Expression of Interest-Business incubation service for marginalized youth and their parents in Lumbini Province

CARE Nepal

Request for Expression of Interest (EOI) for the Provision of business incubation service for marginalized youth and their parents in Lumbini Province ( Rupandehi and Kapilvastu district)

Who are we?

CARE has been operational in Nepal since 1978 and works in partnerships with government and non-government stakeholders across the spectrum of humanitarian action and long-term development programs. We create local solutions to poverty and inequality and seek dignity for everyone every day and during times of crisis. CARE puts women and girls at the center of everything we do because they have proven to be the best hope for creating lasting change in the world. 

About the project:

DIDI BAHINI project seeks to work with marginalized young women and their parents in Lumbini province, especially Rupandehi and Kapilvastu districts to address structural and socio-economic challenges that hinder their participation in productive economic activities and provide business incubation support to turn them into micro to small scale entrepreneurs creating job opportunities and contribute to their economic empowerment and resilience sparking broader change in the local economy.

Objective of the assignment: 

CARE Nepal is seeking to on-board business development service provider to design and implement a business incubation program that supports youths of Girls Rights Forum and UDAAN parents to ideate, develop and execute business plan for market potential micro to small scale enterprises, provide or connect with tailored skills training, business development and mentoring services and enhanced access to finance and markets.

Scope of Work:

The selected service provider will be responsible for delivering an integrated business incubation/ and mentoring service with the following components:

a.     Outreach and Participant Selection

b.     Tailored Incubation services (Business Development Services)

c.     Sector-Specific Job Skills

d.     Access to Finance

e.     Access to Markets and Value Chains

f.     Mentoring, counselling and networking support 

TO APPLY:

Interested and eligible consultancy firms/companies are requested to submit their EoI along with Technical Proposal and required documents mentioned in ToR  to npl.carenepal@care.org. with the subject line “Expression of Interest for applying service name” by 13th July 2025. 

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CARE reserves the right to accept or reject any proposal received without giving reasons and is not bound to accept the lowest, the highest or any bidder. Only the successful applicant will be contacted.