UNHCR The UN Refugee Agency
UNHCRThe UN Refugee AgencyEstablished on 1950 by the United
Nations General Assembly.
Mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect
refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide.
UNHCR has helped tens of millions of beneficiaries restart their
lives in more than 110 countries.
UNHCR in EgyptThe Arab Republic of Egypt is a signatory to the
1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol, and the 1969 OAU
Convention.
UNHCR Egypt was established in December 1954
UNHCRs operation in Egypt is one of the organizations largest
and oldest urban refugee programmes.
The organization carries out the functional responsibilities for
all aspects of refugees i.e. registration, documentation and
refugee status determination (RSD) in accordance of the Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Egypt concluded in
1954.
Persons of Concern to UNHCR in EgyptAs of July 2015, UNHCR in
Egypt has registered some 183,500 refugees of different
nationalities, out of whom 127,500 are Syrians.
Refugees and Asylum Seekers are from different countries
Sudanese, Somali, Ethiopian, Eritrean, among others as well as
Iraqi and Syrian.
Refugees and Asylum seekers receive a UNHCR documentation (card)
approved by the GOE and is considered the authorized identification
document. Resident permit is granted on the UNHCR document.
70% of the registered caseload are living in Greater Cairo
followed by Alexandria and Damietta.
Refugees are faced with difficult socio-economic conditions as
well as inaccessibility to employment.
Type of AssistanceAssistance are provided to vulnerable cases
only.
UNHCR has been providing monthly cash assistance to the Refugees
and Asylum Seekers for several years.
UNHCR Egypt provide one time cash assistance for education and
winterization on a seasonal basis.
The estimated amount for cash assistance is EGP 125,000,000 for
some 14,000 cases
Currently assistance are being made through Post Office and Bank
of Alexandria using electronic postal transactions and ATM cards
respectively.
RFP was launched on 4 September inviting
Qualified banks and financial service providers, who are
authorized by the CBE to process financial transactions and/or
issue ATM cards
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REQUEST OF PROPOSAL (RFP)
Purpose:Streamline its assistance to refugees and asylum
seekers, Explore the possibility of channelling its assistance
through: electronic transfer and/or prepaid/ATM card
Targeted assistance in 2016: Monthly target is 12,000 casesOne
time a year assistance to: 14,000 cases for education 12,000 cases
for winterization
It is Important that Your Proposal is:In ENGLISH or ARABICQuoted
in Egyptian Pounds (EGP) Included relevant VATSubmitted in a Sealed
Envelop,Separate sealed envelops: 1. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENT (70% of
the total scoring) 2. FINANCIAL REQUIREMENT (30% of the total
scoring) Non-inclusion of copies of your offer with any
correspondence sent directly to the attention of UNHCR staff will
result in disqualification of the proposal.No pricing information
should be included in the Technical proposal. Submit your proposal
to UNHCR office Al Yamani Building Street, Zamalek behind of
Marriott Hotel - Zamalek (dropped in the tender box at the security
gate)Deadline: 3rd October at 11:59 PMImportant Time FramesBy 3rd
October:Proposal submission.
By 31st October: Proposal evaluation
On 25th November (estimated): Notification of results to all
tenders
