Deadline: 28-Feb-23
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched an open call for participation in the competition for the youth exchange programmes to support engaging young men and women in recovery processes in Ukraine.
The present Call for Proposals (CfP) is administered by UNDP’s projects “Democratization and Human Rights 2023-2026 Project”. Sub-project Civil Society and Youth Support Project’’ (CSYP) and “Promotion of human security in Ukraine through responding to the multidimensional crisis caused by the war”.
In 2022, UNDP, in partnership with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, supported the piloting of the “VidNova” programme which promotes the engagement of young people in the recovery of Ukraine and the normalization of life in communities affected by the war, through youth exchanges. During the pilot stage, over 120 young women and men participated in four exchange visits, organized in partnership in partnership with local youth centers and youth organizations, where the participants took part in educational activities aimed on promoting civic engagement, social cohesion and volunteering, while also, under supervision of and mentorship of skilled construction workers, participated in recovery work on sights that may be used by young people in the future. While the youth were contributing actively to the recovery work, the exchanges’ aim is also to strengthen the sense of unity and national civic identity through increased connection between young people from different parts of the country.
During the summer 2023, UNDP together the Ministry of Youth and Sports and selected partners plan to scale up the national programme of inclusion of young people into recovery processes “VidNova” Programme, by including 24 youth exchange visits to be conducted during June-September. The focus of the programme in 2023 will be the reconstruction of objects that can be used as youth spaces and youth centres in local communities.
In this context, UNDP Ukraine would like to:
- Identify and select an experienced civil society organization which will serve as a coordination center for implementation of national programme of inclusion of young people into recovery processes “VidNova”.
- Identify and select youth centres and/or youth CSOs (up to 24) to act as implementing partners responsible for organizing youth exchanges in their communities.
Objectives
- Lot 1
- The primary focus of this Lot is to select a CSO that will provide coordination support to successfully conduct 24 youth exchanges, ensure methodological support and training of youth centers’ / CSOs’ staff including:
- Supporting youth centers and youth organisations in conducting one or two 5-day youth exchanges in oblasts identified by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, including overseeing the organization of logistics such as accommodation, travel, and food for the participants;
- Participation in the process of selecting youth centers and youth CSOs which will apply for the second Lot of this competition which will include the assessment of proposed sites for restoration of civil infrastructure objects;
- In partnership with UNDP team and All-Ukrainian Youth Center conduct training sessions for youth centers and/or youth CSOs on the methodology and logistical specifics of the exchanges 3 rounds of 4-day training sessions for up to 24 teams of three people;
- Based on established methodology, organise training of mentors to conduct the educational part of exchanges with a focus on the development of civic competencies, volunteering and the values of social cohesion;
- Ensuring the work of the central office of national programme of inclusion of young people into recovery processes “VidNova”, with the aim to coordinate work of regional hubs with the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine and ensuring communication about the project within the society.
- The primary focus of this Lot is to select a CSO that will provide coordination support to successfully conduct 24 youth exchanges, ensure methodological support and training of youth centers’ / CSOs’ staff including:
- Lot 2
- The primary focus of this lot is to select youth centres and/or youth CSOs to act as coordination centers for organizing youth exchanges within the framework of the national youth exchange programme “VidNova”, namely:
- In partnership with local authorities, “VidNova” coordination center and All-Ukrainian Youth Center, conduct one or two youth exchanges during the June-September 2023: one organization can conduct a maximum of two 5 –day exchanges in two different communities;
- Based on the received methodology and training, finalise the curricula/schedule for exchanges (educational part, including civic competencies, volunteering and the values of social cohesion);
- Maintain contact and coordinate with local authorities on the organization of works on the restoration of civil infrastructure objects: CSO submits an application in partnership with the local government body that owns the facility for restoration;
- Identify and propose an implementation team which should consist of a coordinator, finance manager, a master of restoration works, and a manager of the educational component of the programmme;
- Identify the object for the restoration within “VidNova” at the concept submission stage according to the following criteria:
- Preference will be given to communal property (the premises are owned by the community);
- A letter of support for the project implementation from the local authority is mandatory;
- In the letter of support from local authorities as the property owner must commit to sustain the operations of the restored premises and make it available for youth work or community activities for the period of at least 5 years;
- In case of private ownership of the premisses suggested for restoration, the owner must commit to make the restored premises available for youth work or community activities for the period of at least 5 years.
- The primary focus of this lot is to select youth centres and/or youth CSOs to act as coordination centers for organizing youth exchanges within the framework of the national youth exchange programme “VidNova”, namely:
Funding Information
- The maximum budget of the project proposal under the Lot 1 should not exceed 60,000 USD, and under the Lot 2 should not exceed 18,000 USD per exchange. The available amount for construction materials under the Lot 2 should not exceed 5,000 USD.
- The maximum timeframe for the project implementation of project under lot 1 is 6 months. The maximum timeframe for the project implementation under lot 2 is 3 months if the applying CSO partner plans to organize 1 exchange visit, and 5 months for 2 exchange visits.
Geographical Location
- UNDP will accept applications from all regions of Ukraine. The applying CSO has to prove its capacity to operate in the proposed area of the intervention which will be assessed by the Grant Selection Committee.
Eligibility Criteria
- Non-profit youth organizations and organizations working with youth, in particular charitable organizations, public associations (including civil society organizations and unions) that are officially registered in Ukraine. The contest does not provide grants to profit organizations, political parties, state authorities, local governments, state and municipal enterprises religious communities and private (physical) individuals and entrepreneurs.
Deadlines
- LOT 1: 28 February 2023
- LOT 2: 15 March 2023
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