UN Women has announced a Call for Proposals to strengthen the capacities of young women from Donetsk and Luhansk regions to advance the Women, Peace and Security Agenda at the local level.

The current initiative proposes to enhance the participation of young women in the dialogue with local authorities via the existing Community Security Working Groups, Gender Coordination Councils and Gender Responsive Budgeting Working Groups to support age- and genderresponsive WPS local policies and programming, aiming to address protection of young women and discrimination they face, but also to emphasize the positive and transformative role young women can play in building sustainable peace. These dialogues will bring to the table of discussions the particular needs, priorities and interests of young women in the context of implementation of the WPS agenda at the local level (e.g. sexual harassment which affects young women disproportionately), considering intersectionality, which is vital to inclusivity and diversity of participation.

Required services/results

• Grass root young women in target communities have increased awareness of the UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace and Security in conjunction with Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) agenda set forth in UNSCR 2250 (2015) and are equipped with advocacy and leadership skills.
• The inter- and intra- generational dialogues on Women, Peace and Security in target communities is enhanced.
• Young women activists from target communities have enhanced capacities to promote the Women, Peace and Security agenda through new media activism.
• The operationalization of the local Women, Peace and Security Agenda in target communities is accelerated through dialogue meetings of young women activists and local authorities.

Funding Information

The budget range for this proposal should be 200,000 USD – 210,000 USD (Budget for activities to be implemented in 2021: up to 105,000 USD; Budget for activities to be implemented in 2022: up to 105,000 USD)

Timeframe:  22 March 2021 – 22 August 2022

Competencies

• The organization has a well-developed framework, enabling the delivery of its vision and strategy, and effective realization of business processes;
• Previous experience in conducting similar work/projects relevant to the scope of the current project;
• Previous experience of work with women affected by conflict on their capacity building and empowerment;
• Previous experience in conducting capacity development on human rights and gender equality. Particular experience in conducting trainings and providing technical support to women on Women, Peace and Security, leadership and advocacy will be considered an advantage;
• Previous experience in conducting gender/human rights advocacy at the regional and local levels;
• Previous experience of work at the regional and local level and coordination of cooperation between different groups and organizations;
• Reference letters on at least two relevant projects implemented in the past three years.

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