Research Concept Notes

• Country: Ethiopia
• Summary: Research Concept Notes
• ETT Ref No: 62934754
• Deadline: 28 Feb 2022
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• Tenders are invited for Research Concept Notes The RESET Plus Innovation Fund is a four-year (2019-2022) initiative, funded by the European Union and implemented by ICCO Part of Cordaid in cooperation with Fair & Sustainable Ethiopia. The fund helps social enterprises in realizing innovations that improve the livelihoods and resilience of 20,000 vulnerable people (50% women). Actions are expected to influence existing systems by introducing and adopting new and appropriate methodologies, approaches, technologies, and practices, in partnership with public and private stakeholders. The RESET Plus Innovation Fund has two components. Under component 1, the program is already supporting thirteen innovations for resilience and implementation is underway. The current Call is aimed to identify and support outstanding research concept notes under component 2. Types of research eligible for financial support The type of research activities under the financial support should comprise credible designs and approaches with the potential to influence systems. Activities under the financial support shall take into account the following important aspects: Action research shall be conducted on a single research topic and will cover multiple innovation projects, currently supported by the RESET Plus Innovation Fund, and will therefore cover multiple geographical areas. The action research shall capture essential lessons that contribute to an evidence-base on how innovations can influence systems in resilience-building, Opportunities for future actions shall be identified and recommended for innovative resilience-building initiatives, The research activities shall result in recommendations for the existing innovators and their activities, Researchers will publish their reports on prominent research websites, make summary versions available online using their own or consortia websites, the EU Delegation and social media. They will also present their findings at the innovation fair where several relevant stakeholders are attending. Research topics The research topics for the financial support are limited and restricted to the thematic areas of 13 innovative initiatives, financially supported by the RESET Plus Innovation Fund. The following research topics are priority areas. Research Topic 1: Best practices on adoption of new technologies and systems by beneficiary communities and local stakeholders. (No. of related innovation projects for resilience: 5) Research Topic 2: Approaches to the enhancement of ownership of community assets to reduce inefficiencies in the use of assets. (No. of related innovation projects for resilience: 4) Research Topic 3: Promotion of inclusive practices and the benefits of doing so, for building resilient and sustainable market systems. (No. of related innovation projects for resilience: 5) Research Topic 4: Best practices of inter-sectoral cooperation and collaborative engagement for systems change. (No. of related innovation projects for resilience: 4) Research Topic 5: The benefits of using value addition innovations for household income improvement, and its contribution to livelihoods upstream the value chain. (No. of related innovation projects for resilience: 5) Research Topic 6: Women and youth empowerment initiatives and their contribution to resilience-building. (All 13 projects, with a focus on women and youth participation)
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