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The British Embassy in San Jose is now accepting project proposals in the area of human rights for the 2023-2024 period.

The British Embassy in San Jose, Costa Rica, with responsibility for Nicaragua, aims to support short-term interventions valued at up to US$40,000 that focus on promoting and protecting human rights in Nicaragua.

Thematic Areas

• Proposals may cover any of the following areas of work:

  • Reducing vulnerability to modern slavery and human trafficking

  • Promotion and protection of human rights

• Kindly note that under this programme, they are unable to cover projects where the main focus is on gender and equalities issues like LGBTI+ rights, women’s rights and rights of persons with disabilities.

Objectives

• They are looking for projects that deliver real, measurable results in support of the mentioned priority areas in Nicaragua and are particularly interested in proposals aimed at the following objectives:

  • Supporting the rights of marginalised groups, including through the prevention of human rights violations, and

  • Strengthening of protections for groups such as women and girls, indigenous communities and migrants.

Funding Information

• Minimum project budget limit: $20,000

• Maximum project budget limit: $40,000

• Projects will be funded for the period running from 15 August 2023 to 29 February 2024, with no expectation of continued funding beyond this period.

Funding Exceptions

• Please be aware that project funding cannot be used to finance the following:

  • Cash cards, money transfers or seed capital

  • Purchase of groceries and household supplies

  • Purchase or maintenance of IT or capital equipment

  • Communications-related services, such as communications strategies, campaigns, website creation and/or maintenance, video and audio production

  • Paid marketing activity, e.g. advertisements in newspapers, on radio or on social media.

Eligibility

Criteria

• Project bids will be assessed against the following criteria:

  • Alignment with the mentioned thematic priorities and outcomes

  • Outcomes are achievable within the funding period (15 August 2023 to 29 February 2024)

  • Project design includes clear monitoring and evaluation procedures, as well as risk and financial accountability procedures

  • Evidence of sustainability – demonstrating that project benefits continue after the funding ends

  • Alignment with the Paris Agreement, demonstrating that a climate and environmental risk and impact evaluation was conducted and no environmental harm will be done

  • Evidence that gender equality and inclusion of people with disability and protected characteristics have been considered

  • Evidence that the organisation’s safeguarding policies ensure protection of beneficiaries

  • Overall value for money

  • Administration costs should not exceed 10% of the total project budget.

Post Date: 16-Jun-2023