2017 Annual Program Performance Report
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2017 ANNUAL PROGRAM PERFORMANCE REPORT Organization : PREDES - Centro de Estudios y Prevención de Desastres Name of Program : Risk reduction in vulnerable areas of Independencia District, Lima Province” Agreement No. : AID-OFDA-A-14-00025 Country : Peru Site(s) / Location(s) : Lima Province, Independencia District, El Ermitaño and Unificada sectors Reporting Period : October, 2016 – September, 2017 Program Coordinator : José Sato, Email: [email protected] For further information, : Name: Gilberto Romero, please contact Position: President of the Directing Council Email: [email protected], Telephone: (51-1) 2210251 Beneficiaries for Cumulative (to Beneficiaries for Reporting Period date) Period Sectors Targeted Reached Targeted Reached Total IDP Total IDP Total IDP Total IDP Sector 1 NR - 6,213 - 18,900 - 21,145 - Sector 2 NR - 6,263 - NR - 22,408 - Sector 3 0 - 450 - 0 - 1,695 - Sector 4 0 - 6,039 - 6,300 - 20,463 - TOTAL 0 - 7,289 - 18,900 - 23,218 - Notes: 1. NR: Not registered. 2. This Program does not have Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) as beneficiaries. 3. Beneficiaries for Reporting Period by sector may have repetition. 4. Beneficiaries for Cumulative (to date) Period by sector without repetition within sector. 5. Total amounts of beneficiaries (Reporting and Cumulative Periods) do not match the sum of four Sectors figures since beneficiaries´ data as explained in Note 5 is considered only once. Elder Young Women Men TOTAL PWD* persons people Program beneficiaries (without 1572 1240 2812* 303 12 231 repetition) * Total beneficiaries are 23,218 if added participants during the fair for October 13 Disasters Risk Reduction (DRR) Day (500 participants approx.); Villa El Angel earthquake disaster drill on November 20 (100 participants approx.) and February 6 fair (135 participants); and beneficiaries in this quarter as explained in Note 5 above. These figures are not considered in the table since disaggregated data has not been registered. **PWD: Persons with disabilities AID-OFDA-A-14-00025 Risk reduction in vulnerable areas 2017 ANNUAL PROGRAM PERFORMANCE REPORT of Independencia District, Lima Province 1 1. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVE Strengthen local capacities of the community inhabitants of those vulnerable settlements, located in two areas: Unificada and Ermitaño (Independencia district) and of the Municipality of Independencia to manage the disasters risk, caused mainly by earthquakes or heavy rains, by developing and applying participatory and sustainable planning methodologies, and by implementing, in a participatory way, risk mitigation activities in highly vulnerable settlements, prioritizing the participation of women and other vulnerable people, adopting a neighborhood approach, as well as considering replicability of the actions performed in other areas with similar characteristics. 2. QUANTIFICATION OF INDICATORS Below is shown the quantification of the beneficiaries and the description of goals set for the end of the program. Theme Descripction Indicator Inhabitants of areas with high and very high Direct 18,900 persons vulnerability of the Ermitaño and Unificada Beneficiaries sectors 1 The rest of the District Indirect 197,900 persons of Independencia Total of Independencia Total 216, 764 persons District Percentage of population in the 640 persons 3, 4 & 10 Ermitaño and Unificada Training sectors Total of people who 600 persons participate in 12 events 22 (50 people per event) 30% of the total number Impacts 6,300 persons of direct beneficiaries of 26 & 31 the program 3. SITUATIONS WHICH HAVE AFFECTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROGRAM The program has been affected during its third year 2017 by the following situations: A. Delay of studies entrusted to UNI-CISMID through signed agreement This has been the main reason of the program´s delay. According to the program proposal submitted by PREDES, studies on geological hazards (Sector 1. Natural and technological risks) are carried out by the Peru-Japan Center of Earthquake Research and Disaster Mitigation of the National University of Engineering (CISMID-UNI). The AID-OFDA-A-14-00025 Risk reduction in vulnerable areas 2017 ANNUAL PROGRAM PERFORMANCE REPORT of Independencia District, Lima Province 2 framework agreement was signed in December 2014, but the subscription of the specific agreement for studies was delayed until January 2016. The final deliverable was scheduled after 105 calendar days but the completed studies were received in December 2016. Implications: • Delay of sub-sectors 2.1 and 2.4 activities (Capacity building and training, Policies and planning), like training with specialized information and the preparation of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) plans (Emergency operations, contingency against earthquakes, community response, disaster prevention and reduction). Steps taken: • Use of compilation of previous information on studies in the area and entrusted a study on evacuation routes and safe areas for our two selected neighborhoods. • Use "talking maps" produced by the population in workshops organized by the program. • Field visits with dwellers and municipal officials to become aware of the levels of vulnerability and have an overview of the possible prevention and risk reduction measures. B. Coastal Niño disaster In FY 2016 El Niño phenomenon (FEN) was forecasted to arrive by the end of year 2015 to Peru with great intensity (extraordinary level) and impact due to heavy rains in Lima city, and Independencia was one of “emergency situation” declared districts. Fortunately, this phenomenon arrived to Peru with diminished strength and damages were low. Although in the first quarter of FY 2017 a severe drought was affecting Northern Peru, suddenly by the end of January 2017 heavy rains started in coastal areas and damages were extremely severe in Northern and central coastal regions, including Lima. 162 deaths and 66 thousand houses destroyed were reported. Independencia district was in alert, along with Northern Lima District´s Commonwealth, but no damage was reported in Independencia District. Implications: • Appreciation by the municipality and vulnerable population of the importance of the program. • Actions were taken in coordination with Municipality of Independencia District (MID). Steps taken: • Use of the contingency plan for FEN heavy rains, approved by Working Group for DRM (WG-DRM) • Communication Plan implemented, using messages about El Niño phenomenon prepared in FY 2016 and disseminated through MID´s and PREDES´s media means. Maestro stores (building materials store) prepared a video about Emergency Family Plan, presented by Program´s coordinator.1 1 See Maestro´s produced video https://www.facebook.com/MaestroPeruOficial/videos/1876505395900986/ AID-OFDA-A-14-00025 Risk reduction in vulnerable areas 2017 ANNUAL PROGRAM PERFORMANCE REPORT of Independencia District, Lima Province 3 C. Mexico´s earthquake disasters Mexico’s Chiapas (September 8, Mw 8.1) and Central Mexico (Sep. 19, Mw 7.1) earthquake disasters, raised concern about the possibility of a great disaster in Peru´s Central Coastal area, where Lima is located. From August 16 to September 28, 2017, Predes had more than 5 hours of broadcasting time in the national media, through 16 interviews on radio and television. Within those interviews, 22 minutes were devoted to publicize the Program´s actions and USAID was mentioned as the agency that finances those interventions in the district of Independencia. Interviews took place as a consequence of the earthquakes´ disasters. The media reported on the damage and consequences that a great magnitude earthquake would bring in Lima, and our Program took TV reporters to our work zones at Independencia trying to show DRR measures, but final interest and broadcast was to show the bad situation, not the good actions that can be developed. Implications: • Appreciation by vulnerable population about the importance of DRR. • TV broadcasted images of Independencia´s vulnerable dwellings produced concern at the Municipality of Independencia District (MID) as people would think that it is not taking DRR measures. and what actions should be taken to reduce its impact on hillside areas Steps taken: • A communication strategy will be designed through MID´s and PREDES´s media means to show the results and achievements of DRR actions at Independencia District. D. Change of officers Since the beginning of the program various key managers for the program have been changed or rotated, particularly Local economic development (where is located the Civil Defense / DRM, changed four times), Planning and budget, Urban development and others. Implications: • One manager shared obligations in other municipality, delaying decisions and activities. • Delay in progress of scheduled activities. Steps taken: • Start over co-ordinations and sensitizing. • Reschedule activities. E. Neighborhood organization AID-OFDA-A-14-00025 Risk reduction in vulnerable areas 2017 ANNUAL PROGRAM PERFORMANCE REPORT of Independencia District, Lima Province 4 At the end of 2016, a situation arose in relation to the organization of A.H. Villa El Angel neighborhood. The election committee invalidated the election of the board of directors that gave continuity to the previous administration, with which the Program had maintained a good relationship. In a new election, won the group led by Mrs. Estela Wong, who adduces bad economic management of the previous administration. Thus, an anomalous situation arises in which two groups are confronted, with a judicial demand in