Deadline: 13-Jun-25
The Enabel is inviting proposals for its initiative titled “Skills Development for Increased Employability of Vulnerable Youth, Women and Girls in Sustainable Tourism and Hospitality Sector in Busoga region” to improve livelihoods of vulnerable youth in Busoga region through enhanced access to quality, demand-driven skills development and employment opportunities in the sustainable tourism and hospitality sector.
The call for proposals focuses on occupations within the following segments of the tourism value chain:
- Sustainable attractions and experiences, including tour guiding, nature interpretation, eco-tourism, adventure tourism, and community-based and cultural tourism (e.g. crafts, cultural heritage, storytelling, and traditional performances);
- Sustainable accommodation, such as eco-lodges, homestays, and community-run guesthouses;
- Food and beverage services, including organic and locally sourced food production for tourism establishments, catering services for visitors and tourism facilities by youth community groups, restaurants, pubs, bakeries, and on-farm (agri-tourism).
Objective
- The specific objective of this call for proposals is:
- Vulnerable youth in the Busoga region acquire market-relevant skills and are successfully integrated into gainful employment or self-employment opportunities within the sustainable tourism and hospitality sector.
Funding Information
- Any grant application under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
- Minimum amount: EUR 250,000
- Maximum amount: EUR 500,000
Expected Outcomes
- At least 500 vulnerable youth, in particular women, complete quality, demand-driven skills training programs in sustainable tourism and hospitality sector
- Post-training employment and self-employment support services in sustainable tourism and hospitality delivered to at least 500 vulnerable youth
- Good practices in sustainable tourism and hospitality skills development and community integration into the value chain are identified, documented, and supported for replication or scale-up
- Sustainable and effective partnerships between training providers and private sector actors in skills development are promoted.
Eligible Activities
- The following activities are admissible:
- The acquisition of necessary basic raw materials, tools, teaching aids, learning materials etcetera, for the implementation of the actions;
- Training, awareness-raising, study trips, job shadowing, workshops, studies and/or consultancy activities for the purpose of capacity building;
- Community outreach and awareness or sensitization activities aimed at enhancing access and participation of vulnerable youth and women in the Skills Development initiatives (mandatory);
- Other activities supporting social inclusion and equitable access (e.g., transportation arrangements, flexible programs, facilities and procedures that constitute safe learning and work environments, day-care services, counselling or psychosocial support, services responding to specific needs of vulnerable trainees such as numeracy and literacy trainings.
Ineligible Activities
- The following types of action are not admissible:
- Actions consisting exclusively or primarily of sponsoring the participation of individuals in workshops, seminars, conferences and conventions;
- Actions consisting exclusively or primarily of financing individual scholarships for studies or trainings;
- Seminars and conferences designed to stimulate discussions and/or keep participants abreast of the latest trends in skills upgrading;
- Workshops and conferences for political, spiritual and social enhancement.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be admissible for grants, the applicant must satisfy the following conditions:
- Be a legal entity; and
- Be a private not for profit entity or foundation; or
- Be a legal entity of private law for which profit maximization is not the priority objective and
- Be established or represented in Uganda; and
- Be a national or international NGO, Civil Society or Community-Based Organization, Foundation, Business Membership Organisation or nonprofit business development service provider with demonstrated experience in managing quality skills development initiatives and economic empowerment of vulnerable youth and women in the sustainable tourism and hospitality sector; and
- Have demonstrated work experience in the relevant thematic areas i.e. skills development, employment promotion, business development support services, social and economic empowerment of vulnerable youth and women, and community integration for at least – the past 2 years and with a focus on the sustainable tourism and hospitality sector; and
- Be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the coapplicant(s) and not be acting as an intermediary; and
- Have an active Bank Account for the past 12 months; and
- Have in-house financial management capacity.
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