Call for Proposals supporting Open Societies and Climate Change & Biodiversity in Guatemala and Honduras

Deadline: 18-Jun-21

The British Embassy Guatemala has launched a call for project proposals that directly support open societies and climate change & biodiversity in Guatemala and Honduras.

• Open societies (democracy, human rights, media freedom) – for example: strengthened democratic governance and rule of law; increased equality and non-discrimination for women and vulnerable groups and strengthened media freedom.
• Climate change and biodiversity- for example: strengthened efforts to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss and strengthening resilience to the effects of climate change.

• Climate change and biodiversity
  • Capacity building and preparation ahead of COP26, including in climate negotiations and implementation of NDCs.
  • Contributing where possible to update countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) and adaptation plans in preparation to COP26.
  • Tackling biodiversity loss/deforestation, with a particular interest on tackling this issue in vulnerable communities and contribute to poverty reduction.
• Open societies (democracy, human rights, media freedom)
  • Building the conditions for a peaceful, transparent and inclusive election processes in Honduras (2021).
  • Reduced gender-based violence, discrimination and harassment towards women, LGBT+ community and other vulnerable groups.
  • Promoting and supporting the empowerment of girls through education.
  • Reduction in reported harassment of and violence against journalists; improved enabling environment in which media freedom is protected and respected.
  • Supporting Business and Human Rights in Guatemala or Honduras. Focusing on the development of the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights.
  • Supporting the private security company environment in Guatemala through the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights.
  • Increased accountability and transparency, demonstrated, for example, through improved Transparency or Integrity Index scores or stronger mechanisms for checks and balances in institutional frameworks, leading to greater alignment of policies and practices with international standards.
  • Strengthening civic organisations and leaderships in Guatemala or Honduras for the construction and consolidation of rule of law.

• Guatemala
  • For Guatemala, proposals must be submitted in Guatemalan Quetzal (GTQ) currency. Implementers will be asked to provide a GTQ bank account.
  • Project budget is from GTQ 35,000 to GTQ 65,000.
• Honduras
  • For Honduras, proposals must be submitted in United States Dollars (USD) currency. Implementers will be asked to provide a USD bank account.
  • Project budget is from $4,000 to $8,000.
• Guatemala & Honduras: Full project spend should ideally be completed by early to mid-December 2021. Proposals with a completion date of 28 February 2022 will be considered as long as 90% of the project spend is completed by 1 December 2021.

• Alignment with the above mentioned priorities and outcomes.
• Evidence of urgent or priority need.
• Activities are value for money (VfM) and cost-efficient.
• Clear and achievable deliverables within the funding period.
• Sustainability – project benefits continue after the funding ends.
• Good project design, which includes established monitoring and evaluation procedures.
• Project feasibility, including capacity of implementing organisation and ability to deliver under current circumstances.
• Identification of risks and established mitigation strategies.
• The organisation’s safeguarding policies which ensure gender equality and the protection of beneficiaries.
• Administration costs for delivering a project do not exceed 10% of the total project budget.

For more information, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/news/british-embassy-guatemala-city-call-for-proposals-20212022