Call for Proposals: Pan African Action Plan for Active Mobility

The Pan African Action Plan for Active Mobility (PAAPAM), led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), seeks Africa-based organizations to implement sustainable mobility initiatives in Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, and Morocco. This call for proposals invites partners to support the Global Programme for Sustainable Mobility, promoting walking, cycling, and equitable transport policies. For submission guidelines, visit africatraininginstitute.org.

Objective: Advancing the Pan African Action Plan for Active Mobility

The objective is to identify Africa-based organizations as implementing partners for the Pan African Action Plan for Active Mobility, supporting technical assistance, capacity building, and advocacy in Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, and other African countries. Partners will contribute to PAAPAM’s delivery framework, fostering low- and zero-emission mobility, improving air quality, and promoting gender inclusion.

Project Background

Despite the benefits of walking and cycling, investments in safe infrastructure have been insufficient across Africa. The Kigali Forum in 2022 initiated consultations for the Pan African Action Plan for Active Mobility, followed by bilateral meetings and sub-regional sessions in 2024. These engagements, involving thousands of individuals and hundreds of organizations, identified three core action areas: creating safe places to walk and cycle, advocating for active mobility users, and embedding walking and cycling into policy and investment processes. PAAPAM, launched in 2025, provides a 10-year framework to prioritize active mobility, with UNEP securing funding to support its implementation in five countries and regionally.

Project Description: Implementing PAAPAM

This call invites organizations to collaborate with UNEP’s Share the Road Programme to implement the Pan African Action Plan for Active Mobility. Activities include technical assistance in Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, and Morocco, as well as regional advocacy and capacity building. Specific tasks include:

1. Analyzing policies, stakeholders, and fiscal frameworks for active mobility.
2. Identifying capacity gaps and training needs.
3. Developing or revising city/national active mobility policies aligned with PAAPAM.
4. Coordinating local workshops, study tours, and stakeholder meetings.
5. Creating knowledge products like policy briefs and technical guidelines, emphasizing gender and inclusion.
6. Providing technical assistance to local and national agencies.
7. Developing a regional monitoring and evaluation framework.
8. Establishing regional hubs/task forces.
9. Coordinating PAAPAM’s delivery framework.

Focus Areas for Active Mobility

Partners will support PAAPAM’s goals of creating safe walking and cycling environments, advocating for users, and integrating active mobility into policy and investment frameworks, ensuring equity and inclusion.

Project Requirements

• Complete the five-step application process, including registration on the UN Partner Portal.
• Demonstrate technical expertise, past experience, and financial capacity.
• Show project management capabilities and local expertise in Africa.
• Submit applications via the template at Google Docs.

Submission Details

• Responsible Officer: Janene Tuniz
• Implementation Start Date: 1 August 2025
• Implementation End Date: 30 June 2028
• Submission Deadline: 16 June 2025
• Notification Date: 31 July 2025

Submit proposals via the application template at Google Docs. For more information on the Pan African Action Plan for Active Mobility, visit africatraininginstitute.org.