Deadline: 27-Apr-2024
The UN Women is currently accepting proposals for the ‘Sustaining Peace in Bougainville’ in support of the Bougainville Peace Agreement.
The overall objective of the UN’s support is to continue facilitating mutual and collaborative partnerships between the Government of Papua New Guinea and the Autonomous Bougainville Government to:
- Peacefully progress the implementation of post-Referendum priorities as determined by the two Governments.
- Support communities across PNG and Bougainville to understand and buy-into the outcomes of the post-Referendum negotiations and their implementation to support ongoing peace and inclusive sustainable development across PNG and Bougainville.
The Bougainville Peace Agreement (BPA) has three main pillars: weapons disposal, operationalizing Bougainville’s new autonomy powers, and holding a referendum within 15 years of Bougainville’s 2005 Constitution to provide guidance on whether the people wanted independence from PNG or some other form of governance. The referendum, held in December 2019, saw 97.7% of voters choosing independence from PNG, and the process was inclusive and genuinely representative of the people’s will, with the results widely and peacefully accepted. Bougainville has entered the post-Referendum period, and negotiations are anticipated to take up to five years.
Funding Information
- The budget range for this proposal should be $250,000-$380,000USD.
- Duration: The duration of the partnership agreement from 08 April 2024 to 30 September 2025.
Outcomes and Outputs
- This Call for Proposals is aligned to the Sustaining Peace in Bougainville – Post-Referendum Support. In order to support this project, UN Women is seeking partner organisations to contribute to the following Outcome:
- Outcome1: Peace-supporting businesses are established in collaboration with local governments to address spoilers of the Bougainville Peace Agreement
- This is expected to be achieved through:
- Engaging conflict-prone communities in inclusive, local economic development that supports the continued implementation of an inclusive Bougainville Peace Agreement.
- Strengthen the capacity of Community Governments to promote social cohesion and local economic development.
- Outputs of the Agreement
- The selected organisation/s will be expected to submit the following:
- Periodic progress narrative and financial reports to UN Women based on a robust monitoring and evaluation system and using templates provided by UN Women.
- Evidence of change and accompanying communications stories.
- The selected organisation/s will be expected to submit the following:
Eligibility Criteria
- The organisation must have the following functional/technical competencies:
- Must be registered to operate in Papua New Guinea for at least 5 years with a proven track record of successful project results in PNG’s Autonomous Region of Bougainville (AROB).
- UN Women will accept applications from a consortium of organizations,in which case the lead organization must be registered to operate in PNG.
- Prior experience in peace building activities with diverse groups;’ a good understanding of the context of Bougainville’s peace agreement; ability to navigate the complex political environment and engage with all relevant stakeholders.
- A strong understanding of the local economic environment from a gender perspective, including existing businesses, potential opportunities, and challenges, including established networks and relationships with local communities, community governments, and relevant stakeholders.
- Experience in engaging with conflict-prone communities and have an inclusive approach that promotes the participation of women, youth, and other marginalized groups in economic development initiatives.
- Expertise in building the capacity of community governments, preferably in promoting women’s participation in social cohesion and local women’s economic development. This includes providing training, technical assistance, and other forms of support.
- Experience in establishing and supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and have expertise in market analysis, feasibility studies, business planning, and access to finance.
- A proven track record of working collaboratively with local governments, civil society organizations, including women CSOs and other stakeholders. Ability to build strong partnerships and establish networks to leverage resources and expertise.
- A robust monitoring and evaluation system to measure the effectiveness of interventions ability to adapt approaches as needed.
- A good knowledge of gender policies and mechanisms in Bougainville and the Women, Peace and Security agenda is an asset.
- Ability to produce results preferably at the Outcome level. Ability to deliver training in both English and Tok Pisin.
- Ability to provide concrete and clear evidence of delivery of services and results.
- Respect for inclusivity and diversity in implementing UN Women’s programmes Adhere to UN principles and standards on financial and administrative management.
Languages
- The proposal prepared by the proponent and all correspondence and documents relating to the proposal exchanged between the proponent and UN Women, shall be written in English.
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