Overview : BACKGROUND UNDP has launched a new global initiative to support the achievement of the SDGs by helping countries make progress on the specific gender-based violence and related targets. UNDP’s GBV and SDGs project will test the integration of GBV prevention and response components into sectorial programmes and measure the results. It will use the findings of what works and what did not to advocate for better policies and programmes to address and prevent GBV across sectors such as livelihoods, health, environmental programming and good governance. The initiative is also focused on improving specific strategies to address GBV in locales with high prevalence of violence against women and low levels of resources dedicated to prevention and response in adherence to the SDG principle to leave no one behind. Some of the proposed pilots will be costed to estimate the cost of possible scale up to reach a greater number of people. UNDP Uganda Country Office is supporting the Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Water and Environment to implement “Building Resilient Communities, Wetland Ecosystems and Associated Catchments project” funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) (2017-2025). This Wetlands Restoration project aims to restore wetlands and sustainably manage them for improved ecosystem services. The project will provide alternative livelihood options to communities within and around these wetlands to build resilience to climate change. The impact of climate change is increasing the degradation of wetlands and its associate ecosystems in Uganda. The loss of wetlands could exacerbate the well-being of the people living adjacent to these areas that directly use wetland resources for their households’ food and security needs. It is noteworthy that climate change often has negative impacts on human rights and gender equality, in addition to aggravating existing inequalities and positions of vulnerable groups. Furthermore, the stress of climate change also contributes to GBV. There is lack of evidence on the drivers of GBV in Uganda, however, some research suggests that harmful social norms around women and girls are the most significant driver of GBV. To mitigate the GBV and other gender inequality challenges and to ensure building resilient communities that are gender equitable, the Wetlands Restoration project will integrate pilot gender enhancement (mainly customized GBV preventive actions) into the climate change mitigation and alternative livelihood components of the project in two sub-counties in Eastern and Western Uganda by 2020. With the additional financial and technical support from the abovementioned GBV and SDGs Project, this pilot gender enhancement will be also costed and rigorously evaluated through conducting formative research in the anticipation that the approach can be further adapted and scaled-up in the future. RFP should be submitted as per guidelines in the attached RFP. Further information requests can be channeled to alexander.muhwezi@undp.org, diana.nabbanja@undp.org and janet.ndagire@undp.org. UNDP advocates for equal participation of men and women. Qualified women owned businesses are highly encouraged to apply. Deadline for submission of applications: July 4th 2018. Languages Required: English For further details, please visit http://procurement-notices.undp.org |