This child-protection partnership seeks a community-based response to child marriage among vulnerable girls. UNICEF expects stronger referral systems, engagement with families and religious leaders, adolescent participation and safe links to education, psychosocial and protection services. Application deadline: 31 October 2026.
Opportunity snapshot
- Agency: UNICEF
- Geographic focus: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
- Call reference: CEF/PAK/2026/014
- Application deadline: 31 October 2026
- Indicative implementation period: 1 March 2027–31 March 2029
- Funding amount: Not disclosed as a confirmed per-partner award
- Apply: UN Partner Portal
Programme scope and intended results
Applicants should have child-protection experience and real local relationships in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The programme connects community committees to schools, birth registration, health services and child-protection institutions. An indicative amount of 600,000 appears in the notice without a currency, so it should not be treated as a grant value.
Who should consider applying?
Best fit: qualified organisations with proven local delivery capacity, appropriate legal status, safeguarding, finance systems and the technical capabilities described in the donor’s terms of reference. UNICEF scores programme relevance and technical expertise at 30 points each, local presence at 20 and community accountability at 10. A strong plan will evidence safe case identification, adolescent agency, culturally appropriate engagement and access to services.
Practical application steps
- 1. Build a verified referral map
- 2. involve adolescent girls safely
- 3. identify educational retention supports
- 4. establish confidential complaint channels
- 5. use locally grounded indicators.
A common application mistake
Awareness events alone cannot resolve the financial, social and protection risks that encourage early marriage.
Preparing a credible submission
For this opportunity, a strong concept note should connect the stated activities to measurable outcomes and document the team, implementation geography, referral or service systems, governance and budget assumptions. Explain what will happen, who will be responsible, how quality will be checked and what supporting institutional evidence exists. Avoid targets that cannot be justified by the call or local baseline.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the programme for?
Girls at risk of early marriage and their families; not individual cash applicants.
Does it address psychosocial wellbeing?
Community MHPSS approaches are included.
What is the budget?
A figure of 600,000 is shown without a confirmed currency.
Where should applicants have experience?
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
How do partners apply?
Use the official UN Partner Portal call and attachments.
Application and useful resources
Search CEF/PAK/2026/014 on the UN Partner Portal and review the current eligibility, annexes, budget forms and submission closing time. Follow official instructions rather than treating this page as the application form.
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