UNFPA, United Nations Population Fund, an international development agency, invites qualified organizations to submit proposals that will contribute to the outputs of UNFPA Türkiye’s 7th Country Programme for 2021-2025, with a specific focus on the elimination of child, early and forced marriages (CEFM).

Output :

• Output 1.1: Strengthened capacity of vulnerable groups and institutions to increase access to high quality, inclusive, and rights based reproductive health services, including in humanitarian setting.
• Output 2.1: Strengthened capacity of vulnerable groups and institutions to increase access to high-quality, inclusive, and rights-based protection and social cohesion services, including in humanitarian setting.

UNFPA is looking for submissions on prevention of CEFM (child, early and forced marriages) aiming to contribute following outcomes :

1. Children and women at risk of CEFM and survivors have better access to quality protection and response mechanisms in line with international standards;
2. Social norms and attitudes favorable towards ending CEFM are increased in targeted areas.

Activities under following topics will be eligible under this call :

1. Strengthening specialized service provision and response mechanisms (via capacity building activities)
2. Community mobilization (via community-based interventions)
3. Adolescent health and youth empowerment and participation
4. Empowerment of women and girls
5. Engagement of men and boys

Target groups :

It shall be following : women and girls (at risk of/survivors of CEFM); youth (not in employment, education or training, adolescents/at risk of child marriages, living with disabilities); Rural populations; Migrant agricultural populations; Roma population.

The purpose of the Invitation for Proposals is to identify eligible non-governmental organizations for prospective partnership with UNFPA Türkiye Country Office to support achievement of above mentioned outputs.

Closing date : 18 July 2022.

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