Ukraine: Nexus for Durable Solutions Initiative
The FCDO is intending to issue a call for proposals on 11 November 2024 to develop a Nexus for Durable Solutions project in Ukraine. Register for a market engagement event on 29 October 2024.
This project will be funded through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Humanitarian and Economic Recovery programmes in Ukraine.
The FCDO will host a market engagement event on 29 October 2024. We expect to issue the formal call for proposals invitation on 11 November 2024, with a deadline to apply by 6 December 2024.
The primary objective of this project is to provide resilience support (farm and off-farm) to improve the food security and self-reliance of vulnerable, war-affected households and communities by protecting and restoring their food production and livelihoods.
The project will build on this work and partners’ other relevant experience to conduct a market-system diagnostic leading to a pilot for a Durable Solutions Initiative. This aims to support the transition (of at least part) of beneficiaries of humanitarian assistance to self-sufficiency, through access to finance and further development support, securing a pathway toward economic independence in the long run.
The project will have 2 tracks:
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track 1 will meet the standards of a humanitarian intervention, providing livelihoods support to contribute to food security, prevent dependency, reduce vulnerability, prevent decline and enhance self-reliance. Track 1 will also explore – through a markets systems diagnostic – avenues to transition towards more sustainable and locally-led modes of delivery to enhance resilience through economic opportunity
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track 2 will draw on the diagnostic to design and deliver a pilot for a Durable Solutions Initiative. It will introduce private actors implementing market-based solutions to help to prevent further poverty rises/vulnerability for the medium and longer term, including improving access to finance. This is a key lever to secure a pathway toward economic independence
These activities will aim to be market based, meaning that they can operate through new or existing local delivery channels, seeking to ensure sustainable solutions beyond donor interventions and minimal market distortion.
Learning from the pilots will inform the humanitarian Food Security and Livelihoods Cluster and the SME resilience alliance to inform and influence future practices. The project is envisioned to adapt to the circumstances within Ukraine, stepping up support on economic recovery or humanitarian activities across track 1 and track 2 as the situation requires.
Applicants will need to demonstrate:
- experience of working across the nexus spectrum as well as in Ukraine
- familiarity with FCDO’s use of grant for private sector principles and market system development
- experience of delivering a protection-focused approach to Livelihoods
We expect applicants will be participants in the food, security and livelihoods cluster with a track record of Government of Ukraine engagement.
We can only sign agreements for this funding opportunity with not-for-profit organisations. For-profit organisations may be involved further down the delivery chain. We welcome applications from consortiums, if they have a not-for-profit lead.
You can register for the market engagement event on 29 October 2024, 11:30am to 12:30pm GMT (1:30pm Ukraine time).
After the call for proposals is published, applicants will be invited to submit full proposals to the designated email address. There will be no concept bidding round.