Embassy of Switzerland in Lebanon – Call for Expression of Interest – Child Protection – 2018

Background

In the framework of its Regional Cooperation Strategy 2015-2018 for MENA, the Embassy of Switzerland in Lebanon, is engaged in three main domains: Basic Needs and Services, Protection, and Water with three transversal themes: Disaster Risk Reduction, Gender Equality and Governance.

 

In line with its strategic priority for Lebanon under the Protection domain, namely contributing to safe, viable and peaceful living for conflict-affected and vulnerable people, reducing fragility, and preventing and transforming conflict, the Embassy is currently accepting Expression of Interest for projects pertaining to Child Protection in Lebanon. The Embassy is seeking innovative interventions that complement the Swiss portfolio in Lebanon. For more details on the portfolio, please refer to the factsheet attached.

 

This call is open to all national and international NGOs, and public/government agencies active in Lebanon. Partnerships among different entities are encouraged in the framework of this call. Interventions proposing strong and innovative capacity building components to local partners (NGOs, CBOs, SDCs, etc.) will be prioritized. If needed, national applicants can include backstopping or on-the-job-coaching by an international/UN partner in their submission.

 

Applicants can request a contribution of the Embassy of Switzerland to their overall proposed project budget in the range of USD 0.5 to 1.5 Million. Each applicant needs to ensure that additional funding through own or other sources/donors is secured. Funding through own or other sources must be at minimum 50% for international applicants and at minimum of 20% for national applicants. The duration of the proposed intervention should be between 2 and 3 years. 

Specific Results

Under the umbrella of Child Protection, the Embassy is seeking new interventions targeting vulnerable children (Syrian Refugees, Palestine Refugees from Syria, Palestine Refugees in Lebanon, host communities). Preference will be to projects targeting different populations and (a combination of) the following dimensions:

 

Services tailored to the needs of vulnerable children including but not limited to psychosocial support services, case management, access to safe spaces, etc.

 

Capacity building to local actors and duty-bearers with the aim of improving response to child protection needs at local and national levels among local/community-based actors such as social workers and frontliners at Social Development Centers, municipal structures, communities / com­muni­ty-based organizations. Other capacity building needs including secondments or expert support could also be considered.

 

Enhancing the wellbeing of vulnerable children by increasing sensitivity towards child protection issues through awareness raising, changing behaviors, strengthening implementation of national policies, and improving access to juvenile justice.

 

Mainstreaming of gender equality and Sexual and Gender-Based Violence should be taken into consideration for all proposed interventions (where possible).

 

Selection Process

First step: Expression for interest

Formal requirements

·           Compliance with deadline: all expressions of interest need to be submitted within the given deadline (see below). Applications received beyond the deadline will not be considered.

·           Compliance with the form: submissions that do not use the Embassy’s template and its guidelines (attached) will be disqualified. Submission language is English.

 

Criteria for suitability (administrative)

·           Proven track record in child protection and project management, both operationally and financially.

·           Proven track record in Do No Harm (DNH) and Conflict-Sensitive Project Management (CSPM) approaches.

·           Local or international actors*, registered in Lebanon, or in the process of registering. In case of partnership, only one actor shall serve as contractual partner. Responsibilities must be clearly outlined.

·           Capacity to cover minimum 50%/20% of the proposed intervention budget through other means.

 

Criteria for suitability (operational)

·           Catering to Syrian Refugees and/or Palestine Refugees and could include other vulnerable host communities where possible.

·           Serves the “Specific Results” indicated above.

·           Quality and comprehensibility of relevance, intervention logic, effectiveness, and sustainability.

·           Include a capacity building component to local actors (governmental or non-governmental) or include own capacity building scheme.

·           Application of DNH and CSPM- and gender-sensitive approach.

·           Alignment with national plans (such as LCRP).

 

Applicants who meet the requirements above, will be reviewed internally by a selection committee based on pre-set criteria and scoring. The project(s) (depending on budget requests) with the best scores will be short-listed by mid-May 2018. If you don’t hear back from the Embassy of Switzerland by then, we regret to inform you that this means your application will not be considered for this call.

 

*Actors already receiving funds for the years 2018-2019 from a Swiss Federal entity (Swiss Cooperation Office (formerly Swiss Agency Development and Cooperation), Human Security Division, State Secretariat for Migration) can submit but will not be prioritized for this call.

 

Second step: Submission of full proposal

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal as per a deadline indicated and a template provided by the Embassy of Switzerland in due time. A verification visit will also be organized with potential partners for an overview of their documentations and of their financial and operational management capacities.

 

How to apply

Submission of Expression of Interest

Interested organizations are invited to submit their documents electronically by April 20th, 2018 to [email protected] with the following subject: Submission of EOI: Child Protection.

 

Expression of interest must use the form attached to this call.

منتهية الصلاحية
آخر مدة للتقديم
الجمعة, 20. أبريل 2018
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