Deadline: 17 September 2018
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is currently inviting women civil society organizations to submit proposals to:
- Monitor, report on and advocate for the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (also known as Istanbul Convention) and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in Montenegro.
- Provide specialist support services for victims of all forms of violence in line with the standards enshrined in CEDAW and the Istanbul Convention, including women from minority or disadvantaged groups.
The support to strengthening of civil society organizations to advocate for the development and implementation of laws and policies and provide services in line with CEDAW and the Istanbul Convention will contribute to the creation of an enabling legislative and policy environment in line with international standards on eliminating violence against women and all forms of discrimination.
The Call for Proposals falls under the Programme ¨Ending violence against women and girls: Implementing norms, changing minds¨ (February 2017- January 2020). The Programme aims at ending gender based discrimination and violence against women, with a particular focus on the most disadvantaged groups of women, in six Western Balkans countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia) and Turkey. The Programme is anchored in the normative frameworks of CEDAW and the Istanbul Convention, and also in alignment with EU accession standards. The Programme is run by UN WOMEN (with UNDP being implementing partner in Montenegro) and is funded by the European Commission within the Instrument for Pre- Accession Assistance (IPA) II.
Objectives
- This second round of Call for Proposals will contribute to the following objectives:
- Objective 1: Strengthen women`s organization capacity to monitor, report on and advocate for the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (also known as Istanbul Convention) and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in Montenegro.
- Objective 3: Strengthen women`s organization capacity to provide specialist support services for victims of all forms of violence in line with the standards enshrined in CEDAW and the Istanbul Convention, including targeting women from minority or disadvantaged groups (such as shelters, crisis centers for victims of domestic and sexual violence, etc.) Organizations must bear in mind the legislation in Montenegro covering this area, namely the Rulebooks on standards for provisions of these services, in order to be able to meet the standards prescribed by the Law and obtain license for providing that particular service.
- When applying, the organizations are expected to indicate which category of the Call for Proposals they are applying to.
Funding Information
Total eligible amount of funding under this Call will be 80,000 EUR, dividable per a number of proposals approved by the Evaluation Committee.
Duration of Project
From October 2018 to March 2019 (tentatively)
Eligibility Criteria
- Women’s CSOs, women’s CSOs networks and platforms that have specialized knowledge, expertise and track record of working in women’s human rights and ending violence against women.
- Women’s CSOs/ Women’s CSOs network and platforms with track record in monitoring international human rights treaties and conventions, and more specifically Istanbul Convention.
- Women’s CSOs/ Women’s CSOs network and platforms gathering women from disadvantaged groups (Roma) and background and track record in working on issues of improving the position of Roma women in Montenegro.
How to Apply
Please send all required application documents in one email at the address given on the website.
For more information, please visit Call for Proposals.
