Deadline: 2-Sep-22
UN-Habitat is accepting proposals for Scaling up Support for Tenure Security Improvement Interventions.
The purpose of the Call for Expression of Interest is to solicit interest from national not for profit urban civil society organizations as Implementing Partners that wish to participate in UN-Habitat operation and contribute complementary resources (human resources, knowledge, funds, in-kind contributions, supplies and/or equipment) to achieving common objectives as outlined below and subsequently agreed in an Agreement of Cooperation.
Funding Information
- Maximum proposed value in USD$: 100,000
- Estimated duration of project in calendar months: Twelve (12) months
Outcomes
This project will focus in achieving the four main outcomes namely:
- Outcome 1: Increased land tenure security for urban poor in select informal settlements in Mbale and Lira cities.
- Outcome 2: Tenure responsive participatory neighbourhood planning supported in selected informal settlements in Mbale and Lira cities.
- Outcome 3: Improved capacity development, knowledge management and awareness raising of slum dweller communities on land-related policies, tools, and approaches that are inclusive, gender appropriate and fit-for-purpose towards securing land and property rights for all.
- Outcome 4: Guidelines for land use planning and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in informal settlements in Uganda developed.
Main Outputs and Activities
The implementing partner will be undertaking activities which include, but not limited to, the following:
- Strengthening land tenure security of urban poor in select informal settlements in Mbale and Lira Cities
- To mobilize and sensitize local partners and communities on project implementation towards addressing tenure insecurity issues.
- To identify and work with change agents in improving tenure security of slum dwellers in select areas in settlements in Lira and Mbale cities.
- To identify and implement select GLTN land tools and approaches.
- To undertake participatory profiling, mapping and household enumerations.
- To facilitate dispute resolution using ADR approach
- Support tenure responsive participatory neighbourhood planning supported in selected informal settlements in Mbale and Lira cities:
- To mobilize local communities to be project partners in participatory neighbourhood planning in Lira and Mbale cities
- To identify and work with change agents in improving neighbourhood planning in selected settlements
- To identify appropriate tools and adopt them for planning purposes.
- To develop two neighbourhood plans one in each selected informal settlement in Lira and Mbale cities.
- To support approval and adoption of the plans developed.
- Capacity development, knowledge management and awareness raising:
- To organize training and related events for the implementation of select land tools and disseminate good practices.
- To organize consultation workshops, learning exchanges and related events to improve knowledge and awareness on issues and measures for improving tenure security of target groups and influence policy and practice.
- To ensure effectively working arrangements with government and other relevant land stakeholders and institutions.
- Organize and/or support multi-stakeholder workshops, meetings, and events
- To conduct refresher trainings on documentation of most significant impact stories on appropriate land registration for CCOs that has changed majority of beneficiary groups in Mbale and Lira Cities.
- To conduct settlement forums for selected vulnerable community members such as the existing illiterate on legal land registration procedures in the project communities.
- Support development of guidelines for land use planning and Alternative Dispute Resolution in informal settlements in Uganda:
- To develop guidelines/ operational for land use planning in informal settlements in Uganda.
- To develop guidelines/operational manual for Alternative Dispute Resolution in informal settlements in Uganda.
Location: Uganda
Specific Location Site for this Call for Proposal: Mbale and Lira Cities, Uganda
Eligibility Criteria
- Legal Status
- Certificate of registration/incorporation i.e.,
- Proof of registration in Country of Origin.
- Proof of registration of Country of operation
- Proof of country operational presence
- Organization profile and details
- Clear organization profile and structure of the organization indicating:
- Organization’s vision, mission and objectives
- Management structure
- Members of the Governing Board and their Designations duly certified by the Corporate Secretary, or its equivalent document
- Proof of membership to professional associations if any.
- Financial Capacity
- Audited company financial statements (balance sheet and income statement) and auditors report for the last two years
- Exclusive bank account
- Is the organization willing and able to have a separate bank account for the funds provided by UN-Habitat?
For more information, visit https://unhabitat.org/calls/scaling-up-support-to-tenure-security-improvement-interventions-in-mbale-and-lira-cities