Deadline: 18 April 2017
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)/Women in Politics Programme is seeking proposals for the procurement of a national company/ organization to provide support on enhancing capacities of women with disabilities towards greater participation in civic, public and political life.
Tasks
The specific tasks required under this Assignment are the following:
- Preparatory work, including: development of overall methodology for the capacity building and awareness raising programme; wide dissemination of the call for applications using all possible channels to ensure outreach among the target group; selection of participants based on pre-defined criteria.
- Develop and deliver 3 two-days training sessions for up to 30 women with disabilities who have expressed interest to develop their skills and capacities for greater participation in public and political life.
- Provide coaching and support between training sessions to women participants in completing provided “homework”, i.e. practical assignments for practicing the skills they have gained.
- Carry out awareness raising activities to increase the visibility of the contribution of women with disabilities to the development and well-being of their families, communities and society, among the general public and among political decision-makers.
Eligibility Criteria
- This RFP is open to all international and national organizations that can provide the requested goods/services/works, and are legally constituted or represented in the procuring country.
- A Proposer may be a private, public or government-owned legal entity or any combination of them in the form of associations(s) including joint ventures or consortiums with a formal intent to enter into an agreement.
- In support of UN Women’s mandate, proposal submissions from women-led/owned organizations or companies with 51% or more employment of women and from developing countries are encouraged.
- UN Women also expects vendors to engage in responsible practices, and highy recommends proposers to participate in the UN Global Compact.
How to Apply
Proposals can be submitted either in hard copy, or electronically via postal mail or email at the address given on the website.
For more information, please visit UN Women.