Deadline: 28 June 2019
Cities Alliance is currently considering strengthening its activities in Tunisia and strengthening its determination to improve gender equality in Tunisian cities. In keeping with UNOPS principles of fairness, transparency and integrity in evaluation, this call for proposals aims at competitively selecting an organization that will work on women’s empowerment in Tunisian cities.
Cities Alliance intends to use the funding that is the subject of this call for proposals to reduce gender inequalities in Tunisian cities, by building the capacity of secondary cities for gender responsive budgeting.
Gender-sensitive initiatives in the city address the diverse needs of women, men, boys and girls. Gender and strategic gender needs are taken into account. A strong gender analysis is needed to understand the different roles and conditions of men and women in a given context.
Eligibility Criteria
- Proposed projects must meet the objectives of the Cities Alliance Country Program in Tunisia and the Cities Alliance Charter.
- The proposed projects must correspond to the geographical coverage.
- Bidding organizations may be non-governmental organizations registered in Tunisia, research institutes and think tanks registered in Tunisia and / or national governmental organizations.
- Non-governmental organizations, research institutes or think tanks must be able to provide proof of registration in Tunisia and have at least five years of existence.
- Demonstrated experience in budgeting and / or managing gender responsive public finances.
- Proven experience in organizing multi-party training.
- Bidders must provide a bank statement indicating that they can receive funds in US dollars.
- Financial offer for proposed projects must be less than $ 100,000.
- Proposed projects must provide 20% co-financing (in kind or in cash).
How to Apply
- Concept notes should be sent by e-mail only to the Cities Alliance Secretariat at the address given on the website. Indicate on the margin “Call for proposals for Tunisia”.
- Proposals may be in one of the following languages: French or English.
For more information, please visit https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/91663