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Call for bids for the Modern Slavery Fund Albania programme

皇冠体育app British Embassy Tirana invites project funding bids for the Modern Slavery Fund Albania Programme for the 2019-2021. Applications accepted until 6 September 2019.

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947 Albanian nationals were referred to the UK鈥檚 National Referral Mechanism (NRM) in 2018, making Albania the second highest source country of potential victims to the UK. In October 2018 the Minister for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability announced that the UK would spend at least 拢2m in Albania up to March 2021 to tackle modern slavery. 皇冠体育app UK government (the Authority) is looking for a consortium of organisations to collaborate in Albania to deliver this programme.

Objective

皇冠体育app successful consortium will deliver a programme of work to tackle modern slavery from Albania by providing capacity building for local criminal justice officials, targeted strategic communications campaigns, and support for victims and individuals at risk of being trafficked.

Summary of requirements

皇冠体育app programme will cover the following areas:

  • victim support packages. For example: focusing on long term reintegration, helping victims into education and employment to reduce vulnerabilities
  • support for individuals at risk of being trafficked. For example: education and employment support to prevent these individuals from being trafficked in the first place
  • evidence-based and targeted strategic communications and prevention campaigns. For example: research to further identify target communities and vulnerabilities, followed by pilot communications activity to reduce the risk of trafficking
  • capacity building for local criminal justice officials. For example: training for local criminal justice officials (judges, lawyers, prosecutors) to support them to handle these cases effectively

Programme management and delivery

皇冠体育app programme will be delivered by a consortium, led by a multilateral organisation, a coalition under which several partners work together under a consortium arrangement. A multilateral organisation will be the 鈥榣ead partner鈥�, and will sign the grant agreement with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and act as the lead of the consortium, while other partners take part in the implementation as 鈥榠mplementing partners鈥�. 皇冠体育app lead partner may also implement part of the programme.

皇冠体育app consortium must nominate one lead organisation who will be accountable to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for the use of the funds and who will be responsible for the grant award arrangements with other consortium members. 皇冠体育app lead partner carries the full legal and financial responsibility for the action and will ensure that all implementing partners respect the obligations of the grant agreement.

皇冠体育app consortium-lead will be responsible for the overall governance of the consortium, including financial management capacity and how the consortium manages and mitigates risks, including fiduciary risk, and safeguards and protects vulnerable people. 皇冠体育app lead partner will nominate a partner with safeguarding expertise who can advise on the organisational people safeguarding governance arrangements. 皇冠体育app consortium-lead will be a multilateral organisation. Other consortium members may be other types of organisations, such as non-governmental organisations.

Geographical scope

Programme activity will be focused in Tirana and the three main northern districts of origin for potential victims of trafficking identified in the UK National Referral Mechanism - Diber, Shkoder and Kukes. Where appropriate, for example when rehabilitating / reintegrating victims, activity may take place in other parts of Albania.

Assessment

Bids will be assessed against the following criteria:

  • alignment with the above mentioned priorities and outcomes
  • outcomes are achievable within the funding period
  • clear monitoring and evaluation procedures
  • sustainability demonstrating that project benefits continue after the funding ends
  • ODA eligibility and promotion of gender equality
  • strong risk and financial management, including consideration of safeguarding risks
  • overall value for money

How to bid

If you wish to apply, please complete the attached full project proposal template and send it to [email protected] by 6 September 2019.

Please ensure all sections of the form are completed. Do contact us if you have questions about any aspect of the bidding process. 皇冠体育app successful project proposal should be notified by the end of September.

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Updates to this page

Published 12 August 2019