Ethiopia: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - REGIONAL CSOs NETWORKS/ALLIANCE/FORUM

DANIDA LOT CIV

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - REGIONAL CSOs NETWORKS/ALLIANCE/FORUM

SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL

PAN AFRICAN OFFICE

ADDIS ABABA OFFICE

1. Introduction

In 2018, Save the Children International is embarking on a new programme supported by Save the Children Denmark. This grant, is aimed at strengthening CSO's engagement with regional bodies and the empowerment of child rights focused CSO's in the Horn of Africa (HoA). The programme is expected to contribute to ensuring that governments in the Horn of Africa create enabling conditions that make the region a better place for children and youth to learn, be protected from violence and engage in decisions that affect them and their region. Ultimately, the programme is expected to build children and civil society organisation's capacity to influence policy processes and outcomes and position them as critical actors in making the HoA a better place for children and youth. The programme is expected to contribute to ensuring that governments in HoA (Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia and South Sudan) create conditions that make the region a better place for children and youth to learn, be protected from violence, engage in decisions that affect them and their region, and thrive. Ultimately, the programme's impact will be the realization of the rights of children and youth (boys and girls) through strengthened state accountability and civil society organization at the regional level.

1. Objective for the call for Application

The main objective of call for application is to identify regional CSO's network/forum/alliance or coaltions that will partner with Save the Children International Pan African Office (SCI-PAO) in order to achieve the stated objectives and intended outcomes, with the premises on the need to strengthen CSO participation in decision making and policy formulation processes at the regional level. The partnership will be focused on CSO capacity strengthening for improved advocacy for children rights. The programme will focus on providing relevant capacity and technical support for the CSOs networks identified to become independent, sustainable and democratic advocates for children, in the Horn of Africa, AU and IGAD level. More specifically,

ü To identify potential Child led civil society organisations forum/network or coalition in the Horn of Africa to collaborate with, on a programme of action aimed at capacity strengthening of their members.

ü To collaborate with such child focused CSO network/forum or coalition to contribute to creating an enabling for children to engage in regional policy process especially at AU and IGAD.

ü To strengthen the participation of child regional decision-making processes.

1. Submission of Expression of Interest

Save the Children International, Regional and Multi-Country Programming Unit, is inviting youth organisations in the Horn of Africa region, with a regional focus on empowerment and youth participation to submit their Expression of Interest to partner with Save the Children International, on the above mentioned exciting programme. SCI seeks expression of interest from organisations who are able to implement programming activities within the Horn of Africa region to engage effectively with regional and sub-regional decision-making and accountability processes such as the AU and IGAD particularly in relation to topical youth human rights issues such as child marriage, protection of education from attacks and military use during armed conflicts, youth migration and youth civic empowerment.

Kindly please submit the following documentation:

· Letter of expression of interest

· A proposal (Max. 5 pages)

(i) Organisation profile (including the website and contact details of the secretariat)

(ii) Evidence of human rights / youth rights / children rights programming / advocacy / empowerment

(iii) Demonstrate gender mainstreaming / sensitivity in programming

(iv) Demonstrate regional focus

(v) List of projects for the past three years, amount and the donors

· Registration certificate

· 2016/17 audited financial statements

Interested organizations are invited to download the detailed TOR. Please forward all expression of interest with the subject line "Regional CSO's Networks/Forum/Alliance or Coalitions" by 12th June 2018 via the online portal.

Organisations that earlier applied need not re-apply

Please follow this link to apply: http://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=bW9uaWNhLjI0MjI5LjM4MzBAc2F2ZXRoZWNoaWxkcmVuYW8uYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t