Deadline: 8-Aug-23
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is seeking proposals for the provision of explosive ordnance risk education and risk awareness for at-risk communities in the West Bank to educate at-risk individuals about safe behavior around explosive hazards while mainstreaming gender in order to save lives.
Through this Grant, the UNMAS Palestine Programme will select a community based organization (CBO), or a Civil Society Organization (CSO) as a Grantee to implement EORE for at-risk communities, specifically Bedouin communities, in the West Bank. The Grant aims to build and enhance the capacity of the Grantee to provide EORE sessions and messages to at-risk communities in the West Bank, particularly for the Bedouin communities in rural and marginalized areas, with the goal of developing a sustainable capacity for the communities in the West Bank to mitigate the risks of ERW. The Grantee will receive ToT workshops by the PMAC prior to deployment to the community. The PMAC, with support from UNMAS, will conduct QA, coordination, and monitoring of the EORE delivered by the Grantee.
Funding Available
- Total amount of grant/funding available: USD 50,000 (Fifty Thousand United States Dollars).
- Grant/funding amount limit per applicant: USD 50,000 (Fifty Thousand United States Dollars).
- The expected duration of the grant/funding is: MONTH(S) 15 – From 1 September 2023 to 30 November 2024.
Outcomes
- The impact of the project is for civilians and humanitarian partners to mitigate the threat of explosive ordnance and works to empower the Palestinian Mine Action Centre to assume responsibility for mine action. The Grant directly contributes to the following UNMAS Palestine Strategic outcome:
- Outcome 1: PMAC coordinates all EORE activities in the West Bank
- Outcome 2: At-risk persons adopt safe behavior to mitigate explosive risk
- Outcome 1 indicator: Increased number of EORE personnel in the West Bank delivering the PMAC EORE strategy.
- Outcome 2 indicator: Percentage of EORE beneficiaries that demonstrate an increase in knowledge between unsafe and safe practices.
Target Beneficiaries
- A total of 40 volunteers from the Bedouin community will receive ToT training, which will develop their capacity to deliver EORE and help mitigate the risks of ERW for the community.
- The Grant will also benefit 15,000 at-risk persons in the Bedouin community in the West Bank, who will receive EORE sessions to help them adopt safe behaviour to protect their safety.
Country of Registration and Nationality
- Applicants that are included or excluded under this Call for Proposals with regard to country of registration and nationality (for individuals) are as follows:
- Included countries: West Bank, State of Palestine
- The applicants must be duly registered organization in State of Palestine and legally operating at West Bank, at the time of proposal submission.
Applicant Eligibility
The following categories of applicants are eligible to apply under this Call for Proposals:
- Community based organizations (CBOs)
- Civil society organizations (CSOs)
For more information, visit UNOPS.