Municipal Governance Program

QUARTERLY REPORT

July 1 – September 30, 2015

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2

II. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS 4

III. SIGNIFICANT CONSTRAINTS/LESSONS LEARNED

AND BEST PRACTICES 27

IV. PLANNED ACCOMPLISHMENTS 30 V. ANNEXES 33

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I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The goal of the Municipal Governance Program (MGP) is to strengthen citizen participation and the capacity of civil society organizations to engage and influence key decision makers in order to improve local governance. Under this vision, citizen participation and civic advocacy efforts are tied to achieveing short-term tangible improvements in the lives of target citizenry. This quarter MGP focused on increased citizen participation and demand for local policy changes; an expansion of gender-focused activies; development of climate change adaptation plans; and a learning exchange among partner organizations.

Summarized accomplishments from the quarter include:

Citizen Participation Citizen groups continued to exercise their rights by monitoring municipal budget execution of community-led projects and participating in budget accountability forums as well as municipal council sessions to demand information on specific issues. One such success was demonstated in the munipalities of Muelle de los Bueyes, Santo Domingo, and San Pedro de Lóvago where due to the advocacy efforts of the CDMs, 47 of the 85 projects were included in municipal budgets for a total of US$1,669,057. Despite resistance among municipal officials to approve drafted ordinances, LGBTI and youth groups continued seeking paths to advancing rights and raising awareness of important social issues through a number of creative activities. Through organizational development support, Disabled People Organizations prioritized their demands and submitted 33 projects in three municipalities. While presentations are pending in Corn Island and Laguna de Perlas, the municipality of Bluefields has committed to projects totaling over half of the amount requested. Additionally the design of the Open Municipal Budget website was completed and shared with stakeholders.

The program has made strengthened efforts to increase women’s participation and raise awareness about gender-based issues, including trainings to journalists and partners on effectivately monitoring and communicating about sensitive topics, such as gender-based violence. Since forming an official network, Afrodescendant women have continued to raise awareness about access to education in their communities. CEIMM held a workshop to discuss advances and difficulties in the application of laws protecting women. The last module in the territorial rights and gender roles curriculum was completed, fostering an open discussion on complex realities in communities.

Through blueEnergy-led trainings, members of the Potable Water and Sanitation Committee (CAPS) learned about national laws on water resources and those governing committees as a means to strengthen their internal governance and advocacy techniques. CAPS Networks have made significant advances in gaining official regoznition and the Bluefields CAPS

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Network presented proposals to the municipal council to conserve two mini-watersheds to ensure access to potable water.

Fiscal Transparency IEEPP finalized and formally presented a report on how Venezuelan aid impacts Nicaraguan government’s debt, which has led to follow-on activities to inform the public about this type of assistance. Through a technical assistance program, CSOs have gained understandings about fiscal transparency and budget oversight that will allow them to perform their own budget analyses. The program continued to promote the use of open data as a means of fiscal transparency by organizing workhops for practicitioners and experts to share their experiences.

CSO Organizational Capacity Development (OCD) Partner organizations participated in an exchange program which reflected on how organizational capacity has strengthened their efforts; evaluated their achievements and limitations over the previous year; and discussed opportunities to link efforts on gender, climate change adaptation, local economic development, and citizen participation.

Climate Change Leaders from three communities presented their climate change adaptation plans to municipal authorities, who have requested plans for additional communities. The leaders met with their respective community members to discuss their priorities and develop proposals to combat the effects of climate change, which for many individuals, has been the first time they’ve participated in such activities. Key stakeholders in Bluefields, including individuals and institutions, have initiated the process of developing a municipal-level climate change adaptation plan. In order to increase technical understandings and develop the capacities of local professionals, BICU and Centro Humboldt have implemented a post- graduate course, which will facilitate the process of identifying effective adaptation measures and will build important public sector partnerships.

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II. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Citizen Participation

2.1 According to Transmuni Data, Financial Implementation of Partner Organization Projects has Reached Approximately 49%

With 10 additional projects this quarter, 47 of the 85 projects included in municipal budgets as a result of advocacy by the Muelle de los Bueyes, Santo Domingo, and San Pedro de Lóvago Municipal Development Committees (CDM, Sp.) are currently being implemented, according to Transmuni data. As of September 30th, USD $815,899 in funding had been executed, which represents approximately 49% of the total funds allocated to the 85 projects (US$1,669,057).

Table #1: Implementation of Partner Projects Included in Municipal Budgets, According to Transmuni Data

% Complete Financial % of Total Financial # of Partner # of Partner Projects % Complete (Financial Project Budgets in (Physical Implementation of # Municipality Implementation of the Projects Included Being Implemented Implementation) of US$ /1 Implementation) of Partner Projects as Municipal Budget in Budget as of 10/06/15 Partner Projects Partner Projects of 10/06/15 /2

1 Muelle de los Bueyes 43.76 24 593,530.87 8 33.33 192,030.20 32.35 2 Santo Domingo 72.3 43 956,208.56 30 69.77 571,274.07 59.74 3 San Pedro de Lovago 57.3 18 119,317.94 9 50.00 52,594.35 44.08 TOTAL 57.79 85 1,669,057.37 47 55.29 815,898.62 48.88 Note: In Muelle de los Bueyes there are two projects (purchase of an ultrasound machine and office supplies for ODEL) that have been implemented but are not recorded in the Transmuni data. Implemented prior to 09/30/15

1/ Calculated by official exchange rate as of 07/02/15: US$1 = 27.257 2/Calculated by official exchange rate as of 10/06/15: US$1 = 27.6091

In response to their concerns about the slow pace of the execution of municipal budgets – which showed actual disbursements of only 43% in Muelle de los Bueyes, 72% in Santo Domingo, and 57% in San Pedro de Lóvago – APRODER and the CDMs met with municipal officials and made site visits to various projects. The meetings and visits allowed APRODER and the CDMs to confirm that Transmuni’s data on financial implementation of projects is not completely up-to-date. For example, an ultrasound machine in the Muelle de los Bueyes hospital and office supplies for the Office of Local Economic Development (ODEL, Sp.) had been purchased on October 1, 2015, but were not recorded in Transmuni data. In Santo Domingo, the municipal officials explained that delays in financial implementation of certain projects was a result of budget limitations due to lower than expected tax revenue, due in large part to lower revenue from the mining company B2Gold, which has suffered from the drop in international gold prices.

2.2 Active Participation in Budget Accountability Forums

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As part of their budget oversight and social auditing initiatives, members of the Muelle de los Bueyes, Santo Domingo and San Pedro de Lóvago CDMs participated in the third budget accountability forums on the implementation of 2015 municipal budgets.

During the Muelle de los Bueyes budget accountability forum in August, CDM representatives demanded the purchase of an ultrasound machine for the hospital and the improvement of sports fields at local schools, as per allocations in the 2015 budget. Municipal authorities responded to these demands. In Santo Domingo, CDM representatives requested information about limited tax revenue, and municipal authorities informed the representatives that revenues from B2Gold were approximately 50% lower than anticipated due to the falling price of gold on international markets. In San Pedro de Lóvago, CDM requested information about the start date for repairs to the San Pedro – Muluco road and were told by authorities that they were waiting on the delivery of purchased materials. As in previous quarters, the CDMs shared the information they received at the forums on local television and radio stations.1

Table #2: CDM Participation in Budget Accountability Forums

Participation in the Third Budget Transparency Number of CDM/APRODER Members Municipality Date Forums Total Women Men Total Women Men San Pedro de Lóvago 24-jul 125 68 57 20 12 8 Santo Domingo 29-jul 500 320 180 80 45 35 Muelle de los Bueyes 12-ago 250 130 120 50 30 20 Total 875 518 357 150 87 63 Percentage 100% 59% 41% 100% 58% 42%

Table #3: CDM Participation in Special Budget Accountability Sessions2 Date of Budget Participants Total Municipality Transparency Forum with Participants CDM Men Women Muelle de los Bueyes 24-jul 12 9 21 Santo Domingo 29-jul 10 10 20 TOTAL 22 19 41

1 Radio La Purísima in Santo Domingo; Radio Amistad in Santo Tomás (which has coverage in San Pedro de Lóvago), Radio La Voz del Redentor and Radio Latino in Muelle de los Bueyes.

2 Table #2 refers to Budget accountability fórums open to the general public while Table #3 refers to meetings specifically requested by the CDM in accordance with the law.

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2.3 Partner Organizations Participate in Municipal Council Sessions

Between July and September, various RACCS municipalities including Bluefields, Laguna de Perlas, El Rama and Corn Island, as well as Río San Juan (San Miguelito and El Almendro) did not hold budget accountability forums. However, MGP partner organizations and their target groups have consistently attended municipal council sessions, which are open to the public, in order to oversee the implementation of municipal budgets and demand information about specific issues.

Table #4: Partner Organization and Target Group Participation in Municipal Council Sessions

Participation by Partner Organizations and Target Groups in Municipal Council Sessions Municipality Date Requests Made by Partner Organizations and Target Groups Total Women Men

Women and youth representatives of the Citizens' Network receiving FUMSAMI support and members of the general public expressed their concern with the lack of access to potable water in the Flor, Talolinga and 07/13/2015 13 13 0 El Salto communities. Further requests were made for the improvement of the recording of municipal information, the installation of trash cans at the town's entry-point, improved trash collection routes in urban sectors, and others.

