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Ms. Luz Marina Garcia AOR, U.S. Agency for International Development Luzgarcia@Usaid.Gov Ms. Luz Marina Garcia AOR, U.S. Agency for International Development [email protected] January 30, 2018 RE: Quarterly Programmatic Report for Cooperative Agreement No. AID-524-A-10-00006, Municipal Governance Program (MGP) Dear Ms. Garcia: On behalf of Global Communities, I am pleased to submit our Quarterly Programmatic Report summarizing activities undertaken during the period of October 1 – December 31, 2017. Should you have any questions or comments regarding any aspects of this report, please do not hesitate to contact me or the Chief of Party, Marc Valentin. Sincerely, Randy Lyness Director of Program Operations CC: Marc Valentin, Chief of Party, MGP Mary Liz Mann, Program Manager, Global Communities Headquarters FORMERLY Global Communities | 8601 Georgia Avenue, Suite 300 | Silver Spring, MD 20910 USA T: (+1) 301.587.4700 | F: (+1) 301.587.7315 | E: [email protected] | www.globalcommunities.org Municipal Governance Program QUARTERLY REPORT October 01 – December 31, 2017 MUNICIPAL GOVERNANCE PROGRAM AID 524 -10 - 00006 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACRONYMS 2 I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 II. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS 6 III. SIGNIFICANT CONSTRAINTS/LESSONS LEARNED AND BEST PRACTICES 33 IV. PLANNED ACCOMPLISHMENTS 35 V. ANNEXES 38 1 MUNICIPAL GOVERNANCE PROGRAM AID 524 -10 - 00006 ACRONYMS ADM Municipal Development Association AMC Christian Medical Action AMJOLU Young Women Fighters Association APRODER Association for Promotion and Rural Development ARC Appreciative Review of Capacity ASODEL Association for Survival and Local Development BICU Bluefields, Indian and Caribbean University CAPS Potable Water and Sanitation Committees CEPS Center for Studies and Social Promotion CEIMM Center for Studies and Investigations on Multiethnic Woman CDM Municipal Development Committee CIG Interagency Gender Commission CoMAJ Municipal Committee of Adolescents and Youth COMUPRED Municipal Disaster Prevention Committee CSO Civil Society Organization FADCANIC Foundation for Autonomy and Development of the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua FECONORI Federation of Organizations of Persons with Disabilities FUMSAMI San Miguelitos’ Women Foundation ICCO Interchurch Organization for Development Cooperation IEEPP Strategic Studies and Public Policies Institute LGBT Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual MDS RACCS Sexual Diversity Movement Southern Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region MGP Municipal Governance Program MINED Ministry of Education NGO Non-Governmental Organization OCD Organizational Capacity Development PGR General Budget of the Republic PIA Annual Investment Plan PRODESSA Center for Advancement and Counseling in Research and Development in the Agricultural Sector PwD Person with Disabilities RACCS Southern Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region RACCN Northern Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region TRANSMUNI Municipal Transfer System UNAN National Autonomous University of Nicaragua URACCAN University of the Autonomous Regions of the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast 2 MUNICIPAL GOVERNANCE PROGRAM AID 524 -10 - 00006 I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Local Governance • As of January 3 2018, 117 of 245 projects (48%) presented to municipal governments by partner organizations and community groups have been accepted and included in the TRANSMUNI system. Funding disbursements have begun on 95 of the 117 projects. • 441 people (54% women) from Municipal Development Committees (CDM), Citizen Networks, and Municipal Youth Committees (COMAJ), participated in the fourth round of 2017 municipal budget transparency forums in Santo Domingo, San Pedro de Lóvago, Muelle de los Bueyes, and El Almendro. 1,285 people (49% women) from the community at large participated in the forums, a 23% increase from the last round. • CDM members completed the social audit of the UNAM’s Field University, and carried out social audit activities for infrastructure projects and a community health center. Gender • 298 members of CDM, COMAJ, and Citizen Networks (229 women and 69 men) participated in gender awareness trainings and activities. • On October 13, in partnership with FADCANIC’s Education for Success program, AMJOLU (Young Women Fighters Association) commemorated the International Day of the Girl with a workshop in Bluefields about protection and risk of sexual abuse to 100 multiethnic schoolgirls aged 10 to 14. • On November 25 AMJOLU commemorated the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women by displaying photographs in Reyes Park from the “Viva las Queremos” photo exhibition, which compiles the testimonies of families of those 18 victims of femicide on the Caribbean Coast. The photos and testimonies were