Micro-Project supporting the Resilience and Socio-Economic Recovery of Communities (Central African Republic)

Deadline: 24-May-21

UNDP is calling expression of interests for Micro-Project to support the Resilience and Socio-Economic Recovery of Communities Affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic is straining the Central African Republic (CAR), facing crisis multidimensional and difficult economic and political conditions.

The pandemic breaks out at a sensitive and critical moment when the country prepares its general and local elections, only one year after the signing of the peace and reconciliation agreement (APPR) between the government and 14 groups armed.

The project will support sustainable livelihoods for the vulnerable population, which is exposed to food and occupational insecurity due to enduring conflict and pandemic COVID-19, in order to prevent the “poverty trap”, which can inevitably provoke new Conflicts.

Objective

The objective of the micro-project is to ensure the implementation of literacy and strengthening of the technical and organizational capacities of association members and groups for income-generating activities. Thus, the NGO ensures coordination with all stakeholders.

Effects

The livelihoods of the most vulnerable people (especially young people and women) to the pandemic are strengthened through vocational training and job creation is supported
The risks of violence, discrimination, and xenophobia exacerbated by COVID-19 towards refugees, migrants and IDPs are reduced for social cohesion and stabilization is attenuated.
Indicator:
- Number of vulnerable people who have access to immediate income to start their IGA1.
- Numbers of vulnerable people who started their income-generating activities with their own funds and earn profit at least 10,000 FCFA per month.
- Number of people (including PLHIV and vulnerable populations) affected by awareness sessions on human rights, quality of care and COVID-19.
Target:
- 1000 people (at least 500 women, 18-35 years old)
- 700 people (at least 350 women, 18-35 years old)
- 1,000 people (at least 500 women, 18-35 years old) and 50,000 people as indirect beneficiaries

Funding Information

Maximum budget: 667,000 USD
Duration: A maximum of 11 months

Products

Vulnerable people have access to immediate income to start their IGA
- Indicators:
  - Number of people (beneficiaries and reference group) profiled by the research with a reference group (non-beneficiaries with a similar profile for 20% of beneficiaries) contains the elements required by the UNDP (economic, family, physiological questionnaires etc…) with a precise analysis.
  - Number of beneficiaries who can have savings to start the cash-generating activity returned.
  - Percentage of beneficiaries who have knowledge of the themes of peace and development (social cohesion, savings, gender, radicalization and sexual violence etc.)
  - Number of infrastructures rehabilitated by beneficiaries, handed over to the authorities and maintained
- Targets:
  - 1,200 people in total (51% female)
  - 1000 people (51% female)
  - 80% (Receive 70% points during the post-test)
  - 3
Beneficiaries have strengthened their functional literacy capacity to carry out activities generating income.
- Indicator:
  - Percentage of beneficiaries who acquired functional literacy skills(participants pass the satisfaction score (70/100 points) at the post-test)
- Target:
  - 70% (at least 35% are women)
The livelihoods of the most vulnerable people (especially young people and women) to the pandemic are strengthened through vocational training, and job creation is sustained
- Indicator:
  - Percentage of beneficiaries with management skills (participants pass the mark satisfaction (70/100 points) at the post-test)
  - Percentage of beneficiaries with 5S-Kaizen skills (participants pass the mark satisfaction (70/100 points) at the post-test)
  - Number of micro-enterprises that have completed the business plan (Business Canvas Model)established at the start of the project
  - Number of micro-enterprises that have submitted the chart of accounts to the project for at least 4 months consecutive
- Target:
  - 70%
  - 70%
  - At least 50 micro-enterprises
  - At least 50 micro-enterprises
The risks of violence, discrimination, and xenophobia exacerbated by COVID-19 towards refugees, migrants and IDPs are reduced for social cohesion and stabilization are attenuated
- Indicator:
  - Number of people provided with hygienic kits for the prevention of COVID-19
  - Number of infrastructures endowed with renewable energy sources endowed by the project which are used and maintained at the end of the project
  - Percentage of local peace and reconciliation committee members with skills for awareness of COVID-19 prevention and discrimination.
  - Number of people equipped with the kits
- Target:
  - 1000 people (51% female)
  - At least 2
  - 100%
  - 80%
The project stakeholders are all informed and regularly participate in the activities of the project to collaborate with the project
- Indicator:
  - The satisfaction rate of stakeholders (local government, project partners,Uns agencies and civil society) on the involvement of information sharing (stakeholders have expressed satisfaction during the evaluation
  - The organization of meetings held monthly coordination rate in the 3rd District of Bangui with the participation of stakeholders
  - The rate of organization of follow-up meetings in Bangui with the UNDP
- Target:
  - 80%
  - 90%
  - 90%
Cross-cutting products
- The visibility of Japan and the UNDP are assured
  - Indicator:
    - Percentage of beneficiaries knowing that the project is funded by Japan and carried out by UNDP
  - Target: 90%
- Reports required by UNDP are submitted on time and in quality
  - Indicator:
    - Percentage of documents submitted on time requested by UNDP as below
    - Plan of all types of training
    - Training modules and supports
    - Weekly flash report (1 page): every Monday
    - Quarterly report based on the result (narrative and financial report with FACE form)
    - Final report based on the result: 1 month after the end of the contract
    - Monthly report on the updating of the associations’ chart of accounts
    - Financial report and FACE
    - Other reports requested by UNDP if necessary
  - Target: 90%

Criteria

The only ones authorized to conclude a “Responsible Party Agreement” are the NGOs preselected on the basis of the following criteria:
- Administrative criteria
  - Justify a legal existence in the form of a non-profit association under Central African law;
  - Have legal personality in the Central African Republic attested by official documents of operation and recognition at the provincial level;
- Technical criteria
  - Have at least 4 years of experience in the field of supervision ofsocio-economic reintegration in a post-conflict context, supervision of creation projects temporary jobs, structuring and support of IGA and literacy;
  - Justify the satisfactory execution of previous contracts concluded with the organizations of bilateral or multilateral cooperation (produce an information sheet) over the last 3 years and this, through services for which the degree of satisfaction is attested by the sponsors;
  - Have experience in carrying out construction or rehabilitation works infrastructure;
  - Have an office and supervisory staff with the qualifications in line with the mission(attach CVs), permanently residing in the area and having a perfect knowledge of the geography and key environmental issues;
  - Have experts with practical knowledge on the following topics (attach CVs),
    - Public works engineers
    - Literacy
    - 5S-Kaizen
    - Business Canvas Template
    - 3×6 approach
    - These experts must be recruited to work only for this project.
  - Show the technical capacity for trainings and the appropriate training plan.