The Council of Europe Project “Combatting violence against women in Ukraine” is launching a Call for Proposals with the aim to co-fund national projects to raise awareness on implementation of the Council of Europe standards, in particular, standards of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combatting violence against women and domestic violence (the Istanbul Convention).
The current Call for Proposals aims to support the implementation of national initiatives by non-governmental organisations in Ukraine. Selected non-governmental organisations will implement projects to raise awareness on the Istanbul Convention itself, and/or standards as regards combatting violence against women and domestic violence.
Proposals will address one, some or all of the following areas, focused on providing activities, tools and instruments:
· increasing awareness of the authorities at different levels regarding the problem of violence against women and domestic violence in Ukraine and the need to combat it; sharing information about the Istanbul Convention and other international standards in this area;
· raising society’s awareness regarding combating stereotypes and gender inequality, risks of violence against women and domestic violence and the international standards to combat it, including the Istanbul Convention;
· misconceptions and facts about the Istanbul Convention;
· strengthening capacities and increasing knowledge of relevant professionals and stakeholders, including in the territorial communities, as regards the Istanbul Convention and violence against women/domestic violence.
HOW TO APPLY
- The Application form completed and signed, together with the supporting documents, must be submitted in electronic form (preferably Word and PDF) - see Appendix I;
- Estimated budget completed and signed must be submitted in electronic form (Excel) - see Appendix II. Maximum funding for a single grant is 414 125,00 UAH (four hundred fourteen thousand one hundred and twenty-five Ukrainian hryvnias);
- Other supporting documents (to be provided both in English and Ukrainian) include:
- Certificate(s) for registration as a non-profit organisation;
- Statute and status (local, national, international) of the organisation, or the equivalent;
- Bank statement confirming the existence of the bank account in UAH (Ukrainian hryvnia) in the name of the applicant (organisation) which must be assigned separately for funds received in the framework of this grant;
- CVs of staff members who will be involved in project implementation;
- Evidence of the organisation’s record and experience in the field of combating violence against women with contact information of references;
- Report on the use of income (profits) of a non-profit organization (Звіт про використання доходів (прибутків) неприбуткової організації), Balance sheet (Баланс), and Income Statement (Звіт про фінансові результати) for the most recent reporting period.
CoE reserves the right to request additional documents if needed.
Applications that are incomplete will not be considered.
- Project duration should not exceed 4 months
- The deadline for the submission of application is 13 June 2021 (at 23:59 Kyiv local time)
Applications received after the above-mentioned date will not be considered.
- Applications should be sent to the following e-mail address: COVAW.Ukraine@coe.int
Emails should contain the following reference in subject: Combatting violence against women in Ukraine. Grants – Call for proposal.
- Questions regarding this specific call for proposals must be sent at the latest one week before the deadline for the submission of proposals, in English, and shall be exclusively sent to the following address: COVAW.Ukraine@coe.int with the following reference in subject: Combatting violence against women in Ukraine. Grants – Questions.
More information about the call for proposals and how to apply is here: Call for Proposals
APPENDICES for proposals:
