Municipal Governance Program QUARTERLY REPORT
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MUNICIPAL GOVERNANCE PROGRAM AID 524 -10 - 00006 Municipal Governance Program QUARTERLY REPORT January 01 – March 31, 2019 1 MUNICIPAL GOVERNANCE PROGRAM AID 524 -10 - 00006 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACRONYMS 3 I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 II. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS 8 III. SIGNIFICANT CONSTRAINTS/LESSONS LEARNED AND BEST PRACTICES 15 IV. PLANNED ACCOMPLISHMENTS 16 V. ANNEXES 18 2 MUNICIPAL GOVERNANCE PROGRAM AID 524 -10 - 00006 ACRONYMS ADIFIM Association of Individuals with a Disability in Motor Skills ADM Municipal Development Association ANSNIC National Nicaraguan Association for the Deaf APPDJ Association of Pensioners with Disability and Retirees APRODER Association for Promotion and Rural Development ARC Appreciative Review of Capacity BICU Bluefields, Indian and Caribbean University CANTERA Center for Communication and Popular Education CSO Civil Society Organization DO Organizational Development DRC Dialogue and Conflict Resolution FADCANIC Foundation for Autonomy and Development of the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua FECONORI Federation of Organizations of Persons with Disabilities, FUMSAMI San Miguelito Women’s Foundation FUNDECOM Foundation for Community Development GTI Indigenous Territorial Governments IREMADES Institute for Natural Resources, Environment and Sustainable Development Los Pipitos Los Pipitos Association for Parents of Children with Disabilities MGP Municipal Governance Program NGO Non-Governmental Organization OCD Organizational Capacity Development OB Grassroots Organization OC Community Organizations ODHA-BICU BICU Observatory for Human and Autonomic Rights OSC Civil Society Organizations 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 Red Afro Network of Afro-Latin-American and Afro-Caribbean Women and Women of the Diaspora SARPF Rapid Alert System for the Prevention of Femicide URACCAN University of the Autonomous Regions of the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast 3 MUNICIPAL GOVERNANCE PROGRAM AID 524 -10 - 00006 I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Component 1: Local Governance Subcomponent 1.1 Citizen Participation List the major activities List Key Achievements by Activity Indicate the status of undertaken during the these activities in review period that relation to approved contributed to the activity action/work plan and objective/results. schedule. If different from work plan, why? Activities focused on · 30 youth (66% female) trained youth cascaded Ongoing youth techniques for conflict resolution and violence prevention to 279 youth (54% women) in 4 vulnerable neighborhoods of Managua. Activities focused on · 2 Indigenous Territorial Governments (GTIs), Amasau, Ongoing indigenous and and Tawira, have completed, approved, and are Afrodescendant implementing regulations governing the populations administration of indigenous communal property and mechanism for resolution of conflict over communal property. 2 additional GTIs have their regulations completed and are pending approval (Wangki Twi Tasba Raya, Twi Yahbra). 1 additional GTI (Matumbak) is in the process of developing their regulations. · Study underway (80% complete) on “Communal Property Ownership, Conflicts, and Governance Mechanisms in the RACCN”, the results of which will be used to design and implement a diploma course in conjunction with local partner FADCANIC and URRACAN University for 70 indigenous leaders (60% women). · 117 indigenous community leaders and indigenous territorial government technical staff (52% women) with increased capacities for implementation of communal indigenous property governance regulations and resolution of conflict over communal indigenous property. · 74 cases of conflict over communal property rights have been processed by indigenous territorial government technical staff with support from local partner FADCANIC. · 17 cases of illegal land trafficking have been identified and documented by Twi Yahbra technical staff and have been reported to the national police. · 151 Afrodescendant community members (40% women) contributed to proposed reforms to electoral laws on the Caribbean Coast, in order to protect indigenous and Afrodescendant representation and rights. · 28 radio programs entitled “Conexion Caribe” aired on the Caribbean Coast, promoting discussion around themes including regional autonomy, citizen rights, 4 MUNICIPAL GOVERNANCE PROGRAM AID 524 -10 - 00006 economy, and strengthening of Afrodescendant identity. · Creation and broadcast of 3 video spots (once per day for one month) and 2 radio spots (46 times per week for two months) on the Caribbean Coast, promoting respect for human