Deadline: 2-Jul-25
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) jointly with the National Committee on Combating Human Trafficking (NCCHT) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is currently implementing the second phase of a project entitled “Support and strengthen national capacities to effectively prevent, suppress and punish trafficking in persons (TiP) in accordance with international standards and best practices”.
Objectives
- This Call for Proposals takes into consideration the importance of harnessing all available resources towards the implementation of activities aimed at meeting the objectives of this partner programme.
- The overall aim of this partner programme is to effectively prevent trafficking in persons.
- More specifically, the main objectives are two-fold and consist in:
- Developing/enhancing available knowledge of the forms of TiP in Saudi Arabia, with a focus on TiP for the purpose of forced labour;
- Further engaging local (Saudi) universities and research centres in efforts to raise awareness of TiP in its different forms, including forced labour, among the Saudi society.
Thematic Focus and Priority Issues
- This Call for Proposals seeks to provide funding support to not-for-profit organizations (NPOs) that work in the areas of social sciences, law and human rights and have previously conducted research studies on topics relating to criminology, trafficking in persons, and/or victimization (studies on issues such as labour market violations may also be considered relevant).
- Funding under this Call for Proposals shall be provided to projects that present a concrete and detailed research plan for conducting a study on trafficking in persons for the purpose of forced labour in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- Indicative topics/areas that should be covered in the study include the following:
- Characteristics and indicators of forced labour as a form of trafficking in persons in the context of Saudi Arabia,
- National legislation relating to the elimination of forced labour and potential gaps with the international legal framework,
- Procedures and other measures in place for forced labour victims’ referral, protection and assistance in the Kingdom,
- Recommendations for enhancing the applicable national frameworks to effectively prevent, suppress and punish trafficking in persons for the purpose of forced labour.
Funding Information
- Proposals with budgets up to USD 15,000.00 will be considered for award.
Duration
- All activities financed by this partner programme must be implemented within three months and finalize not later than 31 December 2025.
Fundamental Principles
- Applicants are expected to consider the following fundamental principles in designing their project proposals:
- Partnership/collaboration/cooperation with other stakeholders in developing relevant studies and other pieces of research in social sciences, law and human rights;
- Sustainability of project activities (studies and other pieces of research);
- An approach that values diversity among men and women;
- Initiatives that are innovative and have inventive ideas.
Eligibility Criteria
- Location: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- In order to be eligible for funding, applicants must:
- be a non-profit making organization (CSOs including NGOs, CBOs and academic institutions) under the relevant laws of the country where it is registered;
- have been registered for not less than three (3) years;
- be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the project, i.e., not acting as an intermediary;
- demonstrate prior experience of at least three (3) years implementing research activities in relevant fields (social sciences, law and/or human rights);
- have a bank account.
- The proposal should be submitted in English.
- Within the scope of the project, the successful applicant will deliver the study which must be written in Arabic. The reports summarizing the progress of the project will be provided in English.
- The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Human Rights Commission of Saudi Arabia (HRC) shall retain the rights to all intellectual property and other proprietary rights associated with the study.
Ineligibility Criteria
- The following types of project proposals are not eligible for funding:
- Project proposals concerned only or mainly with individual sponsorships for participation in workshops, seminars, conferences, congresses;
- Project proposals concerned only or mainly with individual scholarships for studies or training courses;
- Credit or loan schemes;
- Debts and provisions for losses or debts;
- Project proposals which consist exclusively or primarily of capital expenditure e.g., land, buildings, equipment, vehicles, etc.;
For more information, visit UNODC.