Deadline: 28-Jul-22
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Libya is launching this call for proposals to engage a qualified International or National NGO through collaborative advantage modality with experience in TVET and grants distribution to support the implementation of grants award scheme in coordination with the newly established unit of the LKC Career Centre.
UNDP Libya continues to support Libya’s transition toward economic recovery and sustainable development. To respond to the many challenges people in Libya are facing, the UNDP approach is to help the country get on a more robust development pathway helping the local authorities to restore essential services delivery and livelihoods opportunities and promote social cohesion.
With generous funding from the Republic of Korea, UNDP is supporting the development and implementation of local economic recovery strategies that stimulate growth through employment creation. The project aims at supporting the Libyan Korean Centre (LKC) for Building and Construction Professions and other vocational professions that was established in August 2008 as part of a cooperation agreement between Libya and Korea.
Objectives
The objective of this project is to set up the framework, governance mechanisms and distribute grants to graduates of LKC in pursuit of starting a new business. The grants aim to operational service professions (mobile repair, construction, welders, installation workers, food processing, textile, and other vocations of the LKC) into micro and small enterprises by providing seed capital for the acquisition of the necessary tools, equipment and covering startup costs.
- Objective 1: To assist Career Center in support the process of business registration in Libya using the scalable process.
- Objective 2: To establish the framework, governance and mechanisms for the allocation of small grants to businesses, tracking for business performance.
Funding Information
- Grant pool to individual businesses: startup seed support /grants ranging from US Dollars 4,000 to US Dollars 20,000 (between 30 to 60 businesses). The overall indicative grant pool amount made available under this Call for proposal is US Dollars 300,000.00.
- Duration: The project will be taking place over a period of 6 months beginning in August 2022 through December 2022.
- Beneficiaries or grant recipients: Graduates of the LKC having formed micro or small businesses – in groups or individually (up to 100 direct beneficiaries)
Eligibility Criteria
The applicants for the project have to meet the following minimum criteria:
- An international or national NGO registered in Libya for at least 3 years (non-governmental, charitable, non-profit or grant-making organization).
- Proven experience in the governance, management of small grant programmes – at least 2 (for each of these programmes the scope required of minimum 20 beneficiary enterprises or civil society organizations).
- Previous experience (not limited to Libya) to with technical and vocational training programmes is a strong asset.
- Experience with supporting a legal registration of businesses in Libya is a strong asset.
- The parameters that will determine whether an NGO is eligible to be considered by UNDP will be based on the Capacity Assessment Checklist (CACHE) for NGO that should be duly completed and submitted alongside supporting documents request.
For more information, visit https://www.undp.org/libya/publications/call-proposals-managing-grant-programme-micro-and-small-businesses-established-graduates-libyan-korean-centre-vocational-careers