The People in Need Moldova is launching a call for proposals for Round 2 of COVID-19 Solidarity CSO Support Programme.
The project will be implemented by a consortium built by three organizations with distinct experience and added-value, People In Need (PIN), Netherlands Helsinki Committee (NHC), and AFEW International (AFEW).
As part of the European Union (EU) COVID-19 Solidarity Programme for Eastern Partnership, PIN, NHC, and AFEW joint forces to propose a set of interventions in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Republic of Moldova, and Ukraine to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and contribute towards longer-term socio-economic resilience of vulnerable groups.
To achieve this overall goal, the consortium recognizes the critical role local CSOs play in service delivery, community mobilization, awareness raising, policy engagement and advocacy for the protection of human rights and civic freedoms during and in the post-pandemic environment.
To achieving the Outputs, the consortium intends to strengthen the service provision of the CSOs for the targeted beneficiaries. In the light of increase in number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, this becomes even more relevant to provide the necessary assistance to the targeted groups and increase their resilience to mitigate the consequences of COVID-19 pandemic in the field of economic recovery, social services, social protection and education.
Project Outputs
The project aims at achieving its overall goal through the following two outputs:
- Output 1: CSOs have the expertise and resources to respond to the short to medium-term needs of vulnerable groups, provide continuity of services and adapt to the new COVID environment
- Output 2: CSOs, watchdog initiatives and independent media are able to influence longer-term policy developments with a focus on inclusive recovery, preparedness for pandemics and socio-economic resilience of vulnerable groups.
Project Activities
The indicative activities supported through the service delivery grants will be based on the needs identified by the local CSOs and can include, but are not limited to:
- Social Services - provision of social, psycho-social or health care
- Economic Recovery - support to restart the micro and small business / income-generating activities affected by COVID, delivering skills necessary for adapting to new labour market conditions (e.g. digitalization of services), equipment to meet authorities’ COVID prevention measures, provision of start-up/prevention of lay-off capital,
- Social Protection - addressing increased incidences of domestic violence / gender-based violence and child protection issue
- Education - support to distance education, piloting of innovative learning methods/tools and initiatives to ensure vulnerable children do not fall behind due to school closures, lack of home-schooling opportunities
Targeted Groups
PIN is publishing this second call for proposals to identify CSOs to be granted to meet the immediate to mid-term health, socio-economic, and protection needs of the following target groups:
- Vulnerable households, including elderly women and men
- Micro-Small-Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and income-generating activities
- Youth.
Funding Information
The amount of each grant will be up to 35,000 EUR for service delivery. The total available budget for this call is up to 150,000 EUR.
Requirements
- Registered as a CSO in the Republic of Moldova at least 2 years before the beginning of the project
- Relevant and proved experience of at least two years in implementing community-level initiatives
- Having a relevant and proved experience of at least two years in supporting at least one of the target groups listed above
- Being able and willing to adapt to the COVID-19 operating environment (remote management, movement to digital mobilization, adherence to C-19 humanitarian standards, etc.)
- Having experience in cooperating with Local Public Authorities
- Proving evidences of managing funds of the budget size.
Post Date - 23-Sep-2020