Peace and Security
Program Description
Assisting countries to manage conflict peacefully is an important part of CIDA’s commitment to support human development and reduce poverty. Every country that experiences conflict is a country whose ability to muster the governance, financial, and human resources necessary to improve the lives of its citizens and achieve the Millennium Development Goals is undermined. CIDA delivers on its commitment to prevent, mitigate, and rebuild after conflict through bilateral and multilateral development efforts as well as the day-to-day work of bilateral branches in a few fragile or failed states. It also has a specialized resource, Multilateral Program Branch’s Peace and Security Unit (PSEC), charged with responding to the development aspects of conflict prevention and response.
- PSEC aims to strengthen the capacity of the multilateral system and the actors within it to engage in conflict prevention, peacebuilding and peace support activities. The rise in interest and engagement of the international community with respect to peacebuilding has been paralleled by an emerging set of institutions that have either expanded their mandates to focus on this issue or have been created specifically with a peacebuilding or conflict-prevention mandate. In this context, PSEC focuses its program with the goal of contributing to a reduction in the frequency and intensity of violent conflict by providing targeted funding to multilateral organizations and international non-governmental organizations active in ending widespread violence and human rights violations that characterize war and that lay the institutional foundations for the achievement of a sustainable peace.
Eligibility
Non-governmental organizations, non-governmental institutions, United Nations agencies, and other national, regional, or international organizations are eligible to receive funding from PSEC for their activities.
Funded activities must have clearly identifiable peacebuilding objectives and must respond to thematic priorities identified by PSEC. Further, PSEC cannot be used to supplement regular geographic programs. It uses grants to fund activities and cannot be used to cover any of the partner organization's regular operating expenditures. Use of the fund is restricted to countries eligible for official development assistance.
Identifiable peacebuilding objectives
The project should be directly related to conflict prevention/resolution or peace consolidation.
Complementarity to existing CIDA programs
Bilateral, multilateral and partnership programs should continue to carry the primary responsibility for development assistance and its contribution to peace.
Applicant eligibility guidelines
Executing agencies must:
· be eligible to receive CIDA's grants and be not-for-profit organizations;
· have a proven track record in peacebuilding and development;
· demonstrate administrative and financial accounting capacity; and
· be in partnership with credible local organizations.
Assessment Criteria
Proposals to PSEC should promote one or more of the following thematic priorities:
Protecting of the most vulnerable members of society in the midst of conflict
Possible options include human rights monitoring or accompaniment activities to secure human rights protection during situations of violent conflict and efforts to increase the protection of children affected by armed conflict, particularly with respect to the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1612 on the use of child soldiers.
Strengthening the rule of law to help secure the transition from conflict to development
Possible options include efforts at justice and reconciliation that address past human rights abuses, work on property rights issues to ease the post-conflict reintegration process, and the establishment of accommodative political processes that allow access to decisions affecting the population’s lives and provide mechanisms for addressing social grievances of the kind that could otherwise produce major upheavals, especially with respect to minority rights and gender.
Engaging in policy dialogue and programming to improve the performance of the multilateral system
Possible options include how programming with respect to regional organizations (ROs) can be expanded to better support institutional capacity building so that ROs can play an effective role in preventing conflict in their jurisdictions and the use of specific early-warning efforts regarding human rights violations can be used as a conflict-prevention mechanism.
Application Process
The concept paper
Project title
Country/region
Organization
Implementing partners
Total project cost/duration
Proposed CIDA grant/duration
Date of proposal
Contact
Person in charge of the project, title, organization, address, telephone number, fax number, e-mail address
Problem statement
Provide a succinct overview (maximum of 5 lines) of the conflict situation in the targeted area (root and proximate causes, key actors, and political, military and socio-economic factors affecting the conflict dynamic, etc.). Describe the peacebuilding issue(s) or problem(s) to be addressed.
Project summary
Write a brief paragraph (10–15 lines) describing the:
1) purpose of the project and its relevance to the problem statement;
2) activities;
3) expected results; and,
4) main beneficiaries.
Clearly indicate how the project addresses the conflict dynamic, strengthens the prospects for peace, decreases the likelihood of violent conflicts, and enhances the indigenous capacities to manage or prevent conflict.
Risks
Identify the risks, their likelihood, and the potential impacts, as well as measures to minimize or mitigate these risks (maximum of 5 lines).
Coordination
Show the coordination with other organizations involved in similar or complementary activities (maximum of 5 lines).
Status of appeal / other donors
State the financial participation of other donors (maximum of 5 lines).
Organization
Provide a short description (maximum of 10 lines) of the organization’s:
1) legal status
2) location of headquarters;
3) annual budget and sources of revenues (CIDA, other Canadian departments, private sources) for the last two years;
4) main areas of activity (geographic and sectoral);
5) previous involvement in peacebuilding activities (in targeted country and elsewhere); and
6) reasons why it is well placed to carry out this project.
Model Proposal Format
Project title
Country/region
Organization
Implementing partners
Total project cost/duration
Proposed CIDA's grant/duration
Date of proposal
Contact
Person in charge of the project, title, organization, address, telephone number, fax number, e-mail address
1.0 Executive summary
Write a brief paragraph (maximum of 10 lines) that summarizes the information provided in section 2, which includes the:
1) problem statement;
2) purpose of the project and its relevance to the problem statement;
3) activities;
4) expected results; and,
5) main beneficiaries.
