United Nations Development Programme, Iraq Country Office Meeting with NGOs/CSOs, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, 16 October 2014 Small grants scheme: Call.

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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Contents

• Brief background• Operational procedures• Q&A

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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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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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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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Selection criteria

• Technical soundness; well defined objectives = 25%

• Sound implementation strategies = 25%• Appropriate budget = 20%• Conflict sensitivity = 15%• Capacity (to deliver) = 15%