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| Consultancy Services ( Firm ) to conduct Trainings in the are of Micro-Finance, Financial Inclusion-Financial Leteracy and Electronic payment System |
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| Procurement Process : | RFP - Request for proposal |
| Office : | UNDP Country Office - ETHIOPIA |
| Deadline : | 22-Jul-14 | | Posted on : | 03-Jul-14 |
| Development Area : | CONSULTANTS  |
| Reference Number : | 16616 |
Documents :
RFP BID DOCUMENT
BID DOCUMENT
Terms of Reference ( ToR)
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| Overview : Many people in Ethiopia, especially those in rural areas do not have adequate access to financial services. In order to translate better access and better services to effective use by clients in rural Ethiopia, the Government with financial support from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation launched Financial Inclusion Project (EFIP) in 2010.
The Ethiopian Financial Inclusion Project(EFIP) is aiming at accessing the unbanked rural population to financial services and products; mobilizing saving for productive use; providing diversified financial products that met customers’ demands; enhancing financial literacy; and responding to the right of citizens for financial inclusion.
EFIP is a multi-stakeholder project involving: MoFED/FIU owner with oversight and coordination role, UNDP as administrator of the financial support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, FISU with the role of technical support, ACSI as financial service provider (for the pre-pilot & pilot phases), Kifiya as technology service provider, and customers as ultimate beneficiaries.
The one year (January-December 2012) pre-pilot phase has been implemented in Libo-kemkem woreda of the Amhara National Regional State using the Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) beneficiaries as an entry point. The main reason for using PSNP beneficiaries as entry point is that, the manual payment system practiced with PSNP beneficiaries has found to be risky and time taking. The delay in the provision of cash assistance to eligible PSNP beneficiaries has also caused delay in the preparation and submission of financial reports to concerned bodies (Government and Development Partners). This in turn has affected the timely release of program funds from donor partners.... |
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