Deadline: 27-Nov-22
The British Embassy in Lima is seeking bids for a research project that will build an evidence-base on LGBTQ+ rights to inform partners’ interventions and policy-making in Peru, and strengthen the UK’s reputation as an ally.
The UK aims to tackle violence and discrimination against LGBTQ+ individuals, advance legal protections and decriminalisation, ensure inclusive access to public services, support LGBTQ+ people in crisis and conflict, and strengthen the economic case for inclusion. They urge the international community to eradicate this type if discrimination and promote diversity and tolerance, and to introduce legislation that protects LGBTQ+ rights. They do this through diverse interventions and by empowering human rights defenders.
Objectives
- The objective of the work is to support the UK’s commitment to LGBTQ+ rights and freedoms in Peru, specifically focused on the aims: tackling violence and discrimination; advancing legal protections and decriminalisation; ensuring inclusive access to public services; supporting LGBTQ+ people in crisis and conflict; and strengthening the economic case for inclusion. To this end, they are looking for an organisation to produce an evidence-based scoping report on the current situation of the LGBTQ+ community in Peru, providing recommendations for effective interventions and policy making.
- Bids should look to demonstrate their ability to deliver a report that includes:
- Research on the evidence-base relating to LGBTQ+ rights in Peru, and the interventions and policy required to support them. This should be grounded in Peru and Latin America specific evidence, and include a consideration of approaches that tackle violence against the LGBTQ+ population, forced conversion and coercive rape, and the promotion of mental health services;
- Clear recommendations that build on the global What Works to Prevent Violence Programme funded by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development office; and
- A proposal for building strategic relationships with international, civil society and political allies, bringing them together to foster greater collaboration in policy-making related to LGBTQ+ rights in Peru.
Funding Information
- Project proposals of up to £14,500 = S/64,256 / $22,406. They are looking for projects that can begin in December 2022 and be completed by March 2023. Implementers should spend 100% of their allocation by mid-March 2023.
Assessment
- Bids will be assessed against the following criteria:
- Strategic fit – alignment with stated objectives and scope of work expected.
- Project viability – including a realistic description of methodology and activities to deliver the outcome and deliverables (outputs) within the project duration and sustainability after the project ends.
- Stakeholder management – including the capacity of the implementing organisation to engage with key stakeholders, including diverse LGBTQ+ rights organisations present in Peru, and involve local/international expertise to deliver expected outcomes.
- Project design – including clear achievable objectives/outputs.
- Value for money.
- Risk management.
- Experience and understanding of the current LGBTQ+ context in Peru.
For more information, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/news/promoting-lgbtq-rights-and-freedoms
