1. Background

BRAC International (BI) is a leading non-profit organisation with a mission to empower people and communities in situations of poverty, illiteracy, disease, and social injustice. We design proven, scalable solutions that equip people with the support and confidence they need to achieve their potential. BRAC's institutional expertise on successfully implemented programmes is applied across 10 countries, touching the lives of over 130 million people, where our models are adapted according to the country's context.  

2. Overview of the Consultancy

Mastercard Foundation Accelerating Impact for Young Women in Partnership with BRAC, or AIM, is a multi-faceted, seven-country program designed to equip 2 million adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Africa with age-appropriate entrepreneurship, employability, and life-skills training, along with the tools to start and scale their own businesses. From 2022 to 2027, the five-year, $267 million program will integrate several of BRAC’s globally recognised, evidence-based approaches, drawing from Empowerment and Livelihood for Adolescents (ELA), Ultra-Poor Graduation (UPG), microfinance and other programs. Implemented in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana, and Kenya, AIM is part of the Mastercard Foundation’s Young Africa Works strategy, which seeks to enable access to dignified and fulfilling work for 30 million young Africans, 70 per cent of whom will be young women, by 2030. AIM applies a “best-of-BRAC” approach, achieving social and economic development for AGYW by drawing from several programmatic models already shown through rigorous research to achieve positive impact in a way that is both scalable and cost-effective. The goals of AIM are to: 

• foster the agency and voice of AGYW to act on their aspirations

• enable AGYW to engage in sustainable livelihoods

• create an enabling environment for AGYW, including support for their engagement in advocacy

BRAC International seeks a learning partner in Kenya to support a community assessment. The primary activities are conducting 20 consultations with stakeholders and supporting transcription and translation of BRAC-conducted consultations. Applicants must have a physical presence in Kenya, experience studying women’s empowerment, and a deep understanding of value chains in Kenya.

3. How to Submit your proposal

For more information about this consultancy, please review the full Terms of Reference (ToR) using the link provided below, then return to this portal to submit your application.

Please note that applications submitted via email will not be considered and will be automatically disqualified. If you have any questions regarding the consultancy, you may submit them through the channel specified in the ToR.