Request For DRC
Request For Call for Submission of Expression of Interest (EoI) for Partnership with DRC Afghanistan (Roster)
Call for Submission of Expression of Interest (EoI) for Partnership with DRC Afghanistan (Roster)
28 January 2025
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. DRC Mission in Afghanistan
DRC began working in Afghanistan in the 1990s with Humanitarian Mine Action and expanded its scope and reach of programming in 2011 to provide multi-sector and holistic assistance. Activities are currently implemented in four regions of the country (East, Central, South and West). Interventions focus on the most vulnerable populations and their needs, including people who are at risk of being affected by disasters including internally displaced people (IDPs), host communities, and returnees. DRC responds to the protracted humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan is through a multi-pronged approach. This means that DRC aims at addressing the critical needs of extremely vulnerable and shock-affected populations while also providing medium to longer-term solutions that focus on root causes of the crisis. To do so, DRC in Afghanistan works across four core sectors:
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Economic Recovery (Livelihoods), including Natural Resource Management and Disaster Risk Reduction
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WASH and Shelter
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Protection
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Humanitarian Demining
The overall goal of DRC Afghanistan’s programme is to promote favorable conditions for shock and displacement-affected communities to seek safety, claim their basic rights, and pursue self-reliance. DRC maintains the capacity to respond to sudden and large-scale emergencies such as floods and earthquakes, while also promoting the transition to recovery programming. DRC operations in Afghanistan as of 2024 involve strategic partnerships with various local civil society organizations (CSOs), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), with a view to deliver programming in the most efficient and effective manner while simultaneously fostering local capacities to safeguard the rights of underserved populations and respond to urgent needs.
1.2. DRC’s Global Mandate
DRC’s global mandate for working in partnership with civil society is rooted in a rights-based approach to programming. DRC’s aim is to protect refugees and internally displaced people from persecution and to promote durable solutions for refugees on the basis of humanitarian principles and human rights. A key role of civil society is to represent the interests of various groups of rights-holders and thereby promote and channel their participation in decision-making. CSOs/NGOs also play a crucial role in providing services and support in emergencies, reaching durable solutions, and addressing root causes to displacement.
1.3. DRC Civil Society Partnerships in Afghanistan
DRC is committed to embracing strong local equitable partnerships by working with partners to strengthen the sustainability, relevance, and impact of the Afghanistan response, in line with longer-term localization ambitions. In alignment with DRC’s Strategy 2025, which highlights stronger partnerships and alliances as strategic priorities and ‘Go Local’ as a key organizational principle, DRC is focusing on strengthening partnerships with civil society actors to increase the sustainability, relevance, and impact of the response. DRC’s country mandate for working in partnership with civil society is rooted in its rights-based approach.
2. SCOPE OF WORK
The main purpose of this mapping exercise is to identify and document potential local CSOs, NGOs, community-based groups (CBO), and stakeholders that can play a vital role in achieving the objectives outlined in DRC’s Afghanistan Strategy 2025. Throughout this mapping that is being launched on regular basis, DRC Afghanistan does not commit to a partnership opportunity, instead, local actors with potential for partnerships will be systematically documented and included in a roster list for prospective future engagements, upon possibilities.
Partnerships with CSOs/NGOs will be mainstreamed within DRC core sectors and geographies, where possible. In addition, partnerships with both established and grassroots CSOs/NGOs will prioritize access and engagement with marginalized populations.
DRC Afghanistan explores opportunities to increase its number of implementing partnerships with CSOs/NGOs working with partners in a complementary way and avoiding competing with local expertise and duplicating efforts – a pursuit that is key to the localization agenda. Therefore, DRC Afghanistan invites and strongly encourages all eligible local civil actors who works working within DRC core sectors to submit their expression of interest for potential partnership with DRC.
3. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
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Registration and Affiliation: All interested organizations must be registered and actively operating within Afghanistan. They should not hold operations outside the country.
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Relevant Working Experience: Prior experience in at least one sector of DRC's core sectors is a mandatory requirement. Experience extending beyond DRC's core sectors and geographical scope will be considered an advantage.
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Minimum Duration of Operation: Interested organizations must have a minimum of one to three (1 - 3) years of operational experience.
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Collaborative Experience: Organizations with a track record of working in partnership with other national or international organizations will be viewed favorably.
4. SUBMISSION PROCESS
We kindly request all eligible and interested applicants to submit an expression of interest by completing the Organization Snapshot Form in the link below, which will be exploring how your organizational capacity, expertise, and geographical presence align with those of DRC in Afghanistan. The deadline for completing the form is 15 February 2025.
Link: https://ee-kobo.drc.ngo/x/61bnmNlT
Please note that only one submission per organization is expected.
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For more information regarding DRC’s partnership approach and principles, please visit this link.
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If you have any questions about the form or require additional information about DRC’s operations and partnership processes, please write to afg-partnerships@drc.ngo
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If you have any feedback or concern regarding staff conduct, transparency, safeguarding, or any other concern, please reach out to afg-complaint@drc.ngo | +93711055282