Call for Proposals for Civil Society Organizations – Jamaica
Deadline: 16-Apr-21
UN Women has announced a call for proposals for Spotlight Initiative, Jamaica to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment, in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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The UN Women Multi-Country Office (MCO) – Caribbean, seeks to partner with a Civil Society Organisation (Non-Governmental Organizations [NGO] to; endow children and young people out-school with knowledge, skills, attitudes and strategies for addressing conflict and responding to stress and stressors that arise in relationships and establish and model an atmosphere of respect within group relations among and between young people and, to organize interventions to engage men and boys towards ending violence against women and girls.
It is expected that national and/or sub-national evidence-based programmes will be developed to promote gender-equitable norms, attitudes and behaviours, including on comprehensive sexuality education in line with international standards.
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These programmes are carried out in and out-of-school settings and; community advocacy platforms will be established/strengthened to develop strategies and programmes, including community dialogues, public information and advocacy campaigns, to promote gender-equitable norms, attitudes and behaviours, including in relation to women and girls’ sexuality and reproduction, self-confidence and self-esteem and transforming harmful masculinities.
With this in mind, resources are being made available within the SI, for two grants for the CSO(s) to:
Scale-up evidence-based sport-based family violence prevention interventions for boys and girls through training for coaches and physical education teachers in educational institutions (primary to tertiary) and community sporting fraternities to strengthen their capacity to raise awareness and promote attitudes, behaviors and norms that will reduce the incidence of gender-based and family violence (Foundations Programme) (1 CSO- USD 60,000.00 equivalent); and
Provide support (including capacity building) for Partnership for Peace (PfP) to organize interventions to engage men and boys with the end game to end violence against women and girls (VAWG) (1 CSO- USD 60,000.00 equivalent).
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The expected duration of this partnership is from 30 April 2021 – 31 December 2021.
Key Pillars
The key pillars of the Spotlight Initiative include:
Pillar 1: Laws and Policies
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Pillar 3: Social Norms and Behaviours
Pillar 4: Services
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Pillar 6: Women’s Rights Groups, Autonomous Social Movements and CSOs
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For Grant 1 (Foundations Programme)
Technical/functional competencies required:
Responsible Party must be a Registered Non-Governmental Organization.
At least 5 years’ experience implementing initiatives on human rights, gender equality and women’s rights, including the elimination of violence against women and girls.
At least 5 years’ experience working with sports organisations and/or using sports for advocacy.
At least 5 years’ experience in the area of education and training, including course development and training tools.
Experience with the Foundations programme in the Caribbean is an asset.
At least 5 years’ experience working in Jamaica preferably or the CARICOM region.
For Grant 2 (PfP)
Technical/functional competencies required:
Responsible Party must be a Registered Non-Governmental Organization.
At least 5 years’ experience implementing initiatives on masculinity, human rights, gender equality and women’s rights, including the elimination of violence against women and girls.
At least 3 years experience working with the judicial, probation, welfare of social sectors
Experience with the PfP programme in the Caribbean is an asset.
At least 5 years’ experience working in Jamaica preferably or the CARICOM region.
Other competencies, for both Grants land 2 which while not required, can be an asset for the performance of services
Previous experience working with the United Nations.
For more information, visit https://caribbean.unwomen.org/en/news-and-events/stories/2021/2/spotlight-jamaica—call-for-proposal-cfp-001-for-civil-society-organizations