Deadline: 31-Dec-22
The Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA) has announced a Call for Expressions of Interest (EOIs) for the Haiti Clean Cooking Fund to develop a commercially sustainable market for clean cookstoves and fuels in Haiti.
The Haiti Clean Cooking Fund support the development and growth of the market, the Program will provide a flexible range of financial and technical support and engage in collaborative partnerships across the clean cooking value chain.
Areas of Interest
- This call is open to any qualifying companies – or consortia, partnerships, joint ventures or other collaborations among interested parties – interested in developing initiatives that support the growth of a commercially sustainable market for clean cooking solutions in Haiti. Without limiting applicants’ interests or initiatives, this call also welcomes interest in pursuing initiatives which could potentially:
- Involve collaboration with large-scale commercial companies at any stage of the value chain – in fuel supply, stove manufacturing, clean cooking component supply (cylinders, etc.), LPG or other cooking fuel retailing, appliance retailing, consumer financing, digital financial services, credit, savings and consumer lending associations of all kinds, mobile money and digital wallet services.
- Expand the availability of clean cooking solutions to households.
- Expand the use of clean cooking solutions in all forms of commercial meal preparation, provision, and sale, including but not limited to street vendors, and cooking and meal service provision in schools, factories, offices, and other institutions or workplaces.
- Expand consumers’ understanding of the benefits of clean cooking and consumers’ interest in adopting clean cooking solutions, or technical expertise in these areas.
- Build upon existing formal and informal networks and channels, such as church groups and other faith-based organizations, health care provision, or other social service provision.
- Build upon existing informal retail market locations and networks of locations.
- Tap into the extensive Haitian diaspora.
- Serve and support women entrepreneurs and micro-entrepreneurs, including street vendors, and engage and employ women managers and staff.
Funding Information
- The support may range between $25,000 to $250,000 with exceptions for larger value chain collaborations.
- This may include, but will not be limited to:
- Financial and technical assistance to support companies operating in the clean cooking value chain in Haiti; this may include but is not limited to:
- “Company-building” support, such as customer insights, product design, production and supply chain, value proposition, business model, customer engagement and sales, and overall advisory support.
- Support to finance capital expenditures and/or working capital or to build the internal capacity of companies involved in the design, production, distribution, or retail of stoves, fuels, or related products and services.
- Support for specific needs, such as carbon asset certification, consumer financing programs and/or pilots, and integration of gender-responsive solutions for business growth.
- Facilitation of beneficial partnerships and collaborations between Haitian and other market participants across the clean cooking value chain inside and outside Haiti.
- Leveraging CCA’s global network to bring potential partners, expertise, or other value to Haitian companies and to market participants.
- If an applicant wishes to propose a use of grant funding or technical assistance which does not fit into one of the above categories, such requests will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Companies may outline multiple uses of funds.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Haiti Clean Cooking Fund is open to any companies that:
- Manufacture, supply, distribute, retail, or finance cookstoves or fuels in Haiti on a commercial basis or provide goods and services that strengthen the clean cooking value chain in Haiti (e.g. digital payments, financing).
- Are commercially engaged in the clean cooking value chain, for example, in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) fuel supply, improved charcoal, electric, or LPG stove manufacturing and distribution, clean cooking component supply (cylinders, etc.), LPG or other cooking fuel retailing, appliance or cooking-related product retailing, either formal or informal retailing, consumer financing, digital financial services, credit, savings and consumer lending associations of all kinds, mobile money and digital wallet services;
- Companies may be Haitian or non-Haitian, provided:
- Haitian companies are structured as a business or a not-for-profit entity registered and operating in Haiti (i.e., not a government agency).
- Non-Haitian companies are registered in other countries, with operations outside of Haiti, and have an interest in entering the Haitian market or partnering with a local Haitian entity to manufacture, supply, distribute, retail, finance, or otherwise participate in the value chain for clean cooking solutions in Haiti on a commercial basis.
- All companies must:
- Have third-party audited financial statements or be willing to commit to deliver audited financial statements within six months of any grant disbursement.
- Commit to using the funding for activities that are strategic and intended to enhance the scalability and sustainability of the enterprise, the value chain, and/or the overall market.
- Where relevant, commit to conducting CCA-sponsored testing of cookstoves in line with ISO Standard 19867-1 in a recommended lab within three months of grant disbursement, or test fuel products as appropriate.
- This call is open to expressions of interest from individual companies as well as pairs or small groups of companies seeking to collaborate in some way and seeking support.
Selection Criteria
- Expressions of interest will be evaluated on various criteria, including the way an initiative addresses a market need and/or gap; the potential impact on access to clean cooking, commercial sustainability, climate, health, environment, and gender; the capabilities and needs of the enterprise and/or partner(s) involved; and the feasibility of the proposal.
- In addition, applicant’s willingness to co-create and collaborate on projects will be valued. Partners should expect active CCA involvement in project design and implementation to support project success, where needed and agreed with the applicant.
- Companies led my women, and/or with a majority of women in management or employees are strongly encouraged to apply.
For more information, visit https://cleancooking.org/funding-opps/eoi-haiti-clean-cooking-fund-iii-cca/