📋 Tender Overview
Contract partner: Private Foundation Help with Plan Austria
Country: Uganda Contract type: NGO framework agreement Project start: December 1, 2025 Funding amount: € 1,500,000.00 End date: November 30, 2028
SHORT DESCRIPTION:
Overall goal
The programme's objective is to contribute to the sustainable reduction of the vulnerability of adolescents and young women to gender-based violence (GBV) and inadequate sexual and reproductive health (SRG) in Uganda.
Expected results
1.1) Adolescents and young adults improve their knowledge of SRG and GBV. They develop economic skills and access to income opportunities, which strengthens their resilience and enables them to make informed decisions; 1.2) Adolescents and young women receive financial support and assistance in accessing legal aid and other services; 1.3) Adolescents and young adults receive appropriate SRG and menstrual hygiene products and materials; 2.1) Community awareness of GBV (including rights, reporting mechanisms, and knowledge of available services) and access to justice in GBV cases (removing barriers) has been improved; 2.2) The capacity of community-based GBV structures to promote access to GBV services has been strengthened; 2.3) The use of effective referral channels for case transfers is ensured; 2.4) Community members and local leaders are supported in participating in the planning and social accountability of local SHR and GBV services and in advocating for increased public investment in priority SHR actions identified by adolescents and young adults; 3.1) The capacities of community legal services in the GBV area and SRG services and structures are strengthened; 3.2) The voices of girls and women are amplified. Their rights are promoted through advocacy work at the national or regional level.
Target group / Beneficiaries
The program reaches 98,589 direct beneficiaries in total (54,551 women, 44,038 men), of whom 8% are people with a refugee background and 4% live with a disability.
The implementation will take place in the districts of Nebbi, Madi-Okollo (Rhino refugee camp) and Alebtong in Uganda.
Activities
Activities to empower adolescents and young adults in the areas of sexual and reproductive health (SRH), gender-based violence (GBV), and related access to justice: supporting young mothers' groups; establishing information groups on SHR, menstrual health, and hygiene; training teachers; distributing menstrual products and hygiene items; identifying and developing positive images of masculinity; boys and men as agents of change; establishing Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLAs); developing inclusion specialists for people with disabilities; providing support and psychosocial assistance in GBV cases and legal prosecution.
Communities offer young people and young women a supportive environment to exercise their rights: information events and campaigns on sexual assault, rape, and harmful practices; education about rights in cases of rape, opti
