The 15th grant cycle of the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women is now open to accepting applications from NGOs, government authorities and UN agencies.
Established by the UN General Assembly resolution 50/166 in 1996, the UN Trust Fund in Support of Actions to Eliminate Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund) is managed by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) on behalf of the UN system. The UN Trust Fund is the only multilateral grant-making mechanism exclusively devoted to supporting local and national efforts to end violence against women and girls.
In order to address the serious gaps in the realization of national and international commitments and recommendations to end violence against women and girls, UN Trust Fund grant-making focuses on supporting the implementation of national and local laws, policies and action plans.
The UN Trust Fund promotes initiatives based on the following approaches:
- Human rights-based and gender-responsive approaches that place paramount priority on promoting, protecting and fulfilling the human rights of women and girls, as well as strengthening institutional capacities at local and national levels to eliminate all forms of violence against women. This includes addressing inequitable gender norms and power disparities as the root cause of violence against women and girls, and as a violation of human rights and an impediment to development.
- Holistic and multi-sectoral responses that address women’s inter-related rights and needs in terms of prevention and response to violence against women and girls, including safety and protection, access to health, legal, property and inheritance rights, and economic security and rights.
- Focus on priority groups living in poverty and otherwise especially excluded or disadvantaged, ensuring responsiveness to diversity by tailoring interventions to particular population groups.
- Coordination and partnership-building, including among government entities, civil society organizations, especially women’s groups, and networks.
- Commitment to sharing knowledge, by documenting, evaluating and disseminating results.
- Evidence-based programming, building on lessons learned and recommended practices, to ensure optimal results and use of resources.
Applicants are expected to submit proposals online in the form of a brief Concept Note. The deadline for submission of the Concept Note is 20 January 2011, 11:59pm New York Time.
Concept Notes can be submitted in the following languages only: English, French and Spanish.
All applications must be submitted online. The UN Trust Fund will not accept applications submitted via e-mail, regular post and/or facsimile.
The online application will be available from 3 January 2011 until 20 January 2011 at this link.
dear,sir/madam
national vision for peace and pastrolist aid’is an organisation located in kenya, which mainly targets the inferior groups in our society,which includes;women,disabled,youth e.t.c so it will be a pleasure to see that this minority groups in our society are put into consideration and we will be honoured if we get a chance of playing a role in this project.
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Greetings from Moremogolo Extension Theatre Trust in Jwaneng, Republic of Botswana. This is a welcome move. Here language barrier hinders women’s development. We are trying hard to use theater and traditional arts forms to pass on empowerment messages to the grassroots people who speak other languages other than the official languages in the country.
AGHOSH HOSTEL
The idea came from Mrs. Alfrida Yousaf Who is working as a project In charge in Dar-ul-Mussarat since last 25 year, Dar-ul-Mussarat is a school for special children which is working for the mentally disable children in Baldia Town. She has started this hostel in her own house, only for mentally disabled girls who are really very much less privileged and no one at their home to take care of them especially the mother is passed away.
This Idea of hostel is appreciated by the community people and also international friends. Now the number of these special girls is increasing day by day and required funding to fulfill their need as well as for the building its capacity.
Thanks,
Alfrida Yousaf
Founder & Chairperson AGHOSH Hostel for special girls
Dear Sir,
We are privileged to participate in the United Nations Trust Fund’s program. Ending violence against women involves a holistic approach and everyone must be involved in eliminating this malaise.We at the AFRICAN FOUNDATION FOR HUMAN ADVANCEMENT are committed to eliminating violence against women in all its ramifications.
Hussein Fasasi Esq.
Executive Director.
I am glad to come across this organisation which I am interested to be a partner to The United Nation Trust Funds.
Dear Sir/Madam,
Greeting from Hope in Action Foundation in Tanzania . Thank very much for the information on funding for protection of women against domestic violence and we would like to take part in this partnership.
Please let us know how we can submit the concept paper since it is a pre-condition for submitting the application form.
We do appreciate this support to the community and timely response to this inquiry
Greeting from action for global village initiative. Thank very much for the information on funding for protection of women against domestic violence and we would like to take part in this partnership.
Please let us know how we can submit the concept paper since it is a pre-condition for submitting the application form.
