Deadline: 1-May-23
UN Women has announced the proposals for Strengthening community safety nets and feminist movement building to advance the rights of women and excluded groups, Phase II.
UN Women implemented a pilot project “Strengthening community safety nets and feminist movement building in the post COVID-19 context, Phase I” in seven provinces from 20 October 2021-24 February 2023. The project was able to form and mobilise the CSN. It was able to address the immediate needs of vulnerable network members during the pandemic. The project was also able to foster collective voice, leadership and political action of women and excluded groups through policy dialogues and networking with provincial and local governments to address discriminatory social norms and harmful practices.
Objectives
- To strengthen and expand community safety nets as a model for economic, political and social empowerment of women and excluded groups. This will entail support to existing CSNs and formation of new CSNs in five new districts across five provinces;
- To foster collective voice, leadership and political action of women and excluded groups to address discriminatory social norms and harmful practices; and
- To promote and harness feminist knowledge building.
Funding Information
- The budget range for this proposal should beunder the range of NPR 26,000,000 – NPR 35,000,000
- Time frame: Fifteen months –15 March 2023-31 December 2026
Geographic locations
- The initiative will work with the existing 21 CSNs (1,620 members) in seven provinces. It will also form 5 new CSNs at the ward/municipal level in five districts in five provinces targeting 500 members . The rationale for selection of new LGUs and districts should be included in the proposal.
Guiding Principles
- The implementation of the proposed activities should be guided by the following principles:
- Result based programme management
- Human rights-based approach
- Cultural diversity, social inclusion, intersectionality, and gender sensitivity
- Strategic partnership
- Knowledge sharing and resource mobilization
- LNOB
- Do not Harm
Eligibility Criteria
- Proven technical competencies in the application of human rights-based and intersectional feminist approaches to advance gender equality and for ensuring the voices and needs of women and excluded groups as rights holders
- Demonstrable organizational experience in working on community safety nets, movement building and able to facilitate the formation of a consortium of women’s group and reflect it well in the applied proposal
- Sound knowledge and technical expertise on gender and intersectionality in humanitarian action
- Demonstrable experience in implementing programmes on gender equality and women’s empowerment, rooted in an intersectional feminist approach, and in formulating result-oriented programme, monitoring programme based on indicators and quality reporting
- Proven organizational experience in building strategic partnerships, connections and networks with relevant partners, including government agencies, community-based organizations, CSOs at the provincial local level
- Demonstrable commitment to working with women and other genders that are economically, socially, culturally, or otherwise excluded, excluded and/or marginalized.
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