Expression of Interest- Supporting supply chains in Tanzania: Jiko Fanisi La Umeme Seed Fund

MECS Programme is pleased to launch request for Expression of Interest for Jiko Fanisi La Umeme Seed Fund.

This is results-based financing for new or early-stage suppliers of eCooking appliances. Organisations are invited to send in an expression of interest in order to attend a workshop, which will offer support in submitting a full application. Organisations are not required to attend the workshop.

Overview

UKAid through the British High Commission of Dar es Salaam is commencing the eCooking Scale and Support Programme through Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) Programme.

Previous MECS Seed Fund competitions (then called ‘Challenge Funds’) have provided research funding to stimulate innovations in modern energy cooking technology and systems and support the advancement of innovative clean energy cooking products, processes, and services in low-income countries that are appropriate and acceptable to users. Utilising this successful format, MECS Programme is launching a new Seed Fund for Tanzanian entrepreneurs in eCooking.

This new fund is funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) and delivered by Loughborough University under the MECS programme and aims to foster a healthy eCooking supply chain by supporting new or early-stage companies to gain market traction in Tanzania distributing eCooking appliances.

The Seed Fund is open to any organisation registered to make sales in Tanzania, and we are
particularly interested to support companies with a high proportion of women in management and
operations, and companies who are new entrants to the market.

• The Expression of Interest to join the workshop should be sent to mecs@lboro.ac.uk. In the subject line of the email, write: ‘Jiko Fanisi La Umeme: [Your Organisation Name]’.
• Closing date for submission of Expression of Interest is 23:55pm GMT 1st November 2024.
• Late applications will not be reviewed.
• The full ‘Seed Fund’ call will go live on MECS website on 21st of October and applications must be submitted by 2nd December 2024 at 11.59 pm GMT.

Full information can be accessed via the link below. Please make sure you read all relevant call documents before applying.