The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has announced a call for applications for Operating Family Guidance Center (FGC) in Afghanistan.

The FGCs provide legal information, representation, family councelling, support for reintegration into a safe living situation in their families or in the community, psychosocial councelling and referrals to other services. The FGC provides legal assistance to survivors of VAW through legal representation in the formal legal system in civil and criminal cases, or may resolve cases through accredited practices and procedures, or engaging the local Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW) Commission.

The organisations operating the Family Guidance Centers will be expected to deliver a range of critical services to survivors of VAWG, in respect of the survivor-centred principles, and ensuring the safety and privacy of all survivors of VAWG:

• Case management and safety planning
• Legal assistance and representation in civil and criminal cases
• Provision of information on women's rights, VAWG, services available and referral mechanisms
• Family mediation and counselling for reintegration into families
• Psycho-social counselling
• Promotion of the FGC as a safe and empowering space for women and girls, and utilisation of the space to organise a range of activities in the FGC (literacy, art classes, information sessions, physical exercise, vocational training, recreational activities, economic empowerment)
• Provision of age-appropriate services for children
• Referral to other services, including Women Protection Centers, health care, women's economic empowerment opportunities, education, and vocational trainings.
• Regular provision of trainings to staff, with the support of UN Women
• Safe data collection and storage
• Community information about services available
• Feedback and complaint mechanism

Funding Information

• Budget should be around 8.5 million AFN (Afghani) per FGC.
• Timeline: 1 Year (1 March 2021 - 31 March 2022, 13 months) one month of inception, and 12 months of implementation

Competencies

• Technical/functional competencies required:
  • All staff have expertise and experience working with women and girls survivors of violence
  • All staff demonstrate an understanding of the prevalence, nature and causes of violence against women and girls
  • Staff demonstrate an understanding of, and experience in, 'best practice' responses to women and girls experiencing violence based on international standards
  • Services provided in the FGC provide a safe, supportive and respectful work environment for staff and survivors of violence and their children
• Other competencies, which while not required, can be an asset for the performance of services
  • All staff have expertise and experience supporting children.

For more information, visit UNDP.