Deadline: 14-Oct-22
UNDP welcomes expressions of interest with maximum amount of $30,000USD from women’s movement and civil society organizations (CSOs) engaged in and committed to ending violence against women and girls.
Spotlight low value grants are designed to support innovative approaches towards prevention, advocacy and response initiatives, institutional strengthening and capacity building for CSOs or non-government organizations supporting positive change to address VAWG.
This call specifically supports women’s movement and civil society advocacy, prevention and or awareness raising initiatives including response efforts to address violence against women and girls also in the context of COVID 19. Expressions of interest that focus on intersectional issues and or communities most impacted (e.g. survivors of violence, women and girls, young people, women and girls with disabilities, transgender) is highly encouraged.
Purpose: Samoa national and local civil society and women’s organisations are supported to influence and advance progress on addressing violence against women and girls, including domestic violence /Intimate Partner violence using innovative approaches.
Scope of the Low Value Grants: Aimed at a diversity of national and community activities such as building internal/institutional capacity; capacity response planning, strengthening social accountability mechanisms on gender equality & human rights, fostering collaborative partnerships; policy and partner engagement referral or case management work, trainings, advocacy and prevention initiatives using creative cultural arts, sports, strengthening response services; dialogue platforms of good practices and learning and capacity building and so forth.
In addition, organizations interested in applying shall adopt a human rights-based approach based on the principles of gender equality, non- discrimination, inclusion of marginalized or vulnerable groups when developing their proposals.
The Low Value Grants are not able to fund provision for direct services or operating /running costs unrelated to a proposed activity
Funding Information
Expressions of interest is up to USD30,000 to be spent within a NINE -month period.
Eligible countries: Samoa only.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible organisations:
- National Women’s movement organizations and civil society organisations including those representing youth and groups facing multiple intersecting forms of discrimination engaged in and committed to the following;
- ending violence against women and girls including delivering gender-based violence prevention and response services, creative cultural arts to prevent VAWG and promote gender equality, sexual and reproductive justice, economic rights, equality rights, disability justice, LGBTQIA+/sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) rights, climate and environmental issues etc.
- NOTE: eligible organisations must be local registered with a valid business license and in operation for 3 or more years.
- For Applicants
- The applicant is a registered Samoa CSO or non- government organization with a valid business license, operation for at least 3years and more in Samoa.
- CSO is based in Samoa (International NGOs and CSOs not eligible) and has the proven relevant expertise in ending violence against women and gender equality to deliver the program.
- CSO has the proven experience of more than 3 years in sustainability, gender equality and human rights.
- The applicant is not on the consolidated UN Security Council Sanctions list
- Applicant meets the UNDP capacity partner assessment criteria
- The applicant is not being investigated for fraud, corruption, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation or other wrongdoing.
- The applicant has a positive working experience as a partner for UNDP implemented projects of similar nature in the areas of EVAWG and gender equality.
- The applicant is not a government entity or a UN organization.
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