EU seeking Proposals to Support Kenyan Civil Society Actors in Conflict Prevention, Peacebuilding and Crisis Preparedness

Deadline: 14 May 2019

The European Union (EU) is seeking proposals for a program entitled “Support to Kenya Civil Society Actors in Conflict Prevention, Peacebuilding and Crisis Preparedness – Land related conflicts”.

Objectives

• to strengthen the capacity of civil society organisations in Kenya in addressing the conflicts dynamics revolving around land tenure and access to natural resource;
• to advance engagement and cooperation among civil society organisations, the private sector and national and county level public authorities to enhance land governance and management, including natural resources, to prevent tensions and conflicts;
• promote the role of civil society organisations in alternative dispute management and resolution systems.

Size of grants

Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:

• minimum amount: EUR 500 000
• maximum amount: EUR 1 000 000

Eligibility Criteria

Lead applicant

• In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must:
  • be a legal person and
  • be non-profit-making and
  • be a Civil Society actor constituted in accordance with the legislation in force in the applicant’s country of registration and
  • be established in be established in a Member State of the European Union or any other country . However, where the lead applicant is not established in Kenya, it must act with minimum one co-applicant established in Kenya, and
  • be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies), not acting as an intermediary
• Potential applicants may not participate in calls for proposals or be awarded grants if they are in any of the situations

Co-applicant(s)

• Co-applicants participate in designing and implementing the action, and the costs they incur are eligible in the same way as those incurred by the lead applicant.
• Co-applicants must satisfy the eligibility criteria as applicable to the lead applicant himself.

Affiliated entity(ies)

• The lead applicant and its co-applicant(s) may act with affiliated entity(ies).
• Only the following entities may be considered as affiliated entities to the lead applicant and/or to co-applicant(s):
  • Only entities having a structural link with the applicants (i.e. the lead applicant or a co-applicant), in particular a legal or capital link.
  • This structural link encompasses mainly two notions:
    • Control, as defined in Directive 2013/34/EU on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings:
      • Entities affiliated to an applicant may hence be:
        • Entities directly or indirectly controlled by the applicant (daughter companies or first-tier subsidiaries). They may also be entities controlled by an entity controlled by the applicant (granddaughter companies or second-tier subsidiaries) and the same applies to further tiers of control;
        • Entities directly or indirectly controlling the applicant (parent companies). Likewise, they may be entities controlling an entity controlling the applicant;
        • Entities under the same direct or indirect control as the applicant (sister companies).
    • Membership, i.e. the applicant is legally defined as a e.g. network, federation, association in which the proposed affiliated entities also participate or the applicant participates in the same entity (e.g. network, federation, association) as the proposed affiliated entities.

How to Apply

In order to apply for the grants, applicants have to register themselves in PADOR, an on-line database via given website.

For more information, please visit https://bit.ly/2V3cCI5 and download the guidelines.