rights and the importance of regional autonomy of the Caribbean Coast Autonomous Zones. · 85 youth (79% women) with increased knowledge of Afrodescendant identity, history, and self-esteem, after training by local partner Network of Afrodescendant Women. Activities in support of · Following up on a priority in the DPO agenda Complete disabled persons previously produced with MGP support, local DPOs in organizations (DPOs) Bluefields successfully advocated for a reduction in municipal taxi fare to the Mayor of Bluefields, with a special tariff being granted to students and disabled persons. · With MGP technical support, local DPO “Association of Disabled Retirees and Pensioners” submitted an application to the Government of Nicaragua and received legal recognition as a CSO. Civic participation · 217 community members (73% women) of Yasica Sur Complete activities and San Dionisio (Matagalpa) have increased capacities for problem analysis, non-conflictive communication, positive communication, and civic participation. 115 community members (78% women) received at least 16 hours of training. · 39 activists (62% women) from 6 municipalities of Boaco with increased capacities for social media activism and digital security in activism. Activities focused on · Delegates from local partner Network of Complete women Afrodescendant Women participated in the international forum “Four years after the Declaration of the International Decade: Achievements and Challenges of the Observatory of the Political Platform of Afro-Descendant Women”, in Cali, Colombia, in which 20 Afrodescendant women from around the world promote female Afrodescendant leadership. · 25 women from Bluefields, Laguna de Perlas, Corn Island, and El Bluff with increased awareness of regional and international priorities for Afrodescendant women in themes of education and access to land. Subcomponent 1.2 Organizational Development List the major activities List Key Achievements by Activity Indicate the status of undertaken during the these activities in review period that relation to approved contributed to the activity action/work plan and objective/results. schedule. If different from work plan, why? 5 MUNICIPAL GOVERNANCE PROGRAM AID 524 -10 - 00006 Youth-focused · In collaboration with local partner BICU, MGP Complete produced a comic targeted at female youth, highlighting relevant results from the study “Multi- ethnic young women, Southern Caribbean Coast, Citizen Participation and Gender-Based Violence,” which will be used by BICU to train youth on youth inclusion and violence prevention. Journalists · 13 journalists from five independent media outlets Complete and one human rights organization (Radio Camoapa, Radio Caribe de Bilwi, Radio Humedales, Radio Universidad, Canal 23, and CENDIH) have increased capacities for digital and physical security. Civil Society · Finalization of validation of the Appreciative Review Complete of Capacity Lite (ARC) tool, which was adapted for three different types of organizations: CSOs, CBOs, and informal community groups. This tool will be applied to at least 11 CBOs and 5 CSOs in the next quarter in order to develop capacity building plans and monitor their progress against these plans. · Finalization of the “Guide to Gender and Citizenship”, part of the series of guides for citizen participation produced by MGP, which will enable CSO technical staff to promote gender equality in citizen participation activities. · Finalization of “Guide to Strategic Communication” for CSOs, which will increase their capacities to implement communication campaigns for social change. Subcomponent 1.3 Conflict Resolution and Dialogues List the major activities List Key Achievements by Activity Indicate the status of these undertaken during the review activities in relation to period that contributed to the approved action/work plan activity objective/results. and schedule. If different from work plan, why? Design of Conflict Resolution · Call for proposals launched and 11 proposals Ongoing and Dialogues Subcomponent developed with local partners to implement activities promoting conflict resolution and dialogues (implementation to begin next quarter) · Completion of design and planning for a series of 6 workshops to strengthen the capacities of Nicaraguan CSOs to promote conflict resolution, prevention of violence, and dialogue (first workshop in April of Q3). Component 2: Fiscal Transparency List the major activities List Key Achievements by Activity Indicate the status of these undertaken during the review activities in relation to period that contributed to the approved action/work plan activity objective/results. and schedule. If different from work plan, why? 6 MUNICIPAL GOVERNANCE PROGRAM AID 524 -10 - 00006 Increase local capacity for · 19 journalists from 17 local media Complete