Deadline: 12-Jul-20
Under the EU UN Spotlight Initiative, UN Women has announced a Call for Proposals (CFP) for Implementing Partners – (For Civil Society Organizations – CSOs) for the Development and Implementation of a Social Accountability Strategy for Monitoring of the National Strategic Action Plan for the Elimination of Gender-Based Violence (NSAP-GBV) in Grenada.
The Spotlight Initiative in Grenada will contribute to the achievement of gender equality, peace, social inclusion and protection of human rights, which are catalytic for sustainable development (particularly SDGs 5 and 16) and inclusive growth, in accordance with Agenda 2030, as well as the priority areas of the UN Multi-Country Sustainable Development Framework.
The Initiative will contribute to the full implementation of Grenada’s Gender Equality Policy and Action Plan (GEPAP), and Government’s Public Service Delivery Agreement (2019) to strengthen interventions to combat Family Violence, including Intimate Partner Violence and Child Sexual Abuse linked to Enhancing Social Capital and Citizen Wellbeing pillar of Government’s Medium-Term Agenda for 2019-2021. In addition, the outcomes of this initiative will be integrated into the National Sustainable Development Plan 2035, which is being developed, to take effect from 2020 to 2035.
The Grenada Spotlight Initiative will build on lessons learned from former and existing programmes with its partners, including CSOs, development agencies such as UN agencies, EU and others to address bottlenecks hindering progress and to build on successes to ensure a successful and sustainable country programme achieving visible gains to End Violence Against Women and Girls (EVAWG) in Grenada.
Pillars
The key pillars of the Spotlight Initiative include:
- Pillar 1: Laws and Policies
- Pillar 2: Institutional Capacities
- Pillar 3: Social Norms and Behaviours
- Pillar 4: Services
- Pillar 5: Data Availability and Utilisation
- Pillar 6: Women’s Rights Groups, Autonomous Social Movements and CSOs
Expected Results
- It is expected that women’s rights advocates’ and CSOs capacities to use social accountability mechanisms to support their advocacy and influence on prevention and response to VAWG are strengthened. With this in mind, resources are being made available within the SI, to support CSO capacity to develop and implement a strategy to track and monitor implementation of the NSAP-GBV and to undertake the following:
- Implement a Knowledge Attitude Perceptions and Beliefs study with the judiciary to understand some of the observed challenges in the application of sentencing guidelines and how this also leads to the need for second prevention interventions and investment (1 CSO -Grant USD20,000 equivalent).
Countries to be Covered
Grenada
Reporting Obligations
- Submit Progress / Status Report on a monthly basis in line with UN Women guidelines and requirements.
- Submit a final report at the end of the project period.
Timeframe
The expected duration of this partnership is from 04 August 2020 – 24 April 2022.
Requirements
- Technical/functional competencies required;
- Implementing Partners must be a Registered Non-Governmental Organization.
- At least 5 years’ experience implementing initiatives on gender equality and women’s rights, including the elimination of violence against women.
- At least 5 years’ experience producing knowledge products and research on violence against women.
- At least 5 years’ experience working in Grenada.
- Other competencies, which while not required, can be an asset for the performance of services
- Previous experience working with the United Nations.
For more information, visit https://caribbean.unwomen.org/en/news-and-events/stories/2020/5/cfp-for-implementing-partners-csos—cfp-no-0003