📋 Tender Overview
Contract partner: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme - Ethiopia
Country: Ethiopia Funding amount: € 1.000.000,00 Project start: 01.11.2024 End: 30.06.2027
SHORT DESCRIPTION:
Overall goal
The Project aims to strengthen electoral systems and processes in Ethiopia that promote inclusion, gender equality, transparency and accountability through an effective and sustainable electoral management body and other electoral stakeholders.
Expected results
The intended outcome is that credible, inclusive, transparent and peaceful elections and referenda are conducted by a professional, independent and trusted electoral management body. Specific results include 1. a strengthened institutional framework of the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) and capacities of NEBE to conduct professional, inclusive and transparent elections and referenda, 2. inclusive participation in electoral processes through civic engagement and inclusion of women, youth and other underrepresented groups, 3. enhanced legal and policy frameworks, rights and access to information enabling fair, participatory and credible elections.
Target group / Beneficiaries
Project beneficiaries include: NEBE staff; entities that partner with NEBE; other national bodies with electoral or associated functions, including potentially the judiciary, Ethiopia Human Rights Commission, National ID Office, Central Statistics Agency, personnel of security forces and media regulatory bodies; national non-governmental entities including civil society organizations, community based organizations, women’s groups, youth groups, professional associations, academic institutions, and individual community leaders; media outlets, journalists, press councils, media associations; parliamentary committees; members of the Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission; election candidates and voters especially including women, youth, internally displaced persons, persons with disabilities, persons from minority groups. Considering current donor contributions, ADA’s contribution will benefit approximately 9.5 million people.
UNDP is the lead entity in executing this project. NEBE is the primary national partner in implementation of the project. Additionally, the project, in consultation with NEBE, may partner with other national statutory bodies and non-governmental entities, including CSOs, engaged in activities relevant to elections.
Activities
Activities will be implemented to strengthen NEBE’s institutional framework, including structures and functions, management and administrative processes and Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (ME&L) frameworks, as well as development of strategies to promote evidence-based decision-making and integrate learning and professional development within the institution; strengthen NEBE’s capacity to review and advocate on all levels of the legal framework, including constitutional, legislative and regulatory provisions that impact on elections and referend
