Deadline: 05-Aug-2024
Enabel is seeking applications to support services to existing businesses in the agri-food sector to green the businesses and to enhance creation of employment opportunities for youth.
Objective
- The general objective of this Call for Proposals is: Enhance the economic resilience of young women and men through business development support and promotion of green economy.
- Boosting Resilience and Green Growth in Small-Scale Agri-Food Businesses Context Enabel’s portfolio “Empowered Youth in Green Palestine” aims to contribute to the following two general objectives:
- Young people in Palestine develop into active and critical citizens, ready for local and global challenges, through improved education, training, guidance, and access to employment.
- The Palestinian population makes use of the opportunities of a sustainable environment.
- The first pillar of the portfolio will focus on the empowerment of youth with specific attention to the following Specific Objectives (SOs):
- SO1: Education and learning including crucial competencies for youth such as 21st century skills, Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), general education as well as access to educational infrastructure.
- SO2: Civic engagement and protection including information, awareness, and support with regards to democratisation, human rights, civic space, citizenship, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), and Children affected by Armed Conflict.
- SO3: Pathways to Employment: Skills, employment, and entrepreneurship addressing the mismatch between education and training and the needs of the labour market, supporting the participation of young women and recent graduates in the labour market, supporting youth and women to start up a business while respecting the highest environmental and human rights standards, and supporting a conducive entrepreneurial ecosystem.
- The second pillar consists of two interventions SO4: Green West Bank and SO5: Green Gaza.
Program Lots
- Indicative allocation per lot/geographical distribution:
- Lot 1: North and Middle Governorates covering at least one of the following governorates Jenin, Nablus, Tulkarem, Qalqilya, Salfeet, Tubas, Jericho, Ramallah and Al-Bireh.
- Lot 2: South Governorates covering Hebron and/or Bethlehem and Jerusalem (this lot must include Jerusalem)
Funding Information
- The total indicative amount available under this Call for Proposals is 1,700,000 EUR. The contracting authority reserves the right not to award the full amount.
- Any grant application under this Call for Proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
- Minimum amount for Lot 1: EUR 900,000
- Maximum amount for Lot 1: EUR 1,000,000
- Minimum amount for Lot 2: EUR 600,000
- Maximum amount for Lot 2: EUR 700,000
- Duration: The initial planned duration of an action may not be less than 18 months nor exceed 22 months of implementation period. In addition, three months closure period needs to be added. During this period, only costs related to reporting and MEAL can be included.
Expected Results
- Expected results for the overall budget of this call are:
- 170 MSEs/cooperatives received business development services.
- 115 MSEs/cooperatives received financial support.
- 70% MSEs/cooperatives reporting improved turnover as a result of acceleration services and technical assistance
- 70% of MSEs/cooperatives reporting increased capacity to retain or increase staff as a result of acceleration services and technical assistance
- 100% MSEs/cooperatives adopted green practices
- 80% of MSEs/cooperatives strengthened the green skills of their teams
- 90% of MSEs/cooperatives adopted decent work principles
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant
- be a legal person; and
- be a non-profit private entity or a foundation; or
- be a legal entity of private law for which profit maximization is not the priority objective and
- be a non-governmental organization (NGOs/INGOs), Civil Society Organization (CSO) or Private Sector Umbrella Organization (PSUO)
- be established or represented in: Palestine and
- be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the coapplicant(s) and not be acting as an intermediary and;
- must have an active bank account for the past 24 months
- Co-applicant(s)
- be a legal person; and
- be a public entity or
- be a non-profit private entity or a foundation; or
- be a legal entity of private law for which profit maximization is not the priority objective and
- be a training institution or NGOs with expertise in business development and/or green economy.
- be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the lead (and other coapplicants) and not be acting as an intermediary.
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