Czech-UNDP Partnership for Sustainable Development Goals - call is open
22.06.2022 / 10:29 | Aktualizováno: 22.06.2022 / 11:06
Funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic and implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Europe and Central Asia, the objective of the Czech-UNDP Partnership for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is to share the Czech expertise and innovative solutions with partner countries and work together to fulfill the Agenda 2030 commitments.
The Czech-UNDP Partnership for Sustainable Development Goals Project aims to respond to the development challenges by transferring Czech expertise and innovative solutions for SDGs to partner countries.
The objective of the Challenge fund: Czech solutions for SDGs is to facilitate the transfer of Czech know-how and innovative solutions that would address development challenges in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Georgia, Kingdom of Cambodia, Republic of Moldova, Republic of Zambia and contribute to the achievement of SDGs.
The eligible applicants include the Czech private sector, NGOs, universities, state institutions or research centres. The applicants are required to engage local partners to assure viability in local conditions and to promote the sustainability and scalability of the solution.
All the details regarding the background of the call, criteria for selection and evaluation can be found in the Terms of Reference.
Interested applicants are also invited to attend:
- Seminar for applicants to the 2022 Challenge Fund, Thursday 16 June 2022, 09:00 - 11:00 CET (physically in Prague + online, in Czech language) Registration link
- Online Seminar “How to submit Challenge Fund application”, Tuesday 28 June 2022, 15:00 – 16:00 CET (in Czech language) Registration link for Zoom
- Online Seminar “How to submit Challenge Fund application”, Wednesday 29 June 2022, 15:00 – 16:00 CET (in English language) Registration link for Zoom
Locality: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Georgia, Kingdom of Cambodia, Republic of Moldova, Republic of Zambia
Development Challenges:
Kingdom of Cambodia
1.Sustainable Growth:
- Green Economy and Circular Economy: with focus on e.g., Climate resilience, Sustainable agriculture.
- Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: with focus on e.g., Innovative green solutions and energy affordability, Energy efficiency.
Expected date of contract start: September/October 2022
Expected length of contract: up to 1 year
Estimated prize: Ranging between US$20,000 and US$40,000, the applicants provide co-funding of at least 20% of the total cost of the project.
The applicants must submit their proposals using the templates for the Application Form (in Annex 3) and Budget Form (in Annex 4).
Challenge Fund Applications must be sent to procurement.irh@undp.org by Sunday 31 July, 2022. 11:59 p.m. CET.
Subject “Application - Czech Challenge Fund 2022”