Deadline: 7-Jun-21
UN Women Multi-Country Office (MCO) Caribbean is seeking to partner with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Grenada, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago, to provide technical and financial assistance on social accountability for women’s rights groups.
Groups that lead on shadow reporting processes will be prioritized. Resources being made available under the respective Country Spotlight Projects for CSOs are as follows:
- Provision of social accountability grants and technical assistance for women’s rights/advocacy groups for activities including meaningful participation in national, regional and international accountability platforms/processes and to engage in the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), Universal Periodic Review (UPR), International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) processes.
- Provision of social accountability grants for women’s rights/advocacy groups for activities including meaningful participation in national accountability platforms/processes on family violence.
- Provision of financial grants and technical assistance to women’s organisations and community-based organisations in the design and implementation of social accountability tools for service providers, and in particular the justice system (police and judiciary) and to engage in CEDAW, CSW, UPR and CRC processes.
For all workshops, training and activities involving direct beneficiaries, Implementing Partners must produce:
- Event Report
- Participant Register
- Participant Feedback Form (in draft, will be piloted and shared)
- Pictures — group and interactive (including participants & presenters)
- Media Release Form required for programme participants e.g. children, direct beneficiaries (survivors or vulnerable groups)
- Audience engagement data (in the case of media campaigns initiated for Spotlight)
Funding Information
- Grenada – 3 Grants up to USD5,750 each.
- Guyana – 4 Grants up to USD20,000 each, 4 grants up to USD 8,000 each.
- Trinidad and Tobago – 10 Grants up to USD 17,900 each.
- The expected duration of this partnership is from June 25, 2021 – December 31, 2021.
Countries to be covered: Grenada, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago
Eligibility Criteria
- Technical/functional competencies required:
- Implementing Partners must be a registered Civil Society Organization. Please note that only not-for-profit entities will be considered.
- At least 3 years’ experience implementing initiatives on gender equality and women’s rights, including the elimination of violence against women.
- At least 3 years’ experience participating in national, regional or international society accountability platforms and processes.
- At least 3 years’ experience working as an NGO./civil society organization in the respective country in which the application is being made.
- Other competencies, which while not required, can be an asset for the performance of services:
- Previous experience working on United Nations-funded projects.
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