FINAL EVALUATION REPORT Promoting Food Security and Economic Development in the Choluteca & Negro River Watersheds (PROSADE)

Presented by:

Oswaldo E. Fajardo

Tegucigalpa, Honduras, March 2016.

FINAL EVALUATION REPORT

Serge Lantagne: PROSADE Project Manager : ( [email protected] ) Francisco Urquia : Monitoring & Evaluation Unit Specialist ( [email protected] ) Oswaldo E. Fajardo : Consultant, M & E Specialist ( [email protected] )

Tegucigalpa , Honduras. March 2016

Table of contents I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...... 6 II. THE PROJECT ...... 12 2.1. Background ...... 12 2.2. PRO SADE Population and environment characteristics ...... 13 III. SURVEY METHODOLOGY ...... 14 3.1. Universe and Sample ...... 14 3.2. Instruments and Sources of Information ...... 14 3.3. Methodological Process ...... 15 3.4. Phase I. Preliminary Planning and Organization ...... 15 3.5. Phase II. Processing Information ...... 15 IV. OUTCOMES PRESENTATION ...... 16 4.1. Analysis of the program logic ...... 16 4.2. Summary table of the level of achievement ...... 18 4.3. Final Outcome Indicators ...... 18 4.3.1 Social Well - being ...... 18 4.3.2 Nutritional status of children under five years old...... 21 4.4. Component: Knowledge Management and Capacity Building ...... 23 4.5.1 Indicators of Intermediate Outcomes ...... 23 4.4.2 Immediate Outcomes ...... 25 4.4.3 Output Indicators ...... 29 4.5. Component: Health and Nutrition, Water Supply and Sanitation ...... 29 4.5.1 Indicators of Intermediate Outcomes ...... 30 4.5.2 Indicators of Immediate Outcomes ...... 31 4.5.3 Outpu t Indicators ...... 34 4.6.1 Indicators of Intermediate Outcomes ...... 35 4.6.2 Indicators of Immediate Outcomes...... 37 4.6.3 Output Indicators ...... 38 4.7.1 Indicators of Intermediate Results ...... 39 4.7.2 Performance Indicators for Outputs ...... 41

V. CONCLUSIONS ...... 41 VI. LESSONS LEARNED ...... 42 VII. ANNEXES ...... 44

ACRONYMS:

CEA Canadian Executing Agency ADEPES Pespirense Development Association ADETRIUNF Triunfeña Development Association AECID Spanish Agency of International Cooperation for Development AHJASA Honduran Association of Water Systems Administrat ion Boards AIN - C Community - Integrated Children Assistance A & S Water and Sanitation BL Baseline VSLA Village Savings and Loans Association CATIE Tropical Agricultural Research and Education Center. CDEMIPYME Business Development Center of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises CDH Human Development Center CDN$ Canadian Dollar CESO Canadian Executive Service Organization CIAL Local Agricultural Research Committee CIAT International Center for Tropical Agriculture CIMMYT Inter national Centre for Corn and Wheat Improvement CODEL Local Emergency Committee CODEM Municipal Emergency Committee CODER Corporation for Rural Business Development CODESSE Honduran Council of the Social Sector of the Economy COMAS Municipal Water and Sanitation Committee CONASA National Council of Potable Water and Sanitation COPECO Standing Committee on Contingencies CVCA Analysis of Capacity and Climate Vulnerability CURLP R egional University Center of the Pacific Coast DECA Dire ctorate of Evaluation and Environmental Control DICTA Research, Agricultural Science and Technology Directorate ECA Field School FAO United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization FE Final Evaluation GOC Government of Canada GOH Government of Honduras GWP Global Water Partnership HA Hectare JAA Administrative Water Board LPS Lempiras

IPM Integrated Pest Management W & E Monitoring and Evaluation M Men MZ Manzana ( Approx. 7,000 m2 ) MOW Municipal Office for Women WHO World Health Organization NGO Non Government Organization PAHO Pan American Health Organization W Women WFP World Food Programme UNDP United Nations Development Programme PROSADE Promoting Food Security i n the Choluteca and Negro River Watersheds QQ Quintales SAG Secretariat of Agriculture and Livestock FSN Food Security and Nutrition SOL Supermarket of Hillsides Options UMA Municipal Environnemental Unit

PRESENTATION

This document contains the final evaluation report of the ( PROSADE ) project , "Promoting Food Security and Economic Development in the Choluteca and Río Ne gro Watersheds " , arriving at its final stage after 6 years of operation, which began March 31, 2010, following the signing of a contribution agreement between the Government of Canada, through Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and CARE Canada.

The research was conducted in the period established between November and December 2015. For research purposes a sample of 386 farmers and 295 h eads of households of both gende rs was defined for the water systems built and / or rehabilitated.

The document is divided into 6 chapters:

 The first chapter summarizes the main results of the study;  The second chapter describes the project in its overall context;  The third chapter des cribes the methodology used;  Chapter four describes the results considering the logical framework indicators of the Final Outcomes and Intermediate Outcomes for each of the components;  The fifth chapter contains the conclusions and recommendations of the s tudy.  In the sixth chapter contains lessons learned.

The document is completed by annexes containing the instruments used for gathering information and tables with details of the main outcomes.

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The PROSADE project, "Promoting Food Security and Economic Development in the Choluteca and Río Negro Watersheds " proposed the general objective " Improve the quality of life and reduce vuln erability to food insecurity of women, men, youth, children and the elderly in the semi - arid areas of southern Honduras "Located in ten municipalities located in the watersheds of the Choluteca and Negro rivers in the Departments of El Paraíso and Choluteca.

The PROSADE project was designed by CARE Canada and CARE Honduras, with a six (6) ye ar term (2010 - 2016) with a total investment of Cdn $ 14,255,000.00, of which Cdn $ 12,200,000.00 are contributions from the Canadian Government and Cdn $ 2,055,000.00 are from CARE and local organizations.

The implementation had strategic partners such as : The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) linked to improved germplasm, participatory agricultural research, soil management, intelligent fertilization and market access activities. With local organiz ations such as: ADEPES, ADETRIUNF and S UR EN ACCION for technical assistance in sustainable agricultural production and rural development; ADETRIUNF and AHJASA for technical assistance in water and sanitation and the Risk Management - South ern Region Table for technical assistance in risk management and climate change.

It directly benefited over its six years of implementation to a total of 28.525 people in 12,874 men and women and boys and girls 15.651 exceeding the planned target of 24,200 p articipants.

The information presented below is a summary of the analysis of indicators according to each of the results and final goal of the project.

End result of the project: Improved Quality of Life and Reduced Vulnerability to food security for wom en, men, youth, children and the elderly in the semi - arid areas of southern Honduras.

Increased Social Well - being of men and women within the project area. The PROSADE project has used an approach model to deal with the phenomenon of poverty using a scale of well - being that combines the educational level of the wife of the head of household, main occupation of the head of household, assets (number of rooms, f looring material of the home) overcrowding, drinking water supply and household goods (refrigerator, stove, TV). According to the table below, in percentages, by comparing the data of the impact assessment against the initial baseline study data, the resul ts show a change/variation of a reduction of - 8.79% in the population located in Category I and - 9.57% in those located in Category II. This shows an increase (18.36%) in category III households .

II. - Height/age rate reduction in children under 5 years in the project area (children with 2 standard deviations below population mean). T he rate of chronic malnutrition in children under five years in the PROSADE area at the time of the baseline study was 2 8.1%, with a difference of 4 percentage points between men and women. In the impact assessment, the average is 20.2%, lower than the baseline, this change confirms a significant achievement in reducing chronic malnutrition by 7.9 percentage points, with a greater difference in girls by 8.5 percentage points. The results achie ved exceeded the target by 5% for 1,654 boys and 2,172 girls, assisting a total of 3,826 children in 37 health facilities with the support of institutional health personnel (Physicians, Nurses, Nursing Assistants, Environmental Health Technicians) and community health volunteers. The baseline data indicated that the reduction was due to the continuous nutrition surveillance of childr en in the Health Centers with the WHO ANTHRO co mputer software; the support given by the municipal health volunteer networks; lectures given to mothers on health, hygiene and nutrition and increased diversit y of nutritious food, the establishment of home vegetable gardens where yucca, yams, a lacin be ans, squash, cucumbers, red beans, onions, carrots, cilantro, beetroot, cabbage and radishes are harvested. The " 2010 Nutritional profile of households in the municipalities of th e dry corridor of Honduras ", the data height indicator for age (chronic malnu trition) shows an average of 31.3% of children aged between 6 to 59 months affected and a marked difference of 4 percentage points between boys and girls . Choluteca has an average of 25.3%.

INTERMEDIATE OUTCOME 2.1: Improved watershed and risk management in local organizations and municipalities.

2.1.a. Rate of adoption of new sustainable soil and water pra ctices by male and female farmers (adopting at least three sustainable agricultural practices). A change of 38.5 percentage points was achieved over the findings at the beginnin g of the project, this variation means an increase representing 82.3%, which exceeds the target of 80% adop tion of new sustainable soil and water practices by farmers (at least 3 practices) established for the life of the project. Analyzing families implementing three or more practices, there are (30.3%) families that apply up to ten practices, which shows a better understanding of sustainable technologies and innovati ve practices for improved management of natural resources and greater ecosystem resilience. The strategy implemented by PROSADE encouraged the farmers to apply the options and to socialize their results in their communities, so that it would facilitate the replicability of successful cases.

Among the five practices implemented by most families, we ca n see from highest to lowest : Selection of seeds, intelligent fertilization, post - harvest technologies, zero burning and integrated pest management . It is note worthy that the density and distribution of planting is now implemented b y half of the farmers, with an important result in achieving an increase in production, coupled logically to other factors.

2.1.b. Implementation rate of prevention and risk mitiga tion actions, that were identified in micro - watershed plans. The performance was 76% implementation of mitigation and prevention actions established in the plans, surpassing the target of 50%, al l this was through the establishment and training of 39 CODEL´S , 19 micro - watershed committees and 7 mitigation works to reduce vulnerability to natu ral disasters in hazardous locations , which are detailed below:

No. Department Municipality Community Type 1 Choluteca El Corpus Calaire Storm drainage works 2 Choluteca Morolica El Cacao Escape route. 3 Choluteca Namasigüe Prados II Box Bridge 4 Choluteca Orocuina Yuculimay Protection Works in School 5 Choluteca San Marcos de Colon El Jocote Vehicule Bridge 6 El Paraíso Liure Chichimeco Protection Works in School 7 El Paraíso Soledad La Colonia y Albahaca Erosion Prevention Wall The Tolobre mitigation work was not built because the community did not accept to contribute with unskilled labor as a counte rpart.

INTERMEDIATE OUTCOME 2.2: Community Health improved in men, women, children and youth in the intervention municipalities.

2.2.a. Rate of decrease in diarrheas in children under five years. Definition: Children un der five years who had diarrhea during the two weeks before the survey. The actions f ocused mainly on two basic areas as a strategy to ac hieve the reduction of diarrhea : a. Improving access to safe water through the provision of sanitation infrastructure. b. Change in the behaviour and practices in communities and schools, using the strategy of "Healthy School and House" (ES CASAL), based on a participatory methodology that seeks to create reflection spaces for each member of the community to be aware of their health and environmental problems, to jointly devise a needed activities pla n to solve them. The implementation of both strategies was effective since

8 no cases were reported of children under five years with diarrhea in the two weeks before applying the survey in the impact assessment study area, resulting in a 100% reduction of diarrheas, exceeding the target set of a seven percent decrease in diarrheas and ensuring that children under five enjoy better conditions, to positively influence the lifestyles of the participant population in terms of health practices, housing conditio ns and basic sanitation.

