UN Women is inviting civil society organizations (CSOs) registered in Moldova with the experience of work gender equality and women’s empowerment.
The proponents are invited to submit proposals under the output presented, to be implemented for a period from 12 to 20 months. This Call for Proposals is announced in the framework of the “EU 4 Gender Equality: Together against gender stereotypes and gender-based violence” programme (phase 2), funded by the European Union, implemented jointly by UN Women and UNFPA.
The intersectionality perspectives of discrimination and gender inequality should be also addressed, even though this is not the main objective of the Call for Proposals. The intersectional perspective should consider specific contexts along the axes of sex and age, disability, socio-economic status faced by women (Roma women, women living in rural area and other vulnerable women) etc. Therefore, CSOs working with the rights of women and men facing multiple forms of discrimination are encouraged to apply.
Funding Information
The budget range for this proposal should fall between a minimum indicative amount of USD 50,000 and a maximum amount of USD 80,000.
Timeframe
The foreseen starting date of the project is 15 July 2024.
The implementation period is from 12 to 20 months.
Required Services/Results
Through this Call for Proposal, UN Women in Moldova within the “EU 4 Gender Equality: Together against gender stereotypes and gender-based violence” programme (phase II), implemented jointly with UNFPA and funded by the EU, intends to sign Partner Agreements (PAs) with civil society organizations from Moldova to act as Responsible Parties for initiatives that will contribute to the fulfilling of the following output of the joint project.
Output 1 Increased knowledge and awareness of target populations on women’s rights and gender-based discriminatory social norms:
Activity: Implement innovative solutions of CSOs to address gender stereotypes.
The proponents are expected to develop proposals under this output submitting all the mandatory annexes to the proposal. Proposals are expected to show contribution to the delivery of the output-level result and project activity.
The proponents will be encouraged to integrate some of the indicators from programme’s logframe into the monitoring and evaluation plans under suggested projects, such as:
Number of women and men, girls and boys who have received transformative messages and/or gender-related information through the communication and awareness raising campaigns. Disaggregated by type of communication action (face-to-face/digital)
Number of women, men, girls and boys among target population with increased knowledge on gender stereotypes and gender equality. Disaggregated by sex and district
Number of the initiatives that have been developed for the transformation of gender stereotypes and discriminatory behaviors.
Number of people, supported by the transformative initiatives, who are acting as local advocates. Disaggregated by sex, age and district
UN Women is inviting the proponents to submit proposals suggesting creative and efficient solutions to combat gender stereotypes, to empower youth and women for prevention of violence against women. The proposals should focus on the activities in Moldova and be prepared as per the priority areas described below.
The proposals should suggest capacity development, awareness raising, communication, and/or other creative solutions and/or knowledge management on best practices in the area of gender equality and women’s empowerment in the areas that include:
Addressing gender stereotypes and prevention of violence against women including through innovative tools and diverse groups;
Increase knowledge among youth on gender equality principles, feminism and positive masculinity based on UN Women policy briefs and guiding papers for the prevention of VAW/GBV, through interventions such as digital projects, social theaters/debates with youth, small community initiatives or other related activities;
Empowerment of girls and women, especially women with disabilities, Roma women and other women from underrepresented groups to increase knowledge of the rights and of skills to fight gender stereotypes from an intersectional perspective, using also UN Women international knowledge briefs. This will be ensured through capacity building, mentorship, legal and psychological counseling services and other innovative activities.
Promotion of pre-marital and couple counseling.
Focus on groups facing multiple and intersecting vulnerabilities is very much appreciated, including women with disabilities, single mothers, mothers of children with disabilities, from Roma community, older women and other marginalized groups.
Competencies
Technical/functional competencies required:
At least 3 years of documented successful track record in the area of work contained in this Terms of Reference.
Proven in-house expertise in working on issues around gender equality, youth and/or women empowerment, prevention and combating of violence against women, as well as delivering results in these areas. It is recommended to have a gender expert/specialist as part of the team.
At least 3 years’ experience in management of projects with similar size to the one submitted under this Call.
Knowledge of Romanian, English is mandatory. Russian is an asset.
The following competences are considered an asset in proponents’ performance:
Good knowledge of gender equality and women’s rights issues, as well as needs of vulnerable groups of women.
Experience in working at national, local and community level.
Acceptance of the terms and conditions outlined in the template Partner Agreement:
Proponents must include an acceptance of the terms and conditions outlined in the template Partner Agreement or their reservation or objections thereto.
Submission of any such reservations or objections does not mean that UN Women will automatically accept them should the proponent be selected as a Responsible Party.
UN Women will evaluate any reservation or objection during its evaluation of the proposal and may accept or reject any such reservation or objection.
