Deadline: 10-Nov-22
The United Nations Development Programme in Kazakhstan is announcing a Call for Proposals from Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), including NGOs for the implementation of the UNDP-TCCF Project “Almaty irrigation water supply and sanitation improvement”.
Scope of Work
- The Responsible Party engaged for this assignment will implement and deliver all three project components:
- Improvement of irrigation water supply systems by means of the introduction of water-saving practices:
- Improving clean-up and remediation services in the context of COVID-19.
- Build institutional capacity in agricultural water supply agencies and municipal water and sanitation services.
Funding Information
- The budget should be detailed, complete, rational and realistic, and must not exceed the equivalent of USD$70,000.
- Administrative costs must not exceed 10% of the total proposed amount.
- The amount requested in the proposal should be commensurate with the organization’s administrative and financial management capabilities.
- The project duration isDecember 2022 – August 2023.
Expected Outputs/ Deliverables
The selected Responsible Party (RP) will be required to deliver the following Outputs and Activities:
- Improved irrigation water supply systems through the introduction of water-saving practices:
- The project will improve access to irrigation water supply, pilot practices to prevent irrigation water losses, reduce groundwater infiltration & evaporation, and introduce effective farm business management models. The outcome will achieve the following activity results:
- Rehabilitated 5 km of the horizontal drainage canals.
- Demonstrated different water-saving technologies in 2 ha.
- Established advanced rotational and drought-tolerant cropping system in 2 ha.
- Two influential water user associations have been set up with 40% participation of female activists to sustain the project results.
- The project will improve access to irrigation water supply, pilot practices to prevent irrigation water losses, reduce groundwater infiltration & evaporation, and introduce effective farm business management models. The outcome will achieve the following activity results:
- Improved WASH and remediation services in the context of COVID-19.
- The Component 2 is aimed to pursue local health benefits by improving access to sanitation and hygiene facilities and WASH practices at three district secondary schools, e.g., Eskeldi and Akshi, considering biological and cultural aspects of girls and women.
- This component will be implemented through a community-centered participatory approach to pilot essential WASH applications targeting under-served municipalities and secondary schools. It’ll also be accompanied by conducting awareness-raising campaigns to push forward effective WASH practices on a broader scale. The outcomes of this component are as follows:
- Renovated/rehabilitated one potable hydrant (effective hydrant management model is developed).
- Installed 80 handwashing stations with automatic sensor taps in the four targeted schools, placed hand sanitizers in toilets, hand washing stations in the halls, and near exits to ensure adequate, clean, and separate toilets or toilets latrines for girls and boys.
- Built institutional capacity in agricultural water supply agencies and municipal water and sanitation services, focusing on girls’ education and gender equality.
- This component is aimed to pursue the fourfold activity results such as the following: a. Enhance the capabilities of the school’s Health and Epidemiological systems; b. introduce upgraded testing techniques for water drinking quality; c. improve methods to identify communicable diseases such as COVID-19; and d. conduct an epidemiological study in three targeted regions and schools.
- Actions under this component explicitly focused on improving water quality monitoring systems and WASH surveillance systems in the three local schools. The outcomes of this component are as follows:
- Conducted one feasibility assessment of the current WASH and practices in three targeted schools.
- Conducted a targeted sessional workshop with people, students, and farmers on water-land-based initiatives (196 farmers, 314 students with at least 40% of female participation).
- Conducted 2 (two) working meetings with 4 (four) secondary schools to enhance their Health and Epidemiological Systems and capacity to test water quality and other communicable diseases such as COVID-19.
Place of Work
- Activities will be implemented in Almaty city, Koksu, Eskeldi, and Akshi districts. Hence the partner should make available the project team on the ground.
Eligibility Criteria
- The CSO/NGO/CBO must meet the following criteria to be eligible for selection:
- Legally registered in the Republic of Kazakhstan and in possession of a valid registration certificate.
- Mandate and founding documents should be in line with activities for which the fund is being sought.
- Haveat least two years of experience in the areas of project management, experimentation, analytical and research studies, institutional development in the agricultural sector, WASH, capacity building, and awareness-raising.
- Experience of working with UNDP, other international organizations will be an advantage.
- List of implemented projects or provided similar services in the past three years: name of the Customer, subject of projects or services, dates, and contract values (at least two in the required area).
- Politically neutral.
Evaluation Criteria& Methodology
- Proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
- Sound technical proposal that includes innovative and replicable inclusion mechanisms to maximize the value transfer to the beneficiaries.
- High impact interventions directly targeting and responding to the needs established in the ToR.
- Size of budget requested commensurate with the organization’s proven administrative and financial management capacity.To amplify the sustainability of the interventions, ability to identify financial complementarities with and co-financing from the on-going local initiatives (private, CSO or government).
- Participatory monitoring and evaluation that will contribute to building a sense of ownership among the beneficiaries to promote the sustainability of the interventions.
- Capacity of the organization to implement the project (institutional, financial). The candidate should demonstrate the ability to effectively manage project funds as well as the institutional capacity (equipment, facilities, competence and experience of personnel, and past record of managing similar projects) necessary for project implementation. More specifically, the candidate must prove the following:
- The proposal should clearly define its strategy for implementation detailing a step-by-step projectplan and itemized budget, target groups, and clear timelines for activity duration.
- Demonstrate ability in carrying out activities in the target area;
- Demonstrate experience in the fields of project management, experimentation, analytical and research, institutional development in the agricultural sector, WASH, capacity building, and awareness-raising.
- Have a human resource capable of conducting capacity building on agriculture, water, capacity building, awareness raising and WASH.
- Be gender sensitive and youth focused: youth and women-led CSOs, NGOs and CBOs have an added advantage.
- Have strong logistical assets.
- Have strong internal control systems in project management.
- Have been audited for the last 3 years (if any, otherwise not a requirement).
For more information, visit https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=96495