Consultancy for Business Case Assessment and System Design of Refugee-led Bonemeal Production in Dadaab, Kenya

Deadline: March 10, 2026
Location: Dadaab

CARE is implementing the “From Camps to Green Cities Programme” in Dadaab refugee camp, to support refugee-led enterprise development and innovative financing models aligned with Kenya’s Shirika Plan. The programme responds to protracted displacement, declining humanitarian assistance, and the need to transition from short-term aid to market-based, climate-smart, and self-reliance-oriented solutions.

As part of the programme’s initial phase in 2026, CARE will initiate a pilot focused on upstream bonemeal production, building on abundant animal bone waste generated at slaughterhouses in and around Dadaab. The pilot phase is designed to explore the feasibility of converting bone waste into a marketable product, generating income, employment, and environmental benefits through a refugee-led business model.

While initial assumptions indicate potential demand for bonemeal in the wider Garissa region and beyond, CARE requires a rigorous, context-specific business case and system design to inform decisions on whether and how to implement a bonemeal production pilot that is technically feasible, financially viable, socially acceptable, and investment-relevant in a refugee-camp context.

CARE therefore seeks to engage a consultant with technical and systems level expertise, to conduct a comprehensive assessment and develop a clear system design and implementation plan for a refugee-led bonemeal production facility in Dadaab.

​​For more details click on the Request for Proposal (RFP) below.

RFP and EOI