Deadline: 31-May-23
The UN Women Multi-Country Office (MCO) – Caribbean, seeks to partner with Responsible Party (Non-Governmental Organizations [NGO] or Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Grenada, using the UN Women Foundations Programme to equip young persons and community members with knowledge, skills attitudes and strategies for addressing conflict and responding to stress and stressors that arise in relationships and establish and model an atmosphere of respect within group relations among and between young persons and, drawing from the Partnership for Peace and Man-to-Man Programmes to organize interventions to engage men and boys towards ending violence against women and girls.
The Grenada Spotlight Initiative will build on lessons learned from former and existing programmes with its partners, including CSOs, development agencies such as UN agencies, EU and others to address bottlenecks hindering progress and to build on successes to ensure a successful and sustainable country programme achieving visible gains to End Violence Against Women and Girls (EVAWG) in Grenada.
Key Pillars
The key pillars of the Spotlight Initiative include:
- Pillar 1: Laws and Policies
- Pillar 2: Institutional Capacities
- Pillar 3: Social Norms and Behaviours
- Pillar 4: Services
- Pillar 5: Data Availability and Utilisation
- Pillar 6: Women’s Rights Groups, Autonomous Social Movements and CSOs
In Grenada, UN Women will function as the Technical Coherence Lead while leading on Pillars 3 and 6. UNDP will lead Pillars 2 and 5; UNICEF Pillar 1; and PAHO/WHO, Pillar 4.
Funding Information
- 15,000 USD equivalent in local currency.
Outcomes
- The project objectives will be met through the achievement of the following outcomes and outputs.
- Pillar 3: Output 3.1 – It is expected that national and/or sub-national evidence-based programmes are developed to promote gender-equitable norms, attitudes and behaviors for in and out of school setting.
- One or more grants to CSOs to implement the Foundations Programme with out-of-school youth in Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique in collaboration with existing youth programmes, such as Ministry of Youth, Sports clubs, Girl Guides (Rangers and Young Leaders), culture groups, Grenada Football Association. (15,000 USD equivalent in local currency).
- Pillar 3: Output 3.2 – It is expected community advocacy platforms are established/strengthened to develop strategies and programmes, including community dialogues, public information and advocacy campaigns, to promote gender-equitable norms, attitudes and behaviours, including in relation to women and girls’ sexuality and reproduction, self-confidence and self-esteem and promoting positive masculinities.
- One grant to a CSO to draw from the Man to Man and Foundations Programmes to develop and implement a secondary prevention programme for men in the prisons to prevent recidivism for IPV and sexual violence. (15,000 USD equivalent in local currency).
Eligibility Criteria
- Responsible Party must be a Registered Non-Governmental Organization/ Civil Society Organisation.
- At least 3 years’ experience working with gender equality and women’s rights, including elimination of violence against women.
- At least 3 years’ experience implementing GBV/VAWG programmes and initiatives.
- Experience with working with one or more of the identified population groups would be considered an asset.
- Other competencies, which while not required, can be an asset for the performance of services
- Previous experience working on United Nations or donor-funded projects.
- An adequate number of trained professional and administrative staff or contractors to be able to implement, monitor and report on the project.
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