Call for proposals-Gender-responsive communication, community engagement and feedback mechanism (UNW-AP-NPL-CFP-2021-008)

Submission deadline: 15 September 2021

This initiative seeks to: enhance access to information related to COVID-19 and other disasters from gender and social inclusion lens for diverse women and excluded groups for effective preparedness, response and recovery; track, trace and address rumours in COVID-19 contet and provide correct information to women and excluded groups as an effective risk communication strategy; and enhance capacities of journalists to develop gender responsive media content in COVID-19 context.

Contact information

Contact person's name: Ashma Shrestha

Email address: ashma.shrestha (at)unwomen.org

Tel: +01 5523200

Call for Proposals to support the establishment of a regional grant-making entity and the capacity building of CSOs in Central Asia and Afghanistan

Submission deadline: 20 August 2021

Spotlight Initiative Regional Programme for Central Asia and Afghanistan will identify potential Responsible Parties that will 1) build capacity of the selected CSO on requirements for grant-making procedures, provide technical support to develop strategies for resource mobilization and use of alternative funding mechanisms; and 2) provide capacity building of other CSOs in the six countries to fully participate in the regional women’s movement building.

Contact information

  • Contact person’s name: Aitzhamal Mansurova
  • Email address: [ Click to reveal ]
  • Telephone (including country code): +77778140078

Call for Proposals to implement actions in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine aimed at overcoming and addressing gender stereotypes and discriminatory social norms through behavioral change at the individual and community levels

Submission deadline: 08 September 2021

This is a second round of the Call for Proposals that address civil society organizations of six Eastern Partnership countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine) promoting gender equality, women’s empowerment, prevention and combating gender-based violence. The proposals are expected to suggest continuation of the initiatives started during the first round of the Call for Proposals, announced in 2020, or to suggest new initiatives that will contribute to tackling and combating gender stereotypes and adverse social norms as the underlying causes of gender inequality and violence against women as its most pervasive form. The initiatives, supported through this Call for Proposals, will be complementary to the activities implemented by UN Women and UNFPA under the joint project “EU 4 Gender Equality: Together against gender stereotypes and gender-based violence" project, funded by the European Union” in six project countries.

Contact information

  • Contact person’s name: Olga Osaulenko
  • Email address: [ Click to reveal ]
  • Telephone (including country code): N/A

Call for proposals-Pathways from trauma to empowerment – fostering social norms change through storytelling and collective mobilization (UNW-AP-NPL-CFP-2021-007)

Submission deadline: 26 August 2021

This initiative seeks to: address women and excluded group's practical needs and gender-based vulnerabilities to enable them to meet their immediate socio-economic needs in the COVID-19 context; enhance their capacity, voice and agency to understand and internalize the issues of gender equality and social inclusion; strengthen their economic security, providing sustainable livelihood opportunities, and support collective mobilization for leadership, movement building and advocacy for social norm change.

Contact information

Contact person's name: Ashma Shrestha

Email address: ashma.shrestha (at)unwomen.org

Tel: +9779851109289

Call for proposals: Producing awareness raising products on GBV related services and supporting the Iraqi Government in the development of the communication strategy for the Iraqi National Action Plan (NAP)

Submission deadline: 26 August 2021

UN Women Iraq and Yemen Cluster Office welcomes proposals for partnerships to achieve results under the following outcome/output areas:

  1. Impact Area 4 / SP Outcome 5: Women and girls contribute and have greater influence in building sustainable peace and resilience and benefit equally from the prevention of natural disasters and conflicts and from humanitarian action.
  2. Outcome 4.2.1: A conducive environment is enabled, and national institutions supported, to ensure validation, endorsement and implementation of a National Action Plan on UNSCR 1325
  3. Output 4.1.3: Women and girls at risk and SGBV survivors have access to comprehensive redress, including justice, appropriate health and psychological support services

Reference number: CFP/IRQ/2021/4


Contact information

  • Contact person name:Teresa Salvadoretti
  • E-mail address: [ Click to reveal ]
  • Telephone (including country code): +9647502688359

Documents

Call for proposals: Producing a brief on Violence Against Women in politics in Local governance (VAWP) in Libya

Submission deadline: 01 September 2021

The CFP subject study will provide a more in-depth exploration of violence experienced by elected women municipal council members, as well as a contextual understanding of those experiences. In developing knowledge around VAWP in Libya, And creating a foundation of data and frameworks through which to contextualize and make sense of VAWP experienced by women municipal council members.

