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Mongolia
- Integrated Development of Basic Urban Services in Provincial
Towns Project - Loan 1907, 16 Jul 2002
Social assessment indicated women who are generally poor will
benefit through a community participation program, entrepreneurial
opportunities such as provision of bathhouse services in the ger
areas, and labor intensive project implementaion activities. The
national Federation of Women's Organizations in each project town
will be involved in consultative committees.
- Housing Finance Sector - Loan 1847, 2001
Female-headed households (FHH) are expected to account for about 30% of housing loan recipients under Part A of project, and women are generally expected to benefit from housing area upgrades under Part B. Only gender-specific design features are inclusion of FHH status in eligibility criteria for housing loans and provision of training for local government officials and communities, focusing on needs of FHH in development of additional housing area action plans.
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- Rural Finance - Loan 1848, 2001
Social assessment during loan preparation found that savings
and credit unions (SCUs) are potentially very important for
women because of their difficulty accessing formal financial
institutions and need for loans for household emergencies and
expenses, which are not generally available from these institutions;
moreover, over 70% of existing SCUs were organized by women,
women represent 60-70% of current SCU members, and about 60%
of existing managerial positions in SCUs are held by women.
Project includes
no gender-specific design features; nevertheless, women may
benefit from low membership fee for new SCUs and a target of
at least 50% poor for training activities. General loan covenant
supports actions to ensure that women are encouraged to participate
in development of SCUs, including their establishment and management.
- Social Security Sector Development Project- Investment Loan 1837, 2001
See Loan 1836 for details on poverty impact assessment. Project includes support for community-based nursing homes; community-based welfare services aimed at the very poor, including single-parent families; and skills training and entrepreneurship development for the unemployed and poor. Close to 10,000 very poor unemployed (including mostly women) are expected to benefit from training under the project (although there is no provision for gender balance and no requirement to collect gender-disaggregated data).
- Social Security Sector Development Project -Program Loan 1836, 2001
Poverty impact assessment noted negative impact of Mongolia's economic transition on women, including loss of jobs in industry and agriculture, and increased caretaking responsibilities for sick, elderly and disabled family members due to reductions in health and social services; assessment also noted that about 40% of women receive social benefits compared to about 60% of men; assessment recommended that specific attention be paid to women's concerns, including their reproductive roles, greater household responsibilities, and greater economic vulnerability due to the loss of a spouse (from death, divorce or abandonment) and less stable wage-earning patterns, in considering social security reforms. Policy reform program does not expressly address gender issues, nor does it provide for collection of gender-disaggregated data to monitor impacts on women of the reforms (e.g., changes in eligibility criteria for social assistance to target the poor and other groups most in need, expanded eligibility for employment services, and phasing out of centralized social welfare institutions in favor of community-based and private sector approaches). Nonetheless, up to 230,000 people are expected to benefit from the reforms in social assistance and welfare policy, including pregnant and nursing mothers, mothers with many dependent children and single-headed households.
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