Deadline: 28 March 2020
UN Women Office in Kosovo is announcing the Call for Proposals under the Kosovo component of the Regional Programme “Ending Violence Against Women in Western Balkans and Turkey: Implementing norms, Changing minds”, and invites the civil society organizations legally registered and operating in Kosovo.
This activity directly addresses access to shelter services and women’s reintegration, and in parallel it provides support for service providers, namely members of the Coordination mechanism, in improving their service towards victims of violence including protection and reintegration.
In Phase II of the EVAW programme, following a call for proposals, UN Women will provide financial support (PCA) to a CSO or coalition of CSOs who will, inter alia: improve the coordination among shelters, promote knowledge sharing, and advocate for sustainable funding. A special focus will be given to the socio-economic reintegration of survivors, and within the framework of the PCA, expert-led trainings on reintegration support will be conducted with shelter coalition members to build their capacity in this area. This activity is informed by Article 18 of the Istanbul Convention that requires a multi-agency response to VAW based on interinstitutional partnership and cooperation among all governmental and non-governmental actors responding to domestic violence and VA. Among other activities, the CSO will conduct training with members of CMs on the specific operating procedures (SOPs) which are currently being revised by the Agency for Gender Equality specifically tailored for handling domestic violence and other forms of violence covered by the Istanbul Convention, with a particular emphasis on preventing re-victimization. With a view to achieving Output 3.1 it is expected that with the support of UN Women, the selected Responsible Party will, inter alia:
- Work with shelters in revitalizing a shelter coalition and strengthening cooperation and coordination among seven shelters in Kosovo. Provide necessary training to shelters and their staff in line with the Istanbul Convention and CEDAW;
- Strengthen the capacity of the Coordination mechanisms in line with new Standard Operation Procedures developed to better manage cases in line with CEDAW and the Istanbul Convention; support members of the Coordination mechanisms to implement the Action Plans and accordingly develop tools for monitoring of implementation of Municipal Action Plans against DV and VAW;
- Strengthen reintegration services for domestic violence and gender- based violence survivors and provide the necessary knowledge and skills to develop small businesses and have better access to the labour market in close collaboration with the Minsitry of Labour and Social Welfare;
- Develop entrepreneurship skills and provide opportunities for self-employment through financing the Business Plan through the Self-Employment Program;
- Inform and raise awareness among generalist and specialist support services;
- Inform and raise awareness among relevant decision-makers and key stakeholders at the local and national level;
- Inform and raise awareness among women from the most vulnerable groups, including women with physical, sensual impairments and intellectual disabilities, and among communities at a large;
- Undertake and ensure the proper usage of a database newly established and analyze the collected data, including proposals for the better implementation of Istanbul Convention.
Funding Information
- The budget for this proposal should be up to EUR 80,000.
- The project is expected to be carried out within the months of April 2020 and March 2021 (12 months).
Criteria
- UN-Women is soliciting proposals from Civil Society Organizations (CSOs).
- Women’s organizations or entities are highly encouraged to apply.
Competencies
- Technical/functional competencies required:
- Proven experience in promoting and strengthening the general and specialist services for women in situation of violence;
- Proven experience in advocacy and capacity building engagement on the Istanbul Convention and CEDAW standards;
- Experience in directly providing services to women survivors of violence, particularly women victims of sexual violence;
- Focusing on the empowerment of women and using a gender specific approach is required.
- Other competencies, which while not required, can be an asset for the performance of services:
- Being a source of information on EVAW in the Kosovo context will be an asset;
- Experience in facilitating the exchange of ideas and dissemination of information on EVAW and women’s rights will be an asset.
For more information, visit https://eca.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/3/call-for-proposals-evaw-kosovo