THE UN-HABITAT YOUTH FUND

GUIDELINES FOR APPLICANTS Valid as of 1 Jan a!" #$11

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Introduction..................................................................................................................................3 UN-HABITAT and youth............................................................................................................3 Objectives of the fund..................................................................................................................3 Budget.......................................................................................................................................... !anage"ent of the fund..............................................................................................................

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#$igib$e Organi%ations.................................................................................................................

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#$igib$e &rojects...........................................................................................................................'

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A(ard )riteria.............................................................................................................................*

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Activity )osts...............................................................................................................................+ Ad"inistration costs...................................................................................................................., Non-e$igib$e costs........................................................................................................................,

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-i$$ing in the on$ine a..$ication..................................................................................................., /ogica$ fra"e(or0......................................................................................................................., Budget........................................................................................................................................11 )o".u$sory Attach"ents...........................................................................................................11 2ub"itting the a..$ication.........................................................................................................11

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The se$ection .rocedure.............................................................................................................11 Notification of beneficiaries......................................................................................................13

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3rant Agree"ent........................................................................................................................13 &ay"ent .rocedures...................................................................................................................13

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a4 Africa ....................................................................................................................................1 c4 Asia e5c$uding 6a.an.............................................................................................................1 d4 Oceania e5c$uding Austra$ia and Ne( 7ea$and....................................................................1'

1. What is the UN-HABITAT Youth Fund?

In(!od ,(ion
The UN-HABITAT 8outh -und is a .rogra""e initiated by the United Nations Hu"an 2ett$e"ent &rogra""e 9UN-HABITAT4 to su..ort urban youth in deve$o.ing countries (ith the ai" of advancing the achieve"ent of the !i$$enniu" :eve$o."ent 3oa$s and the Habitat Agenda. The -und is estab$ished (ith su..ort fro" the 3overn"ent of Nor(ay. #very year; thousand of .rojects are sub"itted by youth-$ed organi%ations across the deve$o.ing (or$d to get su..ort fro" the -und. They are scrutini%ed in a rigorous se$ection .rocess to ensure that on$y the best .rojects get the su..ort they need. Be$o( you (i$$ find our guide$ines on ho( to a..$y; (ho and (hat .rojects are e$igib$e. &$ease read the guide$ines carefu$$y before you start the on$ine a..$ication .rocedure..

UN-HABITAT and "o ('

3$oba$$y; ,' .ercent of the (or$d<s young .eo.$e $ive in deve$o.ing countries. An increasing nu"ber of these young .eo.$e are gro(ing u. in cities. In "any cities on the African continent; "ore than += .er cent of inhabitants are under the age of 3=. 8oung .eo.$e; and es.ecia$$y young gir$s and (o"en; are the "ost vu$nerab$e to socia$ .rob$e"s caused by une".$oy"ent and .overty. >ith "ore than 1== "i$$ion youth $iving in .overty g$oba$$y; there is a c$ear need to "eaningfu$$y engage and su..ort youth gro(ing u. in today<s ra.id$y urbani%ing (or$d. UN-HABITAT be$ieves strong$y that young .eo.$e have a "ajor ro$e and a sta0e in urban .overty reduction. This is because (e regard youth as a "ajor force for a better (or$d. The HABITAT Agenda co""its govern"ents and UN-HABITAT to (or0 in .artnershi. (ith youth and e".o(er the" to .artici.ate in decision-"a0ing in order to i".rove urban $ive$ihoods and deve$o. sustainab$e hu"an sett$e"ents. !e"ber countries of the 3overning )ounci$ (hich oversees UN-HABITAT; estab$ished (hat is officia$$y ca$$ed the O..ortunities -und for Urban 8outh-/ed :eve$o."ent in their ?eso$ution 11@* at their 11st 2ession in Nairobi; Aenya in A.ri$ 1==+. The -und (as officia$$y $aunched on Nove"ber 1==, at the third session of the >or$d Urban 8outh -oru" in Nanjing; )hina.

