individuals or groups (referred to by Uganda as “vulnerable and marginalized groups”). Below is a list of marginalized groups that meet the characteristics included in the definition of “disadvantaged or vulnerable” in the “Bank Directive Addressing Risks and Impacts on Disadvantaged or Vulnerable Individuals or Groups.” Below each group is information about which SEPs (if any) included the group in their lists of “disadvantaged or vulnerable individuals or groups” that might be affected by the project and may be “more likely to be excluded from/unable to participate fully in the mainstream consultation process.”5 Persons with disabilities Every SEP lists people with disabilities or “disabled” (Cambodia). LGBTQI people Three SEPs use a term to describe sexual orientation or gender identity as a reason a group is vulnerable The Nepal SEP lists LGBTI people. Uganda’s lists “sexual minorities” and Cambodia’s lists the term “SOGI” (sexual orientation and gender identity). are economically disadvantaged, is listed in three SEPs: the Philippines’, Guatemala’s, and El Salvador’s SEPs. “Female-headed households” is listed in seven SEPs for Liberia, Bangladesh, The Gambia, Sri Lanka, Burkina Faso, Uganda, and Nepal. “Single mothers with underage children” is listed in three SEPs: Liberia’s, The Gambia’s, and Uganda’s. “Pregnant women” is listed in two SEPs: Sri Lanka’s and Uganda’s. Ethnic minorities Ethnic minorities are listed in the SEPs for five countries: Liberia, Bangladesh, Philippines, Uganda, and Cambodia. Guatemala’s lists “Afro-descendent populations.” In El Salvador’s, only “indigenous populations” (IPs) are listed under the heading of “disadvantaged / vulnerable individuals or groups,” but ethnic minorities and IPs are listed together in a table outlining plans for stakeholder engagement. In the footnote explaining where vulnerability may stem from, “sexual orientation” is included in the Uganda SEP. References to SOGI do not appear anywhere else in Cambodia’s and Nepal’s SEPs -- do not include sexual orientation and gender identity in their general definition of vulnerability or vulnerable status. Terms related to “ethnicity” are not mentioned at all in The Gambia SEP. Elderly Every SEP lists the eldery. People with disadvantaged social status Nepal’s SEP specifically lists “Dalits,” the lowest caste in Nepal. Children and youth Four SEPs list children as a “vulnerable group.” The SEPs for Sri Lanka and Cambodia list “children” and Burkina Faso’s lists “children under 7.” The Philippines’ lists “children, particularly those who are malnourished and have low immunity.” Two SEPs list “Children-headed households” -Burkina Faso’s and Uganda’s SEPs. Liberia’s and The Gambia’s do not list children, but they list “single mothers with underage children,” as does Uganda’s. Women Only two SEPs -- Sri Lanka’s and Nepal’s SEPs -- list women as a group on their own. “Women in economic and social vulnerability” or women as part of the larger grouping of those who Religious minorities The SEPs for 4 countries, Liberia, Bangladesh, Uganda, and Nepal, list religious minorities. Nepal’s provides “Muslims” as an example. Guatemala’s lists women “in social vulnerability, especially those exposed to violent family members.” People with disadvantaged health status Four SEPs list people with pre-existing health conditions (or chronic disease and preexisting conditions): Bangladesh, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. Two SEPs list people with chronic diseases or compromised immune systems: Liberia, The Gambia. Burkina Faso’s only lists “people with chronic illnesses” and Uganda only lists “persons living with HIV/AIDS.” Indigenous peoples Four SEPs, those of the Philippines, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nepal list “indigenous peoples.” 5 “Environmental and Social Framework,” x, par. 7. BANK INFORMATION CENTER | MAR 2021 36