Deadline: 3rd November 2024
The Goethe-Institut invites Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Sub-Saharan Africa to bid for a service agreement for the design and implementation of a training programme/s for young women* and the organisation of a small-scale public event. This initiative is part of the “African Feminisms – Rights, Representation, Resources” project. The project is implemented by the Goethe-Institut in Nigeria, Rwanda and South Africa and funded by the German Federal Foreign Office.
Taking feminism and intersectionality into consideration, the training can be in – but is not limited to – the themes of gender rights and advocacy, technical / educational training, feminist leadership, technology / digital space, access to resources and representation of young women* in the political, economic and social sphere. The explicit target group is young women* between 18 and 30 years.
Services Required
The Goethe-Institut is seeking the services of Civil Society Organisations in Sub-Saharan Africa to deliver the following services:
- Planning and implementation of training programmes for young women*, applying feminist practices in at least one of the following areas: Rights, Representation, Resources
- Conceptualize and implement a small-scale public event aimed at engaging with a wider audience on their work as well as on feminist topics and approaches
Guidelines
- The required services shall be implemented from December 2024 until latest May 2026
- The activities can take place in any country in Sub-Saharan Africa
- The activities shall follow approaches and practices in line with a feminist ethos (CSOs that may not explicitly identify as feminist are welcome, provided they subscribe to feminist principles and gender-sensitive or transformative approaches)
- The activities shall focus on young women* between 18 and 30 years
- The activities shall target strengthening young women* from marginalized groups. This, can be, but is not limited to, women* from rural areas, women* with disabilities, and women* with limited access to education, among others
Expected Outcomes:
- CSOs have independently conducted training programmes and public events in the field of feminisms
- CSOs have expanded their portfolio of services
- Young women* have gained knowledge about their rights, and have increased political, social and economic participation and/or access to resources in their respective countries
- Young women* have gained confidence and can make use of their acquired knowledge to bring about change through their activities and in their daily lives
Eligibility
- Registered Civil Society Organisation in Sub-Saharan Africa
- At least two years of proven work experience in the fields of gender-justice, equality & feminism(s) across relevant themes
- Track record of designing and implementing capacity-building programmes for young women* in Sub-Saharan Africa: and
- Proven experience in project management and budget monitoring
- Profiles of internal and external team members demonstrating competence for the conceptualization and implementation of the training programme
- Award criteria (criteria for selection): The project team of the Goethe-Institut will evaluate the different bids submitted based on the following award criteria:
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- Proposed budget
- Quality of the proposed concept for training programmes and public event
- Responsiveness to the needs of the local context
- Experimental / innovative ideas, such as new formats, new approaches, new methodologies and new activities within the organisation’s portfolio
- Feasibility (timeframe, budget & capacity); and
- Demonstratable feminist ethos through approaches and practices
- CVs of project team
The proposals with the highest number of cumulative points across all sections will be awarded.
The Goethe-Institut reserves the right to ask for additional information after submission.
Application Process
The organisation must submit the following:
- Registration document of the organization (1 PDF)
- Profile or portfolio of the organisation, incl. track record of previously implemented similar projects (indicating the project budgets and incl. 2-3 references) (1 PDF)
- A detailed concept note of not more than 5 pages in total outlining the planned activities incl. a timeline and budget (up to 20.000 EUR per CSO over max. 18 months), taking the selection criteria above into consideration (1 PDF)
- Profiles of internal and external project team members (1 PDF)
- A short description of how the organisation follows a feminist ethos (200 words) (1 PDF)
- Proposals can be submitted in English, French or Portuguese
Proposals need to be submitted electronically with the above 5 PDFs as attachments to Julia Scheller ([email protected]) with the subject line “CSO Training programme – (Name of Country)” no later than Sunday, 3 November 2024 – 23h00 SAST. Late submissions will not be considered.
Interested applicants can send an email to [email protected] to request for the link to their preferred session.
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