2.0 Project description
2.1 Problem statement
Provide a succinct overview of the conflict situation in the targeted area (root and proximate causes; key actors; and political, military, and socio-economic factors affecting the conflict dynamic, etc.). Describe the peacebuilding issue(s) or problem(s) to be addressed. Has any assessment or analysis of this particular issue/problem been carried out? If so, when? And by whom? What were the lessons learned?
2.2 Purpose of the project and expected outcome
Explain the goal of the project and how it relates to the problem statement, and describe the expected outcome. Clearly indicate how the project addresses the conflict dynamic, strengthens the prospects for peace, decreases the likelihood of violent conflicts, and enhances the indigenous capacities to manage or prevent conflict. Explain what makes this project innovative or catalytic.
2.3 Activities
For each activity, provide the following information:
1) Specific objectives.
2) Description of the activity: type, location, methods used, staff required, timetable, approximate percentage of CIDA's total proposed grant, etc.
3) Expected results.
4) Indicators of success: quantitative and qualitative indicators providing evidence that the activity has produced the expected results.
5) Direct and indirect beneficiaries: Who will be the beneficiaries (provide estimated numbers and disaggregated data by gender and age)? Clearly identify vulnerable groups such as minority (ethnic, religious, linguistic, etc.) groups, women, children, etc. Will the project have negative impacts on any specific groups?
6) Assumptions: Describe the conditions that must exist for the successful implementation of each activity.
7) Risks and mitigation strategies: Identify the risks, their likelihood and the potential impacts on the project, including personnel and assets. Identify measures that will be taken to minimize or mitigate the risks.
8) Gender: How will the project address issues of gender inequality and promote the active participation of women, particularly in decision-making positions? Outline specific strategies to be used to ensure equitable participation by women and girls.
9) Children: How will the project address issues related to war-affected children (both girls and boys)?
10) Environment: Will the project have any impacts on the physical environment?
2.4 Time frame
Provide a work plan and timetable. Indicate if the project has already started and, if so, what has been accomplished so far. In the case of a multiyear initiative, indicate the period for which CIDA's contribution will be used.
2.5 Coordination
Which organizations (international, national, government, civil society, etc.) are also involved in this project and to what extent (efforts and financial contributions)? Who is in charge of coordinating the activities? Is there a formal arrangement between the organizations involved in the project? Is there a national/regional coordination mechanism dealing with this type of issue? Does this project complement other related projects in the country/region?
2.6 Sustainability
Which components of the project will be sustainable and how will this sustainability be achieved? Will local institutions be able to take over the project?
3.0 Budget
Provide a budget in Canadian dollars. Clearly indicate contributions from the agency, other donors, and CIDA’s requested contribution (requested and confirmed). Specify if these contributions are tied to a specific line in the budget. If the project is a multiyear initiative, provide a column for each year. The budget must include a breakdown of expenses (differentiate general costs from costs directly related to each activity):
1) Personnel: salaries, benefits, and training for expatriate and national staff members
2) Supplies and material
3) Travel and transportation
4) Project-specific administration (communications, office rents, etc.)
5) Other expenses
6) Activities: expenses directly related to each activity
7) Evaluation (if carried out by a third organization)
8) Overhead
4.0 Organization
Provide a short description (maximum of 20 lines) of the organization, which includes its:
1) legal status
2) location of headquarters;
3) annual budget and sources of revenues (CIDA, other Canadian departments, private sources) for the last two years;
4) main areas of activity (geographic and sectoral);
5) previous involvement in peacebuilding activities (in targeted country and elsewhere); and
6) reasons why it is well placed to carry out this project.
Important: Please note that proposals should be accompanied by a results-oriented logical framework and budget.
Results-oriented Logical Framework for Peacebuilding Projects
Country/region
Project title
Partner organization
Related CIDA division
Project number
Project budget
Program manager
Project purpose
State the project’s objective, which addresses a specific conflict dynamic, and whether it is achievable within the scope of project activities.
Project resources/activities
Give the inputs and/or activities required to achieve the project’s purpose. Include the planned budget for each type of resource.
Outcomes / medium-term results
Provide the results benefiting an identified target population that are achievable within the time frame of the project and are the logical consequence of achieving a specified combination of outputs.
Outputs / short-term results
State the results that are the immediate consequence of project activities and inputs.
Performance indicators
List the quantitative and qualitative indicators that will provide evidence that the project has achieved the stated:
Reach / direct beneficiaries
Identify all individuals and groups or organizations benefiting directly from this project. In the context of conflict prevention, pay particular attention to vulnerable groups: ethnic/religious minorities, women, children, and/or youth.
Assumptions / risk indicators:
- Assumptions: State the conditions that must exist for the cause-effect relationships between outputs and outcomes?
- Assumptions: State the conditions that must exist for the cause-effect relationships between inputs and outputs.
- Risk indicators: State the indicators that measure the status of the assumptions identified above.
Note: With respect to CIDA’s stated policy regarding gender equality and environmental impact, identify, where appropriate, in the logical framework analysis how this project addresses gender equality and environmental concerns and, where applicable, war-affected children.
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