What is this Call about?
International peacebuilding organisations operate in increasingly challenging contexts; the space and funding for civil society action is shrinking while norms underpinning accountable and participatory peacebuilding are being eroded. Despite increasingly divided and hostile contexts, most international organisations remain engaged and committed to inclusive peacebuilding. However, the imperative for adaptation is strong. Often in dialogue with partners, international organisations are rethinking and adapting their roles, strategies, and structures to build more resilient local organisations, networks, and societies with strong links to international policy fora and funding.
With this Call, we aim to support the courageous intermediary organisations that are not only adapting to new political and financial realities but also seizing this moment of reckoning to further transform their roles, governance, funding and partnership practices to make good on the long-standing promise of localisation. Now, more than ever, it is time to ensure those most affected by conflict can lead the way in building sustainable peace – enabled by mutually accountable, equitable partnerships.
What are we offering?
Selected applicants will receive our process accompaniment support and a grant of up to 40,000 CHF per phase to cover external expertise and process costs (for example, for meetings, travel, and communication). The duration of a support phase is approximately a year; the change process may unfold over up to 3 phases, depending on needs and progress.
Organisations can apply for one of two types of support:
- Organisational development support to ensure a strategic and operational adaptation to current political and funding realities while strengthening their commitment to locally-led peacebuilding. See our organisational development support process here.
- Operational collaboration support to two or more organisations to explore complementary conflict-sensitive ways to support local actors in specific contexts, while also ensuring a more efficient use of limited resources. See our operational collaboration support process here.
Our support on both strands is geared towards helping international organisations and networks that champion localisation to enable those affected by conflict to lead the way in building sustainable peace. It aims to ensure that important and timely decisions on organisational adaptation and collaboration are informed by joint analysis and mutual learning.
Find out more in our Call for Proposal Concept Note.
Find out more about our Organisational Development process and our Operational Collaboration process