Training on proposal writing

In the Ratanakiri province in Cambodia, support to indigenous communities living in forestry areas is limited.
People for Agriculture Development in Cambodia (IADC) and Highlanders Association (HA) are two indigenous local associations working in Ratanakiri Province to support and empower indigenous communities, so that they can protect their land, natural resources, identity, and rights.
These two organizations have common capacity-building goals.
IADC stopped its activities from 2016 to 2020 after its leader left. The organization has just finalized is new strategy for the 5 upcoming years and is currently looking for funds to implement projects. HA is also looking for funds to implement new projects. (The organization had to step out of landing issues because of the lack of funding.)
For the moment, the executive directors of IADC and HA write proposals. Overall, the teams have small experience on proposal writing and faces difficulties to understand the criterias of the calls for proposals.

The mission’s goal is to provide IADC and HA teams with general knowledge on proposal writing, so the team’s members can better support the executive directors.

Recourse to the support of Planète Urgence volunteers is important because IADC and HA do not have the human ressources for this mission, or the financial means to pay a trainer. Both teams have experience in project management but has not specifically been trained on proposal writing and don’t have the opportunity to attend training on this specific topic.

The volunteer intervention must cover those topics:
o Introduction to proposal writing (goals, main challenges, the different steps, etc.)
o How to get ready before writing a proposal (writing about the organization, …)
o The actual proposal (problem statement and project rationale, project goal, project objectives, strategies and activities (framework), performance indicators, etc…)
o How to write a concept note.
o Budget and proposal packaging

Training location: HA’s office

The volunteer will have to adapt the training to the 2 organizations, with common and dedicated training for each team. 2 volunteers can be welcomed at the same time to provide training to both teams.

Banlung is the capital city of Ratanakiri Province (636 kilometers from Phnom Penh – approx. 9h of mini-bus), located in Cambodia’s far northeast. Eight major hill tribes and ethnic groups live in Ratanakiri, accounting for 80% of the province’s population. Its forests and rich biodiversity also characterize the province.
There are some touristic hotels and restaurants in Banlung city, and a supermarket selling western products.

Malaria and Dengue are present in Ratanakiri and preventive drugs for Malaria are recommended.

IADC team: 2 to 4 people
HA team : 4 to 6 people (management team members)

The executive directors have a good level of English.
The team of HA/IADC have a mixed level in English and a translator will be required to ease the understanding of the training (it could someone among the team).

The volunteer will be welcomed at Phnom Penh’s airport by a member of PU’s team and will be transported to a hotel near the airport for an overnight stay.

The volunteer will leave by mini-bus the following day/the day after (9h of travel).
Mini-bus schedules (day time only):
• 07.30 am – 4.30 pm
• 12.00 pm (noon) – 09.00 pm

The volunteer will leave Banlung by mini-bus on Friday and will spend an overnight stay in a hotel near the airport in Phnom Penh.

Phnom Penh

The volunteer will be staying at a hotel in Banlung near HA’s office (individual private room, with key-lock, private bathroom)

Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be taken in hotel or restaurants nearby.

Volunteer should bring a laptop with him/her.