Nov 16, 2021, 10:24:55 AM

Call for Expression of Interest

General Food Assistance IDPs and Refugees in Camps 2022 /

Iraq

WFP/IRQ/2021/005

1 Timeline
Posted Nov 14, 2021
Clarification Request Deadline Nov 21, 2021
Application Deadline Nov 30, 2021
Notification of Results Dec 15, 2021
Start Date Jan 1, 2022
End Date Dec 31, 2022

2 Locations
A Iraq
a Erbil Governorate
b Duhok Governorate
c Nineveh Governorate

3 Sector(s) and area(s) of specialization

A Camp Coordination & Camp Management
a Camp management
b Coordination and Partnerships
B Food Security
a Cash assistance
b Food assistance
c Food assistance for assets
d Food security and market analysis/vulnerability analysis and mapping (VAM)
C Nutrition
a Nutrition - general

4 Issuing Agency
WFP

5 Project Background
 The situation in Iraq remains unstable with persisting humanitarian and development concerns. Years of conflict
uprooted millions of people, eroded social cohesion, disrupted access to basic services, destroyed livelihoods and led
to increased protection risks. With weak central governance and limited progress towards recovery and development,
the situation has become protracted. Over 1.2 million people remain displaced across the country . Political uncertainty
and natural disasters continue to intensify basic needs. Iraq also continues to bear effects of the conflict in neighbouring
Syria, which is now in its tenth year. Almost a quarter of a million Syrians have refugee status in Iraq. The vast majority
fled to Iraq more than six years ago and have yet to return to Syria, but the conditions are still not conducive to return.
As of October 1, 2021, almost 95,000 Syrian refugees and 190,000 IDPs are accommodated respectively in 10 and 28
formal camps. In refugees’ camps, WFP is not targeting all refugees and potential inclusion/exclusion errors have been
raised. Early 2021, the Government of Iraq (GoI) announced its intention to repatriate some of its citizens from Al Hol
refugees camp in Hassekeh governorate, north-eastern (NE) Syria. An estimated 31,000 Iraqi nationals reside in Al Hol
Camp in northeast Syria. The population is diverse and includes Iraqis who travelled to Syria prior to 2014; those who
fled when ISIL took over their area of origin; those who crossed the border during the military campaign to dislodge ISIL
from Iraqi territory; and others who arrived after remaining strongholds in Syria were recaptured. While official
communication from the GoI on the exact timing of the return of all Iraqi citizens from Syria has not yet been received,
the GoI has decided to initially repatriate some 500 families, with Jada’ah 1 camp in Ninewa serving as a transition
point, where the families would be hosted until arrangements could be made for their return to areas of origin or
integration elsewhere in Iraq. As of September 30, 2021, 203 Iraqi households (866 individuals) arrived (in two waves)
from Al-Hol camp in northeast Syria to Jada’ah 1 camp in Ninewa governorate. The Government of Iraq announced to
resume the camp closures process in Federal Iraq specially to close Jedaa 5 camp in Ninewa governorate. Few
voluntary and dignified departures are happening in few formal camps in Federal Iraq. At the same time, returns of
families back to formal camp settings continue, due to various factors including persistent conflict in the areas of return,
perceived affiliation with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and security, safety and/or political issues.
Some IDP households that had returned to their areas of origin have come back to formal camps in Ninewa and Duhok
governorates. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect livelihoods and operations in Iraq. Movement
restrictions, combined with the closure of shops, businesses, and services, including financial institutions and
government offices, dramatically affected the food security of low-income families and those whose livelihood depend
on daily and seasonal employment including IDPs and refugees. The sharp decline in global oil prices in 2020, led to
significant revenue for oil-dependent Iraq. The resultant measures of including the devaluation of the Iraqi Dinar against
the US Dollar in December 2020, aimed at redressing the budget deficit also served to push up prices for essential
commodities and raw materials which immediately boosted inflation across the country. In addition, some COVID-19
cases have been identified in IDPs and refugees’ camps in various governorates. In 2022, to improve food security of
Syrian refugees and Iraqi IDPs, WFP will continue to target for unconditional food assistance through general food
distribution or assistance (GFD/A), 72,000 Syrian refugees and 195,000 IDPs in official camps. WFP Iraq is pleased to
invite existing partners, national and international NGOs to submit project proposals for the implementation of this
general food assistance to internal displaced Iraqi and Syrian refugees in formal camps. The General Food
Assistance/Distribution will target two main beneficiaries’ category (Syrian refugees and IDPs), the requested proposals
and budgets should focus on the below governorates and beneficiary’s category: • IDPs in Ninewa, Erbil, Dahuk, Diyala
and governorates. • Syrian refugees in Dahuk, Erbil governorate. Each partner should submit a separate project
proposal and budget for each beneficiary’s category in all governorates, and all Final Distribution Points (FDP or
camps) and for all modalities (and delivery mechanisms) for this beneficiary category.

6 Expected Results
A full General Food Assistance’s operational plan for cooperating partner is under revision and will be shared with the
selected partner for outcomes, outputs, activities, indicators and targets to be set for each point of the operational plan.
During the meantime, the below points will help potential partner to draft their proposals. In 2022, WFP will continue
providing an emergency and relief food assistance to Internal Displaced Iraqi and Syrian refugees in formal camps. This
intervention aims to: • provide for 3-6 days immediate emergency response through ready-to-eat food (Immediate
Response Rations- IRRs) to populations affected by sudden crisis (returns from Al Hol Camp or from area of origin to
camps, IDPs affected by sudden camp closure or voluntary departing from the camps); • provide relief food assistance
through cash-based transfers (CBT) and vouchers to address the acute needs of IDPs and refugees in camps. The
relief food assistance will be provided for 12 months from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022. Cash-based
transfers (CBTs) is the primary modality for delivering assistance to all General Food Assistance beneficiaries (see
Table 1). However, building on lessons learned from 2020 operational constraints for CBT distributions (restricted
access, reduced mobility, lack of liquidity, etc) following COVID 19 pandemic and civil unrest,) WFP will distribute
in-kind alongside CBT, in the form of family food rations (FFR) in case of an emergency.
7 Indicative Budget
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8 Other Information
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9 Selection Criteria
Name Description Weight
Experience and Presence
Local experience and presence 10
Project Design
Relevance of proposal to achieving expected results 35
Project Planning
Project management 35
Budget
Cost effectiveness 20

10 Attachments
Description URL
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Annex 1-3 Download the document here

11 Concept Note Template

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