Call for proposals to support and capacitate the Ombudsperson’s Office in monitoring and analysis of violence against women and girls with disabilities in Kyrgyzstan

The selected grant recipient CSO will implement activities aimed at strengthening the capacity of the Ombudsperson’s Office to monitor, document, and advocate for systemic reforms addressing violence against women with disabilities in Kyrgyzstan. This will involve close collaboration with relevant stakeholders, including national authorities, human rights institutions, and organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs), ensuring a comprehensive and inclusive approach.

Key responsibilities include:

1. Data collection and analysis: the CSO jointly with Ombudsperson’s Office will develop a methodology for collecting disaggregated data on GBV against women with disabilities. This includes conducting qualitative and quantitative assessments to identify trends, challenges, and gaps in current protection mechanisms. Within this area, the CSO jointly with Ombudsperson’s Office will contribute to enhanced data collection on cases of violence against women with disabilities.
2. Legal and policy analysis: the CSO jointly with the Ombudsperson’s Office will analyze existing national laws, policies, and practices related to GBV and disability rights to identify inconsistencies with international human rights obligations, particularly under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).
3. Capacity building and training: the CSO will provide tailored learning sessions and workshops for the Ombudsperson’s Office staff and other relevant stakeholders on monitoring and documenting GBV against women with disabilities and effective advocacy strategies.
4. Advocacy and engagement: the CSO jointly with the Ombudsperson’s Office will develop policy recommendations and advocacy strategies to promote legislative and institutional reforms. This includes facilitating dialogues with policymakers (the Gender Council under the Speaker of the Parliament and the National Council on Persons with Disabilities Affairs under the Cabinet of Ministers), civil society and the OPDs.
5. Public awareness and stakeholder outreach: to address societal normalization and underreporting of violence, the CSO will support the Ombudsperson’s Office to organize awareness-raising community discussions, and media engagements to increase public understanding of the rights of women with disabilities and the available mechanisms for seeking justice.