A non-profit organisation is eligible to apply for the call for solutions if it is a public-law institution, an organisation recognised as charitable or if its activities have a charitable purpose. Note that organisations in low- and middle-income countries are categorised as non-profit if their project has a developmental impact or their activities are charitable.
A for-profit organisation is eligible to apply for the call for solutions if it is a registered private sector company (German, international, local and regional companies in the partner country) that finances, plans and implements a partnership project with a developmental impact.
Pilot project criteria
- At least two PREVENT members and one local partner involved.
- Responsibilities of each team member/partnering organisation must be clearly defined, showing that sufficient human and technical capacity are available in the team to implement the project.
- Pilot projects may consist of several contracts, either with GIZ or as sub-contracts amongst members.
- Clear description of expected results in terms of the project´s contribution to the objective of the PREVENT Waste Alliance and its working groups.
- Innovative, integrated approach taking into account:
- development cooperation priorities (such as crisis resilience, employment, involvement of the informal sector, gender)
- the needs and characteristics of the partner country and beneficiaries of the project
- scalability of the project.
- Concept notes should refer to partner countries of German development cooperation, including, but not limited to the following country list:
- Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Jordan, Morocco
- Asia: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Vietnam
- Latin America: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru
- Europe: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo, Moldavia, Serbia, Ukraine
- Reflection on potential limits of pilot project, including challenges and sustainability risks during and after its implementation.
Administrative and financial criteria
Based on the legal entity of project team members, different contract options are available once a pilot project has been selected:
Non-profit organisations can either be direct contract partners of GIZ or sub-contracted by another (profit or non-profit) project team member. If contracted by GIZ:
- An assessment of the administrative eligibility of the potential recipient organisation will take place. This involves an assessment on the organisation’s legal form, the public-benefit status, the accounting system, the contract award procedures, the internal and external controls and previous experience.
- A project description and a detailed budget plan must be submitted.
For-profit organisations can either be direct contract partners of GIZ or sub-contracted by another (profit or non-profit) project team member.
The following scenarios are possible:
- If the private company/ies can provide an own financial or in-kind contribution of at least 50% of the project costs a development partnership can be established between GIZ and the private company/ies and the company/ies will be asked to submit a project description and detailed budget plan.
- Measures which are implemented by for-profit organisations without an own contribution must always go through a tender process. Note that this is also the case if sub-contracted by another project team member. The short concept note will be openly published for applicants to submit their technical and financial offer.