O71),(i4)s of (') f nd
The Urban 8outh -und ai"s to assist youth-$ed organi%ations to deve$o. and i".$e"ent .rojects that (i$$ contribute to sustainab$e urbani%ation in the deve$o.ing (or$d. The fund further ai"s to docu"ent best .ractices fro" successfu$ youth-$ed .rojects; and create greater a(areness of the need for youth "ainstrea"ing in deve$o."ent .o$icies and strategies. Its ai"s are toB a4 !obi$i%e young .eo.$e for better youth-re$ated .o$icy for"u$ationC b4 He$. govern"ents; non-govern"enta$; civi$ society and .rivate sector organi%ations better understand and res.ond to youth concernsC ,< S --o!( "o (' info!/a(ion n)(3o!=s> d4 &i$ot and de"onstrate ne( ideas on e".$oy"ent; governance; adeDuate she$ter and secure tenureC e4 2hare and e5change best .racticesC 3

f4 &ro"ote vocationa$ training and credit "echanis"s for entre.reneurshi. and e".$oy"entC g4 &ro"ote gender "ainstrea"ing in a$$ urban youth "atters. The reso$ution e".hasi%es that the fund shou$d su..ort those young .eo.$e (ho need assistance the "ost; in .articu$ar the "ost vu$nerab$e in !7an sl /s%

B d.)(
The Urban 8outh -und has an annua$ budget of U2: 1 "i$$ion a$$ocated for grants to youth-$ed .rojects in the deve$o.ing (or$d. 3rassroots initiatives and .rojects are e$igib$e for grants u. U2: 1';===. UN-HABITAT reserves the right not to a$$ocate funding as the judges dee" fit and their decisions are fina$ and are not o.en to discussion.

?ana.)/)n( of (') f nd
The fund is ad"inistered by a secretariat (ithin UN-HABITAT in Nairobi; Aenya. The 2ecretariat is res.onsib$e for .ro"oting the fund; .rocessing a..$ications; disbursing grants and "onitoring .rojects. Technica$ oversight of the fund is carried out by a 2teering )o""ittee of re.resentatives fro" various divisions in UN-HABITAT. The co""ittee is res.onsib$e for revie(ing the out.uts of the 2ecretariat; revie(ing short$isted beneficiaries and a(ard grants.

2. Who can apply fo a ! ant f o" the fund?

The intended beneficiaries of the fund are young "en and (o"en aged 1'-31 $iving in urban areas in the deve$o.ing (or$d. T') f nd !)a,')s (')s) indi4id als ('!o .' l).all" !).is()!)d@ "o ('l)d@ non--!ofi( o!.aniAa(ions%

Eli.i7l) O!.aniAa(ions
A..$icant organi%ations "ust fu$fi$$ a$$ the fo$$o(ing criteria to be e$igib$e for a grantB Yo ('-l)d A..$icant organi%ations "ust be $ed by young .eo.$e aged 1'-31 years. Ho(ever; adu$ts above the age of 31 years "ay sti$$ ta0e .art in the organi%ation and youth-adu$t .artnershi.s are high$y encouraged. A..$icant organi%ations "ust be $ega$$y registered for at $east one 914 year by the re$evant nationa$; regiona$ or $oca$ authority. A..$icants "ust be non-.rofit; non-govern"enta$ organi%ations. UN institutions; govern"enta$ organi%ations and .rivate enter.rises "ay engage in .artnershi.s (ith youth-$ed organi%ations a..$ying for a grant. A..$icant organi%ations "ust be $ega$$y registered in one of the fo$$o(ing deve$o.ing regionsB i. Africa

