Deadline: 6 September 2017
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) is inviting women civil society organizations (CSOs)/women’s CSO networks and platforms, organizations representing minority women, women with disability and/or other disadvantaged groups of women to submit proposals to contribute to ending violence against women focusing on areas such as availability and quality of service provision for women and girls subject to violence against women, with a focus on women belonging to marginalized groups.
Priorities
Priority will be given to:
- Women’s CSOs/ Women’s CSOs network and platforms that have specialized knowledge, expertise and track record of working in women’s human rights and ending VAWG;
- Women’s CSOs/ Women’s CSOs network and platforms with track record in working in service provision to survivors of VAW and domestic violence, referral mechanisms and multi-sectoral coordination
Grant Information
- Minimum budget of the proposal should be EUR 55.000 and the maximum should not exceed the amount of EUR 60.000.
- The project implementation should start tentatively in October 2017 and finish in December 2019.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Call for Implementing Partners is open to registered CSOs working in BiH.
- Applications are encouraged particularly from women’s and human rights organizations.
- Each application can only be submitted by a single organization.
- Proposals from more than one organization or entity must clearly indicate which organization will take lead responsibility for project management and contractual obligations.
- Transfer of funds by the Applicant Organization to UN Agencies, private sector entities, International NGOs and International Organizations will not be allowed.
- UN Women will sign contracts with and disburse funds to the applicant organization only.
- Eligible organizations currently partnering with UN Women may apply under this call for proposals.
Evaluation Criteria
Proposals passing the eligibility criteria (see above) will be scored against the following:
- Relevance of the proposal: quality of the context analysis; and pertinence of the proposed activities against expected results
- Implementation strategies: linking local implementation to national, regional and international commitments; utilizing a rights-based approach; using strategic partnerships; and engaging marginalized groups;
- Added value elements : previous work on service provision to survivors of VAW and domestic violence, referral mechanisms and multi-sectoral coordination;
- Budget Proposal
- Innovative approaches
How to Apply
All required application documents must be submitted at the address given on the website.
Eligible Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina
For more information, please visit Call for Proposals.