Deadline: 23 February 2017
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is currently inviting interested Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) / Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) to submit proposals for its Grants for Youth Awareness Activities on Waste Management under its project “Të Kujdesemi për Gjakovën” or “To care for Gjakova”.
The project aims to tackle the problem of informal dumps and litter in the streets in Gjakova/Djakovica. It is based on open stakeholder meetings attended by the municipality staff, waste collection company representatives, local NGOs, and interested public. These meetings serve to identify, discuss, and propose solutions to the causes of the persisting informal dumps. These causes are likely to be perceived differently by various stakeholder but one of the revolving and repeatedly mentioned issues is awareness among citizens.
This open call aims to select a partner CSO/NGO to implement a youth awareness component of the project. The proposed intervention is focused in municipality of Gjakova/Djakovica, and should design an original approach to reach youth (elementary schoolto high school students) and raise their awareness on the issue of informal dumps and their implications on public health, citizen safety, environment, floods, etc. The activities should be appealing for the youth, involving them in the implementation, search for more information, and spreading the information further. In the evaluation table listed below, a special emphasis will be put on the innovativeness, involvement of the target group, and communications strategy that will allow for reaching a bigger audience.
Funds Available
The total amount made available is 3,000EUR. This result in awarding the funds the best applicant as per the evaluation criteria listed below according to the required amounts.
Duration
The initial planned duration of a project should be for maximum2months. All planned project activities must be finished by the end of April 2017.
Location
The project activities and awareness raising projects are to be implemented in the municipality of Gjakova/Djakovica.
Eligibility Criteria
In order to be eligible for a grant, applicants must:
- be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with their partners, not acting as an intermediary.
- demonstrate relevant experience in youth activities and/or youth involvement.
- have experience with projects including environmental topics
- have past or present experience with projects in Gjakova/Djakovica.
Note: All applicants are expected to employ a gender-sensitive approach and equal treatment of all participants regardless of their ethnicity or religion in line with the values promoted by UNDP.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit applications consisting of all necessary attachments and documents as requested below:
- NGO/CSO registration certificate
- Fiscal certification (certifying good standing with tax authorities)
- Applicant’s ID
- NGO/CSO Staff CV (information about the staff directly responsible for the project)
- Partners of the Applicant and Partnership Statement (if applicable)
Applications containing all the above mentioned documents must be sent in a sealed envelope via postal mail.
Eligible Country: Kosovo
For more information, please visit UNDP Kosovo.