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 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 UN Women Terms of Reference. 

UN Women invites proposals from CSOs to establish and manage a regional Community of Practice (CoP) to strengthen multisectoral referral pathways addressing technology-facilitated violence against women (TF VAW) in the Western Balkans. The CoP will foster cross-border collaboration, build stakeholder capacity, align protocols, promote survivor-centred tools, and advocate for legal and policy reforms. It will also support inclusive service delivery and digital safety through a secure, accessible online platform.

Please note that there is Donor Specific Conditions embedded in the Call for Proposal Annex B document since this project is supported within the framework of the Contribution Agreement signed between UNDP, represented by UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office (MPTFO), UN Women and European Commission: “IPA III/2024/459-852 – EU4 Gender Equality – Women’s Economic Empowerment and Ending Violence Against Women (Regional, and Western Balkans)” signed on December 3, 2024.

As per Article 2.7 of Annex II - General Conditions of the Contribution Agreement, the obligations stated in this Agreement under Articles 2.9-Other obligations, 5-Conflict of interests, 7- Visibility, and Article 15-Archiving, access and financial checks apply, where applicable, to all Contractors and Grant Beneficiaries. Therefore, these articles of General Conditions stated in detail below apply mutatis mutandis to the partner.

The project is expected to be carried out between October 2025 and May 2027, with a minimum duration of 12 months and a maximum duration of 18 months.

The budget range for this proposal should be Min.120,000.00 USD – Max. 135,000.00 USD.

Please be advised that the second information session for interested parties has been completed. The minutes, including the Q&A, are available in the attachments. Interested proponents may obtain further information by contacting this email address: [ Click to reveal ]

Proposals must be received by UN Women at the address specified not later than 17.00 CET on August 25, 2025.