Deadline: 31-May-21
UN Women call for proposals to support the economic empowerment of women survivors of violence and is calling Moldovan civil society organizations with experience in working on violence against women issues and in developing and implementing economic empowerment of women interventions, especially with underrepresented groups.
UN Women intends to support the development, testing and piloting of small-scale programs for the economic empowerment of women survivors of violence and thus contribute towards economic reintegration and empowerment of victims of violence.
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 through a competitive process will select a Responsible Party and will provide financial support to the selected Responsible Party and its partner/s (sub-partnering) to support the development, testing and piloting of small-scale programs for the economic empowerment of women survivors of violence and thus contribute towards economic reintegration and empowerment of victims of violence.
Funding Information
- The budget range for this proposal should fall between a minimum indicative amount of USD 200,000 and a maximum amount of 215,000 USD. The total budget available for this call for proposal is of up to USD 215,000.
- Duration of the project: 17 months
Output
- Through this partnership, UN Women intends to implement initiatives that will contribute to the fulfilling of the following output:
- Output “Women and girls, especially from excluded groups, have knowledge and skills to exercise their rights to essential services”
Expected Results
With a view to achieving Output: “Women and girls, especially from excluded groups, have knowledge and skills to exercise their rights to essential services” it is expected that the selected CSO will inter alia:
- Develop a methodology to identify a target group of at least 50 women survivors of violence, current or former users of specialized services, who will benefit from capacity building activities, sessions and round tables and other relevant activities;
- Undertake and facilitate onsite or online meetings with the relevant stakeholders in order to:
- Have consultations with the relevant units of NEA and MoHLSP, and other stakeholders to assess their capacity building needs and their vision on the economic empowerment of survivors of VAW;
- Have consultations with LPAs, state and NGO service provides, and survivors of VAW, to identify common challenges and opportunities for the co-creation of economic empowerment tools benefiting survivors of VAW;
- Prepare one brief analytical note with the recommendations for integration of tailored measures for economic empowerment of women survivors of violence/vulnerable groups into the national employment policies/active labour market measures etc., based on the abovementioned activities;
- Revise and improve the existing draft Circular Methodology developed by the MoHLSP proposing tools for the integration in labour market and economic empowerment of survivors of VAW, based on a functional referral mechanism between the social protection and public employment system, and consult it with service providers and other relevant stakeholders;
- Co-create, test and pilot together with the state and NGO service providers, survivors of VAW, as well as LPAs in selected districts, up to 5 small-scale programs for the integration in the labour market and economic empowerment of survivors of VAW (both employment and entrepreneurship), adjusted to the Moldovan context. Design and implement a capacity building program (based on the conducted needs assessment) on tools for economic empowerment of survivors of VAW for the relevant staff of NEA, MoHLSP, including other relevant stakeholders (ODIMM) and service providers;
- Finalize, pilot and evaluate the designed small-scale programs for the economic empowerment of survivors of VAW implemented in cooperation with local CSO organizations in the selected districts, based on the feedback from the validation sessions held as part of the capacity building program for the key responsible public institutions and awareness raising events with the participation of all the relevant stakeholders.
Specific Requirements for Proposals
- Proponents are highly encouraged to propose interventions that explore innovative ideas to find sustainable and transformative solutions;
- The proponent as a Responsible Party is expected to make substantial contribution to achievement of the outputs for which it is putting an offer;
- The proposed intervention size and budget request is for up to USD 215,000. All currency exchanges will be calculated using the UN Operational Exchange Rate as per the date of submission of proposal.
Competencies
UN Women reserves the right to verify any information contained in proponent’s response or to request additional information after the proposal is received. Incomplete or inadequate responses, lack of response or misrepresentation in responding to any questions will result in disqualification.
- Technical/functional competencies required:
- A track record of working with underrepresented groups, evidenced with at least specific intervention developed and implemented on economic empowerment of women from abovementioned groups;
- A track record of proven collaboration with government authorities (especially in the labour/employment field) and grassroots organisations in coordinating activities and implementing strategies;
- Specialized knowledge, expertise, and track record of working with vulnerable and marginalized groups, with a focus on women’s human rights and ending discrimination;
- Experience in implementing capacity building activities on economic empowerment and reintegration;
- Experience in working on violence against women issues.
- Other competencies, which while not required, can be an asset for the performance of services:
- Experience in working with UN and/or other international agencies.
For more information, visit https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/programme-implementation/2021/05/unw-eca-mda-cfp-2021-005