Deadline: 27-Mar-23
The Cooperazione per lo Sviluppo (COSV) in Albania, as the lead partner of the EU-funded project TOKA JONE, is launching the Social Agriculture Development Fund (SADF) sub-granting scheme to promote the sustainable reuse of confiscated assets to benefit vulnerable groups at risk of exclusion.
The main aim of the CfP will be to develop innovative social agriculture initiatives re-using confiscated assets as a means to promote socio-economic development, and use of agricultural land through community–based social farming services.
The SADF sub-granting scheme relies on a holistic approach combining smart, flexible and action-oriented regulating solutions embracing technology and community collaboration. It aims to achieve the following objectives:
- Overall Objective: To promote sustainable re-use of confiscated assets to benefit vulnerable groups at risk of exclusion.
- Specific Goal: To develop innovative social agriculture initiatives re-using confiscated assets as a means to promote socio-economic development, use of agricultural land through community –based social farming service (including therapy and rehabilitation, social connection and inclusion, and social services, sense of legality and rule of law).
Sectors
- Applications are now open for start-ups, NGOs such as membership-based organizations, foundations, centres, Social Enterprises, etc., based in Albania, which operate in the following sectors:
- Agriculture and Rural Development through Social Farming;
- Environmental Protection and Mitigation of Climate Change’s effects on Agriculture;
- Gender Mainstreaming in Rural Areas;
- Promotion of Rule of Law and Good Governance;
- Human Rights and Social Protection;
Funding Information
- Sub-grants of up to €60.000 will be awarded to help socially reuse of the agricultural land confiscated from crime in the regional areas of Tirana and Durres.
- Financial support to third parties will cover 100% of their eligible costs (i.e. no co-financing will be required from third parties).
- Duration: The initial planned duration of an action may not be longer than 10 months. The maximum duration of the sub-grant may be prolonged to 15 months, if the addendum of the Toka Jone Project grant contract is approved before the signature of the sub-granting contract.
Types of Activity
- Start-up activities for the beginning of the social agriculture initiative (including purchase or rent of machineries and tools, equipment, supporting material, registration);
- Activities that contribute to the consolidation and improvement of already existing social agriculture initiatives in the local areas affected by crime;
- Mobilisation of local vulnerable and marginalized people, integration of victims of crime or of domestic abuse, substance abuse or youth delinquency etc.
- Organization on-the-job trainings for vulnerable groups to be involved in the farming activities or training courses in organic agriculture.
- Creation of small – scale innovative and green solutions and sustainable agriculture practices;
- Cultivation of traditional or typical agricultural products of the local area;
- Promotion of local products (labelling, marketing);
- Local products certification schemes and procedures;
- Activities related to sustainable and responsible agro-tourism activities;
- Raising awareness and visibility campaigns regarding social farming and agriculture activities and that have educational aims, especially for children and youth.
- Activities related to nature protection, environmental education, sustainable agriculture and nutrition;
- Educational activities with schools, kindergarten, and other institutions on the role of food and agriculture in society.
Expected Outputs
- Innovative and environmental sustainable social agriculture initiatives supported and/or established
- Increased level of reactiveness and capacities of target actors in developing sustainable reuse proposals of confiscated assets from AAPSK.
- Raised awareness on re-use of confiscated assets for social purposes among local development actors and other relevant stakeholders.
Location: Actions must take place in one the following regions/ counties: Tirana or Durrës.
Eligibility Criteria
- be legal persons and
- be non-profit making entity (including NGOs such as membership-based organizations, foundations, centres, Social Enterprises, etc)
- be nationals of Albania and
- be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action and
- be registered in Albania 2 years prior to the deadline for submission of project proposal.
- Co-applicant(s)
- Co-applicants participate in designing and implementing the action, and the costs they incur are eligible in the same way as those incurred by the lead applicant.
- Co-applicants must satisfy the eligibility criteria as applicable to the lead applicant himself.
- A multi-actor approach, based on an active collaboration among public institutions, non-profit organizations, local farmers and/or Agricultural Cooperation Societies, is deemed capable of generating multiple positive impacts, thus actively encouraged.
Methodology
- Describe the methods of implementation of the proposed activities and reasons for such methodology (explain how you intend to carry out the activities).
- Describe the procedures for monitoring and internal evaluation.
- Describe the role and participation in the action of the various actors and stakeholders (partners, target groups, local authorities, etc.), and the reasons why these roles have been assigned to them.
- Describe the organisational structure and the team proposed for the implementation of the action (by function: there is no need to include the names of individuals).
- Please, specify the possible risks and mitigation measures regarding the specific objective, the expected results and the activities of the project
For more information, visit Social Agriculture Development Fund.