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HONDURAS LOCAL GOVERNANCE ACTIVITY QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE AND FINANCIAL REPORT April 30, 2018 USAID/HONDURAS Honduras Local Governance Activity Quarterly Performance and Financial Report January 1 – March 31, 2017 Activity Title: Honduras Local Governance Activity Sponsoring USAID Office: Democracy and Governance Office IDIQ Number: AID-OAA-1-14-00061 Task Order Number: AID-522-TO-17-00001 Contractor: DAI Global LLC. Date of Submission: April 30, 2018 This report is made possible by the generous support of the American People through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of DAI and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. 2 | FY 2018 // QPFR 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACRONYMS 4 I. SUMMARY 7 II. TECHNICAL PROGRESS TOWARD RESULTS 10 A) Result 1: Civil society influence, through evidence, increased 11 Sub-Result 1.1: Citizen participation in service delivery decision-making strengthened 11 Sub-Result 1.2: Evidence-based oversight of services increased 16 B) Result 2: Local Service Providers’ Performance Improved 18 Sub-Result 2.1 Accountability of service providers increased 18 Sub-Result 2.2: Service providers’ capacity to manage service delivery improved 21 Sub-Result 2.3: Local governments’ administrative management capacity increased 28 C) Crosscutting Activities: The Honduras Local Governance Activity Internship Program 34 Nutrition Activities 35 In-Kind Grants Program: 38 Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting 39 Progress Toward Indicators 39 Collaboration and Coordination with other Implementing Mechanisms 41 III. SUMMARY OF CHALLENGES AND REMEDIAL ACTIONS 43 IV. QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT 45 Annex I – Promoting Citizenship Participant Data 47 Annex 2 – CCT Status Matrix 48 Annex 3 – Technical Assistance in Education 51 Annex 4 – Technical Assistance for Mancomunidades 54 Annex 5 – Status of CAM Service implementation in 31 Municipalities 54 Annex 6 – Baseline Report: Service Providers’ Management Capacity Index 56 Annex 7 – Lessons Learned from Mid-Term Internship Evaluation 64 Annex 8 - Coordination with USAID DO2 IMs, Other Donors and IPs 65 Annex 9 – Contract Deliverables and Reporting 68 3 | FY 2018 // QPFR 2 ACRONYMS1 ACS Alliance for the Dry Corridor AIN-C* Integral Community Attention to Childhood AJAAM* Municipal Water Management Board Association AMHON* Association of Honduran Municipalities ASONOG* Association of Non-Governmental Organizations CAM* law Municipal Administration Career law CCT* Citizen Commissions on Transparency CEB* Basic Education Center CEN* Center for Nutritional Training CM Municipal Commissioner COMAS* Municipal Commissions of Water and Sanitation CONADEH* National Commissioner of Human Rights CONASA* National Council for Potable Water and Sanitation CSO Civil Society Organization DEC Development Experience Clearinghouse DEL* Local Economic Development DDE* Departmental Education Directorate DDL Development Data Library DGTH General Direction of Human Talent DO2 Development Objective 2 ERSAPS* Regulating Entity for the Services of Potable Water and Sanitation FHIS* Honduran Fund for Social Investment FUNDAUNAH* Foundation of the National Autonomous University of Honduras FY 2018 Fiscal Year 2018 GEMA* Building Resilience into Ecosystem and Livelihoods Activity GIS Geographic Information System GIZ German Society for International Development, Ltd. HLG Honduras Local Governance Activity HO Home Office HR Human Resources 1 Acronyms with an asterisk are in Spanish. The meanings of most Spanish acronyms have been translated for the clarity of this report, except in cases where no accurate translation was found. For those cases, the type of organization is listed in parenthesis. 4 | FY 2018 // QPFR 2 IAIP* Institute of Access to Public Information ICT Information and Communications Technology IM Implementing Mechanism IP Implementing Partner ISO International Organization for Standardization IT Information Technology LED Local Economic Development LGBTI Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MOU Memorandum of Understanding NA Not Applicable NGO Nongovernmental Organization OCAT Organizational Capacity Assessment Tool OMM* Women’s Municipal Office ONADICI* National Office of Integral Development and Internal Control ONCAE* National Office of Procurement and Acquisitions PER* Network Educational Project PIM* Municipal Investment Plan RENTCAM* National Registry of Municipal Administration Career Technicians RFA Request for Applications SAFT* Integrated System for Municipal Financial Tributary Management SAMI* Integrated Municipal Administration System SANAA* National Autonomous Aqueduct and Sewage Service SE Secretariat of Education