Deadline: 31-May-23
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) invites local and national legally registered non-commercial and public organizations, non-government organizations, consortium/coalitions/associations of local non-commercial and public organizations working in the area of elimination violence against women and girls (EVAWG), and promotion of gender equality to submit their proposals for activities aimed at creating conditions to responding to the needs of survivors of gender based violence and addressing the underlying causes of violence against women and girls.
Grants will be provided to the non-commercial and public organizations, non-government organization, consortium/coalitions/associations of local non-commercial and public organizations that meet the grant selection criteria specified to implement proposed initiatives in the following project target areas: Sughd (Isfara, B. Gafurov) and Khatlon (Vose, Yovon) regions, as well as in the DRS (Gissar, Rudaki) and in four districts of Dushanbe.
Objectives: The main objective of the call for grants is to support local CSOs to implement SGBV initiatives with the focus on sexual and gender-based violence via addressing the needs of target groups and underlying causes of violence against women and girls.
Funding Information
- The requested amount should not exceed USD 130,000 per grant. The proposed initiatives should be implemented by September 30, 2023.
Description of services
- To achieve the objective of the grants, UNDP invites CSOs from all over Tajikistan to apply and get engaged through grant agreements to implement activities in project target areas.
- All proposed activities should be developed by the CSOs in the context of the objective, with the involvement of qualified specialists in gender, violence against women and girl (VAWG) and SGBV related issues.
- The CSO is free to submit proposals for one or more areas of focus described under each lots. However, the same CSO might be selected only under one lot/grant.
- LOT 1. Advocacy and sensitization of local stakeholders in legislative and policy development process on gender equality and response to violence
- LOT 2. Support local mass media on survivor centered reporting on SGBV related issues
- LOT 3. Economic empowerment of women and girls, SGBV survivors in target areas through supporting business plan and implementation business projects aimed on job creation
Eligibility Criteria
- Only Local Civil Society Organization (CSO) and Consortiums/Associations of CSOs registered in Tajikistan are eligible to apply for grant. Grass root CSOs and women movements with 5 years of experience in gender equality and EVAWG are encouraged to apply.
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