CFPs: Community Trust Building Projects (Kosovo)

Deadline: 22-Mar-24

Submissions are now open for Community Trust Building Project to promote trust-building, reconciliation and inter-ethnic cooperation in ethnically mixed areas and among the different communities living in Kosovo, and which facilitate integration and cooperation among communities and the people of Kosovo.

Objectives

• Projects should promote:
  • Inter-Municipal and inter-ethnic cooperation;
  • The provision of basic services at the community level to stimulate cooperation and reconciliation between communities; or
  • The resolution of economic, social, cultural or environmental issues at the local level.
• The common thread that all projects must have, is an element of inter-community cooperation.

Funding Information

• Submitted projects shall not exceed USD 25,000 in value. Project budgets do not need to be close to this upper limit, smaller budgets are also welcome. Projects shall be implementable within 6 months.

Eligibility Criteria

• Submitting entities must:
  • Be reputable not-for-profit organizations including local NGOs (including local branches of international NGOs), local authorities and government institutions. For-profit organizations and private companies cannot submit Community Trust Building Project proposals;
  • Be legally recognized and registered with the relevant Kosovo authorities and have qualified personnel including a physical address, email and telephone contact that can be verified;
  • Demonstrate transparency, accountability and efficiency in the use of resources;
  • Demonstrate understanding of and compliance with UN standards of conduct with respect to the prohibition of sexual exploitation and abuse;
  • Have an account with a reputable banking institution.
  • Proven competencies demonstrated by previous, successful project/programme implementations will be an asset.

For more information, visit UNMIK.