Description

On 5 November, ADB conducted a Business Opportunities Seminar for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) with 122 attendees participating. 

In her remarks, Haidy Ear-Dupuy, NGO and Civil Society Center Unit Head, emphasized civil society’s value-addition to ADB’s development effectiveness and outlined the ADB Civil Society Approach.  

The webinar explored entry points for CSO engagement in ADB operations, presented resources to help CSOs identify business opportunities, and shared insights from CSOs’ experiences working with ADB. It also explained ADB procurement processes and provided guidance for CSOs in navigating ADB’s Consultant Management System.

Objectives

During the webinar, participants had the opportunity to:

• learn about ADB’s engagement with CSO;
• understand ADB’s procurement framework and discover what business opportunities are available for CSOs;
• learn about procurement methods and ADB’s Consultant Management System (CMS); and
• hear from CSOs about experiences of working with ADB.

At the end of the seminar, participants should have:

• gained a broader understanding of ADB as an institution and how it works with civil society partners;
• discovered how to identify business opportunities and access ADB’s Consultant Management System;
• gained a greater understanding of topics related to business opportunities for CSOs and CSO’s actual experiences working with ADB.

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