WUNRN
international women’s program (iwp)
call
for proposals – January 2010
~ Equality and justice under the rule of
law ~
The mission of
IWP is to use grant-making and programmatic efforts
to promote and protect the rights of women and girls in priority areas around the globe where the principles of
good governance and respect for the
rule of law are absent or destroyed
because of conflict. IWP seeks to promote the advancement of women’s
rights and gender equality in law and practice, and the empowerment of women to
ensure participation in the democratic processes.
FOCUS OF
THIS CALL FOR PROPOSALS:
IWP invites
proposals focusing on one or more of the following objectives:
1) Reducing
discrimination and violence against women
IWP seeks to
support initiatives that improve the
status of women by:
§ Strengthening legal frameworks and enforcement
mechanisms that focus on women’s rights
§ Strengthening civil society’s capacity
to hold governments accountable to implement laws
§ Increasing women’s capacity to
understand and claim rights
2)
Strengthening women’s access to justice
IWP seeks to
support initiatives that strengthen
judicial response to women and reduce the obstacles to access by ensuring:
§ Legal aid, counsel and assistance is
available and resourced
§ Judges, lawyers and prosecutors understand and apply gender justice
§ Transitional justice mechanisms are
equitable and inclusive of women
3)
Increasing women’s role as decision-makers and leaders*
IWP seeks to
support initiatives that encourage
and increase women’s role as decision-makers in a number of arenas
including the following:
§ Peace and reconciliation processes
§ Electoral
and legislative processes
§ Disarmament, Demobilization and
Reintegration (DDR), Security Sector Reform
(SSR) and reconstruction programs
proposals are solicited for the following countries
only within the following focus areas only:
Asia:
Nepal (Focus area 2 only)
Europe:
Bosnia & Herzegovina (Focus areas 1 and
2)
Latin
America:
Colombia (Focus areas 1, 2 and 3)
Guatemala (Focus areas 1, 2 and 3)
Middle East
and North
Africa:
Iraq (Focus areas 1, 2 and 3)
Occupied Palestinian Territories
(Focus areas 1 and 2)
Proposals
benefiting other countries will NOT be considered at this time.
grant support
Organizations
can apply for general support grant or
support for
a specific project. ‘General support’
grants are intended for organizations which focus on one or more
of the listed objectives. A general support
grant supports unspecified organizational
costs. Such a grant is not awarded for
any particular project or purpose.
The review process for this grant
type will be exceptionally selective. ‘Project support’
grants are intended to fund targeted initiatives related to one or more
of the listed objectives.
Preference is
given to:
§ Organizations managed and led by women
§ Organizations that have a five-year plus
track record and demonstrate
sustainability
§ Organizations that forge partnerships with other civil society groups working on similar issues
§ Local/indigenous independent
non-governmental organizations or initiatives that link local and international organizations
grant amount & funding timeframe
Organizations
can apply for one to three year
grants ranging from $25,000 to $200,000 per year. Please note multi-year
proposals will require an annual assessment report
prior to releasing the subsequent
tranche of funds.
timeline
Proposals must
be received using the template below in English by email (preferred), fax or mail on or
by January 15, 2010. Incomplete proposals or proposals received January 16 or later will NOT be considered under any
circumstances.
Please email
the completed template to: women@sorosny.org (please
write ‘January 2010 call, country, and organization
name’ in the subject line of your email)
If your organization does not have email access, please fax or mail application to:
International Women’s Program / Open Society Institute
400 West 59th Street
New York, NY 10019, USA
(Fax)
1.646.557.2601
Organizations
will receive notification of decision within six months. For those awarded grants, funding will be allocated
within eight months.**
* Please
note that OSI cannot provide funding for
electoral purposes
**Subject to
change
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