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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) invites applications for the Low Value Grant for Community Engagement and Behaviour Change on Plastic Circularity in Medan. This funding opportunity supports community-based initiatives that promote practical behavioural changes related to plastic consumption, waste separation, reuse and refill practices, and improved connections to recycling and recovery services. The grant contributes to a broader multi-city initiative implemented across Jakarta, Medan, Makassar, Buleleng, Banjarmasin, and Labuan Bajo, which seeks to strengthen Indonesia’s circular economy by empowering waste workers and enhancing community-based waste management systems. In Medan, the project is expected to engage at least 500 community members, with a minimum of 30% women participants, and support measurable improvements in knowledge and adoption of sustainable plastic-use and waste-management practices. One grant of up to IDR 725,000,000 (approximately USD 40,000) will be awarded to implement activities over a nine-month period from 1 January to 30 September 2027. Eligible activities may include community outreach and mobilization, awareness campaigns, behaviour-change communication, training and capacity-building initiatives, Training of Trainers (ToT) programmes, stakeholder engagement, community monitoring and follow-up activities, and interventions that encourage plastic reduction, reuse, refill systems, source separation of waste, and access to recycling and recovery services within Medan.

Eligibility

Applicants must be legally registered Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) or Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) recognized by the Government of Indonesia. Organizations must demonstrate a minimum of four years of relevant project implementation experience in Medan and provide evidence of direct engagement with local communities. Applicants should possess proven expertise in one or more of the following areas: community engagement, behaviour-change communication, environmental awareness and education, livelihood improvement, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), plastic circularity, or community-based waste management. Organizations must be headquartered in Medan, maintain an established operational presence in the city, or demonstrate sustained and verifiable community engagement within Medan. During the evaluation process, consideration will be given to the applicant’s demonstrated technical capacity, local implementation experience, community outreach record, and ability to achieve the project’s targeted participation and behaviour-change outcomes within the proposed timeframe.

Post Date: November 11, 2026