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Call for bids: addressing and tackling modern slavery in Malaysia

The British High Commission in Kuala Lumpur is inviting project proposals for the 2021 to 2022 International Programme Fund (IPF).

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This call for bids is for project proposals that focus on tackling modern slavery (as defined by the ILO forced labour indicators) in Malaysia, especially in relation to migrant workers employed in the manufacturing sector.

Objectives

We are particularly interested in project proposals that:

  • improve co-operation between policy makers, civil society and the private sector, helping raise standards and enforcement of those standards
  • improve third-party auditing and due diligence within supply chains
  • strengthen support networks for migrant workers affected by modern slavery

Projects overview

Projects will run from August 2021 to January 2022, with no expectation of funding beyond this period. See [Withdrawn] budget guidance (ODT, 12.6 KB) for more information. The maximum budget allocated for projects is £20,000.

Assessment criteria

Bids will be assessed against the following criteria:

  • alignment with objectives
  • achievable outcomes within the funding period
  • project design with clear monitoring and evaluation procedures
  • risk and financial accountability procedures
  • organisation’s safeguarding policies ensuring protection of beneficiaries
  • overall value for money

How to submit bids

Send your project proposals using [Withdrawn] project proposal form above £10k (ODT, 61.5 KB) and [Withdrawn] activity based budget template (ODS, 10.3 KB) to kl.political@fco.gov.uk by 11:59pm on 23 July 2021. All applicants will be notified of the outcome by 31 July 2021.

Published 6 July 2021
Last updated 7 July 2021 + show all updates
  1. Entry deadline extended to 23 July 2021.

  2. First published.