UN Women Call for Proposals: Monitoring the Implementation of CEDAW Recommendations, Istanbul Convention

Deadline: 17 September 2017

The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) is inviting civil society organizations (CSOs) or CSOs networks working on gender equality and ending violence against women to submit proposals to establish a network of organizations to support women´s voice and agency to monitor, report on and advocate for the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention) under the Programme “Ending Violence against Women: Implementing Norms, Changing Minds” in Albania.

The specific project under this proposal contributes to the programme Specific Objective 1: “To create an enabling legislative and policy environment in line with international standards on eliminating violence against women and all forms of discrimination”.

Funding Information

All proposals must fall between a minimum indicative amount of EUR 55.000 and a maximum amount of EUR 60.000.

Eligibility Criteria

Who can apply:
- Women’s CSOs/women’s CSOs networks and platforms that have specialized knowledge, expertise, and track record of working in women’s human rights and ending violence against women.
- Women’s CSOs/women’s networks and platforms with track record in monitoring international human rights treaties and conventions, and more specifically the CEADW and Istanbul Convention.
- Civil society organizations working on gender equality and women’s empowerment with track record of working on ending discrimination and violence against women.
Important notes:
- Each application can only be submitted by a single organization.
- The applicant must be legally registered in Albania as a non-profit organization.
- Proposals from more than one organization or entity must clearly indicate which organization will take lead responsibility for project management and contractual obligations.
- Transfer of funds by the Applicant Organization to UN Agencies, private sector entities, International NGOs and International Organizations will not be allowed.