UNDP: Implementation of Livelihood Activities around the Grebo-Krahn National Park (Liberia)

Deadline: 05-May-21

UNDP is calling proposals for the Implementation of Livelihood Activities around the Grebo-Krahn National Park to support emergency livelihoods and recovery from the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on the lives of small-scale rice farmers in forest host communities, the following interventions will be made.

These are intended to mitigate the food security and income challenges created as the result of COVID19 that tends to exacerbate the threat to biodiversity.

Objective of the Assignment

The objective is to conserve biodiversity in the GKNP through introduction of livelihood activities in the surrounding communities.

Funding Information

Duration: 5 Months (May- October 2021)
Grant Ceiling: US$50,000.00

Impact Results

The overall objective of the project is to conserve biodiversity at the Grebo-Krahn National Park through the improvement of sustainable livelihood activities.
In achieving the above objective, the project will:
- Increase capacities of farmers and rangers for the conservation of biodiversity in the Grebo- Krahn National Park
- Increase knowledge of FDA regional authorities in protected area management
- Increase knowledge on sustainable harvesting, utilization and marketing of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) to support livelihood
- Enhance dialogue on tourism export strategy and action plans and entry points for eco-tourism investments

Eligibility Criteria

Grants will be awarded to organizations based on the following considerations:

The qualified civil society organizations must be duly registered in Liberia
Civil society organizations should have experience in the area of livelihood, conservation or biodiversity;
CSOs should have a presence in the counties being targeted for this intervention
The institutional capacity of the CSO;
The legitimacy and quality of the contribution and values that the CSO can provide for the attainment of development results and maximizing the development impact of a programme/project.

Selection Criteria

Proposal will be selected on the basis of technical (70%) and financial (30%) assessments. The technical assessment will review the follow: