Deadline: 31-Jul-23
The British Embassy Kinshasa is inviting proposals to deliver protection, livelihood and nutrition support to the Humanitarian Action and Recovery after Crisis (HARC) programme in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Funding Information
- The programme is expected to commence in September 2023 and finish March 2026. The confirmed total budget of the project is £28 million over the two and a half years.
- Confirmed funding for the first phase of the programme is £6 million up until end of March 2024 and the budget proposed for the first year of the project should acknowledge the time required to obtain authorisations to deliver activities in country.
- This project to run from Autumn 2023 until 31 March 2026.
What the fund will achieve?
- The proposed project should deliver the following outcomes:
- Outcome 3 (prevent): the food security and nutrition situation of households are improved.
- Outcome 2 (protect): vulnerable households are protected, able to access humanitarian assistance and to recover from the effects of violence.
- Outcome 1 (prioritise): displaced and vulnerable household’s immediate needs are met.
Activities
- The proposed outputs to be delivered under this grant are in the following areas. Possible activities are included but this is not an exhaustive list. They want to hear from bidders what they think is needed to deliver these outputs:
- Vulnerable households are supported to recover from shocks and restart livelihoods.
- Analysis of markets and livelihoods to identity key gaps and areas needed for support;
- Cash payments to support households generate income and re-establish livelihoods;
- Support to help households recover and improve their ability to cope during periods of extended displacement or upon return to their place of origin;
- Support to host communities that help displaced people;
- Households of survivors of SGBV should be targeted for this support to link to the protection outputs.
- Levels of Malnutrition are addressed
- Community-based nutrition and nutrition sensitive programming;
- Improving the ability of community and local health systems to prevent, detect, and treat acute malnutrition and meet the health needs of children and women coming into health centres;
- The nutrition element should also be an important entry point for protection activities and awareness raising.
- SGBV is prevented and survivors of abuse and SGBV are supported.
- Direct support to survivors of violence, e.g. support to women and children/families affected by violence;
- Activities to prevent and mitigating risk of SGBV Community outreach to build awareness and prevent SGBV and to bring about behaviour change; and
- Further activities and analysis to better understand these dynamics and incorporate finding into this programme and improve behaviour change.
- Protection assistance is provided to enhance safety, dignity, and rights of people in areas of greatest humanitarian need.
- Referrals to Protection Cluster members, psychosocial support, awareness raising around protection and SGBV;
- Activities to prevent protection risks and improve safe programming;
- Cash for protection so survivors can access protection services (Health care, legal or psychosocial support).
- Vulnerable households are supported to recover from shocks and restart livelihoods.
Evaluation Criteria
Proposals will be scrutinised and evaluated on the following criteria:
- Quality of proposal: Clearly demonstrates an understanding of what is required by the call for proposals and meeting the standards of the Sector’s and FCDO grant requirements. Demonstrates the proposed approach is technically sound along the principals outlined. Including:
- Evidence base and understanding of the eastern DRC context (including livelihoods, gender dynamics and potential drivers of conflict and how conflict sensitivity will be considered in the delivery of the programme);
- Alignment of proposed interventions with programme objectives and appropriate consideration of women and girls, people living with a disability and other potentially marginalised groups, conflict and risk;
- Ability to use innovative approaches to deliver the programme;
- Coherent Exit Strategy.
- Expertise: The organisation(s) and proposed team demonstrate the necessary expertise to deliver the proposal, including:
- Experience and skills of consortium members and/or core team members to deliver the scope of work; and
- Strategies, structure, and experience in consortium management/working in consortiums (if relevant), support delivery and ensure effective coordination of the programme in partnership with government.
- Flexibility: How well does the proposal demonstrate the ability to deploy quickly, and flex and respond to changing and challenging circumstances.
- Measuring results: How well does the proposal demonstrate the approach to measuring results, monitoring progress against the log frame and theory of change and accountability to affected people?
- Compliance: How well the proposal demonstrates:
- Evidence/assurance of the following 3 policies: Safeguarding (for the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse), Whistleblowing, and Bullying & Harassment?
- Approach to risk management (including anti-corruption, fraud and safeguarding strategies)?
- Speed: How quickly is the organisation able to:
- Mobilise to implement the required activities?
- Leverage existing platforms?
For more information, visit British Embassy Kinshasa (BEK).