seen by hundreds of people who passed by this landmark in the city. • 10 activists from Red Afro were trained on monitoring, statistics, and accounting related to tracking and supporting cases of gender based violence. These activists have supported 17 female victims of violence and their families. Six cases have been successfully brought through legal proceedings, while work continues on the others. Youth • 24 youth from COMAJ Bluefields, Laguna de Perlas, El Rama, and Corn Island, and the Youth Commission of the CDM from Muelle de los Bueyes participated in a regional youth meeting with over 60 youth from other groups. The youth had the opportunity to make alliances and discuss strategies to overcome shared challenges in the themes of gender issues, human rights, cyber activism, economic empowerment and entrepreneurship. 3 MUNICIPAL GOVERNANCE PROGRAM AID 524 -10 - 00006 Indigenous and Afrodescendent Groups • Red Afro, in partnership with BICU and URRACAN, completed a proposal of revised indicators for the 2018 national census, in order to improve accuracy of measurement of ethnic and indigenous populations. They are currently developing a methodology that will ensure a multiethnic survey team. Both the revised indicators and proposed methodology will be presented to INIDE, the Nicaraguan institution overseeing the implementation of the national census. Organizations Representing Persons with Disabilities (DPOs) • Over 4,000 DPO agendas were distributed in Bluefields, Corn Island, and Laguna de Perlas, and presented in sessions to 36 candidates for public office, 5 public officials, 3 journalists, 8 private sector representatives, 13 transport workers, 12 church representatives, and 11 representatives of social organizations. This strong effort to publicize DPO agendas contributed to an 11% increase in the population’s awareness of the existence of Law 763 (protecting the rights of disabled persons), a 10% increase in the population’s awareness of the demands in DPO agendas, and an increase of 9% in the population who are in agreement with those demands. • MGP completed the edition, design, and review of the user-friendly version of Law 763, which will be available next quarter to raise awareness of the rights of disabled persons. Organizational Development • MGP provided training to FUMSAMI and Red Afro in proposal development and budgeting. Both partners then applied for $150,000 grants from the United Nations Trust to End Violence Against Women, for projects aimed at working with disabled and at-risk women to defend their rights. • MGP provided support to FUMSAMI to complete their institutional strategic plan, which will guide their advocacy efforts over the next 3 years. Building Resilient Communities • 30 business owners from Bluefields and Corn Island who participated in the creating business climate change adaptation plans met on November 30th to exchange experience and challenges in the process. They stated that the process of creating the plans allowed them to identify sustainable strategies that will help them reduce costs, increase social responsibility, and adopt environmentally-friendly practices. • 117 people attended the closeout event for the Climate Change Resilience component of the MGP, on December 5th in Managua. MGP partners BlueEnergy, Centro Humboldt, and BICU presented the successes and lessons learned of their work at the event, which was covered by the local media. • 17 citizen-proposed projects from the municipal Climate Change Adaptation Plans were accepted by the Bluefields and Muelle de los Bueyes municipalities and included 4 MUNICIPAL GOVERNANCE PROGRAM AID 524 -10 - 00006 in the 2018 municipal budgets, highlighting the successful process of citizen-led advocacy and the importance of climate change resiliency to the municipal leadership of the Caribbean Coast. Citizen Participation in Electoral Processes • 325 candidates for municipal government were presented agendas which highlighted the demands of women, youth, and disabled persons, through forums, dialogues, and meetings in a process that involved 5,528 members of 107 communities (76% women, 48% youth). Citizen Innovation Fund • Five projects approved last quarter began implementation during this quarter. The activities include using theater to increase dialogue of gender violence, promoting traditional conflict resolution methodologies for reducing violence and trafficking, promoting cyberactivism in adolescent girls, teaching youth activists to use innovative visual media in social activism, and promoting innovative approaches to reducing street harassment and promoting consumer protection. Additionally, five new projects approved and subgrants were signed, which will begin in the next quarter. 5 MUNICIPAL GOVERNANCE PROGRAM AID 524 -10 - 00006 II. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS Citizen Participation 2.1 Monitoring of the financial and physical implementation of the projects included in
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