Call for Applications: APWLD Feminist Participatory Action Research  on Women Migrants in Central Asia 2022-2024 

Amplifying voices of Central Asian women migrants for human rights and development justice

Deadline : 31 August 2022

 

APWLD invites women’s rights and feminist organisations based in Central Asia, to apply for the Feminist Participatory Action Research on Women Migrants in Central Asia 2022-2024 (CA FPAR on Migration).The aim of the CA FPAR on Migration is to advance  the human rights of women migrants and strengthen the migrant movements in Central Asia by increasing women migrants’ capacity to author evidence-based community research and be vocal and effective policy advocates for women’s human rights and Development Justice. 

In this programme, APWLD will partner with and support six to eight organisations to increase evidence-based advocacy, amplify voices of women migrants of Central Asia and build their capacity to be effective organisers, advocates, and campaigners for women’s human rights at local, national and sub-regional levels. The focus of the FPAR includes but not limited to the issues of intersecting systemic challenges, discrimination and violence against women in internal and cross-border migration within the broader context of Central Asia, struggles of women in accessing their rights to decent work, including rights at work and living wage, the right to full employment, social protection and social dialogue. The FPAR shall also highlight how migrant women take leadership roles in defending and asserting their rights in the migration processes. 

APWLD will provide each partner organisation with a sub-grant amount with a maximum of 14 000 USD throughout the FPAR cycle. This small grant will cover salary costs (of a dedicated young researcher), contribute to building capacities of communities of women involved in the FPAR process, and women-led organisations to carry out quality research and analysis aimed to ensure that national policies and agenda on the women rights are informed and shaped by the needs of women and their communities. In addition, another small sub-grants will be provided to the women organisations to conduct national advocacy activities based on the results of implemented FPARs. 

APWLD will also support the assigned young woman researcher and mentor to participate in sub-regional capacity-building workshops and provide advocacy or network opportunities. They will access training in International Human Rights standards and rights-based approaches in their area of research. Through a combination of face-to-face and online modules, they will share the frameworks within their communities, learn practical research skills, and develop a community-based research plan. In addition, they will access trainings and skill shares in media advocacy, data gathering and analysis, research methods, gender assessments, participatory baseline setting and other necessary skills for the CA FPAR on Migration.

The main language of this programme will be English.

 

Selection Criteria:

Applicants should be non-governmental and non-profit, a feminist, women’s rights and/or women-led organisations from countries in Central Asia sub-region that demonstrate the following:

  • Able to demonstrate experience in working with grassroots communities;
  • Familiar with the challenges and issues of migrant women and migration-related policies at the national and local level;
  • Able to provide a dedicated mentor and young researcher from the community of migrant women to work on the CA FPAR, including report writing;
  • Commitment to the enjoyment and realisation of the human rights of women in Central Asia, particularly of the migrant women;
  • Commitment to conduct the two years Feminist Participatory Action Research process;
  • Committed to feminist participatory methodologies that increase democratic participation and leadership of marginalised women in the research;
  • Commitment to the feminist Development Justice framework;
  • Able to communicate in English or to have a dedicated translator/interpreter.

APWLD will consider the following when selecting the partner organisations:

  • Country representation in Central Asia;
  • Recommendations/ references by APWLD members; 
  • Diverse human rights and development concerns of migrant women in Central Asia;
  • Experience in advocacy work related to women’s human rights;
  • Ability to produce and submit reports and various programme-related documents in English;

 

Application

Interested organisations should submit the application form no later than Wednesday, 31 August 2022 to nazira@apwld.org  with the subject line: APWLD Application – CA FPAR on Migration SUB GRANT 2022-2024_name of your organisation

Please download the application form here.

For more detailed  information, you may refer to this concept note.