[{"bbox": [85, 164, 708, 196], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [85, 229, 382, 259], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [97, 274, 1083, 301], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country"}, {"bbox": [85, 316, 510, 346], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [97, 362, 1134, 442], "category": "Text", "text": "The indicative operational implementation period of this action, during which the activities described in section 3 will be carried out and the corresponding contracts and agreements implemented, is 60 months from the date of entry into force of the financing agreement."}, {"bbox": [97, 468, 1134, 521], "category": "Text", "text": "Extensions of the implementation period may be agreed by the Commission's responsible authorising officer by amending this Financing Decision and the relevant contracts and agreements."}, {"bbox": [85, 562, 697, 592], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation of the Budget Support Component"}, {"bbox": [85, 607, 132, 630], "category": "Text", "text": "N.A."}, {"bbox": [85, 653, 440, 683], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [97, 712, 1132, 789], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission will ensure that the EU appropriate rules and procedures for providing financing to third parties are respected, including review procedures, where appropriate, and compliance of the action with EU restrictive measures¹⁹."}, {"bbox": [85, 818, 425, 844], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1 Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [97, 860, 384, 886], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Grants: (direct management)**"}, {"bbox": [97, 913, 355, 939], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(a) Purpose of the grant(s)**"}, {"bbox": [97, 965, 1134, 1099], "category": "Text", "text": "This part entails mainly the achievement of Specific Objective 1 (Improve natural resource management and reduce human-wildlife conflict (HWC) with the participation of local communities, including women), while some specific activities could be related to Specific Objective 2 (Increase resilience of targeted local communities, particularly women and youth in all their diversities, through livelihood diversification and entrepreneurship opportunities reducing vulnerability to environmental and climate risks and disasters)"}, {"bbox": [97, 1125, 401, 1151], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(b) Type of applicants targeted**"}, {"bbox": [97, 1164, 803, 1190], "category": "Text", "text": "The potential grant applicants are Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs)."}, {"bbox": [85, 1218, 577, 1244], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.2 Indirect Management with an entrusted entity"}, {"bbox": [97, 1272, 1134, 1325], "category": "Text", "text": "A part of this action may be implemented in indirect management with an entrusted entity. The envisaged entity will be selected using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [135, 1337, 1134, 1416], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Proven experience in the implementation of resilience programmes including a disaster risk management component in Zimbabwe at district levels in the last 10 years, and proved capacity to operate in several districts simultaneously."}, {"bbox": [135, 1430, 756, 1456], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Sound financial experience managing multi-donor programmes."}, {"bbox": [135, 1468, 1134, 1518], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Effective linkages with relevant ministries and government offices, including Rural District Councils in Zimbabwe."}, {"bbox": [85, 1573, 1144, 1646], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁹ www.sanctionsmap.eu. Please note that the sanctions map is an IT tool for identifying the sanctions regimes. The source of the sanctions stems from legal acts published in the Official Journal (OJ). In case of discrepancy between the published legal acts and the updates on the website it is the OJ version that prevails."}, {"bbox": [1027, 1682, 1142, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 26 of 31"}]