Expression of Interest REF# HRA/RFA/01/2024/25 Qualified Suppliers and Prospective Financial Service Providers - Ethiopia.

Brief Project Description:

Mercy Corps is a non-religious, non-profit, and non-governmental international humanitarian organization.

Mercy Corps in Ethiopia is seeking qualified suppliers and prospective Financial Service Providers (FSP’s) including (MFIs, Banks, SACCO/RuSACCO union, Mobile Network Operators & Fintech company) that are eager to innovate and expand access to financial services for PSNP clients that contribute towards the achievement of HRA result areas.

Highlands Resilience Activity (HRA) is a 5-year (2023-2028) USAID funded Feed the future program that aims to facilitate inclusive, diverse, and connected markets that enable 120,000 Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) households in the 6 target regions (Tigray, Amhara, Oromia, Sidama, Central and South Ethiopia) and 36 woredas to sustainably reach the graduation threshold.  HRA’s strategy focuses on system strengthening, which is crucial for PSNP households, and ensuring that they have sustained income, all-year-round nutritious food, and risk-diversified livelihood paths. The HRA consortium under the leadership of Mercy Corps include Sidama Development Association (SDA); Action for Development); Hundee-Oromo –Grassroots Development Initiative; Mahibere Hiwot for Social Development (MSD); Mums for Mums; Village enterprise and First Consult brings together expertise to work through pro-poor, inclusive, nutritious and shock responsive resilient markets. The program has seven intermediate result areas with integrated activities across the targeted geographic areas.

If you are interested in applying for this project, you need to submit a Request for Application form along with the other needed documents; more information can be found in the EOI and RFA documents below.