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UN Women inviting Proposals from Moldovan Civil Society Organizations/Consortiums

Deadline: 23-Jan-23

This Call for Proposal has been launched by UN Women for Moldovan Civil Society Organizations/Consortiums to deliver a set of interventions to support the Refugee women and girls and those from host communities survivors of GBV and those at-risk.

UN Women aims to ensure that vulnerable refugee women including GBV survivors and those at-risk have strengthened access to protection services, as well first responders women-led organizations have increased capacities to deliver PSEAH sensitive and GBV survivor gender responses; women and girls, men and boys are informed about PSEAH and GBV available services, but also men and boys are engaged in taking action in support of gender equality and positive masculinity.

Funding Information
  • The total budget available for this call for proposal is up to USD 200,000.00
  • The proposed intervention size and budget request is up to USD 200,000.00 (Stream A – USD 100,000.00; Stream B – USD 60,000.00; Stream C – USD 40,000.00).
  • All currency exchanges will be calculated using the UN Operational Exchange Rate as per the date of submission of proposal;
  • Duration: The initial timeframe of the project is 6 months within February 2023 – August 2023.
Required Results

UN Women Moldova Country Office welcomes proposals against the following activities, but not limited to:

  • Stream A:  
    • Provide information, group and individual legal counselling and referral for up to 3,000 refugee women survivors GBV/VAW and those most at risk (i.e., new widows, women with disabilities, women heads of households, older women, Roma women, HIV/AIDS affected women etc.), including victims of GBV/VAW survivors and those most at risk from national level;
    • Provide structured group and individual psychosocial assistance up to 3,000 refugee women and girls GBV/VAW survivors and those most at risk, including victims of GBV/VAW survivors and those most at risk from national level (i.e., female adolescents, new widows, women with disabilities, women heads of households, LGBTQI, and cancer survivors etc.);
    • Ensure referral of up to 50 women in need and at-risk for advanced and specialized mental health and psychosocial support service providers in Moldova and support the cost of needed mental health medicines;
  • Stream B:
    • Foster a conducive environment in support of women’s rights and protection, up to 750 men and boys from refugees and host communities will participate and engage in dialogues relating to positive gender-equitable attitudes and practices and positive masculinity through HeForShe dialogues;
    • Support up to 10 youth-led and men-led innovative initiatives that combat VAW/GBV in including through the use of social media and digital platforms;
  • Stream C:
    • Carry out awareness raising activities targeting up to 2500 (2000 female and 500 male) men, women, boys, girls and youth on GBV available services and Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH) in the different communities.
Competencies
  • Technical/functional competencies required:
    • Stream A:
      • Has at least 1 year of administrative experience in managing and implementing projects that focus on VAW/GBV protection and assistance in Moldova;
      • Has at least 1 year of experience in implementing multi-sectorial responses to VAW/GBV (including, but not limited to health, psychosocial support, and legal assistance);
      • Has experience in applying survivor-centred approaches.
    • Stream B:
      • Has at least 1 year of administrative experience in managing and implementing projects that focus on VAW/GBV prevention;
      • Has experience in conducting awareness activities on GBV and combating gender stereotypes, especially targeting men and boys;
      • Has experience in supporting women’s right and protection, including through HeforShe dialogues (will represent an advantage).
    • Stream C:
      • Has at least 1 year of administrative experience in managing and implementing activities that focus on VAW/GBV prevention and protection;
      • Has experience in conducting awareness activities on GBV and PSEAH prevention.
  • Other competencies, which while not required, can be an asset for the performance of services:
    • Has experience in managing large amounts of budgets based on previous similar projects;
    • Previous experience managing grants from UN agencies, INGOs or international organizations;
    • Experience in providing assistance and support to refugees;
Requirements

Specific requirements to the proposal:

  • The proponents are expected to submit their proposals under Stream A, Stream B or Stream C for separate streams or altogether;
  • Individual proponents or joint submission applicants cannot submit more than one proposal;
  • All individual applicants and lead applicants (in the case of joint proposals) must be legally registered in Moldova;
  • The budget of the proposal shall include communication and visibility actions that shall amount up to 10% of the total budget. Examples of communication and visibility actions may be but not limited to: success stories, video spots, informative sessions, online campaigns, awareness campaigns, etc.
  • UN Women will sign contracts with and disburse funds to the applicant organizations only. Results based budget should be prepared using zero VAT rate. Partners and sub-contractors will benefit from respective fiscal arrangements upon signature of Partnership Agreement with UN Women Moldova.

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