Lowongan Call for Proposal :Strengthening the Capacity of Village and Migrant Communities to Prevent and Respond to Violence against Women Migrant Workers and Trafficking

UN Women Indonesia

I. Background

UN Women grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Placing women’s rights at the centre of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

Women are increasingly migrating for work within the ASEAN region, and today close to half of all migrant workers in the region are women. While women migrant workers are disproportionately represented in the domestic work and care sectors, women migrant workers are also found in large numbers in other sectors in ASEAN countries, including construction, agriculture, manufacturing, services and entertainment. However, women have fewer options than men for regular migration, and are often channelled into lower paid informal sector work with few if any labour protections. Due to gender inequalities and discrimination, women are particularly vulnerable to violence and trafficking, and services for survivors of violence often do not meet their needs. 

Recognizing these challenges, the European Union is funding a new regional programme called “Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant workers’ rights and opportunities in the ASEAN region” (2018-2022). Safe and Fair is implemented by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). Safe and Fair is part of the multi-year EU-UN Spotlight Initiative to Eliminate Violence Against Women 
and Girls. Officially launched on 20 September 2017, the Spotlight Initiative brings focused attention to the issue of violence against women and girls, moving it into the spotlight and placing it at the centre of efforts to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment, in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Safe and Fair delivers technical assistance and support with the overall objective of making labour migration safe and fair for all women in the ASEAN region. Safe and Fair engages with ASEAN Member States’ government authorities; ASEAN institutions; workers’ organizations; employers and recruitment agencies; civil society organizations; community-based organizations; families and communities; research institutions and academia, media networks, youth, and the general public and supports programming across ten countries (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam).

Safe and Fair works in close cooperation with governments and social partners to achieve three interlinking specific objectives: (1) Women migrant workers are better protected by gendersensitive labour migration governance frameworks; (2) Women migrant workers are less vulnerable to violence and trafficking and benefit from coordinated responsive quality services; and (3) Data, knowledge and attitudes on the rights and contributions of women migrant workers are improved. The programme strategy mainstreams three cross-cutting topics: women’s voice and agency; rights-based approach; and broad engagement of stakeholders.

Safe and Fair programme strategy mainstreams three cross-cutting topics: women’s voice and agency; rights-based approaches; and broad engagement of stakeholders. Safe and Fair aims to address women migrant workers’ vulnerabilities to violence and trafficking, strengthen rightsbased and gender responsive approaches to violence against women and labour migration governance, and support access to essential services. Safe and Fair ensures visibility, awareness raising and dialogue promotion on changing norms around violence against women throughout migration.

The Government of Indonesia has undertaken significant efforts to make migration safe and fair for Indonesian women, including through a more comprehensive legal framework. In 2017, the government issued Law number 18/2017 on the protection of Indonesian migrant workers, which replaces previous law no. 39/2004 that tends to benefit migrant placement industry. The new law adopts international standard of protection for migrant workers and their families. It limits the role of private agencies in recruiting and emphasizes the protection of migrant workers in all migration cycle. One of the guidelines stipulates a national social security scheme for migrant workers. 

However, despite this substantive policy improvements, migrant workers still experience violence and abuse. According to data of Indonesian Crisis Centers1, in 2017 the Center received 4.475 complaints of various cases of exploitation, violence and abuse. Of these 60 per cent of cases were reported by women migrant workers. They often do not have access to reliable information, including through official channels. They receive information from brokers and other stakeholders, such as recruitment agents, relatives, friends, as well as neighbors.2  The information received is usually related to labor dimension of migration (work sector and pay) and often is incomplete, fragmented, and even misleading. This increases their vulnerability to different forms of violence against women (VAW) and trafficking and impacts their ability to access essential services. 

As mandated by the new Law no 18/17, village can play important roles in preventing violence and trafficking. Village should be the first gate of protecting migrant workers, preventing them from illegal procedure of migration.  Currently most villages only serve to issue admission letter for its citizens who plan to migrate. Village apparatus do not have mechanism to monitor the flow of migrant workers in its area. They have limited knowledge on good labor migration governance, lack of capacities in collecting data, raising people awareness, as well as mobilizing resources and networks.  Even, in some areas, village officials often contribute to falsifying migrants’ identity documents. On the other hand, government, community, and local NGOs often operate their own separated approaches of preventing and responding to violence and trafficking cases. They are not well coordinated and integrated, resulting in continuous violence and re-trafficking of the victims. 

II. General overview of services required/results
The project aims to increase the capacity of community-based organizations and women-led organizations/networks, through a series of trainings that focus on the prevention and responses to violence against women migrant workers, including human trafficking. Integrating community level structures into a prevention and respond strategy against human trafficking contributes to community empowerment, capacity building and awareness raising at the local level and ensures sustainability of the efforts. 

