Request for proposals for Terms of Reference for a Child Care Management Consultant in Kakuma-Kalobeyei Area The AECF, is a leading development organization that supports innovative enterprises in the agribusiness and renewable energy sectors with the aim of reducing rural poverty, promoting climate resilient communities, and creating jobs. We catalyze the private sector by surfacing and commercializing new ideas, business models and technologies designed to increase agricultural productivity, improve farmer incomes, expand clean energy access, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and improve resilience to the effects of climate change. We finance high risk businesses that struggle to access commercial funding; we are committed to working in frontier markets, fragile contexts, and high-risk economies where few mainstream financing institutions dare to go. To date, we have supported over 510 businesses in 26 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, impacted more than 33million lives and created over 35,000 direct jobs. AECF is headquartered in Kenya and has offices in Côte dIvoire, Tanzania, Nigeria, South Sudan, Benin, and Somalia. 2. About Kakuma Kalobeyei Challenge Fund (KKCF) Kakuma Kalobeyei Challenge Fund (KKCF) is a five-year Program of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), implemented with Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF), Turkana County Government, and UNHCR. KKCF originates from the market data from IFCs Kakuma as a Marketplace study which quantified Kakumas economy and confirmed that it was a dynamic and potential marketplace triggering a lot of interest that resulted in Kakuma Kalobeyei Challenge Fund being developed as an initiative supported by multiple partners. KKCF is designed to support private sector investment and unlock the economic potential of refugees and their hosts in Kakuma Kalobeyei refugee hosting area in Turkana West District of Turkana County. KKCF aims to attract private companies and grow the local entrepreneurship potential to create jobs and improve service provision in the Kakuma Kalobeyei area. KKCF targets all private sector players from small companies to medium-size family businesses to social enterprises and large firms. For more information, visit https://kkcfke.org/ AECF is seeking the services of a consulting firm (Consultant) to support these daycare centers in Kakuma and Kalobeyei. This support will entail enhancing business management skills, improving the quality of childcare services, strengthening child protection and safeguarding practices, and boosting operational efficiency and financial sustainability of the daycare centers beyond the KKCF program period in December 2025. The Project Implementation Consultant will be responsible for overseeing the planning, coordination, and execution of the following key activities: Conducting a comprehensive needs and risk assessment of daycare operations, including safeguarding practices, to determine existing gaps. Documenting what is working well for the daycares, lessons learned, and providing insights on how to replicate successful models while ensuring safe, inclusive, and protective environments for all children. Developing a comprehensive daycare curriculum aligned with best practices, including but not limited to the Kenyan National Early Childhood Development Policy Framework (2006) and international frameworks such as the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (CPMS). Conducting capacity development training for daycare staff in the following areas: effective operations, safeguarding and child protection protocols, early childhood education, health and safety, and prevention of violence, exploitation, abuse, and neglect. Preparing a resource mobilization strategy for fundraising and partnership development to support improvements in the quality and safety of daycare centers. Developing a comprehensive sustainability strategy with a path to profitability that will ensure continuity of the daycare centers beyond the program. Identifying and addressing any other gaps arising from the assessment, including those related to child safeguarding risks, inclusion, and accessibility. The purpose of these terms is to define the scope, responsibilities, expectations, and deliverables of the engagement between AECF and the selected Consultant. The successful Consultant must demonstrate experience and understanding of childcare management, daycare operations, safeguarding standards, and related policies and procedures. Tender Link : https://www.aecfafrica.org/about-us/opportunities/
