LEAP for Her: Lifelong Empowerment for Rural Women through Skills and Inclusion

UN Women plans to engage a Responsible Party as defined in accordance with these documents. UN Women now invites sealed proposals from qualified proponents to provide the requirements as defined in the attached UN Women Terms of Reference.  

In the framework of LEAP for Her: Lifelong Empowerment for Rural Women through Skills and Inclusion" Project, output 1, UNW plans to engage a Responsible Party (Civil Society Organization based in Albania), to facilitate the implementation of this project for a period up to 17 months.
This project aims to strengthen Albania's social protection system, focusing on expanding coverage and integrating child benefits, family support, and improving care services' quality and outreach. It also aims to increase employability and access to decent work opportunities for marginalized groups, particularly women and youth, in rural areas. The project seeks to address skill gaps by providing tailored training to equip marginalized populations with tools and knowledge to improve employment opportunities and achieve financial empowerment. The work will focus in three municipalities. 

The intervention is designed to directly benefit vulnerable women and girls in rural areas by strengthening their access to employment opportunities and skills development in alignment with labor market demands.
The selected CSO must collaborate with women-led and community-based civil society organizations (CSOs) operating in the targeted municipalities or nearby regions.

Proposals must be received by UN Women at the address specified not later than 18:00 hrs on 21 July 2025. 

The budget range for the proposals submitted under this Call for Proposal should be maximum of $136,000.

Interested proponents may obtain further information by contacting this email address: [ Click to reveal ]