Second Province Water Supply Development Project (RRP UZB 51240)

GENDER ACTION PLAN

Gender Performance indicators/ Targets Responsibility/ Activities/Action Timeline Outcome: Access to reliable, sustainable, and affordable water supply services in the and Yangiyul districts of Tashkent province improved and expanded. Output 1. VU-1 regional water supply system improved. 1.1 Ensure 1.1.1 Female participation (30%) in all project interventions ensured PCU in women’s equitable (consultations, FGDs, project trainings, seminars, workshops, collaboration participation in and meetings, performance and monitoring); with benefit from 1.1.2 30% of staff of two water laboratories are women; khokimiyats, improved WSS 1.1.3 Liaise with the district employment bureau and construction mahalla, CBOs, companies to help inform women of the availability of jobs (direct WCU, NSGS and indirect) during construction 2019-2021 1.1.4 All job advertisements for civil works and for utility agency include sentence on “Applications by women are encouraged” 1.1.5 Ensure availability of water and sanitation facilities and occupational health and safety measures for women workers at all construction sites. 1.1.6. During construction, inform women of water supply interruption schedules to enable better household planning and minimize disruptions 1.1.7. Conduct baseline and end-line surveys in the project area in relation to household access to water with gender and poverty as parameters 1.2 Improving 1.2.1. Construct public septic toilets for social institutions with separate Ministry for Rural Sanitation female and male facilities (10 schools, 3 kindergartens and one Housing and policlinic in Chinaz district) Communal 1.2.2. Promoting affordability to 809 households in 2 rural settlements of Services, TPS, Yangiyol district and 3,160 households in 9 rural settlements of PCU, district Chinaz district to improved sanitary facilities Suvokova, 1.2.3. Ensure that all identified low income and female-headed NSGS households, meeting the project criteria, in target communes 2019-2021 receive project sanitation grant for construction of septic tank. 1.2.4. Training provided to all target communities and medical and education establishments on septic tank cleaning and service (with at least 30% of participants are women) 1.2.5 Prepare and print out the infographic in Uzbek on septic tank Installation, service and cleaning for medical and education institutions Output 2. Institutional capacity strengthened. 2.1 Human 2.1.1 Training facility with adequate number of separate toilets for men Ministry for resource and women constructed and commissioned; Housing and management of 2.1.2 Gender analysis of HR policy conducted (gender responsive Communal TPS gender recruitment, job descriptions, orientation, professional Services, TPS, mainstreamed and development, promotion) PCU, district women’s 2.1.3 50% employees (out of 286 employees of districts’ Suvokova) Suvokova, employment participated in two gender sensitization workshops NSGS opportunities and 2.1.4 Gender responsive recruitment in two districts of Suvokova via 2019-2021 career adequate communication channels. At least 30% of women hired advancement in for new filed-based positions (laboratories, district Suvokova) WSS sector 2.1.5 Sex disaggregated human resource database developed increased 2.1.6 Sex disaggregated annual HR report submitted

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Gender Performance indicators/ Targets Responsibility/ Activities/Action Timeline 2.2 Gender 2.2.1 Appoint 30% women to comprise customer care/complaints units PCU in Inclusive customer (including call center) in two districts collaboration grievance redress 2.2.2 Sex-disaggregated complaints database developed; with mechanism 2.2.3 Sex-disaggregated annual report on customer complaints khokimiyats, commissioned produced and analyzed mahalla,CBOs, 2.2.4 Annual sex-disaggregated customer satisfaction survey WCU, NSGS conducted; 2019-2026 2.3 Customer 2.3.1. One information toolkit on hygiene and sanitation developed, PCU in outreach and printed and distributed to female headed HH collaboration information- 2.3.2 Training of trainers on participatory hygiene and sanitation with awareness conducted (28 trainers, 30% of them being women) khokimiyats, campaign reaches 2.3.3 At least 30% of the project HH engaged in the sanitation and mahalla,CBOs, women hygiene awareness campaign primarily targeting women and girls; WCU, NSGS 2.3.4 At least 80% of education staff in schools, kindergartens and 2019-2020 colleges (162 establishments) received information toolkit on public health and hygiene; 2.3.5 At least 5,500 residents (at least 50% of women and school age girls) participated in sanitation and hygiene public awareness campaign 2.4 Project 2.4.1. National social/gender development specialist hired on a full-time NSGS and PCU implementation basis in PCU and gender focal points for each relevant partner and institutional agency identified 2019-2021 capacity 2.4.2. At least 30% of staff on project coordination and implementation development units is female (PCU). support 2.4.3. Initial gender-specific workshops are conducted as part of project orientations for project staff and communities to present the GAP and gender issues in water and sanitation. 2.4.4 Annual gender awareness training conducted for PCU staff to ensure successful GAP implementation 2.4.5 GAP performance is included in all project reviews and reporting requirements. The GAP monitoring framework in the PAM is submitted as part of six monthly progress reports to URM 2.4.6 Ensure that all project monitoring reports include analysis and reporting on progress against GAPs and on GAP budget allocation vs actual expenditure 2.4.7 Information for Success stories and lessons learned collected for further reporting and sharing CBO = community based organization; FGD = focus group discussion, GAP = gender action plan, HH = household, HR = human resource = NGO = nongovernment organization, NSGS = national social and gender specialist, PAM = project administration manual, PCU = Project Coordination Unit, TPS = Tashkent Province Suvokava, URM = Resident Mission, WCU = Women’s Committee of Uzbekistan, WSS = water supply and sanitation.

Gender Action Plan Budget

Total cost Item Note ($) Public awareness campaign on water and sanitation 32,000 100%GAP Training of Trainers 4,000 100% GAP Gender sensitivity and GAP reporting training 10,000 20% GAP 80% ICB Printing information materials 5,000 Rural Sanitation Program 50,000 100% GAP Total 101,000 ICB – institutional capacity building program to be financed by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Fund.