MEDA NIGERIA WAY PROJECT
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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
FROM SMALL SCALE WOMEN OWNED/LED BUSINESSES
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 rice, soybean, 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.
PURPOSE OF THE EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
MEDA seek to identify eligible women-owned Small-Scale Businesses (SSBs: businesses that have capital not less than 10 Million Naira and have a business premise) venturing in the rice, groundnut and soy value chains or who work on environmentally friendly solutions in agro processing who wish to build a market share in Bauchi state. MEDA wishes to discuss a prospective partnership to grow businesses to scale and to carve a market niche in Bauchi State.
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 the future MEDA initiatives
2. To identify women owned SSBs engaged in the processing in RiceGroundnut and Soy value chain.
3. 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.
4. To promote Innovation around environmentally sustainable technologies and practices
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SSBS
1. It must be a woman owned or women led Small-Scale Business (SSB).A Small-Scale Business is defined as a business that has capital not less than 10 Million Naira, have a business premise; might be part of a house but demarcated and that engages labour.
2. The applicant/business enterprise must have a CAC registration.
3. The business enterprise must be operating to enhance environmentally sustainable technologies/practices.
4. The business enterprise must have been in operation for at least 2years and it is presently in operations.
5. The business enterprise must have the commitment and a plan for growth and development
DELIVERABLES AND TASKS
Submit a 1-page “Expression of Interest” letter to MEDA (with contact address and phone numbers). The Expression of Interest should show your contacts (email, phone and address), a short description of your business showing the value chain and area of interests. The EOI should include the 2019 and past sales revenues and the business track record. Attached to the expression of interest should be a copy of the registration certificate from CAC.
HOW TO APPLY
All interested SSBs should email their letter of interest in PDF format only to nigeriaway@meda.org with email subject: SSB -Expression of Interest to Collaborate
CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF EOI
The 15th February is the closing date for the submission of EOI. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
