Deadline: 9-Jun-21
As part of its Promoting Resilience in the Maldives (PRIME) program, Transparency Maldives invites Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) registered in the Maldives to submit Concept Notes to develop and implement community projects with the objective of establishing long-term youth and community engagement for communities vulnerable to violent extremism (VE).
The larger objective is to increase social cohesion and to engage young people, especially those who may be vulnerable to drug abuse, violent gangs and other delinquent behaviors. As such projects include those that focus on skills development, career guidance, workforce training, community engagement, psychosocial support and/or other broader social work approaches to engage youth.
Scope
Projects under the sub-grants can include but are not limited to those that:
- Increase advocacy and public awareness at community level
- Provide psychosocial support activities
- Support healthy lifestyles
- Engagement through sports
- Promote Civic education and engagement
- Provide life skills to youth
- Grant Value: minimum USD 5,000 – maximum USD 15,000 per grant
- Grant Duration: 12 – 24 months
Target Beneficiaries
- The program is broadly targeted towards men and women aged between 18 and 34 years, especially focusing on at risk youth (who may include school dropouts, young mothers, unemployed and underemployed youth). However, Concepts Notes may include specific target audiences depending on the interventions and activities such as first-time drug related offenders, youth involved in gangs or susceptible to gang recruitment, etc.
Eligibility Criteria
- Must be a registered Civil Society Organization (CSO) of the Maldives under the Ministry of Youth, Community Empowerment and Sports.
- Must have at least a basic accounting and reporting system in place.
- Currently active in the community with existing programs
- Commitment and flexibility to work in partnership with TM
- Credibility and proven relevant experience
- Must not have affiliations with a religious or political party, and must not utilize funds for religious or political purposes
- Must NOT subgrant the funds to a third party
- Must not be a government entity or a politically elected individual/entity, or an International Non-Governmental Organization (INGO).
- Must demonstrate an ability to manage funds and have a designated person to manage finances of this grant.
- Must submit a completed application including all requested supporting information.
For more information, visit https://transparency.mv/v16/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Activity-2-1-1-Establish-consistent-and-long-term-youth-and-community-3.pdf