Deadline: 20-Feb-23
Samim is launching its 1st call for projects (AAP) for CSOs which will be carried out locally by the 4 SAs in the 4 countries of intervention for more sustainable cities and communities.
This call for projects (c4P) will be carried out locally by the 4 support structures (SS) in the 4 countries of intervention.
The C4P consists of supporting and financing CSOs led by young actors of change in the implementation of innovative projects to meet the challenges of cities.
During this C4P, information sessions, both face-to-face and online, will be organized by each SS in each of the 4 countries in order to present the Samim project, the selection criteria and answer questions.
The objective of the Bootcamp will be to challenge the project leaders in relation to the issue in question and to help them better structure their idea before the pitch to the funding committee.
Themes
- Waste management
- Circular economy
- Sustainable mobility
- Responsible consumption
- Eco-urbanism
- Urban agriculture in the broad sense
- Sustainable food
- Sustainable tourism
- Housing and energy transition
- Social and civic innovations
General Characteristics
- Aiming at the development of more sustainable cities and communities
- Having a socio-economic impact within the intervention neighborhoods
- Piloted in an area marked by geographical inequality
- Offering an innovative and creative solution
- Ensuring a positive environmental or social impact by integrating youth and women
- Sensitive to gender and social inclusion dynamics
- Developed in the cities of Nouakchott, Casablanca, Tunis and Amman.
- Planned to ensure implementation for a maximum of 1 year
- Demonstrating an adequate sustainability strategy
Types of Projects
- The so-called “classic” development projects of general interest operating exclusively with the granting of subsidies. They are intended to respond to a local problem on the sub-themes of the sustainable city without generating income directly for the association that carries them.
- Projects with an economic model in a perspective of income generating activity (IGA) for the association carrying them. They are intended to make the associations’ subsidy system independent and to make the structure sustainable by working on the economic development of the project.
Benefits
- Participate in a bootcamp to train in project assembly techniques and refine the project’s value proposition
- Benefit from technical support aimed at the structural strengthening of CSOs and support in the management of initiatives
- Benefit from grants ranging from €30,000 to €40,000
- Join a regional network and exchange with peers working for more sustainable cities and communities in the region
- Gain visibility
Areas of intervention
Projects submitted must be located in one of the following cities:
- Nouakchott in Mauritania
- Casablanca in Morocco
- Greater Tunis in Tunisia
- Amman in Jordan
The precise geographical area of intervention will have to be defined in relation to the principle of combating isolation and geographical inequality presented above.
Multi-country projects will not be eligible.
Prerequisites
- CSO Profile
- Be a CSO: association, NGO under local law or any other form of non-profit organization
- Minimum 2 years of legal existence of the association
- The average of the annual budgets (actual or projected) of the last 2 or 3 years is greater than / equal to the amount of the grant request
- The CSO has carried out at least 3 initiatives or actions in response to similar issues over the past 5 years of activities
- Knowledge of at least two of the three languages of the project (English, French and Arabic)
- The CSO has permanent human resources (employees) capable of managing projects
- The CSO is located in the city where the project is going to be implemented
- The majority of the CSO is managed by a team of youth and women
- Project idea
- Duration of project implementation not exceeding 12 months (imperative)
- Projects aimed at scaling up or scaling out existing initiatives will also be considered. However, the CSO will need to demonstrate the sustainability strategy of the initiative.
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