Deadline: 13-Sep-21
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) invites Non-profit organizations (NPOs) working in the Kyrgyz Republic to take part in a competition of proposals to enhance engagement of women’s movement in law-making processes and ensuring government’s accountability for its international commitments in the area of gender equality and ending violence against women and girls (EVAWG).
Goals
- Enhance engagement of women’s movement in law-making processes and ensuring government’s accountability for its international commitments in the area of gender equality and ending violence against women and girls (EVAWG).
- Strengthen institutional and technical capacity of women’s rights organizations to effectively engage with government and parliamentary stakeholders to ensure their voices and experience are integrated in legislative amendments and law enforcement monitoring.
Objectives
- Mobilize women’s movement to consolidate joint efforts and raise public awareness on harmful consequences of sexual harassment at the workplace and subject bill initiated by female parliamentarians.
- Conduct training for grassroots CSOs on project design on SGBV, fund raising, monitoring to strengthen their institutional and organizational capacities, including for funds mobilization and strategic opportunities.
- Design and conduct ToT for grassroots CSOs on monitoring and analysis of legislation and enforcement practices for compliance with the country’s international commitments in the area of gender equality and ending violence against women and girls.
- Announce call for proposals among grassroots CSOs from Project target communities to issue at least 3 sub-grants for monitoring and analysis of legislation and enforcement practices for compliance with the country’s international commitments in the area of gender equality and ending violence against women and girls.
- Provide mentorship and technical support to sub-grantee CSOs in the process of sub-grant implementation.
Funding Information
- The maximum allowable budget is USD $45,000.
- The project shall be implemented within the period starting from signing of the Cooperation Agreement with UNDP till December 15, 2021.
Outcomes
- At least 40 women’s rights organizations are mobilized, including at least 2 new partnerships built with youth women’s rights groups, to raise public awareness on harmful consequences of sexual harassment at the workplace and subject bill initiated by female parliamentarians.
- At least 20,000 individuals country-wide are introduced to the harmful consequences of sexual harassment at the workplace through at least 2 media products produced and disseminated through traditional and social media.
- At least 6 grassroots CSOs from Project target communities gained knowledge and practical skills on project design on SGBV, fund raising, monitoring, as well as strengthen their institutional and organizational capacities, including for funds mobilization and strategic opportunities.
- At least 6 grassroots CSOs from Project target communities9 gained knowledge and practical skills on monitoring and analysis of legislation and enforcement practices for compliance with the country’s international commitments in the area of gender equality and ending violence against women and girls.
- At least 3 sub-grants are issued to grassroots CSOs for monitoring and analysis of legislation and enforcement practices for compliance with the country’s international commitments in the area of gender equality and ending violence against women and girls and further monitored during sub-grant implementation.
Eligibility Criteria
- Noncommercial organizations established and registered in the Kyrgyz Republic (hereinafter the Applicant). Commercial organizations, government agencies, as well as noncommercial organizations established by state agencies are not allowed to participate in the call for proposals.
- Consortium of two or more non-profit organizations established and registered in the Kyrgyz Republic.
- All Consortium members – Grant Applicants shall be legal entities established and registered in the Kyrgyz Republic as non-profit organizations in accordance with the current legislation.
- The Applicant shall submit the project proposal on behalf of one of the organizations authorized by the consortium member organizations to represent the consortium, with all subsequent commitments to its members and the Grantor.
For more information, visit https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=82610