Background 

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) such as Seychelles face increasing vulnerability to crises that undermine sustainable development. Recurring droughts, floods, and landslides continue to degrade the environment and disproportionately impact vulnerable groups, particularly women. To address these challenges, the UNDP initiative Disaster and Climate Risk Informed Development in SIDS is strengthening national and community resilience through a multisectoral and gender-responsive approach. A key component of this effort is the Low-Value Grant initiative, designed to support NGOs and Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) in empowering communities, especially women and youth, to lead inclusive and sustainable community-based resilience building (CBRB) actions. 

In this context, UNDP Seychelles is pleased to launch a Call for Proposals, inviting eligible Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to submit project proposals that promote gender equality, advance women’s empowerment, and foster inclusive local leadership through community-based resilience building initiatives. 

Approach 

Proposals must fully align with the UNDP Approach for Community Based Resilience Building and its objectives: 

• Incorporate a multidimensional risk lens (disaster, climate, economic, health risks, etc...)
• Work across multiple systems
• Be inclusive and people-centered 
• Address gender inequality and unequal power structures
• Foster absorptive, adaptive, anticipative, preventive and transformative capacities
• Move beyond pilot/standalone projects and foster local leadership
• take geographic area as primary entry point for support

Thematic Areas 

 Proposals must align activities with one or more of the following thematic areas: 

1. Resilient Livelihoods: Supports sustainable income generation for women and vulnerable groups through agriculture, fisheries, eco-tourism, financial inclusion, and entrepreneurship training. 
2. Resilient Community Infrastructure: Focuses on community-led construction or rehabilitation of essential infrastructure like water systems, renewable energy, and public facilities to reduce risk and improve livelihoods. 
3. Ecosystem-Based Management: Promotes biodiversity conservation and land restoration through reforestation, erosion control, and sustainable resource practices to enhance resilience. 
4. Community Early-Warning and Preparedness: Builds inclusive early warning systems and strengthens community capacity for hazard monitoring, contingency planning, and anticipatory action. 
5. Gender Equality, Social Inclusion, and Local Leadership: Enhances inclusive governance and leadership through training, advocacy, and integration of resilience initiatives into local planning. 
6. Knowledge Sharing, Local Innovation, and Learning: Encourages community innovation and learning through digital tools, traditional knowledge documentation, exhibitions, and peer exchanges. 

Funding: Up to US$ 8,000 - 15,000 for CBOs and NGOs.  

Implementation Period: March – May 2026 (three months).  

Eligibility: Registered NGOs and CBOs.  

Geographic Areas: Mahe, Praslin, La Digue and or Inner Islands.  

For more information, refer to the project concept note here.

EOI Submission Requirements 

Interested organizations must submit the following documents: 

• Expression of Interest Form and Project Proposal (download project proposal template here)
• Copy of Legal Registration Certificate 
• Organizational profile (including mission, structure and key activities) 
• Summary of past project (with evidence of impact) 
• Financial Statements or Audit Accounts (last two years) 
• Letters of Support from local authorities or community leaders (if applicable) 

EOI Submission Date: 26 February 2026  

Submission Method: Email to marille.benoit@undp.org and copy preethi.sushil@undp.org with the subject: (Submission of EoI CBRB- Name of NGOs/CBOs).  

For more information, please contact:  Preethi Sushil-Nair, Programme Analyst, email preethi.sushil@undp.org and copy marille.benoit@undp.org