Women and youth representatives from the Citizens' Network receiving El Almendro FUMSAMI support made a presentation on the results of a social audit they are implementing and requested access to public documentation. 08/11/15 15 13 2 Requests were made for initiatives to address pollution in the Tepenaguazape river caused by vehicle owners using the river to wash their vehicles.

This was a closed session. However, the Citizens' Network was able to 09/11/15 0 0 0 obtain general information about project advances and modifications made to the muncipal budget through its contacts.

Muncipal council sessions in San Miguelito have been closed to the public. However, MGP partners have developed positive relationships 07/06/2015, with various council members that provide information about the council San Miguelito 20/09/2015 and 0 0 0 sessions and work from within the council to protect women's rights. 26/09/2015 These council members have provided information about project advances and modificiations to municipal budgets. Youth representatives from MDS, AMJOLU and the Bluefields BICU project presented a draft municipal ordinance on the rights of the LGBT 07/31/2015 50 16 34 community. The mayor, vice-mayor, and Sandinista representatives voted against approval of the ordinance on religious grounds.

Youth representatives from BICU participated in the municipal council 08/28/2015 5 2 3 session to obtain information about the implementation of the municipal Bluefields budget.

Members of the Bluefields CoMAJ and youth representatives from MDS/AMJOLU presented a draft municipal youth ordinance that was preceded by lobbying activities to push for approval of the draft 09/25/2015 32 11 21 ordinance. Council members stated that a special municipal council committee will review the ordinance and make a recommendation about its approval. Members of the Corn Island CoMAJ participated in the municipal council Corn Island 07/31/2015 6 2 4 session to obtain information about the implementation of the municipal budget.

Members of the Laguna de Perlas CoMAJ presented a draft municipal youth ordinance and received important feedback from the municipal 08/28/2015 7 4 3 council, including recommendations for the inclusion of youth living with disabilities and geographic coverage of the entire watershed region. Laguna de Perlas Members of the Laguna de Perlas CoMAJ presented a revised ordinance 09/28/2015 12 8 4 including the revisions suggested by council members and more specific information on budgetary allocations for youth initiatives.

Members of the El Rama CoMAJ presented a draft municipal youth El Rama 07/24/2015 6 3 3 ordinance. The council members agreed to review the ordinance and consider it for approval. Total 146 72 74 Percentage 100% 49% 51%

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2.4 Update on Municipal Youth and Sexual Diversity Ordinances

Although municipal authorities again refused to approve ordinances advancing the rights of the LGBTI community, youth activists participating in MDS and AMJOLU saw the public attention that was given to their demands in El Rama and Bluefields as a positive step towards gaining recognition of LGBTI rights in the context of highly homophobic societies. The activists utilized local media outlets (TV and radio), informational fairs in public spaces, a march in Bluefields, and workshops with local partner organizations including FADCANIC, CEDEHCA, CEIMM, Campaña Costeña, and local journalists, as well as forums with local politicians, to increase awareness about their policy demands. MDS and AMJOLU plan to continue their advocacy efforts by strengthening alliances with local actors (with the goal of developing national partnerships) and increasing communications and lobbying initiatives.

During this quarter, the Corn Island, El Rama, Laguna de Perlas and Bluefields CoMAJ presented draft ordinances on youth rights to municipal officials. The Corn Island and El Rama municipal governments failed to pass the ordinances. However, the Corn Island government offered the youth group space in the town hall to conduct meetings and granted formal municipal recognition to the CoMAJ as a representative of the island youth. El Rama authorities expressed interest in including youth project proposals in the 2016 municipal budget. The Laguna de Perlas and Bluefields municipal councils promised to respond to the draft ordinances by October.

2.5 Advances Made in Drafting a Local Economic Development Policy in Muelle de los Bueyes

During this quarter, the Muelle de los Bueyes municipal government officially inaugurated its Office on Local Development (ODEL, Sp.).3 An active CDM member and spokesperson for the Local Economic Development Implementing Committee was selected to oversee the office. In partnership with the CDM, the municipal government is releasing a weekly radio program titled “Promoting Local Development” on Radio La Voz del Redentor and Radio Ritmo Latino. The municipal government is also gathering basic information about production and commercialization in two prioritized economic sectors (livestock and agriculture).

Additionally, the CDM, COOPAPROMUDEF (women’s cooperative), and the Ministry of Education are developing a family gardening project to promote self-sufficiency and the small-scale commercialization of produce. The project will be presented to the municipal government during 2016 budget consultations. Exchange programs to learn about the experiences of Cooperativa CHONTALAC and a workshop on dairy products in partnership

3 The creation of the ODEL was established in the Local Economic Development Policy adopted by the Mayor's Office in Muelle de los Bueyes during the previous quarter. This policy was proposed by the CDM of Muelle de los Bueyes after a participative process with economic, social and institutional actors in the municipality, and supported by the MGP thru APRODER.

7 MUNICIPAL GOVERNANCE PROGRAM AID 524 -10 - 00006 with Technoserve and Cooperativa Las Praderas to benefit 20 micro-regional producers in Muelle de los Bueyes are also being organized for October. Global Communities is also developing a partnership with Technoserve’s Entrepreneurial Livestock Project to support economic actors in the municipality.

2.6 Two Social Audits Completed and Six Initiated

During this quarter, two social audits implemented by MDS and AMJOLU were completed, and six additional social audits were initiated (four by CoMAJ groups receiving BICU support, and two by Citizens’ Networks receiving FUMSAMI support).

The completed social audits demonstrated that almost none of the staff interviewed at healthcare centers in El Rama were aware of Ministerial Resolution 761- 2014, which ensures the right to dignified and equal treatment for members of the LGBTI community in Nicaraguan healthcare facilities. The municipal government of Bluefields, not only has not passed a single plan, project or program aimed at guaranteeing the rights of the LGBTI community, but it has also not sensitized their staff (officials and employees) on respect for LGBTI community. According to the focus group conducted as part of the social audit, some young people of sexual diversity working at City Hall, prefer to hide their sexual orientation for fear of being teased or fired.

The CoMAJ and Citizens’ Networks see the social audits as a preparatory step in the lead up to 2016 municipal budget advocacy activities and hope that the audits will demonstrate the need for increased investment in projects addressing women’s and youth rights. As was the case in the completed social audits, the groups are currently facing challenges in accessing public information. As such, they are utilizing interviews and the revision of Transmuni documentation to compile data.

Table # 5 Social Audit Themes

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Partner # Social Audit Status Organization Building political will in the Bluefields municipal 1 government for the support of LGBT rights. MDS/AMJOLU Completed Analysis of medical attention for LGBT community 2 members at healthcare centers in El Rama. Analysis of projects to increase gender equality and 3 improve recreational opportunities included in the 2015 El Rama municipal budget. Disbursement of national budget funding (6%) assigned 4 to the BICU (Bluefields campus). BICU Analysis of budgetary allocations for recreational 5 activities in the 2015 Corn Island municipal budget. On-Going Budget allocation and financial implementation for a 6 Laguna de Perlas project to develop a muncipal park with wi-fi access. Analysis of the process for reporting cases of gender- 7 based violence in San Miguelito. FUMSAMI Building political will in the El Almendro municipal 8 government for the support of women's rights.

2.7 Raising Awareness Around Youth Rights

To celebrate Youth Week in August, the Corn Island CoMAJ organized a youth march that included 600 adolescents and youth through the participation of various youth organizations in the region. In Bluefields, 12 organizations working on youth issues decorated a bus with information about youth projects and visited different neighborhoods, stopping in strategic places to allow people to board the bus and view information about citizen participation, sexual abuse, and vocational courses. In El Rama, the CoMAJ organized a street fair that included cultural activities such as dancing, singing, boxing, karaoke, and a presentation on youth participation in community development (which emphasized the need for the approval of a municipal ordinance on youth rights). Approximately 120 people attended the event, including members of the RACCS Movement for Sexual Diversity.

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Additionally, Youth and Adolescent Municipal Forums were held in each locale this quarter. At the forums, icebreakers such as the biodanza (“dance of life”) and rincón de placer (happy circle), as well as musical numbers, were used to build trust and develop a sense of teamwork. The participants also broke into workgroups to discuss the social audit projects they are initiating and made a preliminary selection of project proposals to present to municipal authorities for inclusion in the 2016 municipal budgets.

2.8 Raising Youth Awareness Around Violence Against Women

This quarter, the Santo Domingo and San Pedro de Lóvago CDMs implemented activities to raise youth awareness around violence against women. In partnership with private and public schools, the CDMs held movie nights that allowed young people to reflect on the need to combat gender-based violence. Additionally, in partnership with public officials (judges, public defenders, police officials, and health department representatives), the CDMs held forums for adolescents to discuss methods of combatting gender-based violence and to encourage greater youth participation in community affairs.

Among other questions, youth participants asked about procedures for reporting cases of gender-based violence, telephone numbers for reporting domestic abuse, and the types of abuses that are most commonly reported by urban and rural women.

