Deal #8047

The Project has the potential to bring significant benefit to the community and to women in particular. Potential benefits for women include increased levels of education, employment opportunities and health and sanitation service advances. A Scholarship Pilot Program (established in 2010) to promote ability, achievement and gender equality in primary school by offering scholarships for selected students. The women in the villages are much more prone to collaborate with Stora Enso than the men [SLE's staff said. SIANI, 2018 ] If not managed appropriately, the project has the potential to exacerbate problems in the area generally, and specifically enhance gender inequalities (Source: UNDP 2011)