Social Inclusion and Gender Integration. Unless MCC and the Government agree otherwise in writing, the Government agrees to ensure that all Projects and Activities undertaken, funded, or otherwise supported in whole or in part (directly or indirectly) by MCC Funding comply with the MCC Gender Policy and the MCC Gender Integration Guidelines.
Social Inclusion and Gender Integration. The Electricity Transmission Project, through the BIKAS sub-Activity, is intended to have significant and positive social benefits. The principal idea of benefit-sharing is to share the benefits resulting from infrastructure projects in order to satisfy the electricity needs of the concerned communities. The BIKAS sub-Activity intends to explore the provision of electricity and associated services to gain acceptance of the affected communities, keeping in mind the demographic and social context of those communities. Section B.1.a.iii of this Annex I further outlines proposed activities to better address social inclusion and gender integration issues related to the power sector.
Social Inclusion and Gender Integration. Social inclusion and gender integration under the Policy Reform and Institutional Strengthening Project are directed at institutionalizing targeted and pro-poor tariffs, as well as ensuring equal opportunities for women and men within SBEE and an improved workplace environment. With respect to the Ministère de l’Energie, des Recherches Pétrolières et Minières et du Développment des Energies Renouvelables and ARE, MCC Funding will provide assistance to develop appropriate and targeted approaches to assist affordable electricity for the poor, including through consideration of a lifeline tariff as part of the Tariff Policy for SBEE customers. With respect to SBEE, MCC Funding will finance technical assistance to develop and implement strategies to increase SBEE’s capacity and incentive to provide affordable services to the poor. These strategies will include a diagnostic of the cost and time required to secure a residential connection to the national electric grid as well as the development of tools to allow SBEE to better target assistance to poor households, such as subsidies and lifeline tariffs. In addition, to bolster SBEE’s capacity to ensure gender integration, a gender audit of SBEE will be conducted to better understand human resource practices and document issues, challenges, capacity and good practices that can be expanded. The Policy Reform and Institutional Strengthening Project also will provide assistance to strengthen SBEE’s capacity to attract and train women through existing internship and training programs.
Social Inclusion and Gender Integration. Social inclusion and gender integration under the Electricity Generation Project will be addressed through the measures outlined with respect to the Policy Reform and Institutional Strengthening Project.
Social Inclusion and Gender Integration. Social inclusion and gender integration within the Distribution Project includes targeting new electricity connections for the urban poor. The implementation modalities for delivering those connections will consider international best practice and may undertake a variety of approaches in an effort to understand the most appropriate implementation method in Benin.
Social Inclusion and Gender Integration. The Off-Grid Electricity Access Project, through the OCEF Activity, will solicit innovative solutions to address the energy deficits of poor and rural communities. To ensure that the OCEF Activity meets the energy needs of women, criteria for project selection will include technology solutions that will reduce women’s time and labor burdens such as electrified water pumps, improved cookstoves and mechanized grinders. To support the development of a robust supply chain of affordable, clean and efficient energy solutions where traditional distribution channels do not exist, the Off-Grid Electricity Access Project will seek to adapt successful women’s energy entrepreneurship models to the Beninois context. Entrepreneurship training will increase women’s capacity to plan strategically, analyze local markets and manage microenterprise. Women will be connected to existing microfinance institutions to facilitate the purchase of inventory for resale. Such inventory might include solar lamps, clean cookstoves and other products that women perceive existing demand for in their own communities. The Off-Grid Electricity Access Project therefore is expected to have a direct impact on low-income women both by creating income-generating opportunities and by supplying appliances that decrease women’s time and labor burdens.
