Call for Expression of Interest

Background:

The Network of Ethiopian Womens Associations (NEWA) is a non-partisan, non-governmental network organization established in 2003, and currently NEWA has 38 member local organizations and associations seeking to create a stronger advocacy voice for womens advancement. NEWA has a twofold goal: synchronizing the individual activities of womens associations into an integrated collective effort and synergy to realize their common aspirations for gender equality; and launching a vigorous public campaign of promotion, advocacy, and lobbying for womens rights.

Call for Expression of Interest:

NEWA with financial support from the Spanish Development Cooperation to implement and lead a new project, namely Strengthen the participation and leadership of women's rights organizations in response to sexual and gender-based violence. The project scope is purely focused on Strengthening the SGBV response through building the capacities of WROs and the project will be implemented at the National level and regional levels in Addis Ababa, Oromia, and Somalia. So, to enhance the SGB Prevention and Response through the contribution of this project, NEWA will work in collaboration with member associations, and other womens structures as a major stakeholder and strategy. This approach also contributes to the ongoing national advocacy on SGBV. This project will be led by NEWA through sub-granting two member organizations that are operating in Oromia and the Somali Regional States. About this, NEWA would like to hire a national consulting company or individual who provides three days of Capacity-building training and support on on GBV response strategies, including prevention, referral linkage, and psychosocial support for WRO work on SGBV response. The training aims to improve the awareness of WROs through advancing their knowledge of SGBV strategies, responses, prevention, referral linkage, and psychosocial support to advance the response of SGBV.

Eligibility: Bidders must have a renewed trade/business certificate for the year 2016 E.C (2023/24G.C), VAT, TIN, and the renewed professional license certificate.