Deadline: 8-Dec-21
The UN Women Programme Office in Tajikistan is inviting NGOs, CSOs, coalitions/associations to submit a Proposal to improve the system of service provision to address specific needs of Women and Girls with Disabilities (WGWD) – violence survivors in 6 target districts.
The objective is to increase the capacity and resources of medical forensic services and 6 relevant CSOs to deliver higher quality and more coordinated essential services and access to justice to WGWD – survivors of violence, especially those facing multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination. This will be supported by increased access to information to women and girls’ survivors of violence and their families regarding access to quality essential services.
Objectives
This will be supported by increased access to information by women and girls’ survivors of violence and their families regarding access to quality essential services:
- SI Program Outcome 4: Women and girls who experience violence and harmful practices use available, accessible, acceptable, and quality essential services including for long term recovery from violence.
- SI Program Output 4.2: Women and girls’ survivors of violence against women and girls (VAWG), including DV/IPV, and their families are informed of and can access quality essential services, including longer term recovery services and opportunities.
- Indicator 4.2.2 Number of women and girls’ survivors/victims and their families, including groups facing multiple and intersecting forms or discrimination, that have increased knowledge of and access to accompaniment/support initiatives, including longer-term recovery services.
Funding Information
The budget range for this proposal should be: TJS1,015,000.00 – TJS 1,127,000.00
Tasks
Referring to the core principles of the Istanbul Convention Action Plan on EVAW, the Contractor will perform the following tasks:
- Preparatory stage:
- Hiring of a team of minimum 3 national experts with expertise on protection of the rights of women and girls with disabilities, case management and EVAW
- In consultation with UNWOMEN, define 6 CSOs or crisis centers, dealing with VAW and WGWD and protecting women’s rights for life free from violence as target groups for participation in the interventions
- Define staff of medical forensic services in 6 target districts as target groups for participation in the interventions, incl. with support of UNWOMEN and based on the reports on the SI Baseline Survey
- Develop monitoring and evaluation (M&E) template for CSOs
- Development of the educational knowledge products:
- Develop or adapt training/ handbook for the medical forensic services to address needs of WGWD during the investigation process on VAW.
- Develop or adapt training/ handbook for CSOs, dealing with WGWD – violence survivors to address needs of WGWD while addressing VAW cases or during participation in investigation process.
- Translate the knowledge products into Tajik and Russian language
- Print out the knowledge products for staff of medical forensic services – at least 60; for staff of 6 CSOs or crisis centers dealing with WGWD – at least 60
- Technical support:
- In close consultation with UNWOMEN purchase and distribute specialized equipment/furniture/computer sets for selected 6 crisis centers and NGOs in target districts to serve women and girls with special needs on violence cases. The list of required items will be identified jointly with UNWOMEN as per minimal standards for access to services.
- The envisaged financial package for this purchase is $44,400 for 6 recipient CSOs in total.
- Capacity building of 6 CSOs and medical forensic services of 6 target districts:
- Conduct a training to the staff of selected 6 CSOs or crisis centers and a training for local service provides of medical forensic services
- Post-training and case-management support:
- Provide coaching support and on-job mentoring to the staff of selected 6 crisis centers and medical forensic service providers on the international standards and Istanbul Protocol of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating VAW and Domestic Violence (incl. travel costs, DSA for experts and stationery and meal for target groups)
- Provide services of sign language interpreter during VAW case management on WGWD’s cases (those with hearing impairment)
- Provide translation services for those WGWD who do not possess national language (minorities)
- Outreach for beneficiaries:
- Develop methodologies (approaches, scope, messages) for related CSOs or crisis centers to outreach marginalized, remote, women with special needs, etc. and increase accessibility (incl. the informational) of services provided by related CSOs or crisis centers; Messages and info materials (incl. audio/video) to cover knowledge of relevant laws, rights and mechanisms for filing complaints
- Conduct mini actions at Jamoat levels of 6 districts to outreach the beneficiaries and inform on existing EVAW aid services.
