Deadline: 7-May-21
The Spotlight Initiative is seeking applications for its Small Grants Program to support civil society implementation, advocacy, prevention and response initiatives to eliminate violence against women and girls.
The Spotlight Initiative (SI) is a global partnership between the European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN) to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG), including harmful practices.
The branding name Spotlight Initiative brings focused spotlight attention to the issue of violence against women and girls and placing it at the centre of efforts to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The Spotlight Initiative in Samoa builds on existing Government commitments to ending domestic and intimate partner violence and cultural institutions in Samoa that support ending violence against women and girls.
The programme will contextualize international best practices in preventing and responding to violence and learn from emerging practice on what works in Samoa.
Spotlight small grants are designed to support prevention and response initiatives, institutional strengthening and capacity building for smaller organisations.
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
- To support civil society implementation, advocacy, prevention and response initiatives to eliminate violence against women and girls.
Funding Information
- UNDP welcomes expressions of interest between $5,000USD to $8,000USD from women’s movement and civil society organisations (CSOs) engaged in and committed to ending violence against women and girls.
Eligibility Criteria
- The applicant is a registered Samoa CSO or non- government organization in operation for at least 2 years in Samoa
- CSO is based in Samoa (International NGOs and CSOs not eligible)
- the applicant is not on the consolidated UN Security Council Sanctions list
- 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 (if a current partner, meaning they are in a current partnership agreement with Spotlight Initiative under UNDP, not eligible)
- the applicant is not a government entity, a UN organization
For more information, visit https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=77343