L).all" !).is()!)dB Non--!ofi( and non-.o4)!n/)n(al

D)4)lo-in. ,o n(!i)s

ii. /atin-A"erica and the )aribbean iii. Asia 9e5c$uding 6a.an4 iv. Oceania 9e5c$uding Austra$ia and Ne( 7ea$and4 In,l sion of .i!ls and "o n. 3o/)n Valid 7an= a,,o n(B R)li.io s )4an.)liAa(ion Poli(i,al -a!(i)s BFa,ili(a(in. O!.aniAa(ion A..$icant organi%ations "ust invo$ve gir$s and young (o"en in decision-"a0ing at a$$ $eve$s of the organi%ation. The a..$icant organi%ation "ust have a ban0 account in the na"e of the organi%ation. This na"e has to be identica$ to the na"e of the $ega$ registration certificate. Organi%ations that carry out re$igious evange$i%ation are not e$igib$e to a..$y for a grant. Ho(ever; deve$o."ent organi%ations affi$iated to re$igious bodies "ay a..$y. Organi%ations that are affi$iated to .o$itica$ .arties are not e$igib$e to a..$y for a grant. A--li,an( o!.aniAa(ions ('a( la,= a 4alid !).is(!a(ion ,)!(ifi,a() o! 7an= a,,o n(@ 7 ( f lfill all o(')! )li.i7ili(" ,!i()!ia@ /a" a--l" in -a!(n)!s'i- 3i(' ano(')! o!.aniAa(ion ('a( 3ill s)!4) as (') fa,ili(a(in. o!.aniAa(ion% In ('is ,as)@ (') fa,ili(a(in. o!.aniAa(ion 3ill )n()! in(o a .!an( a.!))/)n( 3i(' UN-HABITAT and !),)i4) (') .!an( on 7)'alf of (') a--li,an( o!.aniAa(ion% Ci4il so,i)(" o!.aniAa(ions@ lo,al .o4)!n/)n(s o! -!i4a() )n()!-!is)s /a" all s)!4) as fa,ili(a(in. o!.aniAa(ions%

#. What p o$ects a e suppo ted?

8outh-$ed :eve$o."ent invo$ves young .eo.$e active$y creating a better future for the"se$ves and their co""unities. These .rojects often ta0e .$ace at the grassroots $eve$ and are $arge$y carried out by youth vo$unteers. Initiatives address a broad range of co""unity needs such as e".$oy"ent; access to affordab$e housing and secure $and tenure; safer cities and .artici.ation in decision"a0ing. 8outh-$ed :eve$o."ent gives young .eo.$e va$uab$e s0i$$s such as .roject "anage"ent and tea"(or0; thus boosting their abi$ity to acDuire jobs and .artici.ate active$y in society.

Eli.i7l) P!o1),(s
&ro.osed .rojects "ust fu$fi$$ the a$$ the fo$$o(ing criteria to be e$igib$e for a grantB Yo ('-l)d &rojects "ust be created; "anaged and i".$e"ented by young .eo.$e aged 1'-31 years. Ho(ever; adu$ts above the age of 31 years "ay sti$$ ta0e .art in the .roject and youth-adu$t .artnershi.s are high$y encouraged. &rojects "ust contribute to sustainab$e urban deve$o."ent (ithin one of the fo$$o(ing areasB i. &ro"oting youth .artici.ation in urban governanceC ii. &i$oting innovative a..roaches to adeDuate she$ter and secure tenure for youthC '

R)l)4an,) (o (') -!io!i(i)s of (') f nd

iii. P!o/o(in. )n(!)-!)n) !s'i- and )/-lo"/)n( fo! "o ('C iv. 2u..orting the deve$o."ent of youth net(or0s on sustainab$e urban deve$o."entC v. &ro"oting .artnershi.s bet(een youth organi%ations and the $oca$ govern"ent and@or the .rivate sectorC vi. &ro"oting gender "ainstrea"ing in urban youth deve$o."entC vii. :ocu"enting best .ractices in urban youth-$ed deve$o."ent. U!7an s)((l)/)n( In4ol4)/)n( of "o n. -)o-l) 3i(' f)3)! o--o!( ni(i)s In4ol4)/)n( of .i!ls and "o n. 3o/)n &rojects "ust be i".$e"ented (ithin a city or to(n (ith "ore than 1=;=== inhabitants. &rojects "ust target disadvantaged youth (ith fe(er o..ortunities; es.ecia$$y those $iving in urban s$u"s.1

&rojects "ust inc$ude gir$s and young (o"en a"ong targeted beneficiaries.

