School preparing us for future disasters Humanitarian Aid Humanitarian Fifth DIPECHO Plan of action for South America First edition: 2009 Elaborated within the framework of the Dipecho Project titled Preparations and responses to emergencies from school in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Financed by: European Commission, Department of Humanitarian Aid and Practical Action Implemented by: Agrobioenergetic Assístance to Farmers Program-PAAC Address: Calle Daniel Albornoz #1809 Cala Cala - Casilla Postal 4740. Cochabamba – Bolivia Phone: (00591-4) 4406043 Fax (00591-4) 4406067 E-mail: [email protected] www.paac-bolivia.org National Counterpart: Viceministry of Civil Defense and Cooperation to the Integral Development (Videcicodi) Authors: Orlando Chuquisengo, Fabián Farfán Contents revision: Pedro Ferradas Production coordination: Lilibeth Leigue, Orlando Chuquisengo Layout: Guido Soliz Front Cover Photo: Patricio Crooker Correction: Javier Baca Traslation: Ana María Cortez Printed by: Grasol Press in Bolivia, June 2009 The points of view express in the document, do not necessarily represent the European Commission point of view. Department of Humanitarian Aid European Commission South America oce – except Colombia E7 123 Republic Avenue and Almagro Pucara Building, Floor 11 Quito – Ecuador Tel: (593-2)2501678 Fax: (593-2)2501677 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: http://ec.europa.eu/echo Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Presentation 1 Introduction 1 Chapter 2: Description of the Project 3 Name of the experience 3 Thematic of participation 3 Location of the experience 3 Period of participation 5 Actors involved 5 Context 8 Problem raised 9 Intervention proposal 11 Diculties 12 Chapter 3: The experience capitalization The school, scenario of capacities building 13 The school plans of emergency 18 The school brigades 23 The school contests 27 The school as the coordinating axis with the community 33 Chapter 4: Appendixes and annexes Map of Project location 37 Bibliographical references 38 CHAPTER 1 Introduction Presentation The present document describes the capitalization process of the Project Developing capacities, in schools and local leaders, to response to disasters, department of Cochabamba, Bolivia, also denominated as School preparing us for future disasters. This initiative, with a nancial support of the European Commission, Department of Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) and canalized through its DIPECHO and Practical Action program, was executed by the Agrobioenergetic Assistance to Farmers (PAAC). The objective of the capitalization is to recover experiences and knowledge, facilitate the data access, share information with groups of interest and contribute to overcome diculties based on concrete experiences. The capitalization is focused on the communication, education and diusion sectors with emphasis on the education sub-sector, being its axes: the school as scenario of capacity building, the school plans of preparation and responses to emergency, the school brigades, the production of educative materials, the exchange of experiences and the school as a coordinating axis with the community. Fifth DIPECHO Plan of action for South America The sources of primary information were the interviews and narrations from the project actors: professors, students, community leaders, municipality and educative authorities. Each one of these inter- ventions was systematized in a group of actors. Visits to the area of study (Sipe Sipe and Vinto Municipalities) were programmed, and interviews to the project technical team, as well. By the other hand, the documentation produced in the project like reports, bulletins, guidelines, texts, among others, were reviewed. The capitalization product will be socialized among the local actors, professors, students, local leaders, ocial employees, social organizations, local and national public and private organi- zations linked with the preparation to face emergencies and disas- ters reduction, education, as well as other project technical teams and agencies of cooperation interested in the subject. This document will also be published in the following websites: www.desaprender.org/desap_blog www.redesdegestionderiesgo.com www.videcicodi.gob.bo www.solucionespracticas.org.pe www.paac.org.bo www.eird.org. CHAPTER 2 Description of the project 2.1 Name of the experience Preparative and Responses to disasters starting from schools of Cochabamba, Bolivia. School preparing us for future disasters. 