Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Call for Expressions of Interest – Hosting of CSO Network on Anti-Human Trafficking in the Horn of Africa
Terms of References
1. Project context
The objective of the Better Migration Management III (BMM III) Programme
is to improve the human rights-based management of safe, orderly and
regular migration and to support national authorities addressing the
trafficking in human beings and the smuggling of migrants within and
from the Horn of Africa. The BMM III Programme has three components: 1)
Migration Governance, 2) Effective institutions to address Trafficking
and Smuggling, and 3) Protection.
The Programme is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for
Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and co-financed by the
European Commission and is implemented from October 2022 to September
2025. The implementation is facilitated through an Implementing
Partnership consisting of IOM, UNODC, CIVIPOL, British Council, and the
lead agency GIZ. The Programme’s intervention partner countries in the
Horn of Africa region are Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia,
South Sudan and Uganda.
2. Regional CSO context
In its Protection component, BMM III aims to improve the protection of
victims of trafficking (VoTs) and vulnerable migrants at local, national
and regional level. BMM III therefore supports civil society
organisations (CSOs) to strengthen their capacity in various areas of
management and knowledge to improve the protection of and assistance to
vulnerable migrants and VoTs. Over the past seven years, BMM III has
facilitated the formation and supported an informal regional network of
CSOs, the East and Horn and Africa Anti-Trafficking (EHAAT) Network. The
network consists of around 100 CSOs based in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya,
Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda. Organisations from Tanzania
occasionally join network activities. All member CSOs are grassroot CSOs
working in the field of protecting migrants and victims of human
trafficking or promoting migrants’ rights. The goal of the network is to
enhance regional cooperation in the area of protecting migrants and
victims of trafficking, to share best practices and to promote mutual
learning. BMM supports the network through training, coordination and
logistical support and organisation of regular exchanges.
The EHAAT Network implements a series of regular activities. They meet
in an annual hybrid-format Forum, they hold monthly learning calls for
exchanges on good practices and they participate in regional CSO
trainings on topics such as organisational development, gender-based
violence and survivor’s voices. They also have produced one-off outputs
such as a regional mapping of routes of VoTs and vulnerable migrants,
social media guidelines, study tours and principles of practice. At
country level, each national CSO coalition elects annually a volunteer
coalition coordinator. The CSO coalition coordinators meet on a
quarterly basis to update each other and take decisions on matters
concerning the network. At regional level, CSOs stay in touch with each
other through a mailing list. Currently, BMM
provides the link for the online meetings, funds in-person meetings,
updates the mailing list and makes documents such as meeting minutes
available.
Support through the BMM III Programme finishes in June 2025. As part of
the regional CSO sustainability roadmap, developed at the Regional CSO
Forum 2022, the EHAAT Network aims to be organisationally sustainable by
2025. Regional CSOs will take over several tasks, such as writing and
sending their own minutes (starting 2024) and searching for their own
funding for in-person meetings (starting after the end of BMM). Some
minor external support will still be needed to facilitate the
coordination of the network.
For this purpose, the network is seeking an established organisation
that can serve as the hosting organisation for the EHAAT network beyond
BMM. To facilitate the transition of the network to the hosting
organisation, BMM is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) for
interested and suitably qualified organisations.
3. Aim
The aim of the hosting organisation is to ensure the regional CSOs can
continue to function as a regional network beyond the programme duration
of BMM. This EOI serves to identify a suitably qualified organisation
to be contracted by GIZ to facilitate the transition until the programme
end in June 2025.
4. Tasks
BMM requests interested organisations to submit innovative proposals
indicating the organisation’s plan to host, support and further
strengthen the network beyond BMM. From mid-2025 the hosting
organisation is expected to provide the following services without BMM
support:
a. Provide an online platform to facilitate and host regular meetings, trainings and other knowledge exchanges.
b. Provide and maintain an online space for EHAAT documents, such as
training material, minutes, presentations, while maintaining data
security
c. Maintain an up-to-date contact list of and for network members
d. Coordinate fundraising efforts and activities for the network.
e. Support in preparation of EHAAT meetings where needed.
