Deadline: 31-Jul-20
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is currently inviting Non-governmental organizations (NGO) operating in Kyrgyz Republic to take part in a competition to submit proposals to conduct a national campaign to increase women’s participation and engagement in the election processes.
The Call for Grant proposals is announced within the framework of the joint Project of the Government of Switzerland and UNDP “Kyrgyzstan Electoral Support Programme”.
The grant fund of the Program is designed to increase women’s participation and engagement in the election processes. In response to a formal request from the Central Elections Commission of the Kyrgyz Republic (CEC) to strengthen the effectiveness, transparency and inclusiveness of the electoral processes the United Nations (UN) in Kyrgyzstan through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has been supporting the efforts of the Kyrgyz Republic.
The support is provided through 22-month Kyrgyzstan Electoral Support Programme (KESP) that started in February 2020 and runs through December 2021 and is composed of three components. One of the three components is empowering women as voters and eligible candidates, and enhancing the potential of key partners in conducting public and external communication, including interaction with civil society, the media and other key stakeholders in the elections to achieve the objective of this component. Given the importance of introducing of at least 30% of the mandates for women’s elections to local councils in addition to the guaranteed at least 30% of seats for women in the Parliament, which came into force in 2019, large-scale public events to be held to inform potential women candidates and voters about this amendment adopted, as well as to motivate them to run for and vote for women candidates.
Funding Information
In accordance with this, in the current phase of the Project, UNDP intends to award a grant in amount of $35,000 (thirty five thousand) to a Non-governmental organization (NGO) on a competitive basis to implement these activities and, as a result, to inform female candidates and voters on 30% reserved seats in local and rural councils for women and to educate voters on importance of women’s participation in the political process.
Eligibility Criteria
Applications can be submitted by applicants meeting the following criteria:
- The Grant Applicant must have at least 3 years of proven work experience on gender issues and gender equality.
- Considering that almost 30% of the population with the right to vote is now outside of the country, having contacts and previous experience working with representatives of the Kyrgyz diaspora abroad is an advantage;
- Maximum coverage in numeric and qualitative means of target groups in all seven or in the most of oblasts of the country. Project applications with greater and better target group coverage will have an advantage.
- The presence of activities or approaches in the applicant’s project application affecting the increased of women’s participation and engagement in the electoral processes.
- The presence of activities or approaches in the applicant’s project application that affect the eradication of negative discriminatory stereotypes against women candidates;
- The project application is prepared in strict accordance with the format, and the information presented is complete, accurate and clear
Selection Criteria
The selection process will be held in one stage:
- In order to ensure transparency of consideration and approval of project proposals, a Grant Evaluation Commission for the evaluation of grant projects (GEC) formed from representatives of UNDP, the CEC, and, if necessary, specialized specialists/experts in various fields.
- The GEC is the authorized body responsible for the consideration, selection and decision-making on the project proposals received.
- The selection and approval of the project proposal as the winner of the grant will be carried out in one stage during the meeting of the GEC.
- The final decision on the award of the grant is made by the UNDP management based on the results of GEC.
Application Requirements
The followings have to be submitted to the Grant committee by the deadline:
- A project application filled out in the format;
- A copy of a registration certificate of an applicant organization;
- A copy of a charter of an applicant organization;
- A document from a bank on KGS account indicating all the necessary data such as the name of the organization, account, BIC, currency, etc., signed and stamped by the bank;
- Originals/copies of documents issued by the relevant competent authorities confirming that the organization has no current debts in the social fund and tax authorities of the Kyrgyz Republic (dated within 1 month before the tender closing date);
- CVs of Director and other key personal to be engaged in implementation of the project;
- References from past partners or donors.
For more information, visit https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=67897