%. Ho& to de'elop a !ood p o$ect?

A3a!d C!i()!ia
&rojects sub"itted to the UN-HABITAT 8outh -und (i$$ be assessed against the fo$$o(ing criteriaB I/-a,( (o3a!ds (') -!io!i()s of (') F nd 9 =E4B S s(aina7l) !7aniAa(ion The .roject has a strong and .ositive contribution to sustainab$e urban deve$o."ent (ithin one of the seven .riorities of the fund. The .roject i".acts both at the individua$ $eve$ and at the co""unity $eve$. The .roject is created; "anaged and i".$e"ented by young .eo.$e aged 1'-31 years. The youth invo$ved in the .roject gain va$uab$e s0i$$s such as .roject "anage"ent and tea"(or0; thus increasing their e".$oyabi$ity and .artici.ation in society. The .roject targets an eDua$ distribution of young "en and (o"en. A..ro.riate "easures are ta0en to invo$ve and e".o(er gir$s and

Yo ('-l)d d)4)lo-/)n(

In4ol4)/)n( of .i!ls and "o n.

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The United Nations :e.art"ent for #cono"ic and 2ocia$ Affairs 91=='4 defines disadvantaged youth asB [young people] without adequate access to education and health services; adolescents who have dropped out of school; pregnant adolescents; young single parents; young people who are HIV-positive or at particular risk of HIV/ I!"; young refugees or displaced persons; racial# linguistic and ethnic $inorities; ho$eless youth; young people with disa%ilities; girls and young wo$en affected %y gender inequalities&.

3o/)n

young (o"en in the i".$e"entation of the .roject. The .roject shou$d e".o(er targeted individua$s and the broader co""unity (here the .roject is $ocated. The .roject targets disadvantaged youth (ith fe(er o..ortunities; es.ecia$$y those $iving in urban s$u"s. A..ro.riate "easures are ta0en to invo$ve and e".o(er disadvantaged youth in the i".$e"entation of the .roject and the broader co""unity.

In4ol4)/)n( of disad4an(a.) "o (' 3i(' f)3)! o--o!( ni(i)s

C ali(" of -!o1),( d)si.n 9'=E4B Lo.i,al s(! ,( !) The .roject has a $ogica$ structure. Objectives are c$ear$y defined and "easurab$e. Activities are rea$istic and $in0ed to the objectives of the .roject. The outco"es are described c$ear$y and are c$ear and rea$istic; and is has a thorough understanding of .otentia$ ris0s for the .roject. The budget is detai$ed; (e$$ e5.$ained and rea$istic. -urther; the budget is c$ear$y $in0ed to the activities of the .roject detai$ed in the /ogica$ fra"e(or0; and in accordance (ith the funding ru$es. The .roject ai"s at introducing; i".$e"enting and .ro"oting innovative a..roaches to sustainab$e urbani%ation. The .roject is innovative in ter"s of addressing ne( issues or the"es; uti$i%ing ne( "ethods or techno$ogies and@or invo$ving and e".o(ering ne( target grou.s. The .roject is .$anned (ithin a $ong-ter" .ers.ective and inc$udes "easures that ensure the continuation of the .roject after the grant fro" the Urban 8outh -und has been used. The a..$icant organi%ation has deve$o.ed substantia$ .artnershi.s (ith UN organi%ations; $oca$ govern"ents; .rivate enter.rises and@or non-govern"enta$ organi%ations that (i$$ add va$ue and i".act of the .roject through 0no($edge; techno$ogy; ca.ita$; net(or0s; hu"an resources; or other resources.

B d.)(

Inno4a(ion

S s(aina7ili("

C ali(" of -a!(n)!s'i-s

O!.aniAa(ional ,a-a,i(" 91=E4B O!.aniAa(ional ,a-a,i(" The a..$icant organi%ation has the 0no($edge; e5.erience fro" other si"i$ar .rojects; and ca.acity to successfu$$y i".$e"ent the .roject. The organi%ation has sufficient staff and vo$unteers (ith e5.erience and 0no($edge in the the"atic area of the .roject.

