Call for proposal. Funding Program: Civil Society Support Fund of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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1 Call for proposal Funding Program: Civil Society Support Fund of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs Advocating for Human rights protection. Promoting women s rights and women s participation. Addressing gender-based discriminations. The French Embassy is opening a second call for proposals for the year for the French Civil Society Support Fund in Sudan.

2 The Fund Set up by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), the Social Fund for Development, implemented in Sudan since 2002, has evolved to become in 2014 the Civil society support fund. This new fund is aimed at empowering civil society s organizations by a two-track approach which consists in: A direct support to projects which promote human rights and more specifically the rights and the role of women in Sudanese society and the fight against gender discrimination. The provision of capacity-building support through targeted trainings and workshops. Priorities for For the , the French Embassy will give priorities to local NGO s working on issues of prevention, protection, and response to gender-based violence (GBV). Proposals might include among others: Developing prevention and protection measures and mechanisms for vulnerable women subject to violence. Providing direct services to victims of GBV (access to justice, legal aid, psychosocial support, medical and health services). Providing capacity-building support to service providers working to address GBV. Advocating for legal reform and/or the implementation of current legislation to address structural causes of the different forms of GBV. Supporting the creation of thematic networks to enhance coordination and efficiency of actors working to address GBV. Engaging different actors who have a critical but untapped role to address GBV (religious leaders, students unions, media, medical personnel etc.). Developing targeted strategies to address GBV of especially excluded and underserved groups of women.

3 Eligibility Who can apply to the FASCS? Officially registered Sudanese civil society organizations (associations, NGOs, CBOs, associations network, self-help organizations, etc.) Profit-based organisations and international NGOs are not eligible. Requirements: The projects funded cannot include religious or political activities of any type, nor favour any community on the basis of religious, political, or ethnic criteria. The duration of the project should be of a minimum of 12 months and should not exceed 24 months. The expected nominal requested amount of the grant should be around to euros, even though lower or greater budget could be considered. The beneficiaries are expected to contribute at least to 20% of the total cost of the project. This participation can take the form of financial contribution and/or provision of human resources, land, premises, equipment or materials in kind. Projects are likely to be co-funded by other donors, but this extra contribution may not replace the mandatory contribution of the applicant. Selection Process: 1. The concept note should be filled in French or English and sent to the Humanitarian and Civil Society Project Officer of the French Embassy as soon as possible and before Thursday 10 th September 2015, at midnight the latest: fascs2016.khartoum@gmail.com or in hard copy addressed in an envelope to: Humanitarian and Civil Society Project Officer SCAC- French Embassy to Sudan Street 13 - Amarat Khartoum Project submitted not using the concept note template will not be considered.

4 2. A pre-selection will be done by the French Embassy. Preselected projects will be submitted to an international Consultative Committee which will advise on the final selection. The Consultative Committee will meet mid-october During the selection process, NGOs which have applied might be contacted for further information on the submitted project. 4. Only selected NGOs will be notified and contacted at the beginning of December 2015.

5 Concept note and criteria of selection The concept note (or paper) is a brief summary of the project. A concept note (or a concept paper) is a short version of a project proposal. It will be assessed on the following criteria: Context Project Applicant Results Sustainability Timeframe Budget Assessment of the situation and proper identification of the needs. Possibility of access to the area for monitoring purposes. Is the project justified according to the needs? Does the project fit with the priorities of the fund? Is the project result-oriented? Is the project innovative? Experience and previous achievements. Expertise in the field of the project. Coherence of the number of beneficiaries and target groups. Expected Impact for the beneficiaries. Formulation of objective (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, time bound). Coherence of the expected results. Ability to monitor the implementation of the project. Ability to evaluate the impact of the activities. Sustainability of the project. Involvement of the local and grassroots authorities. Involvement of the community. Exit strategy. Ability to organize the project in time. Precise vision of how the project will be unfolded. Coherence of the proposed budget lines. Reasonable requested amount. Community/beneficiaries participation.