Deadline: 15-Aug-21
UN Women has announced a call for proposals for Producing a brief on Violence Against Women in politics in Local governance (VAWP) to provide more in-depth exploration of violence experienced by elected women municipal council members, as well as a contextual understanding of those experiences.
In developing knowledge around VAWP in Libya, And creating a foundation of data and frameworks through which to contextualize and make sense of VAWP experienced by women municipal council members.
The assessment of VAWP across municipalities in Libya will draw on women’s lived experiences as municipal council members, as well as relevant key informants from civil society organizations. The main research aspects of this study should tackle:
- The socio-cultural and institutional drivers of VAWP in Libya
- The reasons of violence against women in municipal councils positions.
- The experiences of women municipal councilors with violence.
Required Services
- Mapping:
- overall prevalence of VAWP against municipal councillors
- types and locations of VAWP against municipal councillors
- who the victims of VAWP are
- who the perpetrators of VAWP are
- types of support, resources and responses available to survivors of VAWP
- existing protection mechanisms and legal frameworks for protection from VAWP
- Assessing:
- the ways in which relevant socio-cultural and institutional policies and practices perpetuate or discourage VAWP
- knowledge and awareness levels of VAWP
- Understanding:
- the root causes and objectives of VAWP
- whether and how the threat of violence impacts women’s political participation (before, during and after elections.
- Understand the individual impacts of VAWP on survivors
Funding Information
- The budget range for this proposal should be 20000 – 30000 USD.
- Start date should be 5th of September and the completion date is November 10th 2021
Competencies
- Technical/functional competencies required:
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- Recognized experience in the field of research and studies.
- experience in conducting researches on women elected municipal councillor.
- experience in conducting researches in Libya
- Other competencies, which while not required, can be an asset for the performance of services
- Experience working in elections and electoral reform is an asset.
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