(. Fundin!
The .roject budget "ust be drafted according to the fo$$o(ing ru$esB

A,(i4i(" Cos(s
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Activity costs are any costs direct$y $in0ed to the i".$e"entation of .roject activities. Activity costs "ay constitute a "ini"u" of F= .ercent of tota$ .roject e5.enditure and "ust be described in detai$ in the budget. #5a".$es of activity costs are e5.enses re$ated to the construction of bui$dings; .urchase of essentia$ eDui."ent for the .roject; costs re$ated to the organi%ation of training courses and se"inars; e5.enses "et in deve$o.ing handboo0s or too$s; or other costs re$ated to activities that are essentia$ to the i".$e"entation of the .roject.

Ad/inis(!a(ion ,os(s
Ad"inistration costs are any costs $in0ed to the ad"inistration of the .roject. Ad"inistration costs "ay constitute a "a5i"u" of 1= .ercent of tota$ .roject e5.enditure and "ust be described in detai$ in the budget. #5a".$es of ad"inistration costs are sa$aries and vo$unteer a$$o(ances; office su..$ies; internet and te$e.hone bi$$s; costs of regu$ar "eetings; re.orting costs; etc.

Non-)li.i7l) ,os(s
The fo$$o(ing .roject costs are not e$igib$e for su..ort by the Urban 8outh -undB )osts re$ated to the .artici.ation of young .eo.$e at internationa$ conferences; s.orts co".etitions; art festiva$s; or si"i$ar eventsC )osts re$ated to the .artici.ation of internationa$ vo$unteers in $oca$ .rojects; such as f$ights; visa fees; acco""odation and boarding; etcC )osts re$ated to the .urchase of eDui."ent that is not essentia$ to the i".$e"entation of the .roject or that can be hired for the .roject .eriod at a $o(er costC 2a$aries and vo$unteer a$$o(ances e5ceeding the 1=E a$$o(ed for ad"inistration costs.

). Ho& to su*"it an application to the U *an Youth Fund

A..$icants "ust res.ect the fo$$o(ing .rocedures (hen fi$$ing in the a..$ication on$ine for their a..$ication to be acce.tedB

Fillin. in (') onlin) a--li,a(ion

The on$ine a..$ication for" is avai$ab$e in #ng$ish; -rench and 2.anish. The a..$ication "ust be "ade in the sa"e $anguage as the one se$ected; and "ust be co".$eted in fu$$. The syste" (i$$ not a$$o( you to sub"it the a..$ication un$ess a$$ fie$ds are co".$eted and a$$ co".u$sory attach"ents are sub"itted. A signed and sta".ed officia$ cover $etter fro" the a..$icant organi%ation is a co".u$sory attach"ent; and has to be scanned and sub"itted (ith the a..$ication.

Lo.i,al f!a/)3o!=
The $ogica$ fra"e(or0 is an i".ortant .art of the a..$ication; and is inc$uded in the a..$ication. This shou$d .rovide an overvie( of the .roject<s goa$; outco"es and 0ey activities; the out.uts of each activity; the ti"efra"e for co".$eting each activity and .otentia$ .rob$e"s that "ust be overco"e for each activity to be co".$eted (ithin the ti"efra"e. The .roject shou$d not start before 6anuary 1=11; and $ast for +-11 "onth. Be$o( you fi$$ find an e5a".$e of a $ogica$ fra"e(or0. ,

E:a/-l)B A youth organi%ation is a..$ying for a grant fro" the Urban 8outh -und to a$$eviate .overty a"ong young .eo.$e. The organi%ation .$ans to se$ect 1' young .eo.$e fro" an infor"a$ sett$e"ent and train the" in entre.reneurshi. and he$. the" register and set u. s"a$$ businesses.
Logical framework
GOAL
Please indicate the overall, long-term development goal towards which the project will contribute.

OUTCOMES
Please list a maximum of 3 immediate outcomes for your project (see question 3!.

ACTIVITIES
Please list a maximum of " activities that will be implemented to reach each outcome (see question #!.

