UNESCO Men & Boys 4 Gender Equality: Call for Partnership 2020

Within the framework of the United Nations 2030 Agenda, the Sustainable Development Goals, especially SDG5 and SDG4, and UNESCOs Global Priorities Africa and Gender Equality, UNESCO proposes to scale-up the global Men&Boys4GenderEquality Initiative. Building on past projects and working closely with key knowledge, network, institutional and financial partners, this Initiative seeks to promote positive redefinitions of social norms of masculinities and the meaningful engagement of men and boys, alongside women and girls, as agents of change in the global movement for gender equality.

Within the framework of the United Nations 2030 Agenda, the Sustainable Development Goals, especially SDG5 and SDG4, and UNESCOs Global Priorities Africa and Gender Equality, UNESCO proposes to scale-up the global Men&Boys4GenderEquality Initiative. Building on past projects and working closely with key knowledge, network, institutional and financial partners, this Initiative seeks to promote positive redefinitions of social norms of masculinities and the meaningful engagement of men and boys, alongside women and girls, as agents of change in the global movement for gender equality.

1. OBJECTIVES AND EXPECTED OUTPUTS/ DELIVERABLES:

The objective of this Call for Proposals is to:

• Identify partners to produce improved quality data, knowledge and research methods on norms of masculinities and gender norms to inform gender-transformative policymaking;
• Identify partners to help design and launch an operational support mechanism in response to the data; i.e. to identify and analyse good practices and develop tools and methods that will strengthen the capacities of key stakeholders to design and effectively implement comprehensive gender-transformative policies and practices;
• Identify partners to support UNESCO in its efforts to contribute to the transformation of perceptions, attitudes and behaviours related to gender equality at community and individual levels to foster a gender-transformative change of social norms and norms of masculinities, in public and private spaces, with aim to end gender-based violence and improve the well-being of all individuals;
• Identify partners to support and assist with partnerships, resource mobilization and outreach efforts (advocacy, communications and campaigns).

• BUDGET SIZE AND DURATION :

Proposals amounts should range from a minimum of USD 100,000 for direct interventions in a single community/ activity or geographical area to a maximum of USD 5,000,000 for direct interventions in multiple communities/ activities or geographical area within the same country as stated in the TOR.

Submission Deadline:

Proposals, with supporting documents, should be submitted by 11.00 pm (Paris time, CEST) on 15 October 2020.

Below is an estimated timeline for this Call for Partnerships:

15 June 2020: Call for Partnerships opens.

15 October 2020: Deadline for entities to submit proposals under this Call.

October-November 2020: Assessment and selection processes will take place.

1^st December 2020: Selected applicants will be notified.

For additional questions about the Call for Proposals Guidelines or application forms, please e-mail shs.inclusion-rights@unesco.org or https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/109622 or info@unescoghana.org.