Deadline: 16 February 2020
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and UN Women have launched a joint Call for Proposals for Small Low Grants to support women and youth civil society organizations in Libya.
The overall objective of this project is to increase the institutional capacity for grassroot women and youth CSOs to respond to the complex humanitarian, development and peacebuilding challenges facing women, youth and migrants in Libya.
Phases
The project will be in two phases:
- Training for CSOs to strengthen their skills to conceptualize, design and implement effective projects.
- Allocation of nine low value grants worth US$15,000 for CSOs graduated from the training. One initiative in each region (West, East and South) of Libya.
Focus Areas
The project proposals should focus on the following areas:
- Participation of women and youth and/or migrants at the community level;
- Protection of women and girls from gender-based violence (including migrants girls);
- Prevention of violence, gender sensitive prevention activities and activities that support social cohesion;
- Supporting local women’s peace initiatives and conflict resolution processes;
- Relief and recovery programmes that ensure gender sensitive humanitarian response;
- Disengagement and reintegration of youth affected by armed conflict including through gender sensitive youth employment opportunities;
- Reintegration of migrants youth and women in the local economic, social activities.
Expected Outputs
- Output 1: Libyan women and youth CSOs’ capacities to conceptualize, design, manage, monitor and evaluate projects for empowering women, youth, migrants in Libya, are strengthened.
- Output 2: Libyan women and youth CSOs working under low value grants implement projects empowering women and youth and migrants at the local level.
The grants will be delivered to nine Libyan local civil society organizations
Beneficiaries/Target Groups
Libyan communities reflecting all diversities including migrants, IDPs, people with disabilities.
Criteria
- The organization should be a Libyan civil society organization, holding a valid legal registration in Libya;
- The organization have extensive knowledge of the proposed area of intervention;
- At least 3 years’ experience in social development and civic engagement in Libya;
- At least 2 years’ experience in implementing outreach, media, reconciliation, peace building, women and youth projects in Libya;
- Members of the CSO have good capacity in designing, implementing and monitoring institutional development programs;
- The organization’s political orientation must be a neutral.
- Good knowledge of the present situation of civil society in Libya is desirable;
- Respect for diversity, organisations should also aim promote gender equality within the management of their own organization, ensuring that women are employed and engaged at all levels.
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