OpportunityTitle: FY 2014 Funding Opportunity Announcement for proposals to lead a strategic visioning process around strengthening global prevention and response to gender-based violence in humanitarian emergencies.
CategoryExplanation: Overseas Refugee Assistance
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: none
Description: PRM is seeking proposals for a project to design and implement a strategic visioning process in close collaboration with the GBV Area of Responsibility (AoR) and other relevant humanitarian actors and stakeholders around preventing and responding to gender based violence (GBV) in emergencies, consistent with the Call to Action on Protecting Women and Girls in Emergencies and the joint State-USAID initiative Safe from the Start. This project will help to: (1) formulate a shared vision amongst a wide range of humanitarian actors for timely and effective prevention and response to gender-based violence in emergency settings; (2) analyze the current strengths, opportunities, obstacles, and challenges to realizing this vision, including ongoing/planned workstreams related to strengthening GBV prevention and response and current Call to Action commitments; (3) formulate a shared framework for action by GBV actors and other key humanitarian actors which inc ludes short, medium, and long term priorities; and (4) develop a roadmap for the wider humanitarian community to move these priorities forward.
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CloseDateExplanation: Justification for announcement period shorter than 30 days has been approved by Grants Officer.