Deadline: 23-Aug-2024
UN Women has announced a call for proposals to implement programming focused on “Empower for Inclusion,” which aims to enhance stakeholders’ capacity to implement the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
The Empower for Inclusion project is part of the UN Joint Program in Timor-Leste, focused on enhancing the rights of persons with disabilities. The project aims to reduce discrimination and violence against persons with disabilities, particularly women and girls facing multiple forms of discrimination. It seeks to advance their equal rights by enhancing the knowledge and practical tools of national stakeholders. These stakeholders will be better equipped to develop and implement disability-inclusive systems, monitor the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and support the development of national plans and inclusive budgets. The project is funded by the United Nations Partnership for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNPRPD) and spans over two years. It is implemented by UN Women, UNICEF, and the UN Human Rights Adviser’s Unit (HRAU), with UN Women serving as the lead organization.
The Empower for Inclusion project aims to enhance stakeholders’ capacity to implement the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). It focuses on supporting relevant ministries in monitoring and reporting on CRPD implementation. The project team will engage organizations of persons with disabilities, key stakeholders, and line ministries to carry out implementation, monitoring, and reporting activities. Additionally, they will advocate for disability-inclusive program budgeting and programming with line ministries.
Objectives
- The intervention is part of a large project that aims to address and prevent violence against women and children with disabilities in Timor-Leste. Under direct supervision of UN women Normative Program (Empower for Inclusion project) team, the responsible party will work towards the following objective:
- To develop training materials related to SDG targets and indicators on disability, how they link to CRPD commitments, an analysis of where Timor stands, clearly capturing any existing gaps.
- To organize and facilitate sessions on SDG targets (1, 3, 4, 5, and 10) related to disability and provide orientation on the implementation of the CRPD, specifically linked to CRPD articles 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, and 33.3. This includes monitoring and reporting, with technical support from the UN Joint Project Team.
- Identify two service delivery mechanisms, assess them with respect to access to people with disability, identify the data that is needed to make the service delivery with respect to PwD, develop clear and simple report with concrete recommendations to improve service delivery on disability, based on the recommendation develop data collection tools and socialise them amongst the service providers.
- To develop training material/tools on CRPD monitoring and reporting for OPDs and CSOs, with technical support from UN Joint Project team
- Facilitate workshops for OPDs and CSOs on CRPD monitoring and reporting mechanism.
- To achieve this objective, the local partner with support from UN Women, HRAU and UNICEF, will coordinate with relevant NGOs (including organization of person with disabilities) and Government Institutions (Ministry of Social Solidarity and Secretary of state for Equality).
Funding Information
- The budget range for this proposal should be USD 45,000.00.
Timeframe
- Start date and end date for completion of required services/results
- The total duration of the contract is 12 months (from the date of contract). The project will be implemented at the national and municipal level (1 or 2 municipalities).
- Tentatively starting from 1st September 2024 to 31st July 2025.
Project Results
- Output 1 – (Linked to Empower for Inclusion project output 1.1. B). The capacity of national stakeholders, including OPDs and CSOs, has been enhanced through improved knowledge and skills in organizational development.
- Develop training materials and tools for CRPD monitoring and reporting for OPDs and CSOs, with technical support from the UN Joint Project Team.
- Facilitate workshops for OPDs and CSOs on the CRPD monitoring and reporting mechanism.
- Output 2 – (Link to Empower for inclusion project output 1.1.E). The capacity of national stakeholders including OPDs and SDG working group on disability rights and inclusive development, specific SDG targets and indicators in disability, importance of disaggregated data for SDG planning and monitoring, SDG monitoring and reporting mechanism and advocacy.
- Develop training materials and tools related to SDG targets and indicators on disability, how they link to CRPD commitments, an analysis of where Timor stands, clearly capturing any existing gaps.
- Organize and facilitate sessions on SDG targets (1, 3, 4, 5, and 10) related to disability, and provide orientation on CRPD implementation specifically linked to CRPD articles 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, and 33.3, including their monitoring and reporting, with technical support from the UN Joint Project Team.
- Output 3 – (link to empower for inclusion project output 2.1.C) – The administrative data system of the 11 ministries will generate disaggregated data on disability and ensure the application of disability-sensitive data within their policies and programs.
- Identify two service delivery mechanisms, assess them with respect to access to people with disability, identify the data that is needed to make the service delivery with respect to PwD, develop clear and simple report with concrete recommendations to improve service delivery on disability, based on the recommendation develop data collection tools and socialise them amongst the service providers.
Geographic Location
- Capacity strengthening activities for government, OPDs and civil society will predominantly be implemented in Dili with municipality-based stakeholders supported with travel and reasonable accommodation as required. Targeted research and monitoring of government services as well as public consultations involving people with disabilities will be implemented in two to three (maximum) additional municipalities to be determined in consultation with key government and OPD stakeholders.
Competencies
- Technical/functional competencies required.
- The lead organization should have been in operation for at least 10 years, with 5 years relevant experience in working with PWD, with experience in advocacy and capacity development on gender responsive disability inclusion and have strong networks with national and global disability platforms.
- Demonstrated experience in managing and monitoring result-oriented programmes ensuring quality reporting and strong coordination with multiple partners.
- The organization should have experience in working with local administration and local level committees under government line departments that coordinate disability inclusion.
- The organization should have appropriate policies and procedures in place to run essential functions of an organization, governance structure, financial management, accounting system, internal financial control.
- Other competencies, which while not required, can be an asset for the performance of services:
- Previous work experience with UN Agencies, governments, and other national and international institutions with solid experience on policy advocacy around rights of PWD is considered an asset; and Preference will be given to OPDs and women- led organizations
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