Deadline: 22-Jun-20
UN Women has announced a call for proposals for Nepal comprehensive relief package for women and excluded groups in the COVID-19 context.
Objectives
The initiative will support 500 women and excluded groups per province, with the aim to:
- Address women’s practical needs as the crisis evolves – in terms of food and non-food items.
- Address specific gender-based vulnerabilities/barriers such as gender-based violence, unpaid and care work, and lack of access to information, services and resources.
- Strengthen women’s networks for political engagement and advocacy to challenge deep seated gender discriminatory norms and harmful practices.
Expected Outputs
- Excluded groups have strengthened leadership capacity, voice and agency to demand accountability and transparency for inclusive governance and access to justice at the federal and local levels advancing the implementation of SDG 5 and 16.
- Indicator – Number of women from excluded women’s group (female headed household and other excluded groups) who received comprehensive relief package and livelihood support.
Targeted Groups
- The initiative should target 500 people from excluded groups per province. This can include sexual and gender minorities, single women, adolescent women and girls, women with disabilities, women living with HIV/AIDS, pregnant and lactating women, Muslim women, indigenous women, Dalit women, Ethnic women, women migrant workers and returnees, sex workers, domestic workers, trafficked women, homeless/destitute women, women involved in wage work and daily labour, including home-based workers, , women street vendors, waste pickers, conflict affected women
Geographic Locations
The initiative will be rolled out on a pilot basis in eight LGUs in four different provinces (2, 3, 5 and 7) in collaboration with women’s organizations, initially targeting 500 women and gender and sexual minorities in each province. The rationale for selection of LGUs and districts should be included in the proposal. To avoid duplication with UN Women’s ongoing initiatives the following LGUs in provinces 2 and 7 should not be included in the proposal:
- Dhanusa: Dhanusadham and Mithila
- Sarlahi: Malangawa
- Kailali: Bhajani, Godawari, Gauriganga, Ghodaghodi
Timeframe
- Six months – July 2020 to December 2020
Principles
The implementation of the proposed activities should be guided by the following principles.
- Result based programme management
- Human rights-based approach
- Cultural diversity, social inclusion and gender sensitivity
- Strategic partnership
- Knowledge sharing and resource mobilization
- Do not Harm
Eligibility Criteria
- Proven technical competencies in application of human rights-based and feminist approaches to advance gender equality and for ensuring their voices and needs as rights-holders.
- Demonstrable organizational experience of forming and supporting networks of excluded groups, including in the specific provinces.
- Sound knowledge and technical expertise on gender in humanitarian action.
- Demonstrable experience in implementing programmes on gender equality and women’s empowerment, and in formulating result-oriented programme, monitoring programme based on indicators and quality reporting.
- Proven organizational experience in building strategic partnerships, connections and networks with relevant partners, including government agencies, community based organizations, CSOs at the provincial local level.
- Demonstrable commitment to working with women, girls, other genders that are economically, socially, culturally, or otherwise excluded, excluded and/or marginalized.
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