Deadline: 15-May-2022
The Women’s Peace & Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) has announced its latest Call for Proposals in Sudan to enhance the role of civil society organizations in advocating for and ensuring the local implementation of WPS commitments, accelerate women’s leadership in peace building, and strengthen the capacity of local organizations working on gender-specific issues in conflict and crisis contexts.
The focus of this WPHF call for proposals will be on promoting an enabling environment for WPS and conflict resolution. Special attention will be provided to applicationssupporting women and girls multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination, such as those marginalized and excluded due to poverty, ethnicity, disability, age, geography, migratory status, HIV status, among others, which is in clear alignment with the 2030 Agenda and the principle of leaving no one behind.
Goal
The overall goal of the WPHF’s theory of change is to contribute to peaceful and gender equal societies. Achievement of this goal will require that women are empowered to participate in, contribute to, and benefit from conflict prevention, crisis response, peacebuilding, and recovery.
Funding Information
The Call for proposals aims at responding to the needs of local women’s organizations in fragile settings, with two funding streams:
- Programmatic funding from 30,000 USD to 200,000 USD:
- To finance programmatic activities of civil society organizations working to:
- Enhance the role of civil society organizations in advocating for and ensuring accountability on WPS commitments.
- Increase representation and leadership of women in formal and informal peace processes and/or the implementation of peace agreements.
- Institutional funding from 2,500 USD to 30,000 USD:
- To reinforce the institutional capacity of local civil society organizations working on the implementation of the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda in Sudan to ensure they are able to sustain themselves and to improve their impact.
Duration: All civil society organizations can apply for a maximum of 2-year grants.
Geographical Focus
Projects should be implemented in the following location(s):
- Two Darfur states: South Darfur and North Darfur
- Blue Nile
- Gadaref
- Port Sudan
Eligibility Criteria
- National and local women- led, womens rights, feminist, youth focused/led or civil society organizations with a proven track record working with women and girls, are eligible to apply. Grassroots and local community-based organizations are particularly encouraged to apply. Joint projects are allowed and encouraged.
- To be considered a “Women’s Rights or Feminist Organization,” The organization’s official mission/vision statement must reflect its commitment to addressing multiple/intersecting forms of discrimination and advancing gender equality and women’s rights. The organization must aim to address the underlying drivers/systems/structures, including patriarchy and gendered power dynamics, and work to transform these.
- Women-led organization must be headed by a woman as director/head of organization.
- To be considered Youth Focused Organization, the organization’s core mission/vision must focus on supporting the social, economic and political participation of young women and young men and addressing multiple/ intersecting forms of discrimination against young women and men. WPHF will provide specific attention to youth focused organizations supporting young women, advancing gender equality and peacebuilding.
- Young Women Led Organization must be headed by a young person aged between 18 – 29 years old who serves as director/head of organization.
- Other CSOs must demonstrate experience in addressing violence against women and girls, gender inequalities and/or women’s rights.
The following are NOT eligible to apply for a grant from the WPHF:
- International organizations.
- Organizations proposing a multi-country intervention.
- Organizations proposing an intervention in a country different from the eligible country.
- Lead-organizations that are not legally registered in the country/territory of implementation.
- Government agencies or institutions.
- UN agencies or UN Country Teams.
- Private individuals.
- Private sector entities.
- Universities and Education institutions.
For more information, visit https://wphfund.org/call-for-proposals-in-sudan/