Within the framework of the Pathways for Better Education and Livelihoods Programme, a 4-years (2024 – 2027) grant supporting "Displacement-affected young people to continue their education and/or increase their income for improved wellbeing”, The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is currently seeking expressions of interest from Research partner/s, preferably an academic institution, to carry out a Participatory Action Research on the innovative pilot Grassroots Youth Education and Livelihoods Funding Mechanism.
Through funding and mentoring to community-based actors and young people, NRC aims at strengthening youth participation and community systems to ensure their ownership and leadership of the program.
The main research questions are:
1. How can NRC adapt its strategic and operational approach to ensure that the Grassroots Funding Mechanism is relevant, participatory and effective in its support to local actors?
2. To what extent is the Grassroots Funding Mechanism and the supported local actors’ initiatives contributing to the overall programme objective of supporting ‘displacement-affected young people to continue their education and/or increase their income for improved wellbeing’?
Detailed information on eligible bidders and offer requirements are set out in the Invitation to Bid (ITB) NRC-EDU-Participatory Action Research-ITB-2025-001.
Submission deadline is 1 September 2025 at 17:30 CET.
