Technical Partner (TP) for project Component 1

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (Consulting Services – Firms Selection) REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN Tajikistan Women’s Economic Empowerment Project (TWEEP) Grant No.: TF-D1600 (TWEEP, P511398) Assignment Title: Technical Partner (TP) for Component 1 – Support to Women and Women’s Groups for Improved Livelihoods Reference No. (as per Procurement Plan): TWEEP-CS-QCBS-01 The Government of the Republic of Tajikistan has received financing in the amount of US$ 4.73 million from the World Bank toward the cost of the Tajikistan Women’s Economic Empowerment Project (TWEEP) , and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The consulting services (“the Services”) consist of engaging a Technical Partner (TP) — a not-for-profit organization (applying singly or in joint venture) — to support the implementation of TWEEP Component 1 . The TP will provide high-quality training, facilitation, mentoring, and outreach services to targeted women beneficiaries and women’s groups, and will support the transparent selection of business plans for in-kind grants and effective post-grant accompaniment. The assignment covers six target districts — Rogun and Nurobod (Districts of Republican Subordination), Vanj and Shughnon (GBAO), and peri-urban Shohmansur and Firdavsi (Dushanbe). Key activities include beneficiary outreach and mobilization; delivery of entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and business plan development training; facilitation of the business plan competition and grant process; and up to 12 months of post-grant mentoring and market-linkage support. The TP shall not have fiduciary responsibilities and shall not manage, control, or disburse grant funds. The expected duration of the assignment is 33 months , anticipated to commence in June 2026 and conclude in February 2029. The Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eSKT2z5yvewRgtpqAvTOP-BdKqBKDRefC2TzTJ_gfIU/edit?usp=sharing The Stat