Deadline Extended till 10 October 2017
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) is currently inviting women civil society organisations (CSOs), and CSOs working on gender equality to design and implement a Capacity Development Programme for women CSOs/CSO networks and platforms with a special focus on those representing and/or working with refugees and migrant women in Turkey.
The CfP contributes to the achievement of the programme “Implementing Norms, Changing Minds” Specific Objective 1: To create an enabling legislative and policy environment in line with international standards on eliminating violence against women and other forms of discrimination; and more specifically to Result 1.1: Women’s voices and agency strengthened to advocate for the development and implementation of laws and policies in line with CEDAW and the Istanbul Convention.
The Capacity Development Programme will support the work of well-established women’s organisations, as well as grassroots organisations, with an emphasis on those working with Syrian refugee and migrant women to:
- Strengthen the overall capacities and accountability of women’s CSOs/CSO networks, coalitions, and platforms in policy-making, advocacy and lobbying, networking, information sharing, and communications;
- Enhance the quality of services provided by women’s CSOs; and
- Improve women’s CSOs/CSO networks, coalitions, and platforms women’s organisations representation in public skills.
Funding Information
The proposed intervention size and budget request will have to fall between a minimum indicative amount of EUR 50.000 and a maximum amount of EUR 55.000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Women’s CSOs and women’s CSO networks and platforms that have specialized knowledge, expertise, and track record of women’s human rights and ending violence against women
- Women’s CSOs and women’s CSO networks and platforms with track record in capacity building and monitoring international human rights treaties and conventions, and more specifically Istanbul Convention.
- Civil society organizations with expertise on building CSOs/NGOs capacity and knowledge on gender equality and women’s empowerment.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit all required application documents via email at the address given on the website.
Eligible Country: Turkey
For more information, please visit Call for Proposals.