Call for Proposals: Strategic Engagement of Border Communities in Libya

Deadline: 16-Mar-22

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Libya is currently inviting proposals for Strategic Engagement of Border Communities in Libya.

UNDP Libya through this Call for Proposals hopes to identify and engage local civil society organisations (CSOs) and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) as key partners in its work to enhance opportunities and set the ground for socio-economic development that is inclusive of vulnerable and marginalized populations—ultimately facilitating lasting partnerships and enhancing the role of civil society strategically engaging with borderland communities in Libya.

Through the EU-funded Stability, Unity, and Social Cohesion (SUSC) project, UNDP Libya seeks to support innovative, community-based pilot projects targeting youth, women, and marginalized populations focusing on discouraging communities from joining non-state groups in borderland areas.

Applying organizations are expected to devise proposals for innovative initiatives to strategically engage border communities in Libya. Activities must be implemented exclusively in one or several of the targeted municipalities of this Call for Proposals: Murzuq, Kufra, Ghat, Sebha, and Zuwara.

Topics

Possible topics for grant projects include but are not limited to the following areas of intervention:

• Youth and women engagement: Project proposals may include activities focused on: Promoting/ reinforcing positive masculinities among young men in targeted communities, facilitating full youth and women engagement in community development and/or decision-making processes, etc.
• Supporting socio-economic development: livelihoods and job creation.
• Dialogue and cross-border linkages: Proposals can focus on, for example, promoting linkages between communities in Libya (or across the border) who are affected by non-state actors. Such as: fostering intra-communal dialogue between cross-border traders or youth groups, or with formal or informal authorities.

Funding Information

Proposals eligible for this call are those whose requested budgets are between USD 5,000 (minimum amount) and USD 25,000 (maximum amount) per municipality.

Eligibility Criteria

Libyan NGOs/ CSOs that are officially and duly registered organizations (registered civil society and non-governmental organizations, including non-governmental academic or educational institutions) are eligible to apply. Successful applicants must also demonstrate the following skills and experience:

• Experience in grant management in the proposed area of intervention
• At least two years of experience in socio-economic development (livelihoods and job creation), migration, support for women, youth, and vulnerable groups, and/or related fields.
• Members of the NGO/CSO have the substantive capacity in designing, implement, and monitor community-based development programmes.
• Demonstrate close ties to and established networks in the proposed area of intervention—including with women in the community
• Be able to submit project documents (proposal, reports) preferably in English, in Arabic if not
• The organization’s political orientation must be neutral
• Respect for diversity

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