CFPs: Engaging Ukrainian Young Men and Women in Recovery Process through Youth Exchange Programme

Deadline: 26-Feb-2024

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has announced a call for proposals “Engaging Ukrainian Young Men and Women in Recovery Process through Youth Exchange Programme”.

This includes organizing 24 youth exchanges across various oblasts of Ukraine, with the ultimate goal of renovating 24 youth spaces/centers as well strengthening the social fabric of the country through providing an opportunity for participants to explore the diverse cultures of different regions of Ukraine. The programme demostrates a strong commitment to helping young people contribute to positive change and unity in Ukraine’s ongoing recovery.

The present Call for Proposals is administered by UNDP’s project “Civil Society and Youth Support Project’’ (CSYP) and “Promotion of human security in Ukraine through responding to the multidimensional crisis caused by the war”.

Objectives

Lot 1
- The primary focus of this Lot is to select a CSO that will provide coordination support to successfully conduct 24 youth exchanges, and ensure methodological support and training of youth centers’ / CSOs’ staff including:
  - Participate in the process of selecting youth centers and youth CSOs which will apply for the second Lot of this competition which will include the assessment of proposed sites for restoration of civil infrastructure objects;
  - In partnership with UNDP team and All-Ukrainian Youth Center conduct training sessions for youth centers and/or youth CSOs on the methodology and logistical specifics of the exchanges (3 rounds of 4-day training sessions for up to 24 teams of three people);
  - Based on established methodology, organise training of mentors to conduct the educational part of exchanges with a focus on the development of civic competencies, financial management, volunteering and the values of social cohesion;
  - Ensure the work of the central office of national programme of inclusion of young people into recovery processes “VidNOVA:UA”, with the aim to coordinate work of regional hubs with the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine and ensuring communication about the project within the society;
  - Conduct a communication campaign to attract the young participants to participate in the programme including establishing partnership with universities, professional technical schools, local self-government bodies to promote the programme through their channels as well as to widely promote the programme results;
  - Support the local teams with developing the exchange programmes in their communities with a focus on promotion of intercultural learning and social cohesion in addition to manual work on the restoration of youth centres.
Lot 2
The primary focus of this lot is to select youth centres and/or youth CSOs to act as coordination centers for organizing youth exchanges within the framework of the National Youth Exchange Programme “VidNOVA:UA”, namely:
- Based on the received methodology and training, finalise the curricula/schedule for exchanges (educational part, including civic competencies, financial management, volunteering and the values of social cohesion);
- Maintain contact and coordinate with local authorities on the organization of works on the restoration of civil infrastructure objects: CSO submits an application in partnership with the local government body that owns the facility identified for restoration;
- Identify and propose an implementation team which should consist of a coordinator, finance manager, a manager of restoration works, and a manager of the education & communication component of the programme;
- Formulate the brief description of the cultural and historic significance of the community (or communities) in the region, where the organisation is planning to conduct a youth exchange, in order to prepare a comprehensive cultural programme for the exchange;
- Identify the object for the restoration within “VidNOVA:UA” programme at the concept submission stage according to the following criteria:
- Preference will be given to communal property (the premises are owned by the community);
- A letter of support for the project implementation from the local authority is mandatory.

Funding Information

The maximum budget of the project proposal under the Lot 1 should not exceed 60’000 USD, and under the Lot 2 should not exceed 18’000 USD per exchange. The available amount for construction materials under the Lot 2 should not exceed 5’000 USD.
The maximum timeframe for the project implementation of project under Lot 1 is 7 months. The maximum timeframe for the project implementation under Lot 2 is 3 months if the applying CSO partner plans to organize 1 exchange visit, and 5 months for 2 exchange visits.

Outputs

The project aims to achieve the following five outputs to address human security of people in and outside Ukraine, who are facing high vulnerability due to the ongoing war in the country:
- Output 1: Essential infrastructure restored and equipment and materials provided to secure life-line basic services and winterization support.
- Output 2: Enhanced capacities of mine action authorities and emergency service responders to protect the civilian population from explosive ordnance and environmental hazards.
- Output 3: Enhanced capacities of local authorities to clear debris and dangerous damage structures, as well as collect and safely dispose solid waste.
- Output 4: Strengthened government system for crisis management, early recovery and basic service delivery for vulnerable people.
- Output 5: Capacities of national and local state and non-state actors enabled for enhanced community security, human rights and access to justice for all people, with a focus on IDPs and vulnerable groups.

Geographic Location

UNDP will accept applications from all regions under the control of the government of Ukraine. The applying CSO has to prove its capacity to operate in the proposed area of the intervention which will be assessed by the Grant Selection Committee.

Eligibility Criteria

Lot 1
- Non-profit youth organizations and/or organizations working with youth, in particular charitable organizations, public associations (including civil society organizations and unions) that are officially registered in Ukraine for no less than three years. The applying must have proven experience in implementing national level projects preferable with and for young people. The contest does not provide grants to profit organizations, political parties, state authorities, local governments, state and municipal enterprises religious communities and private (physical) individuals and entrepreneurs.
Lot 2
- Non-profit youth organizations and organizations working with youth, including charitable organizations, public associations (including civil society organizations and unions) that are officially registered in Ukraine. The contest does not provide grants to profit organizations, political parties, state authorities, local governments, state and municipal enterprises religious communities and private (physical) individuals and entrepreneurs.

Deadlines