Deadline: 18-Apr-21
Applications are now open for UN Women project “Advancing Gender Equality and Women’s empowerment through Decentralization Reform of Ukraine” that seeks to support women’s groups and CSOs working with the rights of women facing multiple forms of discrimination to integrate and mainstream rights and needs of rural women, in decentralization, regional and local planning and budgeting processes in four pilot regions – Chernivtsi, Kherson, Sumy and Volyn and 13 territorial communities.
The selected organization will conduct awareness raising and advocacy campaign with the oblast and local authorities on the human rights of rural women in the context of decentralization reform and build their capacity to effectively participate in local decision making, advocating for inclusion of their needs and rights, especially in the current situation of COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent economic crisis, in local planning, policy-making, programming, budgeting and service delivery.
Tasks
The selected organization will work on the following tasks:
- Develop draft concept on awareness raising and advocacy campaign on rights of rural women in the context of decentralization reform in the four pilot regions – Chernivtsi, Kherson, Sumy and Volyn and 13 territorial communities;
- Raise awareness of general public, regional state administrations, local self-government in pilot regions, including 13 TCs, on rights and needs of rural women, through tailored advocacy campaign;
- Advocate for inclusion of the needs and rights of rural women in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic with the regional and local authorities, prevention of gender-based violence and promotion of gender-specific response measures to COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent socio-economic crisis, with a particular focus on the rights of rural women;
- Organize and coordinate capacity building of grass root women’s groups and organizations representing rural women, facing multiple discrimination, to mobilize and empower them to effectively participate in local decision making, to advocate for inclusion of their rights and needs in local planning, policy-making, programming, budgeting and service delivery processes, etc.;
- Conduct series of tailored capacity development activities (training courses) for rights-holders (rural women, facing multiple forms of discrimination, and their family members) on the international and national legal instruments regarding women’s rights and equal opportunities, regarding intersectionality, with particular focus on needs of vulnerable groups in local planning and budgeting, budget monitoring, policy-making, gender-responsive quality and accessible service delivery;
- Provide support in production of budget watchdog reports, that will be aimed at monitoring the reduction of revenues and re-prioritization of issues in the context of COVID-19 in pilot regions and local communities, to advocate for GE priorities not to be dropped in crisis response and recovery;
- Facilitate establishment of the communication platforms between local groups and organizations representing vulnerable groups of women from 4 pilot regions and 13 pilot TCs to discuss gender equality, women’s empowerment and leadership, gender aspects of decentralization reform and advocating of their rights and needs;
- Facilitate establishment of network of grassroot organizations in pilot communities for implementation of local initiatives on mobilization of vulnerable women and provision of gender-responsive services;
- Contribute to policy dialogue at national level on human rights of rural women, including CEDAW, CRPD, CERD Alternative reports preparation, formulation and monitoring of implementation of national legislative and policy framework on GE and Human Rights;
- Support sub-partner grass-root organizations in performing advocacy activities aimed at empowering of rural women, facing multiple forms of discrimination.
Funding Information
- The budget range for this proposal should be USD 150,000 max.
- Time-frame: Start date and end date for completion of required services/results – June 2021 – December 2022.
Competencies
- Technical/functional competencies required:
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- The organization has a well-developed framework through which to deliver its vision and strategy and ensure effective business processes;
- Previous experience in conducting similar works/projects relevant to the scope and size of the current project;
- Previous experience of work with different vulnerable groups on their capacity building and empowerment;
- Previous experience of organization of trainings on HRBA and the rights of vulnerable groups;
- Previous experience in conducting gender/human rights advocacy and awareness raising campaigns at national, regional and local levels;
- Previous experience of work at the regional and local level and coordination of cooperation between different groups and organizations;
- Reference letters on at least two relevant projects implemented in the past three years.
- Other competencies, which while not required, can be an asset for the performance of services:
- Previous experience of development of manuals on HRBA and women’s rights
- Previous experience of provisions of tailored services for vulnerable groups
For more information, visit https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/programme-implementation/2021/04/call-for-proposals