The main purpose of the training is to enhance knowledge on violence against women migrant workers, including human trafficking, at the community level; increase awareness on the gendered nature of the violence throughout the whole migration cycle; increase understanding of the key concepts related to labor exploitation, ending violence against women (EVAW) and human trafficking; increase the ability of community leaders and women migrant workers to identify situation of potential risk preventing episodes of violence and abuse;  foster networks with other women’s groups, community-based organizations, labor unions and local government agencies with the aim of  preventing and responding to VAW. The project also seeks to raise local population’s awareness of the risks related to violence against women migrant workers (VAWWMWs) through public campaigns.

The project activity will be drawn upon the research findings of ILO’s participatory action research on Migrant Village-Based Management with Gender responsiveness and Knowledge Management Policy in Enhancing Service Delivery to Women Migrant Workers and Family. The research findings will largely inform the protocol response to violence and trafficking cases at village level and referral pathways as well as information needed to prevent violence and trafficking. 

III. Project Outcome and Output  

The project responds to:

Objective Output Objective 2: Women migrant workers (WMWs) are less vulnerable to violence and trafficking and benefit from coordinated responsive quality services Output 02.03  Networks of women’s groups, communitybased organizations, labor unions and local government agencies are established and mobilized to prevent violence and trafficking of women throughout the migration cycle. 2.3.2 Support and promote community-based intervention aimed at raising awareness and changing social norms around women’s labor migration, preventing violence against women and trafficking and promoting gender equality.

Objective 3: Knowledge and attitudes on the rights, experiences and contributions of women migrant workers are improved.
Output 03.03  Public campaign to change attitudes and behaviors towards women migrant workers are implemented, particularly targeting employers, recruiters, duty bearers and youth groups, including to address VAW, trafficking and gender-based discrimination of women migrant workers.  3.3.2 Public awareness campaign focused on violence against women migrant workers, including what comprises violence, how it manifests and its impact.  

IV. Proposed Location and Target Groups

Province Proposed Geographical Area Total Estimated Number of Beneficiaries West Java Cirebon District Beneficiaries of training and information provision: 2,200 (women and men) East Java Tulungagung/Blitar District Lampung East Lampung District 

Three to four villages will be targeted in each district. The villages will be selected based on the high presence of women migrant workers (WMWs) and the prevalence of violence against women (VAW) and trafficking. The organization should provide a justification on the proposed project site in relation to but not limited to: population or concentration of WMWs, pervasiveness of VAW in the area, engagement with local government units and WMW communities, etc.

This project aims to reach migrant workers community, village apparatus, local and religious leaders, women networks such as PKK, youth and community groups, as well as key stakeholders at district level.
  
V. Required Results and Key Activities

Particularly, the projects will roll out the following activities:

Output       Expected Result Activities for each District
• Output 02.03  Networks of women’s groups, community-based organizations, labor unions and local government agencies are established and mobilized to prevent violence and trafficking of women throughout the migration cycle. 
1.. Village communities and apparatus as well as local stakeholders are mobilized to prevent and respond to Violence against Women Migrant Workers (VAWMW) and trafficking. 2. Coordination mechanism among villages communities and district stakeholders as well as referral system are built and strengthened. 3. Village communities, including women networks, religious and local leaders, youth groups and village apparatus are trained to enhance skill and capacity in preventing and responding to VAWMW.  4.  Women migrant workers and their community’s  access to reliable information and quality services are increased.
a. Conduct at least two consultation meetings with relevant stakeholders of district, sub-district and village level (at least 20 persons), aiming to: 1) Identify potential villages and community-based organizations/women-led networks at village level that can play an active role in preventing violence, including human trafficking.. 2) Identify gaps, challenges and needs of each village in preventing and responding to violence against women and trafficking. 3) Evaluate access to information and how information media (eg. local radio, social media, etc.) can be utilized for sharing reliable information for potential and returned migrants. All meetings will use a participatory and inclusive approach, ensuring all voices especially those of the most marginalized are represented. b. Develop strategies to address needs and gaps in the provision of coordinated services for WMWs, such as but not limited to proposing the institutionalization of VAW and trafficking prevention by local stakeholders including village levels, based on the recommendations from the consultation-workshops and dialogues conducted. c. Conduct at least three capacity building activities on gender issues and labor migration, trafficking early detection, psycho social support, coordination and referral mechanism to prevent and respond to violence against women and trafficking.   The training will capitalize the module and guideline developed by UN Women and ILO.. d. Develop knowledge products, such as pocket book, leaflets and develop content of Information Communication Technology (ICT) media such as social media on safe migration and violence against women migrant workers and trafficking.

