UN Women CFPs: Migration and Gender Equality Survey (South Africa)

Deadline: 19-Feb-2026

UN Women South Africa invites organizations to partner with Statistics South Africa to implement a gender-responsive migration survey. The project aims to generate sex-disaggregated data on migrant women’s experiences, informing safe, rights-based, and gender-sensitive migration policies. The total budget for the assignment is USD 49,999.

Overview

UN Women South Africa, in collaboration with Statistics South Africa, is seeking qualified organizations to adapt and implement a gender-responsive survey on migration. The survey will generate critical data on the lived experiences of migrant women, particularly in South Africa, where evidence-based, gender-sensitive migration policies are limited due to insufficient sex-disaggregated data.

Objectives of the Assignment

The assignment focuses on:

• Gender equality and women’s rights in migration

• Collection of sex-disaggregated data and gender statistics

• Ensuring safety and protection of migrant women

• Implementing ethical and trauma-informed data collection practices

• Survey tool adaptation and contextualization

• Training interviewers on gender-sensitive methodologies

• Identification and engagement of migrant populations, including regular and irregular migrants

• Conducting quality-assured data collection

• Generating evidence to inform gender-responsive migration policies and programs

Context and Rationale

Migration is a deeply gendered process, presenting both opportunities and risks for women:

• Opportunities include increased agency, independence, and economic empowerment

• Risks include exposure to sexual and gender-based violence, trafficking, exploitation, and barriers to accessing services, especially for irregular migrants
  UN Women’s Making Migration Safe for Women programme, funded by the Government of Germany, aims to ensure migration to, from, through, and back to South Africa is safe, rights-based, and gender-sensitive.

Funding Details

• Total budget: USD 49,999

• Funding covers activities including survey adaptation, pre-testing, sampling, interviewer training, and data collection

Roles and Responsibilities of the Selected Organization

The organization will:

1. Review and finalize survey questionnaires for gender and contextual relevance

2. Develop a Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) application

3. Design and implement a sampling plan identifying high-migrant-density areas

4. Pre-test survey tools to ensure clarity, safety, and ethical compliance

5. Conduct face-to-face interviews with migrant women, using trained female interviewers proficient in relevant languages

6. Ensure all ethical, trauma-informed, and safety standards are strictly followed

7. Collaborate closely with Statistics South Africa throughout the project

Who is Eligible?

• Qualified organizations with experience in gender-responsive research and survey implementation

• Organizations must demonstrate capacity to manage ethical, trauma-informed fieldwork and handle sensitive data

• Must adhere to UN Women’s principles of equality, non-discrimination, and women’s empowerment

How the Survey Works

1. Survey Adaptation: Tailoring questionnaires to local context and gender considerations

2. Sampling Plan: Identifying areas with high migrant populations

3. Pre-Testing: Piloting tools to ensure clarity and safety

4. Interviewer Training: Preparing female interviewers on ethics, language, and trauma-informed approaches

5. Data Collection: Conducting face-to-face interviews with migrant women

6. Analysis and Reporting: Ensuring high-quality, actionable data for policy-making

FAQs

1. Who can apply? Qualified organizations with experience in gender-responsive research and survey implementation.
2. What is the purpose of the survey? To generate sex-disaggregated data on migrant women’s experiences, informing safe, rights-based, gender-sensitive migration policies.
3. What is the total budget? USD 49,999.
4. Are individual researchers eligible? No, only organizations may submit proposals.
5. Which populations will the survey target? Migrant women in both regular and irregular migration situations.
6. What standards must be followed? Ethical, trauma-informed, and safety standards throughout data collection.
7. Who will implement and oversee the survey? The selected organization, in close collaboration with Statistics South Africa, with oversight from UN Women South Africa.

Conclusion

The UN Women South Africa Gender-Responsive Migration Survey offers organizations an opportunity to produce critical evidence on migrant women’s experiences and contribute to gender-sensitive policy and program development. By implementing ethical, inclusive, and trauma-informed data collection, the initiative strengthens the understanding of migration dynamics and enhances the safety, rights, and empowerment of women in South Africa.

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