BUSINESSES OR LEAD FIRM IN THE FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY FOR
TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE
OBJECTIVE OF THE EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
The objective for this call for Expressions of Interests is to identify
Small Scale food industry businesses venturing in soy, groundnut and
rice value chain whose enterprises are domiciled within Bauchi state.
These enterprises are processing commodities into food stuffs for Bauchi
State and regional market using technologies and equipment. The MEDA
Nigeria WAY project will partner with the enterprise to support
technology upgrades or improved equipment that will improve business
capacities.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
For a company individual applicant to be eligible to apply for this grant:
a. The business must have a CAC registration.
b. The applicant must have an active business vicinity in Bauchi State.
c. The applicant must have an active business within the ventured value chain
d. Women and youth owned/lead businesses will be given priorities.
SUBMISSION CRITERIA
Interested applicants should write a letter to MEDA describing their business activity (including size of capital the business is using the volume of production and sales), business address, and the business issue with regards to an anticipated technology upgrade. Applicants should also include their phone number and contact address. Letter should be emailed to nigeriaway@meda.org. Email Subject: Food Industry SSB
CLOSING TIME FOR SUBMISSIONS
Sunday 12th January 2020 by 24:00 Hours, WAT.
FROM SMALL SCALE BUSINESSES FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES PURPOSE OF THE EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
MEDA seek to identify eligible women-owned Small-Scale Businesses (SSBS) Small Scale Business is defined as business that have capital under 10 Million Naira, having a business premise working to enhance environmentally sustainable practices and agro technologies who wish to build a market share in Bauchi state for a prospective partnership with MEDA
OBJECTIVES OF THE EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
1. To identify women owned SSBS engaged in the production or supply of environmentally sustainable technologies with the aim of supporting them in future MEDA initiatives.
2. To support the SBs based on identified criteria who wish to grow their businesses to scale and carve a market niche for themselves in Bauchi
3. To promote innovation around environmentally sustainable technologies and practices
SCOPE OF WORK
MEDA is seeking an interactive synergy and collaboration with SSBs for environmentally sustainable technologies to build a market share in Bauchi state.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SSBS
4. It must be a woman owned or women led Small-Scale Business (SSB-A Small Scale Business is defined as businesses that have capital under 10 Million Naira, have a business premise; might be part of a house but demarcated and engage labour.
5. The applicant/Business must have a CAC registration
6. It must be operating to enhance environmentally sustainable technologies practices
7. It must have been in operation for at least 2 years and it is presently in operations
8. Must have the desired willingness and commitment for growth and development
HOW TO APPLY
All interested SSBs should email their letter of interest in PDF format only to nigeriaway@meda.org with email subject: Expression of Interest to
Collaborate. Application closes-Sunday 12th January 2020 by 24:00 Hours, WAT
REVIEW CRITERIA
Please visit www.meda.org/nigeria-way/ for specific tasks deliverables and eligibility criteria
