INTRODUCTION
The Lake Chad Basin Conservation Project is being implemented in three countries: Cameroon, Niger, and Chad. Funded by Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and led by Alinea International in partnership with the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC), the project aims to strengthen climate resilience of ecosystems and structurally marginalized communities, particularly women and youth, by promoting nature-based climate solutions in six RAMSAR wetlands.
The project invites applications for its micro-grants program in the following implementation areas:
- Cameroon, in the localities of MAGA, POUSS, GUIRVIDIG, and PETTE, located in the Far North region;
- Niger, specifically in the LASSOURI RAMSAR Site;
- Chad, in the areas of MANDELIA and MAILAO.
OBJECTIVES
The project aims to fund:
- Innovative income-generating activities (IGA) in wetlands for women’s and youth groups;
- Access to climate-smart agricultural technologies in agro-pastoral areas for women’s and youth groups.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Technical Aspects
- Align with the terms of reference, including adherence to the targeted themes of both outcomes and intervention areas (wetlands or agro-pastoral zones);
- Emphasize the relevance of the proposed intervention (impact, timeline, coherence);
- Consider gender integration and positive masculinity;
- Include environmental and climate change considerations;
- Risk analysis;
- Demonstrated or potential capacity and leadership of the submitting group in the proposed sector;
- Monitoring and evaluation plan.
Financial Aspects
- Compliance with budget frameworks of the call;
- Alignment of expenses with proposed activities;
- Balance and ratio of budget allocations between expense categories;
- Compliance with expense eligibility criteria;
- Alignment with market prices for goods and services.
PLEASE USE THE LINK BELOW TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS
CLICK HERE TO ACCESS GRANT APPLICATION FORM
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf7AIsradnINLJtws-7ZXJlcdfgcEfZDH–6YNXONvDE7ssug/viewform
Application Period: From October 28 to November 17, 2024
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
- IN CAMEROON, CALL: +237 69 41 01 566 / +237 67 77 93 276
- IN CHAD, CALL: +235 62 55 57 59
- IN NIGER, CALL: +227 90 07 46 64 / 96 26 24 09
A support email address is available in the online application form.
Note:
The question-and-answer period will end on Friday, November 8.
Shortlisted women’s and youth groups who are not selected will be informed of the evaluation results of their proposals and will remain in the project’s database in case of withdrawal or cancellation of funding.