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Date: Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 9:47 AM<br>Subject: Announcing The Innovative Marketing & Distribution Challenge<br>To: <a href="mailto:c_espinosa1@u.pacific.edu">c_espinosa1@u.pacific.edu</a><br><br><br><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" bgcolor="#666666" style="background-color:#666666">
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<strong><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Announcing the $500,000 Sub-Saharan Africa Innovative Marketing & Distribution Challenge</span></span></strong></p>
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<span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Envirofit is excited to announce a request for proposals for the </span></span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:14px">Sub-Saharan Africa Innovative Marketing & Distribution Challenge. As Envirofit is expanding access to clean cookstoves across Africa, we are looking for qualified marketing, sales, and distribution partners throughout </span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:14px">Sub-Saharan Africa.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Envirofit is offering <strong>$500,000</strong> of working capital, subsidy financing, and/or programmatic support for cookstove sales, marketing, and distribution to be shared among qualified distribution partners. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Envirofit has established multiple Carbon Programs of Activities (PoAs) across Africa and is looking for qualified distributors capable of managing one or multiple Clean Development Mechanism Program Activities (CDM) under Envirofit. Organizations should have </span></span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:14.44444465637207px">in-country</span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:14px"> experience establishing sustainable enterprises with consumer products and the capacity to commit to at least 1 CPA per year and sell a minimum of 10,000-15,000 cookstoves. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">The deadline for Submission is: <strong>November 21st, 2012</strong></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">For more information about the RFP and to download the application form please visit our <a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=17886298&msgid=109032&act=TJZL&c=1171228&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.envirofit.org%2F" style target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000ff">website</span></a> or <a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=17886298&msgid=109032&act=TJZL&c=1171228&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.envirofit.org%2Fimages%2Fnews%2FRequest_for_Proposal_2012.doc" style target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000ff">click here</span></a>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">The proposal should be submitted to <a href="mailto:Africa-RFP@Envirofit.org" style target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000ff">Africa-RFP@Envirofit.org</span></a> no later than November 21, 2012. You will receive confirmation of your submission within 24 hours. Information submitted under this RFP will be considered confidential and will not be used for any other purposes.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">For questions about the RFP please contact Jessica Alderman via email at: <a href="mailto:jessica.alderman@envirofit.org" style target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000ff">jessica.alderman@envirofit.org</span></a>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">We look forward to reviewing your proposals and thank you for your support.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:14px">Sincerely,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:14px">The Envirofit Team</span></div>
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