The global movement against gender violence is gathering momentum every year as more and more people worldwide join their voices to say “NO” to violence against women by participating in a wide range of activities within the framework of “16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence” Campaign, which starts on November 25th and ends December 10th. 

The roots of 16 Days Campaign date back to the 20th century and are based on two historical events. The first took place in Dominican Republic on November 25th, 1960, when the state cruelly executed three Mirabal sisters who were political activists and became symbols of resistance to Trujillo’s regime. The second happened in Canada on December 6th, 1989, when 14 female students were shot by Mark Lepine at the University of Montreal’s Faculty of engineering, the assassin who believed that he had not been accepted in the Faculty due to the number of female students. These brutal acts triggered the creation of two end-violence global campaigns: 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence and the White Ribbon Campaign – a unique initiative by Canadian men.  Later, in 1999, the UN officially recognized November 25th as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women which marks the start of 16 Days Campaign lasting till December 10th, International Human Rights Day.

Today, the Campaign covers the following dates:

• November 25 – International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women;
• December 1 –   World AIDS Day;
• December 2 – International Day for Abolition of Slavery;
• December 6 – Anniversary of Montreal Massacre, and
• December 10 – International Human Rights Day.

Since 1991 well over 2000 organizations in more than 160 countries have participated in the annual global campaign “16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence” that calls for the elimination of all forms of violence against women. In 2000 the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence was introduced in the Caucasus.

Following the successful activities undertaken within the period of 2000-2009, UNFPA CGBV project (www.genderbasedviolence.am) initiated 2010 year’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence campaign to raise once again the issue of gender-based violence and involve even greater number of participants including state structures, mass media, civil society, international community, and general public.

With respect to this, UNFPA Armenia invites all interested organizations working in the field of gender, women’s rights, human rights, GBV and DV issues to participate in the campaign and join their efforts in this year’s 16 Day Campaign.

Please, refer to the below provided information to get a general idea of this year’s Campaign directions and initially envisaged activities.

This year the 16 Days Campaign in Armenian will aim at:

• Raising awareness and knowledge of the Armenian population about gender violence in all its forms by changing attitudes about violence against women; 

• Strengthening the capacity of civil society organizations to effectively advocate for and implement violence prevention programs;  

• Encouraging the Mass Media to promote national awareness of the issue and ways to end gender based violence; 

• Facilitating collaboration among women’s, human rights and health organizations as well as professionals dealing with violence against women;  and 

• Providing the public and civil society with opportunity to join efforts in combating gender based violence.

Main types of activities envisaged within this year’s campaign will be:

• Press Conferences and/ or special events to highlight the dates of 16 Days Campaign;  

• Round Table discussions (NGOs. Media, Gov.); 

• Training and information seminars on gender violence issues; 

• Film screenings and discussions; 

• TV and radio programs; 

• Free legal, psychological and medical consultations for victims of gender violence; 

• Special events (exhibitions, lectures, presentations); 

• Concluding event, etc.

If you are planning to organize events related to the above mentioned topics, or if you have interesting and creative ideas regarding events, which could fit well into the agenda of the 16 Day Campaign, please, contact UNFPA CGBV project (Ref. to Ms. Jina Sargizova, UNFPA CGBV Project Coordinator) either by calling +374 10 51 20 38 or send your E-mail to sargizova@unfpa.org.
 
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1.    PURPOSE AND BACKGROUND

The UNFPA is initiating the “16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence” Campaign (http://www.genderbasedviolence.am/en/content/show/15/public-campaigns.html) in Armenia from November 25, 2010 to December 10, 2010. The 16 Days Campaign in Armenia envisages a number of activities focusing on different aspects of violence against women, including domestic violence, trafficking and HIV/AIDS twin pandemics.

The UNFPA Armenia Office calls for quotations on developing and airing on public and regional TVs a Public Service Announcement (PSA) and Poster on topic of Men against Violence, as part of the activities to be carried out within “16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence” campaign.

2.    SCOPE OF WORK AND TIMELINE

The Contractor will:
1. Develop script of one (1) PSA on topic of Men against Violence
2. Develop up to 60-70 (sixty-seventy) seconds in duration PSA on  topic of Men against Violence within the theme of the “16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence” Campaign, as well as air the PSA on public and regional TV channels starting from November 25, 2010 to December 10, 2010
3. Develop a poster on the topic of Men against Violence and post it in  Yerevan and Marzes starting from November 25, 2010 to December 10, 2010

3.    ELIGIBILITY AND SELECTION CRITERIA

All interested parties, whether individuals or legal entities are eligible to apply.  The following criteria will be considered by the selection panel:
- Previous experience in preparation and airing of PSAs’ as well as designing and printing posters or similar visual information/education/communication and/or promotional materials;
- Previous exposure to (and creative capacity in) to GBV issues;
- Previous experience of cooperation UNFPA (or other UN Agencies)
- Cost-effectiveness of the proposal

4.    SUBMISSION OF QUOTATIONS

A complete quotation (in English only) will include the following:
- a letter of interest,
- description/portfolio of previously completed relevant projects,
- proposed activities/ budget/quotation (download from this link).

IMPORTANT

Applications should be delivered to the UN building (14 P. Adamyan Str.) before17:00,
10 November 2010.Please ensure that your applications are submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked “ToR 08-2010/UNFPA CGBV”.

Please note that it is absolutely necessary to sign the REGISTRATION FORM available at UN Guards Office upon submission of your proposal.

Late applications will not be accepted.
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British Council, British Embassy Yerevan, the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the UNFPA announce the Na/Ne annual media competition.

Journalists representing printed, online media, TV and radio companies of Armenia as well as independent journalists are eligible to submit their publications to take part in the competition. The published and broadcast publications and their authors may also be nominated by NGOs and individuals.
Materials must have been published or broadcast within the period from January to December 2010 and covered the activities and achievements, problems and challenges of women in political, economic and social spheres from the gender equality perspective. Publications may be presented in any of the journalistic genres.
 
Prizes will be awarded in the following categories:

1.    TV programme
2.    Printed article
3.    Radio programme
4.    Online or blog article
5.    Photo or photo story
6.    Social or commercial advertisement raising issues of a woman or gender equality. 

Applications must be submitted until December 31, 2010. The results of the competition will be finalised by the end of January and presented during “Na/Ne” award ceremony, for detailed information please visit our website http://www.britishcouncil.am. Please, submit the applications in hard copy to the British Council office: Hripsime Manukyan, 24 Baghramyan Avenue, or send via email to nane@britishcouncil.am. Please note that in case of electronic submissions scanned versions of the publications are required.
 
For more information on gender equality and reporting gender in media you may consult the following resource: http://www.aawue.am. Download NA/NE  2010 competition brochure.

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                                                Ref: Announcement as of 2010-09-01 

As a result of the announced competition for collection of Request for Proposals (RFP) on Focused Research on Gender-Based Violence Issues in Armenia the following winners have been selected:

   1. "Caucasus" social scientific research centre" NGO to implement research on "Gender dimension of socio-political participation in Armenia", and
   2. "Liza" Foundation NGO to implement research on "“Extent to which domestic violence is associated with a family crash/breakdown and divorce outcomes”.
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