1 USAID: El Salvador Crime and Violence Prevention Project (CVPP) Creative Associates, International, Inc. Table of Contents Acronyms.......................................................................................................................................... 2 Project Summary .............................................................................................................................. 3 Country Situation .............................................................................................................................. 4 Program Plan El Salvador Seguro Municipalities Map ........................................................................ 6 FY 2019 Achievements ...................................................................................................................... 7 Program Highlights, Achievements, and Major Activities over FY19/Q1. .......................................... 11 Component 1: Supporting the Government of El Salvador’s (GoES) National-Level Crime and Violence Prevention Efforts ....................................................................................................................................11 Component 2: Supporting Municipal-Led, Community-Based Crime and Violence Prevention Efforts ......... 11 Component 2 - Key Results Over the Past Quarter ......................................................................................... 12 General Challenges and Next Steps – Component 2: ...................................................................................... 18 Component 3: Identifying and Seizing Windows of Opportunity in Crime and Violence Prevention ............ 19 Component 3 - Key Results Over the Past Quarter ......................................................................................... 19 General Challenges and Next Steps– Component 3: ....................................................................................... 39 Communications: .....................................................................................................................................40 Public Private Partnerships ....................................................................................................................... 41 Collaboration with USAID Implementing Partners & USG .......................................................................... 41 FUNDAMUNI............................................................................................................................................41 Implementation of USAID´s Disability Policy ............................................................................................. 42 General Program Challenges and Next Steps ................................................................................... 42 ANNEXES ........................................................................................................................................ 42 2 USAID: El Salvador Crime and Violence Prevention Project (CVPP) Creative Associates, International, Inc. Acronyms ADESCO Community Development Association APS Annual Program Statement BAMBU Salvadoran Association for Alternate Education Bambú CESAL The Community Investment Committee El Salvador CVPP Crime and Violence Prevention Project DDGS Direct Distribution of Goods and Services ENPV National Strategy for Violence Prevention FBO Faith Based Organization FGR Attorney General Office FUNDAMUNI Fundación de Apoyos a Municipios de El Salvador FUNPRES El Salvador´s Pro-Education Foundation FUSALMO Salvador del Mundo Foundation GoES Government of El Salvador GUC Grants Under Contract INAMI Honduran National Institute for the Attention of Youth in Conflict with the Law INSAFORP Instituto Salvadoreño de Formación Empresarial ISNA Salvadoran Institute for the Integral Development of Children and Adolescents MCVPO Municipal Crime and Violence Prevention Observatories MINED The Ministry of Education MINSAL The Ministry of Health in El Salvador MPC Municipal Prevention Committee MPP Municipal Prevention Plan NGO Non-governmental Organization OC Outreach Center PESS Plan El Salvador Seguro PGR Public Defender’s Office PIFSM Prevention and Intervention Family Systems Model PNC National Civil Police POA Annual operational plan PPP Public Private Partnership PREPAZ Council of Violence Prevention and Promotion of a Culture of Peace REDCMPVES Network of Municipal Prevention Committees RTS GoES Social Cohesion Unit STTA Short-Term Technical Assistance USAID United States Agency for International Development USG United States Government YSET Youth Services Eligibility Tool YSET-I Youth Services Eligibility Tool-Intake YSET-R Youth Services Eligibility Tool-Retest 3 USAID: El Salvador Crime and Violence Prevention Project (CVPP) Creative Associates, International, Inc. Project Summary The USAID-funded Crime and Violence Prevention Project (CVPP), implemented by Creative Associates International, is a 6.5-year project (March 2013 – December 2019) designed to improve citizen safety in El Salvador at the community, municipal, and national levels. The project supports the Government of El Salvador´s (GoES) National Strategy for Social Violence Fast Facts Prevention (ENPV) and Plan El Salvador Seguro (PESS), and seeks to foster local ownership of crime and violence prevention efforts. USAID/CVPP works across Contract: AID-519-C-00002 program components: Start Date: March 14, 2013 End Date: December 31, Component 1: Increase GoES capacity to prevent violence and crime on a 2019 national scale (completed in December 2017). Contract Ceiling: $39.8 M Component 2: Support municipal-led and community-based crime and violence Obligated Budget: $37,041,410.63 prevention efforts (completed in June 2018, with follow up through September 2019). Key Partners: • Ministry of Justice and Component 3: Rapidly seize windows of opportunity in crime and violence Public Security prevention and support innovations (to be completed in December 2019). • Local mayors This quarterly report covers the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019, July 1 to • Municipal government structures / employees September 30, 2019. By the end of September 2019, a total of 612 activities in • Community leaders 64 municipalities were ongoing or had been completed. In the past quarter, the • Local NGOs program awarded five new activities ($312K in total value). To date, the program • Local businesses has committed 99% ($16.5M) and disbursed 95% ($15.9M) of its activities • Other USAID budget obligation of $16.7M. implementers Basic Stats (Cumulative): • 64 municipalities (31 PESS) • 131,954 beneficiaries • 47,896 people trained • 138 Active Outreach Centers • 16 active Municipal Employment Units; 14 active FORMATE Centers; 12 active Microsoft Imagine Academies. • $4.4M in PPP investments • 612 Grants; 24 active; 23 completed and 517 closed. • $16.5 M in activities (executed & committed) 4 USAID: El Salvador Crime and Violence Prevention Project (CVPP) Creative Associates, International, Inc. Country Situation Political Situation: In June, El Salvador´s President Nayib Bukele, took office and launched the Central Government´s “Territorial Control Plan”, to improve the country´s security situation and reduce forced migration by regaining control over territories with higher gang incidence and control. The plan has three main pillars: 1) greater control of prisons, 2) interrupt the financing of organized crime and 3) the strengthening of security forces1. Focused actions in 122 of the 262 municipalities of El Salvador will be implemented to recover territories controlled by the gangs.3 A strong communications campaign was implemented as part of the GoES security plan highlighting consequences of gang participation (prison or death). This, accompanied by repressive measures from law enforcement, has caused instability and uncertainty in communities. The strategy shifts from the Secure El Salvador Plan (Plan El Salvador Seguro) to the new Territorial Control Plan risks affecting the sustainability of previously implemented interventions by USAID/CVPP, particularly those that don´t respond to or align with the new Plan´s objectives. To guarantee continuity, USAID/CVPP has held several meetings with GoES officials to build strong relationships with newly appointed government officials, present the project´s experience, and bring international experts to support the new GoES administration to introduce a comprehensive violence prevention model. Migration: Following the United States funding freeze for the Northern Triangle in April, the United States and El Salvador signed an immigration agreement “to combat organized crime and reduce illegal trafficking and human trafficking, as well as forced migration"4 in September. This agreement was also signed with neighboring countries, Honduras and Guatemala, which together represent the largest migrant population to the US and expand their ability to receive asylum seekers. Security Situation: As of September 2019, 2,004 homicides have been reported, 509 less than last year (2,573 homicides).5 According to GoES authorities, this number is expected to continue to decrease with the new Territorial Control Plan in place. In the month of September 2019, the National Civil Police reported 134 homicides, an average daily rate of 4.8 homicides.6 This represents a 27% reduction from the same period in 2018 (196 homicides). 1 https://forbescentroamerica.com/2019/07/19/en-que-consiste-el-plan-de-seguridad-de-nayib-bukele/ 2 San Salvador, Mejicanos,