WATER AID
CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS (CSOS) TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WATERAID NIGERIA COUNTRY PROGRAM STRATEGY IN FCT, LAGOS, ENUGU, OYO, KANO AND BAUCHI STATES

INTRODUCTION
WaterAid is an international non-governmental organization established in 1981 with focus exclusively on improving poor people’s access to safe water, improved hygiene and sanitation in developing countries. We believe that water and sanitation are human rights. These essential services are vital to health, education and livelihoods; and form the first essential step in overcoming poverty.

WaterAid started its operation in Nigeria in 1995. Since then, it has successfully executed several intervention programs as outlined by its aims and has made impact in the lives of the very poor. WaterAid’s new country programme strategy (2023-2028) seeks to achieve 2 broad aims in focused geographic areas of Bauchi and Lagos State; with comparator states of Oyo and Kano States; and project states of Enugu, Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States and federal capital territory.

The new country programmes strategy identifies strategic partnerships with a wide spectrum of stakeholders including civ9il society organizations as one of the key implementation approaches.
WaterAid is therefore seeking partnership with credible civil society organizations (non-governmental organization, faith based organizations, community based organizes) operating in Federal Capital Territory, Lagos, Bauchi, Oyo Kano, Enugu State to achieve the following strategic aims in strengthening the WASH sector in Nigeria:
• Aim 1: achieve universal, sustainable, and safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in focused geographic area to influence wider change.
• Aim 2: strengthen the resilience of WASH to climate change
Eligible CSOs are invited to express interest in supporting one of more of these strategic aims, outlining their specific strength and expertise in the expression of interest (EOI) checklist.

CSO Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to submit an EOI, CSOs must meet the following criteria:
• Must be a legally registered CSO in Nigeria implementing health, WASH, Climate Change, Advocacy and Market-based programme
• Must have a physical presence and or operations in any of these focal states- Federal Capital Territory, Lagos, Bauchi, Oyo, Kano, and Enugu State.
• Possess proven track record of successful project implementation in Water, Sanitation And Hygiene (WASH), particularly in urban, peri-urban and rural communities
• Demonstrate strong commitment of WaterAid’s values of respect, accountability, courage, collaboration, innovation and integrity
• Be committed to working collaboratively with WaterAid Nigeria and other stakeholders

Submitting EOI
Interested CSOs should submit EOI by completing the checklist below not exceeding 5 pages;

Name of organization
Address
Type of organization (NGO, FBO, CBO, Others_Specify)
Year  of establishment
Legal status (CAC), Registration Number and year of registration
State(s) of operation
Email
Website (if any)
Brief organizational profile (provide your organization’s Mission, Vision, Objective and core valves)
Experience (briefly describe your organization’s experience related to any (or all) in the area of WASH, Health, Advocacy, Climate Change, governance, and Market-based programming, highlighting key achievements)
Organizational capability statement (in 2 paragraphs, highlight your organization’s capability, expertise and value addition to be the preferred partner to WaterAid)
Year of latest external financial audit
Organization’s annual operating budget (for year 2023 and year 2024
Past performance (provide  information on the projects implementing by your organization in the last 3 years by completing)	Funder/year/donor contact details (name, designation and email address)ProjectAmount (NGN)Key achievement (s)

EOI should be submitted electronically to procurementng@wateraid.org on or before the close of business on 24th July 2024. Use the name of your organization EOI as the mail subject.

DATA PROTECTION
This call for EOI requires submission of some “personal” data as defined by the Data Protection Act 1998. It has been supplied to WaterAid exclusively for the purpose of documentation, assessment and selection of partners who desire to work with WaterAid Nigeria. We recognize your right by provisions of GDPR as a Data subject, hence our pledge to protect the information provided by using it for the sole purpose of assessment and ensuring that it is not passed to any unauthorized person (s).

DISCLAIMER
The submission of an EOI does not guarantee selection or any contractual obligation from WaterAid Nigeria reserves the right to reject any EOIs that do not meet the criteria without incurring any obligation to inform the applicants.