Deadline: 15-Apr-24
The United Nations Development Programme is seeking applications for grants to support the rehabilitation of small businesses and strengthening the livelihoods of disaster-affected people, and returnees in Albayda, Derna and Soussa through the Asset Recovery programme.
Specific focus of this programme is to incentivize the return of displaced populations due to floods. An estimated 6,657 households were displaced, which constitute 15 percent of Libya’s population, with Derna and Soussa bearing the brunt of housing damage and destruction. While the flood brought the risks of increased multi-dimensional poverty in broader terms, and include challenges with housing arrangements, this project’s main objectives are to address the increase in fragility measured by displacement and income loss as a result of damaged productive assets. This support ultimately will lead to increased household consumption and resumed market activity in the cities.
This Call for Proposals is specifically related to UNDP’s Local Peacebuilding and Resilience programme for the East of Libya, supported by the government of France. This is expected to contribute to strengthening economic recovery and contribute towards return of displaced residents and resumed market activity. The objective of the Call for Proposals is to engage an international or national Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) or a coalition led by Non-Governmental Organization with an access to implementation in Derna, Albayda and Soussa as a Responsible Party.
Objectives
- The overall objective of this Call for proposals is to restore lives and livelihoods in the flood affected northeast region of Libya, facilitate the timely return of displaced populations and the early recovery of the affected populations. The planned intervention will allow Libyans, including women and youth, to cope with compounded vulnerabilities following the disaster. A do-no-harm and conflict sensitivity approach and the principle of women empowerment are imperative to ensure that the response reduces the differentiated impacts of the disaster, that women benefit equally from the response.
- Asset recovery is an efficient tool to support affected populations to recover their livelihood assets and reduce aid dependency. UNDP’s global experience provides strong evidence that asset recovery interventions help households to restart their lost or damaged income generating assets. Asset recovery methodology implies either in-kind replacement of lost tools and assets, or micro grants for asset recovery, which are restricted grants for the purpose of purchasing and reporting procured assets.
- The key objectives of this project are to:
- Conduct the market assessment to define qualitative and quantitative data on the impact of the flood on local SMEs.
- Support the affected population, primarily returnees and the residing communities, to restart their livelihood activities.
- Recover the lost/damaged livelihood productive assets of affected households and protect erosion of the household’s other remaining assets and capacities.
- Recovery needs include skills development for the supported SMEs, specifically guiding service and commerce industry to navigate in disrupted market reality and decreased household consumption.
Funding Information
- The overall indicative grant pool amount made available under this Call for proposal is US Dollars 300,000.00 targeting from 120 to 180 households. UNDP reserves the right not to award all available funds should the number and quality of applications not meet the criteria.
- The awarded partner will be asked fill out a detailed budget.
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The project will be taking place over a period of 6 months. The applying organizations are requested to submit a clear and detailed work plan for each output/deliverable and the budget within the foreseen timeframe.
Eligibility Criteria
- The applicants must meet the following minimum criteria:
- Non-governmental, charitable, non-profit organization (or coalition led by such) operating in Libya in humanitarian or development projects for at least three years, with proven access and implementation capacity in Derna, Soussa, and Albayda Municipality (formal letters to be submitted along with application).
- At least 1 proven project in implementing asset recovery or small grant programme through distribution-in-kind to households implemented in Libya and it will be advantageous if implemented in the East of Libya,.
- At least one previous experience in conducting business training to SMEs, farmers or households in the context of emergency livelihoods is required.
- Conducted market assessments using area-based approach are an asset (to be submitted as publication along with application).
- Previous experience in project administration from the UN agencies is a strong asset.
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