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GUATEMALA LOCAL GOVERNANCE / NEXOS LOCALES PROJECT QUARTERLY REPORT #24 CONTRACT No. AID-520-C-14-00002 July 20, 2020 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for InternationalPage Development. 1 of 92 It was prepared by DAI Global, LLC. LOCAL GOVERNANCE/ NEXOS LOCALES PROJECT QUARTERLY REPORT (QR24) April 2020 – June 2020 Project Title: Nexos Locales Project Sponsoring USAID office: USAID/Guatemala Contract Number: AID-520-C-14-00002 COR: Claudia Agreda Contractor: DAI Global, LLC. Date of Publication: July 20, 2020 The authors’ views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. Page 2 of 92 TABLE OF CONTENTS SUMMARY OF TABLES, FIGURES, AND PHOTOGRAPHS 4 ACRONYMS 5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 7 INTRODUCTION 9 1. STEMMING ILLEGAL MIGRATION 11 II. HIGH-LEVEL RESULTS 13 III. SUMMARY OF KEY ACHIEVEMENTS 15 IV. OBSTACLES FACED BEST PRACTICES AND LESSONS LEARNED 17 V. QUARTERLY PROGRESS RESULTS 20 VI. TRAINING EVENTS 48 VII. GRANTS ADMINISTRATION 49 VIII. PROJECT MANAGEMENT 50 IX. FINANCIAL INFORMATION 55 ANNEX I: GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS 57 ANNEX II: WORK PLAN ACTIVITY TRACKER 61 ANNEX III: MUNICIPALITY TRACKER 65 ANNEX IV: PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PLAN 69 Page 3 of 92 SUMMARY OF TABLES AND PHOTOGRAPHS TABLES Table 1- Water Infrastructure Investments in Q24 ................................................................................................ 31 Table 2- Municipal Investment in Q24 for women-centered projects................................................................ 35 Table 3- Financial investment for women-centered project under the COVID-19 pandemic ..................... 36 Table 4- Financial investment in LED activities under the COVID-19 pandemic ............................................. 38 PHOTOGRAPHS Photo 1: Nexos Locales technician facilitating the GIS workshop to project municipalities ......................... 22 Photo 2: DAFIM personnel participating in the online workshop to use debt collection tools ................... 23 Photo 3: DAFIM and DMP directors participating in the online workshop to complete the accountability of funds reporting ............................................................................................................................................................ 26 Photo 4: Cleaning campaign in the municipal market in Chajul, Quiché ............................................................ 30 Photo 5: OMAS workers performing a rehabilitation campaign in water distribution tanks in San Andrés Sajcabajá, Quiché.............................................................................................................................................................. 32 Photo 6: Youth activists participating from the certificate course on municipal government administration and citizen participation pose with their certificate of achievement ....................................... 42 Photo 7: Scene from the video adapted to the IGM audio campaign in the municipality of Nebaj, Quiché ..............................................................................................................................................................................................43 Photo 8: Mayors of San Marcos and San Pedro Necta participating in the regional dialogue livestream both in San Marcos and Huehuetenango ................................................................................................................... 51 Page 4 of 92 ACRONYMS AAC Area Advisory Committee ACH Acción Contra el Hambre ADIMAM Integral Development Association for Municipalities in the Highlands of San Marcos AGAAI Guatemalan Association of Indigenous Mayors and Authorities ANAM National Association of Municipalities AR5 Annual Report 5 ASOCUCH Association of Civil Organizations in the Cuchumatanes A4P Alliance for Prosperity CAI Indigenous Authority Councils CATIE Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center CEO Creating Economic Opportunities CIAT AGROCLIMA-International Center for Tropical Agriculture CLA Collaboration, Learning, Adapting COCODE Community Development Council COFETARN Commission for Economic Growth, Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources COMUDE Municipal Development Council COMRED Municipal Commission for Risk and Disaster Reduction COMUSAN Municipal Commission for Food Security and Nutrition COPEP Committee for Municipal Programming and Budget Execution COR Contracting Officer’s Representative CSO Civil Society Organization DAFIM Municipal Administrative Financial Directorate DAI DAI Global, LLC DEMIN Integrated Municipal Evaluation DEC Development Experience Clearinghouse DMM Municipal Women’s Directorate ECO Civil Association Western Cooperation