IOM Implementing Partners Concept Note Template

Section 1. Concept note overview

Name of prospective
Youth Initiative for Human Right in Bosnia and Herzegovina
partner

Response to IOM- Unsolicited

☒ ☐
issued CEI concept note
Type of concept note
001-
CEI ID CEI ID N/A
06/2023

Concept note title Building Cohesiveness among host communities and migrants

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo Canton, and Unsko-sanski

Geographical coverage
Canton

Number and type(s) of 2500

direct beneficiaries
Population focus
Number and type(s) of 20000
indirect beneficiaries

Programme duration 8 months

(in months)

Contribution from 4850 BAM

prospective partner
Programme budget
Contribution requested 70100 BAM
(please indicate currency)
from IOM

Total 74950 BAM

Section 2. Programme description

2.1 Rationale/justification (400 words max)

According to the latest IOM report, from January to June 2023, the BiH Ministry of Security
recorded a total of 10,159 migrants in Bosnia and Herzegovina. They mostly come from Serbia.
However, with the change in visa policy in Serbia, we can say that this number started to decrease.
The type of arrivals and trips also began to change. These migrants generally stay in BiH for a very
short time. This is the right moment to change the approach, that is, the migration management
policies because migration itself is changing. We must talk about it as a single phenomenon
because migration is a constant phenomenon. Most migrants are from Afghanistan, followed by
Morocco, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Iran. 86% of migrants are single men, 6% are unaccompanied
minors, 5% are families, 2% are children, and 1% are single women. due to the unpredictable
movement during migration, children mostly end up in continuous education. They lose basic
education, without which it is much more difficult for them to continue their education and acquire
enviable careers in the future. Education is a fundamental human right integral in enabling
marginalized children and their families to achieve socioeconomic stability. Although migrant
children can attend schools in BiH, it is very important to sensitize the environment and the
community. On the other hand, the majority of migrants come from areas where female children
are marginalized, so it is necessary to influence the change in mentality and culture of behavior
towards female children, as well as the importance of their education and involvement in various
extracurricular activities. the Council of Ministers of BiH adopted the Strategy in the field of
migration and asylum for the period 2021 - 2025, by the recommendations of the European
Commission for obtaining candidate status for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Council session of
the European Union in December. That strategy defined seven strategic goals, among which are:
improvement of the asylum system; support for legal migration and integration of foreigners legally
residing in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and strengthening coordination mechanisms in the
management of migration and asylum. BiH is certainly facing migration for the first time. Although
we have experienced displacement in the period during the destruction of war, we as a country and
citizens have no experience with migrants who come from completely different cultures and with
other habits. With that, first of all, we must help them in the process of integration and assimilation,
while at the same time realizing that their basic human right is to keep their culture and customs.
The task of the project is to bring different cultures and customs together and at the same time
develop a mentality of acceptance of others and their differences and inculcate in children the
values ​ ​ of human rights and anti-discrimination (something that our school and community do
not have in their educational system).

2.2 Target beneficiaries (250 words max)

. Based on the IOM situation analysis of 12-25 June 2023, there are 1% of single women, 2% of
children, and 6% of minors in the camps. Our focus will be on this population in 4 camps in BiH.
This means that the project will involve about 914 migrants/kids. With the fact that we need to
include parents who are accompanied by children (5%) cc 507 persons. One of the components of
the project is the assimilation program and the fight against discrimination through sports. Sports
activities are planned for all those interested in camps as well as in local communities (through
schools, sports clubs). Accordingly, the direct beneficiaries are also the largest population of
migrants, single men, of whom there are 8,736 in 2023. We can expect that the project will directly
involve 400 of them through various sports activities. The project has foreseen that each activity
includes both a good and a gender group from the local community so that it will include about
200 children of a similar age (boys and girls). At the same time, around 500 minors from the local
community (through schools and sports clubs), 400 adult men, and 100 single women (in
cooperation with a local women's NGO).
Direct institutional beneficiaries will of course be local primary and secondary schools (8 schools),
local community, municipality (4 municipalities), 4 sports clubs, local NGOs (4 units), and citizens of
local communities.
(8 schools), local community, municipality (4 municipalities), 4 sports clubs, local NGOs (4 units),
and citizens of local communities.
2.3 Proposed programme approach/methodology (400 words max)