Table 6: Participation in Movie Nights

Participants Activity Location Date Total Men Women Carlos Pujol High School, San Pedro de Lóvago 16/07/15 40 18 22 Jesús Maestro High School, Santo Movie Night: How Violence Domingo. 23/07/15 98 38 60 Escalates and the Cycle of Gender- Carlos Pujol High School, San Pedro de Based Violence Lóvago 24/08/15 40 14 26 Carlos Pujol High School, San Pedro de Lóvago 25/08/15 40 10 30 El Juste School, San Pedro de Lóvago. 17/09/15 40 20 20 TOTAL 258 100 158 % 100 38.76 61.24

2.9 Organizations Participate in an Exchange Workshop on Incorporating Gender Themes

In order to improve the gender-based initiatives of MGP partner organizations, AMJOLU, APRODER, BICU and FUMSAMI participated in a workshop titled “Organizational Incorporation of Gender Themes: Learning from Experiences.” The event was organized by the Interagency Gender Commission, specifically its Methodology Group, which is coordinated by Global Communities and the Catholic Aid Agency for England and Wales (CAFOD). The goal of the event was to share information about and discuss advances in and

10 MUNICIPAL GOVERNANCE PROGRAM AID 524 -10 - 00006 challenges to efforts to increase gender equality with different types of organizations (local, national, bilateral aid agencies, and NGOs). APRODER and the Santo Domingo, Muelle de los Bueyes, and San Pedro de Lóvago CDMs made a presentation on their work around gender themes.

Interagency Gender Commission on “Organizational Incorporation of Gender Themes: Learning from Experiences.”

2.10 Design of the Open Municipal Budget Website Completed

The design of the Open Municipal Budget website was completed and shared with stakeholders including Red Local, IEEPP, NDI, COSUDE, and JICA. The stakeholders will provide feeback on the design before its official launch. Meetings were also held with stakeholders to build partnerships and ensure greater buy-in for the website among potential target groups, which include CSO representatives, journalists, researchers, and public sector institutions that work on citizen participation, municipal management, and advocacy issues.

NDI, Red Local, and IEEPP have partnered with the MGP for the official launch of the website and will provide information about the new platform to their partner organizations. The parternship with these groups will also involve the creation of a support team to improve the website’s technical capacities, ensure that the platform is user-friendly, and develop mobile apps to facilitate access to and understanding of the site by the general population.

Homepage of www.mipresupuestomunicipal.org

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2.11 Disabled people organizations presents projects

DPOs presented 11 projects in each municipality, for a total of 33 projects in the three municipalities. At the time PODER had completed, the proposals were completed, however results are still pending since the budget consultation process begins in October. The following table demonstrates that at the time of the writing of this report, the Municipality of Bluefields has at least committed to supporting part of the DPOs proposal.

The priorities responded to three major areas: 1) organizational strengthening of the local DPOs, 2) enforcement of Law 763, and 3) personal development. The proposed projects included construction for accessibility of public places, funds for holding DPO meetings, training on Law 763 for officials in public institutions, sporting events for PwD, purchase of aids (wheelchairs, crutches, white canes, lifts, etc.), provision of funds to ensure the transportation of PwD to Managua for necessary cases, a course in sign language and support for the basic operations of DPOs.

Table # 7 Proposals for 2016 Municipal Budgets

Number of Funds Municipality Mechanism Observations Projects Requested City Council Session Achieved a Work sessions with the Mayor Bluefields 11 $51,850 Commitment of and Commission of Budget $29,629 Development 11 $15,300 Pending Corn Study with Mayor and Secretary presentation to Island of the City Council the City Council 11 $28,500 Pending Laguna Study with Mayor and Secretary presentation to de Perlas of the City Council the City Council

2.12 Afrodescendent Women Raise Awareness about Access to Education in their Communities

61 local leaders from Bluefields, Laguna de Perlas, and Corn Island raised awareness about the political campaign in celebration of the International Decade for People of African Descent through efforts organized by the Network of Afro-Latina, Afro-Caribbean, and Diasporic Women to share the results of last quarter’s MGP-supported conference more widely with members of their communities.

The political campaign was designed by participants in the Conference for Women of African Descent, held last June. The platform’s main issues during year one will be: quality education for all, increased visibility in censuses and national statistics, and access to economic and natural resources. Participants from the three municipalities stressed access to education as

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Table #8 Number of Women Participating by Municipality

Municipality # of Participants Bluefields 23 Laguna de Perlas 17 Corn Island 21 Total 61

2.13 CEIMM Works with Decision Makers to Improve Application of the Law on Violence Against Women

To improve the citizen participation efforts of multicultural women in the RACCS, CEIMM held a workshop for 179 individuals in decision-making positions in Bluefields on the application of the Comprehensive Law on Violence Against Women.

During the workshop, the participants discussed advances and difficulties in terms of access to the judicial system. The participants also reviewed statistics related to the need for food subsidies and discussed the obligations of regional authorities in creating conditions that will allow women and children in the RACCS to access the justice system. The event was attended by the Regional Prosecutor, as well as 106 female and 73 male representatives from criminal courts, family courts, and regional governmental offices.

2.14 Territorial Rights and Gender: Last Module of the Course for Community Women Held

During this quarter, the fourth and final module of the course titled “Collective Feminist Action and New Masculinities from an Intersectional Perspective” was completed. This module drew links between the collective and individual rights on indigenous and afrodescendent women. The module also explored concepts related to territorial rights from the perspective of women as rights-bearing citizens.

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The participants discussed the complex realities of their communities and the main challenges to securing territorial, indigenous, and afrodescendent rights in practice, with a particular emphasis on the significance of these rights for women. The conversations also demonstrated that the women consider the issues of territorial conservation and protection, community development, and cultural identity to be linked.

2.15 Youth Week Celebrated in Bluefields

The Youth Roundtable, in partnership with other organizations that address issues affecting adolescents and youth in the South Caribbean region, held a series of activities to celebrate Nicaraguan Youth Week from August 8th to 12th. The organizations decorated a bus with information about projects addressing youth issues and traveled through the Santa Rosa, 19 de Julio, Punta Fría, Beholden, Pancasán and Central neighborhoods to share information. During stops in the neighborhoods, young people were able to board the bus and look at informational murals about violence and drug-use prevention, citizen participation, vocactional courses, gender/women’s rights, and the LGBT community.

The organizations also held a Youth Rally that included games to develop the participants’ mental and physical skills. The rally was put together by a network of organizations that included Empowered Youth, CEIMM-URACCAN, Peace Corps, FADCANIC, CEDEHCA, ODHA- BICU, RAAS Murals, CAPS, UNICEF, Scout Movement, and Global Communities.

2.16 CAPS Networks Have Improved Understandings of Internal Governance and Advocacy Techniques

Efforts to improve access to potable water through direct action by organized citizens are most effective when citizens are properly trained. During this quarter, the MGP – through blueEnergy – launched a training program for members of the Potable Water and Sanitation

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Committee (CAPS, Sp.) Networks in Bluefields and Laguna de Perlas on the national legal framework surrounding community water rights.

During the trainings, participants learned about Law 620 (General Law on National Waters), which regulates the administration, conservation, development, preservation, and sustainable and equitable use of the country’s water resources. Participants also received training on Law 722 (Special Law on Potable Water and Sanitation Committees), which establishes the legal structures and functions of the CAPS. The trainings also emphasized effective advocacy and addressed issues of citizen participation, the importance of communications campaigns, and the development of project proposals that benefit local communities.

Table #9 CAPS Trainings

Participants Issue Location Date M W Total Training for journalists on water and Bluefields 11/07/2015 10 10 20 sanitation issues Training on communications and Laguna de 13 -14/07/2015 6 10 16 advocacy Perlas Training on communications and Bluefields 23/07/2015 9 11 20 advocacy Laguna de Training on citizen participation 24/07/2015 7 13 20 Perlas Training on Laws 620 and 722 Bluefields 5 -6/08/2015 4 13 17 Laguna de Training on Laws 620 and 722 10-12/08/2015 5 11 16 Perlas Training on project proposal Bluefields 23-24/09/2015 2 10 12 development and public policy advocacy Training on project proposal Laguna de 28-29/09/2015 4 11 15 development and public policy advocacy Perlas

2.17 CAPS Network Organizational Charter Approved by Bluefields Municipal Government

During this quarter, the Bluefields municipal government granted official recognition to the CAPS Network as a community organization after unanimously approving its organizational charter. The Bluefields CAPS Network’s organizational charter was developed by network members in consultation with the Bluefield’s municipal government’s Social and Infrastructure Commission and was unanimously approved by the municipal council during its August 28, 2015 session.

The Laguna de Perlas CAPS Network organizational charter was developed by the network’s board of directors in consultation with CAPS members in different communities across the municipality. The charter was presented to the Laguna de Perlas Multi-Sector Committee on Water and Sanitation and will be presented for approval to the Laguna de Perlas municipal council in October.

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2.18 CAPS Networks Present Project Proposals for Inclusion in 2016 Municipal Budgets

The Bluefields CAPS Network presented project proposals to the municipal council on the protection and conservation of two mini-watersheds to ensure continued access to potable water for the 19 de Julio neighborhood. The proposals include reforestation and environmental recovery activities in the Pozo del Pull and Rio Sconfran mini-watersheds. In Laguna de Perlas, the CAPS Network is developing a proposal to protect and reforest the Rocky Point mini-watershed, which is a source of water for the city. The network is also developing a proposal for the comprehensive management of solid waste in the Pueblo Nuevo community. The proposals have received support from the Environmental Commissions in both municipalities.

