Deadline: 10-Oct-22
UN Women is inviting applications for its project “Women’s Economic Empowerment” (WEE) that will work directly with at least 1,000 Women workers (WWs) and Women Owned Businesses (WOBs) in Districts Diamer, Gilgit and Hunza of Gilgit Baltistan, mobilizing them, forming them into functioning groups, and connecting them with a range of services and resources (access to finance, markets, skills development, and enterprise development etc).
Efforts will also be made to train these women to maintain a mobile financial wallet for which linkage will be established with the relevant service providers and private sector.
Importantly linkages with the government led social protection initiatives as well as Micro-finance institutions will be developed during the implementation. This project will incorporate EVAWG as a cross cutting theme. All direct women beneficiaries, multiple indirect beneficiaries and stakeholders will be exposed to training, sensitization, and orientation sessions on EVAWG
Aims
This call for proposals aims to support the “Women’s economic empowerment” (WEE) initiative in Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan by mobilizing women workers and women owned businesses and connecting them with a range of services and resources (access to finance, markets, skills development, and enterprise development, etc.) to increase their participation in the economic sphere.
The activities will also create linkages with government led social protection initiatives as well as micro-finance institutions and incorporating violence against women as a cross-cutting theme.
Funding Information
- The budget range for this proposal should be USD 50,000 – 55,000.
Outcomes & Activities
- Outcome 1 : An enabling environment is created for improved agency and access to services and skills for women workers (WWs) and women-owned businesses (WOBs)
- Output 1.1 : WWs and WOBs have enhanced capacity and marketable skills to operate micro enterprises
- Activities
- Capacity enhancement of WHBWs, WWDs, transgender persons and minority women through vocational and technical training courses.
- Specialized training’s on digital literacy for women.
- Entrepreneurship and business development for women and excluded groups in collaboration with telcos and private sector.
- Activities
- Output 1.2 : WWs and WOBs have improved access to financial institutions and vocational training centres.
- Activities
- Support registration of women HBWs with provincial social security institutes and other departments for improved social protection through provision of Computerized National Identity Cards (CNIC) and organizing them into groups (this is specifically for Diamer).
- Linkages with public and private sector training institutes (TEVTA, SMEDA, MFIs like Akhuwat, First Women’s Bank, Online technology platforms etc.) to improve women HBWs’ access to skills and microfinance.
- Partnership with existing chambers of commerce and supporting formation of new rural women chambers of commerce.
- Activities
- Output 1.3 : More platforms exist for increased collective action of WWs and WOBs
- Activities
- Identification and group formation of women to strengthen their agency, bargaining skills, leadership, entrepreneurship and business development.
- Activities
- Output 1.1 : WWs and WOBs have enhanced capacity and marketable skills to operate micro enterprises
- Outcome 2 : WWs and WOBs operate in safer and harassment-free working spaces
- Output 2.1: Improved knowledge and understanding of EVAWG to reduce violence risk
- Activities
- EVAWG training for all women beneficiaries (cross cutting), partners, stakeholders and men/boys.
- Awareness/sensitization sessions on human/legal rights & on referral mechanisms.
- Advocacy with men and boys, developing male champions.
- Activities
- Output 2.1: Improved knowledge and understanding of EVAWG to reduce violence risk
Eligibility Criteria
At least 05 years of experience in designing and implementing similar activities.
- Reputed nationally registered organization with representative office in Pakistan and outreach in mentioned areas of intervention.
- Proven track record of working in the area of women’s economic empowerment and sustainable livelihoods.
- Previous work experience with UN agencies or other international development agencies is an advantage.
- Ability to communicate in local language.
- Valid MoU /NOC from EAD/Relevant Provincial Authorities to implement projects in the province.
- A verifiable reputation of integrity and competence.
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