ENHANCING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE PROGRAMME (ECRP)

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

This expression of interest form is designed to allow you to record all of the information that DFID
needs to assess the eligibility of your proposed programme. Your expression of interest should
set out the underlying idea of the proposal and what your programme would deliver, your capacity
to deliver and your track record.

It is very important you read ECRP Frequently Asked Questions before you start working on your
expression of interest to ensure you understand and take into account the criteria of the fund.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON COMPLETING THE EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FORM

 The expression of interest must be completed using Arial font size 11.
 Each expression of interest must be saved as a separate file in Word format (*.doc).
 The expression of interest must not exceed a total of 10 (Ten) A4 pages.

Expression of interests which do not conform to the above criteria will not be considered.

SUBMITTING YOUR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

You must send your completed expression of interest to s-kumwembe@dfid.gov.uk

If you have not previously received DFID support, you must also send:
 An electronic copy of your organisation’s constitution
 A short background note on your organisation (max 1 A4 page in Arial Font 11)
 Your organisation’s most recent audited or approved accounts

We do not accept hard copies. Expression of interests received after midnight on Monday 21st
March will not be considered.
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 ENHANCING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE PROGRAMME
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FORM

SECTION 1: BASIC INFORMATION

1.1 Programme Title Enhancing resilience of communities in the Rift
Valley areas to the adverse effects of climate
change in agriculture and food security
1.2 Targeted Districts / TAs. Please Shire Valley, Salima and Karonga
provide details on the basis for your These areas have experienced a number of
selection. adverse climatic hazards over the last several
decades. The most serious have been dry spells,
seasonal droughts, intense rainfall, riverine floods
and flush floods. Some of these, especially droughts
and floods, have increased in frequency, intensity
and magnitude over the last two decades, and have
adversely impacted on food and water security,
water quality, energy and sustainable livelihoods of
rural communities.

1.3 What is the likely total cost of the £6,500,000

programme? In GBP sterling
1.4 Total funding requested from DFID £5,800,000
and percentage of overall DFID 75%
contribution to the programme In
GBP sterling.
1.5 ACRONYMS Please list all acronyms used in your application, spelling out each one in full

SECTION 2: INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANISATION APPLYING FOR FUNDS

2.1 Organisation name Malawi Industrial Research and Technology
Development Centre
2.2 Organisation country of residence Malawi
2.3 Office address P.O. Box 357, Blantyre
2.4 Website address www.mirtdcmalawi.com
2.5 Main contact person Name: Cosmas Chigwe
Position: Director General
Email: mirtdc@malawi.net
Tel: +265 1 847 845/
2.6 Which year was the organisation 1993
established?
2.7 Which of the following best Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO)
describes your organisation? Faith-based Organisation (FBO)
Academic Institution / Think Tank
Select a maximum of two categories √ Other... Public Research Institution
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2,8 If you are applying as part of a consortium, please list all other organisations in the
consortium. Please note the applicant should be the lead organisation, through which all
funding would be channelled and who would operate as the main point of contact

2.9 Implementation Partner(s) List all partners that will be involved in implementing the
programme. This must include all offices of the applicant that have a role in the programme.
1) Malawi Environmental Endowment Trust (MEET)
2)

SECTION 3: INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

3.1 How did the programme originate? Who were the main stakeholders consulted in the design
of the programme to date?

3.2 Programme Summary: Outline the overall purpose, expected outputs, and main
activities of the programme.

3.3 Who will be carrying out the programme’s activities? Which other stakeholders will be
engaged with which areas of work?

3.4 What results/ impact will the programme have on the ground? For example, how many
people will the programme reach? How will this be monitored and evaluated?

3.5 What lessons have you drawn on from past experience (yours, your partners, or other
organizations) in putting together the programme? How will you help ensure that lessons
derived from the programme are taken up across the sector?

3.6 Value for Money: It is important that DFID funded programmes provide good value for
money (e.g. costs per beneficiary, % of costs on activities compared to running costs, ability
to drive down costs through effective procurement). Please explain in what ways this
funding will offer the maximum benefit for the resources requested.

SECTION 4: CAPACITY OF THE APPLICANT ORGANISATION

4.1 Experience: Please outline your experience in the areas outlined for the programme.

4.2 Funding History: Please provide a brief summary of your experience with programmes of
this size and scope

4.3 Please provide the annual income for your organisation in each of the previous 3

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 years? Please provide the average income for this period In GBP sterling. This should
be drawn from audited or approved accounts where available.
From (dd/mm/yyyy) To (dd/mm/yyyy) Annual Income
£
£
£
Average Income for £
the 3 year period

4.4 Management: Please provide a brief summary of the proposed management and
governance structures for the programme, and your management and technical capacity to
implement the programme. If based on a consortium please provide a description of
previous experience in working in a consortium, and of existing or proposed processes for
management of the consortium.

4.5 Fraud: Are you aware of any fraudulent activity within your organization within the last 5
years? How was this managed? How will you minimize the risk of fraudulent activity
occurring in future?

SECTION 5: PARTNERSHIPS
5.1 Please explain the added value that you, the applicant, will bring to this programme in
addition to managing and accessing funds.

5.2 Please provide a description of your previous experience (including the nature and length) of
working with the main partner(s), and if based on a consortium, with the consortium
members

5.3 Please provide information on your partners’, and if based on a consortium, consortium
members, role, experience and capacity to undertake this programme.

5.4 Due Diligence and Capacity Building: Please provide a brief summary of your
experience in assessing, monitoring, and supporting the building of, the capacity of
partner agencies to deliver programmes of this size and scope.