a. Establish and maintain a Project Management Unit with qualified staff and resources to support management of environmental, social, health and safety (E&S) risks and impacts of the Project including the  Project Director, Administrative Director and Communication Specialist, who have   responsibilities for stakeholder engagement, labor management, health and safety compliance and implementation of this ESCP, the LMP and SEP.

b. Enter into a Partnership Agreement with the Association for Child and Family Empowerment (AVE Copiii) for the proper and timely implementation of Part 1 of the Project in selected areas, which shall include the roles and responsibilities for implementation of E&S aspects of the Project in accordance with this ESCP.

c. Enter into a Partnership Agreement with the Association of Librarians for the proper and timely implementation of Part 2 of the Project in selected areas, which shall include the roles and responsibilities for implementation of E&S aspects of the Project in accordance with this ESCP.

b.       Partnership Agreement signed between Gender-Centru and AVE Copiii prior to Effective Date and maintained throughout the project implementation.

c.        Partnership Agreement signed between Gender-Centru and Association of Librarians prior to Effective Date and maintained throughout the project implementation.

Gender Centru

Prepare and implement the following capacity building measures:

a.       Training sessions for Project Workers in Gender Centru and AVE Copiii on standard principles of GBV assistance (including physical, psychological, economic, and sexual), applicable legislation (including data protection), referral mechanisms, cooperation between different actors, and Code of Ethics and Conduct and SEA Policy included in the LMP;

b.       In coordination with the National Agency for Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence, conduct training for specialists from government agencies, the National Employment Agency and its territorial structures, the territorial structures of social assistance, multidisciplinary teams, and other relevant stakeholders on the approach of GBV holistic assistance and GBV case management.

Prepare a capacity building plan within 30 days of the Effective Date, or prior to undertaking project activities, and implement it.

Prepare and submit to the Bank regular monitoring reports on the environmental, social, health and safety (E&S) performance of the Project. The reports shall include:

·        Status of preparation and implementation of E&S documents required under the ESCP.

·        Summary of stakeholder engagement activities carried out as per the Stakeholder Engagement Plan.

·        Complaints submitted to the grievance mechanism(s), the grievance log, and progress made in resolving them.

·        Number and status of resolution of incidents and accidents reported under action E below.

Submit semestral reports to the Bank throughout Project implementation, commencing after the Effective Date. Submit each report to the Bank no later than 30 days after the end of each reporting period.

Notify the Bank of any incident or accident relating to the project which has, or is likely to have, a significant adverse effect on the environment, the affected communities, the public or workers, including those resulting in death or significant injury to workers or the public; acts of violence, discrimination or protest; unforeseen impacts to cultural heritage or biodiversity resources; pollution of the environment; dam failure; forced or child labor; displacement without due process (forced eviction); allegations of sexual exploitation or abuse (SEA), or sexual harassment (SH); or disease outbreaks. Provide available details of the incident or accident to the Bank upon request.

Arrange for an appropriate review of the incident or accident to establish its immediate, underlying and root causes.  Prepare, agree with the Bank, and implement a Corrective Action Plan that sets out the measures and actions to be taken to address the incident or accident and prevent its recurrence.

Notify the Bank no later than 48 hours after learning of the incident or accident. Provide available details upon request.

Provide review report and Corrective Action Plan to the Bank/Association no later than 10 days following the submission of the initial notice, unless a different timeframe is agreed to in writing by the Bank.

Gender Centru

Labor Management Procedures (LMP) for the Project were prepared, consulted and disclosed. The LMP include, inter alia, provisions on working conditions, management of workers relationships, Code of Ethics and Conduct (including relating to SEA and SH), grievance arrangements for Project workers, and applicable requirements for Project subgrantee. The LMP has been adopted prior to project appraisal and disclosed on September 4, 2024.

Implement the LMP throughout Project implementation

Gender Centru and AVE Copiii

Health and safety provisions are included in the LMP.

Operate the grievance mechanism for Project workers as described in the LMP, in a manner  consistent with ESS2.   The grievance mechanism for workers as described in the LMP is established.

Maintain and operate the worker grievance mechanism throughout project implementation

ESS 3 is not relevant for this project

ESS 3 is not relevant for this project

Assess and manage specific risks and impacts to the community arising from Project activities including, behavior of Project workers, confidentiality and data protection, and quality management of goods and services to survivors as per the screening criteria, and mitigation and monitoring measures to be included in the Project Operations Manual.

Same timeframe as the Project Operations Manual and implement thereafter.

Gender Centru

Implement SEA/SH preventive measures in accordance the LMP to manage the risks of SEA and SH.

ESS 5 is not relevant for this project.

ESS 6 is not relevant for this project

ESS 7 is not relevant for this project

ESS 8 is not relevant for this project

ESS 8 is not relevant for this project

ESS 9 is not relevant for this project

A Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) for the Project, consistent with ESS10, was prepared, consulted, disclosed, cleared by the Bank, and adopted by the Recipient.  The SEP includes measures to, inter alia, provide stakeholders with timely, relevant, understandable and accessible information, and consult with them in a culturally appropriate manner, which is free of manipulation, interference, coercion, discrimination and intimidation.

Gender Centru and AVE Copiii

The GRM as described in the SEP is established.  The Project will publicize, maintain, and operate an accessible grievance mechanism, to receive and facilitate resolution of concerns and grievances in relation to the Project, promptly and effectively, in a transparent manner that is culturally appropriate and readily accessible to all Project-affected parties, at no cost and without retribution, including concerns and grievances filed anonymously, in a manner consistent with ESS10.

The grievance mechanism shall be equipped to receive, register, and facilitate the resolution of SEA/SH complaints, including through the referral of survivors to relevant gender-based violence service providers, all in a safe, confidential, and survivor-centered manner.

Gender Centru and AVE Copiii

·        Establish the organizational structure as per Part A

·        Establish screening criteria and mitigation and monitoring measures for community health and safety as part of the Project Operations Manual as per Part 4.2