The proposals focus on two types of adaptation methods – 1) reducing impacts on water availability and quality through reforestation and other environmental recovery programs; and 2) promoting the efficient use of resources through educational initiatives and application of the Law on CAPS.

2.19 Journalists Trained on Gender-Based Violence

During this quarter, the MGP held a second workshop for journalists to raise awareness around violence against women. The workshops allowed journalists to meet and correspond with women’s organizations working to monitor femicide cases and provide support services for victims of gender-based violence. 23 journalists (11 women and 12 men) and MGP partner organization communications staff heard presentations by the organizations Católicas por el Derecho a Decidir (Catholics for the Right to Choose) and Movimiento de Mujeres Nidia White (Nidia White Women’s Movement) from Bilwi in the North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region. During the workshops, journalists also requested MGP trainings on the rights of the LGBT community in order to better report on discrimination experienced by the LGBT community.

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Shira White coordinator of Women Movement Nidia White from Bilwi.

Fiscal Transparency

2.20 Report on Venezuelan Aid Completed

A report on contingent liabilities arising from Venezuelan oil contributions and the possible fiscal impacts of the Nicaraguan government’s debt obligations resulting from oil contributions was shared with the USAID Director and other staff members, who showed interest in the report’s results and findings.

Additional follow-on activities after the release of the report will include presentations to government representatives from other countries participating in Petrocaribe in order to inform them about the disadvantages of this type of aid. One of the principle disadvantages is the reliance on privately-held companies, which control 51% of the capital arriving through the aid program, and the lack of evidence that this capital is being invested in social causes.

2.21 Technical Assistance for Civil Society Organizations on Fiscal Transparency and National Budget Oversight Completed

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Based on the MGP’s experience in prior phases, CSOs participating in this phase of technical assistance signed agreements that specified both the responsibilties of the parties and identified specific expected results from the technical assistance program. The following results were obtained:

Table # 10 Results of Technical Assistance on Fiscal Transparency

OSC Detalle del producto acordado Grupos meta de los productos acordados

1) Material impreso de sensibilización para 1) Diputados Asamblea Nacional el tema de Vida independiente y su 2) Medios de comunicación: TV, Prensa, Radio ANDIS importancia para la personas con 3) Miembros y resto de directivos de ANDIS discapacidades severas e información de la 4) Población general ley 763. 1) Documento en versión ciudadana sobre el Estado de Situación de los 1) Habitantes de los Asentamientos de León Asentamientos en el municipio de León.

2) Metodología para facilitadores en TECHO 2) Líderes comunitarios y funcionarios Análisis presupuestario municipal. Nicaragua Alcaldía de León 3) Taller sobre Análisis presupuestario

Nacional y Municipal para un grupo de 10 4) Facilitadores de TECHO facilitadores de TECHO, que harán las réplicas con sus grupos metas. Boletín presupuestario ciudadano del Población del municipio de Jinotepe. municipio de Jinotepe; análisis

ANDISEX presupuestario en Salud e Infraestructura

2014 – 2015. Folleto sobre análisis de inclusión de partidas presupuestarias destinadas a -Comunidad LGBTI garantizar los derechos de las personas -Colectivo de Mujeres LGBTI en el PGR. -Grupos de Jóvenes -Ley de no discriminación -Población en General IDSDH -Derecho a la salud (VIH/ITS) -Educación y orientación sexual. Talleres con jóvenes líderes de Avodec y Capacitadores y jóvenes líderes de AVODEC elaboración de guía comunidades del departamento de Jinotega Diagnóstico, investigación sobre la situación del plan o política pública de Jóvenes de los territorios donde tienen PNJ empleo juvenil. ¿Cuánto se le ha asignado participación los integrantes de la PNJ en recursos del presupuesto a esta política?

At a closing ceremony, the participating organizations had the opportunity to share the results of the technical assistance program with IEEPP and engage in conversations about the process and its limitations. It is important to underline that, by creating these studies, the organizations have gained understandings about fiscal transparency and budget oversight that will allow them to perform their own budget analyses and put the lessons they learned into practice. The studies that were created as a result of the technical assistance program will be edited and published.

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2.22 Media Outlets Publish the Results of a Study on Casas Maternas

During this quarter, La Prensa, the country’s most circulated newspaper, printed a series of investigative reports titled, “Budget Reforms: A Balance After the Crisis: What Happened to the Casas Maternas, Social Housing Subsidies, and Agricultural Subsidies (bono productivo)?” Through these publications, the MGP was able to widely share the results of its study and highlight the national government’s discretion in developing budget reforms. Links to the reports are provided below in the footnote.4

2.23 Use of Open Data by Government Insitutions Encouraged

As part of its efforts to promote the use of open data as a necessary condition for increased transparency in government institutions, the MGP held two activities for journalists and civil society representatives this quarter. This first worshop, Open Data for Journalists, was held on September 28th and 29th and saw the participation of 20 journalists (11 women and 9 men) from different media outlets, including La Prensa, Confidencial, Managua Furiosa, El Nuevo Diario, El Observador, Canal 9 León, Entreredes and Canal 11 TV Red. The second event was the Open Data for Development Conference, which was held on September 30th and attended by 168 people (55% of whom were under 30 years old).

Four international experts participated in both events. The experts shared their experiences with open data initiaves in their respective countries, and encouraged organizations and software developers to design digital apps to improve access to public information and use new technologies to design informed advocacy campaigns.

Climate Change

2.24 Three Climate Change Adaptation Plans Approved by Communities and Presented to Municipal Authorities

Leaders from the 19 de Julio, Loma Fresca, and El Bluff neighborhoods and the Rama indigenous community Tik Tik Kanu presented climate change adaptation plans to the Bluefields municipal council in order that priority initiatives can be included in the 2016 municipal budget. Council members committed to approving the adaptation plans during the

4 http://www.laprensa.com.ni/2015/07/20/economia/1869241-rezagos-en-casas-maternas http://www.laprensa.com.ni/2015/07/21/economia/1869697-tijeretazo-a-vivienda-social http://www.laprensa.com.ni/2015/07/21/nacionales/1869918-12000-familias-fuera-de-hambre-cero-12000- familias-fuera-de-hambre-cero

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October council session and stated that the plans have allowed them to understand the causes and effects of climate change on the communities, as well as the possible impacts of climate change on different economic sectors and the quality of life in communities. The council member requested that the community leaders work on developing local climate change adaptation plans for other communities and neighborhoods in Bluefields in order to facilitate municipal administration of the plans. The leaders that presented the proposals were invited to speak on two radio programs.

The leaders also made presentations to their respective communities about the priorities established in the plans and sought community approval for the proposals presented to municipal authorities. The community meetings were well attended (see table) and allowed many community members to participate for the first time in developing proposals to combat the effects of climate change on their communities for presentation to municipal authorities.

The priority climate change adaptation plan initiatives as selected by the communities include water and sanitation, food security, and environmental recovery projects. The plans were developed by community members over the course of five workshops (2-3 days each), during which participants worked for a total of 120 hours on creating the plans.

Table # 11 Participation in Meetings to Approve Adaptation Plans by Community

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Participants Men Women <30 Tik Bº19 de BºLoma Total Kaanu julio Fresca Community 115 237 196 95 291 162 548 Members Municipal 3 1 1 2 2 1 4 Officials Journalists 8 11 3 1 3 1 22 Municipal 14 10 3 3 24 Council Members Total per 140 259 200 98 299 167 598 Category

Community members working on local climate change adaptation plans in Tik Tik Kaanu, 19 de Julio and Loma Fresca.

Community leaders making presentations on climate change adaptation plan priority initiatives at the Bluefields municipal council meeting on September 25, 2015.

2.25 Development of a Bluefields Municipal Climate Change Adaptation Plan Begins

Effective citizen participation is essential to promoting climate change adaptation initiatives. As such, MGP partner organization Centro Humboldt convened a first meeting to begin developing a municipal climate change adaptation plan for Bluefields. 56 public sector officials, local citizens, private sector and NGO’s representatives attended the meeting, which was used to identify priority climate change adaptation measures. During the first meeting, Centro Humboldt representatives explained the process of developing an adaptation plan and provided information on the types of climate change effects that are prevalent in Central America, Nicaragua, and the Caribbean coastal region. They also described how the final municipal plan will incorporate the community adaptation plans as well as tools including risk mapping. Participants designed a workplan to begin development of a climate change

21 MUNICIPAL GOVERNANCE PROGRAM AID 524 -10 - 00006 adaptation plan. During the upcoming quarter, blueEnergy will facilitate an assessment and surveying phase, which will be conducted by the community.

The 56 participants also selected a monitoring committee made up of private and public sector stakeholders that will create a strategic vision for the successful development of the municipal climate change adaptation plan. The committee will review the results of municipal evaluations in order to provide detailed input for the creation of the adaptation plan.

