Final Deadline for Applications: March 3^rd 2019

Objective

The Kigoma region has experienced a relative increase in poverty levels, and it is also the region that hosts most of the refugees in Tanzania. Launched in September 2017, the Kigoma Joint Programme (KJP) is an area-based UN joint programme that cuts across multiple sectors to improve development and human security in Kigoma. The Kigoma Joint Programme applies a comprehensive approach to address a wide range of issues facing both the refugees in the region as well as the surrounding host communities.
The purpose of this RfA is to recruit a firm to work in partnership with UNCDF to deploy a technology-based solution built on an existing digital platform to collect and aggregate smallholder farmer data that can be leveraged for data-driven decision-making for financial services.

The expected result is that UNCDF will partner with one of the shortlisted organizations to 1) determine data points to be collected to achieve project objectives, 2) collect and clean farmer data and establish a system for regular data collection and validation, 3) analyze data and provide insights on farmer cash/crop cycle, 4) facilitate access to finance for farmers, 5) identify additional uses of data for farmers in their crop marketing and planning cycle 6) enhance monitoring and evaluation of programme through data analytics.

Timeline

The expected duration of the assignment is 1 year with option for renewal; the expected date of full completion is 30 June 2020.

• Publication Date: February 15th 2019
• Final Deadline for Applications: March 3rd 2019

Contact

• Applications and any consultation about this RFA should be submitted via email at: fipa.procurement.tz@uncdf.org.
• The subject line of the email should be: : RFA KJP: Scaling Up Access to Finance in the Kigoma Region.