Women's Peace and Humanitarian Fund and Spotlight Initiative Open Call for Proposals For CSOs Working in Protection and Ending GBV

1. Nature and scope of the Call for Proposals

The WPHF, in partnership with the Spotlight initiative, will fund qualifying projects in PNG. The projects must focus on one country. Multi-country projects will NOT be accepted.

The focus of the WPHF Spotlight call will be on local civil society organizations working on gender specific protection issues and violence against women and girls in peace and security and humanitarian contexts. Special attention will be provided to applications supporting women and girls multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination, such as those marginalized and excluded due to poverty, ethnicity, disability, age, geography, migratory status, HIV status, among others, which is in clear alignment with the 2030 Agenda and the principle of leaving no one behind in EVAW programming.

The proposal submitted must be aligned simultaneously to the two following Impact areas for Programmatic Funding:

Spotlight Outcome 6: Women’s and girls’ rights groups, movements and CSOs including those facing intersecting and multiple forms of discrimination, more effectively influence and advance progress on GEWE and ending VAWG, including domestic violence

And

WPHF Impact Area 5: Ensuring that women and girls’ safety, physical and mental health and security are assured and their human rights respected, and which requires measures that prevent acts of violence, facilitate access to services for survivors of violence, and strengthens accountability mechanisms. [1]

Please read through the Spotlight Tip Sheet for guidance on recommended activities for Spotlight Initiative Outcome 6 in the following link : CSOs implementation during COVID-19

2. Location and Duration of Grants

The provinces eligible to apply for grants Enga, Hela, Southern Highlands, Western and West Sepik. All civil society organizations can apply for a maximum of 15 months grants.

3. Funding streams

The Call for proposals aims at responding to the needs of local women’s organizations in fragile settings and in the context of COVID 19, with two (2) funding streams:

Funding stream 1: Institutional funding: from 2,500 USD to 30,000 USD

This funding stream will provide institutional funding to local civil society organizations working on gender specific protection issues in peace and security and humanitarian contexts, to ensure they are able to sustain themselves through the COVID-19 crisis. Prospective applicants will need to demonstrate how the current crisis affects their institutional and financial capacities and how the funding would support them through the pandemic. It will aim at financing a limited range of activities to support the development or strengthening of a CSO’s institutional capacity. The purpose of this funding stream IS NOT to finance the delivery of a programmatic activity.

Funding stream 2: Programmatic funding: from 30,000 USD to 200,000 USD

This funding stream will finance projects which aim specifically to fund programmatic activities aligned with the Spotlight Initiative’s Outcome 6 and WPHF’s Impact Area 5. These projects can be designed to directly respond to the COVID 19 pandemic as long as they are aligned with these two Outcomes.

An organization can submit an application to one or both funding streams. Organizations who will apply for both streams will need to submit two applications packages based on the requirements and related templates of each stream. Organizations can only apply once as lead or co-implementing partner – they cannot appear in several applications.

4. Eligibility, Application, and Selection Process

National and local women-led, women’s rights, feminist, youth rights/led or civil society organizations with a proven track record working with women and girls, in PNG are eligible to apply. Grassroots and local community-based organizations are particularly encouraged to apply. Joint projects are allowed and encouraged.

To be considered a “Women’s Rights or Feminist Organization,” the organization’s official mission/vision statement must reflect its commitment to addressing multiple/intersecting forms of discrimination and advancing gender equality and women’s rights. The organization must aim to address the underlying drivers/systems/structures, including patriarchy and gendered power dynamics, those that perpetuate gender-based violence, and work to transform these.

“Women-led organization” must be headed by a woman as director/head of organization.

To be considered “Youth rights”, the organization’s official mission/vision must reflect its commitment to addressing multiple/intersecting forms of discrimination and advancing the rights of youth.

“Youth-led organization” must be headed by a youth as defined by the country/organization

Other CSOs must demonstrate experience in addressing violence against women and girls, gender inequalities and/or women’s rights.

Women’s funds are particularly encouraged to apply to expand the reach of the funding to a broader cross-section of civil society.

Women’s funds that are not registered in the country of implementation may apply in partnership with a locally registered implementing partner as the lead applicant.

The following are NOT eligible to apply for a grant from the WPHF:

• Organizations proposing a multi-country intervention;
• Organizations proposing an intervention in a country different from the eligible country;
• Organizations/lead-organizations that are not legally registered in the country/territory of implementation;
• International non-governmental organizations
• Government agencies or institutions;
• UN agencies or UN Country Teams;
• Private individuals;
• Private sector entities;
• Universities and Education institutions

5. Where do we obtain more information about the call?

An information session will be organized with prospective applicants on 13th July and 2nd August 2021 online organized by UN Women, Care International PNG with WPHF Secretariat support. To register, please email: Lavinia Magiar at lavinia.magiar@careint.org, with copy to Felictias Sangga at felicitas.sangga@unwomen.org

6. Where, when and how to apply for the Call for Proposals?

• The deadline for submission of proposals is 11th August. Applications received after that date will not be considered.
• Application packages should be emailed to: cfp.pngco@unwomen.org  with copy to felicitas.sangga@unwomen.org

          Please note, the following documents are required and  incomplete applications will not be considered.

• Proposal for relevant stream (attached, no more than 10 pages, excluding Annex A and B)
• Results Framework for relevant stream (see Proposal Template Annex: A)
• Project Budget (see Proposal Template Annex: B)           
• Proof of valid legal registration or status of the lead organization (if you are in the process for renewal, please share proof)

For full details on eligibility and project requirements, click, download and read documents provided:

WPHF-Spotlight Call for Proposals

Project Template: Stream 1 - Institutional Funding

Project Template Stream 2 - Programme Funding

Indicator Tip Sheet: Enabling Environment for Women, Peace, and Security

Indicator Tip Sheet: Protection of Women and Girls

[1] See https://wphfund.org/