CALL FOR PROJECT PROPOSALS

A - Background:

The Community Development and Knowledge Management Program for the Satoyama Initiative (COMDEKS Phase 4) is a flagship program of the Satoyama Initiative. Phase 4 is funded by the Japanese Ministry of Environment and the Keidanren Nature Conservation Council (KNCC), and implemented by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Program (SGP) at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD) and the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) are key partners supporting the implementation of phase 4.

B-Call for project proposals:

The GEF Microgrants Program — COMDEKS Cameroon is launching a call for project proposals. This call for project proposals is open only to national non-governmental organizations (NGOs), Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) based in Far North Cameroon. The proposal submitted by the beneficiaries must:

1-Contribute to at least 3 of the six COMDEKS indicators. Resilience indicators provide communities with a framework for discussing and analyzing the biological, social, and economic factors that determine the resilience of SEPLS. These relate to livelihoods and development. 1-Food Security and Agricultural Sustainability; 2-Human Development; 3-Maintaining Ecosystem Services; 4-Biodiversity Conservation; 5-Capacity Building and 6-Landscape Governance.

2- Conduct consultations with local communities and traditional leaders, government leaders, religious leaders, indigenous peoples, when developing your proposal

3-NGOs/CSOs/CBOs should choose capacity building as a secondary area of intervention: - Knowledge Management (GC), - Communication,

4- The selected organization must be in a position to go to the field in an efficient manner in terms of costs and time

5- This grant can amount to 20,000 USD and will last for 14 months (Project duration)

6-Each community project proposal must implement your project in at least 3 priority areas 1-TANKIROU; 2-SEDEK; 3-MADAKA; 4-SAOUDJO; 5-MORORO; 6-GUINGLAYE; 7-DJIDEL; 7-DJIDEL; 8-BALDA; 8-BALDA; 8-BALDA; 9-TCHABAWOL; 9-TCHABAWOL; 10-BAGALAF; 11-BOGO; and 12-OURO MESSERE

C-The deadline for submitting project proposals is May 09, 2025.

Only civil society organizations whose project proposals are pre-selected will be contacted.

D-Documents available on request from the national coordination

Cameroon Landscape Strategy Document SGP COMDEKS (Phase 4)

P.O. Box: GEF Small Grants Programme Cameroon, C/O UNDP Cameroon

No. 1232 Mellopolis Building, Rue 1794, Ekoudou, Bastos; P.O. Box 836 Yaoundé - Cameroon

Email: comdekscameroun.phase4@gmail.com; Tel: +237 222 200 800/ 222 200 801.