INVITATION FOR PROPOSALS FOR SELECTION OF A MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION (MFI) WASH FINANCING AND TRANSFORMATION (WASH-FIT) INITIATIVE BORAMA DISTRICT, AWDAL REGION, SOMALILAND

PUBLIC INVITATION FOR PROPOSALS

SELECTION OF A MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION (MFI)
WASH FINANCING AND TRANSFORMATION (WASH-FIT) INITIATIVE

BORAMA DISTRICT, AWDAL REGION, SOMALILAND

A. Public Invitation and Purpose

The Ministry of Water Development (MoWD), in partnership with UNICEF and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), invites eligible, duly licensed Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) to submit technical and financial proposals for the implementation of the WASH Financing and Transformation (WASH-FIT) Initiative in Borama District, Somaliland.

The initiative aims to facilitate affordable household connections to the piped-water network for 185 eligible low-income and underserved households, including internally displaced persons (IDPs), through a Sharia-compliant revolving financing mechanism.

Scope of the Assignment

•  Design and pilot appropriate Sharia-compliant financing products for household water connections.

•  Identify, mobilize, assess and enroll eligible low-income households; establish their socioeconomic and water-access profiles.

•  Coordinate with the Borama Water Management Authority to facilitate verified household connections.

•  Manage financing disbursements, repayments, portfolio records and reinvestment through the revolving fund.

•  Provide community awareness, financial education and transparent information on repayment terms.

•  Provide regular financial, operational and performance reports to the Ministry, UNICEF and UNCDF.

Mandatory Eligibility Requirements (Pass / Fail)

Submission Deadline and Address

DEADLINE: Wednesday , 11 November 2026, no later than 11:59 PM (Hargeisa local time). This means the end of 10 November, immediately before Wednesday, 11 November begins.

ELECTRONIC: Send the complete submission in PDF format to BOTH [email protected] AND [email protected], with identical copies sent to both addresses.

PHYSICAL: Deliver a signed and sealed copy of the complete proposal package to the Office of the Director General, Ministry of Water Development, Hargeisa, Somaliland, during the Ministry’s working hours on or before 11 November 2026. The Ministry does not represent that the physical office will be open until 11:59 PM.

Email subject and sealed outer envelope: “Application for WASH-FIT MFI Partnership – Borama Somaliland”. Both submission methods are mandatory. Prepare clearly separated technical and financial proposals, using the attached proposal forms.

Bidders must not insert financial offers into the technical proposal. Proposal submission does not guarantee selection or contract award.