Work 4 Progress announces 2019 Call for Applications for Spanish Not-for-profit Organizations

Deadline: 17 September 2019

Work 4 Progress is a programme of ”la Caixa” Foundation intended to generate new employment opportunities for women and young people by means of open platforms for social innovation that operates in India, Mozambique and Peru.

Objectives

The purpose of the 2019 Work 4 Progress call is to select new partners who can help to strengthen the Work 4 Progress platforms in India, Mozambique and Peru in some of the following areas of action:

Acceleration of the prototypes for creating employment already designed by the programme.
Strengthening local and regional capabilities and strategies for entrepreneurship and economic development, particularly among women and young people.
Reinforcing collaborative work among sectors (government, non-governmental organizations, academia and companies).
Reinforcing access to the market, with emphasis on promoting the participation of the business sector present in zones of action.
Improving access to micro-finance for the beneficiary population, especially women and young people.
Encouraging applied research and technological innovation initiatives to complement the activities implemented by Work 4 Progress.

Funding Information

The ”la Caixa” Foundation can finance up to 90% of the program and up to a maximum of €800,000 per network of institutions and country, including taxes, if any.

Timeline

The maximum term of the proposals submitted in this call must be 24 months.
A timeline or action plan must be submitted specifying the time frame for the different stages and their specific activities.

Eligibility Criteria

This call for proposals is open to any partnership or network of institutions that submit a project to reinforce the existing Work4Progress platforms in any of the specific areas and challenges described above. This consortium of institutions must meet the following requirements:
- At least two of the following types of entities: non-profit organizations, local authorities, enterprises and research or training centers.
- Working with local partners, the experience of coordinated action in the territory and the capacity of coordination with the current components of the Work4Progress platform will be taken into account.
- Having enough capacity and structure to ensure that the objectives of the intended project can be achieved.
- Demonstrating experience in jointly working on projects.
The network of institutions must be represented by a lead or coordinating institution, preferably Spanish, that must be a non-profit organization, must have been audited and have demonstrated capacity of co-ordinating multi-partner projects.
The institutional goals of the lead institution must include carrying out activities related to tackling poverty or creating jobs, and/or international cooperation for development. It should have demonstrated at least five years’ experience in carrying out these kinds of activities and some experience and knowledge of country where the proposal will be carried out.
Moreover, the following will be considered a great advantage:
- Holding quality certificates and/or third party validation of achievements.
- Membership in networks and platforms.
- The contribution of their own resources to the project.
When the agreement is signed, the institutions must:
- Be up to date in fulfillment of their obligations with CaixaBank, if applicable. For such purpose, the institution authorizes CaixaBank and ”la Caixa” Foundation to conduct the relevant verifications;
- Be up to date in fulfillment of their tax and labor obligations (certificates issued by the competent authorities in their countries of origin);
- Have sufficient capacity and structure to ensure the objectives of the scheme can be achieved.