Communal Conservation Friendly Health and Social Development Support Initiative (COCOSOHDI) is a registered, indigenous, non-profit, non-governmental organization founded in 2016. Headquartered in Damaturu, Yobe State, with an active field office in Maiduguri, Borno State, COCOSOHDI operates at the intersection of humanitarian relief and long-term sustainable development.
The organization was established to create awareness and support communities’ response to the urgent humanitarian and development needs of conflict-affected populations in Northeast Nigeria. With a mission to restore dignity, build resilience, and support sustainable recovery for underserved populations, COCOSOHDI promotes equitable access to essential social services through broad-based, integrated interventions in healthcare, education, livelihoods, protection, environmental sustainability, and peacebuilding.
Recent Key Achievements & Donor Engagement from 2016 - Date:
Education Crisis Response project from 2015 to 2017.
COCOSOHDI implemented DFID-funded Northeast Nigeria Transition to Development Project (NENTAD) Education in Emergency (EiE) component 2018-19. TO establish and manage 43 NFLCs in year 1 in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council and Jere LGSs of Borno state
Establish and manage 65 NFLCs spread across the year 1 & 2 under AENN project FHI 360. In 2019 – 2021.
IRC project implemented EAC
The Educate a Child (EAC) project was implemented by cocosohdi with support/target 20,000 out-of-school children between the ages of 9-14 years in LGAs of Postiskum and Damaturu in Yobe State by IRC in 2021-2022.
RECENTLY IMPLEMENTED ECW MYRP PROJECT YR AS SUB GRANTEE WITH STREET CHILD OF NIG.2021-24
EAC EFECT WITH STREET CHILD Intervention across Two Assigned LGAs of Bade and Gujba in Yobe State and will soon roll out Yr 4 Intervention 2022-2026 ongoing
Lead & Implemented OVC project with SFH under ICHSSA 3 Integrated Child Health and Social Service Award from 2022-Date ongoing.
With support from the Education Above All (EAC) Foundation under the EFFECT Year 4 program, COCOSOHDI invites qualified and reputable service providers to submit quotations for:
Title: Invitation for Submission of Quotation for the Provision of Catering Service for FBS Training
PR No: COC/EAC/EFFECT/2025/004 Location: Damaturu, Yobe State
Background
With support from the Education Above All (EAC) Foundation under the EFFECT Year 4 program, COCOSOHDI invites qualified and reputable service providers to submit quotations for the provision of catering services during the FBS Training scheduled for 17-19 October 2025 in Damaturu, Yobe State.
Procurement Details
SN
Item Description
Unit
Quantity
1
Lunch (3 days × 712 persons)
Plate
2,136
2
Morning Tea Break (3 days × 712 persons)
Pack
2,136
3
Afternoon Tea Break (3 days × 712 persons)
Pack
2,136
Application Closing Date
On or before 8th October, 2025.
Instructions for Submission
Vendors must be registered businesses with evidence of CAC registration, tax clearance, and prior experience in catering for NGOs or donor-funded projects.
Quotations should clearly indicate unit cost, total cost, menu details, service plan, and payment terms.
Meals must be fresh, hygienically prepared, and delivered on time to the training venue.
Delivery location: Along Pompomari By-pass, Adjacent Noble Pearl’s Primary and Seconday School, Maiduguri, Borno State.
T&C applies.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified providers should send their email quotations and supporting documents to: recruitment@cocosohdi.org using the Title as the subject of the email.
OR
Deliver hard copies to: COCOSOHDI Office,
No. 23, Muhammadu Buhari Estate,
Along Gashua-Damaturu Bypass,
Damaturu, Yobe State.
Note
For enquiries, contact Procurement Focal Point at 08142511865
Only shortlisted vendors will be contacted.