Deadline: 07-Mar-22
The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) invites interested Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to submit a proposal to lead the establishment and other related activities of The Kibira Peace Sanctuary Foundation, a fundamental component for achieving peace, environmental, and social objectives in Burundi.
The project primary objective is to create an enabling environment for sustainable peace in the Kibira National Park by deploying a combined and sequenced Protection, Investment and REDD+ strategy aimed at building trust within and between local communities and with national authorities, reducing drivers of deforestation, providing alternative livelihood models that bring co-benefits to the communities, fostering longer-term conservation and peace and at minimum financing and enabling national authorities to enhance forest and community security.
The project will ensure national ownership by supporting negotiation of an innovative co-management agreement between the Government of Burundi and the selected NGO (a national organization with an international profile) dedicated to the participatory management of the Kibira National Park. This co-management agreement will form the basis of the peace, conservation and economic activity of the Foundation while the Government, through the National Park Authority (OPBE), assumes its sovereign functions. Working closely with relevant government institutions, the Kibira Foundation will ensure that the project results contribute to their policy and strategic objectives, while at the same time enhancing capacities of relevant authorities at all levels in order to sustain the project results and subsequently replicate them in other Burundian parks and reserves.
Objectives
The selected NGO is expected to achieve the following primary objectives:
- Lead the consortium and establish the Kibira Foundation in accordance with the programme objectives (refer to the outline of activities in the annex below)
- Operate the Kibira REDD+ Investment Facility by identifying and building a pipeline of local investment opportunities in accordance with REDD+ principles as well as manage the subsequent investment portfolio and returns
- In the long run, achieve conservation and peacebuilding objectives by creating sustainable livelihoods, developing the local economy, and building community engagement and resilience
Funding Information
UNCDF total contribution as awarded by the PBF towards setup of the foundation and other related activities will be up to USD 615,000.
Outcomes
- Social cohesion, local governance and conservation of the forest are improved through community, government and private sector engagement to address the interlinked drivers of local level conflict and deforestation in and around Kibira
- Access to sustainable livelihoods is improved for communities in and around Kibira forest to reduce structural drivers of conflict and recruitment into illegal or violent activities through sustainable exploitation of forest resources.
Geographic Areas
- The programme will work in five Provinces Cibitoke, Bubanza, Muramviya Kayanza and Bujumbura rural.
- The Four area of the Kibira forest Mabadi, Mpanda (Potential site for the PPP), Teza (Deployment of Rangers/Eco guards and Community liaison) and Rwegura (Park HQ)
- The entire park is 40,000-50,000 ha, the buffer zone covers the same area along the park boundaries and the project will ultimately operate on the 70 collines and communes in the Buffer zone.
- Up to 5 National NGOs could participate in the consortium (1 Financial/Management/Investment services, 1 Women led, 1 representing Batwa rights, 1 for the Cultural aspect, 1 for the Forest Conservation), they should all work with grassroots organizations.
- Estimate rangers trained, equipped and paid 60 during the pilot phase up to 300 with co-financing
- Estimate of community liaison 5 per Collines, total of 350.
- Estimate job created by the PPP, total 500.
- Estimate job create by the Redd+ Investment Fund, 250 per deals, total 1000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Evidence of financial and investment management experience with a similar investment rationale as the Kibira REDD+ Investment Facility over the last five (5) years
- Expertise in microcredit and / or equity investments
- Non-profit operations with either direct expertise or expert partners in:
- Biodiversity, forest conservation and addressing drivers of deforestation and degradation
- Community engagement, indigenous people and cultural linkages particularly in conflictinflicted areas
- REDD+ principles and co-benefits
- Sustainable livelihood generation
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For more information, visit https://www.uncdf.org/article/7491/rfa-burundi-the-kibira-peace-sanctuary-foundation