Deadline: 25-Mar-24
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is seeking proposals from Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), including NGOs for small grants to disseminate and provide civic education and awareness on the constitution making process in the following regions of the Republic of South Sudan: Greater Equatoria, Greater Bahr El Ghazel & Greater Upper Nile.
UNDP through its Access to Justice, Security and Human Rights Strengthening programme is seeking competent and reputable CSOs, NGOs and CBOs to send proposals to provide civic awareness and education on the Constitution Making Process Act, 2022 generally, and the currently ongoing constitution making process lead by the R-NCRC, with the aim of increasing access to information in it to the state government and key stakeholders in regions of the Republic of South Sudan: Greater Equatoria, Greater Bahr El Ghazel & Greater Upper Nile. The sensitization should convey the general phases of the Constitution making process and increase public awareness on how the public can prepare to participate meaningfully, being a member in the National Constitutional Conference (NCC) to be established as per the CMP Act of 2022, engage in submitting their views and demands to the constitution making mechanisms, engage in the soon-to be launched civic education and public consultations campaign by the R-NCRC. Each proposal should cover one of the three regions and demonstrate how these activities will be tackled in each state and administrative area within that region. Only one CSO will be considered for each region.
Objectives
- UNDP seeks to support partners to disseminate the Constitution Making Act, 2022 and carry out civic awareness and education on it and on the ongoing constitutional making process lead by the R-NCRC, through a neutral and technically based driven approach so that South Sudanese in the three regions of the country:
- Understand the existence, purpose and general provisions of the Constitution Making Process Act, 2022;
- Understand the process that will be used/is being used to make the permanent constitution as well as the mechanisms of reviewing the constitutional drafts, as stipulated in the Act;
- Appreciate the role of the people, what is expected of them, and all other stakeholders and how they can participate meaningfully and exercise their civic responsibility to contribute;
- Are encouraged and commit to engage in the constitution making process at the state and community level through: A) being a member in the National Constitutional Conference (NCC) to be established as per the CMP Act of 2022, B) engage in submitting their views and demands to the constitution making mechanisms, C) engage in the soon-to be launched civic education and public consultations campaign by the R-NCRC
Funding Information
- The budget should be detailed, complete, rational and realistic, and must not exceed the equivalent of USD$75,000.
- Administrative costs must not exceed 10% of the total proposed amount.
- The amount requested in the proposal should be commensurate with the organization’s administrative and financial management capabilities.
- The Project duration is seven (7) months.
Expected Output
- Some key outputs are expected:
- 350 copies of the Constitution Making Act, 2022 are disseminated to state governments, county commissioners, traditional leaders, religious leaders, community leaders, CSOs and the media in each of the states and administrative areas in each region
- 30 representatives of state governments, 15 county commissioners, 25 traditional leaders, 10 religious’ leaders, 15 CSOs, 5 community-based radios, 40 leaders drawn from women, youth and displaced groups in each of the states and administrative area under each region are informed and aware of the Constitution Making Process Act and the role of the public to engage and participate in the ongoing process lead by the R-NCRC.
- 3 radio programmes and talk shows with a reach of at least 500,000 people in each of the states and administrative areas in each region;
- An analytical and results oriented report summarizing key points and issues, recommendations and commitments from the discussions carried out at the different meetings that will inform further planning of constitution making support in the state.
Eligibility Criteria
- The CSO/NNGO/CBO must meet the following criteria to be eligible for selection:
- Legally registered with the MoJCA 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 an established office in the state where the civic education will take place with email and office telephones; and possess experience in implementing similar/related activities;
- Politically neutral.
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