RFP-R04: Feasibility study and strategic design for a Sustainable Impact fund in the MENA region

A brief description of the program:

Water & Energy for Food (WE4F): A Grand Challenge for Development is a joint international initiative of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Foreign Ministry of the Netherlands, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), Sweden through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), European Union (EU), and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) (herein after referred to as the “Donors”). Within this initiative the MENA Regional Innovation Hub (MENA RIH) supports innovators that work in the region and produce more food while using less water and energy, to impact food security, gender and poverty reduction in an environmentally sustainable way. Together with investors and partners, the MENA RIH works to scale mid-to-later stage enterprises that have an environmental and social impact in the water-energy-food nexus. The RIH MENA is implemented by a consortium (herein after referred to as the “Consortium” by Berytech (the leading organization and the contracting entity for this RFP), Chemonics Egypt Consultants, CEWAS, and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 

The MENA RIH ​aims to ​support 50 innovators with a proven solution tackling water and/or energy issues in urban or rural food production. The MENA RIH for WE4F is designed to support innovators in the region in growing their business by tackling the most common internal and external challenges. By tackling matters related to business growth, technical aspects, environmental and social impact, and access to finance supported innovators will receive tailored and intense assistance to help them rapidly grow. The support includes technical assistance

·   The duration of the offering:

Deadline to submit Proposal is on June 6, 2024 – any questions can be submitted until May 23rd, 2024

·   The Scope of Work is included in the RFP attached.

·   Categories of Experts that can be eligible for this RFP (companies and individuals): Advisory Firms, Consultancy Firms, and Investment Firms. 

·   Relevant links for the applicants to have access to the necessary information:

we4f.org