Table # 12 Institutions Participating in the Municipal Climate Change Adaptation Plan Monitoring Committee

Leader Sex Institution Acronym Concejo Regional Autónomo de la Costa Caribe Sur Kirkman Roe M (Regional Council for the South Caribbean CRACCS Autonomous Region) Ministerio del Ambiente y Recursos Naturales Hebe Machado F (Ministry of the Environment and Natural MARENA Resources) Secretaría de Recursos Naturales (Department of Dinnis Morales M SERENA Natural Resources – Regional Body) Norvin Salomon M Gobierno Territorial Rama y Kriol (Rama Kriol GRT-K Rupert Allen M Territorial Government) Rene Romero M Bluefields Indian and Caribbean University BICU Rodney Sambola M (FARENA) Erasmo Flores M Private Sector/Chamber of Commerce Carla Martin F Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Bluefields Wendelyn Vargas M Gabinete de la Familia Comunidad y Vida (Family, Alfredo Arana M GFCV Community and Life Council) Karla Müller F Instituto Nacional Forestal (National Forestry INAFOR Herlinda García F Institute)

Daniel González M Private Sector/Bluefields Tourism Chamber

2.26 Post Graduate Course Improves Regional Capacities for Climate Change Adaptation

Through its Post-graduate course, the MGP is meeting its program objective of increasing the technical understandings and developing the capacities of local professionals that will serve as important actors in climate change adaptation initiatives. 12 of the 23 students in the course – which is run out of BICU’s Department of Natural Resources and the Environment – are participating in the development of Bluefield’s municipal climate change adaptation plan. The students are residents of Bluefields and surrounding communities including Rama Cay, Wawashang and Laguna de Perlas.

The participants in the course – which is titled “Climate Change: Adaptation and the Sustainability of Resources in the RACCS” – have developed reports on the impacts of climate change and available climate change adaptation measures. The participation of the students

22 MUNICIPAL GOVERNANCE PROGRAM AID 524 -10 - 00006 in the development of the municipal plan will facilitate the process of identifying effective adaptation measures and will build important public sector partnerships. Centro Humboldt staff members serve as professors for the diploma course.

Table # 13 Climate Change Post Graduate Course Curriculum

Number of Total Number of Class Number Unit Class Hours Hours per Hours (Lecture) of Days (Practice) Unit Unit 1: The climate, climate variability, and climate change 12 6 18 3 Unit 2: Introduction to community- based climate change adaptation Unit 3: Community-based climate 12 6 18 3 change adaptation Unit 4: Climate change adaptation 18 6 24 3 and community self-management Total Hours 42 18 60 9 % 70 30 100

Table # 14 Participants in the “Climate Change: Adaptation and the Sustainability of Resources in the RACCS” Post Graduate Course who also are participating in the Municipal Adaptation Plan

Name Se Institution Acronym x Lindolfo F Bluefields Indian and Caribbean University BICU Hodgson Teresa F Ministerio de Economia (Ministry of the Economy) MEFCCA Mendoza Ines F Gobierno Regional Autonomo de la Costa Caribe Sur (South Caribbean Coast GRACCS Hernández Autonomous Regional Government) Norma Rojas F Ministerio de Salud (Ministry of Health) MINSA Karen Joseph F Instituto Nicaragûese de la Pesca (Nicaraguan Fishing Institute) INPESCA Haniel Arce M Secretaria de Recursos Naturales (Department of Natural Resources – Regional SERENA Body) Saul Reyes M MARENA MARENA Ramiro M ENACAL ENACAL Granja Silguian F Fundacion para el Desarrollo de la Costa Atlantica de Nicaragua (Foundation for FADCANIC Gutierrez Development on Nicaragua’s Atlantic Coast) Gabriel M Gobierno Territorial Rama y Kriol (Rama Kriol Territorial Government) GTRK Martínez 2.27 EMMPs for Demonstration Centers Completed

Enviormental Mitigation and Monitoring Plans (EMMP) were completed for climate change adaptation demonstration centers. The development of the EMMPs served as a learning process for the MGP partner organizations, in that it became clear that the possible climate impacts of every proposed project should be analyzed. The EMMP included technical analyses

23 MUNICIPAL GOVERNANCE PROGRAM AID 524 -10 - 00006 of energy use (solar panels and energy efficient kitchens), building materials, budgets, and construction costs for each of the climate change adaptation community demonstration centers. Construction on the demonstration centers will begin in October 2015.

Organizational Development

2.28 External Mid-Term Evaluation Completed

Through interviews with representatives from 15 partner organizations, key regional stakeholders, and the Global Communities technical staff, as well as document revision, Democracy International collected the information necessary to complete a mid-term evaluation of the MGP’s organizational development component. Some of the results that Democracy International has shared thus far demonstrate important advances:

 Partner organizations found the content of organizational strengthening programs to be relevant, especially with respect to efforts to organize and create action and advocacy plans with members of vulnerable populations (for example, the creation of FECONORI boards of directors for disabled people’s organizations in Corn Island, Bluefields, and Laguna de Perlas)  Given the current socio-political context in Nicaragua, it is important to maintain the MGP’s dual-level efforts by working with both civil society organizations (which promote citizen participation and advocate for rights from a specialized/technical approach) and local community organizations (which link the experiences and demands arising from local contexts to public advocacy, as their membership consists of people that belong to vulnerable populations).

The mid-term evaluation also demonstrated that greater efforts are needed to share the results of initiatives undertaken by target organizations and to improve communication among the different organizations working in the same regions or on the same issues in order to increase the impact of the initiatives of different groups and create a more favorable environment for advocacy campaigns.

2.29 With the Support of the MGP, Disabled People’s Organizations Identified Priority Municipal Funding Needs

The creation of FECONORI boards of directors in Corn Island and Bluefields, and the FECONORI central body in Laguna de Perlas, allowed the MPG to target its organizational strengthening activities for key organizational functionaries. This facilitated the process of prioritizing the demands of disabled people’s organizations in order to present concrete proposals for municipal budgets.

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The result is that disabled people’s organizations are making more forceful demands of municipal authorities. Rather than “petitioning for help,” the organizations are now “demanding respect for their rights and funding for the needs of vulnerable populations.”

Projects submitted to the Corn Island Municipality.

2.30 Community Organizations Participate in an MGP-Supported Exchange Program

46 representatives from 23 civil society and community organizations that partner with the MGP participated in an exchange program titled “Advocacy-Oriented Organizations” in Bluefields. During the exchange program, the organizations discussed the effects that the organizational strengthening program has had on their local efforts and agreed on specific capacity strengthening activities for 2016. The organizations also evaluated the achievements and limitations of 2015 organizational strengthening activities.

A total of 88 achievements were recognized by the organizations and grouped in ten expressions of change and improvement of organizations. The three most significant were: 1) improved organizational capacities for management and advocacy, 2) new knowledge and understanding gained through trainings (particularly on planning, conflict management, and leadership), and 3) the improvement and growth of the organizations. The most recognized limitations included the difficulties faced by community organizations in evolving, and limitations related to the current economic, social, and political context. A small number of participants identified limitations related to the implementation of activities by Global Communities.

The participants also discussed opportunities to link efforts on gender, climate change adaptation, local economic development, and citizen participation. Among these are: 1) inter- organizational workshops on specific themes like climate change and gender equity to discuss how women address climate change and how it impacts them differently; 2) the creation of a support strategy of all organizations working in a particular territory that incorporates the different rights demands by each vulnerable group; or 3) the inclusion of gender analysis within the different projects and actions taken, and how this analysis may

25 MUNICIPAL GOVERNANCE PROGRAM AID 524 -10 - 00006 favor local development of women. A report on the exchange program will be available at the end of October and will be shared with all of the partner organizations.

2.31 Institutional Strengthening Phase Completed

With the exception of two workshops in Laguna de Perlas, initiatives to develop work plans under the MGP’s organizational development component were completed this quarter. Final workshops were held with the FECONORI boards of directors, trainings on human resource management, conflict resolution, information management, and resource management were held with APRODER and FUMSAMI, and an exchange program was held for all of the organizations receiving assistance under the organizational development component.

The MGP also began an internal evaluation of the component, with a focus on initiatives for community organizations. All of the participating organizations have created action and/or operational plans that will serve as a reference for follow-on activities in FY2016. Civil society organizations using ARC tools to monitor their activites have manuals addressing organizational branding, conflict management, and information management to improve the implementation of their activities.

26 III. SIGNIFICANT CONSTRAINTS/LESSONS LEARNED AND BEST PRACTICES

3.1 Limitation: Municipal Councils Refuse to Approve Draft Ordinances and Policies

While the municipal councils have generally shown a willingness to work with MGP partner organizations, a number of municipal councils (Bluefields, El Rama, and Corn Island) have refused to approve municipal ordinances developed by the CoMAJ and Movement for Sexual Diversity/AMJOLU

Corrective Measure: MGP partner organizations will adopt some of the alternatives proposed by the municipal councils. For example, in Corn Island the municipal council has indicated that it is prepared to recognize the CoMAJ as an officially chartered organization representing island youth and adolescents and is willing to include projects proposed by the CoMAJ in the 2016 municipal budget. In Bluefields, the municipal government has proposed the creation of an inter-institutional committee to coordinate activities with other public sector institutions to ensure that the rights of members of the LGBTI community are respected.

3.2 Limitation: Municipal Governments Fail to Hold Budget Accountability Forums

In the majority of the municipalities where the MGP is active, the municipal governments are not holding budget accountability forums. In El Almendro and San Miguelito, last minute date changes were made to the most recent municipal council sessions and the public was denied access to the sessions (in violation of a municipal law that requires municipal council session to be open to the public).