2.2.b Percentage of families who make shared decisions (between 30 and 60% of decisions are shared). As a goal, PROSADE established that 60% of families (couples) would be making shared decisions, final results surpass th e goal with 61.58% of families m aking shared decisions The observable change is 34.5 percentage points, which according to the families is thanks to the training process with workshops, lectures, forums, group exercises, that helped them improve relationship s.

3.2.3.a. Proportion of men, women, children and young people who have consumed 7 food groups in the past 24 hours. The final results show a 76.4% change in Diversity Diet at Home (DIHR) for the Measurement of Food Access at Home designed by FANTA. Among the key factors for this significant change is the implementation of family gardens, training on intake of nutrient - rich foods, improvement in yields of basic grains, thus increasing income level of the family and enabling them to purchase other food s for home consumption. 85.5% of households are able to include in their diet food from 7 to 12 food groups proposed by the FANTA model. In households where the respondent was a woman, 90.29% consume 7 to 12 proposed food groups, while in the homes of men this represents 81.52%. In conclusion, the score variability of diet in the impact assess ment for the whole universe is eight , with no difference between men and women.

INTERMEDIATE OUTCOME 3: Increased productivity of sustainable agriculture by small farmers in the intervention municipalities.

2.3.a. Increase rate of families with basic grains assured to meet domestic family demand.

46% increase of families with demand for secured basic grains, exceeding the goal of 30%. The availability of g rain is due to the metal silos that hav e enabled safe grain storage for longer periods , and the increase in crop yields of corn and beans to generate surpluses.

2.3.b. Rate of decrease in domestic workload of women. According to the baseline findings, women carried the burden of domestic work in 82.6% households. T hat is, women were responsible almost exclusively for cooking, doing laundry, ironing, cleaning the house, fetching water, ca rrying firewood, and childcare. Thanks to the raising awareness pr ocess and training male and female partners and members of rural banks, women's networks, water boards, committees, and youth networks, the result has been that men are now helping women in domestic work, with woman now d oing 67.8% of household work. H owev er , this reduction of 14.8% does not reach the project goal of 20%. Although there has been an obvious change of attitudes in the family regardin g housework, men are still helping out a little, leaving the greater responsibility to the women, which results in women having less time to engage in a paid job outside the home.

3.3.1.a. Rate of increase in agricultural productivity (quintals / hectare). The project set a goal of achieving a 20% increase in productivity of basic grains (quintals / hectare), i.e. , according to the yields found in the baseline study in corn cultivation the increase would be from 14.01 to 16.81 QQ / Ha., in beans from 6.95 to 8.34 QQ / Ha. and sorghum of 13.11 to 15.73 QQ / Ha. As discussed above, nine out of ten farming families implement agricultural practices that affect production, including: Zero burning, seed selection, intelligent fertilization, integrated pest manageme nt. In addition, hal f of them use recommended crop densities and distribution a nd new varieties of corn resista nt to drought, such as QPM - 03, DICTA Drought and Capulin R - 13, and the

Amílcar and JR Campechano common bean. Even though there was an increase o f 75% in corn crop productivity and 121% in bean crops, adverse weather conditions caused lower yields , with an average rainfall in the first cycles of 2014 and 2015 of 344 and 320 mm respectively, according to project records, when the expected rainfall for the entire cycle should have been an average of 750 mm .

INTERMEDIATE OUTCOME 2.4: 4. Increased use of credit on behalf of men, women, businesses and communities in the target municipalities.

2.4.a. Recovery rate of the loan portfolio. According to project records 98% there was a recovery rate of a total credit portfolio of 10. 9 million lempiras in 77 Village Savings and Loans Associations. 49% of loans were granted to women and 51% to men. While the credit line administered by the Choro tega Cooperative was 93.7% with a total portfolio of 9.8 million Lempira. 71% of loans were granted to women and 29% to men. The work strategy integrated the consolidation of working capital through repayment of agricultural inputs provided (between 20% and 40%) by the project, from contributions and savings of VSLA members. Technical assistance through co - implementing organizat ion s, such as ADEPES, ADETRIUNF and S UR E N AC C ION for organiz ational, accounting and credit managemen t, as well as the legal formaliz ation of the VSLA's have been key for achieving a very satisfactory recovery rate.

II. THE PROJECT

2.1. Background equality services. It promoted the development of On March 31, 2010, Global Affairs Canada, (GAC) policies in 9 municipalities of food security, gender and CARE Canada signed a contribution agreement equality and water and sanitation. for the implementation of the project " Promoting Food Security and Economic Deve lopment in the Choluteca and Río Ne gro Watersheds Expected Outcomes (PROSADE) . The PROSADE project was designed by CARE Canada and CARE Honduras, with a six (6) 1. Improved management of watersheds and year term (2010 - 2016) with a total investment of risks by local organizations and municipalities. Cdn $ 13,925,000.00, of which Cdn $ 12,200,000.00 are contributions from the Canadian Government 2. Improved Community Health in men, women, an d Cdn $ 1,725,000.00 are from CARE and local children and youth in the target organizations. municipalities. 3. Increased availability and access to food in the target municipalities. General objective: Improved Quality of L ife and 4. Increa sed use of loans for men, women, Reduced Vulnerability to food insecurity for women, men, youth, children and elderly in the semi - arid areas cooperatives, businesses and communities in of southern Honduras, in the departments of Choluteca the target municipalities. (se ven municipalities) and El Paraíso (three municipalities). Project implementation was carried out through five components: The purpose of the PROSADE project was to reduce the vulnerability of the popul ation to food 1. Watershed Management and Risks. insecurity by building the capacity of women, men, 2. Health, Nutrition, Water Supply and Sanitation. youth, children and elderly, emphasising 3. Sustainable Agricultural Production. environmentally friendly agricultural production, 4. Innovative Financial Mechanisms. improving community health through the provision 5. Technical Assistance, Operations and of water and sanitation and nutrition, promoting Administration. gender equality, supporting s ustainable economic activities and protecting natural resources. CARE Canada is the Canadian Executing Agency ( CEA ). CARE Honduras implemented the project PROSADE has emphasised building local capacities under the technical and administrative in community actors located in 19 micro watersheds. accompaniment of CARE Canada. Collaboration with It strengthened the capacities of community the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture organization s such as Water Boards, Watershe d ( CIAT ) strengthened the components of agricultural Committees, CODEL´S , networks women, health production and economic development by bringing promoters, male and female farmers, youth groups, scientific expertise in improved germplasm, etc. to provide services related to food production, technologies, knowledge on sustainable agriculture economic development, water supply and sanitation and rural enterprise development . through sustainable management of soil and water, disaste r prevention, health promotion and gender

2.2. PROSADE Population and environment characteristics

The project f ocus ed on ten municipalities located in the watersheds of the Choluteca and Negro rivers in the Departments of El Pa raíso and Choluteca implementing a watershed approach, the intervention area included 20 micro - watersheds. The total population of the Micro - watersheds e stimated in 2010 was of 42,796 spread over 55 villages and 315 hamlets with a total area of over 428 square kilometers.

Table No. 1: PROSADE Municipalities and Coverage Population No. Department Municipality Area (km²) Villages Hamlets (2010) 1 Apacilagua 55.30 3,226 9 41 2 Choluteca 41.22 4,080 4 26 3 Morolica 50.30 511 4 28 4 Choluteca El Corpus 57.99 5,409 5 49

5 Namasigue 39.27 10,540 6 21 6 San Marcos de Colon 63.26 2,265 6 31 7 Orocuina 22.52 4,270 5 31 8 Liure 37.83 6,508 6 39 9 El Paraíso Soledad 28.09 4,887 6 31 10 Vado Ancho 32.99 1,100 4 18 Total: 428.77 42.796 55 315

The final outcome of the PROSADE project was to improve the quality of life and reduce vulnerability to food security in a target population of 24 ,200 women, men, children, youth and elderly in the semi - arid southern areas of Honduras. This o utcome was surpassed, as within the six - year period a total of 28.525 people ( 12,874 men and boys and 15,651 women and girls) were directly benefited . Details b elow:

Table No. 2: Populations Served by PROSADE No. Summary Breakdown of Total Population Population M W 1 Beneficiaries with Water and Sanitation Systems 2,280 2,199 4,479 2 Beneficiaries with Water and Sanitation System rehabilitations 1,415 1,462 2,877 3 Beneficiaries with Improvements in Urban Centres 902 830 1,732 4 Beneficiaries of the Healthy School and House Program 605 570 1,175 5 Beneficiaries in Other Projects (Ecological House, Community Tank, Rainwater 73 71 144 Harvesting) 6 Members of the CODEL´S 348 281 629 7 Micro - watershed Committee Members 133 111 244 8 Children in Nutrition Surveillance under five years of age 1,654 2,172 3,826 9 Members of the Barros de Calaire Company 3 7 10 10 Members of Municipal Women's Networks 0 555 555 11 Members of Municipal Youth Networks 39 36 75 12 Members of the Multiple Services Enterprises (Jovenes, Frutales y Mas, Mi 11 32 43 Fortaleza) 13 Members of the Sectoral tables ( FSN , Gender and DEL) 54 33 87 14 Members of the Municipal Town - halls (WMO, UMAS, USCL, COMAS, Mayors and 112 31 143 Vice Mayors) 15 Members of Municipal Healthcare Volunteer Networks 28 45 73 16 Community Health Volunteers 78 321 399 17 Mothers, fathers, children, youth and teachers raising awareness on nutritious 2,180 3,668 5,848 foods 18 Institutional Health Staff of Choluteca and El Paraíso 32 187 219 19 Members of the VSLA'a and Agricultural Production Associations 1,231 1,145 2,376 20 Customers with loans in the Chorotega Cooperative 94 227 321 21 People trained through the CDE - MIPYME 1,602 1,668 3,270 Total: 12,874 15.651 28.525

III. SURVEY METHODOLOGY

3.1. Universe and Sample

The universe of this study was of approximately 4,000 families from all the communities of the PROSA DE project intervention, following the micro watershed approach, with approximately 24,200 participants, including men, women, youth, children and elderly, of each one of the components benefited by the projec t.

The sample for the Water & Sanitation component was established through a simple random sampling (That is each ind ividual has an equal possibility of being selected for the sample, in practice we are not interested in the individual or selected element of the population in general, but one feature that will be measured or observed with in it , and the value is a random variable in each individual element of the population). Always taking into account the micro - watershed scenario of each municipality.

Basic Water Supply & Sanitation Component; the methodology used to conduct the final evaluation was: First sort by micro - watershed, the water projects built and/or re habilitated; Second. Select the projects that would be evaluated through the beneficiary families and; Third. In situ collection of data in the evaluation charts.

Municipality Community Families Percentages Apacilagua Caña Vieja 17 5.76 El Corpus Cayanini 24 8.14 El Corpus Tierra Hueca 29 9.83 Morolica La Ceiba 14 4.75 Namasigue Chaguiton 89 30.17 Orocuina Las Pitas 27 9.15 Orocuina Yuculimay 37 12.54 San Marcos de Colón Agua Agria 16 5.42 Soledad Guajiniquil 34 11.53 Vado Ancho El Aguacatal 8 2.71 Total --- > 295 100.00

The sample for the Sustainable Agricultural Production component was calculated through a non - random (or " non - probability ") s ample, in this case we used a convenience sample , an already existing group of VSLA´s that also in clude the male and female farmers of the project.

Sustainable Agricultural Production Component ; the methodology included: First, the 19 micro - watersheds of the project were classified; Second, the VSLA s to be visited were selected; Third , the farmers were selected by the members of their own VSLA; Fourth, 13 micro - watershed s were visited through the VSLA s to in terview 20 male and female farmers , and six micro - watersheds to in terview 21 farmers to arrive at the goal of 386 visits.

3.2. Instruments and Sources of Information PROSADE data is available at Community, Municipal and Departmental levels with the beneficiary population statistics ( men, women, children and the elderly) and that are supported by the Project with in any one of the component s .

In summary, the number of ballots that were designed for obtain ing information from the target popul ation for the final evaluation is detailed below: Ballots for the water sector, basic sanitation, health, nutrition: 295. Bal lots for sustainable agriculture and economic development: 386 male and female farmers . Ballots were applied in ten municipalities in the two target Departments of PROSADE: Choluteca and El Paraíso. The data was collected in November and December 2015. 3.3. M ethodological Process

Stage I: Study preparation and organization • Concrete outcomes . • Logical framework and revised monitoring and evaluation plan. • Research protocol (methodology, analysis plan, instruments) • Tabulated plan and database.

Stage II: Collection of information • Concrete outcomes • Updating instruments. • Training survey team in management of instruments. • Field strategy and collection plan • Survey report

Stage III: Data analysis and presentation of results • Concrete outcomes • Database updated, refined, dictionary and syntax • Draft and final report

3.4. Phase I. Preliminary Planning and Organization The survey was conducted by an external team of consultants who developed the survey, coding, entry, cleansing and reports through frequencies in SPSS software to prepare the final report. 3.5. Phase II. Processing Information The ballots were reviewed during and after fieldwork by the supervisor, to identify errors and inconsistencies. The staff in charge of data entry was responsible for entering the code when open , and data entry questions were included in a database designed in SPSS for further analysis. T his task was given to an expert in th e management of the program in charge of pro cessing the information, producing the output tables, graphs and indicators, which were the basis for the preparation of this report. To ensure data consistency, the procedure used in this type of study, i.e. , the frequencies of the main variables were reviewed, in order to detect differences between the absolute numbers.

IV. OUTCOMES PRESENTATION

4.1. Analysis of the program logic

According to the logic of the outcomes chain, each of the intermediate outcomes is related to immediate outcomes, outputs and activities. This proposal was part of what was called the " Theory of Social Change " Which supports four strategic lines of action that include the four components of the PROSADE Project.

Strategic Line # 1 was focused on achieving the intermediate outcome No. 1 , improving watershed management and risks, the project sought to strengthen the capacity of community organiz ations and municipal governments to develop and implement gender - sensitive watershed plans that incorporate an analysis of the impact of climate change. Protection of water sources is key in the Sou thern Zone considering climate change , the refore we sought to include an environmental fund within the water systems tariffs so as to protect the watersheds. The purpose was to enable communities to become more resilient to extreme weather events and climate change w ith the construction of mitigation works in the most vulnerable places and capacity building i n risk management for the CODEL .

At municipal level proposals were made for developing action plans and policies on subjects of gender equality, health and nutritional surveillance, as well as water and sanit ation, in line with the legal frameworks and guidelines of the National Plan.

Strategic Line No. 2 focused on achieving the intermediate outcome No. 2 , actions directed to improving community health, seeking to increase access to safe water and basic sanitation through the construction and rehabilitation of water systems and basic sanitation such as latrines and 'pilas' (eco - drains or sumps). The construc tion of water sy stems included community organiz ing actions of the Water Board and its Support Committees, str engthening their capacities on water source protection, hygiene, administration, operation and maintenance of the water system.

Educational activ ities were aimed at raising the awareness of men, women, children, youth and the elderly in nutrition and hygiene practices, by means of the healthy school and house methodology. Through collaborative work with the Ministry of Health in organizing workshop s and campaigns to promote new foods for schools and families, as well as in creating community health volunteer networks.

Strategic Line No. 2 focused on achieving the intermediate outcome No. 3 focused on providing technical assistance in improving quality and introducing new agricultural practices that are friendly to the environment, to have a direct impact on increasing agricultural production. The introduction of new practices for the production of basic grains that are the livelihood of rural fa milies and the establishment of home vegetable gardens to diversify diet, were proposed to reduce food insecurity. The introduction of new varieties was carried out through a process of participatory resea rch where male and female farmers were able to prod uce seed locally.

To achieve the Intermediate Outcome No. 4, the Strategic Line No. 4 included actions to improve the use of credit, by means of a permanent mechanism for access to credit provided by a local financial institution, the Chorotega Cooperativ e and community micro - finance (VSLA´s). For rural and agricultural loans, the capacities of its memb ers were built and strengthened as pillars for community development, in order to provide financial resources and develop profitable economic activities thr ough the establishment of grain banks, and consumer and supply stores.

Access to loans has been accompanied by capacity building on administration and management topics to ensur e business success and ability to pay back loan s . A Busine ss Development Cente r with regional coverage was established to support technical assistance to micro and small enterprises.

4.2. Summary table of the level of achievement

Final Baseline Goal Indicator evaluation Variation (%) (%) (%) A. FINAL OUTCOME: (Long term) Improved Quality of Life and Reduced Vulnerability to food security for women, men, youth, children and the elderly in the semi - arid areas of southern Honduras. a. Increased Social Well - being of men and women Cat1 (<$ 1.25/day) 13.45% 4.66% - 8.79% within the project area. Cat2: (> $ 1.25 <$ 2.50) 52.06% 42.49% 30% - 9.57% Cat3: (> $ 2.50/day) 34.49% 52.85% 18.36% b. Reduction rate of stunting size/age in children All children 28.1% 20.2% - 7.7% under five years in the project area (children with Boys 30.6% 22.9% 5% - 7.7% two standard deviations below the mean of the Girls population). 26.6% 18.1% - 8.5% B. INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES (medium - term with changes in behaviour or practices) 2.1. Improved watershed and risk management by local organization s and municipalities. 2.1.a. Rate of adoption of new sustainable soil and water practices by farmers of 43.8% 82.3% 80% 38.5% both sexes (adopting at least three sustainable agricultural practices). 2.1.b. Implementation rate of prevention and risk mitigation actions, that were 0 75.8% 50% 75.8% identified in micro - watershed plans. 2.2. Improved Community Health in men, women, children and youth in the target municipalities. 2.2.a. Rate of decrease in diarrheas in children under five years. 10.2% 0% 7% 100% 2.2.b Percentage of families making shared decisions (between 30 and 60% of 27.08% 61.6% 60% 34.4% decisions are shared). 2.3. Increased availability and access to food in the target municipalities. 2.3.a. Increase rate of families with basic grains assured to meet domestic family 26% 72% 30% 46% demand. 2.3.b. Rate of decline in domestic workload of women. 82.6% 67.8% 20% - 14.8% 2.4 Increased use of credit by men, women, cooperatives, enterprises and communities in goal municipalities. 2.4.a. Recovery rate of the loan portfolio. 0 95.8% 95% 0.8%

4.3. Final Outcome Indicators

FINAL OUTCOME: Improved Quality of Life and Reduced Vulnerability to food security for women, men, youth, children and the elderly in the semi - arid areas of southern Honduras.

4.3.1 Social Well - being

Indicator: Increased Social Well - being of men and women within the project area. Definition: The rating of well - being is defined at three levels: Category I fixed with an average mi nimum income of less than US $1.25 a day, which could be expressed as extreme poverty; Category II with a purchasing power of $1.25 to $2.50/day, could be defined as poor and; Category III with a purchasing power above $2.50/day, defined as non - poor homes.

Poverty is an economic and social condition with multiple causes and expressions. Although the most common and easiest way to present it, is as an insufficiency of income to reach a certain minimum standard of living, the concept of poverty also includes the degree of dissatisfacti on regarding a set of

18 basic human needs. The multidimensional nature of poverty creates a need for different methods to be considered for measuring it, each of which shows that poverty in Honduras is high 1 .

The PROSADE project has used an approach mode l t o deal with the poverty phenomenon using a scale of well - being that combines the educational level of the wife of the head of household, main occupation of the head of household, assets (number of rooms, flooring material of the home) overcrowding , drinking water supply and household goods (refrigerator, stove, TV). Property ownership and the existence of appliances in the home also reveal the history of income and are decisive to assess whether household members have or lack the facilities to sustai n a standard of living that enhances or limits their capabilities.

According t o the table below, in percentages , by comparing the data of the impact assessment with the initial baseline study data, the results show a change/variation of a reduction of - 8 .79% of the population located in category I and - 9.57% in those located in category II. This leads to observe an increase (18.36%) in households with in category III.

Baseline Final Evaluation Change /Variation ( F E - B L) Indicator Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Cat1 (<$ 13.45% 14.50% 12.32% 4.66% 5.19% 4.05% - 8.79% - 9.31% - 8.27% 1.25/day) Increased Social Well - Cat2: (> $ 1.25 being of men and women 52.06% 51.85% 52.16% 42.49% 41.04% 44.51% - 9.57% - 10.81% - 7.65% <$ 2.50) within the project area. Cat3: (> $ 34.49% 33.65% 35.52% 52.85% 53.77% 51.45% 18.36% 20.12% 15.93% 2.50/day)

According to the report Analysis of Poverty in Honduras - Characterization and analysis of determinants 2013 - 2014 presented by the Social Forum on External Debt and Development of Honduras – FOSDEH . According to the method of approach to the phenomenon of poverty on a scale of asset holdings, poverty of goods is estimated at 56.2% and extreme poverty at 15%. Non - poor households are classified as 28.8%. Poor rural households are 67.1% and 9.9% as poor and extremely poor. However, the most reliable method is that of NBI, through which only 48.5% of the universe of households are considered as poor households.

Diversified sources of income

The proportion of families who reported receiving income from at least one source was 86.8% of the total consulted, the rest (13.2%) reported not having received any income.

When analysing the number of sources/activities in the impact assessment , we note d that 86.8% of families of the study (335 of 386) carry out an economic activity that provides them with an average annu al income of L. 31,190, and 63.9 % have an average annual source of income of L. 21,599; also, 32.2% of families are involved in two a ctivities and receive an average annual income of L. 40,439 , and only 3.9% of families perceived income from three sources with an average annual income of L 79,119. Revenues reported by women are lower than those of men when compared with the amount of in come sources, overall they are very similar.

