In Sierra Leone, the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) supports the development of new use-cases, products or business models that could drive outcomes around Inclusive Digital Economies and the expansion of Digital Financial Services for segments currently left behind, such as women, youth and other vulnerable segments in the low-income groups.

For this RFA, UNCDF plans to invest up to a total of USD 150,000 in the implementation of three interventions:

1. Deployment and expansion of innovative agent models.
2. Financial and digital literacy activities.
3. Innovative digital financial products that encourage formal savings and credit in Sierra Leone, with focus on women, youth and the rural population.

UNCDF invites financial institutions registered in Sierra Leone that have an innovative agent models, financial and digital literacy programs and innovative digital financial products that encourage formal savings and credit to apply. Applicants may apply independently or in a consortium.

This will be a national project, but a special focus will be put on peri-urban and rural areas. Only applicants who meet the eligibility requirements for the submission as indicated in section 3.1 of the RFA document will be evaluated.

The successful applicant will be signing a Performance-Based Agreement (PBA) with UNCDF. Please refer to the PBA samples available on this RFA website.

Enquiries to this request for applications may be submitted by email to eric.sena.morttey@uncdf.org cc uncdf.rfa@uncdf.org

All applications must be submitted by 23:59 EDT on 8th August 2021 using UNCDF’s online e-investment platform:

Click here to access to the e-investment platform