Studies FtF Feed the Future GIS Geographic Information Systems GoG Government of Guatemala GUC Grants Under Contract ICFM Municipal Financial Consolidated Index IGM Guatemalan Migration Institute IOM International Organization for Migration LAIP Public Access to Information Law LED Local Economic Development LOP Life of Project MANCOSEQ Mancomunidad de Municipios del Corredor Seco de Quiché MANCUERNA Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Cuenca del Río Naranjo MEL Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning MINFIN Ministry of Finance MoU Memorandum of Understanding OMAS Municipal Water and Sanitation Office OMDEL Municipal Office for Economic Development OMJ Municipal Youth Office OMM Municipal Women’s Office OMRRHH Municipal Human Resources Office PDM-POT Proceso de Actualización y Alineamiento de Planes Municipales de Desarrollo a Plan de Ordenamiento Territorial PDH Guatemalan Human Rights Ombudsman Office PFM Public Financial Management PMP Performance Management Plan Page 5 of 92 POA Annual Operations Plan PRODERT Rural Development Project Q22 Quarter 22 Q23 Quarter 23 Q24 Quarter 24 Q25 Quarter 25 RIDER Youth Network for Integral Development SAN Food Security and Nutrition SCEP Presidential Executive Coordination Secretariat SEGEPLAN Planning and Programming Presidential Secretariat SESAN Secretariat of Food Security and Nutrition (Secretaría de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional) SNIP National Public Investment System STTA Short-term Technical Assistance TA Technical Assistance UIP Public Information Unit USAID United States Agency for International Development USG United States Government Y6WP Year 6 Work Plan Y2 Year Two Y3 Year Three Y4 Year Four Y5 Year Five Y6 Year Six Page 6 of 92 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This quarterly report captures the breadth of activities performed during the twenty-fourth quarter (Q24), which ranges from April 1st, 2020 to June 30th, 2020. The report delineates high-level results, key achievements in each of the four technical result areas under the Nexos Locales contingency strategy, obstacles faced, lessons learned during the reporting period, project management updates, and financial reporting against the six funding sources of the USAID Nexos Locales contract. During Quarter 24, municipal governments operated in a context of great uncertainty, and faced difficult trade-offs given the health, economic, and social challenges raised by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the beginning of the crisis, municipal authorities were tasked with critical responsibilities in different areas impacted by the pandemic such as coordinating with government agencies to enact containment measures and ensuring the continuity of public services delivery. The COVID-19 crisis also posed financial challenges to municipal governments; particularly, the nationally issued deferral on service fee payments generated uncertainty around own-source revenue collection. The response to the crisis has varied among municipalities. However, in all cases local authorities have prioritized efforts to maintain essential services and implement initiatives to support vulnerable populations. Nexos Locales’ work with municipal governments is critical under such circumstances, as the project proactively developed lines of communication with key municipal entities through cost- effective technology platforms to ensure the continued provision of technical support. Project assistance focused on assisting municipalities to manage the crisis through an integrated approach that addresses the short and long-term challenges sparked by the pandemic. Nexos Locales trained financial directorates on how to manage financial readjustments and procurement processes under the National State of Calamity, and developed a strategy to implement alternative revenue collection streams. Simultaneously, project staff worked with the water and sanitation offices to ensure municipalities maintained quality water service delivery during the crisis by performing constant monitoring in water distribution systems to meet the increased demand. In addition, Nexos Locales provided technical support to women’s directorates and local economic development offices to strengthen their capacity to develop municipal initiatives that create economic opportunities for vulnerable groups. The COVID-19 crisis also accelerated the leap to virtual formats and use of technology tools across municipal arenas. Digital tools have been essential for municipalities to better manage their day-to-day activities. The project’s development and promotion of digital tools, which predate the pandemic, enabled a smooth transition for municipalities under project coverage. The use of project-developed digital tools proved effective to circumvent the hindrances placed