Corrective Measure: In order to continue to monitor the implementation of municipal budgets despite the failure of municipal governments to hold budget accountability forums, MGP partner organizations and their target groups are using Transmuni data to evaluate the implementation of municipal budgets. It should be noted that in many of the municipalities the information within Transmuni is outdated which makes it even more necessary for the partner organizations to perform site visits to verify the data. In the municipalities where municipal council sessions have been closed to the public, the partner organizations have developed positive relationships with various council members and municipal staff who are sharing information about the results of the council sessions.

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3.3 Limitation: Municipal Authorities Continue to Resist the Release of Public Information as Required by Law.

Municipal authorities continue to resist demands for the release of public information.

Corrective Measure: MGP partner organizations are using alternative techniques to gather information, including interviews with key actors and the collection of data through the Transmuni website (mipresupuestomunicipal.org.ni).

3.4 Limitation: Government Response to the Open Municipal Budget Website

During the presentation on the new open municipal budget website, stakeholders expressed concern that the government will react poorly to the creation of the website and the use of Transmuni to gather budgetary information. The stakeholders are concerned that the government may attempt to restrict access to information or discredit the inititiave.

Corrective Measure: In order to minimize the risk of an adverse governmental reaction, the MGP sent a letter to the Ministry of the Treasury and Public Credit (which manages TRANSMUNI) and to the Institute for Municipal Promotion (INIFOM, Sp.). The letter provided a brief description of the website and expressed the MGP’s willingness to provide further information to officials from both institutions.

3.5 Limitatations: Difficulty of Travel Limits the Success of Workshops in Laguna de Perlas

FECONORI’s central body in Laguna de Perlas was recently formed and is responsible for implementing activities across the largest geographic area of all of the PODER project organizations. This has made travel to training workshops difficult for participants. As such, training programs for disabled people under the organizational development component were not completed this quarter.

Corrective Measure: The MGP’s 2016 work plan will seek to reinforce efforts in Laguna de Perlas and complete trainings with FECONORI’s central body. To minimize difficulties in convening participants, the MGP will plan site visits and coordinate meetings ahead of time to ensure participant availability and identify the best days and sites for activities. These site visits will also be used to follow up on proposals submitted by the central body to municipal authorities.

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3.6 Lesson Learned: Organizational Development and Project-Based Activities Must be Better Coordinated

Many MGP partner CSOs and community organizations are still in their formative stages and must adapt to a context of increasingly limited funding for the implementation of activities and decreasing opportunities for political engagement with government officials. As such, the MGP must improve its organizational development technical assistance activities by: 1) strengthening the sustainability and advocacy capacities of organizations, and 2) providing direct support for organizational activities where improved technical or strategic capacities are necessary to achieve results.

Corrective Measure: The MGP will improve coordination between program-based activities and organizational development activities by identifying the activities of each organization and framing organizational development strategies that are better tailored to the particular organization’s goals. The organizational development component will take into account organizations’ main strategic activities and will provide the organizations with the ability to evaluate and measure advances in the implementation of these activities.

3.7 Lesson Learned: Infrastructure Projects must Consider the Impacts of Climate Change

Through the creation of the EMMPs, an important lesson learned on the local level was the need to consider the impacts of climate change - including heavy rains, droughts, rising sea levels, and more frequent heat waves - in developing any infrastructure project. The goal should be to have the smallest climate impact. This lesson could be shared on the local levels through workshops.

Corrective Measure: Create a blueprint showing the locations of each component of the Climate Change Adapatation Community Demonstration Centers. Create a photo gallery to see if the projects have been impacted by climate changes in unexpected ways.

29 IV. PLANNED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

The main accomplishments planned for Q1 and Q2 of 2016 are:

Table 17: Planned Accomplishment Q1 and Q2 FY2016

Institutional Fiscal Transparency Cross Quarter Citizen Participation Climate Change strengthening (IEEPP) Component Q1  La Ordenanza Municipal de Desarrollo  Completado el  Ejecutado Plan de  3 Planes Comunitarios  Lanzadas Económico Local en Muelle de los Bueyes – documento que Medios de ante el Cambio Climático convocatorias FY 2016 APRODER / CDM es difundida, valorado sus sistematiza el proceso de Productos de la Fase presentados al Gobierno públicas para la avances y cuenta con nuevos socios para su formación de OB´s II (Estudio sobre la Municipal de Bluefields. presentación de Oct – Dic implementación gradual.  Completadas un total de cooperación  Al menos 3 iniciativas de nuevos  APRODER y los CDM realizan intercambios de 18 actualizaciones de los venezolana y la los Planes Comunitarios proyectos y 2015 experiencia sobre Desarrollo Económico Local y planes de acción de OB´s. propuesta de de adaptación cuentan propuestas de lucha contra la violencia hacia las mujeres.  Completado el Plan y reforma a la Ley con presupuesto consultorías.  Finalizado el Programa Formativo en Estrategia de Formación 550). municipal para su  Revisión y Participación Ciudadana implementado por de las OB´s  Análisis y implementación. negociación de BICU, FUMSAMI, MDS - AMJOLU.  Inicio de los talleres Presentación del  Instalados sistemas de propuestas  Organizaciones socias han realizado y Comunicación PGR 2016. recolección de agua; nuevas. presentado auditorias sociales. Estratégica para la  Análisis de la estufas ahorradoras;  Organizaciones socias y sus grupos metas han Incidencia. Reforma al PGR sistemas de energía participado en el 4to cabildo sobre la ejecución  Efectuado 1er.ejercicio 2015. alternativa en hogares presupuestaria año 2015. práctico de campañas  Lanzamiento de la de 9 familias modelos.  Organizaciones socias y sus grupos metas han locales por las OB´s WEB Presupuestos  En 3 huertos participado en la Consulta al Presupuesto socias. Municipales demostrativos han sido Municipal 2016 e inciden con sus propuestas.  Actualización de Planes Abiertos. recolectadas las  Efectuado el Encuentro intermunicipal entre Operativos y Estratégicos  Capacitación a OSC primeras cosechas de adolescentes y jóvenes de los CoMAJ de Corn de OSC´s socias socias del Programa vegetales. Island, El Rama, Laguna de Perlas y Bluefields.  Completado el sistema de sobre la WEB  Iniciada asistencia monitoreo de blueEnergy. presupuestos técnica para periodistas

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Institutional Fiscal Transparency Cross Quarter Citizen Participation Climate Change strengthening (IEEPP) Component  FUMSAMI y las Redes Ciudadanas realizan Foro  Aplicación de ARC a 3 Municipales locales para la sobre “Participación Ciudadana e Inclusión OSC´s socias e inicio de Abiertos. realización de Social desde una perspectiva de género y 3ra Fase de Asistencia  Convocatoria y reportajes a diversidad sexual”. Técnica a OSC´s. Selección de OSC profundidad sobre el  Completado el diplomado CEIMM – Sesiones de  Completado el Plan de Locales y por ejes Cambio Climático. debate entre mujeres RACCS. Formación en Género y es nacionales  Completado el  Lanzamiento sitio Web Voces contra la Violencia. presentado a temáticos. Diplomado y curso de  Sesiones con mujeres en espacio de toma de organizaciones socias. líderes de la BICU sobre decisión CEIMM.  Talleres con mujeres y adaptación ante el  Marcha por el día internacional de las personas hombre con discapacidad Cambio Climático. con discapacidad - FECONORI. sobre equidad de género  Completado Línea de  Carnetización de personas con discapacidad en y masculinidad. Base del Proyecto – Bluefields, Corn Island y Laguna de Perlas.  Talleres Juntas Directivas blueEnergy y Global  Efectuada sesiones 8 y 9 de la Mesa de FECONORI Communities. Concertación de Juventudes de la RACCS.  Campaña de  Convenio de Café con Voz con Universidad sensibilización sobre URACCAN. Cambio Climático.  Ejecutada Campaña de Participación Ciudadana  Fortalecida Red CAPS. para la Consulta Presupuestaria. Q2  Organizaciones socias y sus grupos metas han  Desarrollado primer  Análisis y  Formulado Plan  Inician participado en el 1er cabildo sobre la ejecución módulo de formación en Presentación de la Municipal de ejecución de FY 2016 presupuestaria del año 2016. Género y participación Ejecución Adaptación al Cambio proyectos y  Instaurada Mesa de Ganadería de Muelle de los ciudadana para Presupuestaria PGR Climático de Bluefields y consultorías de Ene – Mar Bueyes en asocio con el Proyecto de Ganadería organizaciones socias. 2015. de Corn Island y las Empresarial de Technoserve.  Publicado Manual para la  Presentado presentados convocatorias 2016  Finalizados eventos formativos implementación de del Presupuesto públicamente. realizadas por el interactivos/reflexivos con jóvenes de la enfoque de Género en Ciudadano  Completados 10 Programa. comunidad LGBT, familiares y allegados. procesos de participación Municipal 2016. estudios monográficos  Presentación de Informes de Seguimiento de ciudadana.  Actualización del de estudiantes de BICU acciones de incidencia por las Organizaciones  Fortalecidas las OSC´s en: Observatorio en temas relacionados al socias. Sostenibilidad y Marcos Nuestro Cambio Climático.  Sesión de la Mesa de Concertación de Juventudes. Legales e Institucionales. Presupuesto  Divulgados 4 videos Nacional. cortos sobre

