Deadline: 14-Jun-22
UN Women is looking to partner with an NGO to support women leaders and gender champions and empower them to lead on WPS and INAP II implementation through capacity building and technical support.
Within this context, UN Women is currently implementing a project titled ‘Advancing the Implementation of the Second Iraq National Plan on UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security’. The project overall goal is to foster the implementation of Women, Peace and Security commitments through national, local and community level action.
Specifically, the project will bolster the implementation capacity of NAP II (2021-2024) in Iraq to ensure that the needs and priorities of women and girls affected by conflict are met and addressed. The project will support the implementation of INAP II by governmental and non-governmental actors ensuring full collaboration and participation of civil society to enhance women’s protection and participation in conflict prevention and resolution, and post-conflict state-building. Remove economic development and add peace.
Funding Information
- The budget range for this proposal should be[Min. $80,000 – Max. $100,000]
Output
- Women leaders and gender champions have increased knowledge and skills to meaningfully participate in the implementation of the INAP II.
Activities
- Sensitize women and men in leadership positions – on WPS and women’s role in peacebuilding and conflict resolution.
- Strengthen skills of women leaders and elected women on leadership, negotiation, conflict management and advocacy.
- Provide technical support to women members in peacekeeping and peacebuilding committees for drafting 6 WPS related advocacy and policy papers.
Competencies
In the selection of partners, the following competencies will be considered:
- Soundness of technical competency described in the approach to the project as described in the Terms of Reference for the Call for Proposals, to be demonstrated by a track record of successful programmatic interventions
- Capacity to deliver expected results: governance and management competency, and financial and administrative competency, demonstrated by previous partnerships with UN Women or other donor organisations.
- Relevance of the mandate and the role of the organization to implement expected results and to contribute to the sustainability of said results, demonstrated by expertise in gender-related work and community outreach.
For more information, visit https://arabstates.unwomen.org/en/stories/news/2022/05/strengthening-the-capacities-of-women-candidates-elected-women-and-women-leaders-in-csos