Enhancing the position of women in Serbia to decrease risk of discrimination and gender-based violence

Description

1)  Objective

UN Women Office in Serbia is inviting civil society organizations (CSOs) registered in Serbia, that have gender equality, women’s rights and/or anti-discrimination set as one of the organization’s goals in Statute, and have specialized knowledge, expertise and track record of working on gender equality, improving the status of women in the labour market and their economic empowerment.

Under this Call for Proposals, women’s CSOs will be supported to implement measures contributing to reducing the risk of discrimination and gender-based violence among marginalized groups of women through implementation of tailored economic empowerment measures. CSOs are expected to submit proposals that will address specific needs of women, especially women from marginalized groups and work towards increased availability of services that will enable them to access the labour market and/or support women entrepreneurship. Also, CSOs should propose activities to challenge gender stereotypes and gender-based discrimination. This CfP is implemented in partnership with the Commissioner for Protection of Equality under the SIDA funded Joint project ‘Ending Violence, Empowering Change’.

2) Eligibility

CSOs are eligible with sector and country experience.

3) Location

Actions must take place in Serbia.

4) Budget

The budget range for this proposal should be 30,000 – 35,000 USD.

5) Application

Proposals must be received by UN Women at the address specified not later than (time) 17.00 (GMT+1) on 21 March 2025.