Deadline: 22-May-22
UN Women is accepting applications from Non-Governmental Organization, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Community Based Organizations (CBOs) and academic or professional associations for Policy and political party advocacy for women’s inclusion and elections observation training on VAWIE/P.
Under the Promoting Inclusive Political Participation and Elimination of Violence Against Women in Politics project:
- Activity 1.1.2: Work with political parties including the women’s league for gender responsive parties that enable women to participate more meaningfully following up on collaborations with NDI and their support to political parties. Media engagement on broadcasting the work of gender responsive political parties will be an incentive to other parties.
- Activity 1.2.4: Strengthen capacity of domestic elections observation groups to monitor and report electoral violence against women. This should include the EWRC with PBO and NCCRM (National Centre for Coordination of Response mechanisms following the development of gender responsive indicators and broader work on EWRC done under the WPS.
- Activity 1.2.5: Advocate to reform of legal, policy, and institutional frameworks that facilitate prevention and response to VAWiE/P and mandatory 30% gender quota, party gender quota policies, incentives to political parties with gender quotas and the Local Government Act (LGA).
UN Women is putting forth a call for proposal to identify and select one partner (a consortium is encouraged) to implement this project and deliver on project activities as reflected in this Call for Proposals. Implementing partner(s) will be responsible for designing and delivering project activities across 15 counties. They strongly encourage joint proposals from consortia that have presence and influence to deliver the results for quick impact in the target counties.
The Promoting Inclusive Political Participation and Elimination of Violence Against Women in Politics project has the overall outcome of increased women’s participation in elections, politics, public life, and peace building mechanisms. It will strengthen coordination of peace building, governance, and elections processes and stakeholders with a focus on greater participation of women in these processes – from the community to the national level.
It aims to achieve more effective prevention and response to VAWiE/P by building an enabling environment for women’s safe and free participation in politics and public life. It promotes inclusive political participation and elimination of VAWIE/P, to increase women’s free and safe participation in elections and women’s representation.
Funding Information
The budget range shall be between $130,000 – 142,000 United States Dollars.
- Maximum 36,000 for activity 1.1.2
- Maximum $50,000 for activity 1.2.4
- Maximum $56,000 for activity 1.2.5
Criteria
- Confirm that the services being requested are part of the key services that the proponent has been performing as an organization. This must be supported by a list of at least two customer references for which similar service is currently or has been provided by the proponent.
- Confirm proponent is duly registered or has the legal basis/mandate as an organization.
- Confirm proponent as an organization has been in operation for at least five (5) years.
- Confirm proponent has a permanent office within the location area.
- Proponent must agree to a site visit at a customer location in the location or area with a similar scope of work as the one described in this CFP.
- Confirm that proponent has not been the subject of a finding of fraud or any other relevant misconduct following an investigation conducted by UN Women or another United Nations entity. The Proponent must indicate if it is currently under investigation for fraud or any other relevant misconduct by UN Women or another United Nations entity and provide details of any such investigation.
- Confirm that proponent has not been placed on any relevant sanctions list including as a minimum the Consolidated United Nations Security Council Sanctions List(s).
- CSO must obtain sectorial clarence from the Ministry of Gender Children and Social Protection.
For more information, visit https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=90650