Deadline: 11 December 2016
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is seeking applications for its grant program to support the direct provision of mine/ERW risk education to the 104 most at-risk communities in 11 provinces.
The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) supports the efforts of the Afghan Government Directorate of Mine Action Coordination (DMAC) to mitigate the threat that these pose to the lives and livelihoods of Afghan civilians.
Objectives
- To reduce the number of deaths and injuries caused by landmines and ERWs through communication of safety messages to the affected population.
- Raising the level of awareness and promoting safe behaviors of the most at risk groups regarding the threat affiliated with the landmines and ERW contaminations.
Specific Activities to be Funded
- Provision of Mine/ERW Risk Education for the at risk population in 104 impacted communities of 11 provinces (Standard risk education materials and hotline cards will be provided by DMAC).
- Identification, training, deployment and follow up support of 312 Mine/ERW Risk Education Community Volunteers; at least 3 community volunteers per community to form a committee.
- Data gathering on mine/ERW accidents and casualties, suspected hazardous areas and other spot mine/ERWs.
- Community Liaison and support to other mine action activities. Through community liaison techniques, facilitate implementation of risk reduction/management initiatives, through assisting local communities to identify alternative routes, resources and recreational activities that contributes to reducing risk of exposure to landmines and ERWs.
Eligibility Criteria
- Grant applications shall only be accepted from national and international not-for-profit organizations registered in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
- Only organizations with experience of implementing successful mine/ERW risk education projects in Afghanistan may apply.
- Organizations must gain accreditation for mine/ERW risk education from the Afghan Government Directorate of Mine Action Coordination (DMAC).
- Organizations must have existing management, financial, administrative and technical structures to engage in the activities detailed in this CFP.
- Grant projects must meet the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Gender Marker code 2a or 2b.
- Joint proposals involving sub-agreements will be considered.
- Past performance will be strongly considered when selecting the most suitable proposal, as captured by UNMAS Afghanistan measuring and monitoring systems including the balanced scorecard.
- The expected duration of grant activities is 12 months (01 January 2017 to 31 December 2017).
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted via email at the address given on the website.
Eligible Country: Afghanistan
For more information, please visit UNOPS.