Technical assistance to strengthen Assessment of HIV risk prevention and mitigation Tender

Procurement Summary

Country : Uganda

Summary : Technical assistance to strengthen Assessment of HIV risk prevention and mitigation

Deadline : 23 Aug 2019

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 35477911

Document Ref. No. : 58240

Competition : ICB

Financier : United Nations Secretariat

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP)
Plot 11, Yusuf Lule Road, Nakasero P.O Box 7184, Kampala, Uganda Tel: (+256) 417-112100/301 Fax: (+256) 414-344801
Uganda

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Technical assistance to strengthen Assessment of HIV risk prevention and mitigation

United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) supports the Government of Uganda to create a functional planning and financial system for sustainable and inclusive local development. It operates within the larger UN Country Team, to support the government in the implementation of the Second National Development Plan and realize its vision of becoming a middle-incomecountry by 2020, while achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.UNCDF`s project portfolio for Uganda includes a road rehabilitation facility that offer conditional grants for rehabilitation of district and community access roads in selected districts. The road projects improve access to local and regional markets, and social services while at the same timecreate employment opportunities for the locals resulting in improvement of rural livelihoods.In Uganda, it is a requirement for road projects to conduct an environmental and social impact assessment to identify the negative and positive impacts on the environment and the social sphere as a result of the road works. The environmental and social impact assessment resultsinform the development of a management plan to address and/or mitigate identified risks. Projects are required to include the assessment and management of HIV and AIDS in the environmental and social impact assessments and the management plans developed thereafter.Problem statement:Road projects and other infrastructure projects implemented in Uganda include HIV andAIDS in both the environmental and social impact assessments and the management plans. However, the scope and depth of assessment of HIV and AIDS are limited during the assessment phase. At worst, HIV is not included at all. This subsequently leads to services that do not adequately manage and mitigate the risks and existing burden of HIV. Most environmental and socialimpact assessments are conducted by environmental impact assessment professionals and sociologists, and in discussions with them, they have expressed...

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