Violence against women, projects for gender equality and support for the growth process of self-esteem and self-determination

ROME – The New York-based United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Support for Women’s Growth in Self-Esteem, Self-Determination and Awareness of Their Potential (UN Women) recently opened the annual call for project proposals to the United Nations Trust Fund to end violence against women (A Trust Fund). You learn it from the site of Info-Cooperation, point of reference on the net for humanitarian workers. This fund is a global multilateral mechanism and supports actions to prevent and end violence against women and girls, one of the most widespread human rights violations in the world. The fund is managed by UN Women on behalf of the United Nations system and accepts applications for multi-year grants of up to $1 million.

This year’s special focus. The supportThis 2022 is the 26th funding round of the Trust fund aimed at civil society organizations (CSOs) working to address the phenomenon of violence against women and girls. This year’s funding focuses on violence against women and girls who suffer forms of discrimination and on strengthening their ability to cope with traumatic events and positively reorganize their lives in the face of difficulties: organizational resilience, in short. In parallel, this year’s call includes a special focus on tackling the phenomenon in the context of protracted crises, to support organizations working in these contexts with appropriate initiatives targeting girls at risk and survivors of violence, and in any case victims of exclusion and marginalization.

Prolonged crises. Protracted crises are understood to mean longer-term structural situations in which a significant part of the population is highly vulnerable and at risk of death, disease and disruption to livelihoods for an extended period of time. They are characterized by recurring natural disasters and/or conflicts, long-lasting food crises, collapse of the economy or livelihoods, and insufficient institutional capacity to respond to crises.

Applications accepted. Only applications from civil society organizations (CSOs), especially women’s rights organizations (WROs) with specialist knowledge, skills and a track record of working towards the elimination of violence against women and girls will be accepted. Priority will be given to applications from women’s rights organizations, women’s-led organizations, constituent-led and grassroots women’s organizations.

possible concessions. The fund can award three-year grants ranging from $150,000 to $1 million to all civil society organizations. Small civil society organizations (with a budget of less than $200,000) are eligible to apply grant between 50,000 and 150,000 dollars, always over three years. Organizations should consider their operational capacity when applying for funding, in general, an organization cannot apply for a grant amount exceeding 3 times the organisation’s annual budget.