Call for Proposals: Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Building Program (Tanzania)

Deadline: 21-Oct-2024

Enabel has launched the Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Building Program for Young people especially young women, are empowered to thrive in a protective and gender-equal environment, to acquire education and skills, and to pursue decent work opportunities in Kigoma Region – (Wezesha Binti).

Domains

• Wezesha Binti” is comprised of three results domains namely:
  • Result Domain 1
    • Girls and vulnerable boys (14-19 years), in targeted districts of Kigoma region, access and complete quality secondary education and training in safe and conducive environments.
  • Result Domain 2
    • Young people, specifically young women, have increased access to decent and green employment.
  • Result Domain 3
    • The Community, families and local governments create a supportive environment that enables girls and young women to further their education, be healthy and protected from violence and economically empowered.

Objectives 

• Specific Objectives for this Call for Proposals are:
  • Women organisations, schools, training centres, health facilities, private sector partners, business support organizations, and Local Government put in place policies, structures and mechanisms that promote young women’s and girls’ empowerment and they are providing gender responsive services.
  • Young women, girls and vulnerable boys aged between 14-29 years in the targeted project area have gained knowledge and decision-making power about their rights and services available to them, especially in the field of Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights, Gender Equality, Leadership Skills and Violence Against Women and Children.
  • Local government authorities in six districts of Kigoma ensure that gender responsive budgeting, planning and accountability are included in the district and regional strategies and guidelines.
  • The women’s movement in Kigoma is promoting and advancing the rights of young women and girls and is advocating for gender equality.

Sectors or Themes

• This call focuses strengthening institutions that work on access to education, skills development, entrepreneurship, and gender; to transform their internal and external processes to enable young women and girls enjoy gender responsive services. It further builds the capacity and coordination of local women’s organisations, gender activists, and support their advocacy efforts toward the local and national government, services and donors on issues related to VAWC, SRHR, economic empowerment, education for girls is needed. The applicant must demonstrate the following themes during the concept note stage:
• Transformative Gender Equal Environment:
  • Sexual reproductive health and rights.
  • Economic Empowerment.
  • Women Movement Building.
  • Digital Technology and Innovation.

Funding Information

• Any grant application under this Call for Proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
  • minimum amount: EUR 900,000
  • maximum amount: EUR 1,100,000

Duration

• The initial planned duration of the action may not be less than 34 months nor exceed 36 months.

Geographic Focus

• The action must be implemented in Kigoma region in the six districts being Kigoma Municipality, Kigoma District Council, Kibondo, Buhigwe, Kasulu Town Council and Kasulu District Council

Expected Results

• Expected results are:
  • Women’s organisations, schools, vocational training centres, health facilities, private sector partners, business support organizations and Local Government authorities in Kigoma are empowered with the information, knowledge and skills needed to advocate for women’s empowerment; they have established policies, structures and mechanisms to promote gender equality and are providing gender-responsive services.
  • Young women and girls aged between 14-29 years have gained knowledge, about their social and economic rights, developed leadership skills and are empowered to confidently access information and services related to SRHR, GBV and demand for their social-economic rights.
  • Local Government Authorities have acquired the needed knowledge, capacity and skills and are integrating participatory gender-responsive budgeting and evaluation at local government level.
  • Women organizations in Kigoma are empowered and coordinated to define their advocacy agenda, champion the women’s movement; they are creating negotiation spaces and linking with national-level processes and policies.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicant
  • To be admissible for grants, the applicant must satisfy the following conditions:
    • be a legal person; and
    • be a non-profit private entity or a foundation; and
    • be a women’s rights organization, a national or international non-government Organization, or a knowledge institute having worked with vocational training centres, secondary schools, business support organizations, women’s organizations, local government, and private sector; and
    • be established or represented in the United Republic of Tanzania; and
    • be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co-applicant(s) and not be acting as an intermediary: and
    • Must have a proven knowledge of Tanzania Legal systems and expertise in conducting capacity building trainings on family law, economic and financial legislation, or must have a co-applicant with requested proven knowledge and experience; and
    • Must have implemented projects of the similar nature or that aligns with the objectives of this call for proposal with the financial amount of at least Euro 800,000
    • Have an active Bank Account for the past 24 months; and
    • Must have in-house financial capacity and experience -in awarding sub-grants to – local organizations and partners.
• Co- applicant(s)
  • The co-applicant(s) shall participate in the definition and the implementation of the action, and the costs that they incur shall be eligible in the same way as those incurred by the applicant.
  • At least one co-applicant must have a physical office in Kigoma and have had ongoing or had programmatic operations in Kigoma in the past three years. The Physical office must have been established before the date of publication of this call for proposal.
  • If the grants are awarded to them, any co-applicants will become a beneficiary of the action, with the Contracting-Beneficiary.

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