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Enabel has launched the call for proposals for Revitalization and support for School Clubs to contribute to the comprehensive development of adolescents and young people.

Objectives 

• The specific objectives of the present appeal to the proposition are:

  • OS1: Establish/strengthen the school club system in the 15 schools targeted by the project

  • OS2: Operationalize school clubs by implementing innovative educational activities aimed at developing basic and 21st-century skills for adolescents and young people while integrating cross-cutting themes such as gender inclusion, the environment, and health and well-being education for adolescents and young people.

• These specific objectives constitute intervention themes that will be implemented within the framework of the subsidy agreement for the 15 targeted general and pedagogical post-basic schools in the provinces of Cibitoke and Kirundo.

• The specific objectives aim to ensure the effective implementation of project activities according to Enabel's whole-school approach, while ensuring the genuine involvement and ownership of key stakeholders/club supervisors and students. This will achieve maximum sustainability and increased accountability. By incorporating these principles, they aim to create a dynamic and inclusive educational environment, capable of adapting to the constantly changing socio-educational context.

Funding Information

• The overall indicative amount made available under this call for proposals is EUR 235,000.

• Any grant application under this call for proposals must fall within the following minimum and maximum amounts:

  • Minimum amount: EUR 230,000.

  • Maximum amount: EUR 235,000.

Duration

• The initial planned duration of an action cannot be less than 24 months nor exceed 30 months.

Expected Results 

• OS1: Establish/strengthen the school club system in the 15 schools targeted by the project

• Expected Results:

  • Result 1.1: Each of the 15 schools has at least three school clubs with a well-defined inclusive structure according to ministry standards. Their operation is documented by an action plan/activity calendar, a frequency of at least two meetings per month, with each student participating in at least one club, and reporting tools.

  • Result 1.2: In each of the 15 targeted schools, school officials, school club supervisors, and student leaders are each trained in their roles, with a particular emphasis on gender-sensitive facilitation techniques, planning, and monitoring of club activities.

• SO2: Operationalize school clubs by implementing innovative educational activities aimed at developing basic and 21st-century skills in adolescents and young people while integrating cross-curricular themes such as gender inclusion, the environment, and health and well-being education for adolescents and young people.

• Expected Results:

  • Result 2.1: School clubs in the 15 schools develop themes that strengthen student performance in core subjects (science: mathematics, biology, chemistry, earth sciences and physics, and languages: Kirundi, Kiswahili, English, and French).

  • Result 2.2: School clubs in the 15 schools develop themes that strengthen essential 21st-century skills, such as critical thinking, leadership, personal development, collaboration, and creativity among adolescents and young people, particularly by developing competitive initiatives/projects. Outcome 2.3: School clubs in the 15 schools develop cross-cutting themes, such as inclusion and gender, and health and well-being education for adolescents and young people, in their educational activities, including mobilizing against school dropouts and teenage pregnancies, as well as environmental protection.

Eligibility

• To be eligible for subsidies, the applicant must meet the following conditions:

  • Be a legal entity;

  • Be a private non-profit organization or a foundation;

  • Be a specific organizational structure such as: a local non-governmental organization, an international (intergovernmental) organization;

  • Be established or represented in the Republic of Burundi;

  • Have experience in supervising school clubs;

  • Have experience in at least 2 of the following 5 areas (presumably: Education, health and well-being, Environment and Climate, Promotion of Human Rights, Economy and Employment.

Post Date: May 13, 2025