Deadline: 1-Oct-21
The European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN) have embarked on a new, global, multi-year initiative focused on eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG) – The Spotlight Initiative.
The Spotlight Initiative in Grenada will contribute to the achievement of gender equality, peace, social inclusion and protection of human rights, which are catalytic for sustainable development and inclusive growth, as well as the priority areas of the UN Multi-Country Sustainable Development Framework. The Initiative will contribute to the full implementation of Grenada’s Gender Equality Policy and Action Plan (GEPAP), and Government’s Public Service Delivery Agreement (2019) to strengthen interventions to combat Family Violence, including Intimate Partner Violence and Child Sexual Abuse linked to Enhancing Social Capital and Citizen Wellbeing pillar of Government’s Medium-Term Agenda for 2019-2021.
The Grenada Spotlight Initiative will build on lessons learned from former and existing programmes with its partners, including CSOs, development agencies such as UN agencies, EU and others to address bottlenecks hindering progress and to build on successes to ensure a successful and sustainable country programme achieving visible gains to End Violence against Women and Girls (EVAWG) in Grenada.
With this in mind, resources are being made available within the SI, for Civil Society Organizations to:
- Implement advocacy campaigns developed by the community that are evidence-based, theory driven, culturally relevant, strategic and sustainable, to promote positive social norms and practices on gender equality, healthy relationships, masculinities and non-violent parenting, and increase positive community responses to incidents of family and sexual violence. (2 Grants at USD 8,500 equivalent each)
- Produce and disseminate Four 3-5 minutes shorts (short films) to address one or more of the following problems: (1 Grant at $17,000 USD equivalent)
- Men’s sense of ownership/entitlement of women and girls and use of controlling behaviours over women and girls
- Women’s submission to men and expectation of violence and abusive/controlling behaviour committed against them
- Girls who are victims of child sexual abuse face stigma and discrimination, especially during and after pregnancy resulting from abuse
- The culture of normalising violence
Pillars
The key pillars of the Spotlight Initiative include:
- Laws and Policies
- Institutional Capacities
- Social Norms and Behaviours
- Services
- Data Availability and Utilisation
- Women’s Rights Groups, Autonomous Social Movements and CSOs
Countries to be covered
Grenada, Carriacou, Petite Martinique
Competencies
- Technical/functional competencies required:
- Responsible Party must be a Registered Non-Governmental Organization/Civil Society Organisation
- At least 5 years’ experience developing communications products and/or working with the media is required.
- At least 5 years’ experience working on human rights, gender and/or violence against women and girls is required.
- Experience working on community advocacy initiatives would be considered an asset.
- At least 5 years’ experience working in Grenada is required.
For more information, visit https://caribbean.unwomen.org/en/news-and-events/stories/2021/9/call-for-proposals-for-responsible-parties—grenada
