REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)
Stichting BRAC International
Zuid- Hollandlaan 7, 2596 AL
Den Haag,
The Netherlands.
Service Title: Consultancy for AIM Research & Learning Partner in
Rwanda
RFP Reference No: BI/2026/RFP-
008
PR Number: PR_008_2025
Date of Issue: 10 February 2026
Closing Date and Time: March
2, 2026 at 11:59 PM East Africa Time (EAT)
Overview: Mastercard Foundation Accelerating Impact for Young Women in Partnership with BRAC, or AIM,
is a multi-faceted, seven-country program designed to equip 1.2 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 recognized, 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 percent 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 research and learning partner in Rwanda to complete a qualitative study on AIM’s livelihood pathway. Applicants must have a physical presence in Rwanda, experience studying women’s empowerment, and a deep understanding of qualitative research methodologies.
For more details, please see the ToR. There are two additional documents “Vendor Data Consent Form” and “Service Disclosure Form” for your reference which are need to be signed by the selected firm along with the contract.
For any clarification, please contact Jenna Grzeslo (Head, Research & Learning, BRAC International), by email only: jenna.grzeslo@brac.net. before or not later than February 23, 2026 at 11:59 PM East African Time.
Any query related to submission please reach out to niva.das@brac.net .