Output 03.03  Public campaign to change attitudes and behaviors towards women migrant workers are implemented, particularly targeting employers, recruiters, duty bearers and youth groups, including to address VAW, trafficking and genderbased discrimination of women migrant workers.
1. A public campaign activity on violence against women migrant workers and trafficking in each district is organized. 2. The awareness of village community as well as local stakeholders, including district government officials and recruitment agencies on violence against women migrant workers in all cycles of labor migration, is increased.  3.  Good practices and lessons learned related to prevention of VAWMW and trafficking by the village communities are disseminated.  
a. Organize a public campaign activity on violence against women migrant workers and trafficking in each district, capitalizing the uniqueness of local wisdom and traditional approaches. The campaign will also be part of an international 16 Days of Activism to End Violence against Women Campaign and/or international Labor Day b. Develop and disseminate positive stories of village communities on VAWMW and trafficking prevention,  including through social media and other outreach, with specific focus on sharing about women networks and village community  supported through this programme.

VI. Indicators and Project Targets 

Under the above outputs, the following indicators are suggested:

Output Indicator Target Number
Output 02.03  Networks of women’s groups, community-based organizations, labor unions and local government agencies are established and mobilized to prevent violence and trafficking of women throughout the migration cycle.
# of users of community-based and women-led networks active in preventing VAW and trafficking
500
# of women migrants who are provided with information by network.  
1,700

Output 03.03  Public campaign to change attitudes and behaviors towards women migrant workers are implemented, particularly targeting employers, recruiters, duty bearers and youth groups, including to address VAW, trafficking and gender-based discrimination of women migrant workers.
# persons reached through campaigns to address VAW, trafficking and gender-based discrimination of women migrant workers.
3,000
  

*While these are suggested indicators, we welcome strong results frameworks proposed by proponents of this CFP.

The selected Responsible Party will be working closely with UN Women and other relevant partners during project implementation. UN Women will provide technical support where necessary and make valuable connections through its engagement with key stakeholders in Indonesia. All training modules and content developed by the Responsible Party remains a property of UN Women.       

VII. Budget   

Indicative budget: USD 114,066

VIII. Timeframe   

The project implementation is expected to start as soon as possible upon signing of the Project Cooperation Agreements (PCA) for a period of 24 months.  

IX. Eligibility
Legally registered Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Indonesia with a proven track record in promoting women migrant workers’ rights and/or ending violence against women and/or trafficking prevention are eligible to submit proposals.

X. Competencies

a. Qualification for the Organization  
i. Technical/functional competencies required • Non-Government Organization/ Civil Society Organization based in Indonesia • Strong networks at community level  • Proven technical competencies in community development and participatory approach    • Demonstrated experiences in implementing programmes on the prevention of violence against women migrant workers and/or trafficking at community level; and in formulating result-oriented programme, including monitoring based on indicators and quality reporting. • Previous experiences in managing workshop, designing capacity building activities, and public awareness raising at village level.    ii. Other competencies, which while not required, can be an asset for the performance of services • Tested approach on rights-based and survivor-centered approaches to prevent and respond to violence against women in the context of migration and ensuring the voices and needs of women migrant workers as rights-holders..

b. Qualifications of the key personnel: The team composition is expected to include at least an overall team leader and team members. 
i. The team leader should have: • Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in International Development Studies, Social Sciences, Politics, Law, Human Rights, Gender, Women Studies, Economics or related field. Master’s degree in these fields is an advantage. • Minimum of 7 years relevant experience in EVAW, trafficking, migration, community organizing, building and strengthening networks from local and national level-international level network is an asset;  • Relevant experience in establishing engagement with other women’s networks, government agencies, private sector, CSOs, labour unions, and other stakeholders; • Previous experience in community development and participatory approach.    • Strong commitment to gender equality, human rights and respect for diversity  • Excellent written and spoken English and Bahasa Indonesia.  
ii. The team members should have: • College graduate.  • Minimum of 3 years relevant experience in coordination, event organizing, training design and facilitation, and administrative and logistical preparations • Previous working experience in the field of EVAW and/or migration. 

XI. Monitoring and reporting

The selected proponent will provide interim and final narrative and financial reports in line with UN Women guidelines and requirements. The reporting schedule is as followed: 

- Quarterly funding Authorization and Certificate of Expenditure (FACE) financial reports - Bi-annual and annual narrative reports - A detailed and comprehensive report of all activities (as part of the report including partnerships, lessons learnt, photographs, press coverage, list of participants, etc.) in hard and soft copies will be submitted in the end of the grant period.  - The knowledge products/press releases, flyers, communication materials produced under this project must acknowledge the support of Safe and Fair and seek approval of UN Women. 

XII.     Communication and Visibility 

All communication materials produced under this contract should be consistent with UN Women and Spotlight Initiative communications guidelines, as appropriate. Copy rights belongs to the Safe and Fair Programme.  

For more detail instruction please refer to below link
https://www2.unwomen.org/-/media/field%20office%20eseasia/docs/tor/2019/09/20190913_idn_cfp_village_intervention.pdf?la=en&vs=606
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