Deadline: 23 April 2018
The Mongolia Country Office of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), an international development agency, is inviting prospective entities to submit proposals for public awareness raising activities by NGOs and Academic Institutions on Gender-based violence (GBV) or Domestic Violence. The academic institutions and NGOs can apply for this call for proposals.
The proposals UNFPA Mongolia CO is seeking are:
- 4 proposals from either NGOs or academic institutions which use innovative methods to convey GBV/DV prevention messages on health, social, legal consequences of violence and its impacts on the individual, family and society.
Funding Information
- The financial proposal should not exceed 40,000,000 MNT per proposal.
- The project should be completed in 8 months, starting from May 2018 until December 2018.
Areas of Focus
- Raise awareness on GBV/DV prevention of the general public, including men, women, boys, girls, and elderly, disabled, the LGBTQ community and ethnic minority groups.
- Engage and mobilize the public in advocating for the sensitization of GBV and DV; young people, men and women, elderly, disabled, the LGBTQ community and ethnic minority groups in ending GBV/DV.
- Empower women and girls to access support services and resources on GBV/DV.
- Empower yong people, minority groups and other vulnerable groups to access support services and resources on GBV/DV.
Expected Outputs
- Inception report provided within two weeks of contract signing (Note: depending on the proposal stream applicants are applying under, the report should include a communications/ media strategy and/ or public engagement strategy);
- Products and materials developed such as training manuals, media tools, tools for public engagement and raising public awareness on GBV/ DV, and any other relevant media/ communications or public engagement products should be submitted with the final reports;
- Financial report by the end of contract; and
- Narrative report in the format provided by UNFPA is produced by the end of contract.
Requirements and Qualifications
- Holds legal status and is officially registered with the relevant authorities;
- At least 3 years of continuous operations;
- Demonstrates a strong capacity and track record working in communications and/ or public engagement activities in relation to GBV/ DV;
- Employs a sufficient number of staff to implement the proposed project and they should have the relevant educational and professional background, staff expertise and experience of GBV/ DV;
- Employs a sufficient number of staff with relevant educational and professional background, staff expertise and experience of communications, or public engagement/ public awareness raising;
- Team leader has an advanced degree in Gender Studies, Public Health, International Development, Communications, or related area with proven experience in conducting advocacy and public engagement in related areas (GBV/ DV) with at least 10 years of professional experience in leading and managing teams;
- Previous experience working with the UN is desirable; and
- Positive references from previous clients
How to Apply
Proposals must be submitted at the address given on the website.
For more information, please visit UNFPA/Mongolia.