Project Brief

Egypt is identified as a sourcing country with significant human and workers’ rights risks, particularly in the areas of freedom of assembly, occupational safety, and child labor. Discrimination, especially in terms of gender equality, poses a high potential risk. Vulnerable groups often face challenges advocating for their rights due to dependencies and unequal power relations. The economic empowerment of women and the creation of safe, non-discriminatory job opportunities are crucial for sustainable development. Gender equality is highlighted in the Egyptian women’s strategy 2030, emphasizing the need to expand women’s employment options, increase workforce participation, and ensure equal opportunities in various sectors. Despite these goals, discriminatory practices persist, exacerbated by weak monitoring and accountability mechanisms for non-compliance with the law.

The project will be implemented in Cairo, Fayoum and Aswan. It will employ a participatory approach, using tools like desk review and interviews. Promotion of workers’ rights and gender equity will be promoted throughout the interventions.

The methodology aims to develop a concise document to serve as a methodology and assessment tool for the business partner to assure the respect of workers’ rights within their supply chain.

The main goal of the project is:

Many business-based Women’s Economic and Social Empowerment (WESE) interventions fail to tackle deep-rooted issues (such as gender inequality, discriminatory laws, unsafe working conditions) and thus their impact is short-lived. This is because complex WESE issues cannot be adequately addressed without first developing the right tools to correctly identify the areas that need improvement.

A comprehensive approach requires working with private sector firms, their management, women workers as well as their communities to support a shift to gender- transformative policies and practices and an equitable enabling environment that have the needs and rights of women workers at their centre. As a food processing supply chain actor based in an industrialized country, Worlée has an important link to the risks or violations in its upstream supply chains. Worlée could use its influence on suppliers to improve the human and workers’ rights situation of women and other marginalized groups – provided Worlée has knowledge about risks and / or violations in its supply chains.

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An Electronic invoice is required

Deadline for sending the technical and financial proposal 3 February، 2024 Prior 5 pm.; submission is only accepted via using the below form.

Women’s Rights Program

The Women’s Rights (WR) Program is designed to empower poor and marginalized women in Egypt who suffer from rights’ violation. Its impact goal is: By 2025, poor women in Egypt especially in Upper Egypt are empowered and enjoying a better quality of life, having attained their rights. In order to achieve this goal, the program works with both the duty bearers in government and civil society, as well as rights bearers, women themselves, to address discriminatory attitudes and behavior towards women and girls.

The WR program works with the duty bearers to support their role to protect and uphold the rights of women, and also with the women to encourage them to understand voice and demand their rightful entitlements. The program works on three domains (agency, relations and structure) in order to empower poor women in Egypt to gain their rights. Through the focus on agency, women’s self-esteem and confidence are built, and women have increased financial independence to fulfill their potential as productive and income-earning members of their households and society. In addition, when power relations (families) are gender sensitive whilst tackling all forms of gender-based violence (GBV) within and outside the household, and when structures (social norms or laws) particularly in the area of personal status, domestic violence are reformed, passed and implemented, gender equality can be achieved.

The program goal:

To implement and strengthen prevention and response mechanisms for Sudanese refugees arriving in Alexandria, Aswan and Cairo by adopting a combination of rights-based, survivor-centred, and community development approaches.

To enhance psychosocial well-being and resilience among Sudanese refugees.

Objective of the Assignment:

The consultant will train 120 women on psychodrama to implement the training for women to explore topics around SGBV in Cairo. This innovative method combines art, music and drama to guide participants through phases of self-expression and inner reflection that works towards changing perspectives, managing behaviors and feelings, improving self-esteem and confidence, and ultimately leading to healing from their experiences. The technique has been used in previous CARE projects in Egypt with outstanding results, prompting participants to tackle sensitive and taboo topics, delving into the roots of problems, identifying violent situations they have been involved in, and dealing with emotions indirectly linked with their perspectives on violence.

Psychodrama Workshops TOR – Extra Fund

An Electronic invoice is required

Deadline for sending the technical and financial proposal 20 January, 2024 Prior 5 pm.; submission is only accepted via using the below form.

