Call for Proposals: Danish Somalia Strategic Framework

 Deadline Date: September 20, 2024

 Donor Name: Danish Embassy to Somalia

 Grant Size: $$500,000 to $1 million

 Category:Events

 Reference URL: https://um.dk/danida/samarbejspartnere

The Danish Embassy to Somalia is inviting NGOs who are operating in Somalia to submit project proposals in support of building resilience, promoting self-reliance and strengthening livelihoods in Somalia.

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Objectives

• The development objective of the call is strengthened resilience of vulnerable Somalis towards climate-related and man-made shocks, thereby preventing displacement and addressing its effects.
• The Call for Proposals is to solicit projects to enhance resilience of displaced populations and prevent displacement in Somalia.
• The CfP is divided in two phases, where the first phase will solicit expressions of interest and phase two will provide full proposals for projects by civil society organisations. This information note explains the whole process from initial expressions of interest to the full proposals.

Windows

• The call has two separate, but interrelated windows within the same overall development objective as seen above and with the following expected outcomes:
  • Window 1 Preventing Displacement: Enhanced adaptive capacity of rural communities and strengthened resilience towards climatic shocks of marginalized communities
  • Window 2 Addressing Displacement: Improved self-reliance, including through expanded economic opportunities in urban and peri-urban populations, including internally displaced people (IDPs) in order to increase climate resilience and reduce vulnerability.
• For both windows, particular attention should be paid to economic inclusion of women, youth, marginalized groups, and strengthened community involvement in solutions to strengthen resilience.

Priorities 

• The strategic reference for this Call for Proposals (CfP) is the Strategic Framework 2024-2028, guiding all Danish engagements in Somalia. A specific focus for this CfP is to contribute to the strategic objective of strengthening resilience and preventing displacement, through focused HDP nexus approaches, emphasizing complementarity between humanitarian assistance and long-term development efforts.
• In line with Danish strategic interests, Denmark will focus specifically on enhancing resilience for the most vulnerable Somalis. Denmark will promote an approach to self-reliance focused on livelihoods, with attention to individual, household, community and national-level resilience to shocks, both climatic and security related. This CfP focuses particularly on women and youth as agents of change, strengthening livelihoods and promoting self-reliance of the most vulnerable parts of the population.
• Denmark has made addressing climate change a top political priority. As part of Denmark’s ambitions to be a global green frontrunner, Danish development cooperation puts climate change at the front and centre of all engagements. This CfP will contribute to this commitment by defining outcomes that address climate change adaptation. Project proposals will be required to demonstrate that the project contributes to this ambition by being able to tag at least 50% of the total funding to ‘adaptation to climate change’ for window 1 and at least 25% ‘adaptation to climate change’ for window 2.

Funding Information

• The amount available for this call for proposals is a total of 130 million DKK, 80 million DKK under window 1 and 50 million DKK under window 2.
• The project is expected to be implemented during a 4-year period – November 2024 until November 2028.

Geographic Considerations and Target Groups 

• Denmark’s strategic framework for engagement includes a focus on Somaliland. The CfP reflects the strategic significance of Somaliland in the Danish portfolio, meaning that the successful proposal in this CfP should include engagements in Somaliland.

Eligibility Criteria

• Relevant documentation presented
• Minimum 10 full-time programme staff in total in more than one location in Somalia Somaliland.
• Minimum 20 million USD.
• Contract management: at least 2 contracts of 2,5 million USD and above each as lead in Somalia.
• Implemented at least 3 contracts of at least 1 million USD in total in Somalia.
• Authorized signatures from all consortium members, including at least one Somali organisation, presented.
• Documentation presented in case of existing assessment.
• If no assessment exists, the applicant must state willingness to undergo a capacity assessment by RDE Somalia.
• Sub-granting guidelines or other relevant documentation presented.
• Overall budget estimate and percentages of climate change adaptation.  Documentation describing activities and outcomes falling under ‘climate change adaptation.

For more information, visit Danish Embassy to Somalia.