UN Women: Strengthening Institutional Mechanisms that Contribute to Reducing Gender-Based Violence

Deadline: 2 October 2016

The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) is seeking proposals from civil society organizations for a program entitled “Standards and Engagement for Ending Violence against Women and Domestic Violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina” that aim to strengthen institutional mechanisms that contribute to reducing gender-based violence focusing on establishing a comprehensive and sustainable rehabilitative work with perpetrators of domestic violence.

Focus Areas

Analysis of the situation in the area of treatment programs for perpetrators of domestic violence in BiH (including but not limited to existing national and international commitments, good practices, lessons learned, gaps in the provision of treatment programs);
Development and deployment of model(s) of treatment work with perpetrators of domestic violence in BiH at the local level (including but not limited to the definition of the roles and responsibilitites of all stakeholders involved in the treatment programs, trainings of service providers, piloting of the model);
Advocacy activities and policy change (focused on ensuring the sustainability of the implementation of the treatment programs for perpetrators of domestic violence).

Funding Information

The total value of a project under this component should not exceed 100.000 BAM.

Eligibility Criteria

The Call for Implementing Partnersis opened to registered civil society organizations working in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Applications are encouraged particularly from women’s and human rights organizations.
Priority will be given to organizations that:
- Propose a comprehensive
- Organizations demonstrating coordination and endorsement of the proposed intervention by gender mechanisms and other relevant public institutions
- Have a strong advocacy component
- Focus on ensuring sustainability of the results

How to Apply