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- Country: Nigeria
- Summary: Gender Assessment of NASSP Payments System
- NGT Ref No: 49224738
- Deadline: 27 Jan 2021
- Competition: ICB
- Financier: World Bank (WB)
- Purchaser Ownership: -
- Tender Value: Refer Document
- Notice Type: Tender
- Document Ref. No.: 1272331
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- Expression of Interest are invited for Gender Assessment of NASSP Payments System. REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR SELECTION # 1272331 This Request for Expression of Interest is for a Firm Selection. Please log in as a valid Firm User if you wish to express interest in this selection. Selection Information Assignment Title Gender Assessment of NASSP Payments System Publication Date 13-Jan-2021 Expression of Interest Deadline 27-Jan-2021 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time - Washington D.C.) Language of Notice English Selection Notice Assignment Country · NG - Nigeria Funding Sources The World Bank Group intends to finance the assignment/services under: · BB - BANK BUDGET · TF0B1149 - R16 Gender-smart digital payments in Nigeria Individual/Firm The consultant will be a firm. Assignment Description SELECTION FOR CONSULTANTS BY THE WORLD BANK GROUP REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Electronic Submissions through World Bank Group eConsultant2 https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org/wbgec/index.html ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW Assignment Title: 1272331 - Gender Assessment of NASSP Payments System Assignment Countries: - Nigeria ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION This study will carry out an assessment of the existing NASSP payments system using mixed research methods to understand the extent of the gender impacts of the existing design and payments system, as well as dive deeply into specific issues that have arisen at household and community level as a result of women receiving the transfers. The study should also consider user satisfaction with the digital payments system as designed and determine to what extent households have made use of the mobile wallets or accounts opened on their behalf to receive the transfer payments. FUNDING SOURCE The World Bank Group intends to finance the assignment / services described below under the following: - R16 Gender-smart digital payments in Nigeria INDIVIDUAL / FIRM PROFILE The consultant will be a firm that is qualified and experienced in carrying out mixed method research studies specifically related to gender in Nigeria. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS The World Bank Group now invites eligible firms to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc. for firms; CV and cover letter for individuals). Please note that the total size of all attachments should be less than 5MB. Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications. Interested firms are hereby invited to submit expressions of interest. Expressions of Interest should be submitted, in English, electronically through World Bank Group eConsultant2 (https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org/wbgec/index.html) NOTES Following this invitation for Expression of Interest, a shortlist of qualified firms will be formally invited to submit proposals. Shortlisting and selection will be subject to the availability of funding. Only those firms which have been shortlisted will receive notification. No debrief will be provided to firms which have not been shortlisted. Attachments · Optional TOR File Qualification Criteria · 1. Provide information showing that they are qualified in the field of the assignment, specifically in carrying out mixed methods research studies related to gender in Nigeria. Bidders must show they are able to use data collection methods that adhere to safe physical distancing protocols. * · 2. Provide information on the qualifications of key staff to carry out mixed methods research in the fields of gender and payments. * · 3. Provide information on the technical and managerial capabilities of the firm as they relate to this assignment. · 4. Provide information on their core business and years in business. Terms of Reference for Gender Assessment of NASSP Payments System 1. Background Poverty and gender inequality are high in Nigeria. Based on the 2020 report, 2019 Poverty and Inequality in Nigeria, poverty rates stood at 40.1 percent of the population. This translates to around 80 million Nigerians living in poverty. Gender inequality is also significant, particularly in terms of access to services and participation in economic activities. Nigeria ranks 128 out of 153 countries on the 2020 Global Gap Index. Approximately 50 percent of women ages 15-64 years are in the labor force compared to 60 percent of men, and women earn less than men for similar work (about 76 percent of men-s earnings). The gender gap in use of formal financial services is large, with men nearly twice as likely as women to have accounts. Nigeria has the 7th largest gender gap in account ownership in the world according to Global Findex 2017 . Persistent gender-based violence and high fertility rates further disadvantage women ; women also face several additional institutional and cost barriers (such as distance and price) in accessing services. There is great regional variation across Nigeria, which further complicates the barriers women face in accessing services and achieving economic empowerment. Cultural and religious norms, for example, may limit some women-s mobility, access to finance, and capacity for decision making within the household. The NASSP project aims to cover at least 1 million poor and vulnerable households (PVHHs), 5.8 million individual beneficiaries, over a five-year period. NASSP aims to lay the foundation for the Federal Government-s long-term objective of effectively targeting and delivering a wide range of safety nets interventions directly to PVHHs in a more efficient and effective way. The aim is to reduce the need to repeat targeting for every program and put in place a digital payments system which can be used by multiple interventions. NASSP has put in place a fundamental digital payments system. Targeted PVHHs are identified through the National Social Registry (NSR) of PVHHs and enrolled in the cash transfer program, the “Household Uplifting Programme” (HUP). Regular and reliable transfers are delivered through an end-to-end electronic payments system which creates either a mobile wallet or bank account for each HH, transfers are delivered to those accounts, and then networks of payment agents tied to the different payment service providers physically cash out beneficiaries at set locations every two months. Each household receives a base transfer of NGN 5,000 (US$13) per month. This base benefit is designed to ensure a minimum, reliable payment to promote consumption smoothing, address food insecurity and protect against economic shocks. Some households will also be eligible for an additional monthly benefit (“top up”) of NGN 5,000 upon the completion of agreed co-responsibilities. Women are the primary recipients of the transfers under NASSP, which can lead to unintended gender-related issues. Over 90% of the primary “caregivers” are women designated as recipients of the payment of the cash transfers on behalf of their households. The male heads of households may serve as the alternates, eligible to collect the transfer in the event that the female caregivers cannot. The female caregivers were specifically chosen to receive the transfers based on existing global evidence that delivering cash to women improves outcomes for the whole household. However, a past Social Assessment of NASSP found there is initial resistance among men over the design decision to make the female caregivers the recipients of the transfers which bears further scrutiny. The payments system merits further study and refinement to address gender-related issues and suggest ways to further women-s empowerment. Currently 92 percent of “caregivers” are women, and as of the last payments cycle 87 percent of transfers were collected by female caregivers. The whole payments system (from communication about how it works to the actual delivery of cash) requires further study and refinement in order to ensure maximum positive impacts on women-s empowerment and financial inclusion and address any negative unintended consequences. Global evidence has shown that improving women-s access to finance (e.g. through digital payments) can empower women within their households and leads to better outcomes for their families. Increasingly, the focus has turned to Government to Persons (G2P) payments as a vehicle for financial inclusion of women. Gender-intentional social protection programs, such as NASSP, could play a vital role, since “digital transfers of social protection payments can provide women with independent access to predictable income streams, and the arrival of a digital payment can give female recipients greater control over how the money will be used, particularly if linked to a stored-value product such as an e-wallet.” However, poorly designed systems can also have negative consequences on women-s empowerment and safety. 2. Objective The objective of the study is to assess the efficacy and impact of the existing NASSP payments system, particularly on women-s empowerment and financial inclusion, and to make recommendations for transitioning to a fully digital payments system which fosters women-s financial inclusion. 3. Scope of the work The study should assess the following: a) Positive and negative effects of the existing payments design and delivery methods on households/power dynamics (including any effect (+/-) on households decision-making and or influence on domestic violence). Decision making power - who is in charge of different types of spending and savings decisions in the household. How do the structures of power within the households affect how the t
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