The project has two methodologies. The first is related to storytelling, which uses art/video as a tool
for expression, while the second method is fair play, breaking stereotypes and discrimination
through football. Storytelling has two parts. The first part is addressing migrants to their peers in
safe spaces (schools, sports clubs, etc.).It is in the form of a world cafe. The migrants will tell
stories about how they grew up, what was their childhood like their first crushes, their favorite and
least favorite subject in school, which club they support, who is their favorite athlete... The second
part of the storytelling is creating short videos where migrants and locals will be filmed at the same
time. The goal is to raise awareness and sensitize our citizens. The questions will be similar to
those in part 1, only in the case of video we can reach a larger number of citizens. Videos will be
posted on different platforms.
iZi (Play together initiative) will use popularity of the sport to promote human rights, anti-
discrimination, (gender) equality and the inclusion of migrants. Through various methodological
methods, according to the target groups and audience: workshops, trainings, panel discussions,
round tables, tournaments and media interventions, all conducted with a human rights-based
approach.
Farplay is a method used by IZI and has proven to be extremely effective. Prejudices are broken
through sport and various workshops in which migrants and locals participate. The mirror effect
opens minds and puts others in the position of the one being discriminated against. For the first time,
it is possible to feel what it means to be marginalized. Fairplay offers mechanisms of adaptation and
assimilation into society and community while sensitizing and opening society to everything different.

2.4 Gender, equity, and sustainability (250 words max)

Education is only one of the areas of the social policy behind the breaking down of gender
inequalities and the empowerment of women –progress in education alone is not sufficient for
achieving gender equality either in or beyond education, other factors such as the legal system,
the labor market, welfare systems, culture, and religion are crucial in determining the rights and
freedoms available to women.
The migrants are coming from countries that cannot boast of respect for women's rights and
equality. In their cultures, women and female children are in most cases neglected, they do not
have access to schools or they are limited in how long and far they can go to school. Consequently,
their labor market is limited if they can work at all (in most cases they are housewives). The project
should break this pattern of behavior. In the case of girls, work will be done exclusively on breaking
that already instilled mentality. Direct them to education and financial emancipation (through a set
of examples and defining their goals for the futurist-world cafe). While for boys and adult men, they
should not differentiate between the sexes (through the participation of women, for example, in
football), to support and encourage their sisters, mothers, and wives in making independent
decisions about their future.
The responsiveness of the program is reflected in the preparation of women for the future and the
realization of their potential (long-term goals). The community is strengthened and a positive
climate is created for the acceptance of migrants who at the same time gain a perception of the
way of life in Europe as well as the values ​ ​ respected in Europe. The possibility of integration of
migrants and remaining as a future labor force in BiH opens up because we are impoverished as a
large number of citizens moved to Western Europe(labor deficit). Improvement of the BiH economy
in the long term.

2.5 Prospective partner’s contribution and comparative advantage (250 words max)

Two organizations will implement the project: YIHR BH and IZI. Yihr BH is an organization
recognized in the region and Europe (Vaclav Havel Human rights award) as a great fighter for the
rights of minorities, returnees, and LGBTQ persons. It has achieved a lot in the field of dealing with
the past. At the beginning of migration in BiH, YIHR BH produced a series of short films about the
life of migrants, which were well received by the general public. The goal was to humanize migrants
and open the hearts of our citizens. Through many years of work, the Yihr Bh team has gained
experience in how to work with youngsters. With the help of exhibitions, we touched on the most
sensitive topics and managed to initiate discussions in the most sensitive and homogenized
communities where most NGOs do not work (eg Foca, Pale, Teocak, Siroki Brijeg). Thanks to the
successful work of YIHR BH has excellent contacts with schools, academies, and professors. With
the help of an institutional grant from the Rock Feller Brothers Fund, YIHR BH can cover some of
the costs of the project. The project itself does not conflict with the YIHR BH mission and vision. Izi
build up a viable network of NGOs working in the field of human rights, anti-discrimination, gender
equality and social inclusion in the region and link them with football and sport stakeholders. iZi
works very close with many football clubs and Football associations of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The methods and workshops that connect play, movement, and education have proven to be very
effective. Through their work on the Football Zajedno project, they have had the opportunity to work
in refugee camps so far. IZI will contribute financially to the implementation of the project from its
own funds.
2.6 Risk management (250 words max)

The first risk is the rapid movement of migrants. Most of them are not kept long in the camp because
it is a transit station. The way we think to avoid that is that we will focus on groups that have been
there for some time, but at the same time, we will also include those who are currently present
regardless of whether they will leave the day after. We believe that it is better to work with them for
at least one day than not to work with them at all.
The inclusion of women may be met with resistance from the male migrant population. We will break
prejudices by organizing parallel activities for the male and female populations that will take place
side by side. We will gradually introduce them to participate together.
The refusal of the local community to participate in the activities, as well as the refusal of schools to
allow migrants to hold storytelling sessions. We will lobby local politicians who support the migration
policy to exert unobtrusive pressure on the institutions in order to enable implementation.
Physical calculations between migrant and local. The police will always be notified to hold certain
activities so that they will be on standby and not present. We want to create a friendly atmosphere.
All the other risks can be handled and overcome by our team as we are an experienced team.

