UNDP Namibia Vendor Baseline Mapping Report 2013

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UNDP Namibia Vendor Baseline Mapping Report 2013

January 27, 2015

Although  women  entrepreneurs  are  continuously  trying  to  enter  the  economic market, women owned businesses still struggle due to lack of capital and markets and the domination by men owned and/or managed businesses.

The purpose of the Gender-Responsive Procurement Namibian Project (GRP- Namibian Project) is to economically empower women through a deliberate effort whereby   procurement   by   the   government   and   development   agencies,   are encouraged to benefit women owned and/or managed enterprises. It is envisaged that the project will significantly, promote gender equality, and women’s economic participation and empowerment in Namibia.    In view of the plight of women, the project seeks to empower women entrepreneurs by creating markets for their services, goods and works.  It is the aim of the project to encourage the government, development agencies and other stakeholders to ensure that they procure goods, services and civil works from business owned and/or managed by women. This will directly or indirectly benefit women entrepreneurs and expedite progress towards the attainment of the Millennium Development Goal (MDGs).

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare (MGECW) in collaboration with UNDP, UN Women and NCCI are piloting the implementation of a Gender- Responsive Procurement Project which seeks to introduce engendered procurement as one of the strategies towards gender equality and the empowerment of women.

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