Procurement Summary
Country : Haiti
Summary : Selection of a firm, an agency in audiovisual communication for the production of visibility and promotion materials tracing the path of women politicians in Haiti.
Deadline : 25 Mar 2019
Other Information
Notice Type : Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 31584123
Document Ref. No. : 54087
Competition : ICB
Financier : United Nations Secretariat
Purchaser Ownership : -
Tender Value : Refer Document
Purchaser's Detail
Purchaser : UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP)
UNDP Office
Port-au-Prince, Haiti (WI)
14 Rue Reimbold, Bourdon
PO Box 557
Tel: + (509) 2814-0260 to + (509) 2814-0264
Haiti
Tender Details
Despite the progress made by Haitian women in the fight for the respect of their rights and the improvement of their living conditions -which the creation of the Ministry for the Status of Women and Women's Rights (MCFDF) in 1994 is a an eloquent example - great challenges remain. In 2012 the MCFDF organized participatory forums to analyze thiss challenges and bring "concrete and sustainable responses" (MCFDF 2013). The MCFDF has carried out exchanges on five thematic axes: (1) education, (2) health, (3) leadership and political participation, (4) economy and (5) justice and legal status. These axes reflect the priorities adopted by the Haitian State, following the Beijing Conference in995, to combat discrimination against women.The issues raised and the recommendations made by the participants in these forums served as a basis for the drafting of the White Paper on the Status of Women, an advocacy tool for the development and implementation of public policies that facilitate effective participation. femThe last elections allowed less than 3% of women to occupy seats in the Haitian parliament. So the situation is alarming and calls for stronger advocacy. Thus, this call for tender comes at the right moment and is part of the program of UN Women in Haiti on strengtheningwomen's participation and political representation. One of the main themes of this program is the documentation of the career path of female candidates, as well as their exposure to violence in the electoral process, in order to stimulate reflection on the barriers to political participation of women as well as on the solutions to aIncreased and valued participation of women in electoral processes. Political action is only one of the areas in which women's leadership is expressed. UN Women, in close collaboration with the Ministry of the Status of Women, civil society organizations and women and girls, is also working to improvewomen's participation in vocational programs in which their contribution...
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