12 Août 2024 Il y a 2 weeks
Call for Proposals
Partnership for Entrepreneurial Skills Development for Youth in Tunisia
Partnership with GAME under the Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship Programme 2024-2027
Website: www.game.ngo
The Danish-Arab Partnership Programme (DAPP) has been an important instrument
in Denmark’s foreign policy in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) since
its establishment in 2003. The current phase of DAPP builds on the positive experiences of the past and focuses on employment and human rights, supporting Danish policy priorities lives in the MENA region, and as such youth are the main target group.
The DAPP vision is to contribute to building a better life for young people in the MENA region, including a particular focus on youth in Tunisia. Every young person is entitled to a decent and meaningful job and the chance to participate as an active member
in society. The aim of DAPP is to build on the stepping-stones towards achieving these conditions. Within DAPP, the Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship (YEE) Programme aims to increase the number of young people with jobs in Tunisia through entrepreneurship and enterprise development, supporting pathways
for transformational change based on a solid understand of job creation for youth.
GAME, one of four consortium partners within the YEE programme, is seeking a new partner to support the implementation of its activities in Tunisia, and in particular through access to business development services and mentoring for entrepreneurs and better access to finance for entrepreneurs.
Incubators are increasingly gravitating towards sectors like ICT, Fintech, and AgriTech, or activities centered around innovative IT solutions. An expansive ecosystem encompassing startups, incubators, accelerators, business angels, donors, service providers, and government offices/ministries is flourishing around small and medium enterprises. Despite the commendable efforts, the domains of sports, culture,
and leisure find limited representation. GAME will be launching a program reaching youth that are currently neglected within the entrepreneurship market.
The SCALE Initiative will be able to build on GAME’s existing presence and network
in Tunisia and engage an enthusiastic and motivated cohort of youth otherwise overlooked within entrepreneurship.
GAME’s SCALE (Street Sports, Culture and Leisure Entrepreneurship) Initiative, aspires to sow the seed of entrepreneurship and enhance employability among 400 youth across Tunisia by 2027. By equipping youth with the essential knowledge, skills,
and networks, we want them to develop their entrepreneurial skills, help them pursue their own initiatives, and build strong business plans. Essentially, be better equipped
to pursue a future as self-employed. The SCALE Initiative will provide youth
with practical skills and mentoring on how to foster, grow and launch a business, as well as providing them with skills in strategic planning, business development, networking, legal procedures, finance, etc. Alongside activities in Tunisia, the SCALE Initiative will also be launched in Jordan, and there is expected to be some programmatic collaboration and cross-country learning throughout the project period.
The partnership is expected to span from Q4 2024 until June 2027. This Programme is funded by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
GAME’s strategy towards achieving the goals of the SCALE Initiative are achieved through formal and non-formal learning, through interactive workshops and practical sessions, suitable and effective for the participants’ age group (18-35). SCALE will take engaged youth on a journey starting from the outreach phase to idea validation
and introduction to entrepreneurship to a thorough business/initiative development curriculum and expert mentorship, culminating with seed funding and networking.
A fundamental aspect of GAME’s approach is our commitment to youth centred programming, meaning that we work both FOR and WITH youth. We firmly believe
in the power and agency of young people, that they can take leadership, articulate their needs and push for transformational changes. A youth-centred approach releasing the potential of young people is essential to achieve the project’s objectives.
For the implementation of activities, methods will be based on action learning
and include creative facilitation methods with links to street sport and culture, to be mixed with technical trainings with a strong focus on the community and peer-support amongst the participants, making the program engaging and attractive to youth,
and ensuring retention.
Key activities include:
Networking events and workshops, in collaboration with YEE Consortium partners, and the Danish Chamber of Commerce and the UNDP in particular, will help establish external partnerships and accessing external funding opportunities. Participants will be connected with companies, organizations or institutions to help the youth kick-start their businesses.
