• Labor Force Mapping: Establish an indicative baseline on women’s participation in formal and informal segments of the cooling sector.
• Barrier Identification: Analyze structural, social, and institutional barriers preventing women’s entry and retention.
• Training Pipeline Analysis: Assess gender-readiness of TVET institutions, curriculum, and placement systems.
• Regional Learning: Compare experiences across India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh to identify common themes and unique policy innovations. 
• Best Practice Documentation: Draw from global examples in HVAC, renewables, and clean energy sectors, marketing and sales in the cooling sector and high value agriculture value chains.
• Policy and Institutional Recommendations: Provide actionable reforms for government, industry, and training providers.
• Tools for Operationalization: Develop a Toolkit and Scorecards to support adoption of findings into programs and national strategies.

SELECTION OF CONSULTING FIRMS BY THE WORLD BANK GROUP

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)

Electronic Submissions through WBGeProcure RFx Now

ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW

Assignment Title: Regional Gender Study

Assignment Countries:

- Not Country Related

ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION

• Labor Force Mapping: Establish an indicative baseline on women’s participation in formal and informal segments of the cooling sector.
• Barrier Identification: Analyze structural, social, and institutional barriers preventing women’s entry and retention.
• Training Pipeline Analysis: Assess gender-readiness of TVET institutions, curriculum, and placement systems.
• Regional Learning: Compare experiences across India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh to identify common themes and unique policy innovations.
• Best Practice Documentation: Draw from global examples in HVAC, renewables, and clean energy sectors, marketing and sales in the cooling sector and high value agriculture value chains.
• Policy and Institutional Recommendations: Provide actionable reforms for government, industry, and training providers.
• Tools for Operationalization: Develop a Toolkit and Scorecards to support adoption of findings into programs and national strategies.

FUNDING SOURCE

The World Bank Group intends to finance the assignment / services described below under the following:

• BB: Bank Budget
• TF0C5315: SARICE

ELIGIBILITY

Eligibility restrictions apply:

• [Please type list of restrictions]

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NOTES

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