Grants for Prevention and Awareness Raising on Gender Based Violence in Kenya
Deadline: 15-Oct-21
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland (MFA) has announced a Call for Proposals for prevention and awareness raising on Gender Based Violence (GBV).
The MFA aims at supporting a national or international Civil Society Organization (CSO) a consortium of CSOs based in Kenya to work in three selected counties (Bungoma, Kilifi, Samburu), which will complement the Finland-Kenya bilateral program on Strengthening Prevention and Response to GBV in Kenya.
Objectives
The objective for the Call for Proposals is to support a civil society organization to:
Create awareness of communities on gender-based violence in all its forms.
Strengthen capacity at community level through engagement with relevant stakeholders to prevent gender based violence from happening.
Change attitudes and behaviour related to harmful practices and social norms related to violence against women and girls in the communities.
Encourage and enable male champions to take the lead in awareness raising and behavioural change work related to gender based violence.
Support the duty bearers in the coordination of GBV related matters, but also hold the duty bearers accountable for their work.
Scale up networking and sharing of good practices between duty bearers, rights holders, civil society organisations and community members including informal and religious leaders at community, county and national levels.
Find new innovative ways of preventing gender based violence and contribute to behavioural change.
Assist survivors to report and access the response chain.
Relevant promotion of awareness on sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Strengthening community structures for sustainability and continuity of GBV prevention work.
Funding Information
The grant is allocated by the Unit for Eastern Africa and the Horn of Africa of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Financing will be available to maximum one proposal with a contract duration of up to four years (2022-2025). The total amount of funding available for this call for proposals is 2 million euros. Maximum 10 per cent of the project costs can be used for project related administrative costs.
The expected duration of the selected CSO project is maximum 4 years (2022-2025).
Eligibility Criteria
The applicant (lead applicant in case of a consortium) must meet the following criteria:
Be registered and/or legally competent in Kenya for at least two years (evidence of registration by the competent authority in Kenya to be shared)
Have previous experience in prevention and awareness raising on gender-based violence in Kenya
Clearly defined governance structure
Currently have funding from at least one other donor and a minimum annual income of 500,000 euros in the previous financial year
Have concrete evidence of proper bookkeeping and transparency (the most recent audited financial report by a recognized audit firm to be shared)
The project proposal must:
Have a minimum budget of 1.5 million euros (max. Funding available is 2 million euros)
Contribute to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals
Be aligned with relevant development priorities in Kenya and the legislative and policy framework on Gender Based Violence
Contribute to the implementation of the Finnish development cooperation objectives in Kenya as indicated in the bilateral development cooperation program 2021-2024
Be aligned with the development policy priorities and principles set in the Finnish Report on Development Policy across Parliamentary Terms
Be human rights-sensitive, at the very least.
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