Deadline: 17 September 2018
UN Women is inviting non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and academic institutions working in the areas of women’s empowerment, gender equality, violence against women, community engagement, conflict resolution, social inclusion, elimination of violence against women, refugee response and resilience to submit proposals to implement activities and deliver results under respective outputs mentioned below targeting Syrian women and host community nationals primarily in Gaziantep (with possible extension to other cities with large Syrian populations), under the Strengthening the Resilience of Syrian Women and Girls and Host Communities in Turkey Programme.
This call for proposals is launched in the context of the Strengthening the Resilience of Syrian Women and Girls and Host Communities in Turkey Programme implemented by UN Women with the financial contribution of the European Union and the Governments of Japan and Iceland.
Outputs
The expected outputs of the Turkey component of the Programme are:
- Output 1.1: Displaced, refugee and host country national women have increased access to short term productive and financial assets and skills, and men are engaged as partners in social equality and economic growth.
- Output 1.2: Women are empowered and have access to long-term employment opportunities.
- Output 1.3: Gender equality priorities are adequately costed to ensure that the resources needed are mobilized and budgets allocated.
- Output 1.4: Refugee and host country national women – have increased access to comprehensive essential services.
- Output 2.1. Women’s organizations are supported to promote, stability and peaceful co-existence in their communities.
In line with the programme results framework UN Women’s Turkey Programme Presence welcomes project proposals to implement activities and deliver results under outputs 1.1 and 1.2 (above) targeting Syrian women and host community nationals primarily in Gaziantep (with possible extension to other cities with large Syrian populations) through the following groups:
- Group A
- Outcome 1: Women refugees and host country nationals are empowered through increased longer term social and economic recovery and livelihood opportunities
- Output 1.1: Displaced, refugee and host country national women have increased access to short term productive and financial assets and skills, and men are engaged as partners in social equality and economic growth.
- Activity 1.1.1: Implementing men-engage programs to educate men and mobilize their support for women’s economic empowerment and against gender-based violence.
- Group B
- Outcome 2: Women and girls are engaged in promoting social cohesion and co-existence in their communities.
- Output 2.1: Women’s organizations are supported to promote, stability and peaceful co-existence in their communities.
- Activity 2.1.1: Supporting women from refugee and host communities to participate in dialogue, cultural events and physical activities.
- Activity 2.1.4: Supporting women to engage in common community level projects.
Funding Information
The budget of the proposed intervention shall be minimum USD 60,000 and maximum USD 80,000.
Timeframe
The project will commence upon signature of partnership agreement with the selected organization/s and will end by 30 November 2019.
How to Apply
Organizations that wish to participate in this Call for Proposals are requested to send all required application documents in one email at the address given on the website, with “CFP – TUR – 2018 -01” as the subject line.
For more information, please visit Call for Proposals.