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Institutional Fiscal Transparency Cross Quarter Citizen Participation Climate Change strengthening (IEEPP) Component  Formación de integrantes de la Mesa de  Desarrollado el Segundo  Actualización de la afectaciones de la Concertación de Juventudes Módulo en Comunicación WEB Presupuestos variabilidad climática en  Posicionamiento del Estudio Voces del Sur y Estratégica para la Municipales los pueblos de la región. Consenso de Indicadores de Seguimiento al Incidencia. Abiertos (PMA) con  Completados y desarrollo de la Juventud.  Efectuado 2do. ejercicio en base a la presentados 6 Planes de  Fortalecida área de comunicación URACCAN con práctico de acciones ejecución Adaptación apoyo de Café con Voz. locales de comunicación presupuestaria Comunitarios.  Realizado Estudio sobre DEL en la RACCS. por OSC´s/ OB´s. 2015 y los  Desarrollados en 4  Completado 5 ediciones especiales y 5 reportajes  Formación en Sistemas de presupuestos comunidades los de Onda Local – ASODEL. Monitoreo y Formación Municipales 2016 Talleres de Capacitación  Conmemoración del Día Internacional de las de Evidencias.  Capacitación y en técnicas de Mujeres Asistencia a OSC adaptación a 18 familias para seguimiento modelos. presupuestario  4 huertos municipal y nacional demostrativos por ejes temáticos. abastecen a 60 hogares  Campaña “Nuestro con vegetales y frutas Presupuesto”. cosechadas.  Hackaton –  21 CAPS formalizados, aplicaciones PMA. implementando plan de trabajo con los gobiernos municipales de Bluefields y Laguna de Perlas.  Alianza del Caribe Sur Ante el Cambio Climático ha concertado y ejecutado un plan de trabajo para 2016.

32 ANNEXES

The following annexes are attached:

1. MGP Project List 2. MGP Logical Framework Indicator Report 3. MGP Trainet Report 4. MGP 2013 Cost Share Report 5. MGP Accruals 6. MGP Alliances Q1 2015 7. IEEPP Quarterly Report

33 Annex 1. MGP Project List

Proyectos Vigentes del Programa de Gobernabilidad Local - QIV 2015 Monto Aporte Fecha de Fecha de # Organización Nombre del Proyecto Objetivo Componente Grupo Meta Cobertura Geográfica Total USAID Estado Inicio Finalización U$ U$ Población en General, Instituto de Estudios Estratégicos Mejorar la comprensión de la sociedad civil sobre la Transparencia 1 Transparencia Fiscal en Nicaragua Sociead Civil nacional y Nacional 15/03/2013 30/08/2016 728,004.60 626,965.71 En Ejecución y Políticas Públicas buena gobernabilidad de los recursos públicos Fiscal local Promover la participación activa de la población en Promoción de la Participación espacios de incidencia mediante la producción de Población en General, Instituto de Estudios Estratégicos Participación 2 Ciudadana Activa e Informada. Café programas radiales y televisivos que los mantengan Sociead Civil nacional y Nacional 21/03/14 31/07/15 141,535.70 49,987.70 Finalizado y Políticas Públicas Ciudadana con Voz informados sobre los principales problemas que local limitan su desarrollo.

Aportar a la consolidación de espacios de concertación ciudadana a través del apoyo a los CDM, en la búsqueda de mejorar su rol en la Consolidación de Espacios de Chontales: San Pedro de Asociación para el progreso y consulta y fiscalización del presupuesto municipal, Participación Comités de Desarrollo 3 Concertación para el Desarrollo Local Lóvago y Santo Domingo; y la 09/05/14 15/10/15 124,115.00 87,000.00 En Ejecución desarrollo rural, APRODER* así como a grupos de interés que desarrollen planes Ciudadana Municipal Inclusivo RAAS: , Muelle de los Bueyes de incidencia orientados a demandar respuestas del Estado y a aportar a la solución de problemas que afectan a la población.

Fortalecer a Organizaciones de Personas con Fortalecimiento organizativo y de la Discapacidad en comunidades de la RAAS, Región Autónoma de la Costa Federacion Nicaraguense de capacidad de incidencia de las especialmente indígenas y afro-descendientes, para Participación Personas con Caribe Sur (RACCS): 4 Asociaciones de Personas con organizaciones de personas con aumentar su capacidad de participación ciudadana 11/06/14 31/08/15 156,294.00 110,000.00 Finalizado Ciudadana Discapacidad Bluefields, Cornd Islan y Discapacidad, Feconori discapacidad en la region autonoma que les permita abogar en nombre de sus Laguna de Perlas atlantico sur integrantes para lograr la igualdad de derechos y oportunidades para las personas con discapacidad. Contribuir a la inclusión de las demandas de la Impulsando la participación ciudadana Región Autónoma de la Costa comunidad LGBT en las políticas públicas y la Asociación de mujeres jóvenes de la comunidad lgbt para un desarrollo Participación Caribe Sur (RACCS): 5 participación en espacios de toma de decisiones en Comunidad LGTB 25/08/2014 31/10/2015 74,363.00 59,772.00 En Ejecución luchadoras, AMJOLU con representatividad, inclusión y Ciudadana Desembocadura de Río 2 municipios de la Región Autónoma del Caribe Sur equidad Grande de Nicaragua.

Fortalecer capacidades técnicas y teóricas de Fortaleciendo capacidades de periodistas locales en materia de análisis de la Periodistas comunicadores Chontales, Río San Juan y Global Communities/ consultores Participación 6 periodistas locales de Chontales, Río gestión local y enfoque de derechos en las cobertura de Chontales, Río San Región Autónoma Atlántico 01/07/2014 30/09/2015 25,000.00 25,000.00 Finalizado locales Ciudadana San Juan y la RAAS periodística que promuevan la participación Juan y la RAAS Sur ciudadana

Contribuir al empoderamiento y protagonismo juvenil Jóvenes y adolescentes de en los procesos de desarrollo local de cuatro Bluefields Indian Caribbean Participación juvenil activa para una Participación Laguna de Perlas, Bluefields, Laguna de Perlas, 7 municipios de la Región Autónoma del Caribe Sur de 18/02/2015 18/12/2015 120,442.00 90,256.00 En Ejecución University, BICU gobernabilidad local inclusiva Ciudadana Bluefields, El Rama y Corn Corn Island y El Rama. Nicaragua, desde una participación ciudadana con Island perspectiva intercultural y de género.

Contribuir al ejercicio de la participación ciudadana Promoviendo la participación de mujeres y jóvenes de San Miguelito y El Fundación de mujeres de San ciudadana de mujeres y jóvenes de san Participación Mujeres y jóvenes de San 8 Almendro, para lograr la inclusión de sus demandas San Miguelito y El Almendro 18/02/2015 18/12/2015 48,263.00 40,000.00 En Ejecución Miguelito, Fumsami miguelito y el almendro por un Ciudadana Miguelito y El Almendro en la agenda pública local (equidad de género y desarrollo inclusivo diversidad sexual).

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Monto Aporte Fecha de Fecha de # Organización Nombre del Proyecto Objetivo Componente Grupo Meta Cobertura Geográfica Total USAID Estado Inicio Finalización U$ U$ Fortalecimiento de las redes municipales caps para su incidencia y Crear y fortalecer las redes de CAPS de los Comités de Agua Participación 9 blue Energy participación en políticas públicas para municipios de Bluefields y Laguna de Perlas en Potable y Saneamiento Laguna de Perlas y Bluefields 24/03/2015 24/03/2016 57,845.00 44,118.00 En Ejecución Ciudadana el mejoramiento de sus condiciones de materia de Participación Ciudadana CAPS vida en la RACS Mujeres organizadas y no Región Autónoma de la Costa Centro de estudios e información Contribuir al ejercicio de la ciudadanía intercultural organizadas, feministas Caribe Sur (RACCS): de la mujer multiétnico adscrito a de las mujeres de la Región Autónoma del Caribe académicas y activistas, Incidiendo para la igualdad, en la Participación Bluefields, Pearl Lagoon, 10 la universidad de las regiones Sur, fortaleciendo su capacidad de análisis, gestión estudiantes y lideresas 01/10/2014 30/11/2015 104,421.00 76,396.00 En Ejecución diversidad Ciudadana Desembocadura de Río autónomas de la costa caribe de información y visibilidad de su posicionamiento originarias de los 5 Grande, Nueva Guinea y nicaragüense, Ceimm-Uraccan. ante temas estratégicos. municipios de cobertura Paiwas. del proyecto. Municipios de los Desarrollar una aplicación informática que tomando Miembros de las OSC departamentos de Chontales, como referencia los presupuestos municipales Desarrollo de aplicación informática socios, medios locales y dispuestos en el TRASNMUNI genere reportes Participación Río San Juan y la RAAS. 11 Global Communities/ GUEGUE para seguimiento a la ejecución ciudadanía activa en el 02/01/2015 30/09/2015 10,000.00 10,000.00 Completado comprensibles a la ciudadanía y facilite el Ciudadana presupuestaria municipal área de intervención del seguimiento a la ejecución de los presupuestos programa municipales. Mesa de concertación en juventud del Jóvenes y adolescentes de Bluefields Indian Caribbean caribe sur: contribuyendo al desarrollo Participación Laguna de Perlas, Región Autónoma de la Costa 12 27/08/2015 27/03/2016 22,741.00 14,048.00 En Ejecución University, BICU humano de las juventudes desde la Ciudadana Bluefields, El Rama y Corn Caribe Sur (RACCS) asociatividad y la articulación Island Asociación red de mujeres Región Autónoma de la Costa Plataforma política para incidir en el Mujeres afrodescendientes afrolatinoamericanas, Participación Caribe Sur (RACCS): 13 decenio de la población afro- de la Costa Caribe Sur 31/08/2015 30/03/2016 37,614.58 32,053.00 En Ejecución afrocaribeñas y de la diáspora, la Ciudadana Bluefields, Laguna de Perlas, descendiente nicaragüense. red Corn Island, El Rama Desarrollar un segundo proceso de asistencia Municipios de Río San Juan, Fortalecimiento Organizacional a técnica y capacitación con 3 OSC a fin de poder OSC socias Chontales, y RAAS Global Communities/ consultores Organizaciones de Sociedad Civil Desarrollo 14 mejorar sus índices de desarrollo organizacional implementadoras del 02/01/2015 30/07/2015 29,500.00 29,500.00 Completado locales mediante asistencia técnica para la Organizacional según la metodología ARC, para fortalecer la calidad Programa mejora.(Segunda Fase) y cobertura de sus servicios. Aumentar la capacidad de recuperación de las personas y los recursos naturales en la Región del Población en general que Facilitando posicionamiento y Región Autónoma de la Costa Caribe Sur de Nicaragua ante los impactos de largo Cambio vive en zonas de alta 15 Centro Humbolt metodologías ante el cambio climático Caribe Sur (RACCS): 17/11/2014 20/09/2016 97,260.00 80,000.00 En Ejecución plazo del cambio climático mediante la promoción de Climático vulnerabilidad a los en la racs Bluefields la participación de los grupos vulnerables de la cambios climáticos. población en los procesos de adaptación.