Reference number: CFP/LB/2021/1


Contact information

  • Contact person name: Inaam Elbasir
  • E-mail address: [ Click to reveal ]
  • Telephone (including country code): +218910530151

Documents

Call for proposals-Strengthening community safety nets and feminist movement building in the COVID-19 context (UNW-AP-NPL- CFP-2021-06)

Submission deadline: 13 August 2021

The proposed initiative is aimed at strengthening the resilience capacity of women and excluded groups, by mobilizing and organizing them through networks, and building their collective leadership capacity to address the myriad impacts of the pandemic. The intervention is focused on seven province in Nepal.

Contact information

Contact person's name: Rachana Bhattarai

Email address: rachana.bhattarai (at)unwomen.org

Tel: +977-015523200

Call for proposals-Implementing Partner for FLIGHT (UNW-CFP-IND30-2021-003)

Submission deadline: 16 August 2021

UN Women seeks the services of a civil society organization working with community-based organizations of women from the most marginalized communities scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, minorities, survivors of rape and violence, survivors of trafficking, disabled, women headed households to strengthen their opportunities for digital/professional/vocational skills and employment. The proponent organization is expected to submit a proposal to contribute to all the three outputs of the Project. The selected organization will be responsible for implementation of the FLIGHT Project outcomes and outputs.

Contact information

Contact person's name: Madhulika Madhulika

Email address: madhulika.singh (at)unwomen.org

Tel: +91 8800288522

Call for proposals-Resilient Economies and Protection for Vulnerable and Excluded Groups (UNW-AP-PAK-CFP-2021-003)

Submission deadline: 13 August 2021

The proposed project “Resilient Economies and Protection for Vulnerable and Excluded Groups” is an innovative approach that focuses on reducing the Economic vulnerability of women in the Covid-19 crisis situation by creating linkages to social protection schemes, improving household food security and income replacement opportunities. With women and girls as the main targeted beneficiaries, the project activities will benefit refugee families and host communities at large. The project will ensure that the assistance is targeted to the women HBWs and the women farmers considering gender equality and social/disability inclusion in leaving no one behind (LNOB). UN Women will provide funding for innovative and catalytic initiatives focusing on the above-mentioned community level initiatives in three districts of Balochistan namely Quetta, Pishin and Lasbela.

Contact information

Contact person's name: Fareeha Ummar, Portfolio Manager

Email address: fareeha.ummar (at)unwomen.org

Tel: +92-346-8502113

Call for proposals-Resilient Economies and Protection for Vulnerable and Excluded Groups (UNW-AP-PAK-CFP-2021-002)

Submission deadline: 13 August 2021

The proposed project “Resilient Economies and Protection for Vulnerable and Excluded Groups” is an innovative approach that focuses on reducing the Economic vulnerability of women in the Covid-19 crisis situation by creating linkages to social protection schemes, improving household food security and income replacement opportunities. With women and girls as the main targeted beneficiaries, the project activities will benefit refugee families and host communities at large. The project will ensure that the assistance is targeted to the women HBWs and the women farmers considering gender equality and social/disability inclusion in leaving no one behind (LNOB). UN Women will provide funding for innovative and catalytic initiatives focusing on the above-mentioned community level initiatives in three districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa namely Peshawar, Swabi and Kurram.

Contact information

Contact person's name: Fareeha Ummar, Portfolio Manager

Email address: fareeha.ummar (at)unwomen.org

Tel: +92-346-8502113