OUTPUTS
Please list the specific outputs that each activity will deliver (see question "!.

TIME FRAME
Please indicate when each activity will be implemented

RISKS
Please indicate the potential problems that must be overcome for each activity to finish on time (see question $!.

Alleviate poverty among yout !

"! Improve t e liveli oo#$ o% &' young people age# "' ()& year$ %rom in%ormal $ettlement$ *y training t em in entrepreneur$ ip an# elping t em regi$ter an# $et up $mall *u$ine$$e$

"!" +ee#$ A$$e$$ment

"!& Preparation o% training manual "!) Entrepreneur$ ip training

A #etaile# report o% t e employment $ituation %or young people in t e in%ormal $ettlement a$ *een prepare# A training manual on entrepreneur$ ip %or young people a$ *een prepare# an# printe# in '- /opie$ &' young people %rom t e in%ormal $ettlement a$ $u//e$$%ully /omplete# a '(#ay training on entrepreneur$ ip ' $mall yout *u$ine$$e$ ave *een $u//e$$%ully regi$tere# an# $et up! "- mont ly %ollo0(up meeting$ 0it t e yout entrepreneur$ ave *een $u//e$$%ully organi3e#!

,anuary &-"& . Fe*ruary &-"& Mar/ &-"& . April &-"& May &-"&

Mem*er$ o% /ommunity may not *e 0illing to parti/ipate in nee#$ a$$e$$ment!

"!2 E$ta*li$ ment o% yout *u$ine$$e$ "!' Mont ly %ollo0(up meeting$

,une &-"& . Augu$t &-"& Mar/ &-"& . 4e/em*er &-"&

1oung people 0 o are not $ele/te# may *e up$et! Sele/te# parti/ipant$ may not a%%or# to appear %or t e training! Lo/al aut oritie$ may #elay to regi$ter t e yout *u$ine$$e$! 1out entrepreneur$ may #rop out o% t e programme!

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B d.)(
The .roject budget shou$d .rovide a detai$ed descri.tion in U2: of ho( you .$an to s.end the grant for the .ro.osed .roject. #ach activity identified in the .roject<s $ogica$ fra"e(or0 shou$d have a se.arate entry in the budget; c$ear$y indicating the costs associated (ith the activity. -unding fro" other sources shou$d a$so be c$ear$y indicated. The brea0do(n of costs shou$d indicate the different e5.enditure (ithin each category and .rovide an overvie( of the tota$ share of e5.enditure according to category. #5a".$eB A youth organi%ation is a..$ying for a grant fro" the Urban 8outh -und to a$$eviate .overty a"ong young .eo.$e. The organi%ation .$ans to se$ect 1' young .eo.$e fro" an infor"a$ sett$e"ent and train the" in entre.reneurshi. and he$. the" register and set u. s"a$$ businesses.
Project Budget ACTIVIT1
1. Needs Assessment

4ESCRIPTIO+ OF E5PE+4ITURE
Printing o% $urvey Re%re$ ment$ %or /ommunity meeting Travel to $ite Su*(total7 8or9$ op 0it $ta9e ol#er$ :lun/ an# /o%%ee *rea9$; Printing o% manual Su*(total7 Venue %or training Learning material$ Lun/ an# /o%%ee *rea9$ <onorarium %or trainer$ Su*(total7 Regi$tration 0it lo/al aut oritie$ Start(up loan$ %or yout *u$ine$$e$ Su*(total7 Re%re$ ment$ Su*(total7 Communi/ation :telep one = Internet; Pro>e/t /ommittee meeting$ O%%i/e $upplie$ Su*(total7

CALCULATIO+
'- %orm$ 6 " US4 '- people 6 " US4 & people 6 ' #ay$ 6 ' US4 &- people 6 ' US4 '- manual$ 6 ' US4 ' #ay$ 6 '- US4 )- people 6 ' US4 )- people 6 ' #ay$ 6 ' US4 & people 6 ' #ay$ 6 '' US4 ' *u$ine$$e$ 6 "-- US4 ' *u$ine$$e$ 6 )-- US4 "- meeting$ 6 )- parti/ipant$ 6 " US4 "& mont $ 6 "' US4 "& mont $ 6 "- US4 Lump $um

