Call for Proposals to Raise the Capacities and Knowledge on Women’s Rights of Local CSOs (Moldova)

Deadline: 20-May-21

UN Women is calling proposals to raise the capacities and knowledge on women’s rights of local CSOs from Cahul and Ungheni that advocate for zero tolerance to domestic violence.

This Call for Proposal targets Moldovan civil society organizations with experience in supporting local civil society and in the promotion of gender equality and women empowerment. UN Women Moldova is interested in strengthening the capacities of local civil society organizations in the area of gender equality and in supporting them to match with the ongoing efforts at the local level for gender mainstreaming in local public policies and raising awareness among the general public on GEWE and EVAW in Cahul and Ungheni districts.

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls, the empowerment of women and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Placing women’s rights at the center of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates the United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world.

Funding Information

The budget range for this proposal should fall between a minimum indicative amount of EUR 120,000 and a maximum amount of EUR 150,000. The budget range for this proposal should fall between a minimum indicative amount of USD 134,000 and a maximum amount of USD 168,000.

Outputs

• Output 1: Strengthening the capacity and knowledge of at least eight local Civil Society Organizations in the area of gender equality and ending violence against women and girls, through comprehensive and tailored training, mentoring and coaching.
  • Indicative areas of intervention under this output may include and are not limited to:
    • Capacity-building activities to strengthen knowledge and understanding of at least eight CSOs on Gender Equality; Ending Violence Against Women; toxic masculinity and involvement of men and boys in activities promoting culture of no-violence in Cahul and Ungheni districts.
    • Tailored mentoring to support local CSOs so revise their Strategies andor Action Plans objectives so that they integrate gender and EVAW among priorities, and design community-level actions tackling toxic masculinity, zero tolerance to gender-based violence and promotion of women empowerment.
• Output 2: Support at least eight local civil society organizations in developing and testing new approaches in changing and challenging the gender stereotypical behaviors and norms prevalent in the local communities through implementation of innovative initiatives enhancing women’s rights and women’s empowerment.
  • Indicative areas of intervention under this output may include and are not limited to:
    • Capacity-building programme on innovative problem solving for addressing gender equality and women’s empowerment for local CSOs to implement GEWE activities.
    • Sub-partnering/ sub-contracting eight CSOs to benefit from financial support for the implementation of innovative interventions at local level promoting GEWE and zero tolerance to violence, involving girls, women, boys, and men; and would lead to increasing trust among women to report violence; address toxic masculinity; create safe spaces for women; promote the culture of zero tolerance to violence; challenge gender stereotypes, etc. in Cahul and Ungheni districts.
    • Support and guidance to CSOs in the successful implementation of the above-mentioned interventions.
    • Ensure efficient visibility of the action and communication with EVA project team for the development of success stories based on the local initiatives implemented.

Participants in the competition: public associations with at least two years of practical experience in the field of environmental protection and / or experience in implementing anti-corruption projects are invited to participate in the competition. The organization must be well acquainted with the subject of the competition. Contest participants can be registered in any region of Ukraine.

Specific Requirements

• Proponents should propose interventions that explore innovative ideas to ensure women’s proactive engagement in designing, testing and implementing policies, plans and measures that affect them.
• The proponent as a Responsible Party is expected to make a substantial contribution to the achievement of both outputs.
• The proposals are expected to work with at least eight (8) local civil society organizations (CSOs) from Cahul and Ungheni districts selected by UN Women.
• The proponent is encouraged to partner with other relevant national or international organizations to complement its expertise, outreach capacity and build the capacities of grassroots organizations in the two districts. Partners may be CSOs, but also community-based groups/organizations, individuals, academic institutions or other.
• Sub-partnering/sub-contracting of local CSOs for the achievement of Output 2 of this Call is mandatory.
• The proponent should have experience in supporting the development of local CSOs, inclusively through subpartnering/ sub-contracting them.
• Proposals shall include revision of knowledge needs of stakeholders to be involved throughout the implementation, and documentation of lessons learned and good practices within the intervention.
• The proposed intervention size and budget request will have to fall between a minimum indicative amount of USD 134,000.00 and a maximum amount of USD 168,000.00. All currency exchanges will be calculated using the UN Operational Exchange Rate as per the date of submission of proposal. UN Women will sign the contract with and disburse funds to the applicant organization only. Results based budget should be prepared using zero VAT rate. Partners and sub-contractors will benefit from respective fiscal arrangements upon signature of Partnership Agreement with UN Women Moldova.
• The proponent shall follow the Communication and Visibility Requirements for EU External Actions and the UN Women Branding Guidelines and Identity Standards throughout the implementation process. Examples of communication and visibility actions may be but not limited to: success stories, video spots, informative sessions, online campaigns, awareness campaigns, etc.

Competencies

To be considered, proponents must meet all the mandatory criteria.

• Technical/functional competencies required:
  • Documented successful track record in the area of work contained;
  • Proven in-house expertise (human resources) in working towards gender equality, women empowerment or ending violence against women and children;
  • Proven experience in supporting the development and implementation of at least five mini-grants programs for civil society organizations;
  • Proven experience in management of at least one project with similar size of the one submitted under this Call.
• The following competences are considered an asset in proponents’ performance:
  • Good knowledge of gender equality and women’s rights issues, as well as needs of vulnerable groups of women;
  • Experience in working at local and community level;
  • Knowledge on Moldova’s legal framework related to gender equality and ending violence against women and children.

For more information, visit https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/programme-implementation/2021/04/unw-eca-mda-cfp-2021-003