Deadline: 10-May-24
UN Women has launched the calls for proposals for regional Civil Society Organizations to implement the project ‘Advocacy Action and Transformative Feminist Coalition to End Violence against Women in West and Central Africa.’
The ACT program, funded by the European Union Commission and led by UN Women, aims to support and invest in strong and autonomous feminist organizations advocating for women’s rights globally and regionally. It seeks to create coalitions with multiple stakeholders across sectors to strengthen global advocacy to end violence against women and girls.
Under this call for proposal, UN Women will recruit 6 CSOs as Responsible party to develop and deliver on Advocacy, Action and Transformative Feminist Coalition to End Violence against Women in West and Central Africa.
Aims
- Outcome 1: Strengthened coalition building, networking, leadership, and resilience of global and regional feminist women’s rights movements.
- Output 1.1: Strategic planning, organizational, technical, and financial capacities of feminist women’s rights coalitions at the global and regional levels are strengthened.
- Output 1.2: Women’s rights organizations and/or coalitions have strengthened capacities to collect and use knowledge, research, and data including practice- based learning.
- Output 1.3: Women’s rights organizations and coalitions have strengthened access to resources and spaces for feminist networking, knowledge sharing, strategizing, collaboration, and coalition building to ending violence against women.
- Outcome 2: Increased and enhanced advocacy, campaigning, and policymaking to end violence against women and girls (EVAW) through multi-stakeholder partnerships and coalitions.
- Output 2.1: Impact oriented EVAW initiatives and advocacy actions at regional and global level led by women’s rights movements and multistakeholder coalitions are implemented.
- Output 2.2 Enhanced evidence-base for EVAW advocacy, campaigning monitoring and policy making,
- Output 2.3: Representation and participation of women’s rights organizations and coalitions (including intersectional groups) in formal global and/or regional fora is enhanced and supported.
Funding Information
- The budget range for this proposal must be Maximum : $300000, per regional Civil Society Organization for a total of 6 Civil Society Organizations to be selected.
Expected Activities
- Civil society organizations working at the regional level in West and Central African countries will benefit from UN Women funding to implement the following activities:
- The development of an annual advocacy strategy with key priorities, messages and actions to influence outcomes on violence against women and girls (VAWG) in key normative and policy forums and processes at the global and regional levels.
- Support and strengthen annual accountability reviews, monitoring and reporting on progress of the Maputo Protocol and other regional engagements in Africa with the African Union to streamline investments in advocacy and programming, engagement with the African Union, etc.
- Strengthen the capacities of non-traditional actors (traditional leaders, media, influencers, etc.) to deepen the analysis of their role as advocates for Violence Against Women and Girls and to promote evidence-based messages and movements for Violence against Women and Girls at regional and sub-regional levels.
- Conduct research on key emerging issues impacting violence against women, e.g. climate change, digitalization, among others, to strengthen data for advocacy.
Eligibility Criteria
- The organization must have the following functional/technical competencies:
- Must be registered to operate in the country of intervention for at least 5 years with a proven track record of successful project results in the country and region.
- Prior experience in advocacy for gender equality with diverse groups and multiple stakeholders;’ and have a good understanding of the context. Proven record of navigating the complex political environment and engage with all relevant stakeholders.
- A strong understanding of potential opportunities for advancing GEWE in West and Central Africa and challenges, including established networks and relationships with feminist organizations, allies, networks, governments, and relevant stakeholders.
- Experience in engaging on GEWE advocacy in conflict-prone communities and have an inclusive approach that promotes the participation of women, youth, and other marginalized groups in advocacy initiatives.
- An in-depth understanding of various regional GEWE instruments, including the rate of ratifications and a proven track-record of advocacy for the ratification/ implementation of the track records.
- An in-depth understanding of allies, stakeholders, and regional establishments that can be engaged in the advancement of GEWE in West and Central Africa.
- Expertise in participatory research, analysis, evaluation for the advancement of GEWE and human rights.
- A proven track record of working collaboratively with local governments, civil society organizations, including women CSOs and other stakeholders.
- Ability to build strong partnerships and establish networks to leverage resources and expertise.
- A robust monitoring and evaluation system to measure the effectiveness of interventions and ability to adapt approaches as needed.
- Ability to produce results preferably at the Outcome level.
- Ability to provide concrete and clear evidence of delivery of services and results.
- Respect for inclusivity and diversity in implementing UN Women’s programs.
- Adhere to UN principles and standards on financial and administrative management.
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