The Global Program on Forced Displacement (GPFD) was established in
2009 to enhance the global development response to forced displacement
through economically and socially sustainable solutions. For the
purposes of this program, forced displacement refers to the situation of
persons who are forced to leave or flee their homes due to conflict,
violence and human rights violations.
Displacement can have negative development impacts, affecting human
and social capital, economic growth, poverty reduction, Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs), and environmental sustainability. At the same
time, displacement can have positive effects when the displaced are able
to develop skills and coping mechanisms in situ and contribute to
economic growth. Both in protracted displacement and when solutions
emerge, developmental responses become critical to address the needs of
the displaced and their host or return communities. These needs include:
- Access to land, property and housing
- Livelihoods
- Services delivery
- Accountable and responsive governance.
As the number of refugees and internally displaced persons fleeing conflict, violence and persecution reaches historic highs, the World Bank’s Global Program on Forced Displacement (GPFD) is calling for proposals for innovative and transformational ideas that can improve the development response to forced displacement. Displacement tends to be protracted, and development programs in origin, host, transit, and destination countries are urgently needed to complement humanitarian assistance.
Innovative ideas may include analytical work, use of new technologies, or development projects. Many such ideas are often at the inception stage, requiring further work to be sufficiently detailed and specific for donors or investors to support them. GPFD will provide up to $40,000 for selected teams to develop their idea into a full concept note which would meet World Bank Group standards. The deadline for submission of Expressions of Interest is January 24, 2016.
Over the years, the Bank has been providing technical and financial support for both the forcibly displaced and their host communities under its mandate to reduce poverty. The call for proposals is aligned with these efforts and seeks to catalyze new ideas that can be realized on the ground, engaging practitioners from development agencies, the private sector, civil society, academia and others who are exploring different approaches to find development solutions.
Teams will be selected by a panel of Bank and independent experts based on their ideas’ potential to transform development approaches to forced displacement, and to achieve results. Successful teams will be expected to produce a full-fledged Concept Note by the end of April 2016.
The provision of resources to develop the Concept Note does not imply a commitment to finance implementation. Requests for funding for implementation will be examined by the GPFD on a case-by-case basis, depending on the amounts required, strategic relevance of the concept, and feasibility and desirability. The GPFD reserves the right to decide whether to provide the necessary resources, to help mobilize financing by third parties, or to decline support.
Innovative ideas may include analytical work, use of new technologies, or development projects. Many such ideas are often at the inception stage, requiring further work to be sufficiently detailed and specific for donors or investors to support them. GPFD will provide up to $40,000 for selected teams to develop their idea into a full concept note which would meet World Bank Group standards. The deadline for submission of Expressions of Interest is January 24, 2016.
Over the years, the Bank has been providing technical and financial support for both the forcibly displaced and their host communities under its mandate to reduce poverty. The call for proposals is aligned with these efforts and seeks to catalyze new ideas that can be realized on the ground, engaging practitioners from development agencies, the private sector, civil society, academia and others who are exploring different approaches to find development solutions.
Teams will be selected by a panel of Bank and independent experts based on their ideas’ potential to transform development approaches to forced displacement, and to achieve results. Successful teams will be expected to produce a full-fledged Concept Note by the end of April 2016.
The provision of resources to develop the Concept Note does not imply a commitment to finance implementation. Requests for funding for implementation will be examined by the GPFD on a case-by-case basis, depending on the amounts required, strategic relevance of the concept, and feasibility and desirability. The GPFD reserves the right to decide whether to provide the necessary resources, to help mobilize financing by third parties, or to decline support.