1 Strategy for Poverty Reduction. A commitment of all to Honduras. Tegucigalpa, August 2001. 19

Women Men Universe Sources n % Avg. Sources n % Avg. Sources n % Avg. Global 143 100.0% 28,571 Global 192 100.0% 28,839 Global 335 86.8% 31,190 1 source of income 93 65.0% 20,697 1 121 63.0% 22,246 1 214 63.9% 21,599 2 source of income 42 29.4% 36,247 2 66 34.4% 41,399 2 108 32.2% 40,439 3 sources of 8 76,609 3 5 91,317 3 13 79,119 income 5.6% 2.6% 3.9%

Among income generation that a family member performs, in both measurement cycles it can be seen that families that there is more receiving income through wage labor, followed by families who receive income through bonds and in third place due to their own work. Note that in the impact assessment, a good number of families depend on bonuses, aid from relations and remittances.

Baseline Final Evaluation Average Change/Variation Sources of income Average Fam. % income Fam. % income ( F E - B L) Lempiras Lempiras From wages 639 57.9 32,640 201 60.0 34,265 2.1 From remittances from abroad and bonds 1 0.09 13,200 1 0.3 19,998 0.21 From remittances from abroad and other income 6 0.54 20,023 11 3.3 30,300 2.76 Pension from some institution 0 0 0 1 0.3 10,000 0.3 From family support (in cash) 78 7.08 12,615 21 6.3 5,714 - 0.78 Remittances from abroad (cash or in kind) 35 3.18 12,337 30 9.0 13,395 5.82 Bonds (maternal infant, school, elderly) 94 8.53 14,707 91 27.2 6,808 18.67 Food for work (Town - halls, WFP) 0 0 0 29 8.7 4,989 8.7 Other Income 51 4.63 17,424 5 1.8 114,880 - 2.83 Own account (Enterprises) (Not including agricultural) 76 6.90 23,043 57 17.0 17,550 10.1 From Maternal - infant foods 0 0 0 2 0.6 640 0.6 From renting buildings, homes 2 0.18 66,500 1 0.3 36,000 0.12 From renting land 2 0.18 24,350 1 0.3 48,000 0.12

Assets

Regarding family assets, the following table shows that a majority of families have their own tools for labour , followed by those with homes with plots and irrigation systems. It is important to note that ther e is a decrease in families owning land (but those that do have, have a higher land average), selling a productive asset such as land could indicate a crisis situation with in a proportion of families; the sale of assets such as fowls is quite common to generate income as shown below .

Baseline Final Evaluation Change/Variation Types of assets Fam. % Average Fam. % Average ( F E - B L) Number Number 1. Land 1,136 77.7 0.12 Mz 250 65 6.11 Mz - 12.7 2. House with plot 1,076 73.6 1 Unit 349 90 1.1 Unit 16.4 3. Large animals 455 31.1 1 Unit 119 31 1.9 Unit - 0.1 4. Cattle 440 30.1 1 Unit 114 30 6.4 Unit - 0.1 5. Swine (Pigs) 288 19.7 1 Unit 79 21 2.1 Unit 1.3 6. Fowl 1,290 88.2 3 Unit 278 72 9.9 Unit - 16.2 7. Goats / Sheep 8 0.5 2 Unit 1 0.3 1 Unit - 0.2 8. Working tools (bars, pickaxes, 1,047 71.6 6 Unit 382 99 9.6 Unit 27.4 machetes, backpacks, etc.) 9. Irrigation Systems (innovative 35 2.4 1 Unit 59 15 4.5 Unit 12.6 technology)

Breaking down by gender , percentage differences can be seen in the types of goods between the values of the impact assessment and the baseline, note that the greatest difference s can be observed regarding ownership of a house with a plot , with differences of 39.9% among men and 46.1% among women. In second place are working to ols, with 57.4% men and 69.2% women, following in order - fowl with 27.9% men and 27.4% women and those who own land, with 24% men and 26.2% women.

Baseline Final Evaluation Types of current Men Women Men Women assets Fam. % Average Fam. % Average Fam. % Average Fam. % Average Number Number Number Number 1. Have land 647 44.6 3.4 489 33.4 1.5 144 68.6% 7.89 106 60.2% 3.69 2. Have homes with 571 52.5 0.9 505 42.0 0.9 194 92.4% 1 155 88.1% 1 plots 3. Large animals 285 19.6 0.5 170 11.6 0.2 75 35.7% 2 45 25.6% 2 4. Cattle 280 19,4 0.6 160 10.9 0.3 71 33.8% 8 43 24.4% 4 5. Swine (Pigs) 174 11.4 0.1 114 7.8 0.2 45 21.4% 2 35 19.9% 2 6. Fowl 719 49.2 9.4 571 39.1 8.7 162 77.1% 11 117 66.5% 8 7. Goats / Sheep 7 0.5 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.5% 1 8. Working tools 602 41.2 2.5 450 30.8 1.6 207 98.6% 10 176 100.0% 9 (pickaxes, machetes, etc.) 9. Irrigation Systems S/I S/I 38 18.1% 6 21 11.9% 1 (innovative technology)

4.3.2 Nutritional status of children under five years old.

Indicator : Reduction rate of stunting in size/age in children under five years in the project area (children with two standard deviations below the mean of the population) . Definition : The levels of chronic malnutrition (height - age), or stunting, is determined by comparing the size of the child with that expected for their age and gender.

It is associated with a variety of factors, stemming from a chronic and inadequate intake of protein, energy, vitamins and minerals. This condition can be irreversible in childr en over two years old. Low height for age (chronic malnutrition), has been identified as an indicator to measure childhood development problems, and has a close relationship with learning problems, school dropouts and, ultimately, deficits in individual a dult productivity.

According to the latest Demographic and Health Survey, there has been improvement in this area, however , there is still a lot of work to be done. The rate of chronic malnutrition (height for age) is 23% (compared to 25% in 2006), with v ariations in some departments exceeding 40% in some 2 . On the other hand, in the " 2010 Household nutritional profile in the municipalities of the dry corridor of Honduras ", the data indicator height for age (chronic malnutrition) shows an average of 31.3% of children between 6 to 59 months suffering chronic malnutrition, showing a significant difference of four percentile points between boys and girls 3 . Choluteca has an average of 25.3% (G=40 y B=158)

The following table shows that the rate of chronic maln utrition in children under five years in the PROSADE area at the baseline was 28.1%, with a difference of 4 percentage points between boys and

2 Nutritional Situation in Honduras ENDESA Honduras 2011 - 2102 3 Nutritional Assessment Survey in 50 municipalities of the dry corridor of Honduras CERF 2010. 21 girls. In the impact assessment, the average is 20.2%, lower than the baseline, this change confirms a significan t achievement in reducing chronic malnutrition by 7.9 percentage points, with a greater difference in girls by 8.5 percentage points.

Indicator Baseline Final Change/Variation ( F E - Evaluation B L) Height for age or chronic All children 28.1% 20.2% - 7.9% malnutrition Boys 30.6% 22.9% - 7.7% Girls 26.6% 18.1% - 8.5%

Despite the prevalence of chronic malnutrition in the ten target municipalities, there have been significant achievements in reducing chronic malnutrition, the extremes in the data are far between, for example note that the municipality of El Corpus had a decrease of 2.4 percentage points while the municipality of Apacilagua had a decrease of 23.0 percentage points, followed very closely by Morolica, with an outstanding decrease of 43.3 perc entage points in males.

Baseline Final Evaluation Change/Variation ( F E - B L) Municipalities CHILDREN BOYS GIRLS CHILDREN BOYS GIRLS CHILDREN BOYS GIRLS - 2DE % - 2DE % - 2DE % - 2DE % - 2DE % - 2DE % - 2DE % - 2DE % - 2DE % Liure 36.80% 33.60% 39.70% No information Vado Ancho 26.30% 33.30% 20.00% No information Soledad 29.80% 37.00% 22.00% 19.20% 23.10% 16.20% - 10.60% - 13.90% - 5.80% San Marcos de Colón 27.50% 21.10% 31.00% No information Choluteca 28.00% 29.80% 27.40% 21.60% 23.70% 19.80% - 6.40% - 6.10% - 7.60% Apacilagua 46.70% 51.50% 44.60% 23.70% 20.80% 26.90% - 23.00% - 30.70% - 17.70% El Corpus 18.20% 20.50% 17.60% 15.80% 17.90% 13.90% - 2.40% - 2.60% - 3.70% Morolica 35.30% 62.50% 11.10% 14.00% 19.20% 5.90% - 21.30% - 43.30% - 5.20% Orocuina 33.30% 12.40% 20.90% 27.90% 30.40% 25.30% - 5.40% 18.00% 4.40% Namasigue 23.80% 26.70% 21.50% 19.50% 20.90% 18.40% - 4.30% - 5.80% - 3.10% Total 28.10% 30.60% 26.60% 20.24% 22.90% 18.06% - 7.86% - 7.70% - 8.54%

4.4. Component: Knowledge Management and Capacity Building

INTERMEDIATE OUTCOME # 2: 2.1. Improved watershed and risk management by local organizations and municipalities.

4.5.1 Indicators of Intermediate Outcomes

A. Sustainable practices of land and water .

Indicator: 2.1.a. Rate of adoption of new sustainable practices of land and water by male and female farmers (adopting at least three sustainable agricultural practices). Definition: Indicates the percentage of farmers who adopt three or more sustainable agricultural practices including: Zero burn ing, mana ging coverage with green fertilizers , fertilization with organic / compost fertilizer, crop association, rotation of crops, live barriers, dead barriers, minimum tillage, plowing with oxen, zero tillage, intelligent fertilization, alley cropping, planting trees on boundaries (around plots), energy plots ( fuel wood ), agroforestry (scattered trees), distance and distribution of planting, management stubble, contour farming (crops following contour lines), individual terraces, herbicides, pesticides a nd use of chemical fertilizers.

The results show a change of 38.5 percentage points on the findings at the beginning of the project, variation meaning an increase of 82.3 %, exceeding the target value of 80% of farmers adopting new sustainable practices of land and water ( at least 3 practices) established for the life of the project.

Final Change/Variation Indicator Baseline Evaluation ( F E - B L) 2.1.a. Rate of adoption of new sustainable practices of land and water by male and female farmers (adopting at least three 43.8% 82.3% 38.5% sustainable agricultural practices).

In analyzing those implementing three or more practices, there are (30.3%) families using up to ten practices, an indication of a better understanding of sustainable technologies and innovative practices for improved management of natural resources and greater ecosystem resilience. The strategy implemented by PROSADE encouraged the farmers to apply the o ptions and to socialize their results in their communities, so that it would facilitate the replicability of successful cases.

Baseline Final Evaluation Number of practices Change/Variation ( F E - B L) n % n % 0 190 13.0 1 233 15.9 1 0.3 - 15.6% 2 399 27.3 9 2.3 - 25.0% 3 285 19.5 21 5.4 - 14.1% 4 170 11.6 29 7.5 - 4.1% 5 119 8.1 43 11.1 +3.0% 6 66 4.5 45 11.7 +7.2% 7 59 15.3 +15.3%

Baseline Final Evaluation Number of practices Change/Variation ( F E - B L) n % n % 8 32 8.3 +8.3% 9 30 7.8 +7.8% 10 117 30.3 +30.3% Total 1,462 100.0 386 100.0

Among the five practices implemented by most families observed from highest to lowest: Selection of seeds, intelligent fertilization, post - harvest technologies, zero burning and integrated pest management. It is important to note that the densities and distribution of planting now implemented by half of the producers interviewed, has achieved an important increase in production, logically along with other factors. However, regarding the above, only 2.6% of farming families are man aging coverage with green fertilizers , a practice which aims to improve soil fertility.

