Call for Expression of Interest (EOI)

HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation, is a member-based, non-profit association is present in more than 30 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Its vision is a just and peaceful world in which all human beings live in a self-determined way in dignity and safety, are able to satisfy their basic needs, have access to resources and services which are indispensable for life, and take care of the environment.

Handicap International - Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is an independent and impartial aid organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. HI promotes an inclusive approach by focusing on access to services “for all” whenever possible rather than developing specific actions for vulnerable groups including people with disabilities and the aim is to improving the capacity of vulnerable population including people with disabilities to meet their basic needs and to exercise their fundamental rights. Currently operational in 63 countries while in Bangladesh, HI started its operation in 1997. HI Bangladesh currently runs programs with activities focused on rehabilitation, disaster risk reduction, promoting disability rights, economic development and/or livelihood and poverty reduction.

The “Taking Successful Innovation to Scale – Pathways for Disability-Inclusive Graduation out of Poverty” Project is a joint initiative of Handicap International-Humanity and Inclusion (HI), HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation, Islamic Relief and Young Power in Social Action-YPSA., funded by DFID. The project supports persons with disabilities and their caregivers, since the exclusion of both has an adverse impact the economy. Within that population, the project makes a priority to work with women. The project aims to increase access to services for households with persons with disabilities, in line with the first programme objective of UK AID Direct. The goal (long-term outcome) of the project is ‘persons with disabilities in Kurigram and Sitakund graduate out of extreme poverty, have Abetter access to supports in the community and are less vulnerable to shocks and natural disasters’. The outcome of the project is “households including persons with disabilities in Kurigram and Chittagong districts graduate out of extreme poverty and out of poverty, have better access to services, and are less vulnerable to shocks and natural disasters”

The outcome of the project will be achieved through accomplishment of four outputs: (1) Persons with disabilities have gained functional autonomy and increased their social inclusion; (2) Persons with disabilities and their households are engaged in resilient economic activities leading to an increase in assets and income; (3) Mainstreaming partner organisations have enhanced capacities to offer disability-inclusive poverty reduction initiatives; (4) Production of the first robust evidence on the effectiveness of using a disability inclusive poverty-alleviation graduation model.
The project work in two upazilas of Kurigram district (Kurigram Sadar and Ulipur) and one upazila in Chittagong district (Sitakund).

The project seeks Expressions of Interest (EoI) of experienced & reputed consultants/consulting firms to conduct market assessments for specific value chain covering geographical areas of 3 upazilas under 2 districts. The interested consultants/consulting firms can download the ToR given below:

ToR for Market Assessment

Interested consultants/ consulting firm are requested to submit their EoI on or before 24 November 2018, 4:00 PM electronically to recruitmentbd@helvetas.org