Deadline: 23 March 2020
UN Women has announced a call for proposals on Safe and Prosperous Districts Programme: “Linking Communities to Markets for Secure Livelihoods”.
The goal of the Safe and Prosperous Districts (SPD) Program is to empower women to pursue entrepreneurial activities and improve their livelihoods in market environments that promote their safety and productivity. In order to achieve this, UN Women will be working closely with local authorities such as the Provincial Administration, Local Level Governments and any other market authorities to establish accountable governance and operations systems that enable markets to be managed effectively.
UN Women will also work with local NGOs and vendors and other stakeholders to mentor, develop guidelines and provide training to support market vendors, Local Level Government, District Development Authorities and other duty holders on how to manage their markets, including financial accountability, provision for vendors’ well being, and appropriate regulation. This includes support in strengthening and establishing process and organizations that can effectively advocate for and protect vendor and women’s rights for gender responsive services in district markets.
Ultimately the SPD Program aims to improve women’s ability to earn and control income in safe and economically vibrant markets. UN Women has developed a range of tools and leanings that will inform its programming in targeted districts. The SPD Program is aligned with the UN Women PNG’s Strategic Notes/ Annual Work Plan 2020 – Impact Area 2 Women’s Economic Empowerment and aims to achieve the following outcomes:
- national, policies and district plans, legislation, policies, strategies, budgets and justice mechanism adopted and implemented to
- strengthen women’s economic empowerment social-economic security of urban and rural women improved services are gender
- responsive and enhances women’s economic opportunities and livelihoods
This Call for Proposals is to engage services of a non-government organization to partner with UN Women and its government partners to implement clusters of activities. These activities are intended to enhance the civic awareness and voice of market vendors in engaging with market management to influence how markets are managed and operated and to build capacity of local governments to manage markets more effectively. UN Women requires services in East Sepik province with the focus on Wewak district.
Funding Information
- The budget range for this proposal should be PGK 150,000 – PGK 200,000.
- The Project will commence upon signature of partnership with the selected organization (s) for the duration up to 12 months.
The SPD activities will be implemented in Wewak, East Sepik Province, however, must also include duty bearers from Yangoru and Maprik in capacity building activities for local authorities. In conclusion, the target groups will come from the three districtsin East Sepik province: Wewak, Yangoru/Saussia and Maprik, while the location of project implementation is in Wewak.
The selected organization must consider how they will engage and support participants who are based in these districts to actively participate in SPD activities held at Wewak. Financial proposal shown include accommodation and allowance for at least 1 duty bearer from each district (Yangoru/Saussia and Maprik) involved in market management and operations.
Competencies
Applicants will be expected to address the following criteria:
- Track record working with women in the context of women’s economic empowerment, women’s leadership and capacity building for local and district governments
- Experience implementing awareness raising programs at community and village level
- Local experience working in the Sepik region with local NGO and other civil society partners, with demonstrated knowledge of sub national government governance structures and functions
- Track record ensuring that implementation of program design is practical, feasible and effective
- Previous working experience with United Nations is highly desirable but not mandatory
Eligibility Criteria
The eligible applicant must be a locally registered non-governmental organization with a minimum of five years experience.
Institutional Arrangement
The selected organisation(s) will sign a Project Cooperation Agreement (PCA) with UN Women. A thorough selection process will take place to identify the potential partner/s. The selection process will be based on proven capacity to deliver the proposed outputs/activities by the selected organisation/s. The organisation’s capacity will be assessed by UN Women before awarding of the contract
For more information, visit https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/104965
