UN Women Call for Proposals in Nepal

Deadline: 21-Feb-22

UN Women is calling for proposals for Impact assessment of COVID-19 on access to justice for women and marginalized groups in Nepal.

The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

Objectives

UN Women seeks an implementing civil society organization (CSO) partner to conduct an impact assessment of COVID-19 on access to justice in Nepal. The objectives are to:

assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to justice for women and marginalized groups, and
- Key questions suggested for the mapping, but not limited to, include the following:
  - What are some of the key justice problems women and marginalized groups are face in Nepal? What are the key justice problems women and marginalized groups are facing in the COVID-19 context?
  - What are some of the notable measures/initiatives in the area of justice that have been effective for enabling access to justice for women and marginalized groups in the context of COVID-19 pandemic [e.g., initiatives of CSOs, development partners, UN agencies, governments]
  - What are some of the key challenges faced by justice actors/institutions in delivering justice/justice related services, particularly for women and marginalized groups, in the COVID-19 context, and what strategies/approaches or notable measure have been undertaken in response? [the focus or scope of the justice actors will be finalized in coordination with UN Women. The question could consider exploring with police, OAG, lawyers, courts, prison, and judicial committees to some extent].
  - Are there key legislation/policies that have to be reformed or formulated for enabling access to justice for women and marginalized groups, particularly in light of COVID-19 pandemic? Provide the gaps in law/policies, and recommendations.
  - Key recommendations for key stakeholders for enabling access to justice for women and marginalized groups in COVID-19 and beyond including key measures.
Map the status of e-justice/digitalization in the justice sector in Nepal from the perspective of women and marginalized groups in the context of COVID-19 pandemic
- What are the key areas in which digitalization/online means/technology are being used in the justice sector, especially for enabling access to justice for women and marginalized groups?
- How effective or useful (or not effective) is the digitalization/online means/technology being used in the justice sector been? (Focus could be kept on digitalization/online medium carried out in COVID-19 pandemic context) this will focus on courts, OAG, and police, and judicial committees)
- What are the areas in which digitalization/online means/technology is required more urgently (to be developed if not there, strengthened, or scaled up)?
- What are they opportunities for digitalization or use of online medium/technology in the judiciary, especially from the perspective of women and marginalized groups?
- What are the key challenges or risk for digitalization/using online means/technology in the judiciary, especially from the perspective of women and marginalized groups? [focus to be kept on digitalization/online medium in COVID-19 pandemic context]
- What are the laws/policies/regulations/verdicts that can support or enable e-justice/digitalization/use of technology for justice, particularly for women and marginalized groups? What are the current gaps in laws and policies?
- What are some of the best practices on e-justice delivery in Nepal?
- What are some of the key recommendations with regard to e-justice/digitalization/use of technology especially from the perspective of women and exclude groups, particularly in light of COVID-19 context?

Scope of Work

To achieve the above objectives, the responsible party is expected to implement the activities.
In light of the COVID-19 situation, most of the planned consultations will be carried out virtually.

Funding Information

The budget range for this proposal should be NPR 40,00,000 – 50,00,000. (NPR fourty to fifty lakhs)
The duration of the ToR is for the period from March 2022 to Feb 2023 (one year)

Outcomes

National, provincial and local level authorities implement and develop evidence-based gender-responsive laws, plans and budget to advance inclusive governance and access to justice in Nepal by 2022.
Enhanced access to justice for women in formal and informal systems in Asia and the Pacific, bridged the gap between these systems through women’s empowerment and reduction of gender biases.

Eligibility Criteria

Technical/functional competencies required:

At least five to seven years of demonstrable organizational experience and expertise in the area of access justice for women and excluded groups through programmatic interventions, research/assessment, and policy advocacy.
Sound experience in producing research/assessment-based reports and policy briefs in the areas of access to justice/gender equality and women empowered.
Experience of designing and implementing interventions, research, and policy advocacy in the context of COVID-19 pandemic is desirable and will be considered an advantage.
Strong organizational experience in building strategic partnerships with key stakeholders of justice/gender equality, and networks with relevant partners, including women-led organizations, CSOs, government agencies and justice sector.
Proven capacity to convene consultations and dialogue, and conduct interviews with diverse stake holders of justice (e.g., police, OAG, courts, lawyers, judicial committees, justice/service seekers)
Sound knowledge of the legal framework, policies and interventions on justice, particularly for women and excluded groups in Nepal.

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