We do appreciate this support to the community and timely response to this inquiry
DEAR BROTHERS WE WOULD LIKE TO INFORM YOU THAT THE MEHRAN ECONOMIC WELFARE ORGANIZATION, (MEWO), JAMSHORO, SINDH, PAKISTAN IS THE CHARITABLE ORGANAZATION AND WE HAVE MANY PLANS IN OUR PROGRAM TO MAKE THE LIFE OF WOMAN CHILDREN AND OTHER GROUPS TO LIVE IN PEACE IN OUR ORGANIZATION
Respected sirs I wish to state that the hooch tragedy which has killed more than 150 people in Gujarat recently, I want to draw your attention about the another aspect of that accident, I want to remind you that as we all know very well that our state Gujarat is already on the hit list of terrorists and because of the liquor prohibition policy of our state govt. daily thousands of bottles in trucks of English liquor illegally made in our neighboring states and are supplied to our state. and whole of this network is operated by liquor bootleggers and mafias who can fall in to the hands of terrorists at any time and terrorists can supply a lot of poisonous liquor and can kill a largest number of innocent people any time and this will be comparatively easy and effective way for them. So I want to request you to establish the responsibility that who will be sole responsible for the accident if it takes place. Because directly govt is only responsible to first implement the liquor prohi. policy then to allow mafias to smuggle liquor in to the state, the smuggling of liquor is not possible without the cooperation of corrupt politicians and bureaucrats therefore I request you to accept my this request as a PRL and give the right directives to govt. so any major accident can be avoided. Respected sirs I am giving you some more aspects of this policy so please consider my that letter also a request to you which is as follows:-
Respected sirs ,please consider the following points in the aspect of relevancy of liquor prohibition policy of Gujarat and direct the govt. to rethink over it.. [1] Though the liquor prohibition policy is there in force in Gujarat but three times more liquor is being sold here compare to any other state of India .[2]Local gujarat govt. justifies this policy by saying that because this is the Gandhi’s Gujarat therefore we implemented this policy here, on moral grounds. But today we have to think that who they are to say that Gujarat’s Gandhi or Gandhi’s Gujarat. Gandhi is the father of nation and whole nation is Gandhi’s. Gandhi struggled for whole India and he never said that he is for Gujarat or Gujarat is for him so today we have to think that Don’t we put question mark on his thinking by saying Gandhi’s Gujarat.? And after all finally we have to think that Gandhi never taught us the lesson to move on morality by crushing humanity .[3] Still there are so many people here in society who don’t drink so they like and support this policy. So the time has come to explain them that due to this policy the crime and corruption and diseases our society gets, they also can be victim of these things because this policy does not give any thing except crime and corruption to the general public of the society. [4] The transaction of millions of rupees has been criminalized which money moves within the liquor mafia and corrupted officers and politicians only. If this policy is demolished the same money will come in the market to the businessmen and even youths will get a new field to earn and get employment .[5] on the name of country liquor which liquor is being made and being sold here, millions of people are drinking that is made by car battary’s acid, detergent soaps water, saltpeter(anum) or ( FITKARI),and Gud(brown sugar).Now it can be understood that drinking such liquor can be how much harmful. This liquor causes the liver diseases, tuberculosis, and other so many skin diseases also.[6] This is the totally failed and unsuccessful policy which violates our religious and human rights because we hindus think we have the right to worship our god Kal bhairav but we cant do so because liquor is required to worship the same god .but we cant get liquor because of this Islamic policy is implemented on our heads.
Respected sirs I wish to state that there are 5 crore people living in Gujarat state of India in which about thirty percent people consume liquor. Still the liquor prohibition policy is in force there. Due to this policy now you can imagine how a big number of people is consuming the poisonous liquor regularly and how big damage the society is bearing due to this policy, we tell the people that this is the policy which does not give anything to society but only crime corruption and diseases. We request all the electronic and print media to understand the seriousness of this matter and give the coverage to us and our voice. But we are neglected everywhere. only because we have no big funds to advertise ourself . but hereby I would like to request you to remind you that the time when they neglect us really they don’t neglect us but they neglect a large number of innocent people of Gujarat who are bearing the torture of this policy and are drinking poison with keeping mum because they don’t know where to go and whom to ask for their help, at last finally we look at you with the hope of some help from you. But your ignorance to us and such policy of killing the innocents with slow poison will make us more nervous. Therefore once again we request you to reconsider our request and to do needful. Respected sirs, I want to say one thing about the liquor prohibition policy of Gujarat, that due to this policy the general public of Gujarat does not get any benefit but if this policy is demolished, and due to that the government gets the revenue from liquor business, by that money government can give at least one kg sugar every month to every poor or middle class family in the state, so I wish to state that please ask the govt. on the liquor pro. Policy, assessing the relevancy and profit and losses to the society . Because today the time has come to tell the people that this policy does not give any thing except the crime, corruption and diseases, deaths of innocents to the society. And only corrupted bureaucrats, politicians, and liquor mafias are enjoying this policy, Therefore we want your help in this regard. Respected sirs once again I request you in public interest please accept my this letter as a PRL and do the needful but I request you to keep my name and my address secret to you only. because either party A sitting in power or party B sitting in opposition, no one want to demolish this policy because this policy is like a cow giving milk to them, no matter who is having turn today either A or B, tomorrow will be the turn of other.so both of them will not like that my voice should be heard by you and they may try to crush my approach to you, so please I request you again to keep secret my identity to you only. I will reach to you whenever you order me, thanking you yours faithfully: jitendra sharma 130/1559 karnavati apptts paras nagar sola road naranpura ahmedabad 63 (letter to c.j.,guj high court,copy to you)