Tender Description

Call for Applications

Stimulating Private Sector-led Animal Health Service Delivery System in the RLP Program Area

Mercy Corps is an international, non-governmental humanitarian relief and development organization that exists to alleviate suffering and poverty by helping people build secure, productive, and sustainable community-driven changes.

The objective of this call for applications is to catalyze private sector engagement in animal health service delivery to improve access to and uses of the service on a large scale to pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in the RLP program target areas in Tog-Wajaale corridor (Maroodi jeex, Awdal, Toghdeer, and Saaxil regions of Somaliland).

RLP is welcoming applications from existing Private Veterinary Pharmacies (PVPs) and Private veterinary Clinic (PVCs) and other veterinary service providers who are interested in expanding their business through capacitating and networking of Community Animal Health Workers (CAHWs) and new veterinary science/ animal science graduates to create a better access and quality service at scale to last mile/ pastoral and Agro-Pastoral communities.

Selection criteria:

• Existing and operational Private veterinary practitioners (agro-vets) Private veterinary clinics (PVPs) and other veterinary service providers in the program-target areas.
• To the minimum, the applicant should be in operation of the business for at least six consecutive months before the date of the application in and/or around RLP target areas.
• Should be legally registered under Somaliland laws and policies and should have renewed business licenses.
• Committed and have the financial means/resources to contribute to implement proposed business ideas.Willingness to cost-share the total investment cost of the planned activity
• Commitment/interest to work with CAHWs, livestock producers and other last mile animal health service providers (especially women and youth) along the Tog-Wajaale livestock trade corridor (Somaliland).
• Clear understanding of private sector-led animal health service delivery system and have a clear business model that supports creating better access and uses of service to wider communities.
• Commitment to share information related to the service and the business operation (if and when required) with Mercy Corps.

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