WHO Kobe Centre Call for EOIs: Community-Based Social Innovations to Support Older People in MICs

Deadline: 31 December 2016

The World Health Organization Centre for Health Development (WHO Kobe Centre – WKC), partnering with RAND Europe is seeking Expression of Interest (EOI) for the identification of case-studies on community-based social innovations (CBSIs) that support older people in middle-income countries (MICs).

Community-based social innovations (CBSIs) are initiatives that seek to empower older people to improve self-efficacy in caring for themselves and their peers, maintain well-being and promote social cohesion and inclusiveness.

Eligibility Criteria

• In order to be considered as an eligible, the CBSI proposed must be:
  • in line with the WHO definition of CBSIs,
  • conducted in one of the countries(mentioned below). CBSIs submitted that are not from these countries will not be considered for this study.
• Some of the aspects that the case studies need to address are the following:
  • The role and function of older people as a resource for themselves and for others (peers, family, community).
  • A description of health and social services delivered by those initiatives and referral processes when they exist.
  • Links made within these communities of support between health interventions and social health protection interventions (e.g., help with transportation, livelihoods, pensions, cash or in-kind transfers etc.).
  • Coordination mechanisms with formal health and social sector, including any formal connections with the health and social care system, and local community-based services.
  • Type of metrics (indicators, monitoring tools) implemented to assess the impact on the health of older adults.
  • Measures to understand and respond to health inequities in the population served.

Selection Process

The selection procedure will include:

• verifying eligibility of the CBSI
• assessing the CBSI against the selection criteria
• shortlisting the most suitable CBS

How to Apply

Interested applicants must fill the online application form via given website.

Eligible Countries

• Europe and Central Asia (WHO European Region): Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Georgia, Latvia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine
• East and South Asia: China, Viet Nam (WHO Western Pacific Region), Sri Lanka, Thailand (WHO South-East Asia Region)
• The Middle East and Africa: Iran (Islamic Republic of), Lebanon, Tunisia (WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region), Mauritius (WHO African Region)
• The Americas (WHO Region of the Americas)
• Central and Latin America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Panama, Uruguay
• The Caribbean: Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Grenada

For more information, please download the pdf WHO Kobe Centre Call for EOIs.