NDICI – Civil society and the private sector at the service of resilience and economic recovery in northern Mozambique – 2023

Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument - Civil society and the private sector at the service of resilience and economic recovery in northern Mozambique aiming at increasing community resilience communities and accelerate economic recovery in Northern Mozambique.

Appeal framework

Call reference EuropeAid/178205/DD/ACT/MZ

Program Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument

Institution European Commission

Sectors Citizenship & Human Rights Civil Protection & Risks Cooperation & Development Justice, Security, Defence

Beneficiaries Association & NGO EU & International Organisation Large company (> 250 employees) Professional organisation & network Smes & Start-Ups (< 249 Employees)

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Call reference

EuropeAid/178205/DD/ACT/MZ

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Priorities and funded actions

Objectives

To increase community resilience communities and accelerate economic recovery in Northern Mozambique
To promote inclusive socio-economic development, social cohesion and conflict mitigation and prevention, through the mobilisation of civil society and the private sector in Niassa, Cabo Delgado and Nampula provinces

Priorities

LOT 1: Improving access to basic services in northern communities

Priority 1: To facilitate access to quality basic social services, contributing to the reduction of inequalities
Priority 2: To promote the processes of dialogue, participation, monitoring and influence of civil society and communities in the quality of public service provision and sectoral public policies

LOT 2: Improve livelihoods and economic opportunities in northern communities in collaboration with the private sector

Priority 1: Job creation and promotion of entrepreneurship through skills development actions
Priority 2: Strengthening public and private services to promote inclusive economic opportunities through support for institutional capacity building and skills development of vocational training and employment centres and promoting the competitiveness of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Priority 3: Promoting sustainable livelihoods in key rural sectors (agriculture, fisheries, agro-forestry, among others), improving access to markets, and promoting joint natural resource management initiatives to ensure productive and sustainable use of resources and greater climate resilience in the region

LOT 3: Increase local peace-building capacity to analyse, mitigate and prevent violent conflict and promote peace

Priority 1: To build a solid knowledge base through research and analysis of verifiable data/information on trends in violent conflict in the Northern provinces as well as the causes of recruitment
Priority 2: To understand the conditions of return and reintegration in habitable areas liberated by the forces for the general population
Priority 3: To stimulate dialogue among key stakeholders in various areas of common interest related to the mitigation and prevention of violent conflict and the promotion of peace
Priority 4: To support communities to identify, utilise and promote a culture of peace centredness through various means
Priority 5: To encourage and create conditions for key stakeholders to initiate concrete and joint actions to address and resolve security threats in order to maintain peace

Among financed actions

Improve the delivery of and access to basic social services
Scholarship and internship opportunities for the most marginalised groups and promote internships and work-linked training in close collaboration between technical vocational education and employment institutions and the private sector
Strengthen or create inclusive spaces for dialogue between key stakeholders based on a thorough understanding and analysis of existing peace structures at the local level

Additional information

This call for proposals is a restricted call for proposals. In first instance, only concept notes will be evaluated.
Initial duration of the action : between 36 and 48 months

Eligibility

Be a legal person
Be a non-profit making
Be a civil society organisation (CSO) (including non-governmental non-profit organisations and independent foundations, private sector non-profit organisations) and their network-alliances-platforms at local, national, regional and international level
For LOT 2 only private sector companies including social enterprises, business chambers and associations, small and medium enterprises, vocational training operators and financial institutions are also eligible

Financement

Total budget of the call: 13 million euro
- Lot 1: 5 million euro
- Lot 2: 5 million euro
- Lot 3: 3 million euro
Amount of the grant: between 2 million and 3 million euro
Cofinancing rate: up to 95% of the total eligible costs

What EU funding is available for non-profit organisations?

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11 May 2023

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