The British Embassy Caracas: Call for Project Implementation Organisations

Deadline: 9-Jul-23

The British Embassy in Venezuela invites organisations to submit expressions of interest to become implementers for the 2023-2024 projects cycle.

Expected Areas of Work and Objectives

• This year, the priority areas cover human rights, gender and equalities, and modern slavery. Project proposals must be designed to achieve at least one of the objectives listed. These objectives are in no particular order.
  • Civil society and human rights
    • Improve the capacity of civil society organisations to carry out independent and impartial evidence collection on human rights violations, in line with international standards. Project proposals that prioritise beneficiaries based outside Caracas are encouraged. Outputs that contribute to monitoring, documentation, and reporting efforts before international human rights mechanisms are within the scope of this objective.
  • Modern slavery
    • Identify and document modern slavery dynamics in the Venezuelan-Colombian border. This objective is part of a broader joint initiative with the British Embassy in Bogotá, Colombia. Therefore, project proposals must include:
      • the specific locations where research will be conducted
      • alliances with organisations in Colombia, if any
      • experience implementing similar projects, if any
  • Historical memory of minorities
    • Promote the construction of historical memory of minorities and vulnerable groups in Venezuela. Project proposals with an intersectional approach to gender and equalities are encouraged. Examples of outputs could include but are not limited to: open-access digital archives, audio-visual products, exhibitions, podcasts/radio programmes.
  • Gender and equalities
    • Strengthen capacities and networks of civil society organisations focused on gender and equalities (e.g. women’s rights, LGBT+ rights, rights of people with disabilities). Project proposals that include mentorship-like formats within their methodology are encouraged. Examples of the programmatic content may include but are not limited to: theory of change for civil society organisations, strategic communications, evidence-based advocacy and engagement, networking.

Funding Information

• Funding available for objectives 1 and 2 is no more than USD 60.000 approx. (GBP 50.000) for each objective.
• Funding available for objectives 3 and 4 is no more than USD 18.000 approx. (GBP 15.000) for each objective.

Duration

• Activities should be carried out before 15 March 2024. Please plan to start activities by mid-September 2023.

Eligibility Criteria

• Organisations eligible to send in a project proposal
  • state institutions – at all levels
  • non-governmental organisations (NGOs), legally registered
  • universities
  • think tanks
  • private sector and commerce and industry chambers
• Make sure the proposed project purpose is well defined and specific, and fits within at least one of the listed expected areas of work.
• Co-financing from other institutions is welcomed. Please include this as part of your bid if appropriate.
• Feasible proposals presented by more than one organisation in coalition is welcomed and encouraged.
• Each organisation may only present one proposal per objective. For example, this means that an organization cannot present more than one proposal for Objective 2: Identify and document modern slavery dynamics in the Venezuelan-Colombian border. However, an organization can present different proposals for different objectives.
• All projects must align with the Paris Agreement and consider climate and environmental risks, as well as their impact on gender and other vulnerable groups equality.

Gender Equality

• The British Government is committed to achieving gender equality at home and worldwide, which is why they pushed for a standalone Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) on gender.
• As such, they expect that all projects funded by the Embassy are gender mainstreamed by:
  • paying careful consideration to the level of female participation in the delivery of project activities, which applies both for implementers and beneficiaries;
  • understanding and responding to the different needs of women and girls taking part/benefitted by the project, which should be considered at the project design stage, during its implementation, and as part of the evaluation of the project impact;
  • and considering and preparing for the differentiated impact the activities may have on women and girls taking part in the project.

For more information, visit British Embassy in Venezuela.