Call for partnerships

Description

1) Objective

The objective of this Call for Proposals is to provide safe and inclusive spaces for learning in formal education (up to 10 schools affected by the February 2023 earthquake in the governorate of Aleppo, Syria), and to support teachers and school personnel in providing quality education to vulnerable crisis- affected students. The selected partners are expected to:

1) Assist schools to develop and implement a School Improvement Plan adapted to their specific situations and challenges.
2) Support teachers and school personnel in getting the needed skills to implement the School Improvement Plan.
3) Manage and monitor the use of an average lump sum varying beween USD 10,000 and USD 12,000 per school (subject to change based on funds availability) to do light rehabilitation and implement the activities foreseen as part of the School Improvement Plan.

2) Eligibility

A UNESCO Implementation Partner is an entity with a not-for-profit status to which UNESCO has entrusted partially or fully the implementation of programmes or projects specified in a signed document, along with the assumption of full responsibility and accountability for the effective use of resources and the delivery of outputs as set forth in such a document.

3) Location

Actions must take place in Syria.

4) Budget

The amount requested in the proposal should be commensurate with the organization’s administrative and financial management capabilities. In principle, project duration will not exceed 4.5 months (October 2023 to early February 2024).

5) Application

The deadline for full proposal submissions is 10 September 2023. Applicants must submit their proposals in one envelope to:
– procurement.bei@unesco.org (Please note that no other email address should be copied)
– Number of copies: 1 electronic copy (Word or PDF) sent as an attachment. Files submitted via file transfer websites or links will not be accepted.