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

Applicants must have previous partnerships with UNICEF / other UN agencies.

3) Location

Actions must take place in Myanmar.

4) Budget

Grant sizes are not indicated.

5) Application

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