ThaiNGO

Call for Proposal

CFP No. 2016/04

A.   Project Title: Enhanced Capacities for Migrant Advocacy (ECMA) Project

EU project Reference No.:

DCI-NSA-PVD/2015/370-329

B.   Location: Mae Sot District, Tak Province

C.   Organizational Background:

ADRA is a global network of independent humanitarian organizations established in 1984 by the Seventh Day Adventist Church for the specific purpose of providing individual and community development and disaster relief. ADRA Thailand works with people in poverty and distress to create just and positive change through empowering partnerships and responsible action. ADRA Thailand has served vulnerable and marginalized people in Thailand through community development initiatives targeting Food Security, Economic Development, Primary Health and Education. ADRA Thailand is also providing vocational training to refugees Myanmar who are residing in 7 refugee camps along Thai-Burma border.

D.   Project Background:

The project's overall objective is to strengthen and empower marginalized and vulnerable migrant workers in Mae Sot, Tak Province, Thailand. The project aims to strengthen capacity of local Civil Society Organizations (CSO)s both Thai and Migrant Workers-led organizations, to be able to effectively advocate for the improvement of labor and human rights of vulnerable migrants in Mae Sot.  It also focuses on strengthening the collaboration between Royal Thai Government (RTG) and CSOs in order to maintain strong partnership for migrant advocacy network.  ADRA will achieve this by building the capacity of the local CSOs to engage in policy dialogue through the INGO platforms and engagement with the private sector, and government duty bearers.  ADRA will provide sub-grants to 8 CSOs to implement labor rights/occupational health activities to build CSOs’ capacity as well as improving the health and safety conditions for migrant workers.

E.    Financial support provided to final applicant: 30,000 EURO

F.    Expected Result and Main Activities:

The financial support provided to the selected CSO is expected to contribute to the following result:

·         Provide financial support to 1 CSO to develop and produce 5,000 of multilingual (Thai and Burmese) information materials on occupational health, work safety, and hygiene in order to increase awareness in target groups and their relatives: CSO partners will receive financial support to develop and produce Information, Education, Communication (IEC) materials such as poster, leaflet, and banner both in Thai and Myanmar language to disseminate the practical information to the migrant communities.

             The selected CSO will be able to carry out the following activities:

·         Seek advice on contents for IEC materials from technical advisory committee consisting staff from ADRA Thailand, Mae Sot Hospital, Labor Protection Office, the Federation of Thailand Industries;

·         Develop and produce IEC materials on occupational health, work safety and hygiene in forms of poster, leaflet, and banner in both Thai and Myanmar language;

·         Distribute IEC materials during the outreach activity and other related activities in factories and migrant communities;

·         Responsible for operating direct assistant fund.

G.   Target to achieve for the final applicant: Develop, produce and distribute 5,000 of multilingual (Thai and Burmese) IEC materials to migrants and their relatives.

H.   Project Period: 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2018, MOU signed annually based on performance.

I.      How to apply: Submit a proposal using the attached application form

J.    Submission Deadline: December 2, 2016

K.   Date decision results to be communicated to applicants: December 9, 2016

L.    Number of final applicant: 1

M.   Selection Criteria Used by ADRA Thailand to evaluate the Application:

Relevant Criteria

Criteria Description

Assigned Score

Local Experience (minimum 3 years) and Presence: Ongoing project activities; local knowledge; local presence; familiarity with labor rights and migrant working and living conditions; experience in working with migrant community.

20

Sector expertise and experience (minimum 3 years): focus on labor rights and migrants’ health and hygiene promotion; track record of supporting/building the capacity of other local migrant led CSOs; experiences in conducting similar activities listed in the Call for Proposal; ability to coordinate with relevant stakeholders to carry out the activities stated above.

40

Project Management: ability to achieve expected results; sound financial management system and procedure to ensure transparency, accountability, and cost effectiveness, past experience in managing sub-grants, ability to return funds to ADRA if fails to justify cost with sufficient explanation and documentary evidence.

20

Experiences working with International or local NGOs: existing and previous partnership with other international or local NGOs in conducting similar activities; openness to technical support.

20

N.   Submission Modality:

Please email your application to the following email addresses:

linda@adrathailand.org

sunita@adrathailand.org