The Addis Ababa branch of the Italian Cooperation Agency allo Sviluppo (hereinafter “Sede AICS”) has announced a call for proposals for the Emergency initiative in support of displaced persons, refugees, seasonal migrants and host communities to strengthen resilience in the Somali region of Ethiopia, and in the areas of Ethiopia bordering Kenya and Somali. The area is a crossroads of migratory phenomena due to the recurring environmental catastrophes, numerous conflicts and interregional and cross-borders conflicts.
This program intends to concentrate its activities in the following sectors considered priority:
a) Health;
b) WaSH;
c) Agriculture and food security.
These will be integrated with complementary activities in the following sectors:
> Protection
> Education
> Reduction of the risk of disasters.
The expected results – which will have as their object the categories of beneficiaries indicated above – they will therefore cover areas of intervention considered priority by both local authorities and by Italian Cooperation.
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Applicant organisations must have:
1. Specific and proven experience in humanitarian aid interventions in Ethiopia;
2. Ability to operate on site according to local regulations.
Funding requested from AICS not exceeding: EUR 500,000.00 (five hundred thousand / 00) for the project proposals presented by a single CSO; or EUR 1,100,000.00 (one million one hundred / 00) for the project proposals presented by temporary associations of purpose (ATS) of OSC formed by two or more subjects between agent and principal (s) who have an operational role in the implementation of the project activities and who can therefore demonstrate full ability to operate in loco according to local regulations.
Maximum duration of project activities: 21 (twenty-one) months and not less than 15 (fifteen) months.
For more information, please visit https://addisabeba.aics.gov.it/it/home-ita/opportunita/bandi/
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