Deadline: 18 May 2015
The European Union represented by the European Commission in delegation to Republic of Yemen is currently seeking proposals from eligible organisations for its Peace-building Partnership Annual Action Programme 2014 to Support in-country civil society actors in conflict prevention, peace-building, crisis preparedness in the Republic of Yemen.
The specific objective of this Call for Proposals is to further strengthen and empower civil society and networks across Yemen in fostering and facilitating dialogue and empowering key actors, for the promotion of a peaceful and inclusive transition process in Yemen.
The overall indicative amount made available under this Call for Proposals is EUR 3,200,000.
Priority Areas (divided into lots)
- Lot 1 – Mediation, Dialogue, Transitional Justice and Reconciliation that can include:
- Promoting a culture of peace, respect for diversity and tolerance, dialogue between parties to a conflict and developing peace building strategies and by so doing, addressing underlying factors of radicalization and violent extremism;
- Facilitating interfaith and inter-cultural dialogue, civil society dialogue, people-to-people contacts, academic and cultural exchanges in particular related to the role of culture and arts in conflict prevention and conflict resolution;
- Promoting and supporting approaches to create space for negotiations as well as reconciliation and transitional justice processes;
- Promoting and supporting community approaches that identifies and responds to local perceptions of safety and security;
- Promoting inclusiveness in political transition settlements and building community capacities, focusing on marginalised groups specific to the Yemeni context (ie: women, children, youth, the disabled, ethnic and religious groups, Mohamasheen, internally displaced persons, refugees and migrants etc.);
- Providing capacity building and knowledge transfer to relevant stakeholders for Track II and Track III mediation.
- Lot 2 – Women, Peace and Security that can include:
- Supporting the empowerment of women activists and women’s organisations as well as civil society staff to participate in peace and security processes (including community-based security), also by engaging men and mobilising their active support wherever possible;
- Developing mechanisms to better monitor and respond to gender-based violence and human rights violations such as slavery or human trafficking-related activities;
- Exchanging practices on the development and implementation of a National Action Plan implementing UNSCR 1325 and 1820, notably also with regard to National Dialogue Conference outcomes related to women and security.
- Lot 3 – Protection of Children against Conflict-related Exploitation and Violence that can include:
- Supporting actions to prevent and reduce the active recruitment of children in armed conflict;
- Supporting child soldiers’ reintegration, including accountability and redress measures;
- Supporting actions to prevent forms of violence against children in conflict or post-conflict contexts, in particular by combating trafficking and other crimes against children;
- Supporting actions to ensure that national peace-negotiation and reconciliations processes are childsensitive (effectively promoting and safe-guarding the rights of children) and to ensure that the voice of children is heard and their views are adequately taken into account.
- Lot 4 – Youth Employment as a Conflict Prevention and Peace-building Vector that can include:
- Supporting employment driven actions aimed at diverting youth from engaging in violence or being recruited by extremist groups and, by so doing, addressing the underlying factors of radicalization;
- Supporting professional initiatives aiming at reconnecting youth across geographic, social, cultural, tribal, ethnic or religious divides, combating isolation and segregation, building interaction and trust, through employment opportunities;
- Promoting youth civic engagement, empowering them to play an active role in their communities and in public affairs affecting them, notably at community level, but also in line with democratisation efforts at national level;
- Contributing to reintegration of former children and youth combatants.
Indicative allocation of funds by lot
- LOT 1: EUR 1.200,000
- LOT 2: EUR 500,000
- LOT 3: EUR 900.000
- LOT 4 EUR 600.000
Duration
The initial planned duration of an action may not be less than 24 months nor exceed 36 months
Location
Actions must take place in the Republic of Yemen.
Eligibility Criteria
- In order to be eligible for a grant, the applicant must:
- be a legal person and
- be non-profit-making and
- be a Civil Society Actor: non-governmental organisation, organisations representing national and/or ethnic minorities, local citizens’ groups, indigenous people and traders’ associations, cooperatives, trade unions, organisations representing economic and social interests, local organisations (including networks) involved in decentralised regional cooperation and integration, consumer organisations, women’s and youth organisations, teaching, cultural research and scientific organisations, universities, churches, religious associations and communities, the media and any non-governmental associations and private and public foundations likely to contribute to the development or the external dimension of internal policies and
- be established in the Republic of Yemen or in a Member State of the European Union or in any other eligible countries
- be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the coapplicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies), not acting as an intermediary.
- Local applicants may act individually or with co-applicant(s). International applicants must act with a local co-applicant(s) who must satisfy the eligibility criteria as applicable to the applicant himself.
- The applicant and its co-applicant(s) may act with affiliated entity(ies) having a structural link with the applicants. Eligible entities may thus include-
- Entities directly or indirectly controlled by the beneficiary (daughter companies or first-tier subsidiaries). They may also be entities controlled by an entity controlled by the beneficiary (granddaughter companies or second-tier subsidiaries) and the same applies to further tiers of control;
- Entities directly or indirectly controlling the beneficiary (parent companies).
- Entities under the same direct or indirect control as the beneficiary (sister companies).
- Entities legally defined as a e.g. network, federation, association in which the proposed affiliated entities also participate or the beneficiary participates in the same entity (e.g. network, federation, association) as the proposed affiliated entities
How to Apply?
- The application process consists of two phases-
- Phase 1, concept note
- Phase 2, full proposal
- Only Concept Notes must be submitted for evaluation. Thereafter, applicants who have been pre-selected will be invited to submit a Full Application Form.
- Prior registration in EuropeAid’s on-line database, PADOR, is obligatory for applicants, co-applicants and affiliated entities.
- Applicants must be registered before submitting the concept note, while co-applicants and affiliated entities must be registered prior to submission of the full application, if applicable.
For more information, please visit EU-Yemen and download the guidelines.
