Deadline: 19-May-25
The French Development Agency (Agence Française de Développement – AFD) is willing to finance a consortium of International and National Civil Society Organizations or other Non Profit Organizations (CSO/NPO) to implement a project aiming at strengthening resilience in areas affected by the Sudanese conflict by empowering women and girls.
Funding Information
- Within the framework of this call for projects, AFD has an envelope of 8 million euros, through a grant agreement.
- Project duration: The selected project should be implemented over a minimal period of 24 months. Proposals over a period of maximum 36 months might be considered if relevant.
Geography
- Sudan, South Sudan and Ethiopia. The proposal should target at least two of these countries.
Eligibility Criteria
- This call for proposals is eligible to international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) and other international or local non-profit organizations, organized in a consortium. The consortium should include one lead INGO and at least one national or regional CSO/NGO.
- The consortium formed by INGOs/NGOs/CSOs must:
- have previous experience in the targeted region, including since the outbreak of the Sudanese war ;
- have experience in implementing women’s empowerment projects, including supporting populations affected by gender based violence ;
- have tangible evidence of their ability to assess security issues and risks in the intervention area ;
- have tangible evidence of their knowledge of areas impacted by the Sudanese war in Sudan, South Sudan and Ethiopia, of its population and its challenges;
- have a capacity to engage in close dialogue with the headquarters of AFD in Paris and with AFD local agency in Kenya ;
- demonstrate their ability to implement major projects: the amount of the AFD grant must not be higher than 35% of the total resources of the lead organization carrying the project accumulated over the last three years in the targeted countries ;
- demonstrate that they will be authorized to operate in the countries in accordance with local regulations.
- The Project Lead Institution (PLI):
- Must be an International NGO;
- Must have a local office in each country of this call;
- Must have past experience in project implementation in the region, especially in the field of development aid to populations affected by forced displacements during conflict;
- Should have the capacity to implement large-scale projects and demonstrate a capacity to financially and logistically manage projects of the scale of the proposal.
- Must demonstrate its knowledge and understanding of the context dynamics in each target areas;
- Should demonstrate ability to assess security issues and risks in the target areas; – Must demonstrate capacity to access and work in the target areas
- Should demonstrate an ability to collaborate smoothly i) with the local actors, institutions and authorities, as well as ii) with AFD local office in Ethiopia, the AFD regional office in Kenya and AFD headquarters in Paris.
- The Project Implementation Partners (PIPs):
- Can be other international NGO(s)
- Should mandatorily include national/local CSO(s)
- Must already be registered in the target area(s) of the project, in which they are designated to implement some project activities ;
- Must have a local office in the area of implementation, and be used to work closely with local actors and/or authorities ;
- Must have past experience in project implementation in the area, and demonstrate knowledge of the context in the target areas.
- Should have the capacity to implement localized projects and demonstrate a capacity to adapt to context evolution.
- Should demonstrate past cooperation experience with the PLI, and ability to collaborate smoothly with the PLI (a consortium agreement will have to be signed between the consortium members);
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