2.7 Key personnel

Provide a list of key personnel who will be critical in the management as well as the operational and
financial oversight of the proposed programme.

Name and position Relevant qualifications/experiences

Name: Fuad Avdagic Law, History, project management, Workshops, training. Over 5
years of experience in organizing different events, content
Position: Project Coordinator creation, and project proposals.

Name: Melisa Karadza Budgeting, reporting, Invoices, Payrolls, Contracts, Administrative

work, over 10 years of experience.
Position: Financial Manager

Name:Mirna Hrapovic Project coordinator and specialist in digital marketing and

communications has 7 years of experience in the NGO sector.
Position: Project Coordinator Through her work experience, she has built significant skills for
project coordination, management, implementation, budget
planning, and the development of new project ideas.

Name:Benjamin Dragolj Experienced fairplay facilitator with adapted working methods in

the Western Balkans on the topics of reconciliation,non-
Position:Project assistant discrimination and gender equality.

2.8 Other partners involved (100 words max)

The project plans to include one primary school and one secondary school located near the camps.
Schools should provide the infrastructure for maintaining the world cafe. 4 sports clubs will be
involved in the realization of Fairplay workshops and their premises will be used. Local
communities or municipalities should provide spaces for holding and showing films as well as some
other activities that should promote women's inclusion in the labor market. Local media will cover
every event

2.9 Other (250 words max)

The project refers to Call for Expression of Interest ID # 001-06/2023. The project will tackle
creating sustainable and long-term solutions to the process of integration, assimilation, and
acceptance of migrants in local communities. While it will open minds to stakeholders about the
possibility to find future labor workers among the migrant population. Emphasis is here to promote
women. This is something that is related to the BiH migration policies. The system must respond to
the fluctuation in demographic changes that BiH is facing. It can be a win-win situation for both the
BH labor market and migrants.
Section 3. Expected results, performance indicators, activities, implementation period and budget

Complete the table below to provide an indicative outline of the results framework of the proposed programme, including programme outputs, performance
indicators, activities, implementation period and budget. Note that each programme output should refer to a service or product resulting from the programme,
and should have accompanying performance indicators. Note that each of the performance indicators should include a baseline, target and means of
verification.

Result statement: Please insert the high-level result statement here.

Activity-Level Budgets
Performance Indicators
Implementation
Programme Outputs (including baselines, targets, Activities Contribution Contribution
Period
and means of verification) from prospective requested from Total
partner IOM
Program Output 1  Integrating children and Activity 1.1. Organize world
E.g. Community-based underminers in local schools, caffee in schools (8
integration process local activities, sensible local schools)up to 5 world caffes Month 2-6 1000 8000 9000
kids, and anti-discrimination in each school with up to 800
politics-will include single men /1000 participants, storytelling
(Baseline: 400, Target: 800, Activity 1.2. Create 20 videos,
Means of Verification: Progress undertake community
reports, evaluation, value scale) outreach activities in 4
Months 3-8 9000 9000
 Recovery rate (Baseline: 50%, communities, and media
Target: 80%, Means of outreach using platforms (up
verification: Evaluation, School to 20000viewers)
reports, ) Activity 1.3. Programme
management and technical
supervision Months 3-8 8,000 8,000

Activity 1.4. Fairplay

workshops (4 clubs) x 8
workshops per club (partic. Month 2-7 1000 9500 10500
Up to 800)
 Activity 1.5. Local mixed
tournament (4 tournaments)
up to 80 participants) Month 8 1000 6000 7000

Program Output 2  Changing the attitude Activity 2.1 research data 1-4 months 5000 5000
Strengthening the toward potential collected about migrants
system of support for BH collaboration between working skills, education (4
labor market migrants and camps)
development stakeholders. Strengthen Activity. 2.2 meeting with 5-7 months 2000 2000
the migrant women's stakeholders and presenting
capacity and promote the data(for future planning)
labor market in BIh. Activity 2.3. Creating a plan 5-6 2000 2000
(Stakeholders presented for women’s future education,
with the migrant's potential and skill training.
and skills, promote women Activity 2.4 Promote and use 1-8 1000 1000
as labor workers according media for presenting project
to their skills. Baseline: plans and ideas for the future
400, Target:800,
Verification: Smal;l
research produced by
YIHR BH and IZI ,
collected data from camps,
evaluation, and progress
report)