2. Preparation and printing of training manual 3. Entrepreneurship training

. Esta!lishment of "outh !usinesses #. $onthl" follow%up meetings &. Administration

' (otal Project E)penditure

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Co/- lso!" A((a,'/)n(s

:uring the on$ine a..$ication .rocedure; you are as0ed to sub"it the fo$$o(ing co".u$sory docu"ents as attach"ents. &$ease "a0e sure that you have a$$ these docu"ents before you start the on$ine a..$ication .rocedure. A--li,an( O!.aniAa(ion Fa,ili(a(in. O!.aniAa(ion Dif a--li,a7l)< An officia$ signed and sta".ed cover $etter fro" the a..$icant organi%ation A va$id registration certificateC A $ist of board "e"bers and "anage"ent indicating their fu$$ na"e; age; gender; education and .rofessionC A va$id registration certificateC A l)(()! of a.!))/)n( 7)(3))n (') a--li,an( o!.aniAa(ion and fa,ili(a(in. o!.aniAa(ion indi,a(in. (') !ol)s and !)s-onsi7ili(i)s of 7o(' -a!(i)s%

S 7/i((in. (') a--li,a(ion

The on$ine a..$ication syste" (i$$ o.en =,.== a.". 3!T 1 -ebruary 1=11; and the a..$ication syste" (i$$ c$ose at 11.== ..". 3!T on 1' A.ri$ 1=11. A..$ications "ust be in the syste" before 11.== ..". 3!T on 1' A.ri$ 1=11 to be e$igib$e for a grant. A..$ications sub"itted in hardco.y or by e-"ai$ (i$$ NOT be acce.ted. &$ease "a0e sure that you finish the a..$ication and sub"it a$$ co".u$sory attach"ents in the syste" before the dead$ine. The dead$ine is fina$ and not u. for discussion.

+. What happens once you application is su*"itted?

A$$ a..$ications for the Urban 8outh -und received by UN-HABITAT (i$$ undergo the sa"e se$ection .rocedure.

T') s)l),(ion -!o,)d !)

A..$ications sub"itted to the 8outh -und are subjected to a thorough eva$uation .rocess to guarantee i".artia$ity and eDua$ treat"ent of a..$icants. The .rocess consists of five ste.sB i. A..$ications are registered and given a uniDue reference nu"ber in the on$ine database. ii. A..$ications are subjected to an e$igibi$ity chec0 to verify that they fu$fi$ the basic criteria reDuired to receive grants fro" the fund. iii. #$igib$e a..$ications go through a Dua$ity assess"ent and are scored on different criteria re$ated to the Dua$ity of the .roject .ro.osa$ and the .riorities and objectives of the Urban 8outh -und. 11

iv. The highest rated a..$ications fro" each geogra.hica$ region are short$isted. v. The 2teering )o""ittee of the fund revie(s the short$isted a..$ications and decides on (hich a..$ications to a..rove.

No(ifi,a(ion of 7)n)fi,ia!i)s
3ranted .rojects are .ub$ished on the 8outh -und (ebsite; (((.unhabitat.org@youthfund; on 11 August 1=11. 2uccessfu$ a..$icants are notified by e-"ai$.

,. What happens if you application is successful?

G!an( A.!))/)n(
In the event your a..$ication is a..roved; a grant agree"ent; dra(n u. in U2: and detai$ing the $eve$s and conditions of funding; (i$$ be entered into bet(een UN-HABITAT and the beneficiary 9or the faci$itating organi%ation if a..$icab$e4. It is intended that beneficiaries sha$$ receive the agree"ents for signature (ithin four "onths after the beneficiaries have been announced. The agree"ent "ust be signed and returned to UN-HABITAT i""ediate$y. UN-HABITAT (i$$ be the $ast .arty to sign the agree"ent. The acce.tance of an a..$ication does not i".$y an underta0ing to a(ard funding eDua$ to the a"ount reDuested; the funding cou$d be reduced according to the financia$ ru$es of the fund. The a(arding of a grant does not estab$ish an entit$e"ent for subseDuent years.

