united nations development programme, iraq country office meeting with ngos/csos, erbil, kurdistan...
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United Nations Development Programme, Iraq Country Office
Meeting with NGOs/CSOs, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, 16 October 2014
Small grants scheme: Call for proposals
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United Nations Development Programme, Iraq Country Office
Contents
• Brief background• Operational procedures• Q&A
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United Nations Development Programme, Iraq Country Office
Background (1)
• Iraq Crisis Response and Resilience Programme (ICRRP) for the next 2 years
• Income generation• Job creation• Capacity building of local communities• Rehabilitation of basic social and productive
infrastructure
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Background (2)
• A Small Grants Scheme to strengthen cooperation with NGOs/CSOs and jointly implement community-based initiatives
• Innovative projects to respond to urgent socio-economic needs of internally displaced people (IDPs) and communities hosting them
• Social cohesion; develop self-reliance and build resilience
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United Nations Development Programme, Iraq Country Office
Approaches
• Participatory and integrated approach; strong focus on local ownership
• Community-based approach with beneficiary communities and local stakeholders
• Ensuring sustainability
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Requirements and procedures (1)
• NGOs/CSOs registered and operational in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
• Beneficiaries are IDPs and host communities• One project per NGO/CSO, joint submissions
possible• Projects amounting to US$ 50,000 – 300,000• New deadline: 19 October, extended to 23
October 2014
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Requirement and procedures (2)
• Conflict-sensitive; to include mechanisms to increase social cohesion
• ‘Do-not-harm’ principles in humanitarian aid (see http://spherehandbook.org)
• Gender balance: at least 30% of women beneficiaries
• Focus on vulnerable groups amongst IDPs and host communities, in particular women and youth
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United Nations Development Programme, Iraq Country Office
Priority areas
• Small public infrastructure rehabilitation or construction
• Cash assistance (cash for work)• Income-generation; job creation• Vocational and job skills training• Local governance
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United Nations Development Programme, Iraq Country Office
Selection criteria
• Technical soundness; well defined objectives = 25%
• Sound implementation strategies = 25%• Appropriate budget = 20%• Conflict sensitivity = 15%• Capacity (to deliver) = 15%