Women’s Rights Program

The Women’s Rights (WR) Program is designed to empower poor and marginalized women in Egypt who suffer from rights’ violation. Its impact goal is: By 2025, poor women in Egypt especially in Upper Egypt are empowered and enjoying a better quality of life, having attained their rights. In order to achieve this goal, the program works with both the duty bearers in government and civil society, as well as rights bearers, women themselves, to address discriminatory attitudes and behavior towards women and girls.

The WR program works with the duty bearers to support their role to protect and uphold the rights of women, and also with the women to encourage them to understand voice and demand their rightful entitlements. The program works on three domains (agency, relations and structure) in order to empower poor women in Egypt to gain their rights. Through the focus on agency, women’s self-esteem and confidence are built, and women have increased financial independence to fulfill their potential as productive and income-earning members of their households and society. In addition, when power relations (families) are gender sensitive whilst tackling all forms of gender-based violence (GBV) within and outside the household, and when structures (social norms or laws) particularly in the area of personal status, domestic violence are reformed, passed and implemented, gender equality can be achieved.

The program goal:

To enhance safety and dignity for Syrian and non-Syrian refugees and vulnerable host community women, girls, and boys living in Egypt through increased access to comprehensive protection prevention and response services.

Objective of the Assignment:

CARE will continue to work with legal organizations to offer legal assistance to GBV survivors on a one-on-one basis, providing legal advice and attending court cases when needed. Legal services may also include legal counseling, filing police reports, issuing marriage or birth certificates, and filing for divorce or custody. 48 GBV survivors will benefit from legal services.

Consultants will be expected to work in Alexandria, Dakahlia, and Damietta as well as Cairo in certain areas that will be defined.

CEF – Legal Consultancy – TOR – BPRM Main Award

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Deadline for sending the technical and financial proposal 16 March, 2024 Prior 5 pm.; submission is only accepted via using the below form.

Project Brief:

Sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) is often exacerbated during humanitarian crises when the stability of the society is disrupted and the population is most vulnerable. Refugees are at an even greater risk as they lack the protection of their government and may have limited rights in their host countries. Sexual harassment is a pervasive problem in Egypt, which is currently affecting the more disadvantaged Syrian, African population. During the past years, Refugees women have reported instances of sexual harassment and physical violence in public spaces. In addition to other SGBV concerns such as domestic violence, early marriage, and exploitation of single and female headed households.

As of August 2017, 1,216 Syrian SGBV survivors were reported to UNHCR through the 3RP.  Domestic violence (intimate partner violence IPV) remains the most frequent form of SGBV, along with forced and child marriage for Syrian refugees. For Africans and Iraqis, the most types of SGBV that they are subjected to are rape and sexual assault, as per CARE’s case management system. The prevention and response strategy has been taken into account in this project’s design.

Since 2013, CARE International in Egypt has been implementing a holistic approach to address the problem of sexual and gender based violence among refugees. Through a combination of rights-based, survivor-centred, and community development approaches, CARE continues to raise awareness on the issue, enhance protection for individuals at risk, and support survivors who have faced various types of violence, exploitation, and abuse.

The Safety, Empowerment and Protection for Syrian and non-Syrian Refugees and Host Communities in Egypt is a 2 years project funded by CAREUS from September 30, 2023 – September 29 , 2025.  Areas of implementation are Greater Cairo, Alexandria, and Damietta.

The project primarily targets Syrian and Sub-Saharan women and children living in Greater Cairo and Alexandria, who are most susceptible to and affected by SGBV. It is estimated that approximately 65% of beneficiaries will be Syrian refugees and 35% will be refugees from Iraq or African countries. The project additionally aims to engage men and boys in its various activities. In order to transform gender inequalities that social, cultural, economic and political systems perpetuate. Following CARE’s Gender Framework which encompasses agency, relations and structure and in order to create real sustained change, both men and women must be engaged in a synchronized way to ensure that work complements and reinforces the positive changes aimed for.

Baseline TOR final

An Electronic invoice is required

Deadline for sending the technical and financial proposal 13  January,2024 Prior 5 pm.; submission is only accepted via using the below form.