2.2 Intervention thematic area The project took part in the following sectors and sub-sectors: 1. Elements of local management of emergencies: creation and training of local capacities 2. Institutional and lobbying links: incidence and coordina- tion facilities 3. Information, education and communication: public aware- ness, educative and diusion 2.3 Location of the experience The Project intervention area is located in the Sipe Sipe and Vinto Municipalities, province of Quillacollo, department of Cochabamba. Fifth DIPECHO Plan of action for South America The Municipality of Vinto, the fourth section of the Quillacollo province, is located at 17 km of the city of Cochabamba and at 4 km of Quillacollo. The municipal jurisdiction has four districts: Vinto or Central, Machajmarca, Anocaraire and Chujlla. Its extension area goes from the Low Valley at 2.537 mosl to the Tunari mountain range at 5.035 mosl. There are three important rivers: Grande, Chocopina and the Cholla. According to the Statistic National Institute (INE), in the year 2001, the Municipality of Vinto had a population of 31.489 habitants in an area of 236 km² in which 43 communities are located. According to the same data, the district of Vinto has 10,400 habitants. The base of the social organization is the syndicate of farmers and the neighbourhood committees. On the other hand, the Municipality of Sipe Sipe is the second municipality of Quillacollo province which is located in the lower part of the Cochabamba valley, at 25 km of the city of Cochabamba. Fifth DIPECHO Plan of action for South America It is formed by three districts: Sipe Sipe, Mallco Rancho and Itapaya. According to the 2001 data of INE, the municipal territory has an area of 455 km2, where the rural population represents the 65% and the urban population the 35%. The district has a popula- tion of 16,170 habitants which represents the 51,6% from the total of the municipality population. The structure of the social organi- zation corresponds to farming syndicates, farming communities and neighbourhood committees. 2.4 Period of intervention The project was implemented for a period of 14 months, from 1 October 2007 to 30 November 2008. 2.5 Actors involved 2.5.1 Beneciaries The universe of beneciaries projected in Sipe Sipe and Vinto municipal juris- diction was of 7,776 persons, representing the 12.37% of the total popu- lation from both munici- palities. Nevertheless, it was achieved that 8,403 persons among teachers, students, municipal authorities, community leaders and populations can be beneted. Fifth DIPECHO Plan of action for South America Sector Sub-Sector Number of Number of beneciaries – beneciaries - End Project of the project beginning Establishment and training of local 5 ,448 1,360 capacity: Local Disaster Community members 5 364 1 205 mangement Community leaders 40 102 components Authorities and public ocials 44 43 NGOs 10 Incidence 50 40 Departmental and municipal Institucional authorities 50 40 Linkages Advocacy Facilitating coordination 25 35 Representatives of NGOs 15 15 Public institutions 10 20 Public awareness 20 10 Municipal and departmental Information, authorities 20 10 Education, Comunication Education 2, 200 6 ,933 Teachers 100 486 Students 2100, 6 ,329 Dissemination 33 25 Social communicators 20 20 Public institutions 13 5 Overall 7, 776 8, 403 Altogether, 18 educative units were worked: In Vinto: Melchor Cuadros, Matilde Lanza, Soledad Rivas, Martín Cárdenas, Martín Cárdenas Hermosa, David Arzabe, Nacional Nocturno Vinto and Reino Unido. In Sipe Sipe: 23 de Marzo, Mariscal Sucre, Andrés Uzeda, Rodolfo Mercado, Montenegro zona 1, Sorata, Mallco Rancho, Caviloma, Toribio Claure and Viloma Cala Cala. 2.5.2 Counterparts Civil Defense In order to inform and dene activities, the project progress and to articulate joint actions, periodical meetings were conducted with its representatives in the cities of La Paz and Cochabamba. Fifth DIPECHO Plan of action for South America Cochabamba COE A closely coordination was maintained with this institution, in relation to the implementation of the project activities and the strengthening of the municipalities. Vinto and Sipe Sipe Local Educative Thanks to the active participation of the school principals, teachers and students of the educative units, the objectives presented were achieved, within the framework of the cooperative agreements established with these institutions. Municipality of Vinto and Sipe Sipe A permanent coordination level with the city council and the security com- mittees was established, and another joint implementation level with the municipalities. Thanks to that, the project obtained the permanent support of technicians and ocers, as well as the possibility to organize events in a joint manner. 2.6 Context According to the INE 2001 data, the department of Cochabamba has a poverty index of 55%, distributed as follows: 465,934 habitants living in moderate poverty (60 %), 264 583 in indigence (34 %) and 47,301 under marginal condition (6%). Fifth DIPECHO Plan of action for South America The poverty