Practice Baseline Final Evaluation Change/Variation Global Men Women N=386 Men Women ( F E - B L) N=209 N=177 n % n % n % n % n % n % 1 Zero burning 414 28.3 354 91.7 196 93.8 158 89.3 63.4 2 Seed selection 0 0 310 80.3 176 84.2 134 75.7 80.3 3 Intelligent fertilisation 2 0.1 286 74.1 152 72.7 134 75.7 74.0 4 Post harvest technologies (metal silos and barrels) 0 0 269 69.7 160 76.6 109 61.6 69.7 5 Integrated pest management 0 0 241 62.4 129 61.7 112 63.3 62.4 6 Planting densities and distribution 0 0 191 49.5 110 52.6 81 45.8 49.5 7 Using planting beds 0 0 150 38.9 77 36.8 73 41.2 38.9 8 Soil conservation works 0 0 141 36.5 69 33.0 72 40.7 36.5 9 Agroforestry 50 3.4 129 33.4 77 36.8 52 29.4 30.0 10 Planting the contour 0 0 97 25.1 55 26.3 42 23.7 25.1 11 Sorting garden 0 0 93 24.1 40 19.1 53 29.9 24.1 12 Garden fencing 0 0 92 23.8 40 19.1 52 29.4 23.8 13 Live barriers. 51 3.5 81 21.0 47 22.5 34 19.2 17.5 14 Dead barriers 137 9.4 65 16.8 34 16.3 31 17.5 7.4 15 Crop diversification 322 22.0 62 16.1 37 17.7 25 14.1 - 5.9 16 Crop rotation 35 2.4 60 15.5 38 18.2 22 12.4 13.1 17 Irrigation Systems. 35 2.4 52 13.5 26 12.4 26 14.7 11.1 18 Planting trees on boundaries 43 2.9 25 6.5 18 8.6 7 4.0 3.6 19 Coverage management with green compost 25 1.7 10 2.6 5 2.4 5 2.8 0.9 20 Energy Plots 221 15.1 3 0.8 2 1.0 1 0.6 - 14.3

B. Prevention and risk mitigation

To achieve this result one of the first actions was the creation of the CODEL with equal participation of men and women. Following this a training process began, to consider the needs of women, men and children, and use them as important inputs in drafting and developing risk management plans, micro - watershed plans and constru ction documents identifying mitigation works at vulnerable sites.

Indicator: 2.1.b . Implementation rate of prevention and ris k mitigation actions that were identified in micro - watershed plans. Definition: Micro Watershed Plans are planning tools that Micro Watershed Committees make only after thos e institutions have been organiz ed and trained by the PROSADE team .

Final Change/Variation Indicator Baseline Evaluation ( F E - B L) 2.1.b. Implementation rate of prevention and risk mitigation actions, 0 76% 76% that were identified in micro - watershed plans.

The implementation performance was 76 percent of mitigation and prevention actions established in the plans, surpassing the target of 50 percent, al l this was through the establishing and training of 39 CODEL´S , 19 micro - watershed committees and seven mitigation works to reduce vulnerability to natural disasters in hazardous sites:

4.4.2 Immediate Outcomes

3.1.1 Enhanced capacity and empowered community organizations and municipal governments to implement gender and environment sensitive municipal and watershed planning.

To measure the achievement of this outcome four indicators were established: 3.1.1.a. Number of Micro - watershed Committees with knowledge about gender sensitive management plans. 3.1.1.b. I ncrease rate of municipal budget assigned to gender equity. 3.1.1.c. Proportion of women integrated in local organizations. 3.1.1.d Proportion of women in decision making positions in local organizations.

The defi nitions of each indicator and the results achieved are described below:

Indicator: 3.1.1.a. Number of Micro - watershed Committees with knowled ge of gender sensitive management plans. Definition: Micro - watershed Committees and community organiz ations provided services after being organiz ed and trained by the PROSADE te am. Therefore, this indicator shows zero in the baseline, since no watershed committee was found nor any knowledge of micro - watershed management plans.

Final Change/Va riation Indicator Baseline Evaluation ( F E - B L) 3.1.1.a. Number of Micro - watershed Committees with 0 19 19 knowledge of gender sensitive management plans.

The coordination of gender and environment means reaching an understanding and integration of relations and differences in the roles, rights and opportunities of both, considering how environmental degradati on affects men and women regarding access, use, management and conservation of natural resources (González: 2008).

Between 2002 and 2005 the Gender Equality Policy was prepared for Sustainable Management of Natural Resources and the Environment - PEGSERNA, which does not have any data on the participation of women and protection of the environment or the relationship between gender, environment and health. In 2003 the Technical Committee for Permanent Liaison of Gender - COTEPEG was established, to monitor the policy, but is currently inactive (SAG: 2004)

The Country Vision includes in its Objectiv e No. three, the sustainable use of resources and reducing environmental vulnerability. It also establishes among its guiding principles, gender equality as a central axis, respect for the dignity of the human being and sustainable development in harmony w ith nature , and a focus on the human being and its equitable and comprehensive development . Moreover, the National Plan has the "Regional Natural Resources and Environment Development as one of its strategic guidelines ; which presents a challenge in buildi ng environmental policies and risk prevention with a gender focus.

In connection with the above, PROSADE supported the establishment of 39 CODEL´S , training 629 people (of which 281 are women) in aspects of environmental legislation and implementation of gender sensitive watershed management plans. Organization of 19 micro - watershed committees composed of 257 people (118 of these are women). The ten municipalities and 19 committees have raised awareness of the action plans approved in municipal minutes.

Indicator: 3.1.1.b. I ncrease rate of municipal budget assigned to gender equity. Definition: Municipal Women's Offices ( MOW ), are responsible for decentralising the National Policy on Women and its Plan for Equal Opportunities, one of its main functions is to make an impact to ensure the incorporation of the needs and priorities of women in this geographic area in the development plans of these loc al governments.

Final Change/Variation Indicator Baseline Evaluation ( F E - B L) 3.1.1.b. Rate increase municipal budget assigned to 0 5% 5% gender equity.

Gender equality refers to equal rights and opportunity for women and men. It implies that women and men should enhance their capabilities without obstacles, make decisions freely without the existence of positions or hierarchies between each other 4 .

One of the strategic objectives of the Policy Agenda states: OE. 5.6 Strengthen Municipal Women's Offices ( MOW ) in their technical and budget capacities to ensure interagency coordination, operation of local networks, implementation of campaigns to prevent violence against women and information on support services. One of the main challenges is the inc lusion of a gender equality approach in the Municipal Strategic Plans and Budgets.

4 II PLAN OF EQUALITY AND GENDER OF HONDURAS 2010 - 2022. II PIEGH 2010. NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN

At the onset, PROSADE found that only four municipalities (Choluteca, El Corpus, Namasigue and Orocuina) earmarked funds to pay the s alaries of Municipal Women Coordinators and sporadically supported some events or activities with women. Also, in the case of Choluteca the Town Hall covered all wages and the maintenance of the Integrated Women Assistance Centre (CAIM). However, no municipali ty had a budget expense or line assigned to work specifically on gender equality. In the final e valuation it is reported that ten municip alities have the allocation of five percent for women. A key factor influencing budget allocation to achieve this was the development of nine municipa l policies of gender equality and equity. Note that Choluteca already had a policy developed with support of other organization s.

Indicator: 3.1.1.c. Proportion of women integrated in local organizations. Proportion of women in decision making positions in local organization s. Definition: The integration of women in community organization s is important to expand opportunities for household development. PROSADE proposed reaching a 50 percent participation, t hat is, men and women participate equally in their community organization s (JAA, VSLA´s /Farmers, CODEL´S , CIAL´S ). Women should not only participate in their organization s, but become part of the boards, and also have leadership positions as decision make rs, such as President, Treasurer and Auditor.

When perfor ming the baseline study twelve percent of wom en participated in local organiz ations such as multiple service enterprises, VSLA´s, CODEL´S , Water Administration Boards and Committees, youth network, health volunteer network. Records in the final evaluation confirm a participation of 62 percent, which means a change of 50 percentage points, and above the established goal of 50 percent women i ntegrated into local organization s.

Final Change/Variation Indicator Baseline Evaluation ( F E - B L) 3.1.1.c. Proportion of w omen integrated in local 12% 62% 50% organiz ations.

The integration of women as part of the boards and specifically in holding decision - making positions (President, Treasurer and Auditor) was enhanced with the project actions, noting an increase of 10.4 percentage points in the proportion of women.

Final Change/Variation Indicator Baseline Evaluation ( F E - B L) 3.1.1.d Proportion of women in decision m aking 44.6% 55% 10.4% positions in local organiz ations.

These results provide input into two PROSADE indicators of Axis 6 of the II PIEGH 2010: Gender, access, sustainable use and control of biodiversity, natural resources and risk management:

Indicator Description PROSADE Outcome

Percentage of women participating Percentage of women integrated into community in decision - making spaces linked to advisory councils related to environmental issues in 44.7% environmental issues relation to the total number of participants Percentage of women participating Percentage of wo men integrated into Water Boards or 47.3% in decision - making spaces linked to Municipal Water and Sanitation Committees in relation water management to the total number of participants

3.1.2 Increased resilience to natural disasters and food crises in vulnerable communities in the target municipalities.

To measure achievement, the following indicator was established:

Indicator: 3.1.2.a. Number of men, women, children and youth with knowledge of risk management. Definition: As a strategy for the dissemination of knowledge in communities, Local Emergency Committees and Micro - wate rshed Committees were created. I ts members will be trained with an integrated approach to climate change issues and risk management.

The results of the baseline did not collect d ata of persons trained on subjects of climate change and risk management. The final evaluation shows a total of 819 men, women, children and youth with knowledge on risk manage ment and climate change, by training members of CODEL s (348 M and 281 W ) and Micro - watershed Committees ( 103 M and 87 W ) in communities where a limited knowledge was found in the baseline on these subjects. It is important to note that 45 percent of the trainees were women and that they participated in the process of defining the needs of mitigation works, identificat ion of risk areas and in expressing their views on climate change and risk management.

Final Change/Variation Indicator Baseline Evaluation ( F E - B L) 3.1.2.a. Number of men, women, children and youth 0 819 819 with knowledge of risk management.

3.1.3 Increased awareness on sustainable management of soil and water among men, women, children and youth living in municipalities located in the target communities.

The proposed outcome indicator to measure achievement is as follows:

Indicator: 3.1.3.a Number of men, women, children and youth with knowledge of soil and water management.

Definition: Knowledge to be strengthened and prioritiz ed such as best practice of risk management to drought, micro - watershed management with a focus o n drought, water harvesting, protection of water sources and ecological sanitation.

At project completion 778 people (103 men, 87 women, 300 girls and 288 boys) of 800 goal (representing 97% of the target ) have knowledge about prioritiz ation of good prac tices. It is important to note that children in primary schools were trained through the Water Boards, including activities related to environmental awareness.

Final Change/Variation Indicator Baseline Evaluation ( F E - B L) 3.1.3.a Number of men, women, children and youth 0 778 778 with knowledge of soil and water management.

4.4.3 Output Indicators

Following is a summary of the performance in compliance of outputs. A greater detail can be seen in the final project report presented in March 2016.

