Deadline: 12 October 2025.
UNDRR is the United Nations’ focal point for the coordination of disaster risk reduction, working with countries and a broad range of partners and stakeholders to support the implementation, monitoring and review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 in coherence with the 2030 Agenda and other instruments, for the multi-hazard management of disaster risk in development and the substantial reduction of disaster risk and losses.
UNDRR issues grants, in line with UN Financial Regulations and Rules, to apolitical and not profit-making organisations to facilitate, implement, or carry out activities related to UNDRR’s and the partner’s mandates and work programmes.
To this end, UNDRR invites non-profit-making organisations to submit grant proposals that focus on the project described below.
Purpose
This grant will support and facilitate the engagement of interested African private sector entities with operations in Tanzania and Cote d’Ivoire in the implementation of the Early Warnings for All Initiative. It will also develop the capacity building tools by strengthening the engagement between the private sector and academic and research institutions.
Outcome, Output and Suggested activities
By enhancing engagement of the private sector in the Early Warnings for All Initiative, the implementation of this grant would contribute towards the enhanced effectiveness, inclusiveness, and sustainability of Early Warnings related efforts in Africa. For this grant, the expected outcome is for private sector entities with operations in Tanzania and Cote D’Ivoire . As a result, African countries will become less dependent on international support to anticipate, prepare for, and respond to disasters caused by natural hazards and the impacts of climate change while investing in business resilience and private sector engagement to drive economic growth and resilience in the continent.
- Output 1: Integration of key African private sector entities in Early Warnings for All initiative efforts in Africa including through the strengthening of private sector engagement in National Disaster Risk Reduction platforms
- Output 2 : Strengthen small-to-medium enterprise capacity to receive, inform, and act on early warnings
Output 1: Integration of key African private sector entities in Tanzania and Cote D’Ivoire in the Early Warnings for All initiative efforts in Africa, including through the strengthening of private sector engagement in National Disaster Risk Reduction platforms
- Mapping of key private sector companies in Tanzania and in Cote D’Ivoire at stakeholders at various scales and sectors, classified by how the Early Warnings for All Initiative can integrate their needs and use cases.
- At least 1 national consultation in Tanzania and 1 national consultation in Cote d’Ivoire in the run up to an EW4A workshops or National Disaster Risk Reduction Platforms with national private sector on using and leveraging private sector in Early Warnings for All and Disaster Risk Reduction activities. The consultations must be undertaken in the two months following the signature of the grant agreement.
- Update the Early Warnings for All roadmap with private sector inputs in Tanzania and Cote d’Ivoire by March 2026.
Output 2: Strengthen small-to-medium enterprise capacity to receive, inform, and act on early warnings Prepare guidelines or handbooks on early warnings for small to medium enterprises leveraging resources such as the Resilience in A Box Toolkit.
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- Preparation of a self-paced e-learning module on the guidelines and integrate in to the Network of Centers of Excellence for Disaster Risk Reduction e-learning platform
- Development of public awareness materials related to SME resilience including on the developed guidelines, and the training module with a view to facilitating wide-spread uptake of the training module
- Conduct one in-person workshop in Tanzania, and one in Cote d’Ivoire for national stakeholders, National Disaster Management Authorities, Association of Private Sector organizations, Chamber of Commerce, on SME resilience and business continuity related to the guidelines in the two countries no later than April 2026. Support national stakeholders in disseminating awareness of the training materials to facilitate wide-spread uptake of the training module
Deadline for applications: 24th of October 2025, midnight New York, USA EST (Eastern Standard Time). Incomplete and/or late applications will not be considered.
Projects’ activities can include, amongst others, the following:
- seminars, workshops,
- trainings;
- capacity building activities;
- institutional strengthening activities and
- advocacy
The following types of activity will not be covered:
- capital expenditure, e.g., land, buildings, equipment, and vehicles;
- individual scholarships for studies or training courses;
- supporting political parties; and
- sub-contracting
Due to the number of applications; only short-listed applicants will be notified.
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