Deadline: 19 June 2020
The Winrock International is currently seeking applications for the Safe Migration in Central Asia (SMICA) Project in Turkmenistan. It is a five-year project implemented by Winrock International in Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
SMICA works with local and international organizations, governments, and civil society to connect country approaches with regional strategies strengthening bilateral and multi-country efforts to promote rights-based migration and counter TIP; reduce the vulnerability of at-risk populations to all forms of trafficking-in-persons; and expand and improve identification and assistance to trafficked persons.
SMICA activities in Turkmenistan include a regional focus to improve bilateral and multilateral coordination, support prevention and protection efforts, such as ensuring international standards for services, and increase awareness and information for migrants.
Objectives
Winrock International, through the USAID-funded Safe Migration in Central Asia project, calls on prospective organizations interested in supporting one or more of the following objectives in Turkmenistan:
- Objective 1: Preventing vulnerability and raising awareness on safe migration and human trafficking risks among most vulnerable groups through:
- information campaigns utilizing innovative methods and channels such as social media, infographics, video and animations, ICT tools, and print materials targeted to different groups including youth, men and women;
- leadership and preventative workshops for youth;
- establishing links with service-providers and migrant networks in destination countries to increase access to information, legal, and other support to prevent TIP.
- Objective 2: Increasing victim identification, availability and quality of assistance for trafficked individuals through:
- improved shelter services including psychological, legal, employment, and other relevant service;
- strengthened capacity of service providers to offer trauma-informed and victim-centered services that meet international standards;
- increased victim identification efforts through community interventions, improved screening of domestic and returning migrants, expanded use of the informational hotline and other approaches
- collaboration with State Migration Service, Ministry of Labor and Social Protection and Ministry of Interior to increase access to services and support among trafficked victims.
Funding Information
- The Request for Applications (RFA) final amount awarded per objective will depend on agreed partner activities but will not exceed $25,000 USD.
Duration
- Contingent on USAID approval, the anticipated period of performance for this sub-grant is August 2020 to August 2021.
Eligibility Criteria
This solicitation is open to all organizations including non-profit and for-profit non-US organizations. To be minimally eligible for funding, applicants must comply with the following conditions:
- Be legally registered or otherwise authorized to conduct business in the applicant’s country or countries of operation.
- Agree to be subject to a pre-award capacity assessment carried out by Winrock staff to determine that the applicant has sound management in the form of financial, administrative, and technical policies and procedures.
- Be able to demonstrate successful past performance in TIP program development, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation-preferably at sub-national level. Past performance should be in at least one of the following areas: raising awareness of TIP; promoting gender equity; building the capacity of government or local stakeholders, including training on program design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
- Demonstrate capacity and be willing to enter a contractual arrangement with Winrock International to work together towards fulfilling the objectives of the USAID CTIP project.
- Provide documentation of registration with the Government to legally operate in country.
For more information, visit https://www.winrock.org/safe-migration-in-central-asia-6920-rfa-02/