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Six strategies to increase young women’s access to digital jobs
The digital economy can create new job opportunities for young women and help address the
persistent gender disparity in the labor market.
Jobs involving remote, online, flexible work can help young women overcome mobility constraints, challenge restrictive gender norms, and reduce longstanding occupational segregation in traditionally male-dominated industries. However, , and also move up to higher skilled and higher paying digital jobs over time.
eC2: Consultancy: Implementation of Public-Private Water Efficiency Initiatives in the South African Agri-Processing Sector
Deadline: 16-Nov-2020 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) 
Water scarcity, greater water demand and changing water supplies due to climate change are severely affecting large parts of Southern Africa, including South Africa, posing a significant risk to the region. In 2019, IFC and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), launched the Agri-Processing Resource Efficiency (APRE) programme to address this challenge. The programme aims to assist the agri-processing sector in South Africa to improve sustainability and competitiveness, emphasising reductions in water use, along with related reductions in energy and fuel. The objective of this assignment is to continue the development and implementation of the APRE policy and regulatory work with local authorities and user groups in the three localities. The consultant will be required to manage partnerships with key stakeholders related to the promotion of water-use efficiency measures with a public-private sector focus.
The Human Face of COVID-19: Six Things to Consider for an Inclusive Recovery
Rehana is 21[1]. She left her village outside Rangpur to come to Dhaka three years ago because
her cousin, who worked in a garment factory, told her there were plenty of opportunities in the city. Rehana admired her cousin’s confidence, independence, and status derived from the financial assistance she gave her family. Rehana also had a permanent disability caused by an accident that impaired her mobility. But once Rehana reached Dhaka, a whole new world opened up. She found new friends, a steady income, and a new sense of self. She began saving for her wedding and sending money back home to her family in the village. She even dreamt of one day owning a small business.
eC2: Assessment of PS6 risks in several supply chains in agribusiness and forestry sector in Colombia
Deadline: 30-Nov-2020 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) 
The assignment is focused on Orinoquia region with specific focus on Puerto Carreno, La Primavera and Santa Rosalia in Vichada area. The assignment has three objectives:
Morocco: A case for building a stronger education system in the post Covid-19 era
Building a stronger Human Capital could accelerate Morocco’s economic growth, job creation 
trajectory and competitiveness gains. In 2018, Human Capital was estimated to contribute 41 percent to the country’s wealth per capita, a level substantially lower than in countries with a similar level of development.
Equal access to digital technologies: A key to resilient recovery
A global pandemic was far from Loretta Ibrahim’s mind when she signed up for the Click-On 
Kaduna digital skills program two years ago. The program has trained nearly 1,200 youth affected by conflict in the Nigerian state of Kaduna to prepare them for opportunities in the digital space. When COVID-19 drove many companies to shift to digital technologies this year, Loretta, 23, was ready. “The Click-On Kaduna experience has been nothing short of spectacular,” she said. “Because I had the skills already, I just got hired to manage the social media image of two clients.”
eC2: Support to World Bank and its Partners in ensuring due diligence in the preparation of “Navigation Channel Development” investments under the Jamuna River Program.
Deadline: 10-Nov-2020 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) 
The World Bank, Government of Bangladesh, and their Development Partners, are supporting the Jamuna River Economic Corridor Development Program (currently, project preparation stage).
eC2: Support to World Bank and its Partners in ensuring due diligence in the preparation of River Protection and River Training Investments under the Jamuna River Program.
Deadline: 10-Nov-2020 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) 
The Program Development Objectives are to (a) enhance resilience of the Jamuna Rivers riverbanks to flooding and erosion; (b) improve navigability of the Jamuna River; and (c) strengthen sector institutional capacity. The program initial phases are two phases to be implemented over around 7 years; possibly overlapping by two years: Phase 1 being a preparatory and foundational phase (total $100 million); and Phase 2 comprising the bulk of investments (total $1.2 billion).
Fighting the Spread of COVID-19 with First Hand Sanitizers Made in Chad
STORY HIGHLIGHTS 
- In spring 2020, the unprecedented demand for many products has strained supply chains worldwide as production lines stopped working to avoid the spread of the corona virus epidemic.
- It became virtually impossible to find front line protective products against the virus: gloves, face masks and bottles of hand sanitizer.
- This situation prompted Chad to launch its first ever production of these precious flasks.
Netherlands for the World Bank 
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