Call for Proposals: Supporting Psychological Health and Well-Being of Youth Caregivers in Palestine

Deadline: 28-May-2024

Enabel has launched a call for proposals to support psychological health and well-being of youth caregivers.

Objectives and Expected Results 

• The general objective of this Call for Proposals is: Vulnerable boys and girls, young women and men are protected against violence, they access quality psycho-social, mental health, Gender based Violence (GBV) and legal counselling and support services, they are well-informed and enabled to participate in decision-making, and they actively engage in their community.
• The Specific Objective of this Call for Proposals is to improve the mental health and psychological well-being of caregivers including mental health providers, social workers, educators, and health professionals.
• The achievements will be measured by the following guiding indicators:
  • The percentage of caregivers who report improved level of functional ability, competencies, and psychosocial wellbeing as a result of stress management and coping strategies techniques (Minimal Target: 50% improvement).
  • The percentage of professionals who report an improved mental well-being as a result of engaging in individual and group supportive supervision (Minimal Target: 30% improvement).
• Expected results are:
  • Awareness raised among caregivers including mental health providers, social workers, educators, health professionals; and demand induced for supportive supervision and selfcare services.
  • Improved access to supportive & clinical supervision, self-care, and stress management services to caregivers including mental health providers, social workers, educators, and health professionals.
  • Capacity of caregivers including mental health providers, health professionals, social workers, educators, with main focus on staff from the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Social Development, and Ministry of Education on recognition of signs of distress and mental health difficulties; as well as self-care and stress management strategies developed.
  • A structured manual “Caring for Caregivers” on the psychological well-being and mental health of caregivers is developed in both Arabic and English and is distributed to key stakeholders.
  • Coordination among caregivers is strengthened and their experiences are shared and documented.
  • Relationships between caregivers and the youth receiving the MHPSS services are enhanced.

Sectors or Themes 

• The proposal will provide activities for:
  • Professional caregivers and mental service providers working in the field of supporting youth with MHPSS services.
  • Educators, social workers, and health professionals in direct contact with youth.

Funding Information

• The total indicative amount available under this Call for Proposals is 190,000 EUR (One Hundred and Ninety Thousand Euros). The contracting authority reserves the right not to award all of the available funds.
• Grant amount 
  • Any grant application under this Call for Proposals must utilize the full amount of 190,000 EUR.

Duration 

• The initial planned duration of an action may not be less than 24 months nor exceed 30 months.

Cross-Cutting Issues

• The actions proposed will take the following cross-cutting issues into consideration.
  • Participation
    • The development of the proposal should be co-created with youth and other stakeholders.
  • Partnership
    • The main applicant should consider developing partnerships with relevant stakeholders, religious and/or community leaders CBOs and other key actors in this field.
  • Environmental awareness and sustainability 
    • The proposal should promote environmental awareness. In addition, environmental protection and sustainable management will be ensured in the design and implementation of supported initiatives.
  • Social inclusion 
    • Social inclusion is the process of improving the terms for individuals and groups to take part in society and the process of improving the ability, opportunity, and dignity of those disadvantaged based on their identity. Under this Call for Proposals, the activities target vulnerable categories of adolescents and youth, including those of special attention or/and survivors of GBV, poor youth and those living with disabilities.
  • Human rights-based approach (HRBA) 
    • A human rights-based approach to development should, according to the 2003 UN Common Understanding on HRBA, “contribute to the development of the capacities of ‘duty-bearers’ to meet their obligations and/or of ‘rights-holders’ to claim their rights”, be based on human rights standards, and in the context of this Call for Proposals, the focus is mostly on right-holders.
  • Gender & inclusion 
    • Inclusion and gender equality are placed at the heart of the intervention of this Call for Proposals. It integrates a two-pronged approach combining gender-mainstreaming and targeted actions to reduce gender inequalities, involving girls, women, men, and boys for gender-transformative actions.
  • Innovation and Digitalization 
    • Innovation is encouraged through this Call for Proposals, through the promotion of innovation in systems, utilization of new technologies implementation of activities, data collection and development of policies when this is relevant.

Target Groups

• This Call for Proposals will support professionals (health staff, social workers, mental health providers, and education professionals) working with vulnerable and marginalized young people aged 15-29 years old. The indirect beneficiaries will include relevant mental health institutions, academic institutions, stakeholders, and other helpers working in the field of MHPSS.

Geographical Coverage 

• The actions must be implemented in the West Bank and East Jerusalem in Palestine.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicant (s) 
  • 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 specialized in mental health and/or protection services; and
    • be established or represented in Palestine; 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;
    • be operational on nationwide scale and represented in the West Bank including East Jerusalem; and
    • have an active bank account for the past 24 months; and
    • have audited financial statements (income statement and balance sheet) of the last closed financial year.
• 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.
  • Co-applicants must meet the following conditions:
    • be a legal person; and
    • be a non-profit private entity or a foundation; and
    • be established in the West Bank or East Jerusalem; and
    • be operational in all or part of the West Bank including East Jerusalem; and
    • have an active bank account for the past 24 months; and
    • have audited financial statements (income statement and balance sheet) of the last closed financial year.
  • The co-applicant(s) must sign the declaration form.

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