Call for Proposals Climate Change SERSA/RA3.2.2/S02 Issue Date: 18 July 2014 Response Deadline: 16h00 on 22 August 2014 1 Table of Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 3 2. Focus of this call.............................................................................................................................. 3 2.1 Scope and ambit of the call .......................................................................................................... 3 2.2 Who does this call target? ............................................................................................................ 5 3. Amount available per contract ....................................................................................................... 5 4. Duration of activities ...................................................................................................................... 5 5. Guidelines for submission............................................................................................................... 5 6. Notes to respondents ..................................................................................................................... 7 7. Format of the proposal ................................................................................................................... 8 7.1 Procedure for queries ................................................................................................................... 9 7.2 Deadline for submission ............................................................................................................... 9 2 1. Introduction The Foundation for Human Rights (FHR) is a grant making institution supporting civil society organisations in South Africa implementing programmes which promote and protect human rights. The Foundation's mission is to address the historical legacy of apartheid, to promote and advance transformation in our country and to build a human rights culture using the Constitution as a tool. The Foundation, in partnership with the Government of Flanders has embarked on the “Participation and Development of Capabilities of Civil Society in realising Socio-Economic Rights in South Africa” (SERSA). The SERSA Programme is an extension of the Access to Justice and Promotion of Constitutional Rights Programme (AJPCR) with which it shares the same objectives of improving access to justice, raising awareness of Constitutional rights and participation of civil society. The focus of the SERSA Programme is on the following specific sub-result areas related to Realising Socio-Economic Rights and Civil Society Organisations public policy dialogues:      Land reform and land tenure; Food security; Socio-economic rights and job creation; Small scale and subsistence farming; Climate change. 2. Focus of this call 2.1 Scope and ambit of the call South Africa’s Constitution upholds the right to a clean and healthy environment. Environmental policy developed to realise this right is given legal effect in the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA). Key principles of the Act include sustainable development, environmental justice, the polluter-pays principle, and participation and transparency in decision making. South Africa is a signatory to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol and has committed to reducing growth in greenhouse gas emissions, but only to reduce total emissions from 2035. The 21st Conference of the Parties (COP) will be held in Paris, France in 30 November – 11 December 2015. During this COP a new framework will be developed that will replace the current Kyoto Protocol, when its second commitment period ends in 2020. In order to aid this process, at the conclusion of COP 18 in Durban South Africa, the Durban Platform for Enhanced Acion was set up and mandated to draft the Paris Protocol. It is hoped that the Paris Protocol will be finalised in 2015 and would help the world set new binding targets to tackle climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Due to its industrial base and reliance on coal as an energy source, South Africa is one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gasses in the world. Even moderate government pledges to reduce growth in carbon emissions are met with resistance by corporations whose business is based on their ability to pollute the environment at no cost to the company. The effects are felt by the most vulnerable communities who live near sites of pollution and who are most vulnerable to the shocks and stresses of unpredictable climate change and associated ecological volatility (e.g. drought, floods and unseasonal weather that increases risk in agricultural production). 3 Two responses are required. On the one hand, government and corporations must be pressured to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as a fundamental priority, and to adapt the production system to realise this priority. This means shifting to renewable energy sources, agroecological practices and other interventions that require fundamental changes in economic mindset. On the other hand, vulnerable communities must develop immediate adaptive responses to enable them to better absorb shocks and mitigate stresses produced by climate change. Grants in this call aim to support activities or interventions along these lines. i) Prepartory work towards COP 21 a) Developing advocacy tools for commitment to the Paris Protocol that is in alignment with South African Climate Change policies. b) Networking and sharing information that will enable organisations to best prepare for COP 21. ii) Lobbying and advocacy for rapid and meaningful reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, especially in the fields of energy, agriculture and water. a) Mobilisation and movement building in South Africa and the region with an emphasis on building civil society capacity and knowledge around climate change; b) Identifying and elaborating on potential practical responses to climate change and a transition to an ecologically sustainable economy; c) Lobbying and advocacy aimed at addressing climate, energy and agricultural policies that further place at risk vulnerable and marginalised communities. d) Lobbying and advocacy engagement at national and regional level will receive priority over international engagement. iii) Developing and implementing local adaptive strategies to climate change and volatility a) Identifying, developing and implementing appropriate adaptive responses to the impacts of climate change amongst vulnerable communities, especially in the fields of energy, water and agriculture; b) Identifying and promoting the implementation of green jobs, particularly among rural and marginalised communities. *PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS CALL DOES NOT SUPPORT ACTUAL ATTENDANCE OF COP 20 or COP 21 2.2 What does this call aim to achieve? The call targets CSOs working on environmental/ecological lobbying and advocacy and activities nationally and in the region. Applicant organisations must be based in South Africa. A cross-section of the population beyond the CSO’s immediate constituency should also benefit indirectly from multi-media awareness and public education interventions. Priority will be given to activities that specifically address the concerns of the most vulnerable groups, including the poor; women and children; farm workers; the landless or those with insecure tenure; the youth; people affected by HIV/AIDS; child-headed households; people affected by violations of socio-economic rights; people facing racism or xenophobia; the aged; and persons with 4 disabilities. Preference will be given to proposals that include members of these groups as active participants in the intervention, rather than merely as passive recipients of information. 