Call for EOIs: Inclusive Access to Shelter, Food, Non-Food Items, and Site Management (Burkina Faso)

Deadline: 27-Sep-2026

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is seeking qualified organizations in Burkina Faso to improve living conditions, protection, and resilience for internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, refugees, and vulnerable host communities. The partnership will support integrated activities covering emergency and transitional shelter, durable housing solutions, essential household items, food assistance, site management, solar lighting, land tenure security, and durable solutions. The intervention will prioritize vulnerable households, including women, children, older people, and persons with disabilities. Eligible organizations should have proven experience in shelter construction, distribution of essential non-food items, site management, community mobilization, and protection in complex humanitarian environments. Applicants must also demonstrate local operational presence, logistical capacity, strong project and risk management, community accountability systems, coordination experience, and the ability to mobilize complementary resources. What Is the UNHCR Burkina Faso Partnership Opportunity? This UNHCR partnership opportunity seeks organizations capable of implementing shelter, essential items, food assistance, and site-management activities for communities affected by forced displacement in Burkina Faso. The intervention takes an integrated approach to improve both immediate living conditions and longer-term resilience.

It will address:

- Emergency shelter - Transitional housing - Durable housing solutions - Essential household items - Food assistance - Site management - Solar lighting - Solar kits - Land tenure security - Community participation - Durable solutions Who Will Benefit? The program is designed to support several groups affected by displacement and humanitarian vulnerability, including: - Internally displaced persons - Returnees - Refugees - Vulnerable host communities - Vulnerable households - Women - Children - Older people - Persons with disabilities The approach seeks to ensure that assistance reaches households facing the greatest protection and material needs. Main Objectives of the Intervention

The partnership aims to:

- Improve living conditions for forcibly displaced and vulnerable populations. - Provide rapid and equitable access to safe emergency shelter. - Develop transitional and durable housing solutions. - Improve access to essential household items. - Support food assistance for vulnerable households. - Strengthen site management. - Improve land tenure security. - Promote durable solutions. - Support participatory planning with local authorities. - Integrate displacement sites into local development plans. - Improve protection and resilience. - Strengthen local economic inclusion. Emergency Shelter Support Rapid access to safe shelter is a major priority. The intervention aims to support the development and provision of emergency shelters for displaced and vulnerable households. Shelter activities should help address immediate housing needs while contributing to safer and more dignified living conditions. The program emphasizes equitable access so that vulnerable households are not left behind during emergency shelter responses. Transitional and Durable Housing Solutions The intervention goes beyond short-term emergency shelter. It also seeks to support transitional and durable housing solutions that can provide greater stability for displaced populations. These solutions are intended to contribute to longer-term resilience and reduce dependence on temporary accommodation. Applicants with experience in emergency, transitional, and durable shelter construction are therefore particularly relevant to the opportunity. Site Management Site management is another key component of the intervention. Effective site management can help ensure that displacement sites are organized, accessible, and responsive to the needs of affected communities.

The project will encourage:

- Participatory site planning - Community mobilization - Coordination with local authorities - Protection-sensitive site management - Integration of displacement sites into local development plans

Participatory Planning With Local Authorities

The program emphasizes collaboration with local authorities. Participatory planning can help ensure that displacement sites and related infrastructure are considered within broader local development processes. The intervention seeks to promote greater integration of displacement sites into local development plans, supporting longer-term planning and durable solutions. Essential Household Items The project will support access to essential household items for vulnerable households. These items are intended to address basic household needs among communities affected by displacement. Applicants should have proven experience distributing essential non-food items (NFIs) in complex humanitarian environments. Solar Lighting and Solar Kits The intervention also includes renewable-energy-related support.

Activities will include:

- Installation of solar lighting - Distribution of solar kits Solar lighting can contribute to safer and more functional living environments, particularly in displacement settings where conventional electricity infrastructure may be limited. Food Assistance Food assistance will be provided to the most vulnerable households targeted by the intervention. The food component forms part of the broader package of assistance designed to improve living conditions and resilience among displaced and host populations. Organizations should be able to demonstrate appropriate logistical and operational capacity for humanitarian assistance delivery. Focus on Vulnerable Households The project places particular emphasis on households facing heightened vulnerability.

Priority attention includes:

- Women - Children - Older people - Persons with disabilities Applicants should demonstrate how their proposed approach will e