The project improves the effectiveness of training-integration pathways in the agricultural sector and related professions. This will involve coherently and concretely strengthening the training integration-employment continuum by supporting multi-stakeholder national and territorial dynamics, developing structuring mechanisms of complementarity.

Objectives

• The overall objective of FIPA is to: "contribute to reducing poverty among the population of Benin." This overall objective has been broken down into two specific objectives defined as follows:
  • Specific objective 1: Improve the effectiveness of training-professional integration courses in the agricultural sector and related professions;
  • Specific objective 2: Facilitate Benin's access to climate finance while promoting sustainable practices and climate-related initiatives, through the creation of a fully operational climate finance unit (UFC)
  • Three results are expected per specific objective of the FIPA project.
    • For specific objective 1:
      • OS1 R1: Agricultural technical and professional training systems are accessible, attractive and effective and in line with the needs of the sector and the aspirations of young people;
      • OS1 R2: The governance of the agricultural training – professional integration sector at national, regional and local level is based on the active participation of all stakeholders concerned;
      • OS1 R3: Entrepreneurs in micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the agricultural sector benefit from personalized support through incubation and acceleration programs, including tailor-made programs for specific support for women.
    • For specific objective 2:
      • OS2 R1: The creation of the Climate Finance Unit (UFC);
      • OS2 R2: The capacities of local institutions are strengthened in order to identify, access and use existing climate finance.
      • OS2 R3: Development of a diversified portfolio of quality, bankable climate projects, in accordance with Benin's taxonomy and sustainability objectives.

Sectors or Themes

• Gender, human rights and social and emotional empowerment (or psycho-affective empowerment)
• Specific themes:
  • information, education/training, communication;
  • literacy;
  • awareness raising and advocacy;
  • transformation of gender norms;
  • power and capacity to act;
  • decision-making power;
  • self-confidence;
  • equality between women/girls and men/boys;
  • leadership féminin.

Funding Information

• The overall indicative amount made available under this call for proposals is 90,000 EURO.

Eligibility Criteria

• To be eligible for subsidies, the applicant must meet the conditions following:
  • be a legal entity; and
  • be a non-profit civil society actor or a foundation; or
  • Be a legal entity under public or private law without profit motive; and
  • be established or represented or have an operational office in Benin for five (05) years at least years old; and
  • be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co-applicant(s) and not act as an intermediary; and
  • have at least two (02) relevant experiences related to the strengthening of the social empowerment of women (exclusively) or women's groups/cooperatives (exclusively) in the agricultural sector in Benin over the last five (05);
  • have at least one (01) relevant experience in supporting organizations in taking gender equality into account.

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