Human Capital and Women's and Girls' Empowerment (Maïngo) Project Additional Financing

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The CAR Human Capital Women and Girls’ Empowerment Project (Maingo or “evolution, progress' in Sangho) aims to enhance access to essential health services, education and employment opportunities that empower women and adolescent girls. Women and girls are a key catalyst for change in CAR and empowering them is a long-term and transformative process for the country. The project will aim to change deeply rooted social norms and beliefs among the entire population about the role of women in the family and society more broadly, including views around adolescent pregnancy and early marriage. It will aim to enhance access to integrated health services, education and skills to increase employment opportunities. The project is closely aligned with the objectives of the FY21-FY25 Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for CAR, and the National Recovery and Peace Consolidation plan (RCPCA, 2017-2023) as well as the principles of the Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs), and the World Bank Fragility, Conflict and Violence (FCV) Strategy. The project will build on ongoing national policy reforms currently supported by the WBG, while promoting collaboration with relevant WBG programs, and partners.The project has four components, likely to have implications for environmental and social risks management: