Deadline: 1-Oct-21
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is seeking applications for Promoting Peacebuilding and Gender Equality at the Local Level.
UNDP’s Resilience and Recovery project is launching a second call for proposals to implement local initiatives that propose concrete solutions to building peace, harmonization of societies through inclusion and empowerment of women, youth, persons with disabilities, IDPs, returnees, refugees and migrants via an inclusive social cohesion approach within the municipalities of: Tripoli Center, Benghazi, Sebha, Kikla, Tawergha, Ubari and Zwara.
The project aims to improve the living conditions and resilience of vulnerable populations (including host communities, migrants, refugees, internally displaced persons and returnees), in particular in the municipalities most affected by migratory flows, damaged by the conflict and/or affected by the new challenging situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Objective
The overall objective of this activity is to enhance locally-led peacebuilding impact initiatives, strengthening mutually respectful partnerships between the UNDP Libya CO and civil society, which have a deeper understanding of local contexts, capitalizing on the expertise, broader networks and closer relationships of local organizations and communities. Partnering with local CSOs will help to ensure an inclusive approach, engaging the most hard-to-reach and marginalized populations.
Focus Areas
The project proposals should focus on the following areas or related to:
- Strengthen social cohesion and peacebuilding in the target municipalities.
- Support community resilience through the rehabilitation and restoration of public owned spaces used by women, youth, persons with disabilities and vulnerable groups of IDPs and migrants to mitigate the direct impact of conflict.
- Support the advocacy and promotion of civic participation, gender equality, focusing on needs and rights of at-risk vulnerable groups, including IDPs, migrants, returnees, refugees, women, youth and persons with disabilities.
Funding Information
Seven Libyan NGOs/CSOs that will be selected will undergo a training programme between 7 and 15 October 2021.They will receive after a low value grant of LYD67,650 each to implement their projects.
Outputs
The project is built around 3 outputs:
- Enhanced provision of basic services at local level targeting the most vulnerable groups, including Internally Displaced Populations (IDPs), returnees, migrants and refugees.
- Capacities of target communities and local stakeholders enhanced towards social cohesion, community security and rule of law.
- Employment opportunities created and individuals supported to develop economic income generating activities.
Deliverables
- Organize activities focusing on vulnerable groups, including vulnerable women, youth, persons with disabilities, IDPs, returnees, refugees and migrants, taking into consideration the needs and demands of the local community.
- CSOs should take full responsibility in implementing and organizing the activities including any travel, accommodation and conference facilities.
- In the event that professional trainers and facilitators will be employed, CVs and candidate selection must be discussed with UNDP.
- Implement activities exclusively within target municipalities.
- Propose an evaluation mechanism to measure the impact of project activities and recommend activities for future follow-up to fill gaps in programming at the end of project.
Beneficiaries/Target Groups
Local communities reflecting all diverse groups including migrants, IDPs, returnees, youth, women and refugees and people with disabilities.
Eligibility Criteria
The NGO/CSO applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Officially and duly registered organization (NGO, charity foundation or other form of civil society organization)
- Experience in grant management in proposed area of intervention (at least one programme)
- At least two years of experience in implementing projects in the following areas: social cohesion, peacebuilding, public outreach, rehabilitation and renovation of public spaces, women and youth projects in Libya
- Members of the NGO/CSO have substantive capacity in designing, implementing and monitoring community-based development programmes
- Be able to submit project documents (proposal, reports) in English
- Thorough knowledge of the present situation of civil society in Libya
- The organization’s political orientation must be a neutral
- Respect for diversity
- Organisations should also aim to promote gender equality within the management of their own organization, ensuring that women are employed and engaged at all levels
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