UNCDF invites eligible organizations to respond to this call for Expression of Interest (EoI) with their growth-related capital needs to assess the potential for UNCDF to offer its investment instruments or investment through its partner funds.

Interested organizations operating in Ghana are welcome to apply to build the pipeline of investees eligible for the UNCDF BRIDGE facility or through the BUILD fund and access concessional lending, guarantees, semi-commercial lending and equity investments (upon funding availability).

Objective

In line with UNCDF strategy “Leaving no one behind in the digital era” , this EOI serves as a market scan to build the pipeline of potential investments for UNCDF under its digital strategy. Organizations that offer a digitally-enabled product or service, or that can leverage such product or service to improve efficiency, organizational performance and customer outreach, that drive digital inclusion of women, youth, MSMEs, smallholder farmers and/or migrants are welcome to apply. Targeted sectors are: (1) Financial inclusion and digital innovation (2) Green economy & clean energy (3) Agriculture, food processing, food security & nutrition (4) Telecommunications, infrastructure & last mile connectivity sectors are invited to submit.

UNCDF will utilize the submitted information to assess potential investments of loans and guarantees from its own balance sheet as well as debt and equity investments from its third-party managed funds on an on-going basis depending on funding availability. Suitable investment will depend on the financial needs and risk/return profile of the organization as well as funding availability.

***IMPORTANT INFORMATION***

• Submit your Application online through the UNCDF Plug and Play Platform before 18 December 2022 at 23:59 GMT+0.
• Watch the online info session held on May 18, 2022 to answer Q&A of interested candidates.

This is a rolling Expression of Interest with re-occurring quarterly deadlines until end 2022.

The third quarterly deadline for this call for Expression of Interest is 18 December 2022.

Please note that by submitting information in response to this call for Expression of Interest the UNCDF does not guarantee to offer funding. This Expression of Interest does not entail any commitment on the part of UNCDF, either financial or otherwise.

By registering your interest now, you will be included in our list of prospects to be assessed for potential funding.

For more information, contact eoi.ghana@uncdf.org.