REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL TO CONDUCT ANNUAL SURVEY FOR WOMEN’S
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT THROUGH STRENGTHENING MARKET SYSTEMS
(WEESMS) PROGRAMME
iDE is an international NGO with over 35 years of experience in designing and delivering market-based
anti-poverty programs in 11 countries. We are a world leader in making markets work for the poor as
well as the longest established market development specialist NGO in Bangladesh. iDE believes that
markets can be a powerful force for improving smallholder prosperity by creating income and
livelihood opportunities for poor rural households. iDE Bangladesh currently has eight projects in
agricultural markets, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), and access to finance with a focus on
women’s economic empowerment and climate-smart technologies.
The Women’s Economic Empowerment through Strengthening Market Systems (WEESMS)
programme is a five-year (2016-2021) initiative funded by the Embassy of Sweden, designed to
increase women’s participation in the labour market in rural and peri-urban Bangladesh, with a
significant focus on reducing gender inequality in the country’s entrepreneurship ecosystem. The
programme is being implemented through a partnership of iDE Bangladesh and The Asia Foundation
across nine districts under the Khulna and Rangpur divisions of Bangladesh. During its inception
phase, the programme conducted thorough market research to narrow down its focus from over
hundreds of industries to specifically the sub-sectors of home textiles and jute diversified products,
and, processed and packaged foods.
iDE Bangladesh invites a proposal for consultancy services to conduct the Annual survey of WEESMS
Programme. Please refer to the detailed TOR (attached here) for this assignment.
Prospective applications are requested to submit their proposals both Technical and Financial in
electronic format emailed to bangladesh.procurement@ideglobal.org with the subject line reading “Annual Survey for WEESMS programme” no later than 5:00 pm, March 26, 2019, Bangladesh time. All submitted proposals on or before the deadline shall be evaluated and only eligible firm deemed
qualified will be shortlisted for further communication.
Deadline: 5:00 pm, March 26, 2019
iDE reserves the right to accept or reject any submission without any prior explanation whatsoever. |