UNDP/Kazakhstan inviting Proposals from CSOs and NGOs

Deadline: 20-Dec-22

The United Nations Development Programme in Kazakhstan is announcing a Call for Proposals from Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), including NGOs for the implementation of the UNDP-TCCF Project “Almaty irrigation water supply and sanitation improvement”.

Objectives

• The objective of this Call for Proposals is to expand irrigated arable land areas, reduce the extent of degraded wastelands, restore agricultural landscapes, and sanitation of drinking water in three neighborhoods, and four high schools in the rural suburbs of the Almaty region. As a result, farmers’ income is expected to increase by more than 15% due to expanding and improving irrigated land management. The primary project outcomes are threefold and target the following main activities:
  • Improvement of irrigation water supply systems by means of the introduction of water-saving practices
  • Improving clean-up and remediation services in the context of COVID-19.
  • Build institutional capacity in agricultural water supply agencies and municipal water and sanitation services.
• Given the above core components, the project is pursuant to the agreed work plan for Kazakhstan in 2022; the project will recruit relevant national institutions (NGOs, SCOs, and other relevant organizations) for twofold purposes; the one is to establish a series of farmer’s centered demonstration plots on the restoration of degraded formerly irrigated lands and at second conduct and mobilize a wide range of the community leaders, teachers, students, and other agricultural producers on capacity and awareness-raising and local qualification enhancement courses, workshops, and training.
• CSOs, NGOs and CBOs based and operating in Kazakhstan are requested to submit their proposals as a potential Responsible Party to UNDP on implementation of this Project.

Funding Information

• The budget should be detailed, complete, rational and realistic, and must not exceed the equivalent of USD $80,000.
• The project duration is January – September 2023.

Outcomes

• Improvement of irrigation water supply systems by means of the introduction of water-saving practices.
  • The project will improve access to irrigation water supply, pilot practices to prevent irrigation water losses, reduce groundwater infiltration & evaporation, and introduce effective farm business management models. The outcome will achieve the following activity results:
    • Rehabilitated 5 km of the horizontal drainage canals.
    • Demonstrated different water-saving technologies in 2 ha.
    • Established advanced rotational and drought-tolerant cropping system in 2 ha.
    • Two influential water user associations have been set up with 40% participation of female activists to sustain the project results.
• Improving clean-up and remediation services in the context of COVID-19.
  • The Component 2 is aimed to pursue local health benefits by improving access to sanitation and hygiene facilities and WASH practices at three district secondary schools, e.g., Eskeldi and Akshi, considering biological and cultural aspects of girls and women.
  • This component will be implemented through a community-centered participatory approach to pilot essential WASH applications targeting under-served municipalities and secondary schools. It’ll also be accompanied by conducting awareness-raising campaigns to push forward effective WASH practices on a broader scale. The outcomes of this component are as follows:
    • Renovated/rehabilitated one potable hydrant (effective hydrant management model is developed).
    • Installed 80 handwashing stations with automatic sensor taps in the four targeted schools, placed hand sanitizers in toilets, hand washing stations in the halls, and near exits to ensure adequate, clean, and separate toilets or toilets latrines for girls and boys
• Build institutional capacity in agricultural water supply agencies and municipal water and sanitation services.
  • This component is aimed to pursue the fourfold activity results such as the following: a. Enhance the capabilities of the school’s Health and Epidemiological systems; b. introduce upgraded testing techniques for water drinking quality; c. improve methods to identify communicable diseases such as COVID-19; and d. conduct an epidemiological study in three targeted regions and schools.
  • Actions under this component explicitly focused on improving water quality monitoring systems and WASH surveillance systems in the three local schools. The outcomes of this component are as follows:
    • Conducted one feasibility assessment of the current WASH and practices in three targeted schools.
    • Conducted a targeted sessional workshop with people, students, and farmers on water-land-based initiatives (196 farmers, 314 students with at least 40% of female participation).
    • Conducted 2 (two) working meetings with 4 (four) secondary schools to enhance their Health and Epidemiological Systems and capacity to test water quality and other communicable diseases such as COVID-19.

Eligibility Criteria

• The CSO/NGO/CBO must meet the following criteria to be eligible for selection:
  • Legally registered in the Republic of Kazakhstan and in possession of a valid registration certificate.
  • Mandate and founding documents should be in line with activities for which the fund is being sought.
  • Have at least two years of experience in the areas of project management, experimentation, analytical and research studies, institutional development in the agricultural sector, WASH, capacity building, and awareness-raising.
  • Experience of working with UNDP, other international organizations will be an advantage.
  • List of implemented projects or provided similar services in the past three years: name of the Customer, subject of projects or services, dates, and contract values (at least two in the required area).
  • Politically neutral.
  • Availability of qualified personnel

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