[LOGO of your ORGANISATION]
Proposal for an Income Generating Activities/ Human
Rights/ Water and Sanitation Intervention
Title of the Project
City/Town
State
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Reference contact:
Person
Email
Phone number
Submitted
To
Federal Republic of Nigeria, May 2013
Title of the project
Name of your organisation
Original submission date:
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I.
PROPOSAL SUMMARY
ORGANIZATION
ADDRESS
REGISTRATION DATE
Name
Position in the organisation
Email
Phone number
CONTACT PERSONS
Name
Position in the organisation
Email
Phone number
LOCATION OF THE PROJECT
State, City/Town, Village (Highlight in red if your organisation is submitting
a project outside the areas of intervention mentioned in the Call for
Proposals)
TYPE OF AREA
Rural or Urban
SUBMISSION DATE
PROJECT TITLE
Choose a relevant title so the reader immediately understands the
purpose of the project
SECTOR
Choose Income Generating Activities or Human Rights or Water and
Sanitation
M AIN SUB-SECTOR
Example: Agriculture, Vocational training, Conflict prevention, Women’s
rights, Gender-based violence, Child protection, etc
NAIRAS AMOUNT REQUESTED
FROM SDF- FRANCE
70% max of total costs
TOTAL NAIRAS AMOUNT OF
PROJECT
PROJECT SUMMARY
Max 80 words
PROJECT SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE
Max 30 words
NUMBER
OF
BENEFICIARIES
NUMBER
AND
INDIRECT
(INDIVIDUALS)
TARGETED
QUALITY OF
BENEFICIARIES
Title of the project
Name of your organisation
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II.
Narrative summary
LOGICAL FRAMEWORK
Verifiable Indicators These are essential for reporting and
monitoring.
Not necessary
Sources of Verification
Specific Objective:
(Max 30 words) There should be only one specific
objective. It should be concise and identify what will
change, in what area and who will benefit.
Quantitative measurements and/or qualitative evidence to judge
whether the specific objective is being achieved over a specified
timeframe. These should be SMART (Specific, Measurable,
Achievable, Realistic, Timebound) and include baseline data.
There should be at least 2 indicators for the specific objective.
Output/Result 1:
There can be one or several results that will each
include the activities. The results should be realistic
and measurable, which together will achieve the
Project Specific Objective.
Quantitative measurements and/or qualitative evidence to judge
whether the output is being achieved over a specified timeframe.
These should be SMART and include baseline data.
There should be at least one indicator per Result.
Activities/Inputs:
Provide a brief outline of main activities (number 1-; 2; 3-; etc).
Quantitative measurements and/or qualitative evidence to judge
whether the Activity is being achieved over a specified
timeframe. These should be SMART and include baseline data.
There should be at least one indicator per Activity.
Example of Activity Indicator: 5 training sessions conducted in
villages targeting a total of 2,000 women.
What sources of information will be
used to quantify or assess progress
against these indicators? A provision
for data collection may be included in
the budget if necessary, provided it is
cost-effective.
What sources of information will be
used to quantify or assess progress
against these indicators? A provision
for data collection may be included in
the budget if necessary, provided it is
cost-effective.
What sources of information will be
used to quantify or assess progress
against these indicators? A provision
for data collection may be included in
the budget if necessary, provided it is
cost-effective.
Output/Result 2:
If you have more than 2 Results, please copy-paste
lines below.
See above
See above
Activities/Inputs:
Provide a brief outline of main activities (number 1-; 2; 3-; etc).
See above
See above
Overall Objective:
This is the wider problem which this project alone will
not solve, but this project will contribute towards.
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Original submission date:
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Not necessary
III.
PROFILE OF THE ORGANISATION
A. ORGANISATION
Name of organisation, Contact person, Address, telephone, mobile, e-mail.
B. LEGAL STATUS
Mention every registration that your organisation has with the authorities and the date of
registration. Please make sure you provide your certificate of registration with the Corporate
Affairs Commission in Annex.
C. SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES
(Max 150 words)
Explain the field(s) of intervention of your organisation, with details on the historical background if
necessary.
D. HUMAN / MATERIAL RESOURCES
(Max 250 words)
Give an overview of the organisational structure (board, director, departments, number of
employees, volunteers, main equipment, etc).
E. MAIN PREVIOUS AND ONGOING PROJECTS
(Max 500 words)
Explain your main achievements by projects (previous and ongoing) with mention of donor,
budget, location, implementation period and type of activities.
F. ORGANISATION’S CAPACITY AND EXPERIENCE FOR THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES
(Max 300 words)
Indicate any experiences and possible lessons learned in carrying out activities similar to the
proposed project (vocational training, sensitization, infrastructure building, community
mobilization, etc). Describe the persons who will work on the project in its various aspects
(management, monitoring, evaluation, finance, implementation officers, etc). Feel free to include
an organisational Chart of your organisation.
IV.
NEEDS ASSESSMENT
A. CONTEXT OF THE AREA
(Max 300 words)
Please include a map of the area of intervention here.
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Briefly explain the situation of the targeted State/LGA/village and draw its profile (number of
inhabitants, profile of the population, main economic activities, infrastructures, access to services,
etc).
