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Canadian International Development Agency
Agence canadienne de développement international
 
The Gender Fund
in Bangladesh
 

Annex 2.  Revised formats for use in project management 

Steps in the project cycle

Formats

Partner submits Preliminary Assessment Form (PAF)

Format 1

Reviewed with GF Project Screening Grid to produce short list

Format 2

Check with other donors (e.g., MJ, CARE blacklist) to screen out organizations about which there are particular concerns

 

Inception visits and organisational assessment

Format 3

Orientation session on results concepts and GF planning and reporting requirements (RBM training modified to match new formats, targeted to those who will be planning and managing)

Orientation on financial management/accounts

 

Organization prepares full proposal

Format 4

Project approval recommendation prepared for PRC

Format 5

Monitoring format (for use by GF monitor)

Format 6

Interim reports to be completed by partner (included in Terms and Conditions Agreement)

Format 7

Final report to be completed by partner (included in Terms and Conditions Agreement)

Format 8

 

[Format 1]

 

Bangladesh Gender Fund, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)

Preliminary Assessment Form

Organisational information:

1.      Name and address of the organisation:

2.      Contact person:

3.      Organisation’s objectives or mission (short paragraph):

4.      Does the organisation have any experience of working on the issues addressed by the proposed project? If so please specify (short paragraph):

5.      Status of the organisation:

NGO Bureau registration number and date:

Date and type of original registration (if any):

Total number of staff of the organisation (M/F):

6.      Funding sources – do your resources come from (check all that apply):

o        member contributions?

o        donor support? (If so, which donors)

o        consultancy income?

o        income from revolving fund?

o        other? (Please specify)

Information about the proposed project:

7.      What is the problem or issues this project addresses?

8.      What you want to achieve with the proposed project?

9.      How will this project contribute to progress toward gender equality (to reducing inequality between women and men)?

10.  How does the project fit into your organisation’s overall strategy?

11.  Who will you be working with? (for example project participants, partner organisations, government services, policy bodies, etc)

12.  What are the main project components and activities, and the time frame?

13.  What is your budget estimate (in the form below):

Proposed programme Components

(add rows as required)

Requested from Gender Fund

 

 

 

 

14.  Do you envisage any contribution in cash or kind?

(The completed format should be no longer than 3 pages.)

[Format 4]

Bangladesh Gender Fund, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)

Guidelines for Project Proposal 

 

Section

The proposal should not be more than 6 pages (excluding annexes).

1.0

Organizational information

1.1

Experience

What is your organization’s experience in relation to the proposed project?

1.2

Management

Describe how your organization is governed and managed (one paragraph)

2.0

Project description

2.1

Project title

 

2.2

Rationale

What problem or issue does this project address? Why is this important for your organization to address this problem? (If there is a geographical focus, why are you working in this particular area?)

2.3

Results expected

What change or changes do you expect to achieve by the end of this project? (What will be different for the target group, or the participants, or the policy environment or your organization)?

How will you know that these changes have been achieved (how will you measure or observe that these changes have occurred)?

2.4

Contribution to gender equality

How will the expected results contribute to progress toward gender equality (to reducing the inequality between women and men)?

2.5

Relation to organization’s strategy

How does this project fit with your organization’s longer-term strategy? How do you plan to use or build on the results of the project?

2.6

Major activities

What are the main components and practical activities planned? How do these components/activities lead to the results expected?

2.7

Target group

Who will you be working with?

2.8

Project location

Where will the project be implemented? (State district and upazilla, if relevant)

2.9

Project duration

How much time (months/years) will it take to implement the project?

2.10

Project management

Briefly describe the organizational arrangements for implementation – who is responsible for what, who will supervise, who will monitor and report (progress and finance)?

2.11

Risks

Are there any factors that could hamper your ability to achieve the results planned? Are these within your control (internal risk) or outside your control (external risk)? Have you identified strategies to avoid or reduce these problems?

3.0

Implementation plan

List components and activities for each, with time frame

4.0

Budget

Components/ activities

Total cost

Amount requested from Gender Fund

Amount in cash or kind from proposing organisation (if relevant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

Environmental impact (if any)

Are there any potential positive or negative impacts of the project on the environment?

6

Date submitted, by whom

Date submitted and by whom (name, position in the organisation).

7

Annexes

1.       List of donor-supported projects, ongoing and completed in the last five years (project name, donor, budget).

2.       List of current executive committee members

3.       Last annual report

4.       Last audit report

5.       List of organisational policies

 

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