Deadline: 17 July 2017
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is seeking proposals specifically related to Daldhis (Build Your Country) project; the Peace Building Fund in Somalia through the UNDP Somalia Poverty Reduction & Environment Protection (PREP) Programme.
The project aims to present a renewed commitment to working with local community leaders, elders, formal and informal justice services and newly selected local governments, in collaboration with state ministries, to entrench stability and peace, enhance social service delivery, provide economic opportunities for young men and women and provide an accessible system for resolution of people dispute and determination of their rights.
The youth employment component of this project aims to provide the 200 youth at risk (IDPs, refugees, and youth at risk of engaging in illicit activities) with social rehabilitation support, market-based vocational training and education and/or basic business skills (approximately 100 in Jubbaland and 100 in South West) and rehabilitating at least four productive and/or community assets (two in Jubbaland and two in South West), examples might include hospitals, water points, feeder roads and community assets.
Objectives and Expected Outputs
- The objective of this Call for Proposals is to implement the youth employment component of Daldhis Project (Build Your Country)
- Outcome: Communities in South and Central Somalia generate the demand for, and benefit from local governance, security, justice, economic and social solutions.
- Strengthened enabling environment through Youth Engagement / Employment / PPP dialogue and local economic development.
Funding & Duration
- As this component of Daldhis project will have two identical sub-projects, one in Baidoa district and the other in Kismayo district, proposals’ amounts should range from a maximum of USD 200,000 for direct interventions in a single community/ activity (in Baidoa or Kismayo districts) to a maximum of USD 400,000 for direct interventions in both Baidoa and Kismayo districts.
- Project duration will not exceed 12 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- The recipient organization should be non-profit, a non-affiliated, non-governmental organization registered at federal level and at the state they are going to work in. It should be registered at the designated government agency at federal and state levels and will not be considered if registered at any other governmental agency.
- The recipient organization should have excellent track record and adequate experience in implementing similar projects with the UN agencies or International NGOs in Somalia. The recipient organization should process adequate financial, human resource and management capacity to undertake the project.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted at the address given on the website.
For more information, please visit Peace Building Fund.
