📋 Tender Overview
Scope :
The grant will be aligned with the following impact: equitable access to social services and employment improved (footnote 13). the envisaged outcome is access to quality health services and economic opportunities for people with disabilities, older people, and people with diverse sogiesc improved. this aim will be pursued through three outputs.
output 1. enabling environment for availing equitable access to employment opportunities and health services by project beneficiaries established.
output 2. cso capacity in policy dialogue, advocacy, public financial management, program development and monitoring, and resource mobilization strengthened.
output 3. multi-stakeholder support for the inclusion of people with disabilities, sexual and gender-diverse communities, and older persons increased.
The asian development bank (adb) recently assessed the gender equality and social inclusion (gesi) situational context in south asia and found that some groups are disadvantaged due to their social identities. they struggle to access opportunities and resources and are less likely to benefit from development investments. in response to this assessment and in line with adb strategy 2030, the south asia department developed a gesi framework that focuses on women, older people, people with disabilities, disadvantaged ethnic groups and castes, people with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, and sex characteristics (sogiesc), income poor, and people in difficult geographic locations like remote rural, slum, and transient populations. addressing gender inequality and social exclusion experienced by these disadvantaged groups requires boosting their contribution and visibility in business supply chains by developing their capabilities (individual and organizational), improving their access to basic public services (education, health, and skills training), and providing inclusive infrastructure and technologies, among others.
Education / education sector development - social protection initiatives - non-formal education - social protection initiatives
health / health sector development and reform - mother and child health care
public sector management / law and judiciary - social protection initiatives
Concept Clearance: 06 Jul 2023
Fact Finding: 31 Jul 2023 to 31 Jul 2023
MRM: 15 Aug 2023
Approval: -
Last Review Mission: -
Last PDS Update: 06 Jul 2023
