Request for Proposal (RFP): “Study on Women’s Collective Action and the Village Law in Indonesia”

Request for Proposal (RFP)

*“Study on Women’s Collective Action and the Village Law in Indonesia”*

Title of Service / Activity: *“Study on Women’s Collective Action and the
Village Law in Indonesia”*

Location: Indonesia

RFP Reference No.: MAMPU RFP-2018-026

Latest Submission Date: 1 November 2018

The Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Gender Equality and Woman
Empowerment (MAMPU) Program is a joint initiative by the Government of
Indonesia (GOI), represented by the National Planning and Development
Agency (BAPPENAS), and the Government of Australia, represented by the
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). MAMPU Program goal is to
improve the access of poor women in Indonesia to essential GOI’s services
and programs in order to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment,
and support the achievement the GOI’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
related to MAMPU program priorities. MAMPU Program focuses on improving
GOI’s policies, regulations and services through partnership(s) between
inclusive coalitions of civil society organizations and other institutions
that are concerned with and committed to helping resolve gender issues in
development.

MAMPU is working in five thematic areas: (1) improving women’s access to
Government of Indonesia social protection programs; (2) improving
conditions of employment and removing workplace discrimination; (3)
improving conditions for women’s overseas labour migration; (4) improving
women’s health and nutritional status; and (5) reducing Violence Against
Women (VAW).

Accordingly, MAMPU will undertake a two phased research study to. Using
primarily qualitative methods, the first phase will take an exploratory
approach to uncover how and why local women’s groups in selected locations
successfully influenced the allocation of the Village Funds. In the second
phase, MAMPU plans to collaborate with two research institutions – Abdul
Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Southeast Asia (JPAL SEA) and the Centre
for Monetary and Financial Studies (CEMFI) in Madrid.. Both institutions
possess significant expertise applying experimental methods (including
Randomised Control Trials) to research development problems.. To ensure
dialogue between Phases 1 and 2 of the study, CEMFI and JPAL SEA will be
involved throughout Phase 1.

MAMPU will engage a research organisation to undertake *the first phase of
study*. We are seeking the submission of proposals detailing technical
capability and financial costs to carry out this assignment within the
designated timeframe. Interested entities may refer to the following RFP
and TOR for the proposal submission.

1. MAMPU RFQ-2018-026 and Terms Of Reference (TOR)
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/137Itb8MppzsmOat6tB-ajKUmFWTUtFDa/view?usp=sharing>

*Proposal must be submitted not later than 1 Nov 2018 by email to: *
*mnurwaskito@mampu.or.id* <mnurwaskito@mampu.or.id>

*“MAMPU is a child-safe organisation. We have strong recruitment procedures
to make sure the safest and most suitable people work with the children in
our programs.”*

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Australian Government*

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