Call for Proposals: Strengthening civil society capacities and multi-stakeholder partnerships to advance women’s rights and gender equality in Turkey

Clarification No 2. for the Call for Proposals: Strengthening civil society capacities and multi-stakeholder partnerships to advance women’s rights and gender equality in Turkey

Please ensure to read the first clarification document for the update in the CfP Template document and clarifications in response to queries received until 19 April 2022

UN Women Turkey invites women’s rights/women-led civil society organizations (CSOs) and other relevant rights-based CSOs legally registered and operating in Turkey to submit project proposals under this Call for Proposals.

This Call for Applications is launched within the framework of the “Strengthening civil society capacities and multi-stakeholder partnerships to advance women’s rights and gender equality in Turkey” (short name- ‘Strong Civic Space for Gender Equality’) project implemented by UN Women Turkey with the financial support of the European Union.

UN Women will award indicatively 5 Partner Agreements (PAs) to civil society organizations to contribute to the achievement of the project Output, “Women’s rights/women-led civil society organizations and other relevant rights-based CSOs in Turkey have increased resources and capacities to advance the rights of women and girls in fields where gender gaps persist in line with Turkey’s national and international commitments and in consideration of COVID-19 impacts.”

PAs will be awarded in four lots and in the thematic areas of:

• Elimination of violence against women and girls

• Advancing women’s economic empowerment

• Enhancing women’s leadership and meaningful participation in climate action

• Advancing youth’s transformative role in gender equality

Applicants should submit individual proposals covering the eligible activities under only one lot (Lot 1, 2 or 3 or Lot 4). Applicants may apply to more than one lot separately, provided that they submit only one proposal corresponding to a single lot, with all mandatory annexes.

Call for Proposals (DOCX)
Call for Proposals (PDF)
Info meeting presentation (PDF)
Clarification No. 1
Clarification No. 2

Application deadline: 17 June 2022, Turkey midnight time.

Questions regarding the application processes can be submitted until 11 May 2022 until the end of business hours.

E-mail address for applications: [ Click to reveal ]

An information meeting will be organized on-line on 10 May 2022 between 14.00 and 16.00 Turkey local time. Turkish-English simultaneous interpretation will be provided. Please register for the meeting here.

The link to the online meeting will only be provided to the registered participants.