Expression of Interest For Recruitment Of An Ngo/Cso Specialized In Combating Sexual Exploitation And Abuse/Sexual Harassment (Sea/Sh) And Gender-Based Violence (Gbv) Within The Framework Of The Pactdigital Project Implementation

Expression of Interest for Recruitment of an Ngo/Cso Specialized in Combating Sexual Exploitation and Abuse/Sexual Harassment (Sea/Sh) and Gender-Based Violence (Gbv) within the Framework of the Pactdigital Project Implementation The overall objective of this assignment is to support the Digital Transformation Acceleration Project (PACTDIGITAL) in the prevention, risk mitigation, and response regarding SEA/SH and gender-based violence (GBV) linked to its implementation, as well as in providing holistic support to survivors in the project areas. The specific objectives are as follows: Regularly map GBV risks in the project intervention areathrough consultations and participatory approachesfocusing particularly on risks likely to be exacerbated or potentially prevented by project implementation, and propose effective, ethical prevention and mitigation measures for implementation by the various project stakeholders; Design and implement awareness-raising and risk-prevention campaigns targeting both the affected communities and the personnel hired by the project and its implementing entities. These campaigns must include, among other things, regular awareness-raising and training for personnel and project-affected communities regarding GBV, SEA, and SH, their causes and consequences, project-specific risks, available response services for survivors, project codes of conduct and sanctions for violations, the Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM)including how to access it and its objectivesetc.; Ensurebased on the free, informed, and voluntary consent of survivorstheir access to holistic care, including psychosocial, medical, and legal/judicial services, through the implementation of a survivor-centered response protocol that respects their choices, dignity, safety, and confidentiality; Support the Environmental and Social Safeguards (ESS) team within the PACTDIGITAL Project Management Unit (PMU) in establishing a GRM (Grievance Redress Mechanism) sensitive to SEA/SH (Sexual Exploitation and Abuse/Sexual Harassment), specifically regarding the logging, management, and reporting of GBV-related complaints during project activity implementation (installation of towers, fiber optic deployment, data center construction, etc.), in accordance with the grievance management system developed to ensure the ethical and confidential handling of SEA/SH and GBV complaints; Support the project in the ethical monitoring and evaluation of GBV prevention and response activities. [Disclaimer: The above text is machine translated. For accurate information kindly refer the original document.] Tender Link : Burkina Faso