13 Dec 2024
This call for proposals was updated on 29 November 2024 — all submissions must use the revised Financial Proposal Form and Guidelines on Eligible Expenditures issued on this date.
The four-year Sustainable Urban Integration of Displacement-Affected Communities (SUIDAC) initiative led by Cities Alliance in partnership with the European Union, focuses on the intersection of forced displacement and urban development. It is being implemented in nine cities across five Sub-Saharan African countries: the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, and Uganda.
This Call for Proposals seeks a research partner to lead the SUIDAC Research Component, aimed at generating precise data on Displacement-affected communities (DACs) in target cities. Specifically, this component aims to address the lack of precise and up-to-date data on the number, living conditions, and wellbeing of DACs in the countries targeted by the Action, with a particular focus on the targeted secondary cities.
DACs often view secondary cities as better alternatives to refugee camps due to their potential to provide improved services, education, healthcare, and food markets unavailable in rural areas.
However, cities also present significant social and physical challenges for the displaced including environmental degradation, strained local economies, high unemployment, poor basic services, weak legal protections and exclusion from decision-making processes and civil society associations. In addition, local authorities often lack the capacity to successfully integrate DACs in fears of resource strain and fail to capitalise on potential revenue sources.
Addressing these challenges requires robust data on DACs' settlement patterns, living conditions, and integration. It is also crucial to document and register DACs for both emergency and long-term planning.
Deadline: 10:00 Central European Time on 13 December 2024.
Q&A: Questions can be submitted to ca-proposal@citiesalliance.org between 22 November and 11 December 2024. A reply will be posted within 48 hours on UNGM.
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