Deadline: 24-Nov-23
The British High Commission in Pretoria is inviting project proposals for a programme to reduce the risks of violence and exclusion in the 2024 South African elections and support the constructive engagement of accountability and oversight bodies with the Executive in the post-electoral period.
South Africa’s next elections are due in 2024. Civil society organisations and people play an important role in supporting the country to achieve inclusive and peaceful elections, as they have done for many years. They will continue to play an important role after the election. This project will support those in civil society with this role.
Sectors
- Disabilities, Empowerment and accountability, Girls and women, Peace and access to justice, Research.
Funding Information
- The current budget ceiling for this project is £700,000 (Seven Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling). (FY 23/24) – 1 January – 5 April 2024 – £350,000. (FY 24/25) – 6 April 2024 – 31 December 2024 – £350,000. In the case of a programme extension, the overall budget and FY spend would be reviewed.
Duration
- Proposals can be for up to 12 months duration from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024 with a possible no cost or costed extension up to 30 June 2025 (to be determined at an agreed review point during the 12 month period). No funding will be disbursed before 1 January 2024.
Scope
- There are three outcome areas for the programme, covering the pre- and post-electoral periods:
- Pre-election, Civil Society complements and strengthens the efforts of electoral management bodies to achieve peaceful and inclusive elections in 2024.
- Post-election, key oversight and accountability actors are better able to engage constructively with the Executive.
- Improved availability of research, evidence and political economy analysis on key governance and democracy issues.
- For outcome 1, please note: suppliers should not contact Electoral Management Bodies (EMB) in the development of their proposals. The delivery partner should demonstrate how their proposal would deliver against the following areas:
- Youth, Women, People with Disabilities and other marginalised communities are better able to participate in elections.
- There are improved community-level capabilities to monitor the risks of violence and generate localised solutions.
- There is improved public understanding and confidence in the management of the electoral process, including through strengthened voter education (especially marginalised groups), reduced opportunities for electoral information disorder, and electoral observation.
- Proposed activities under outcome 1 should not include any offers of direct technical or capacity building support to Electoral Management Bodies. Any possible future work in this area would be managed via a separate component of the programme.
- For outcome 2, suppliers should outline a proposed set of indicative activities that would contribute to the outcome. These activities can include a level of continuity from the proposed pre-electoral activities, but should also be forward-looking to how accountability and oversight actors can engage constructively across a range of areas with the Executive. The proposed workplan would be provisional only and would need to be reviewed, refreshed and approved in the immediate post-electoral period, informed by the analysis and data generated under outcome 3.
- For outcome 3, suppliers should outline the key data and analytical needs/questions that the programme would address. It does not need to provide a detailed, costed breakdown of specific research/analysis products and providers. Though this would be welcomed, if available, this can be elaborated and agreed with FCDO in the first month of the programme. The workplan necessarily also needs to retain an element of flexibility to respond to unforeseen/emerging data and analytical needs throughout the programme’s life.
- Given the relatively short timeframe, the programme should seek to deliver both outputs which are sustainable and add value in the short-term, but which also seek to test and explore opportunities for future, longer-term engagement in these spaces.
- The scope of the programme delivery is within South Africa only. Proposals should clearly articulate in which Provinces the programme would operate and the rationale for this focus. It is not necessary to demonstrate an ability to engage in every Province of the country.
Eligible Country
- South Africa
Eligibility Criteria
- Non-governmental organisations (NGOs), Organisations based in Low to Middle Income Countries (LMIC)
- Multilateral organisations are also eligible to apply. The selected organisation will receive grant funding.
For more information, visit British High Commission in Pretoria.