Deadline: 22-May-23
The British Embassy of Kinshasa (BEK) invites calls for proposals on a two-year project to strengthen justice for survivors of conflict related sexual violence (CRSV) and hold perpetrators to account.
This project is part of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative (PSVI). This page provides an overview of their work on CRSV, sets out the project’s broad objectives and the requirements for applicants to submit a proposal.
Objectives
- The project objective is to strengthen pathways to quality justice for survivors of CRSV and hold perpetrators to account. The project will focus on eastern DRC (Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu provinces). The intended outcome of the project will be that survivors of CRSV can access justice according to their needs and preferences.
Sector: Empowerment and accountability, Girls and women, Peace and access to justice
Funding Information
- This project is expected to commence in July 2023 and will run until 31 March 2025. The total grant is up to £200,000 for two years (£100,000 start date – March 2024; and £100,000 from April 2024 – March 2025).
Eligible Activities
- Examples of activities to deliver these outputs could include but are not limited to:
- Provision of legal and judicial services including advice, mediation and courts;
- Rrecruitment and training of legal and judicial experts;
- Training human rights defenders to strengthen documentation;
- Initiatives to challenge the social norms that prevent survivors from seeking justice and accountability;
- Tackling the stigma faced by survivors;
- Strengthening the role of survivors in conflict-related redress and reparations initiatives; and
- Strengthening women’s rights organisations and grassroots organisations engaged in social norm change and/or support to survivors to access justice and the services they need.
- In addition to the focus on justice and accountability, the programme could include initiatives to tackle harmful gender norms that permit and perpetuate GBV and CRSV.
Outcomes
- The project should include one of the following outcomes:
- Increased access to justice in a manner that’s responsive to survivors’ needs and preferences.
- Increased pathways to criminal prosecutions are available and effective for survivors choosing to pursue them.
- Transitional justice systems are more accessible, effective, and accountable to survivors, and do not perpetuate discrimination or do additional harm.
- They expect partners to engage with stakeholders in the justice system, survivors, civil society, local communities and other delivery partners (including relevant UK funded partners) in DRC. They strongly encourage meaningful engagement of survivors in the design, delivery and monitoring of projects, for instance, through representation of survivors on an advisory board of the project and/or engagement with local and survivor-led organisations as downstream partners.
Eligibility Criteria
- The British Embassy Kinshasa invites proposals from development partners currently present and active in DRC to support delivery of this programme. Eligibility is limited to not-for-profit organisations or partnerships (non-government, civil society and research organisations).
- The proposal must identify a lead partner. Any downstream partners should also be explicitly outlined, with clear roles and responsibilities detailed to demonstrate their comparative advantage. The added impact and benefit of the partnership must be clearly evidenced in the proposal. Applicants can provide supplementary evidence in an annex that proves their ability to deliver in the DRC context. The lead partner will:
- Be responsible for the management and performance of other members, and liable to the British Embassy Kinshasa for delivering the results
- Have overall financial responsibility for the funds
- The proposal should explain how the partners in the proposal will plan, coordinate and implement. Reporting should be done through the lead grantee to meet the quarterly report requirements.
For more information, visit BEK.