Pa"/)n( -!o,)d !)s

The funds (i$$ be disbursed according to the fo$$o(ing ru$esB
Amount
- . &'?--US4

*nstallment Percentage +e,uirements

Fir$t Se/on# @- A 2- A T e grant agreement 0it U+( <ABITAT a$ *een $igne#! T e mi#(term report a$ *een $u*mitte# 0it in t e #ea#line an# approve#!

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Anne- I. /ist of eli!i*le count ies

a< Af!i,a Eastern Africa Burundi; )o"oros; :jibouti; #ritrea; #thio.ia; Aenya; !adagascar; !a$a(i; !auritius; !o%a"biDue; ?(anda; 2eyche$$es; 2o"a$ia; Uganda; United ?e.ub$ic of Tan%ania; 7a"bia; 7i"bab(e Middle Africa Ango$a; )a"eroon; )entra$ African ?e.ub$ic; )had; )ongo; :e"ocratic ?e.ub$ic of the )ongo; #Duatoria$ 3uinea; 3abon; 2ao To"e and &rinci.e Northern Africa A$geria; #gy.t; /ibyan Arab 6a"ahiriya; !orocco; 2udan; Tunisia Southern Africa Bots(ana; /esotho; Na"ibia; 2outh Africa; 2(a%i$and Western Africa Benin; Bur0ina -aso; )a.e Gerde; )ote dHIvoire; 3a"bia; 3hana; 3uinea; 3uinea-Bissau; /iberia; !a$i; !auritania; Niger; Nigeria; 2enega$; 2ierra /eone; Togo. 7< La(in A/)!i,a and (') Ca!i77)an Caribbean Antigua and Barbuda; Baha"as; Barbados; )uba; :o"inica; :o"inican ?e.ub$ic; 3renada; Haiti; 6a"aica; 2aint Aitts and Nevis; 2aint /ucia; 2aint Gincent and the 3renadines; Trinidad and Tobago Central America Be$i%e; )osta ?ica; #$ 2a$vador; 3uate"a$a; Honduras; !e5ico; Nicaragua; &ana"a South America Argentina; Bo$ivia; Bra%i$; )hi$e; )o$o"bia; #cuador; 3uyana; &araguay; &eru; Uruguay; Gene%ue$a 9Bo$ivarian ?e.ub$ic of4 ,< Asia ):,l din. Ja-an Central Asia Aa%a0hstan; Ayrgy%stan; Taji0istan; Tur0"enistan; U%be0istan Eastern Asia )hina; :e"ocratic &eo.$eHs ?e.ub$ic of Aorea; !ongo$ia; ?e.ub$ic of Aorea Southern Asia Afghanistan; Bang$adesh; Bhutan; India; Is$a"ic ?e.ub$ic of Iran; !a$dives; Ne.a$; &a0istan; 2ri /an0a South-Eastern Asia Brunei :arussa$a"; )a"bodia; Indonesia; /ao &eo.$eHs :e"ocratic ?e.ub$ic; !a$aysia; !yan"ar; &hi$i..ines; 2inga.ore; Thai$and; Ti"or-/este; Giet Na"

Western Asia Ar"enia; A%erbaijan; Bahrain; )y.rus; 3eorgia; IraD; Israe$; 6ordan; Au(ait; /ebanon; Occu.ied &a$estinian Territory; O"an; Iatar; 2audi Arabia; 2yrian Arab ?e.ub$ic; Tur0ey; United Arab #"irates; 8e"en d< O,)ania ):,l din. A s(!alia and N)3 E)aland Melanesia -iji; &a.ua Ne( 3uinea; 2o$o"on Is$ands; Ganuatu Micronesia Airibati; !arsha$$ Is$ands; !icronesia; -ederated 2tates of; Nauru; &a$au Polynesia 2a"oa; Tonga; Tuva$u

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