Enhancing community resilience to the impacts of climate change and natural hazards in Myanmar through Asset Creation and Livelihood program

Description

1) Objective

Expected Results are:

• Adverse impacts of economic disruptions, gender inequality, and shocks on the welfare and livelihood of vulnerable people are eased.
• Food insecure women and men receive cash or food transfers to meet the basic food and nutrition needs of their households through asset creation activities.
• Community members benefit from creation and rehabilitation of assets in order to improve resilience against climate change impacts and disaster-related risks and to enhance livelihoods.
• Smallholder farmers receive technical advisory services such as sustainable climate-smart agriculture practices, improved adaption of agro-forestry practices in high deforestation areas, agriculture training for women, etc. to help them adapt to the impacts of climate changes and/or climate-induced hazards.
• Community members benefit from health and nutrition education to improve nutrition knowledge
• Improved financial literacy of the community members to manage their household income effectively.

2) Eligibility

NGOs must have country and sector expertise.

3) Location

Actions must take place in Myanmar.

4) Budget

The grant size is not mentioned.

5) Application

The application deadline is 7 August 2023. A concept note must be submitted via the online application portal.