- Monitoring and documenting cases:
- Conduct joint with CSOs monitoring of randomly selected cases, managed by the medical forensic services and by the CSOs (includes travel costs and DSA);
- Arrange cross visits of the staff of medical forensic services (between target districts) to compare successful application of new knowledge on the process of case-management, related to violence against WGWD, ensuring consideration of the needs of women with disabilities to have access to and use of services to survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV).
- As per Spotlight Initiative requirements, it is mandatory for the current RP to report regularly (by quarter/ by year and disaggregated by districts/age of beneficiaries/ and in a total figures), along with others, on the following indicators:
- Programme indicator 4.1 Proportion of women, including those facing intersecting and multiple forms of discrimination, who report experiencing physical or sexual violence who seek help, by sector.
- Programme indicator 4.2.2 Number of women and girls’ survivors/victims and their families, including groups facing multiple and intersecting forms or discrimination, that have increased knowledge of and access to accompaniment/support initiatives, including longer-term recovery services.
Competencies & Qualifications
UN-Women is soliciting proposals from Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). Women’s organizations or entities are highly encouraged to apply.
- Company/organization
- Organization registered in Tajikistan;
- Minimum 3 years of country-based professional experience;
- Expert knowledge in provision of services to violence survivors in particular to women and girls with disabilities (expert sphere: Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)/CRPD/ Istanbul Convention Action Plan); and on building capacity of & partnerships with state service providers and CSOs with a reference to at least 2 relevant projects, conducted for the past 5 years;
- Track record of training state entities, civil society, community mobilizers with a reference to at least 2 projects implemented for the past 5 years;
- Availability of skilled human capacities to implement the assignment;
- Well-established client relations with the national partners and CSOs;
- Financial system and Accountancy, Logistics and Procurement Policies in place;
- Proven quality control system (M&E).
- Qualifications of the proposed team (minimum)
- Manager
- Education: University Degree in sociology, management, social or health related areas relevant to the assignment; additional education in Public Administration is an asset.
- Skills: Proven leadership qualities; Good interpersonal and team working skills; Excellent skills in monitoring and reporting.
- Experience:
- At least 5 years project management and experience to provide social services and protection in the field addressing violence against women and girls, various aspects of advocacy work and communications as well as social mobilization towards ending violence against women with disabilities;
- At least 3 years of experience in grant management
- Previous experience with UN or International agencies considered is an asset;
- Languages: command of Russian and Tajik.
- Case Manager
- Education: Master of Law Degree OR Higher education in law, gender, sociology, public health or areas relevant to the assignment, supplemented with at least 10 years relevant experience.
- Skills: Good interpersonal and team working skills; Excellent skills in case registration and reporting; teaching skills is an asset.
- Experience:
- At least 3 years of case management or legal advice and support on protection of the rights of women and children
- At least 2 years of experience in capacity building of partners and staff (via provision of training or mentoring), preferably in the field addressing VAWGs, various aspects of advocacy work;
- Previous experience with state service providers (preferably medical forensic services) is an asset;
- Languages: command of Russian and Tajik.
- EVAW Specialist/ Trainer (preferably with experience on protection of people with disability)
- Education: University Degree in law, social sciences, health, gender studies, or relevant discipline;
- Experience:
- At least 5 years of experience in addressing VAWG, and/or various aspects of advocacy work and social mobilization,towards ending violence;
- Direct engagement in social mobilization towards ending violence against women with disabilities, at least in 2 projects;
- At least 3 years of experience working with CSOs and state services to the violence survivors
- Substantial experience in monitoring and evaluation of gender projects
- Previous experience with UN or International agencies considered an asset;
- Languages: excellent command of Tajik/Russian.
- Manager
For more information, visit https://eca.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2021/11/improving-quality-access-and-utilization-of-services-on-response-to-gender-based-violence