NDICI – Supporting Civil Society and Environmental Rights in Zambia – 2023

Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument - Supporting Civil Society and Environmental Rights in Zambia aiming at enhancing Civil Society Organisations’ contribution to human rights and human development.

Appeal framework

Institution European Commission

Sectors Citizenship & Human Rights Civil Protection & Risks Environment & Climate

Beneficiaries Association & NGO Large company (> 250 employees) Smes & Start-Ups (< 249 Employees)

Regions Africa-Carribean-Pacific

Details

Countries eligible to the programme:

Zambia

Actions must take place in Zambia.

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Priorities and funded actions

Objectives

To strengthen Zambia’s Civil Society Organisations’ (CSOs) engagement as actors of good governance and development (Lot 1)
To strengthen the respect of environmental rights in Zambia (Lot 2)
To create a space for the meaningful involvement of young people in development cooperation in Zambia, through youth advisory structure(s) (Lot 3)

Priorities

Lot 1 – To strengthen Zambia’s Civil Society Organisations’ (CSOs) engagement as actors of good governance and development

Priority 1: Strengthened internal management systems of CSOs
Priority 2: Strengthened capacities of CSOs to engage in policy dialogue, implementation and monitoring of EU and national development plans and programmes
Priority 3: Improved coordination and networking capacities of CSOs

Lot 2 – To strengthen the respect of environmental rights in Zambia

Priority 1: Empower individuals, local communities and organisations to exercise their environmental rights and protect right holders
Priority 2: Enhance oversight by local communities and CSOs in monitoring, preventing and responding to environmental rights violation and abuses
Priority 3: Enhance space for dialogue between CSOs and environmental actors in Zambia

Lot 3 – To create a space for the meaningful involvement of young people in development cooperation in Zambia, through youth advisory structure(s)

Priority 1: Create, establish and run a youth advisory structure

Among financed actions

Actions should be self-contained projects comprised of a coherent set of activities with clearly defined operational objectives, target groups and planned, tangible outcomes, within a limited timeframe
Actions that are designed taking into account the current context in Zambia and the specific needs of the target groups identified by the project
Actions that encourage the use of innovative approaches and intervention methodologies, with a focus on the theory of change
Actions that promote local ownership, contribute to structural change, long-term impact and sustainability. Cooperation with grassroots/community based organisations, government entities, and informal sector organisations as well as with private sector are encouraged
Capacity building methodologies (with description of the aim, principles, capacity assessment tools, type of capacity development activities, how to prioritise needs, how to monitor and evaluate the success of the proposed strategy (ies), how to follow up at the local level etc.) to be elaborated in the full application
As a general rule, workshops/seminars/trainings and similar activities shall be organised in the place where the majority of participants reside and work
Actions that apply the rights-based approach methodology, as outlined in the 2021 European Commission’s updated Toolbox for placing rights-holders at the centre of EU’s Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation
Actions that contribute to the implementation of the EU Gender Action Plan III and to the EU-Zambia CSO Roadmap 2021-2024

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- Lot 1: between 36 and 48 months
Initial duration of the action- Lot 2&3: between 24 and 36 months

Eligibility

Be a legal person
Be a non-profit-making entity
Be a specific type of organisation such as: a civil society organisation (CSO) (Lot 1&3)Be a specific type of organisation such as: a civil society organisation (CSO) active in human rights and democratic governance, or a private-sector non-profit entity, or a non-profit-making university or an international organisation (Lot 2)

Financement

Total budget of the call: 5.51 million euro
- Lot 1: 3.8 million euro
- Lot 2: 1.21 euro
- Lot 3: 500 000 euro
Amount of the grant:
- Lot 1: between 1.9 and 3.8 million euro
- Lot 2: between 1.21 and 1.21 million euro
- Lot 3: between 250 000 and 500 000 euro
Co-financing rate: between 75% and 95% of the total eligible costs

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