SESAL* Secretariat of Public Health SETCAM* Technical Secretariat for the Municipal Administration Career SGJD* Secretariat for Governance, Justice and Decentralization SIARED* Integrated Administration System for Education Networks SIASAR 2.0* Information System of Rural Water and Sanitation SINOVA* Nominal Immunization Registry SOW Scope of Work STTA Short-Term Technical Assistance TOCOR Task Order Contracting Officer’s Representative TOR Terms of Reference TRC* Regulation and Control Technicians 5 | FY 2018 // QPFR 2 UGD* Unit of Decentralized Management UMA* Environmental Municipal Unit USAID U.S. Agency for International Development USCL* Supervision and Local Control Unit USG United States Government UTI* Intermunicipal Technical Unit WAS Water and Sanitation WMB Water Management Board 6 | FY 2018 // QPFR 2 I. SUMMARY During the second quarter of FY 2018, the Honduras Local Governance Activity has achieved important advances that are detailed in the corresponding pages of this report according the Activity Results Framework. During January 2018, the Activity supported local governments in the transition and transfer process following the November 2017 elections. The activity concluded having assisted the development and delivery of 89 transition reports prior to the inauguration of new authorities on January 25, 2018. Prior to the inauguration, the Activity was significantly restricted in implementation due a two-month period of strikes and roadblocks that hindered staff travel and the advancement of activities. Immediately following the inauguration of new municipal councils, the Activity visited each council to present the Integrated Development Activities (IDA), a summary by municipality of the Service Management Index (SMI) results for local governments, mancomunidades, educational networks, Water Management Boards (WMB) and health providers. Additionally, the IDAs include a roadmap that details the activities that the Honduras Local Governance Activity will carry out in each of the target municipalities and target sectors. This meeting was the inaugural moment of Honduras Local Governance technical assistance with local governments and service providers as it secured the buy-in of local authorities. 7 | FY 2018 // QPFR 2 Under Result 1, Civil Society Influence, Through Evidence, Increased, the Activity supported the active participation of Citizen Commissions on Transparency (CCT) during the transition and transfer process as oversight mechanisms. This was a launch point of continued technical assistance toward strengthening CCTs in their capacity to participate and oversee local decision-making as civil society actors. Complementing the work on the transition and transfer process, the Activity commenced capacity strengthening modules developed for CCTs, Non- Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). Activities toward increasing civil society’s participation in decision making have resulted in commitments and agreements between service providers, local governments, and civil society. In San Juan de Opoa, for example, CCTs and Water Management Boards (WMBs) influenced a new ordinance related to the use and distribution of water. In La Labor, Ocotepeque during a joint knowledge fair with USAID/GEMA, the municipality, WMBs, and civil society established various commitments including the promotion of opportunities for civil society to participate in decision making related to water management, among others. The grant application revision process concluded and six regional organizations and one mentor organization were identified as apparent winners. Agreements are expected to be signed in April/early May 2018. Under Result 2, Local Service Providers’ Performance Improved, the Activity has worked to obtain the support of local actors and target sectors so that they can maximize technical assistance provided. In practice, activities included under Sub-Result 2.1 Accountability of service providers increased, Sub-Result 2.2 Service providers’ capacity to manage service delivery improved, and Sub-Result 2.3 Local government’s administrative management capacity increased are complementary and executed together. Therefore, the main highlights under this summary are provided by actor/sector. The detail of the relationship with sub-results, activities and sub-activities can be found in subsequent pages. A tight-knit relationship has been established with mancomunidades through regional offices and the mancomunidades specialist in Tegucigalpa. Considerable advances were made in supporting mancomunidades to comply with the legal mandate of having board of director elections and general assembly meetings, contributing to more productive, effective operations. Additionally, the Activity worked intensely

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