BECOME A GCERF GRANT RECIPIENT IN KYRGYZSTAN
In November 2023 GCERF’s Investment Strategy for Kyrgyzstan was approved by GCERF’s Governing Board. This call for expressions of interest is meant to serve as the first investment in the Kyrgyzstan strategy (2024-2027) and funding for Kyrgyzstan for up to 24 months.
GCERF aims to collaborate with various stakeholders, including international organizations, civil society organizations (CSOs), and businesses in Kyrgyzstan. Key partners in this initiative include the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic and the State Committee for National Security. GCERF established a multi-stakeholder Country Support Mechanism in Kyrgystan in 2023. The mechanism is chaired by the Ministry of Labour, Social Security, and Migration, and comprises members from various government institutions, UN agencies, OSCE, ICRC and donors. The main function of the CSM is to ensure ownership and strategic oversight of GCERF’s work in Kyrgyzstan, from the assessment of needs, to the development of a strategy for investment, the development of expressions of interest like this one, review of proposal applications, and funding recommendations.
GCERF, in collaboration with the CSM of Kyrgyzstan, is pleased to announce a call for expressions of interest for CSOs in Kyrgyzstan to form a consortium and become a Principal Recipient (PR) of GCERF funding. GCERF will fund consortia of local CSOs to build capacity and strengthen prison, probation and forensic work and policies, R&R actors at the local level and reinforcing local mechanisms and institutions. Probation is a social and legal institution of the state, based on the social study of human personality and with the aim of correcting probation clients, preventing them from committing offences, providing social assistance and taking measures for their re-socialisation. Consortium grants are managed and supported by the PRs, who are the legal recipients of GCERF funding and provide funding to other consortium members or “Sub-Recipients” (SR).
GCERF intends to fund one or two local NGOs as a part of the consortia. The grant should support the creation of an enabling environment for the prevention of violent extremism through the establishment of a psychosocial and rehabilitative support service for clients of the probation department.
All Expressions of Interest must be duly filled out and submitted electronically by 07 February 11:59 PM CET to call.kyrgyzstan@gcerf.org. The email should be marked as ‘EOI-Kyrgyzstan-Organisation name’ – in the subject line. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted for a due diligence.
Please ensure that your application includes the following documents (provided in attachment to this EOI):
– Completed Annex A – Application form
– Completed Annex B – Past Projects
– Completed Annex C- Budget
– Completed – Theory of Change (ToC)
– Audited consolidated financial report for the years 2022 and 2023
The application must be submitted in English. The annexes will be available only in English. If any part of the form or process is unclear, please send requests for clarification or further detail to call.kyrgyzstan@gcerf.org.
GCERF will host an online Q&A session for potential applicants on 20th of January 2025 at 14:00 Bishkek time.
Please join the session with this link.
Meeting ID: 370 059 150 170
Passcode: xT6zv3zr
Prerequisites
- Appropriate legal registration of the consortium lead in Kyrgyzstan.
- Willingness and capacity to accept and fulfil the role of a PR (as described above).
Required Capabilities
- Established relationships and credibility with the relevant national and local authorities, institutions and front liners (e.g. multidisciplinary teams, schools, theologians/theologists, psychologists, social workers, etc.), and other stakeholders involved in R&R of FTFs and their families.
- Minimum three years of experience with programme management centered on community engagement, coordinating with multiple stakeholders and addressing various forms of extremism.
- Experience in managing consortiums and providing capacity support to small grassroots organisations.
- Experience in managing sub-recipients and assessing and enhancing their capacities.
- Ability to manage community-based partners and implement multiple grants out of a consortium grant.
- Experience and capacity in financial management and in the management of and accounting for donor grant funding.
- Willingness and capacity to engage international partners as sub-recipients and service providers.