2.2 Who does this call target? To be considered eligible, applicant organisations should meet the following criteria: a) Be registered, or in the process of registering as a nonprofit non-government organisation (NGO), a nonprofit community-based organisation (CBO), section 21 company/nonprofit company (NPC), or a nonprofit trust; b) Have a track record of working on issues of climate change, environment and/or sustainable development; c) Demonstrate that the proposed project will involve active community participation. 3. Amount available per contract Successful applicants will be awarded between R150, 000.00 and R200, 000.00. 4. Duration of activities Projects must be implemented fully within a maximum period of one year. 5. Guidelines for submission The specific details that should be included in your submission are specified below. 1 Details of applicant Please provide the following: 1.1 The name of the organisation; 1.2 The contact details of the organisation (address, name of contact person, telephone number, fax number and email); 1.3 Proof of the organisation's legal status (please provide copy of NPO registration certificate or proof of application for certification); 1.4 A description of the area(s) in which the organisation works (including municipality, province, nearest town/city, urban or rural area); 1.5 List of organisations in the geographic area you have links with, and membership of any national networks. These networks need not necessarily be part of the proposed project. 1.6. Name of the Board Members, their location and designation. 5 2. Services delivered 2.1 Provide a list of the services, if any, provided by the organisation, and other rightsbased activities in which the organisation participates; 2.2 Describe the target groups currently accessing the services provided by the organisation. 3. Nature of project Briefly describe the proposed project, including the following details: 3.1 The relevance to the objectives of this call; 3.2 The particular groups that will be targeted by the intervention; 3.3 The area(s) (specify the province, nearest town and whether it is an urban or rural area) in which the proposed activities will take place; 3.4 The expected beneficiaries and the particular involvement if any; 3.5 The intended outcomes of the intervention, and methods for evaluating whether the outcomes have been achieved; 3.6 How and where the outcomes will be publicised; 3.7 The nature of partnerships (CSOs, government, other), if relevant. 4. Human resources Provide the names, designations, length of time they have been in the organisation, projectrelated duties of the staff that will participate in this project and provide the percentatges of time that will be spent on the project. If you only plan to employ some project staff upon receipt of a grant from FHR, please detail the planned responsibilities, the anticipated time to be spent on the project and how long you anticipate the recruitment process will take. 5. Financial status Please complete the table below indicating the three main sources of funding that your organisation has received over the past two years and the types of activities for which those funds have been used. If you have not received any formal funding, please give an indication for how you have run the organisation without funds. 6 Funder 6. Amount Activity Implementation Plan Provide a proposed implementation plan using the format given below. Activity Date Intended outcomes Indicators outcomes measured) (how can be *Please plan your implementation to start 4 months after publication of this call, as it takes a while to assess and finalise calls. 7. Budget Please provide a budget for each of the proposed activities, indicating clearly what proportion of this budget is requested from the FHR. A template is provided below: (Please note that this is only a template and not your actual budget) Item Unit Cost # Units Total Equipment Venue Stipends Administration Other (please provide details) Total Note that the Administration fee cannot exceed 10% of the amount requested from the FHR. 6. Notes to respondents 6.1 The Foundation has produced this document in good faith. However, the Foundation, its agents and its employees do not warrant its accuracy or completeness. The Foundation will not be liable for any claim whatsoever and howsoever arising (including, without limitation, any claim in contract, delict, or otherwise) for any incorrect or misleading information contained in this document due to any misinterpretation of this document. 7 6.2 The award of the final contract is subject to the negotiation of a contract between the Foundation and the organisation and the completion of a due diligence report. 6.3 The contract may include terms that require FHR’s purchase of goods and services on behalf of the grant recipient, to be paid from the grant. 6.4 The contract may include additional requirements for monitoring and evaluation of performance under the contract. 6.5 The Foundation reserves the right to modify these requirements. Any changes or modifications to this document shall be made available in an electronic format by the Foundation. Applicants will be informed of any changes or modifications and shall be responsible for the further collection of documents if necessary. The Foundation at its sole discretion, reserves the right to:  Request additional information from all or any applicant  Enter into further negotiations with all or any applicant  Extend the process, including calling for new submissions. 6.6 The Foundation furthermore reserves the right not to make any award following this call, and/or to withdraw the call at any stage prior to finalising a contract. 7. Format of the proposal All proposals must be submitted in accordance with the instructions contained in this document and must include all information and materials requested. Please number the sections of your response to match the numbering given in the Guidelines for Submission (Section 5). All documents submitted in response to this call shall be written in English. Please provide 1 original, 1 copy and (if possible) 1 electronic copy on a CD. Only one copy of supporting material is required. Where discrepancies between copies occur, the hard-copy original will be assumed to be correct. Applications submitted by e-mail or fax will not be assessed. Any failure to disclose material information, a factual inaccuracy, and/or a misrepresentation of any fact may result in the disqualification of your submission, or the cancellation of any subsequent contract. Any undue influence or attempt to unduly influence the employees or agents of the Foundation will result in the automatic disqualification of your submission, or the cancellation of any subsequent contract. 8 7.1 Procedure for queries All queries must be communicated in writing, via e-mail to [email protected] or by fax to (011) 720 1276 (marked for the attention of the Grants Manager). 7.2 Deadline for submission Tenders shall be submitted at the address mentioned below no later than 16h00 on 22 August 2014. Submissions must be delivered to: Foundation for Human Rights 3rd Floor, 222 Smit Street (Corner Rissik St) Braamfontein Johannesburg 2017 Applications submitted by email or fax will not be assessed. Please paste the next page on the front of each envelope of your submission. 9 Name: SERSA/RA3.2.2/S02 Foundation for Human Rights 3rd Floor, 222 Smit Street (c/r Rissik St) Braamfontein, 2017 10