Indicator Baseline Goal Executed Compliance

4.1.1.a. Number of plans prepared and approved by the municipality 1 19 19 100%

4.1.1.b. Number of CODEL´s created 0 40 39 97.5%

4.1.2.a. Number of municipal gender strategies prepared 1 10 9 90%

4.1.3.a. Number of training sessions on gender sensitivity, watershed 0 209 340 100% management for municipal employees, officials and communities.

4.1.4.a. Number of mitigation works 0 10 7 70%

4.5. Component: Health and Nutrition, Water Supply and Sanitation

2.2. Improved Community Health in men, women, children and youth in the target municipalities.

Characterization of households

a) Availability and proper use of latrine or toilet

The survey conducted in the final evaluation in the intervention area reveals that 97.3% have latrines or toilets, an increase of 29.4 percentage points in relation to the baseline. In addition to availability, it is important to determine the practical us e and maintenance of household excreta disposal systems, since the hygienic conditions of latrines (households with latrines that are clean both inside and out) it was found that 96.6 % apply them, representing an increase of 32.1 percentage points in rela tion to the baseline.

Baseline Final Evaluation Indicator Change/Variation ( F E - B L) Fam. % Fam. % Have latrine 572 67.9 287 97.3% 29.4 Provide proper use 543 64.5 285 96.6% 32.1

b) Hygiene practices at home and in the management of drinking water

The survey conducted in the final evaluation in the intervention area reveals that 93.5 percent of families are treating water for human consumption, a 52.6 percentage point increase at the time of the baseline study. Changes were found in the practice of always washing hands before eating and after using the latrine, with increments representing 43.6 and 34.4 percentage points respectively. To a lesser extent (15%) changes were seen as there were no sources of pollution near the home and had clean floors a nd walls.

Baseline Final Evaluation Indicator Change/Variation ( F E - B L) Fam. % Fam. % Water treatment for home consumption 336 39.9 273 92.5% 52.6% Always wash hands before eating 466 55.3 292 98.9% 43.6% Always wash hands after using the latrine 543 64.5 292 98.9% 34.4% There are no sources of pollution near the home 640 76.0 271 91.8% 15.8% Houses with clean floors and walls 679 80.6 282 95.6% 15.0 %

4.5.1 Indicators of Intermediate Outcomes

Prevalence of diarrheal diseases

Indicator: 2.2.a. Rate of decline in diarrheal diseases in children under 5 years. Definition: Children under five years who had diarrhea in the last two weeks before applying the survey.

The actions focused mainly on two basic strategy axis to achieve t he reduction of diarrheas:

a. Improving access to safe water through the provision of health infrastructure. b. Behavior and hygiene change practices in communities and schools, using the strategy of "Healthy School and House" (ESCASAL), based on a participato ry methodology that seeks to create spaces for reflection for each member of the community to be aware of their health and environmental problems and jointly devising a plan with the necessary activities to solve them.

The implementation of both strategi es was effective since no cases were reported of children under five years with diarrheas in the last two weeks before applying the survey in the impact assessment study area. Resulting in a 100% reduction of diarrheas, exceeding the target set of a seven percent decrease in diarrheas and ensuring that children under five enjoy better conditions, to positively influence the lifestyles of the participating population in terms of health practices, housing conditions and basic sanitation.

Indicator Baseline Final Change/Variation Evaluation ( F E - B L) Rate of decrease in diarrheas in children under five years. 10.2% 0 10.2%

Shared decisions Indicator: 2.2.b Percentage of families who make shared decisions (between 30 and 60 percent of decisions are shared). Definition: Shared decisions within the household intended to promote equity in the home.

As a goal, PROSADE established that 60 percent of families (couples) would be making shared decisions, the final results surpass the goal with 61.58% of families ma king shared decisions. The noted change is 34.5 percentage points, which according to the families is a result of the training process they participated in.

Final Change/Variation Indicator Baseline Evaluation ( F E - B L) 2.2.b Percentage of Around the home 38.3. 87.6 49.2 families who make shared Education of children 40.9 83.1 42.3 decisions (between 30 and Of the health 37.2 77.4 40.1 60 percent of decisions are Of agriculture 18.7 46.8 28.1 shared). Land 18.3 39.0 20.7 Shopping for the home 30.1 63.3 33.1 Of sports 14.0 50.8 36.8 Family Planning 19.1 44.0 24.9 Make shared decisions 27.08% 61.58% 34.4%

4.5.2 Indicators of Immediate Outcomes

3.2.1 Improved access and availability of potable water and sanitation systems for men, women, children and youth living in communities located in the target municipalities.

The proposed outcome indicator to measure achievement is as follows:

Indicator: 3.2.1.a. Number of men, women, children and young people with access to safe water and hygiene facilities (latrines, ecology drains). Definition: PROSADE will increase coverage with new water and sanitation infrastructure.

Indicator Baseline Final Change/Variation Evaluation ( F E - B L) 3.2.1.a. Number of men, women, children and young 365 10,407 10,042 people with access to safe water and hygiene facilities (latrines, ecology drains).

At the end of the project are recorded 10,407 people , Men and children (5,275) and women and girls (5,132) with access to safe water and hygiene facilities distributed in 38 communities in the dry corridor. Following is a summary of water systems constructed, rehabilitated or improved, as well as hygie ne facilities (latrines, ecological drains) installed.

Breakdown of Total No. Summary Units Population Population F W 1 Water and Sanitation Systems 865 connections in 16 systems 4,479 2,199 2,280 2 Rehabilitation in Water and Sanitation Systems 647 connections in nine 2,877 1,462 1,415 systems 3 Improvements in Urban Centers 481 connections in two 1,732 830 902 systems 4 Healthy School and Home Program 17 schools 1,175 570 605 5 Other projects three single projects 144 71 73 Totals 10,407 5,132 5,275

3.2.2 Awareness increased in nutrition and hygiene practices among men, women, children and youth living in the communities located in the target municipalities.

The proposed outcome indicator to measure achievement is as follows:

Indicator: 3.2.2.a. Children under five years attending community meetings . Definition: Children are identified with their respec tive mother to give a personaliz ed attention in homes and monitor decreased malnutrition.

Final Change/Variation Indicator Baseline Evaluation ( F E - B L) 3.2.2.a. Children under five years attending Boys 901 1,654 753 community meetings. Girls 1,016 2,172 1,156 Total 1,917 3,826 1,909

A total of 3,826 minors among which 1,654 were boys and 2,172 were girls, were attended by 37 health facilities and health volunteers. It is important to highlight the fact that at the beginning of project interventions it was found that 28.1 percent of children below five years were chronically malnourished, that is with < - 2 DE (delayed growth expected for a given age and reflected in the weight and size of the child) and at the end this went down by 20.2 percent of children assessed 1,256 in chronic malnutrition in < - 2 DE, that is 7.9 percent, greater than the target set in the project life of 5%.

3.2.3 Increased diversity in the consumption of nutritious food among men, women, children and youth living in communities located in the intervention municipalities.

The final results show a 76.4 percentile change in Diversity Diet in the Home (IDDH) for the Measurement of Food Access at Home designed by FANTA. Among the key factors for this significant change is the implementation of family vegetable gardens, training in consumption of nutrient - rich foods, improvement in yields of basic grains, thus increasing the income level of the family and enabling them to purchase o ther foods for home consumption.

The proposed outcome indicator to measure achievement is as follows:

Indicator: 3.2.3.a. Proportion of men, women, children and youth who have consumed seven food groups in the past 24 hours. Definition: The variety of the diet of the households surveyed follows the Scoring Diversity Diet at Home Points (IDDH) for Measurement of Food Access at Home designed by the Technical Assistance Project on Food and Nutrition (FANTA ). FANTA recommends taking a 24 hour period of refe rence for analysis.

Final Change/Variation Indicator Baseline Evaluation ( F E - B L) 3.2.3.a. Proportion of men, women, children and youth who have 9.12% 85.5% 76.4% consumed seven food groups in the past 24 hours.

A predetermined list was applied with a set of 12 groups of foods 5 for Measurement of Access to Food at Home (HDDS): 1. Grains 2. Fish 3. Roots and tubers 4. Legumes 5. Vegetables 6. Milk and dairy products 7. Fruits 8. Oils / fats 9. Meat, poultry, offal 10. Sugar / honey 11. Eggs 12. Various foods (spices, seasonings and beverages)

The dietary pattern is formed by a set of products that an individual, a family or group of families consume regularly in an average estimated at least once a week. The above is subject to, among other factors, income and expense possibilities. According to the list the number of different food groups consumed was calculated, not different foods which itself provides more information than to know that households consume four different foods, which could be entirely grains.

The dat a of the impact assessment presented in the table below show that 85.5 percent of households (N = 386) have the opportunity to consume in their diet food from 7 to 12 groups proposed by the FANTA model. In households where the respondent was a woman, 90.29 % consume 7 to 12 of the

5 This set of food groups is drawn from the United Nations Organization for Food and Agriculture. Composition Table Food for Use in Africa. Rome, Italy, 1970. This information can be found in www.fao.org/docrep/003/X6877E/X6877E00.htm. 33 proposed groups, while in the homes of men this was 81.52%. In conclusion, the variability scores of diet in the impact assessment for all is 8, with no difference between men and women.

Score variability of the diet at home using the FANTA model Baseline Final Evaluation Number of food groups consumed Total Men Women Total Men Women No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % Total 614 386 100 211 100 175 100 2 5 0.81 3 23 3.74 1 0.26 1 0.47 4 112 18.24 9 2.33 7 3.32 2 1.14 5 228 37.13 16 4.15 8 3.79 8 4.57 6 190 30.94 30 7.77 23 10.90 7 4.00 7 56 9.12 80 20.73 35 16.59 45 25.71 8 126 32.64 83 39.34 43 24.57 9 74 19.17 31 14.69 43 24.57 10 39 10.10 20 9.48 19 10.86 11 10 2.59 3 1.42 7 4.00 12 1 0.26 1 0.57 Average HDDS 8 8 8 Source PROSADE Survey - November 2015.

Food groups consumption that more of the families studied in the evaluation in descending order are: Grains, spices and seasonings, oils and fats, sweets, legumes and nuts. Less consumed were fish and seafood, fruits, meats and roots and tubers. In families where women are heads the least consumed foods were fish and seafood, meats and fruits, while in male heads, were fish and seafood , fruits and meats.

Groups of food consumed in households studied. Baseline Final Evaluation Food groups consumed Total Men Women Total Men Women No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % Grains 385 99.7 210 99.5 175 100.0 Roots and tubers 131 33.9 146 69.2 66 37.7 Vegetables 308 79.8 161 76.3 147 84.0 Fruits 83 21.5 37 17.5 46 26.3 Meats 100 25.9 55 26.1 45 25.7 Eggs 240 62.2 125 59.2 115 65.7 Fish & Seafood 41 10.6 15 7.1 26 14.9 Legumes and nuts 351 90.9 195 92.4 156 89.1 Milk and dairy products 289 74.9 156 73.9 133 76.0 Oils and fats 371 96.1 203 96.2 168 96.0 Sweets 366 94.8 202 95.7 164 93.7 Spices and Seasoning 379 98.2 206 97.6 173 98.9 Source PROSADE Survey - November 2015.

