CEPF
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
RIT MADIO
Regional Implementation Team
Madagascar Indian Ocean Islands Biodiversity Hotspot
Founded in 2000, the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) is a joint initiative of l’Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Conservation International, the European Union, the Fondation Hans Wilsdorf, the Global Environment Facility, the Government of Japan and the World Bank. A fundamental goal is to ensure civil society is engaged in biodiversity conservation.
Program activities are taking place in Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius and the Seychelles.
RIT TRAINING
MADAGASCAR (6th to 9th September 2022)
Training of the MADIO Biodiversity Hotspot RIT Team by CEPF.
Led by IUCN NL, the RIT comprises of FORENA (Mauritius), SAF FJKM (Madagascar), Initiative Developpement (Comoros) and SEYCCAT (Seychelles)
CEPF Grievance Mechanism
MADIO* Biodiversity Hotspot
(*MADIO stands for Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands. The biodiversity hotspot includes Madagascar, Comoros, Seychelles and Mauritius)
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) abides by a set of procedures regarding Grievances from Grantees, Local Communities, Stakeholders and Regional Implementation Teams (RIT).
For the MADIO Biodiversity Hotspot, the RIT is led by IUCN NL and is constituted of a consortium of organisations for each member country.
Within the RIT consortium, Fondation Ressources et Nature (FORENA) represents the Republic of Mauritius.
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In case of any grievance:
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For local interrogations and minor mediation, an email can be sent to FORENA within 15 days of an issue being brought to the attention of the Grantee: info@forena.mu
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For RIT level grievances (such as questions regarding Grant Selection Processes, issues around safeguards and so on), an email can be sent to the RIT directly: cepfproposals@icun.nl
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For all other situations, Grievance Mechanism procedures of the CEPF are fully described in the Operation Manual, which also includes contacts for the Grievance Mechanisms of Donors such as the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD))
The Operation Manual can be downloaded here:
2022-2027 Funding Cycle
1st Call for Proposal - Closed on the 2nd February 2023
Following the First Call for Proposal , 4 Mauritian CSOs have been selected (2 Large Grants and 2 Small Grants).
Two Small Grant Contracts were signed on the 8th August 2023. The Large Grant contracts were signed once all safeguards were addressed and projects reviewed in a collaborative manner between the CEPF and the future grantees.
2022-2027 Funding Cycle
2nd Call for Proposal - Closed 1st August 2023
The process of review of Letters of Inquiry for Large Grants by the RIT started mid-August 2023. The RIT review is proposed to CEPF for final selection of potential grantees who will be called upon to propose a detailed LOI and give detailed information to CEPF.
ONLINE INFORMATION SESSION
Watch the video on YouTube and download the PDF.
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An online information session concerning the Call for LOI for Small Grants was held on the 24th August 2023.
The video can be consulted on Youtube: https://youtu.be/8k8dzdqEw6U
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Click on the PDF icon to consult the presentation shown during the Information Session.