(Please insert more rows as necessary) IV. Eligibility Declaration We, the undersigned, certify to the best of our knowledge and belief: We have read the advertisement, including the terms of reference (TOR) for this assignment. We confirm that the project references submitted as part of this EOI accurately reflect the experience of the specified firm. All consulting entities and experts proposed in this EOI are eligible to participate in ADB-funded, -supported and –administered activities. We understand that any misrepresentations that knowingly or recklessly mislead or attempt to mislead may lead to the automatic rejection of the proposal or cancellation of the contract, if awarded, and may result in further remedial action, in accordance with ADB’s Anticorruption Policy. BACKGROUND The South Asia Sub-regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Road Connectivity Project (SRCP) is upgrading East-West Highway(EWH)- Koshi Bridge-East West Highway (EWH) in Sunsari, Udayapur and Saptari districts. The Project is implemented by Project Directorate (ADB), Department of Road (DOR) and assisted by Construction Supervision Consultant (CSC). Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided the fund composed of loan and grant, for financing the SRCP. In accordance with ADB guidelines and Project Administration Manual (PAM) of the project, the DOR intends to apply a portion of the proceeds to engage a national level NGO to provide supporting services for carrying out community based preventative awareness campaign to mitigate and minimize community health, social and environmental problems due to project implementation. The goal is developing eco-friendly conservation and development community working in an inclusive, responsible and sustainable manner. In KTWR areas the traditional means of local community is mostly forest and grazing land based both of which will be disturbed. The construction activities of a major road will increase socioeconomic activities bringing in development dividends or benefits and undesired social ills, environment degradation, air and water pollution and health challenges such as HIV AIDS, STD among the roadside communities. IDS Nepal, the NGO’s mission therefore will be to work `in an integrated, holistic, participatory and inter-disciplinary manner with all the key stakeholders in the KTWR reserve buffer zone as well as road corridor for achieving a common goal of developing eco-friendly conservation and development community working in an inclusive, responsible and sustainable manner’. Skill development training is meant for enhancing capacity of women, men and marginalized people for through micro-enterprises development. PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT Skill Development Training is targeted to the poor, women and excluded groups people from effected community of the project area. Participants are identified from Janajati, Dalit and marginalized group. Main objective of the training is to develop entrepreneurship on different skill development sectors. In this regard, IDS Nepal is seeking to hire competent technical agencies to conduct training. Summary of skill development training is as follows-