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Skills, Training, and Education Program (STEP)
https://www.isdb.org/events/joint-call-for-proposals-skills-training-and-education-program-step
Overview
| Donor: | Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) |
| Application procedure: | Full Proposal |
| Donor base: | Saudi Arabia |
| Reference number: | - |
| Eligible applicants: | Non-Profit Organisation |
| Deadline: | 12.06.2025 |
Financial details
| Grant size: | Medium - up to $1,000,000 |
| Minimum grant size: | - |
| Total available budget: | - |
| Funding type: | Grants |
| Maximum grant size: | - |
| Funding ratio: | up to 100% |
Sectors
- Economic Development
- Education
- Environment & Natural Resources
- Social Inclusion
Project Locations
Africa
Cameroon, Egypt, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda
Asia
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Yemen
Description
1) Objective
The Skills, Training, and Education Program (STEP) partners are pleased to announce this call for proposals (CfP). STEP Strategic Partners include: the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development (ISFD), Spark, International Islamic Charity Organization (ICCO), Qatar Charity, Al Awn Foundation for Development, Jusoor, and Shaikh Abdullah Al Nouri Charity Society.
STEP is designed to address the needs of refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and host communities in IsDB member countries that are hosting large forced displaced populations exceeding one million (1 million), these countries are (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Chad, Cameroon, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Türkiye, Palestine, Uganda, and Yemen). The program’s development goal is to contribute to reducing poverty in IsDB member countries focusing on supporting young refugees, IDPs, and vulnerable hosting communities. More specifically, STEP will contribute to:
- Increasing access to education, focusing on smart education.
- Providing skills development and entrepreneurship incubators; and
- Creating green jobs for the beneficiaries.
2) Eligibility
Organizations eligible to apply must: Be an NGO, civil society organization, or an academic institution or a consortium of any of them; have a physical office and an implementing capacity in one of the countries targeted by the Program (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Chad, Cameroon, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Türkiye, Uganda, Palestine, and Yemen).
3) Location
Actions must take place in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Chad, Cameroon, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Türkiye, Uganda, Palestine, and Yemen
4) Budget
Successful applicants will be awarded the requested funding based on the strength and impact of their proposals, given the STEP partners accepted to fund. IsDB has the right to reject or accept in full or partial any submitted proposal.
5) Application
The application deadline is 12 June 2025. Proposal submission (single pdf document according to STEP template including all supporting documents) due by 5:00 P.M. Jeddah time by email to (STEP@isdb.org) and (m.alhadi@isdb.org).