National Gender and Research Consultant Tender, Myanmar - 25986334

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Country : Myanmar

Summary : National Gender and Research Consultant

Deadline : 03 Sep 2018

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 25986334

Document Ref. No. : 49138

Competition : ICB

Financier : United Nations Secretariat

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

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Purchaser : UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP)
No. 6, Natmauk Road, Tamwe Township, Yangon 11211, Republic of the Union of Myanmar Phone: +95(1) 542910 to 19 Fax: +95(1) 544 531
Myanmar

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National Gender and Research Consultant

General Background:The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) was founded as an independent organization within the UN system in 1966, with a mission "to assist developing countries in the development of their economies by supplementing existing sources of capital assistance by means of grants and loans". Its creation was part of a larger effort to complementtechnical assistance and pre-investment activities of the UN Development Programme (UNDP), as well as those of larger partners such as the World Bank. In 1973 UNCDF's mandate was narrowed to focus "first and foremost" on the least developed countries (LDCs). UNCDF today remains a capital investment organization for the LDCs. UNCDF provides investment capital and technical support to both the public and the private sector. It provides capital financing - in the forms of grants, soft loans and credit enhancement - and the technical expertise to unleash sustainable financing at the local level.UNCDF's work on inclusive finance seeks to develop inclusive financial systems and ensure that a range of financial products are available toall segments of society, including low income men and women, at a reasonable cost, and on a sustainable basis. UNCDF supports a wide range of providers (e.g. microfinance institutions, banks, cooperatives, money transfer companies) and a variety of financial products and services (e.g. savings, credit, insurance, payments, and remittances). UNCDF also supports newerdelivery channels (e.g. mobile phone networks) that offer tremendous potential for scale.In Myanmar, women and girls face barriers in the enabling environment, in the supply of and in their demand for financial products and services, as well as in their socio-cultural contexts. As a result, women remain disproportionately excluded from the formal financial system in thecountry and further exacerbated for those living in conflict-affected areas. Women appears to be more prone than men to use informal financial product...

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