1.
The
UNDP Pacific Centre is committed to promoting gender mainstreaming in its work
programmes, and to supporting partners to ensure gender is integrated into
their own activities. In furtherance of this objective, the Pacific Centre is
partnering with the Center for Asia-Pacific Women in Politics (CAPWIP) to run
CAPWIP’s course on “Making Governance Gender Responsive” (MGGR) in the Pacific
for Pacific civil society organisations.
2.
The
“Making Governance Gender Responsive” course will be held in Suva, Fiji
from Monday 26 May to Friday 30 May 2008. In addition to upskilling
participants on general gender principles and issues, the course will cover
such topics as gender analysis, gender auditing, gender budgeting and change
management.
3.
It
is anticipated that up to 30 CSO representatives will participate in the
course, including up to 15 CSO representatives from outside Fiji. The UNDP Pacific Centre
envisages that participation of CSO’s at the MGGR training will contribute to
building capacity in region to mainstream gender, and specifically to
strengthen the ability of CSOs to ensure their governance work is gender
sensitive.
4. The UNDP Pacific Centre is now accepting expressions of interest from
eligible CSOs to participate in the May 2007 “Making Governance Gender Responsive”
course. Eligible Pacific NGOs/CSO are invited to submit
an Expression of Interest (EOI) by completing the attached questionnaire. To be considered, NGO/CSO Expressions of Interest must
demonstrate:
·
A commitment to human
rights and gender equality;
·
Clear
evidence of the organisations work on good governance
activities and/or high-level policy advocacy
·
Relevant
skills/experience/expertise by both the NGO/CSO and
the individual nominated by the NGO/CSO;
·
A
plan to ensure that they link the CAPWIP MGGR training
with work they undertake at the Pacific regional, national or local level
5. The UNDP Pacific Centre will cover the costs of travel, accommodation
and a subsistence allowance for participants selected from CSOs which are
located outside Fiji.
6. Completed Expressions of Interest must be submitted electronically to registry.pacificcentre@undp.org copied to Isikeli.valemei@undp.org
by COB on 5 May 2008. For any queries, please contact Isikeli
Valemei by email at isikeli.valemei@undp.org
or by phone on (679) 3300399 or fax on (679) 3301 976.
Pacific NGO Application form for CAPWIP “Making
Governance Gender Responsive” (MGGR) Training
(Please complete all
questions and use additional space if required)
A.
Organisational Experience/Expertise
1.
Please describe your organisations’ mandate and
objectives
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2.
Is your organisation legally registered? (Please
provide details of registration)
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3.
Please provide concrete organisational and/or
programmatic details that reflect your organisation’s involvement in good
governance activities and/or policy advocacy.
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4.
Please provide concrete organisational and/or
programmatic details that reflect your organisation’s commitment to gender
equality
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5.
Why does your organization want to participate
in the MGGR training? Please describe how participation at the training
will contribute to implementing your organisation’s work/mandate. Provide
concrete examples of activities the MGGR training will support.
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6.
Capacity building is a key objective of the UNDP
Pacific Centre. Organisations seeking to participate must be committed to
ensuring the issues discussed and skills attained at the training will benefit
others. Please provide details on how your organisation will link the MGGR
training with regional, national or local follow up. Include details on:
·
the nature or type of proposed follow up
activity;
·
the goals of the follow up activity(ies);
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the target audience(s) and timelines;
·
how the activities will be monitored.
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7.
Please describe who will be responsible for
implementing the follow up activities and who will provide
supervision/management of this person?
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8.
Are there any other details about your
organisation that might be relevant to the Committee that will review the
applications for support?
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C. Relevant
Individual Qualifications, Experience and Skills
9.
Have any staff or board members from your
organisation previously participated in any international/regional training
programmes on governance advocacy and/or gender mainstreaming? If so, who
participated and in what training programme/meeting?
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10.
Please provide the name, title and
qualifications of the staff being proposed by your organisation to participate
in the MGGR training. Provide details of their role and responsibilities within
your organisation.
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11.
Consideration will be given to young and
emerging leaders. Has the person been selected by your organisation
because she/he is a young or emerging leader? If so, please provide
relevant details.
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12.
Please provide any other relevant details about
this person that may be relevant to her/his application.
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Signed on behalf of the organisation by:
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Name: ………………………..
Title:………………………….
Date:………………………….