Call for Proposals: Healing, Care and Advocacy for Women Survivors (Nepal)

Deadline: 17-Sep-2026

UN Women is inviting applications from qualified nongovernmental organizations to support conflict-affected women and survivors of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) through trauma-informed care, healing, advocacy, and survivor-centred transitional justice initiatives. The proposed project has a 15-month implementation period and a budget of USD 140,000, with activities focused on trauma healing, access to support services, survivor agency, meaningful participation, and evidence-based policy advocacy. What Is the UN Women Grant? The UN Women initiative aims to strengthen the well-being, dignity, agency, rights, and meaningful participation of conflict-affected women, particularly survivors of conflict-related sexual violence. The project uses a survivor-centred and trauma-informed approach. It seeks to ensure that women affected by conflict can access appropriate support while having a meaningful voice in transitional justice processes. The initiative combines direct survivor support with advocacy and policy engagement to promote gender equality, human rights, accountability, and survivor-centred transitional justice. Key Focus Areas The initiative focuses on several interconnected areas, including: The central objective is to strengthen the well-being and agency of conflict-affected women, including CRSV survivors, so they can participate meaningfully in transitional justice processes. The project is expected to achieve this by combining: Trauma-informed healing and psychosocial support. Improved access to information and referral services. Survivor-centred approaches to transitional justice. Key Activities Trauma Healing and Creative Healing The selected organization will provide tailored trauma-healing interventions for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence.

Activities may include:

Trauma-informed healing sessions. Creative healing activities. Capacity-building interventions. Support designed around survivors’ individual needs. Psychosocial support delivered by appropriately qualified professionals. The approach should prioritize safety, dignity, confidentiality, informed participation and do-no-harm principles. Access to Information and Support Services The project will also strengthen survivors’ ability to access appropriate services.

This may include:

Information about available rights and services. Orientation and guidance. Referral pathways. Multisectoral support. Connections to relevant psychosocial, legal, health and other services. Effective referral systems are important because survivors may require support from multiple service providers rather than a single organization. Policy Dialogue and Advocacy Another major component is policy engagement around survivor-centred transitional justice. The selected organization will facilitate: Policy dialogue. Evidence-based advocacy. Engagement with relevant stakeholders. Documentation of survivor-informed priorities. Advocacy that centres the voices and rights of affected women. The aim is to help ensure that transitional justice processes reflect the experiences, needs and priorities of survivors. Grant Amount and Project Duration The proposal has a budget of USD 140,000. The information provided states a project duration of 15 months. However, the stated project period of November 2026 to January 2027 covers only three months, which is inconsistent with a 15-month duration. Applicants should therefore verify the official UN Women call and application documents for the correct implementation dates before submitting a proposal. Who Is Eligible? The responsible party is expected to be a nongovernmental organization (NGO) with demonstrated experience supporting conflict-affected women, including survivors of conflict-related sexual violence. Applicants should have substantial technical and institutional capacity to deliver trauma-informed and survivor-centred programmes. Policies addressing prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse. Grant management and financial management capacity. Results-based programme delivery experience. Experience working with diverse stakeholders and local communities. Previous experience working with UN agencies or international development partners is considered an asset. What Expertise Should the Organization Have? A strong applicant should be able to demonstrate expertise across both direct service delivery and advocacy.

Relevant expertise includes:

Conflict-related sexual violence response. Trauma-informed care. Psychosocial support. Survivor-centred programming. Transitional justice. Gender equality. Human rights. Feminist advocacy. Community engagement. Safeguarding. Sexual exploitation and abuse prevention. Policy dialogue. Evidence-based advocacy. Case referral and multisectoral coordination. Why It Matters Conflict-related sexual violence can have long-term consequences for survivors’ physical and psychosocial well-being, dignity, participation and access to justice. A survivor-centred approach recognizes that survivors should not simply be recipients of services. They should have agency and meaningful participation in decisions and processes affecting their rights and future. The initiative therefore connects healing with participation, advocacy and transitional justice. Its broader importance lies in helping create systems where conflict-affected women can: Recover and rebuild confidence. Access appropriate support. Understand their rights and available services.

Participate safely in transitional justice processes

Influence policies affecting survivors. Have their experiences and priorities reflected in decision-making. How to Prepare an Application

Step 1: Confirm Organizational Eligibility

Verify that the organization meets the NGO requirement and has at least three years of relevant experience working with conflict-affected survivors.

Step 2: Demonstrate Relevant Experience

Document previous programmes involving:

Trauma healing. CRSV survivors. Psychosocial