4.5.3 Output Indicators

Following is a summary of the performance in compliance of outputs. A greater detail can be seen in the final project report presented in March 2016.

Indicator Baseline Goal Executed Compliance

4.2.1.a. Number of water systems constructed or rehabilitated 0 20 44 100%

4.2.1.b. Number of latrines and septic tanks built. 560 800 676 84.5%

Indicator Baseline Goal Executed Compliance

4.2.1 c. Number of improved stoves built 2 800 657 82%

4.2.2.a. Number of community monitoring systems established at the village 0 37 37 100% level

4.2.3.a. Number of women, men and children trained in community health 0 6,850 6,948 100%

4.2.4.a. Number of campaigns (1 campaign by micro - watershed each year for 5 0 100 97 97% years)

4.2.5.a. Number of JA A created or strengthened with legal incorporation. 0 20 15 75%

4.2.5. b. Number of people trained in protection of sources, health education, 0 300 371 100% AOM and PEC

4.2.5.c. Number of COMAS created. 0 8 8 100%

4.2.5.d. Number of USCL created. 0 8 8 100%

4.2.6.a. Number of W&S Plans prepared. 0 8 8 100%

4.2.7.a. Number of established environmental funds. 0 20 16 80%

4.6. COMPONENT: SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION

2.3. Increased food availability and access in the target municipalities.

4.6.1 Indicators of Intermediate Outcomes Satisfaction of family domestic demand for basic grains

Indicator: 2.3.a. I ncrease rate of families with secure basic grains to meet domestic family demand. Definition: According to FAO 6 , Standard Annual Per Capita Consumption of Basic Grains in Countries Affected by Mitch - kilos/year refers that the consumption pattern in Honduras is estimated at 25.7 kilograms (56.66 pounds) per year in beans and 157.5 kilograms (347.2 pounds) of corn per year, although there is a higher consumption in rural areas.

To identify families who have met or exceeded their family demand for beans for family consumption produced in one or two cycles and additionally, if they use part or all of the production obtained during the year, the farmers were asked the amount quintals of corn, beans and sorghum needed to meet the food demand throughout the year.

Satisfying the demand for family consumption was calculated using the estimated quintals of beans, corn and sorghum necessary to meet their requirements for grain consumption during a year.

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Change/Variation ( F E - Indicator Baseline Final Evaluation B L) Corn 417 822 405 2.3.a. Increase rate of families with basic Families Beans 311 810 499 grains assured to meet Estimated internal family demand. Sorghu 413 ND m

Final Change/Variation Indicator Baseline Evaluation (F E - B L) 2.3.a. Increase rate of families with basic grains assured to 26% 72% 46% meet internal family demand.

Domestic workload Indicator: 2.3.b. Rate of decline in domestic workload of women. Definition: A distinction is made of activities that represent a burden for women and those that do not. The estimate is based on responses to the types of activities within the home (not including agricultural activities): activities in which women do not participat e have a positive value because it does not involve a greater effort by them, activities that they do alone have a negative value because they represent a greater effort for them, and activities that are shared have a positive factor of 0.5 since the burde n does not fall entirely on women.

It is said that domestic work is not productive becaus e the beneficiaries are the family members "From a broad perspective, domestic work would be work done for themselves and not the market in general, and house or home maintenance and for its members. Therefore, therefore, is not regarded as productive work. As a domestic work is not limited to washing dishes, cleaning, shopping, result, women who perform domestic work are cooking, fixing, sewing, ironing, carrying the monetary burden, etc., inactive and socially undervalued . but also extends to the care of the elderly, sick people and the care and education of daughters and sons "(Panadero Fernandez, B., According to the findings in the b aseline, 82.6 LerisAnsó, N. 29: 2002). percent of households’ women were c arrying the burden of domestic work, that is, women were responsible almost exclusively for cooking, doing laundry, ironing, cleaning the house, fetching water, carrying firewood, and taking care of children . As a result of the raising awareness process and training male and female partners and members VSLA´s, women's networks, water boards, committees, and youth networks, the result has been that men are helping women in domestic work, with woman now doing 67.8 percent of household work, however this reduction of 14.8% does not reach the project goal of 20%. Although there has been an obvious change of attitudes in the family regarding housework, men are still just helping out a little, leaving the greater r esponsibility to the women, which allows them less time to devote to paid work outside the home.

Final Change/Variation Indicator Baseline Evaluation ( F E - B L) 2.3.b. Rate of decline in domestic workload of women. 82.6% 67.8% - 14.8%

4.6.2 Indicators of Immediate Outcomes .

3.3.1 Increased agricultural productivity in a sustainable manner by small farmers in the target municipalities.

Indicator: 3.3.1.a. Rate of increase in agricultural productivity (quintals / hectare). Definition: Agricultural productivity is quantified as the amount of quintals produced per planted manzana for each crop of basic grains.

The project set a goal of achieving a 20% increase in productivity of basic grains (Quintals/Hectare), that is, according to the yields foun d in the Baseline study in corn cultivation would be an increase from 14.01 to 24.57 QQ /Ha., and in beans from 6.95 to 15.73 QQ /Ha. As discussed above, nine out of ten farming families implement agricultural practices that affect production, including: Z ero burning, seed selection, intelligent fertilisation, integrated pest management. In addition, half of them use recommended crop densities and planting distance and new varieties of corn resistant to drought, such as QPM - 03, DICTA Sequia and Capulin R - 13 , and common bean such as Amílcar and Campechano J.R.

Even though there was an increase of 75% in corn crop productivity and 121% in bean crops, adverse weather conditions, according to project records, an average rainfall in the first cycles of 2014 and 2015 was 344 and 320 mm respectively, when the expected rainfall for the entire cycle should have been an average of 750 mm, this caused lower yields.

Yields reported in studies of the region 7 reveal that the national average performance in the case of co rn is 23.2 qq/ Mz. (33.14 QQ /Ha.) and in beans 11.2 qq/Mz. (16.0 QQ/Ha.). Compared with estima tes in the impact assessment, corn yields are low, where groups of local research (CIAL) through Field Schools, have the challenge of consolidating the adoption of practices that affect production and dissemination of improved seeds adapted to the agro - ecological conditions. In the ca se of beans, the performance is very similar to that of corn. The CIAL´s should disseminate and consolidate the management of good agricultural practices to continue to have a pattern of increased production.

Final Change/Variation Indicator Baseline Evaluation ( F E - B L) 3.3.1.a. Rate of increase in agricultural Corn 14.01 24.54 10.53 productivity (quintals/hectare). Beans 6.95 15.37 8.42

3.3.2 Increased access to extension services for male and female farmers in the target municipalities.

7 Inter - American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) 04.08. 2014.The value chains of white corn and beans in Central America: actors, issues and actions for their competitiveness. Agricultural Innovation Network Project SICTA Network. MARCH, 2014 This publication is available in electronic format (PDF) on the institutional website http: llwww.iica.int, http: llwww.obser vatorioredsicta.info 37

Indicator: 3.3.2.a. Number of farmers with technical assistance. Definition: Male and female farmers with knowledge of three or more sustainable agricultural practices.

Farmers and enterprises for a total of 2,015 persons ( 998 men and 1,017 women) were trained by conducting 348 workshops on 11 topics such as farm plans, soil conservation, home vegetable gardens, agroforestry systems, seed selection, etc. sustainable agricultural practices; surpassing the target set of 1,800 people.

Final Change/Variation Indicator Baseline Evaluation ( F E - B L) 3.3.2.a. Number of male and female farmers with technical 640 2,015 1,375 assistance.

3.3.3 Increased participatory research on types of agriculture and environmentally sustainable farming techniques with male and female farmers.

Indicator: 3.3.3.a. Number of male and female farmers practicing participatory research. Definition: Farmers form Local Agricultural Research Committees for participatory research in basic grains and other crops.

Some 417 farmers (264 M and 153 W ) were integrated into the activities of agricultural research through 20 CIAL´s organized , as a result identification was made in a participatory manner of the improved corn Olanchano QPM - 03 variety and the Amílcar and Cam pechano JR bean varieties as options of improved seeds adapted to the agro - ecological conditions in the area.

Final Change/Variation Indicator Baseline Evaluation ( F E - B L) 3.3.3.a. Number of farmers of both sexes practicing 0 417 417 participatory research.

4.6.3 Output Indicators

Following is a summary of the performance in compliance of outputs. A greater detail can be seen in the final project report presented in March 2016.

Indicator Baseline Goal Executed Compliance

4.3.1.a. Number of Has. established with new farming techniques. 1601.3 1,400 933.90 67 Percent

4.3.2.a. Number of established home vegetable gardens. 0 600 959 100%

4.3.3. Number of micro - irrigation systems installed. 35 50 173 100%

4.3.4. a. Number of storage structures established for basic grains. (Individual 252 400 1,918 100% and community). 0 200 197 99 Percent

3.5 a. Number of training sessions performed 0 76 348 100%

Indicator Baseline Goal Executed Compliance

4.3.6.a. Number of SOL´s established. 0 3 2 67 Percent

4.3.6.b. Number of CIALE´s established. 0 19 20 100%

4.7 COMPONENT: INNOVATIVE FINANCIAL MECHANISM

2.4 Increased use of credit by men, women, cooperatives, enterprises and communities in goal municipalities.

4.7.1 Indicators of Intermediate Results

Indicator: 2.4.a. Recovery rate of the loan portfolio. Definition: A Financial Innovator (WaterFund) mechanism will be established to benefit the poor , allowing male and female farmers , small entrepreneurs both male and female, municipalities and Water Boards have access to financial resou rces and increase agricultural production and invest in economic activities.

According to project records 98% recovery rate of total loan portfolio of 10.9 million lempiras was achieved in 77 Village Savings and Loans Associations. Some 49% of loans wer e granted to women and 51% to men. While the credit line administered by the Chorotega Cooperative was 93.7% with a total portfolio of 9.8 million Lempiras. Some 71% of loans were granted to women and 29% to men.

Final Change/Variation Indicator Baseline Evaluation ( F E - B L) 2.4.a. Recovery rate of the loan portfolio. 0 95.8% 95.8%

 A total of 321 loans were granted through the Microcredit Fund managed by the Chorotega Cooperative, with a loan portfolio of 9.8 million and a rate of return of 93.7%.

Loans were distributed as follows: Trade: 52%; Livestock: 21%; Agricultural: 16%; Services: 9%; Industry: 2%. Of the 321 loans: 71 percent were for women and 29% for men

 Some 2,000 Loans granted by the VSLA´s, of which 49% granted to women and 51% to men , managing a current portfolio of 10.9 million Lempiras, with a return rate of 98%.

4.7.2 Indicators of Immediate Outcomes

3.4.1 Increased access to credit for water systems and/or land purchase to protect water sources in the target municipalities.

I ndicator: 3.4.1.a. Number of water systems restored with loans. Definition: Creating a line of credit through VSLA´s.

The rehabilitation of five water sy stems was planned, two were completed , one in El Potrero in the municipality of Liure and another in Mata Palo Arriba in the municipality of Soledad.

Final Change/Variation Indicator Baseline Evaluation ( F E - B L) 3.4.1.a. Number of water systems restored with loans. 0 2 2

Indicator: 3.4.1.b. Number of hectares of land purchased with loans and protected. Definition: Creating a line of credit through VSLA´s.