The above activities will directly contribute to the following output indicators:
FINAL OUTCOME: Young women and men have enhanced employability, obtain wage employment and/or self-employment | |
Final Outcome Indicator (1): ENHANCED EMPLOYABILITY: Number of young people who have been reached by the project and enhanced their employability | 400 |
Final Outcome Indicator (2): EMPLOYMENT/SELF-EMPLOYMENT: Number of young women and men who become employed or have established themselves as entrepreneurs within one year after the intervention. (We estimate 30% of new employment to be green using ILO criteria/definitions) | 40 |
OUTPUT STREAM 3 | |
Young people, in particular women, have entrepreneurial skills, business plans and are pursuing their own businesses | |
Indicator 3.1 | Target |
ENTREPRENEUR SUPPORT: Number of young entrepreneurs who are supported through service provision, including mentorship, market access linkages, incubation and business development support | 400 |
Indicator 3.2 | Target |
ENTREPRENEURSHIP COMPETENCE: Number of young women and men who demonstrate entrepreneurship competencies which are core to business (youth from O3.1) | 250 |
Indicator 3.3 | Target |
BUSINESS START-UP: % of young people trained within the last 12 months who have pursued starting their own business | 80%** |
Indicator 3.4 | Target |
STRONG BUSINESS PLANS: % of youth’s business plans screened and approved as strong enough for starting their business or growing their business (strong financial aspect included) | 75%** |
** 100 youth will be engaged in an intensive incubation period, where they will be selected to participate based on their strong business concepts and initiatives. It is from among these 100 youth that we expect 80% to pursue starting their own business within 12 months and 75% to have business plans strong enough to start or grow their own business. Although 400 youth targeted through this intervention will be supported in the development of business plans, it is only those in the Incubation stage who will be evaluated against these criteria. | |
OUTPUT STREAM 4 | |
Young people, in particular women, increasingly know how to make strong business plans and obtain finance for entrepreneurs, and they are successful in doing so. | |
Indicator 4.1 | Target |
PROGRAMME START-UP CAPITAL: # of entrepreneurs who obtain finance through the programme (seed capital, grant funding, small loans, equipment, courses etc.) | 10 |
Indicator 4.2 | Target |
PRIVATE SECTOR FUNDING LINKAGES: Number of external partnerships established to support young people accessing external funds | 3 |
Indicator 4.3 | Target |
SECURED EXTERNAL CAPITAL: % of participating young people who report having accessed private/government/external (other programmes, cooperatives, family, etc ) funds for entrepreneurs (youth from O3.4) | 40% |
Indicator 4.4 | Target |
YOUTH FRIENDLY FINANCING: % of participating young people who report being supported by business organizations/financial institutions to pursue self-employment opportunities (youth from O3.2) | 50% |
Indicator 4.4 | Target |
KNOW-HOW TO ACCESS: % of participating young people who report knowing how to access private/government funds for entrepreneurs (youths from O3.1) | 80% |
Target Group
The target group for the YEE projects is youth aged 18-35, from 24 Governorates
in Tunisia, reaching 400 youth over the project period (2024-2027). This includes targeting burgeoning entrepreneurs. These are young people who are aware
of opportunities for self-employment and might have experience
with entrepreneurship and starting a business in the formal or informal economy.
This group needs support and guidance to develop business plans and, for some, support to access finance for their business.
GAME has already engaged two local partners under the YEE Programme and is seeking a third partner. Partners need to meet the following key partnership criteria:
For b) and c) potential capacity-building applies.
Initial selection of a partner will be followed by due diligence, especially for engagements with private sector actors, as well as participatory capacity assessments, including power and stakeholder analyses, which will help identify capacity-building needs and inform the development of tailored support for each partner.
Our partnership approach builds on a key principle of localisation, complementarity
and strategic partner selection, and a strong commitment to capacity-building
and mutual learning. GAME is seeking to engage local partners effectively
and meaningfully through a participatory partnership process that creates strong local ownership.
The budget range for the proposed initiative is:
2024: 8,000 EUR
2025: 91,000 EUR
2026: 91,000 EUR
2027: 37,000 EUR
Unspent funds are not able to roll-over from one year to another.
It is expected that a maximum of 25% is allocated to staff and administrative costs
The following categories of applicants are eligible to apply under this Call for Proposals:
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The Applicants shall include the following in their proposals:
All proposals, information, documents and correspondence exchanged between GAME and the applicant shall be in English.
The deadline for the submission of proposals is August 12, 2024. Proposals should be submitted by email to tunisia@game.ngo, with a copy to : ashma@game.ngo
The expected agreement start date is October 1, 2024,
with the following timeline:
The Applicant shall formulate a pertinent, and comprehensive methodology that outlines the approach and plan of action that the Applicant will undertake to perform the proposed activities in order to achieve the grant’s objectives and targeted impact. The methodology shall include the below sections:
The Applicant shall demonstrate how it would apply sound financial management practices, including transparent budgeting, accurate accounting, and compliance with financial regulations, regular financial audits to ensure accountability and transparency in the use of funds, with clear reporting mechanisms.
Demonstrate how the Applicant would apply and make use of continuous learning, where lessons learned from previous projects are systematically incorporated in the Applicant’s activities.
The Applicant shall provide documentation with details on how issues of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment are addressed and implemented in the Applicant’s organization, including policies, procedures, and programmes/ initiatives. The Minimum action items requirements shall cover, but not limited to, the following:
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