B. PROBLEM STATEMENT
(Max 700 words)
Explain in details the problem which your project is trying to solve or contribute solving. Please
mention any relevant surveys, baseline data or studies that helped you identify the specific needs
of the targeted population. Mention the coping strategies that people have developed to lower the
impact of the problem. Some adaptation mechanisms are indeed harmful on the mid to long term.
If so, please explain here. Your project should then be answering some of the needs and gaps
detailed in this section. Feel free to include tables, graphs or any other supporting material.
C. TARGETED BENEFICIARIES
(Max 300 words)
Describe the targeted beneficiaries (gender, economic resources, education, housing,
professional and social activities, etc).
D. OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN THE AREA
(Max 300 words)
Please state any NGO or governmental organisation working on the same issues or beneficiary
group in the area of intervention. Explain how you avoid duplication and make sure your
interventions are complementary.
V.
PROJECT
A. CO-FUNDING
As indicated in the Call for Proposals, an SDF project can only be funded for a maximum of 70%
of the project costs. Please explain here how you will find complementary resources from your
own organization, the beneficiary community and, if relevant, from other donors.
B. OVERALL OBJECTIVE
This is the wider problem which this project alone will not solve, but this project will contribute
towards. Please make sure it is the same as stated in the logical framework.
C. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE
(Max 30 words)
There should be only one specific objective. It should be concise and identify what will change, in
what area and who will benefit. Please make sure it is the same as stated in the logical
framework.
D. EXPECTED RESULTS
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Name of your organisation
Original submission date:
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There can be one or several results that will each include the activities. The results should be
realistic and measurable, which together will achieve the Project Specific Objective. The results
are formulated in the present tense for they reflect the expected situation at the end of the project.
Please make sure they are the same as stated in the logical framework.
E. SELECTION OF BENEFICIARIES
(Max 250 words)
Start by explaining how you will select the beneficiaries of your project. The selection criteria must
be impartial, gender sensitive and based on objective socio-economic data. Religious or ethnic
discrimination would disqualify your project for further consideration. Explain the beneficiary
identification mechanisms, the surveys and community gatherings that were/will be conducted in
that regard. Mention if the project will benefit indirect beneficiaries.
F. ACTIVITIES
(Max 700 words)
Detail all activities included in the project. For each of them explain why you chose these activities
and modalities of implementation and which beneficiaries will be targeted. Explain how you expect
these activities to have a sustainable impact beyond the actual project duration.
G. INVOLVEMENT OF THE COMMUNITIES AND SUSTAINABILITY
(Max 300 words)
Describe how you plan to involve the local authorities in the design, implementation, monitoring
and evaluation phases of the project.
Describe to what extent and how the direct beneficiaries were involved in the design of the action.
Provide details on how you will involve the beneficiaries and their communities in the
implementation, monitoring and evaluation phases of the project to ensure sustainability beyond
project duration.
H. INDICATORS
List here all indicators provided in the logical framework above. There should be at least 2
indicators for the specific objective, one indicator per result and one indicator per activity.
VI.
COORDINATION WITH OTHER PROJECTS AND ACTORS
(Max 150 words)
Describe the networks and periodic meetings you take part to at the local, state or federal level to make
sure your interventions are complementary to others in the area. Coordination must be insured with the
authorities, the other NGOs and local initiatives.
VII.
MONITORING AND EVALUATION
(Max 300 words)
Title of the project
Name of your organisation
Original submission date:
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A. MONITORING
Describe the monitoring mechanism that will be put in place (or the person in charge of this monitoring) to
ensure the program meets its goals and deadlines according to the project proposal.
B. EVALUATION
Explain what baseline study and what progress and final evaluations will be made. Describe the methods
and the team that will be used to carry out this evaluation.
VIII.
COMMUNICATION AND VISIBILITY
(Max 300 words)
Describe the communication activities that you plan (visibility on durable equipment, major supplies and at
action locations), as well as the media or publications activities if you plan any, besides the
communications required by the Embassy on a regular basis.
IX.
MISCELLANEOUS
(Max 300 words)
A. CONTINGENCY MEASURES
Describe the risks and assumptions which your project depend on. Risks are external conditions
necessary for the specific objective and each activity to be achieved and factors not within the control of
the project that might prevent the implementation (ex: bad rainy season, unexpected salted groundwater,
etc).
Detail the contingency actions that your organisation could take to mitigate the impact of such risks if they
materialised.
B. SECURITY
Describe the Security situation of the area of intervention.
C. SDF
Describe how you have been informed of the existence of the French SDF.
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X.
TIMEFRAME
Please fill the following time table by replacing “month1”, “month 2” by the actual concerned months and by adding colours in the table (see Call for
Proposal- Guidelines). Feel free to add as many lines and columns as necessary.
Results
Activities
Identification
beneficiaries
Result 1
Month 1
Month 2
Month 3
Month 4
Month 5
of
Activity 1
Activity 2
Activity 3
Result 2
Activity 1
Activity 2
Activity 3
Evaluation
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Name of your organisation
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Month 6
Month 6
Month 7
Month 8
Month 9
XI.
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ANNEXES
Annex A: Budget
Annex B: CVs of the main staff members of the organisation
Annex C: Registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission
Title of the project
Name of your organisation
Original submission date:
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