Deadline: 21-Jul-22
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) hereby invites you to submit a Proposal to this Request for Proposal (RFP) for Provision of support to women with economic activity within households Cohort II in Nisporeni, Calarasi, Basarabeasca, Leova, ATU Gagauzia, the Security Zone and Transnistria region.
The aim of the ResComWomEmp project is to support the target areas to boost their socio-economic development with a focus on women’s economic, social, and educational empowerment, and to promote the environmental sustainability at the community level. To achieve these goals, the ResComWomEmp project aims, among others, to support women with economic activity within households to pilot environmentfriendly and climate change resilient practices in agriculture and other areas aligned with their economic and social needs.
Objectives
- The objective of the project is to build inclusive, sustainable, and resilient communities and create an enabling environment for women’s economic, social and educational empowerment.
- The key objective of this initiative is to provide comprehensive support (non-cash assistance and capacity building) to women with economic activity within households to promote climate-smart agri-practices that would contribute to food security at the household level and income generation regardless of the changes in the rainfall patterns and extreme weather events.
Outcomes
The project’s objective will be achieved through four outcomes:
- Sustainable, climate resilient and environmentally-sound livelihoods defined and local capacities & knowledge on environment, climate change and gender enhanced and implemented successfully;
- NGOs capacities to provide expertise to LPAs and women in the field of resilience to climate change, sustainable development and gender mainstreaming;
- Environment-friendly and climate resilient practices and projects implemented by women headed households, women agri-producers and communities;
- Sustainable and climate resilient practices and business models disseminated and replicated.
Eligible Activities
The main activities to be covered under this assignment cumulatively for all target districts and regions are as follows:
- Support women with economic activity within households in strengthening their climate resilience capacities
- This activity includes support to be offered during 2022-2023 by providing non-cash support to at least 56 women with economic activity within households – through the procurement of equipment/goods/works/ services up to 4,375 USD per household.
- Engage 3 environmental NGOs selected in 2022 within ResCom project on a competitive basis in coaching and mentoring of women beneficiaries
- This activity includes support to be offered during 2022-2023 to engage 3 environmental NGOs in the mentoring and coaching of women with economic activity within households by providing grants up to 30,000 USD to all NGOs covering the entire period (i.e. 2022-2023).
Qualifications
- For consortium of companies/organizations, the cooperation agreement shall be enclosed;
- At least 2 (two) contracts, with a cumulative value of 300,000 US$, in the area of local development/business support (funds/grant administration) envisaging both provision of trainings/coaching/mentoring and procurement of goods/services/works for the final beneficiaries (LPAs, start-ups, SMEs, social entrepreneurship, other relevant areas) during the last 10 years. List of contracts managed, and their value shall be included in the Proposal;
- At least 3 years of experience in implementing development programs, projects, capacity building activities in the areas of environment/climate change/local or rural development/economic development. Work on projects with gender equality focus will constitute an additional advantage;
- Possesses technical and human resources for the successful implementation of the assignment and/or has capacities to subcontract external consultants/experts or NGOs/companies
For more information, visit https://sc.undp.md/tnddetails2/2473/