Deadline: 25-May-24
UN Women is seeking to partner with local NGO in Armenia, to contribute to changing the behaviour of men and women, boys and girls, that is currently all too often influenced by prejudice, gender stereotypes or gender-biased customs and traditions.
The partnership will target two age groups of both sexes to train, covering Yerevan, Shirak and Kotayk regions of Armenia. The curriculum takes participants through six learning stagers:
- START – leaders create supportive and safe space for children and young people to talk about gender inequality and violence against girls and women;
- THINK – participants think about gender roles and stereotypes and ways to overcome inequality and discrimination;
- SUPPORT – participants explore what it means to have an equal and respectful relationships and develop skills to form their own positive relationships and to safely support their friends if experiencing violence;
- IDENTIFY – participants learn about different forms of violence against girls and women;
- SPEAK OUT – participants increase their awareness about the rights of women and girls and develop skills to speak out for them;
- TAKE ACTION – groups develop ideas/campaign/activities to stop violence against girls and young women in community, nationally or globally.
The training can be delivered at group meetings over longer period or through a series of shorter camps or seminar events, depending on agreement between UN Women and the selected organization. The main intention is to reach 200 girls and young women and 100 boys and young men through this manual across the country.
UN Women will base its awareness raising work in Armenia on utilization of the Voice against Violence curriculum developed by UN Women in cooperation with World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS). It was developed for worldwide use and can be delivered to girl-only or co-educational groups for different age groups. The curriculum provides a wide variety of activities that can be selected to respond to different contexts, learning needs and objectives.
Objectives
- The overall objective of the assignment is to:
- To translate, review and adapt the Voices Against Violence curricula and related activities;
- To partner with the local CSO/activist to implement the activity covering 200 girls and 100 boys in total;
- To organize trainings/sessions for these groups according to the Voice against Violence curriculum.
Funding Information
- The budget range for this proposal should be USD 45,000 to USD 50,000.
Timeframe
- Start date and end date for completion of required services/results [Please elaborate]
- Start date and end date for completion of required services/results should be within June 20, 2024 – November 20, 2025
Required Services/Results
- Contractor will be responsible for the implementation of the following activities:
- To identify and form groups of young people of different age categories (12-16 and 17-25), covering 200 girls and 100 boys in total in the mentioned regions of Armenia;
- To train the identified groups using the Voice against Violence curriculum: a) 12-16 age group – will look at sexual harassment and bullying, early and forced marriage, dating violence, sexualization and domestic violence; b) The so-called older years – the 17-25 age group – will look at dating violence, early and forced marriage, domestic violence, sexualization and sexual violence.
Competencies
- Requirements for the lead applicant Civil Society Organization (CSO)
- An officially registered legal NGO/CSO as per Armenian regulations working on women’s issues;
- At least 5 years of proven experience and results in working on issues related to gender equality and women’s empowerment
- At least 3 years of experience of conducting training on gender equality, VAW/DV to youth;
- General organizational capability (minimum staffing and structure of the organization) which is likely to affect implementation: organization can demonstrate that it has already developed and implemented similar projects;
- At least 2 years of experience in working in the regions of Armenia.
- Partnership with other women NGOs (coalition NGOs) is encouraged.
- Qualified coordinator (team leader) with:
- At least Master’s degree (or equivalent) in the fields of Law, Development Studies, Women and Gender Studies, or Education among others;
- Evidence of at least 5 years of relevant professional experience that combines working on with general public and/or vulnerable groups around gender equality, women’s rights and gender-based violence issues;
- Experience in organizing and delivering awareness raising activities;
- Experience in working in regions and forming networks with local population will be an asset;
- Experience in implementing similar projects will be an asset;
- Proficiency in English will be an asset.
- Qualifications of the team members:
- University (at least Bachelor’s) degree the fields of Law, Development Studies, Women and Gender Studies, Education or other related study areas;
- At least 3 years of experience of working in the field raising awareness of women and youth;
- At least 2 years’ experience in conducting trainings and/or other awareness raising activities;
- Experience working in multi-cultural teams and environments will be an asset;
- Proficiency in English will be an asset.
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