“Harvesting the Future” initiative: Request for Expression of Interest from NGOs to partner with WHH
Background:
Welthungerhilfe (WHH) has been supporting humanitarian and development projects in Somaliland since 2001, in partnership with local NGOs. WHH is planning to apply for a new partnership projects funded by private donors. WHH will prepare a full proposal with support of the identified women lead local partner organisations.
Women lead local organisations interested in partnering with WHH in Somaliland are invited to submit their Expression of Interest along with a concept note of a potential project.
Project ideas submitted through the EoI need to meet at least one of the following objectives:
To strengthen women’s leadership and agency in driving food systems transformation towards equitable and sustainable food and nutrition security
To advance women lead innovation in food production, processing, trading, and consumption, contributing to enhanced climate resilience, and nutrition orientation of local food systems
To transform harmful gender stereotypes and dismantle structural discrimination against women
To connect and inspire women engaged in food-systems transformation
Duration: 36 months
Budget: 250,000 – 2.5 mio USD
All project ideas must be gender responsive and should aim to be gender transformative
Projects must be at least system responsive and should aim to be system transformative
All project design must be based on evidence base.
Applicants can be CSO, NGO, private sector, government bodies, research institutions.
Other selection criteria will be if the project idea fits the WHH strategy, country portfolio, and geographic priorities.
Please present the organisation’s experience in the fields of economic development, rural development, women empowerment, business development, skills development, livelihoods, and nutrition. Please, provide a detailed description (2-3 pages) of the problem to be addressed, the proposed activities, intended outcomes, target groups and respective beneficiary numbers as well as a tentative budget according to the realistic capacities of the NGO (containing budget headers for Project activities, Operational costs, Staff, and Other).
There is no format and no template. Information should be comprehensive, easy to understand, realistic and convincing.
Deadline:
Please, submit your expression of interest until 18 Sep COB.
Geographical scope:
Somaliland
Envisaged start date:
Project start April 2026
Interested organizations submit their concept with the subject “Harvesting the Future” by 18th of September 2025 to procurement.somaliland@whh.de . Sending an application to HQ or anyone other than the address specified is not welcome and will not be accepted.
Presentation of the organization (max 1 page)
description (2-3 pages) of the problem to be addressed, the proposed activities, intended outcomes, target groups and respective beneficiary numbers
a tentative budget according to the realistic capacities of the NGO (containing budget headers for Project activities, Operational costs, Staff, and Other).
After the deadline, organizations who submitted a concept will be contacted by WHH to explore the possibility of a cooperation. Please note again that the funding for this project is not yet secured, but depends on a jointly developed proposal during this year.
Questions can be directed to lennart.lehmann@welthungerhilfe.de.
Welthungerhilfe is one of the largest private aid agencies in Germany; politically and religiously independent. The organisation fights for "Zero Hunger by 2030". Since being founded in 1962, it has provided funding of EUR 4.2 billion for more than... Read More
