Deadline: 27 May 2018
UN Women Programme Office in Serbia is currently inviting women civil society organizations (CSOs) and networks, professional associations and/or agriculture cooperatives that are legally registered in Serbia and have specialized knowledge, expertise and track record of working on gender equality and women economic empowerment, to submit Project Proposal and Results Based Budget to provide services associated with the UN Women requirement for Responsible Party.
UN Women plans to engage Responsible Parties (women Civil Society Organizations/networks/professional associations or agriculture cooperatives) to work towards the achievement of the Result 3 of the “Support to Priority Actions for Gender Equality in Serbia” Project, through implementation of measures on economic empowerment of rural women, in line with the NAP Specific Objective 2.5. Women and men in rural areas actively and equally contribute to development and have equal access to development results.
Areas
Indicative areas of intervention under this call may include (list not exhaustive):
- Development, diversification and promotion of economic clusters and small and medium-sized business in rural areas;
- Provide support for rural women’s business start-ups and support improvement of rural women economic position through provision of equipment and small-scale items;
- Support establishment of rural women’s cooperatives and associations;
- Propose and implement measures to support rural development in Serbia to contribute to the better quality of life in rural areas;
- Support to green economy, organic farming, agri-tourism etc.;
- Support capacity development of rural women related to their social and economic rights and gender equality, and trainings on entrepreneurship and innovation in agricultural production;
- Support gender analysis of policies, incentives and measures to improve position of rural women, and increase capacities of rural women to apply for these programmes and funds through training and mentoring;
- Implementation of communication strategies, awareness raising and campaigning aimed at overcoming the stereotypes in relation to the roles of rural women, raise awareness on importance of property ownership etc.;
Funding Information
The proposed intervention size and budget request per project must fall between a minimum indicative amount of EUR 20.000 and a maximum amount of EUR 30.000.
Timeframe
The proposals are expected to cover a period of minimum 1 year/12 months to maximum 2 years/ 24 months.
How to Apply
All proposals should be sent by email at the address given on the website.
For more information, please visit Call for Proposals.