Of 100 Hectares planned to be purchased, a total of 2.10 was achieved to protect the water source of the community of Matapalo in Soledad, whose total cost was L. 310,000.00, of which L. 100,000.00 was financed by the VSLA with a loan to the Water Board. Additionally, in the community of El Potrero in Liure, 0.02 Hectares were purchased where a water catchment dam was built.

Final Chan ge/Variation Indicator Baseline Evaluation ( F E - B L) 3.4.1.b. Number of hectares of land purchased with loans 0 2.12 2.12 and protected .

3.4.2 Increased access to credit for environmentally friendly small - scale agricultural production and economic activities in the target municipalities.

Indicator: 3.4.2.a. Proportion of women with access to credit. Definition: Of the total loans made, how many were for women.

Of the 321 loans: 71 percent were granted to women and 29% to men Some 2,000 loans through 77 VSLA´s, 49% were for women and 51% for men, the portfolio was estimated at 10.9 million Lempiras.

Final Change/Variation Indicator Baseline Evaluation ( F E - B L) 3.4.2.a. Proportion of women with access to credit. 0 60% 60%

Indicator: 3.4.2.b. Number of business´s of men and women with loans for economic opportunities.

The goal of 200 businesses with loans for economic opportunities, was surpassed by granting 321 loans with the Chorotega Cooperative. Loans were distributed as follows: Trade: 52%; Livestock: 21%; Agricultural: 16%; Services: 9%; Industry: 2%.

Final Change/Variation Indicator Baseline Evaluation ( F E - B L) 3.4.2.b. Number of businesses of men and women with loans 0 321 321 for economic opportunities.

3.4.3 Improved domestic marketing .

Indicator: 3.4.3.a. Rate of reduction in sales to intermediaries (coyotes). Definition: Reduced sales to intermediaries by strengthening and/or creation of grain banks as business units of the VSLA´s.

A 55.8% reduction in sales to intermediaries was achieved with the strengthening and/or creation of 43 grain banks as business units of the VSLA´s. These work with a system of loan repayment through grains in a ratio of 1:2 (credit value: amount of grain).

Final Change/Variation Indicator Baseline Evaluation ( F E - B L) 3.4.3.a. Rate reduction sales to intermediaries (coyotes). 0 55.8% 55.8%

4.7.2 Performance Indicators for Out puts

Following is a summary of the performance in compliance of outputs. A greater detail can be seen in the final project report presented in March 2016.

Indicator Baseline Goal Executed Compliance

4.4.1.a Number of legal documents 0 1 6 100%

4.4.2.a Number of VSLA´s created or strengthened 17 62 77 100%

4.4.3.a Number of training seminars performed on risk management 0 3 69 100%

4.4.a Number of trade fairs organized or strengthened 0 10 11 100%

4.4.5.a Number of farmers connected to marketing networks 0 200 321 100%

V. CONCLUSIONS

 The project has achieved the goals set in terms of the final outcome of the project related to improved Quality of Life and Reduced Vulnerability to food security for women, men, youth, children and the elderly in the semi - arid areas of southern Honduras.  Participating families of the project show an improvement in their well - being of 36% , exceeding the planned target of 30%. The w ell - being tool does not measure household incomes, but rather the quality of life in terms of the level of education achieved by family members, household equipment (floor construction, refrigerator, electric stove, TV) and the presence of basic needs

such as electricity and drinking water, that is, measuring how the family invests its income to improve their quality of life and their environment.  The rate of reduction of chronic malnutrition (stunting and age in children under five years) showed a reductio n of 7.9%, exceeding the planned target of a 5% in 1,654 boys and 2,172 girls, assisting a total of 3,826 children in 37 health facilities with the support of institutional health workers and community health volunteers. The baseline data indicated that th e reduction was due to the continuous nutrition surveillance of children in the Health Centers through the WHO ANTHRO computer software; the support in the creation of municipal health volunteer networks; lectures given to mothers about health, hygiene a nd nutrition and increased diversity of nutritious food consumption with the establishment of home vegetable gardens where yucca, yams, Alacin beans, squash, cucumbers, red beans, onions, carrots, cilantro, beetroot, cabbage and radishes are harvested.  Est ablished goals were surpassed regarding changes in terms of practices, attitudes and behaviours. The strategy implemented by PROSADE encouraged the farmers to apply the options and to socialise their results in their communities, so that it would facilitat e the replicability of successful cases.  During the final evaluation no cases of diarrheas were reported in the communities served. This has been made possible through two basic axis: a) access to safe water for 10,407 men, women and children of 38 commun ities and by building 657 latrines and eco - wash basins; b) change in the behaviour and hygiene practices in communities and schools, using the "Healthy School, Healthy Home" (ESCASAL) methodology, which seeks to create spaces for reflection for each member of the community in order to become aware of the health and environmental problems, and jointly designing activity plans with the necessary measures to solve them.  Some 861 more families secured their demand for basic grains. The availability of grain is due to the existence of metal silos that have allowed safe grain storage for longer periods and the increase in crop yields of corn and beans to generate surpluses.  PROSADE contributed to the creation of community and municipal reserves with VSLA´s and w ith the Federation of Economic Development. Grains that are bought by the Federation at critical moments have been distributed to the VSLA members, to be later purchased by families at fair prices. Grain storage was assured by distributing 1,918 silos to e qual number of families and the availability of grains and seeds after distributing 197 metal silos for the VSLA´s for the creation of 43 community grain banks.  The training process conducted with partners and members of VSLA´s, women's network, water boar ds and youth network committees , has influenced men to help women in domestic work, in spite of the process of raising awareness it was not possible to achieve this goal. The level of male chauvinism is high, and this is a process that takes more time and also needs other strategies to be more effective.

VI. LESSONS LEARNED

 Quality of project design where lessons learned from other projects were adopted, with a focus on demand response; strengthening local capacities with special focus on women and signing com mitments through collaboration agreements.  Working in Partnership and Establishing Synergies with other development projects and programs. The establishment of partnership relations with over 20 organization s between Research Centres, State Organization s, NGOs, Private Enterprise, Cooperation Projects and

Programs over the years, achieving a greater project scope, avoiding duplication and creating platforms for exchange of experiences and best practices.  Innovation and Research as a central axis. Creat ivity and lifelong learning process as a central hub to develop solution options that meet the conditions of the dry corridor of Honduras. PROSADE introduced several innovations for families and communities.  Capacity Building of Women's Movements. PROSADE bet on the strengthening of women's networks and Municipal Offices for Women as a strategy to reduce the gender equity gap faced by women.  Proper use of resources supported by a solid monitoring and evaluation system and robust administrative and accountin g systems.  Actions Taken Appropriately. Depending on changes to environment and the changes in conditions, PROSADE had to adapt by modifying its implementation strategies.

VII. ANNEXES

ESTABLISHING CODEL´s

Goal : 40 / Accomplished : 39 / Effectiveness : 97.5% Participants No. Department Municipality Community Men Women Total 1 Choluteca Apacilagua Las Cañas 8 9 17 2 Choluteca Apacilagua Las Trojas 8 9 17 3 Choluteca Apacilagua La Garza 8 9 17 4 Choluteca Apacilagua Mezcales 14 3 17 5 Choluteca Apacilagua Coyolito 9 4 13 6 Choluteca Choluteca Linaca Centro 10 7 17 7 Choluteca Choluteca La Jaguas 8 9 17 8 Choluteca Choluteca Los Hatillos 11 9 20 9 Choluteca Choluteca Ocotillo 13 7 20 10 Choluteca El Corpus Calaire 8 9 17 11 Choluteca El Corpus Naranjal 8 9 17 12 Choluteca El Corpus Baldoquín 10 8 18 13 Choluteca El Corpus Cayaniní 7 10 17 14 Choluteca Morolica La Ceibita 8 9 17 15 Choluteca Morolica Rodeo 8 9 17 16 Choluteca Morolica La Finca 7 8 15 17 Choluteca Namasigue Prados # 2 10 7 17 18 Choluteca Namasigue Vuelta del Cerro 8 9 17 19 Choluteca Namasigue El Tajo 10 9 19 20 Choluteca Namasigue Cofradía 7 6 13 21 Choluteca Orocuina Las Pitas 10 7 17 22 Choluteca Orocuina Las Ventanas 8 9 17 23 Choluteca Orocuina Araditos 7 5 12 24 Choluteca Orocuina Enteli 7 4 11 25 Choluteca San Marcos de Colón Duyusupo 10 7 17 26 Choluteca San Marcos de Colón Los Ranchos 8 9 17 27 Choluteca San Marcos de Colón San Agustín 8 5 13 28 Choluteca San Marcos de Colón Guaylo 7 8 15 29 El Paraíso Liure Chichimeco 8 9 17 30 El Paraíso Liure Bocuire 10 7 17 31 El Paraíso Liure Uvillal 10 7 17 32 El Paraíso Soledad El Tejar 8 9 17 33 El Paraíso Soledad El Llano 8 9 17 34 El Paraíso Soledad Cerro Bonito 11 3 14 35 El Paraíso Soledad Las Marías 11 1 12 36 El Paraíso Vado Ancho El Güiso 10 7 17 37 El Paraíso Vado Ancho La Chaperna 8 9 17 38 El Paraíso Vado Ancho Tolobre 10 4 14 39 El Paraíso Vado Ancho Los Planes 9 3 12 TOTAL --- > 348 281 629

ESTABLISHING MICRO - WATERSHED COMMITTEES Goal : twenty / Accomplished : 19 / Effectiveness : 95% Participants No. Department Municipality Micro watershed Men Women Total 7 Choluteca Apacilagua Mezcales 8 6 14 8 Choluteca Apacilagua La Albarrada 7 6 13 9 Choluteca Choluteca Quebrada Seca 8 6 14 2 Choluteca El Corpus Las Cañas 8 7 15 11 Choluteca El Corpus El Moropo 8 6 14 5 Choluteca Morolica El Caracol 8 7 15 6 Choluteca Morolica Finca Vieja 7 6 13 1 Choluteca Namasigue El Caracol 6 7 13 10 Choluteca Namasigue Quema Macho 8 7 15 16 Choluteca Orocuina Santa Lucia 7 6 13 17 Choluteca Orocuina Yuculimay 7 6 13 3 Choluteca San Marcos de Colón Los Andes 7 6 13 4 Choluteca San Marcos de Colón San Juan de Duyusupo 7 6 13 12 Choluteca Liure Collare 8 6 14 13 Choluteca Liure Calero 7 6 13 14 Choluteca Soledad San Diego 7 6 13 15 Choluteca Soledad Las Marías 7 6 13 18 Choluteca Vado Ancho Guiso 7 6 13 19 Choluteca Vado Ancho Tolobre 7 6 13 TOTAL --- > 85 74 159

CONSTRUCTION OF MITIGATION WORKS Goal : 10 / Accomplished : 7 / Effectiveness : 70% Mitigation Works Department Municipality Community Type Choluteca El Corpus Calaire Storm drainage works Choluteca Morolica El Cacao Escape route. Choluteca Namasigüe Prados II Box Bridge Choluteca Orocuina Yuculimay Protection Works in School Choluteca San Marcos de Colon El Jocote Vehicule Bridge El Paraíso Liure Chichimeco Protection Works in School El Paraíso Soledad La Colonia y Albahaca Erosion Prevention Wall