Programme Output X N/A Activity X.1.1 to 1.5 , and 1-8 months 1200 12000 13200
Effective and efficient 2.1.to 2.4. will involve 2 YIHR
programme BH and 2 IZI staff members
management (monthly rate for project
coordination 50 % is 500
Bamper person., financial 1
person YIHR Bh 30 %-350
BAM IZI project assistant is
50 % 300 BAm per month) In
total for staff per month 1650
eur x 8 months
Activity costs, pro-rated to 1-8 months 250 4800 5050
their contribution to the
 programme (office space,
equipment, office supplies,
maintenance) 2 offices-YIHR
BH and IZI, project related
covers 30 %. In total 600
BAM x 8 months
Activity Planning, monitoring, 1-8 months 400 2800 3200
evaluation and
communication costs, pro-
rated to their contribution to
the programme (venue,
travels, etc.)per month per
organisation 400 BAMx 8
Total budget
4850 BAM 70100 BAM 74950
BAM

Organization Name: Youth Initiative for Human Rights in BiH

Address: Mula Mustafe Baseskije 8/4, 71000 Sarajevo

Email and contact details: irena@yihr.org, Irena Hasic

Signature:

Name and Title, Head of Organization: Irena Hasic, Executive Director

Date: 13.07.2023.
GUIDELINES FOR COMPLETION OF IOM CONCEPT NOTE TEMPLATE
This template should be used for all concept notes submitted to IOM, including those responding to a
IOM-issued CEI, and those submitted on an unsolicited basis.

Section 1. Concept note overview

This section provides a summary of the prospective partner’s concept note as well as identifying
information. If the submission is in response to a IOM-issued CEI, please reference the CEI ID, which
can be found in the “Project Details” field of the CEI published on IOM website and/or UN Partner
Portal.
Population focus: Please identify the population focus of the programme.
 Direct beneficiaries are population groups who are the direct recipients of programme
activities. For example, 50 teachers in rural primary schools receiving training, or 200 children
aged 6 months to 5 years receiving nutritional supplements.
 Indirect beneficiaries are population groups who are not the direct recipients of programme
activities, but may indirectly benefit. For example, 1,000 students in rural primary schools
benefiting from teachers with improved classroom teaching practices, or 5,000 community
members hearing a radio broadcast on improved child-feeding practices.
Programme budget: Please indicate the programme budget and the currency.
 Contribution from prospective partner: Please indicate a costed amount of the prospective
partner’s contribution to the proposed programme.
 Contribution requested from IOM: Please indicate a costed amount of the funds requested
from IOM for the proposed programme.

Section 2. Programme description

This section is composed of nine fields that provide a description of the proposed programme. Word
limits are included in each of the fields.

Section 3. Expected results, performance indicators, activities, implementation period and budget

This section outlines the expected results from the proposed programme, as well as the performance
indicators, activities, implementation period and activity-level budgets associated with each result.
Result statement: Please indicate the high-level result statement to which the programme will
contribute.
 If the concept note is submitted in response to a IOM-issued CEI, please ensure the result
statement is linked to the “Expected results” described in the “Project Details” field of the CEI
published on IOM website and/or UN Partner Portal.
 If the concept note is submitted on an unsolicited basis, please formulate an appropriate
result statement based on what the proposed programme will achieve.
Programme outputs: Programme outputs refer to services or products resulting from the programme.
Each programme output should be accompanied by performance indicators, and be linked to the
activities and activity-level budgets required to achieve it. One or more programme outputs may
contribute to the achievement of the result statement.
 Performance indicators: The metrics used by the prospective partner to measure and monitor
progress towards the programme output.
 Baseline: The value of the performance indicator at the starting point, prior to the onset of
programme implementation.
 Target: The intended value of the performance indicator upon the conclusion of
programme implementation.
  Means of verification: The specific data source(s) used to obtain the status of each of the
performance indicators.
 Activities: The actions the prospective partner will implement under the proposed programme
to achieve the desired programme output(s). Multiple activities may be required to contribute
to the achievement of a programme output.
 Implementation period: The time frame in which the partner proposes to implement the
specified activities. The implementation period can be specified in months or another more
appropriate unit of time measure.
 Activity-level budgets: For each activity, the prospective partner should indicate the amount
that it plans to contribute, and the amount that is being requested from IOM. Activity-level
budgeting would reflect, for example:
 Cash for activities, such as workshops or trainings;
 Cost of supplies that directly assist beneficiaries or beneficiary institutions, including
warehousing, transport and assembly;
 Technical assistance and costs of technical staff to directly support beneficiaries or
beneficiary institutions (experts in health, education, protection, etc.);
 Cost of surveys and other data collection activities in relation to beneficiaries or
measurement of expected results.
Programme output: Effective and efficient programme management: A fixed, standard output
included as a part of all concept notes, and encompassing those costs not specifically associated with
the implementation of the programme. There is no need to include performance indicators for
effective and efficient programme management. All effective and efficient programme management
costs should be pro-rated according to their contribution to the programme, and include:

 In-country management and support staff costs (representation, planning, coordination,

logistics, admin, finance);
 Operational costs (office space, equipment, office supplies, maintenance);
 Planning, monitoring, evaluation and communication costs (venue, travels).