Heinrich Böll Stiftung- Beirut office announces a call for proposals to support Syrian refugees in Lebanon. hbs welcomes concept papers from individuals, groups, NGOs and CSOs from who will respond to the following topics:
- Civic education and strengthening;
- Participation of women in various social and cultural and political groups/activities and support the principle of representation;
- Supporting transformation of social norms impeding men’s and women’s equal participation and representation principles;
- Supporting the adequate social environment for LGBTIQ community and equality;
- Inclusion of marginal and vulnerable groups into the refugee community;
- Conflict management and peace building;
- Support harmony and integration between Syrian refugees and host communities.
Terms and conditions of application to the HBF for its support:
1. Project proposal (according to hbs application and budget form) should not exceed 4 pages and should be submitted in English or Arabic language.
2. It is necessary to indicate the thematic field of the Foundation on the title page of the project proposal, the title of the project/initiative, the projected budget and applicant’s full requisites:
- In the case of organization – its official name, legal status, registration number and the date of its foundation;
- In the case of the initiative group – the title page should contain the name of the “Initiative group”, the mission statement of the group and Group members’ CVs attached to the project proposal;
- In the case of an individual – the applicant’s personal data (name, date of birth, occupation, home and work address) and applicant’s CV attached to the project proposal.
3. A short portfolio of the applicant’s profile must be attached to the project proposal including the date of founding of the organization, mission, activities and achievements in the past two years.
4. The working plan should cover the complete and clear information on the following: project goal(s) and measurable objectives, target group(s), activities timeline, projected outcome, human resources (description of the functions and certificates of qualifications of the project implementers). If the project is implemented in cooperation with other organizations, it should indicate the necessity and the reason of such partnership, the previous experience of cooperation with the partner, the roles of each party of the project and the corresponding budget distribution between partners.
5. Evaluation: hbs emphasizes the importance of the projects ability to produce results on three levels:
- Outputs: Products and services delivered within the project
- Outcome: The effects on the target group, i.e. the positive situation/change realized for the target group
- Impact: Long-term effects in a society
6. The project budget must be calculated and presented in US$ – max. US$ 35,000 (the budget of the current year of the applicant organization should be indicated in a separate column).
7. Project should be implemented in the first quarter of 2014. Duration of the project should not exceed 3 months and project should be ended before 1 May, 2014.
8. hbs strongly focuses on gender mainstreaming in all projects. Project proposals need to specify how they integrate a gender balanced approach.
Restrictions:
hbs does not support or make any financial contributions to:
- Large purchases (property, infrastructure, technological equipment);
- Schools and educational programs;
- Humanitarian or relief activities;
- Current programs and activities supported by other donors.
The Project prop14 February 2014 (Friday, 17:00)
hbs will deal with the documents received and will get back to only shortlisted applicants starting from 14 of February.