Grant opportunity
UN Women Sierra Leone Safe Homes Support and Model Development Call
UN Women seeks a responsible party to assess, refurbish, equip and operationalise survivor-centred safe homes in three high-risk districts and develop a sustainable national model.
- Funder
- UN Women Sierra Leone
- Proposals due 20 August 2026
- Proposals due 20 August 2026: Aug 20, 2026
- Award
- Up to USD 180,000
- Applicant
- Qualified civil-society organisations registered in Sierra Leone, with an established presence in at least two of Bonthe, Moyamba and Kambia and demonstrated technical and institutional capacity in gender-based-violence programming.
- Discipline
- Gender, Equity and Social Inclusion
- Region
- Sierra Leone
- Posted
- Aug 12, 2026
Call summary
Overview
The selected partner will combine technical assessments and rehabilitation with referral systems, governance structures, personnel training and documentation for future scale-up.
Who can apply
Applicants must be Sierra Leone-registered CSOs with a credible presence in at least two target districts, relevant GBV expertise and the systems needed to deliver and account for a complex protection intervention.
What it supports
- Safe-home assessment and refurbishment
- Furniture, ICT and security systems
- Referral links with health, legal, police and social-welfare services
- Training and model documentation
Funding and duration
- Total available budget up to USD 180,000
Proposals due 20 August 2026
Proposals due 20 August 2026: Aug 20, 2026
How to apply
Download the official call package and submit the complete technical and financial proposal through the route specified by UN Women Sierra Leone before the deadline.
Call details
Source-based overview
This call forms part of the 2026-2028 gender-responsive local governance project and is intended to strengthen community mechanisms that protect women and girls from gender-based violence.
Eligibility
Applicants must be Sierra Leone-registered CSOs with a credible presence in at least two target districts, relevant GBV expertise and the systems needed to deliver and account for a complex protection intervention.
Funding and benefits
Total available budget up to USD 180,000
Themes and supported activities
Safe-home assessment and refurbishment
Furniture, ICT and security systems
Referral links with health, legal, police and social-welfare services
Training and model documentation
Deadline and timeline
Proposals due 20 August 2026: Proposals due 20 August 2026: Aug 20, 2026.
Applicants should confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, required documents, portal steps and any institutional approvals on the official call page before submitting.
How to apply
Download the official call package and submit the complete technical and financial proposal through the route specified by UN Women Sierra Leone before the deadline.
Before applying, check eligibility rules, budgets, attachments, page limits, partner requirements, cost-share conditions and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration or nomination stage.