To support the transition from BMM to the hosting organisation, GIZ can
provide the following support under a grant agreement or local subsidy:
• Facilitate participation of 1-2 staff of the hosting organisation at
the 2024 Regional CSO Forum in June expected to be held in Kenya. The
staff are expected to facilitate the Forum to discuss modalities of
cooperation between the hosting organisation and the EHAAT network.
• Facilitate participation of 1-2 staff of the hosting organisation at
the 2025 Regional CSO Forum in June 2025 expected to be held in Ethiopia
to receive and discuss feedback on the ongoing cooperation and
transition.
• Small scale support to upgrade IT infrastructure or staff or
organisational capacity to enable the hosting of the network
sustainably. GIZ cannot fund software licenses as these would not be
sustainable beyond the end of the BMM programme.
• Other small scale support based on the proposal from the successful hosting organisation.
For sustainability, GIZ cannot support staff or administrative costs during the transition.
After the end of the contract with GIZ, the hosting organisation is
expected to maintain their cooperation with the EHAAT Network and
provide continuous support where needed.
5. Timeline
The contract will cover the period April 2024 – June 2025 (end of implementation of BMM III).
6. Inputs by GIZ
GIZ will provide the following:
• Supporting documents such as documents providing context about the regional CSO network in English;
• Facilitating contact with regional CSOs;
• Organisation of the Regional CSO Forum in 2024 and 2025 and related reporting;
• Regional CSO documents to be uploaded on the CSO online space and links to related websites;
• EHAAT network mailing list;
• Feedback on the online space and cooperation between CSOs and the hosting organisation;
• Logistical tasks, including organising meetings and supporting CSO participation.
The above-mentioned items should therefore not be included in the budget accompanying the proposal.
GIZ is the owner of all provided material and documents. The hosting
organisation is therefore not allowed to use or sell it to third
parties.
7. Requirements
Organisations expressing their interest to function as a hosting
organisation for the EHAAT network are expected to have the following
qualifications and minimum structures:
• Be a legally registered entity in the country of operation;
• Have been operating in the field of migration or trafficking in human beings for a minimum of 5 years;
• Have core funding for at least two full-time employed staff until 2027;
• Have the organisation and administrative capacity to receive funding
from substantial donors such as UN, EU, GIZ, GFEMS, USAID, etc
demonstrated by proof of at least two successful funding contracts (min.
50,000 USD each) in the past 5 years;
• Experience steering networks, consortia, etc. demonstrated by at least 2 examples of projects or similar
• Track-record of successful advocacy, regionally or internationally, in
the field of migration, trafficking of human beings, human rights or a
related field, demonstrated by at least 2 examples of projects or
similar;
• Capacity to safeguard sensitive information online (absence of data protection infringements in the last 5 years);
• No political or religious affiliation;
• Experience working in the East Africa or Horn of Africa region.
In addition, organisations expressing their interest to function as a
hosting organisation will be subject to a commercial suitability
assessment.
8. Expression of Interest
The EOI should include a motivational letter addressed to GIZ, documents
verifying the organisational suitability as required under section 7
and a proposal on how the organisation envisages to host the EHAAT
network. The proposal should address the following points in details:
• How does the organisation fulfil the requirements under section 7?
• How will the organisation execute the tasks a-d under section 4 beyond 2025?
• How will the organisation facilitate the transition of the EHAAT network to the new hosting organisation?
• What support is required from GIZ to facilitate the transition under the contract proposed under section 4?
How to apply
In case of questions, please email bmmkenya.procurement@giz.de. Questions and responses will be shared with all interested parties.
Kindly submit your signed and stamped technical proposal by email, to the following email address: bmmkenya.procurement@giz.de subject line East and Horn of Africa Anti-Trafficking Network Hosting Organisation: 83446033.
Deadline for Submission: 29.02.2024 @ 2359HRS (East African Time)