RFI_Annex_1_Response_Template.docx

Annex 1

USAID/Afghanistan/Office of Gender Request for Information (RFI) Response Template

The total length of the RFI submission cannot exceed ten pages and must be submitted using 12 point Arial font, 8.5 x 11-inch paper (letter-sized), single-spaced, with one-inch margins, no graphics, with each page numbered consecutively. If the submitter has produced relevant reports, those reports may be included, but only as embedded links.

Name:

Title:

Organization:

Email:

USAID/Afghanistan is interested in responses to the specific questions listed above in the RFI and below. Respondents are encouraged to review the questions and include responses to the most relevant questions in their submissions. Respondents do not need to respond to all the questions listed.

Program 1: Women in Economy II

RFI Questions

1. What jobs do you think women can do from home in Afghanistan, at different education levels? Are there particular industries that could benefit from women working from home?

2. What job opportunities for women exist in urban, rural, and peri-urban areas in Afghanistan?

3. Does the proposed approach address the challenges facing women’s participation in the economy? What is missing?

4. What security/social and cultural issues does the activity need to consider when implementing this activity, particularly in rural areas? How do you suggest addressing these issues?

5. Micro, small, and medium enterprises face significant challenges (including high collateral requirements) accessing finance, despite loan guarantees and other efforts aimed to mitigate risk. What do you think this activity could do to increase women-owned businesses’ access to finance?

Program 2: Women in Civil Society RFI Questions

1. Does the proposed approach address the challenges facing women’s participation in civil society and advancement of women’s rights? What is missing?

2. How do you think the activity can best help women’s organizations represent their constituencies?

3. How do you think the activity can facilitate policy implementation aimed to advance/preserve women’s rights at the provincial and district levels?

4. Given potential security/safety concerns and mobility limitations, how can the activity facilitate safe spaces for women to organize, and for women’s organizations to connect with each other? How does this differ for urban vs. more rural areas?

5. What access do women have to both formal and informal legal services?

Program 3: Countering Trafficking in Persons RFI Questions

1. What challenges impact enforcement of laws to prevent human trafficking in Afghanistan?

2. To what extent do trafficking survivors have access to services?

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