Call for Proposals: Running of UN Women’s Resilience and Empowerment Centers in Jordan

Deadline: 1-Nov-23

This call seeks proposals that can support UN Women’s initiative to ensure that Syrian women refugees are better served by humanitarian action and resilience-building initiatives in Jordan through the running of the existing Oasis centers in Za’atari and Azraq camps (three in Za’atari and one in Azraq).

The Call is open to International Non-Governmental Organisations (INGOs, registered in Jordan) and local Civil Society Organisations (CSO). The successful Responsible Party will have a deep understanding of enhancing empowerment, protection and resilience of crisis-affected women.

UN Women welcomes proposals that include the running of Oasis centers in both or either camp (three Oasis centers in Za’atari and one Oasis center in Azraq). If the proposal includes the running of Oasis centers for both camps, the costs should be broken down per camp.

The overall goal of the project is that more Syrian women refugees are better served by humanitarian action and resilience-building initiatives in Jordan.

Outputs and Activities

• More specifically the project objectives will be met through the achievement of the following outputs and activities:
  • Secure livelihoods opportunities provided via cash for work that graduates into sustainable employment opportunities whether through job placement, entrepreneurship, or work permit applications.
    • Output 1: Women in refugee camps benefit from livelihood and economic opportunities, which include skills development.
    • Indicator: Number of women and men directly accessing cash for work in camp Oases.
    • Target: 800 IBV’s annually (10 percent men and 13% people with disability); age (18-45)
      • Activity 1: Develop and roll out a comprehensive intervention package including livelihoods and leadership skills
      • Activity 2: Day-to-day running of the centers. The caravans and current furniture/assets in the centers are provided by UN Women for the use of the partner for the project duration.
      • Activity 3: Managing the participant selection process (following UN Women online application form and UNHCR inter-agency SoPs) for comprehensive livelihoods programming consisting of remunerated cash-for-work activities and unremunerated skill building activities.
      • Activity 4: Recruitment and payment of incentive-based volunteers.
      • Activity 5: Provide livelihood skill training to IBVs/participants (using IBV trainers or external trainers as suitable) within the different trades (and provide them with graduation certificates.
      • Activity 6: Manage the production of 350 baby kits monthly for IMC and JIHAS health clinics in camps, and other responsible agency.
      • Activity 7: Produce other marketable items in the center.
      • Activity 8: Provide day care for children (0-3 and 3-5) plus after school program for primary school children in place.
      • Activity 9: Organize regular physical and mental health activities.
      • Activity 10: Facilitate and support women to access long-term livelihood opportunities in/ outside the camps.
      • Activity 11: civic engagement and leaderships initiatives for women including engagement of men on social issues.
  • Gender based violence prevention, protection and awareness raising services.
    • Output 2: Women in refugee camps have access to protection mechanisms, including those that prevent and address Gender-Based Violence (GBV)
    • Indicator: Number of women and girls who attended awareness raising sessions through Oases in camps.
    • Target: 1,000 annually
    • Indicator: Number of women and girls who accessed counselling services, GBV referrals, legal aid and other life saving services and information through Oases in camps.
    • Target: 100 annually
      • Activity 1: Conduct protection/gender awareness sessions for IBVs/participants (including utilizing UN Women facilitation guide covering topics of GEEWG, human rights, GBV, Child protection, PSEA, AAP)
      • Activity 2: Conduct other awareness sessions as relevant in coordination with other external stakeholders
      • Activity 3: Provide PFA counselling and safe referral support to protection cases and GBV survivors.
      • Activity 4: Having a well/-functioning and accessible AAP mechanism in place to complement UN Women’s AAP mechanism for all Oasis centers.
      • Activity 5: Organize regular physical and mental health activities.
    • Any additional innovative suggestions or activities that fall under the scope of each output will be considered as optional but are welcomed.
    • Other activities will take place in the center through other UN Women’s partners (entrepreneurships trainings, and second chance education trainings). UN Women will ensure the coordination between the parties involved.

Funding Information

• The budget range for this proposal should be between 1-1.5 million USD (708,000 JOD-1,062,000 JOD), as per the below distribution:
  • Zaatari Refugee camp (1 million USD equal to 708,000 JOD), AND;
  • Azraq Refugee camp (500,000 USD equal to 354,000 JOD).

Timeframe

• Start date and end date for completion of required services/results
  • Upon signature of contract for a duration of 12 months.

Competencies

• UN Women Jordan seeks to partner with an International or national non-governmental organizations (NGO) registered in Jordan to carry out the activities metioned above . It is possible to apply for this or responsible parties can subcontract with others. Proponents may use the services of sub-contractors or sub-partners to partially perform the work except if the proponent is providing grant-making work. The proponent’s Technical Proposal shall indicate clearly if the proponent is intending to use sub-contractors or sub-partners and their names. If it is not possible to include the names of sub-partners and sub-contractors in the proposal, the names must be submitted to UN Women as soon as possible.  The partner(s) (and any subcontracting parties) must have the following technical and functional competencies:
  • Reputation of Organization and Staff:
    • Documented successful track record (for newly formed organizations, the personnel to be assigned to the UN Women project should have a proven track record of five years in the subject field).
    • A proven commitment to results (able to provide records of successful projects).
    • Proven credibility in terms of working towards gender equality, women’s socio-economic rights, protection and empowerment in crisis context.
    • Proven ability to implement humanitarian response and life-saving activities.
  • General Organizational Capability:
    • Ability to convene a wide range of stakeholders, generating trust through participatory methods that ensures inclusivity and equal involvement of all parties concerned.
    • Track record of working with local authorities and actors, civil society, UN, and other multilateral or bilateral actors.
    • Record and evidence of organizational culture of accountability, such as a written code of conduct, measures on anticorruption, protection against sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment policy.
    • A track record of delivering quality and timely project results, as well as communicating on any challenges or delays.
    • Ability to seek alternative ways to carry out activities in order to avoid risks.
  • Organizational expertise in the area of specified program:
    • Evidence on previous experience in successful management of projects of the same nature and similar to the Oasis centers. Track record on delivering activities focusing on livelihoods skill training, cash-based interventions, GBV services, psychosocial support, relief distributions, education and other lifesaving services and resilience, protection and empowerment initiatives for women.
    • Strong proven evidence in providing the above-mentioned services for women and girls with diverse ages, disabilities, socio-economical, educational, cultural and geographical backgrounds, skills and ambitions.
    • Proven compliance and capacities to implement according to the Inter-agency standing committee (IASC) minimum standards on GBV in emergencies, protection, protection against sexual exploitation and abuse, accountability to affected populations, child protection and core humanitarian principles
    • Grassroot presence in Za’atari and/or Azraq camps
  • Accountability and Financial Control:
    • A functioning internal control framework and process to deliver quality and timely project results.
    • Strong monitoring and evaluation mechanism.

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