Deadline: 9-Sep-22
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) implemented Global Environment Facility’s Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP) in Rwanda is pleased to announce a call for proposals for its Plastic Waste Management and Behavior Change and capacity development project.
In its 7th Operational Phase (OP7), the GEF SGP has the following aims: “to promote and support innovative, inclusive and scalable initiatives, and foster multi stakeholder partnerships at the local level to tackle global environmental issues in priority landscapes and seascapes”.
One of the key strategic initiatives is on Chemical and Waste Management as well as promoting Sustainable Urban Solutions, including plastics management. SGP is working closely with the concerned GEF Secretariat team, UNDP Plastic Offer, and other partners on the issue.
SGP is developing a plastics and behavior change program with the following targeted behaviors:
- Government: improved policy and regulations (bans, import restrictions and fiscal/monetary policies). Organize National Task Force on Plastics Policy.
- Private Sector: responsible production, better design and pay for pollution. Plasticsdata (PlasticsApp). Develop Plastics App to analyze sources, quantity, and types of plastics.
- Society: responsible consumption, no littering, improved collection and waste management, Who le of Society Clean-up (an integrated clean-up and waste management plan), monthly Clean-up Day.
Objective
SGP is looking for a partner university or research institute in Rwanda to collaborate in providing technical guidance and support in the development and implementation of behavior change activities in plastics and waste management. The aim is to transfer cutting-edge knowledge in this area into national and local actions, and support the experimentation, monitoring and further refining of tools, methodologies and processes of behavior change initiatives.
Funding Information
- The requested grant amount should not exceed 150,000 USD
- Project duration: It is expected that the program will start in January 2023, with the first training session conducted in June 2023. The entire project duration will be 2-3 years.
Key Activities
- Clean-up : Reinforce whole of society clean-up campaign. Aim to remove at least 100,000 metric tons of plastic waste from the environment.
- Science: connect citizen science, universities and national data platform to collect site-specific location-based data (connecting universities and other institutions with a national research institute in a national platform, connecting citizen science to scientific community)
- Policy: national policy dialogues linking to global legal instrument negotiation
- Behavi or change: questionnaires and research to monitor behavior change.
Eligibility Criteria
- Be recognized as a lead research, education and training institute, university or research center
- Members of the organizations demonstrate expertise and experience on plastics and waste management
- Understanding of global plastic pollution crisis, and ability to present and showcase Rwanda model through well-developed training and communications materials
- Have a track record of behavior change research and application
- Demonstration of prior experiences of working with international partners, and experiences of hosting organization and hosting of international conferences are highly desirable
- Strong administrative, operations and logistics support
- Excellent communications, coordination, and international cooperation skills
- Respect for diverse cultures and backgrounds
- Member s of the organization are proficient in English.
For more information, visit https://www.undp.org/sites/g/files/zskgke326/files/2022-08/RWANDA%20-%20CALL%20FOR%20PROPOSAL-%20Plastic%20%5B47%5D.pdf