Deadline: 04-Aug-20
The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) is seeking partners in Zambia to foster inclusive innovation, by setting up an improved distribution and agent models in Zambia.
Inclusive Innovation for improved distribution and agent models in Zambia will test, develop, and implement shared space agent hub models.
Focus Areas
- Support a shared-agent model resulting from a partnership between two or more providers, that share a physical location and that can provide last-mile services in rural areas.
- Support partnership models between financial service providers or between financial and non-financial services providers with the objective of leveraging the partnership to achieve improved access to financial services in rural areas.
- Support partnerships or models that could leverage additional services other than financial services in line with the needs of rural communities in Zambia e.g. a financial institution offering additional services like pay-as-you-go solar.
Funding Information
Financial support that can range up to 100,000
Benefits
- Technical assistance
- Strategic partnerships
- A chance to pilot or scale your solution
Geographical Scope
Provinces of Zambia: Lusaka, Copperbelt, Central, Luapula, Northern, Eastern, Southern, Muchinga and Western
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant should be registered in Zambia and have at least one year of operations
- Applicants may apply independently or in a consortium, provided that the consortium has a pre-established partnership agreement prior to the submission of proposals.
- Your project shall target financially excluded communities like rural populations, smallholder farmers, women, and youth, precisely in the Zambian provinces of Lusaka.
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