Deadline: 24-Oct-21
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), an international development agency, invites qualified organizations to submit proposals related to providing integrated Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Reproductive Health (RH) services in Northwest Syria. The purpose of the Invitation for Proposals is to identify eligible organizations for prospective partnership with UNFPA Turkey Cross-Border in 2022 to support achievement of results.
UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, and every young person’s potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s mandate focuses on preventing and responding to gender-based violence, on meeting sexual and reproductive health needs, and on empowering young people, including in emergency situations.
The goal of UNFPA is to achieve universal access to sexual and reproductive health, realize reproductive rights, and reduce maternal mortality to accelerate progress on the ICPD (International Conference on Population and Development) to improve the lives of women and adolescents/youth enabled by population dynamics, human rights and gender equality principles.
Objectives
UNFPA Turkey Cross-Border works with a network of implementing and operational partners (civil society organizations, UN system and other partners) to reach the following strategic objectives:
- Improve quality comprehensive RH services through supported health service delivery points;
- Enhance safe access to quality GBV prevention and response services through Women and Girls Safe Spaces (WGSS);
- Strengthen existing social and health infrastructure through technical support and supplies;
- Develop RH and GBV capacities of both implementing and operational partners operational in Northwest Syria;
- Ensure leadership of the RH and GBV inter-agency coordination mechanisms in Gaziantep, as per UNFPA global mandate.
Funding Information
For organizations with no previous experience with a UN Agency, the maximum submission under this Invitation for Proposals (IFP) is limited $500,000.
Specific Results
The project proposals should contribute to UNFPA objective to ensure better access to quality GBV-RH service provision to populations affected by the conflict, with a special attention to women and girls at risk, following the strategic results:
- Safe access to integrated quality RH and GBV prevention and response services is strengthened
- Immediate life-saving protection needs are met through strategic use of CVA
- Protective environment is promoted through positive community engagement
- GBV-RH capacity of local organizations is enhanced
Eligibility Criteria
In order to be eligible for this call, applicants must:
- Be an organization with access to and direct implementation capacity in areas of Northwest Syria accessible through Turkey Cross-Border operations.
- Be an active member of the GBV and/or SRH Coordination platforms.
- Submit the proposal in English.
- Submit only one proposal.
For more information, visit https://turkey.unfpa.org/en/submission/call-proposals-unfpa-turkey-cross-border-project-cycle