Social Inclusion and Gender Integration. Social inclusion and gender integration under the Energy Sector Reform Activity are directed at strengthening socially inclusive and gender responsive planning and implementation capacity of MLME and LEC. The Government will establish and support staff salaries at dedicated social inclusion and gender focused units within the respective entities. MCC Funding will support: • training for the staff and capacity building at such units; and • detailed gender and social assessments of MLME and LEC in partnership with the Ministry of Gender and Children and Social Protection as part of a mid-term review of the Liberian gender policy. These assessments will identify the social and gender integration support needed for MLME and LEC. In addition, MCC Funding will support the following efforts to support social inclusion and gender integration under the Mt. Coffee Support Activity: • entrepreneurship development activities for women, youth, war-affected persons and marginalized groups to help enable them to scale up their productive activities, expand income and create jobs using electricity that will be generated from MCHPP. MCC will partner with private sector organizations in undertaking these activities; • a communications campaign on productive use of electricity and economic opportunities will be conducted towards potential consumers, especially youth, war-affected persons and women entrepreneurs for increasing their access to electricity and expanding their income generating activities; and • the hiring of an expert organization that will work with affected communities to enhance their livelihood, especially for local unemployed young men, women, war-affected persons and marginalized groups.
Social Inclusion and Gender Integration. Social inclusion and gender integration under the Road Sector Reform Activity are directed at strengthening socially inclusive and gender responsive planning and implementation capacity of the Ministry of Public Works (“MPW”) and the Ministry of Transportation (“MoT”). The Government will establish and support staff salaries at dedicated social inclusion and gender focused units within the respective entities. MCC Funding will support:
(i) training for the staff and capacity building at such units;
(ii) detailed gender and social assessments of MPW and MoT in partnership with the Ministry of Gender and Children and Social Protection as part of a mid-term review of the Liberian gender policy. These assessments will identify the social and gender integration support needed for MPW and MoT; and
(iii) the hiring of an expert organization for supporting stakeholder and community engagement in two RMCs, and raising awareness of road safety and developing skills of local community in road maintenance that can create seasonal job opportunities for local unemployed young men, women, war-affected persons and marginalized groups.
Social Inclusion and Gender Integration. To ensure social inclusion and gender integration across the Projects and Activities, address any issues related to trafficking in persons (“TIP”), and ensure compliance with the MCC Gender Policy and the MCC Gender Integration Guidelines, MCA-Côte d’Ivoire agrees to: (i) develop a comprehensive social and gender integration plan (“Social and Gender Integration Plan”) that, at a minimum, (i) identifies approaches for regular, meaningful and inclusive consultations with women and other vulnerable and/or underrepresented groups; sets forth strategies for consolidating the findings and recommendations of Project-specific social and gender analyses into final Project designs; and specifies actions to be taken during the Compact Term to meet the social inclusion and gender equality objectives for the Projects; and (ii) ensures, through monitoring and coordination during Compact implementation, that final Activity designs, construction tender documents and implementation plans are consistent with and incorporate the outcomes of the social and gender analyses. MCA-Côte d’Ivoire agrees to, on an annual basis, review and update the Social and Gender Integration Plan as needed to reflect lessons learned and Project-specific analysis.
Social Inclusion and Gender Integration. Unless MCC and the Government agree otherwise in writing, the Government will ensure that all Projects and Activities undertaken, funded, or otherwise supported in whole or in part (directly or indirectly) by MCC Funding comply with the MCC Gender Policy and the MCC Gender Integration Guidelines. Role of MCA-Benin II.
(a) Designation of MCA-Benin II.
(i) Pursuant to Section 3.2(b) of the Compact, the Government has designated MCA-Benin II as the primary agent of the Government to implement the Program and to exercise and perform the Government’s right and responsibility to oversee, manage and implement the Program, including without limitation, managing the implementation of Projects and Activities, allocating resources and managing procurements (the “Designated Rights and Responsibilities”). The Parties note that the Government remains ultimately responsible for the performance of the Government’s obligations under or in relation to the Compact and this Agreement.
(ii) The Government will ensure that MCA-Benin II is and remains throughout the Compact Term duly organized, sufficiently staffed and empowered to exercise the Designated Rights and Responsibilities.
(iii) The “Accountable Entity” referenced in the Program Guidelines will be deemed to refer to MCA-Benin II, and all obligations assigned to the “Accountable Entity” in the Program Guidelines will be obligations of MCA-Benin II.
(b) Additional Government Undertakings with Respect to MCA-Benin II. The Government hereby affirms to MCC as follows:
