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The UN Trust Fund is seeking proposals for civil society-led initiatives to end violence against women and girls who are victims of intersecting forms of discrimination in all contexts, including but not limited to protracted crises.

The objective of the United Nations Trust Fund is "to ensure that more women and girls, especially the most marginalized and those who experience intersecting forms of discrimination, can exercise their fundamental right to live a life free from all forms of violence" through initiatives that :

• Improve women's and girls' access to essential, specialised, safe and appropriate multi-sectoral services
• Improving the prevention of violence against women by changing behaviour, practices and attitudes
• Increase the effectiveness of legislation, policies, national action plans and accountability systems to prevent and end violence against women and violence against women.

Priorities

• Priority will be given to applications from the following types of organisation:
  • Women's rights organisations (WROs), fully aware that they are the driving force behind the programme to combat violence against women and feminist movements, and that they are at the forefront of EVAW/G's work, directly reaching women and girl survivors and those most at risk of exclusion and marginalisation.
  • CSOs/RBOs led by and for marginalised women and girls (e.g. constituency-led), with specialist knowledge, expertise and proven experience of working with women and girls facing or at risk of violence, particularly survivor-led organisations. Girl-led and girl-focused organisations are also particularly encouraged to apply.
  • CSOs/RROs with local or community reach that are best placed to address the needs of women and girls in their contexts, including through collaboration and equitable partnerships. Applications from organisations that are not local (but meet other criteria) are still welcome if the proposal includes equitable partnership with local women's rights organisations or constituency-led groups for greater impact or community reach. The proposal must demonstrate how the partnership will ensure an equitable balance of power that empowers community / local groups and CSOs / WROs.

Information on funding

• All civil society organisations can apply for a grant of between USD 150,001 and USD 1,000,000.

Results

• Within this overall framework, the UN Trust Fund welcomes proposals for initiatives that contribute to one or more of its three strategic result areas:
  • Improved access for women and girls to essential, specialised, safe and appropriate multi-sectoral services
  • Improved prevention of violence against women through changes in behaviour, practices and attitudes
  • More effective legislation, policies, national action plans and accountability systems to prevent and end violence against women and girls.

Eligibility criteria

• Applicants must implement a project in a minimum of one and a maximum of three of the countries and/or territories on the Official Development Assistance (ODA) list of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) Development Assistance Committee (DAC).
• The applicant must be a legally registered entity. The lead applicant or at least one of its implementing partners must be legally registered and/or operating in the country or territory where the project is being implemented. We require that the principal applicant's legal registration documents be submitted with the application.
• Organisations proposing multi-country projects must also demonstrate that they or their national co-implementing partners are legally registered in each of the implementing countries (or territories) and how their projects contribute to strengthening inclusive feminist networks, coalitions and movements.

Ineligible

• The following people are NOT eligible to apply for a grant:
  • Organisations proposing interventions in a country not on the OECD DAC list of ODA recipients
  • Organisations whose work and mission/vision statement do not explicitly focus on gender equality and the elimination of violence against women and/or girls and do not explicitly mention
  • Organisations that do not have legal status (and do not operate) in the implementing country or territory, nor any of its implementing partners.
  • Government bodies or institutions
  • United Nations agencies or country teams
  • Individuals
  • Private sector entities
  • Organisations currently implementing a grant from the United Nations Trust Fund (unless it ends before March 2023).

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