Deadline: 19-Jun-23
UN Women is awarding small grants to eligible Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to support the expansion of technical substantive capacity of groups working on innovative programmes to end violence against women and girls (VAWG) in Jamaica.
UN Women MCO Caribbean is supporting implementation of the Spotlight Initiative in four CARICOM member states- Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago of six CARICOM Member States (the others being Belize and Haiti) to receive support from the Spotlight Initiative. UN Women MCO Caribbean leads on Pillar 6 in these four territories.
Grant proposals for projects lasting five (5) months or less, are solicited to support organisations working with underserved communities on issues of family violence, in order to:
- Scale up initiatives being implemented by CSOs in areas of: advocacy, service delivery, educational and psychoeducational programming, engaging men and boys, and creating safe spaces; and/or
- Support issue-based advocacy initiatives which engage key stakeholders including media, parliamentarians and policymakers to influence laws and policies and to promote gender-responsive messages on ending violence against women and girls
Objectives
- The vision of the Spotlight Initiative (SI) is that the rights of women and girls to live free from violence are protected, promoted, and upheld. The impact that the SI will work towards achieving is that all women and girls, particularly those who are most vulnerable, live a life free of violence and harmful practices. The main objectives are:
- To contribute to the reduction of family violence against women and girls and
- To improve access for women and girls to essential, safe, adequate, integrated gender-responsive services
Pillars
- The approach will be guided by the ecological theory that underpins the connections between family and society. The ecological model is seen as the best framework within which to address the causes, consequences, and response to family violence.
- The key pillars of the Spotlight Initiative Include:
- Pillar 1: Laws and Policies
- Pillar 2: Institutional Capacities
- Pillar 3: Social Norms and Behaviours
- Pillar 4: Services
- Pillar 5: Data Availability and Utilisation
- Pillar 6: Women’s Rights Groups, Autonomous Social Movements and CSOs
Funding Information
- UN Women’s small grants are limited to a maximum of USD 30,000 per CSO per 12-month period and a maximum USD 60,000 for the lifetime of the CSO. The calculation of the maximum grant amount includes all small grants awarded to the CSO from all UN Women Offices.
- They welcome joint proposals with two (2) or more CSOs.
- Priority will be given to proposals for single disbursement small grants of USD 10,000.
Activities
- The applicant may apply for a small grant to cover the following activities:
- Introducing and improving organizational systems, tools, and processes – including scaling up work and initiatives
- Training of workforce in technical and managerial skills; and,
- Supporting with equipment such as copiers, scanners, printers, laptops and computers as long as the cost of such equipment is limited to 30% of the proposed small grant budget or USD5,000, whichever is lower.
- Joint grant proposals for two (2) or more CSOs must specify how the CSO partnership will strengthen the network of CSOs working to address GBV and FV in Jamaica.
- Joint proposals must also highlight mentorship, knowledge sharing and capacity strengthening plans between all CSOs involved.
Eligibility Criteria
- The applicant may apply if it:
- is a registered CSO in operation for at least three years;
- is not on the Consolidated UN Security Council Sanctions List;
- is not being investigated for fraud, corruption, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation or other wrongdoing;
- has not had funding received from UN Women entirely or partly written off by UN Women;
- is not currently engaged as an Implementing Partner (IP) or Responsible Party (RP) for UN Women;
- has not been engaged as an IP/RP for UN Women at any time after 21 November 2019;
- is not a government entity;
- is not a UN organization;
- is not an established CSO with the capacity to be engaged as an IP/RP;
- has sufficient capacity to collaborate with various stakeholders;
- has sufficient financial stewardship, including having adequate financial policies and procedures in place to manage the small grant; and,
- past performance has been deemed satisfactory by UN Women (if it has received small grants previously or been engaged as an IP/RP before 21 November 2019).
- CSOs including grassroots organisations, women’s groups and youth groups which may not meet all the eligibility criteria are encouraged to partner with and submit a joint proposal with a CSO which meets all the mentioned criteria.
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