Request for Expression of Interest (EOI) To Undertake a Six-Country Study on Financial Services And Income-Enhancing Opportunities for African Agroecological Enterprises (AAEs)
The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) intends to commission a consultancy to map financial services and income-enhancing opportunities available to African Agroecological Enterprises (AAEs) in Uganda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Senegal and Togo. The study will identify and profile relevant providers, assess how accessible and suitable their services are for AAEs, and recommend practical service designs, partnerships and referral ways that respond to enterprise realities.
AFSA invites eligible individual consultants or consulting firms to submit technical and financial proposals for this assignment. The application should include:
• A signed letter of bid.
• A technical proposal of not more than six pages, excluding annexes, showing the applicant’s understanding of the assignment, proposed methodology, sampling approach, work plan, team organization and quality-assurance arrangements.
• A profile of the consultant or firm and evidence of relevant experience in inclusive finance, agricultural or enterprise finance, agroecology, food systems and multi-country research.
• At least two samples of comparable assignments, which AFSA will treat confidentially.
• Curricula vitae of the proposed team members, clearly indicating their roles and relevant experience.
• A financial proposal in United States dollars, showing professional fees, country-level costs, travel, translation, validation, taxes and any reimbursable expenses.
Technical and financial proposals should be submitted by email to afsa@afsafrica.org
The email subject should read: ‘AFSA – Financial Services and Income-Enhancing Opportunities Study’.
The submission deadline is 28 August 2026 at 5:00pm East African Time. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
The detailed Terms of Reference are provided below.
