Deadline: 16-Nov-20
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) hereby invites you to submit a proposal to this Call of Proposals for Project entitled “Build resilience of Deir-Ez-Zor vulnerable communities through ensuring them with sustainable livelihoods opportunities”.
The objective of this Call for Proposals is to “Contribute building resilience in Deir-Er-Zor through the establishment of sustainable agriculture, and non-agriculture livelihoods opportunities”.
Funding Information
Sectors maximum budgets under this call for proposals are as follows:
- ERL sector maximum budget: 500,000 USD;
- FSA sector maximum budget: 500,000 USD.
Eligible Activities
- Activity 1.1: Provide market-based modalities of assistance to vulnerable households
- Indicator: # of vulnerable households including female-headed households, elderly, etc. provided through market-based modalities of assistance.
- Activity 1.2: Create short-term work opportunities
- Indicator: # of short-term work opportunities created including through market-based modalities.
- Activity 1.3: Foster access to regular employment
- Indicator: # of people obtaining or accessing regular employment, as a result of sector support.
- Activity 1.4: Support to entrepreneurship
- Indicator: # of people supported to rehabilitate, develop or start a social or business entrepreneurship initiative.
- Activity 1.5: Restore access to basic, local economic infrastructure through light rehabilitation and repair
- Indicator: # of local economic infrastructures rehabilitated, including markets; storage, warehousing and processing.
- Activity 1.6: Restore access to basic utilities, such as electricity, gas, water, sewage through light rehabilitation and repair
- Indicator: # of households provided with access to one or more basic utilities such as electricity, gas, water, sewage.
Eligibility Criteria
Limitations
- This Call for Proposal is open to national and international Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Faith-based Organizations (FBOs) that are entitled to work in Deir-Ez-Zor Governorate.
- Applying organizations should be considered as an approved partner in one of the (ERL or FSA) sectors
- Organizations with a minimum experience of 3 years, in the field of agriculture and livelihood; in particular women empowerment through economic development, small food production businesses, supporting existing/new businesses and experience with Cash programming (e.g. CfW)
- Only organizations that have undergone the latest United Nations Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfer (HACT) risk assessment and achieved a Low Risk or Medium Risk rating in both Financial Capacity and Procurement Capacity are eligible to apply.
- Organizations must have proven experience of implementing the successful project(s) with the United Nations.
Minimum requirements/qualifications:
- Proposing Organization must: Have at least 3 years of relevant experience in the field of agriculture and livelihood; in particular women empowerment through economic development, small food production businesses, supporting existing/new businesses and experience with Cash programming (e.g. CfW).
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