STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PLAN (SEP) - Global Development Awards Competition Project (P178583)




             Global Development Network
          P178583-Global Development Awards
                Competition 2022-2024


   STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PLAN (SEP)

                                       March 9, 2022




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                                     STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PLAN



1. The Global Development Network will implement the Global Development Network Awards Competition
   Project (the Project), as set out in the Grant Agreement. The International Development Association (the
   Association), acting as the administrator of the Japan Policy and Human Resources Development Fund
   (PHRD, has agreed to provide financing (P178583) for the Project, as set out in the referred agreement(s).
   The Global Development Network shall ensure that the Project is carried out in accordance with the
   Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs) and the Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP), in
   a manner acceptable to the Association.

2. The Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) forms part of the ESCP, which is a part of the Grant Agreement
   and the Project Agreement.

3. As agreed by the Association and the Global Development Network, the ESCP, including these SEP
   commitments included in the ESCP, will be revised from time to time if necessary, during Project
   implementation, to reflect adaptive management of Project changes and unforeseen circumstances or in
   response to Project performance. In such circumstances, the Global Development Network and the
   Association agree to update the ESCP to reflect these changes through an exchange of letters signed
   between the Association and the Global Development Network. The Global Development Network shall
   promptly disclose the updated ESCP.




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MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS                                TIMEFRAME                               RESPONSIBLE ENTITY
ESS 10: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE
 10.1 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PLAN                Maintained throughout project                 GDN
         PREPARATION AND IMPLEMENTATION          implementation

         Stakeholder engagement consistent with ESS10 is
         integrated into the project design. The awards
         competition timeline and selection criteria will be
         widely publicized via various media channels
         Linked in; Instagram, newspapers and the GDN
         website well ahead of the competition.

 10.2    PROJECT GRIEVANCE MECHANISM                           Maintained throughout project   GDN
                                                               implementation
         GDN will adopt their existing grievance
         mechanism for this Project




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