GUATEMALA LOCAL GOVERNANCE / NEXOS LOCALES PROJECT QUARTERLY REPORT #23 CONTRACT No. AID-520-C-14-00002 April 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 (QR23) January 2020 – March 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: April 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 TABLE OF CONTENTS _________________________________________________________ 3 SUMMARY OF TABLES AND FIGURES ______________________________________________ 4 ACRONYMS _________________________________________________________________ 5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY _________________________________________________________ 7 INTRODUCTION ____________________________________________________________ 10 I. STEMMING ILLEGAL MIGRATION ____________________________________________ 12 II. HIGH-LEVEL RESULTS ____________________________________________________ 14 III. SUMMARY OF KEY ACHIEVEMENTS _________________________________________ 16 IV. OBSTACLES FACED BEST PRACTICES AND LESSONS LEARNED ________________ 18 V. QUARTERLY PROGRESS RESULTS ___________________________________________ 20 VI. TRAINING EVENTS _______________________________________________________ 48 VII. GRANTS ADMINISTRATION ______________________________________________ 49 VIII. PROJECT MANAGEMENT ________________________________________________ 50 IX. FINANCIAL INFORMATION ________________________________________________ 56 ANNEX I: GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS _____________________________________________ 58 ANNEX II: WORK PLAN ACTIVITY TRACKER ______________________________________ 62 ANNEX III: MUNICIPALITY TRACKER _____________________________________________ 66 ANNEX IV: PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PLAN __________________________________ 70 Page 3 of 92 SUMMARY OF TABLES, FIGURES, AND PHOTOGRAPHS TABLES Table 1- Accreditation status of the Indigenous Advisory Committees ................................................................................. 43 Table 2- Grants Administration for Q23 ........................................................................................................................................ 49 Table 3- Short Term Technical Assistance Contracted in Q23 ............................................................................................... 54 FIGURES Figure 1- Nexos Locales coverage area Y6-Y8 ............................................................................................................................. 10 PHOTOGRAPHS Photo 1: USAID Nexos Locales technical team and municipal mayors in the MoU signings in San Marcos .............................................................................................................................................................. 23 Photo 2: Mayors of the target municipalities in the department of Huehuetenango in the MoU signing event .................................................................................................................................................... 23 Photo 3: USAID Nexos Locales technical team and municipal mayors in the MoU signings in Quiché .............................................................................................................................................................. 23 Photo 4: USAID Nexos Locales staff facilitating the Access to Public Information Law workshop in the municipality of San Andrés Sajcabajá, Quiché. ............................................................................. 25 Photo 5: COMUDE meeting in February in the municipality of Cunén, Quiché ............................ 27 Photo 6: Representatives of ANAM, MANCOSEQ, and the USAID Nexos Locales consultant meet to discuss the development of the strategy on migrant returnees .......................................... 29 Photo 7: OMAS staff from the municipalities of San Juan Cotzal, Quiché installing an artisanal water chlorinator in a distribution tank ................................................................................................... 32 Photo 8: Local producers in Cunén, Quiché participate in the elaboration of biobeds alongside OMAS staff. ..................................................................................................................................................... 33 Photo 9: Volunteers and members of the municipality of Cunén, Quiché, participating in the cleanup campaign to eliminate clandestine dumpsters .......................................................................... 34 Photo 10: USAID Nexos Locales staff commemorative picture of the #EachForEqual movement for the International Women’s Day .......................................................................................................... 43 Page 4 of 92 ACRONYMS AAC Area Advisory Committee AECID Spanish Agency for International Development AGAAI Guatemalan Association of Indigenous Mayors and Authorities ANAM National Association of Municipalities AR5 Annual Report 5 A4P Alliance for Prosperity CAI Indigenous Authority Councils CEO Creating Economic Opportunities CLA Collaboration, Learning, Adapting CLD Communities Leading Development COCODE Community Development Council COFETARN Commission for Economic Growth, Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources CMA Municipal Water Committee COMUDE Municipal Development Council COMRED Municipal Commission for Risk and Disaster Reduction COMUSAN Municipal Commission for Food Security and Nutrition CONJUVE National Youth Council 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 FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FtF Feed the Future GIS Geographic Information Systems GoG Government of Guatemala GUC Grants Under Contract IOM International Organization for Migration LAIP Public Access to Information Law LED Local Economic Development LOP Life of Project 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 PLANAFOM National Plan for Municipal Strengthening PMP Performance Management Plan POA Annual Operative Plan Q22 Quarter 22 Q23 Quarter 23 Q24 Quarter 24 Page 5 of 92 Q25 Quarter 25 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 WHO World Health Organization Y6WP Year 6 Work Plan 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-third quarter (Q23), which ranges from January 1st, 2020 to March 31st, 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 23, elected municipal administrations were sworn in for a four-year service period, and Nexos Locales played a managing role in the electoral transition process. As anticipated, a significant number of municipal personnel were replaced with new staff following inauguration week. As a result, incoming officials were required to learn on the job while they balanced a multitude of time-sensitive tasks including finalizing requirements to officially assume their new positions. Nexos Locales took on a leading role in this transition period by facilitating key tools that enabled new municipal staff to complete a successful transition, starting with the use of online training material developed by the project for strengthening municipal management. These materials were used to carry out induction training sessions to municipal officials to ensure their understanding of compliance responsibilities with national government oversight bodies and introducing them to the panoply of digital development tools and technical assistance services provided by the Nexos Locales project. The project signed Memorandums of Understanding with the 22 municipalities under project coverage during regional ceremonies in Huehuetenango, Quiché, and San Marcos. The signing of the MoUs signaled the official start of all project activities