Nepal: Strengthening Systems to Protect and Uplift Women Project
The proposed project will help strengthen services for survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) in three provinces in Nepal and increase awareness on GBV prevention and existing services. The project will (i) provide rehabilitation services for GBV survivors through 3 province level long-term rehabilitation centers and one national long-term rehabilitation center; (ii) fill gaps in availability of survivor-centric and gender-sensitive infrastructure within the Police to ensure safe, confidential and respectful environment for reporting of cases; (iii) build service providers' capacity; and (iv) enhance awareness on GBV prevention. The project is aligned with the government's Fifteenth Five-Year Plan 2019/20 2023/24 that calls for strengthening services for GBV survivors and builds on previous engagement of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in strengthening GBV response in Nepal.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Shrestha, Unika
South Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Nepal -
Sector
- Public sector management
Project Name | Strengthening Systems to Protect and Uplift Women Project | ||||
Project Number | 55092-001 | ||||
Country / Economy | Nepal |
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Project Status | Proposed | ||||
Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Grant |
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Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth |
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Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development Knowledge solutions |
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Sector / Subsector | Public sector management / Social protection initiatives |
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Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | Gender equity | ||||
Description | The proposed project will help strengthen services for survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) in three provinces in Nepal and increase awareness on GBV prevention and existing services. The project will (i) provide rehabilitation services for GBV survivors through 3 province level long-term rehabilitation centers and one national long-term rehabilitation center; (ii) fill gaps in availability of survivor-centric and gender-sensitive infrastructure within the Police to ensure safe, confidential and respectful environment for reporting of cases; (iii) build service providers' capacity; and (iv) enhance awareness on GBV prevention. The project is aligned with the government's Fifteenth Five-Year Plan 2019/20 2023/24 that calls for strengthening services for GBV survivors and builds on previous engagement of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in strengthening GBV response in Nepal. | ||||
Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | Women and girls in Nepal have made significant strides in human development over the past 2 decades; however, gender disparities and gender-based violence (GBV) prevail. Nepal's gender development index increased from 0.77 in 2000 to 0.93 in 2019. Yet, women and girls continue to face discrimination that manifest in poor social and economic outcomes. Labor force participation rate among adult women (26.3%) is significantly lower than that among men (53.8%). Although women comprise 33.0% of parliament, this has not translated to transformative changes in women's lives in general. Furthermore, women continue to face violence in various forms which not only violates their fundamental human rights but further undermines their physical and mental health and hinders progress towards gender equality. | ||||
Impact | GBV cases reduced and GBV survivors reintegrated in society (Government of Nepal's Fifteenth Five Year Plan 2019/2020-2023/2024). | ||||
Outcome | Access to and quality of GBV services in project areas improved. | ||||
Outputs | Adequate WCSC facilities established Rehabilitation services for GBV survivors strengthened. Community awareness on GBV prevention and services increased. Institutional capacity for providing effective GBV services developed |
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Geographical Location | Lumbini Province, Province 2, Sudurpashchim Pradesh |
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Environment | B |
Involuntary Resettlement | C |
Indigenous Peoples | B |
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Consulting Services | Support for recruitment of consulting services who will prepare bidding documents for civil works as part of project readiness |
Procurement | Relatively small amount of civil works contracts with local bidders will be procured in this project. |
Responsible ADB Officer | Shrestha, Unika |
Responsible ADB Department | South Asia Department |
Responsible ADB Division | Human and Social Development Division, SARD |
Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens Singhadurbar Kathmandu, Nepal |
Timetable | |
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Concept Clearance | 12 Nov 2021 |
Fact Finding | 06 May 2022 to 03 Jun 2022 |
MRM | 26 Jul 2022 |
Approval | - |
Last Review Mission | - |
Last PDS Update | 17 Nov 2021 |
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Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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Strengthening Systems to Protect and Uplift Women Project: Initial Poverty and Social Analysis | Initial Poverty and Social Analysis | Nov 2021 |
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