Deadline: 26-Oct-20
The ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme, implemented by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Jamaica in collaboration with Mines and Geology Division, Ministry of Transport and Mining, invite applications from qualified Small- Scale Mining and Quarrying Entrepreneurs/Public Institutions/Mining Associations/Civil Society Organizations/Community groups/Academia.
In this context and in order to contribute to Jamaica’s response to COVID-19, UNDP through the ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme is proposing a three-layered response to mitigate the fallouts from the pandemic. This is expected to help ASMEs to stay afloat while ensuring swift economic recovery in order to build back, better.
The ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme is seeking to fund COVID19-response-oriented proposals from Artisanal and Small-scale Miners operating in the Development Minerals sector that focus on i) Enhanced Occupational Health and Safety at the workplace, home and community levels; and ii) Business Continuity Support to the SMEs in the sector.
First, the “work environment health and safety support” will be needed to ensure home, office, pit-side and community-based activities are made safer enough for ASMEs to re-start operation gradually and where possible. The support will cater for the design and/or effective implementation of viable health and safety measures and protocols that already exist to break the spread of the disease and keep workplaces safe. This will be built on the mining-specific health and safety measures already mastered and capitalized by miners during the Programme’s Phase I. Intervention will focus on sensitization of the use of PPE, handwashing tools for improved sanitation and the provision of non-medical requirements, as well as to strengthen women’s leadership and their meaningful participation in the COVID-19 response.
Secondly, “business continuity support” effort will cover urgent production continuity needs and related matters in order to minimize immediate, short- and medium-term impact on ASMEs in the Development Minerals Sector. The support will encompass work and production logistics as well as inputs which are eligible under the current funding, being made available by the European Union. Business continuity support will encompass inclusive value chains development activities, maintaining production and productivity while weathering and navigating through COVID-19 and positioning ASMs, to tap into financial and market opportunities and production capital.
Funding Information
- The funding awarded to successful applicants will be a maximum of $5,000 per project.
Target
- The proposed response will be targeted at ASMEs working on the pilot sites covered by the Programme’s Phase I.
- Additionally, it is anticipated that it will include a larger number of ASM operators and businesses which are active in the sector.
Criteria
- Applicants should have at least participated in one of the Training of Trainers (TOT) Country Training Workshop under the ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme in partnership with the Ministry of Transport and Mining.
- The training was aimed at enhancing environmental, mine and quarry management, business management skills for small scale mining entrepreneurs operating in the Development minerals sector, civil society organizations, community groups, training centres and government and local government agencies. Each trainee was asked to develop a Return to Work Plan (RWP) to promote continuity of the training experience.
Application Process
- All applications should be received no later than Monday, October 26th, 2020, by 5:00 pm JA time indicating the assignment being applied for, in the Subject Field.
- Interested individuals should submit their applications by email only.
- Please ensure that your project proposal is clear and concise, preferably no more than 8-10 pages of text, excluding the attachments (not more than 10 pages).
- Please ensure that your submission is complete and sent via email (File should not exceed 30mb).
- Please go online to download the full project proposal template and kindly follow instructions.
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