GLOBAL ICCA SUPPORT INITIATIVE (ICCA-GSI) CALL FOR PROPOSALS 2019

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Background

The Global Indigenous and Community Conserved Areas and Territories Support Initiative (ICCA GSI) in collaboration with the GEF Small Grants Programme provides supports to territories and areas, which are conserved by indigenous peoples and local communities around the world. Tanzania Natural Resources Forum (TNRF) a membership-based organisation is the recognised national ICCA catalyst organization that through this initiative strengthens and support ICCAs members, partners and communities to effectively engage in the management and conservation of the ICCAs in Tanzania.

Objective for the call for proposals

The initiative has set aside a small fund to support trusted members of ICCAs, NGOs, CBOs and FBOs working and supporting ICCAs in Tanzania to implement community-based projects that focus on the Focal Areas listed below:

Focal Areas:

1.  Sustainable conservation of nature and socio-cultural heritage

2.  Enhancement of sustainable livelihoods

3.  Improvement of quality and vitality of ICCA governance

4.  Improvement  of  the  self-strengthening  process  of  the  ICCAs  to  enable  indigenous Peoples and local communities to increase their participation in the development and policy dialogue

5.  Gender equality and women empowerment in the ICCAs

Other attributes:

 Project proposals should be consistent with country priorities as articulated in National

Development Frameworks

 Projects   with   Innovative,   replicable   and   scale-up   elements   that   support   self-

strengthening and sustainability of ICCAs will be given priority

 Applicants should provide a proposal and work-plan with monitoring and evaluation

indicators

 Project budget not exceeding the equivalent of US$ 20,000 should be presented in

Tanzanian shillings

If your organisation is interested, please submit Project Proposals by 31 st  August 2019 through  info@tnrf.org  or by post to:

Executive Director

Tanzania Natural Resource Forum (TNRF) P. O. Box 15605

Arusha