Social and Gender Integration. The Water Supply Project conforms to the MCC Gender Policy and Gender Integration Guidelines. The Government conducted or shall conduct relevant gender assessments in conjunction with the Project, made use of sex-disaggregated data, and integrated social equity considerations into Project design. The Government completed an environmental and social baseline study and resettlement policy framework for the Wastewater Recycling Activity and a pre-feasibility level assessment of critical technical, environmental and social, and resettlement issues for the Downstream Xxxxx Activity. The Water Supply Project is expected to benefit all water customers by alleviating an imminent water shortage in Ulaanbaatar, but does not include any specific activities designed to address existing inequities in access or consumption. To ensure that the Cost Recovery Plan succeeds and that additional water supplies are sustainable, any changes in the tariff structure and rates must be accepted by and affordable to the residents of Ulaanbaatar. The Project includes a number of interventions within the Water Sector Sustainability Activity to mitigate the risk to social sustainability, as discussed below in paragraph (f).
Social and Gender Integration. To maximize the positive social impacts of the Projects, address cross-cutting social and gender issues such as human trafficking, child and forced labor, and HIV/AIDS, and ensure compliance with the MCC Gender Policy, the Government will: (a) develop a comprehensive social and gender integration plan which, at a minimum, incorporates the findings of a comprehensive social and gender analysis, identifies approaches for regular, meaningful and inclusive consultations with women and other vulnerable/under-represented groups, consolidates the findings and recommendations of Project-specific social and gender analyses and sets forth strategies for incorporating findings of the social and gender analyses into final Project designs as appropriate (“Social and Gender Integration Plan”); and (b) ensure, through monitoring and coordination during implementation, that final Activity designs, construction tender documents, other bidding documents and implementation plans are consistent with and incorporate the outcomes of the social and gender analyses and Social and Gender Integration Plan.
Social and Gender Integration. In line with the overall objective of modernizing ECG’s operational practices, interventions under the Modernizing Utility Operations Activity coupled with other potential interventions recommended by the gender audit will ultimately provide policy frameworks to ensure equal opportunities for women and men, improve work place environment and promote the full participation of women in the energy sector.
Social and Gender Integration. The social and gender issues and challenges that women in utility companies experience also exist at NEDCo. The interventions under the Modernizing Utility Operations Activity are similar to those identified in the ECG Financial and Operational Turnaround Project described in paragraph 1(d) of Part B of this Annex I above.
Social and Gender Integration. The Social and Gender Assessment of 2012 prepared by the Government and delivered to MCC identified the gap in electricity access between different income levels and highlighted preliminary issues with accessing electricity in Ghana. It also noted that women’s income generating activities require high energy inputs while their access to modern energy for productive uses is limited. In accordance with MCC’s Gender Policy, social and gender considerations have been taken into account in designing the Access Project. First, as most of the MSMEs in Markets are owned/operated by low-income women, increased lighting and access to electricity will open up opportunities to improve their income. Increased lighting will also contribute to a safe work environment. Second, through the partnership strengthening intervention, the capacity of trade associations, including market women associations, will be enhanced, allowing them to voice their concerns and giving them the necessary tools to engage in dialogue with respective authorities and utility companies to work on solutions to their power problems with the ultimate goal of promoting socially inclusive and gender responsive electricity service delivery.
