Deadline: 27-Aug-23
The British High Commission in Colombo is inviting Civil Society Organisations (CSO) to bid for grant funding to deliver work that will defend and promote human rights in Sri Lanka.
Bidding Guidance
- This is open to registered community and civil society organisations.
- We are looking to fund one project that addresses the core issues set out above
- The evaluation will select only one Supplier. However, joint bids from consortia with one lead partner will also be considered.
- The Suppliers are free to choose who they partner with and where they wish to work in order to deliver the best outcomes.
- Bidders must provide a broad indication of proposed activities to be delivered, anticipated outcomes, and sustainability approaches. Bidders should factor in risks and mitigation plans.
Objectives and Priority Themes
The British High Commission (BHC) welcomes proposals that will focus on at least one of the following themes. There is no requirement for projects to work on more than one theme.
- Strengthening civil society working towards defending human rights
- Suggested activities could include (but are not limited to):
- Initiatives to enhance the capacity, including technical and legal expertise, of CSOs and human rights defenders who advocate for, report on, and work towards the protection of human rights and accountability for violations
- Formulating advocacy and public awareness tools to share analyses and recommendations on emblematic human rights issues with key stakeholders
- Initiatives to boost collaborative and coordinated advocacy, including between and within grassroots, regional and Colombo-based organisations
- Suggested activities could include (but are not limited to):
- Creating space for memorialisation
- Suggested activities could include (but are not limited to):
- Targeted interventions to facilitate dialogue among key stakeholders on the importance of creating space for memorialisation
- Initiatives to document, archive and share memory and oral history relating to politically turbulent periods
- Creating public awareness tools on the significance of memorialisation towards achieving reconciliation and transitional justice
- The BHC particularly welcomes proposals which:
- Enhance the capacity of CSOs to work towards effectively responding to incidents of human rights violations
- Result in increased understanding and awareness among key stakeholders around longstanding and contemporary human rights issues
- Are mindful of cross-cutting themes such as conflict-sensitivity, gender equality and environment
- Demonstrate scalability and sustainability
- Suggested activities could include (but are not limited to):
Funding Information
- They anticipate budget provision of up to £55,000 GBP. Proposals with multiple implementing partners should be submitted under one lead contractor. They are unable to support contingency, miscellaneous, small grants, or per diem costs. Admin costs must not exceed 10%.
- Projects should aim to achieve 85% spend by 31 December 2023 and activities should be avoided in the final month of the project. Activity Based Budgets should reflect this where possible. However, they recognise this may not be possible with a short implementation period and will try to be flexible as far as is possible.
- The successful implementer should be able to commence work from September 2023 and complete all project activity by March 2024 (subject to final funding decisions).
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