Aumentar la capacidad de recuperación de las personas y los recursos naturales en la Región del Población en general que Región Autónoma de la Costa Iniciativa familias y comunidades Caribe Sur de Nicaragua ante los impactos de largo Cambio vive en zonas de alta 16 blue Energy Caribe Sur (RACCS): 17/11/2014 20/09/2016 382,012.00 320,000.00 En Ejecución preparadas ante el cambio climático” plazo del cambio climático mediante la promoción de Climático vulnerabilidad a los Bluefields y Laguna de Perlas la participación de los grupos vulnerables de la cambios climáticos. población en los procesos de adaptación.

Incrementar el conocimiento de líderes comunitarios y profesionales tomadores de decisión en la Costa Formación a líderes comunitarios y Caribe Sur de Nicaragua, que inciden en el Líderes comunitarios y Región Autónoma de la Costa Bluefields Indian Caribbean profesionales de los pueblo indígenas y Cambio 17 desarrollo de las políticas públicas, en el área de profesionales tomadores Caribe Sur (RACCS): 19/01/2015 20/09/2016 80,090.00 70,000.00 En Ejecución University, BICU afro-descendientes para la adaptación Climático medio ambiente y cambio climático, mediante la de decisión Bluefields y Laguna de Perlas ante el cambio climático formación académica y desarrollo de investigaciones. 2,239,500.88 1,765,096.41

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Annex 2. MGP Logical Framework Indicator Report

Indicator LOP Years Year 5 2011-2014 Target Quarter I Quarter II Quarter III Quarter IV Accrued Prog. Ejec % Target Acoo % Target Acoo % Target Acoo % Target Acoo % Target Acoo % mplis mplis mplis mplis mplis hed hed hed hed hed Explanation O1: Promote the exercise of rights and responsibilities by citizens in local governance and development Indicator 1.1 70% 70 70% 70% Se medirá el año 2016 por cuanto es un indicador que mide el % of citizenry target group that cumplimiento del componente al finalizar el programa increases its knowledge and skills on how to excercise citizen participation Indicator 1.2 218 176 164 93% 35 15 109 727% 20 4 20% 35 113 323% Target was established taking into account previous year context Number of Local Mechanisms in which municipal citizen participation spaces were reduced as Supported with USG Assistance for a result of an increased GON influence at the local level . Citizens to Engage their Sub-national However, in 3 municipalities the program supported Municipal Government. Development Committes (CDMs) were able to increase spaces for participation. R1.2. Citizens have the understanding and tools necessary to exercise their right to active participation.

Indicator 1.2.1 (2.4.1-6) 3508 2804 4270 152% 920 100 464 464% 300 1 17 39% 270 24 9% 250 330 132% 920 935 102% Number of people who have completed civic education programs.

• Number of men 1516 460 50 236 472% 150 55 37% 135 9 7% 125 111 89% 460 411 89% • Number of women. 2754 460 50 228 456% 150 62 41% 135 15 11% 125 219 175% 460 524 114% R1.3 Advocacy and citizen participation activities promoted. Indicator 1.3.1. (2.4.1-2) 124 216 234 108% 40 10 9 90% 10 14 140% 10 1 10% 10 17 170% 40 41 103% Number of civil society organizations using USG assistance to promote civic participation. Indicator 1.3.3. 172 165 176 107% 72 72 181 251% 72 181 251% Target was established taking into account previous year context Number of initiatives presented by in which municipal citizen participation spaces were reduced as citizens and CSOs to local a result of an increased GON influence at the local level . governments. However, in 3 municipalities the program supported Municipal Indicator 1.3.4. 34% 30 34 113% 30 30 46.9 156% 30 46.9 156% Deueve tloopm thee antct iComve andmi teteffes (CDctiveM invols) wveerem aeblnte itno eiancrlrey satsaege thes of Percentage of citizen requests to local the municipal budget consultation by local organizations, the governments that have a positive acceptance of proposals was higher than originally planned. 85 response. out of 181 proposals, supported by the program were incorporated into the annual budgets of 9 municipalities. R1.4 CS networks and alliances have greater capacity for coordination and the articulation of demands Indicator 1.4.1. 31 14 15 107% 15 4 1 25% 4 2 50% 4 4 100% 3 4 133% 15 11 73% Se subejecuto por las limitadas iniciativas de las organizaciones Number of initiatives promoting civil en función de las temáticas promovidas por el programa. En el society coordination and networking. presente trimestre incluyen la mesa Incluye la red integrada por IEEPP, NDI y Red Local para el lanzamiento y administración del sitio web presupuestos municipales Abiertos, la comisión de género de Santo Domingo, la Comisión de Género de San Pedro de Lóvago y la Comisión Promotora de la Implementación de la Política de Desarrollo Económico Local de Muelle de los Bueyes.

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Indicator LOP Years Year 5 2011-2014 Target Quarter I Quarter II Quarter III Quarter IV Accrued Prog. Ejec % Target Acoo % Target Acoo % Target Acoo % Target Acoo % Target Acoo % mplis mplis mplis mplis mplis hed hed hed hed hed Explanation O2: Strengthen the management capacities of CSOs to empower citizens. Indicator 2.1. 10 13 13 4 31% 13 4 31% Se medirá en el año 2016 por cuanto es un indicador que mide Number of CSOs that improve their el cumplimiento del componente al finalizar el programa, a la organizational capacity by at least fecha se actualizado el ARC e identificado mejora de sus 20%. capacidades en las siguientres OSC: FUMSAMI, APRODER, CEPS y blue Energy R2.1 CSO have been institutionally strengthened Indicator 2.1.1. (2.4.1-1) 75 85 99 116% 30 14 15 0 0% 15 8 53% 30 22 73% The program offered organizational development assistance to Number of Civil Society more than 30 organizations but only 22 fully engaged in this Organizations using USG Assistance assistance. to Improve Internal Organizational Capacity. Indicator CBLD-5 10 Local Organizational Capacity Assessment Score. Indicator 2.1.2. 430 470 448 95% 80 90 40 150 375% 40 80 240 300% Newly stablished Board of Members of 11 Disabled Persons Number of CSO representatives Organizations, as well as 4 Territorial Government Boards, trained under organizational requested training. strengthening activities.

• Number of men 191 41 20 66 330% 20 40 107 268% • Number of women. 257 49 20 84 420% 20 40 133 333% R 2.2. CSOs have received support for the implementation of programs to strengthen citizen participation or organizational perforrmance Indicator 2.2.1. 10 10 9 90% 10 5 0 0% 5 18 360% 10 18 180% Se mejoro la capacidad de las organizaciones de presentar sus Number of improvement or capacity demandas mediante la construcción de sus planes de acción y strengthening initiatives supported by sus planes de incidencia. the program. O3. To increase citizen awareness of and demand for fiscal transparency in Nicaragua and to support citizen dialogue with local and national budget policy decision makers. R3.1. CSOs, journalists and citizens are knowledgeable about and advocating for fiscal transparency. Indicator 3.1.1. (2.4.1-9) 10 20 10 50% 4 4 6 150% 4 6 150% Se sobre cumplió la meta por la demanda de las organziaciones, *Number of CSOs receiving USG que han sido parte del proceso de capacitación en Transparencia assistance engaged in advocacy fiscal, de recibir asistencia técnica para hacer acciones de interventions. seguimiento al presupuesto General de la República.

O 4. Increase civil society participation in the montoring and management of national public resources R4.2 Dialogue between civil society and decision makers during budget process increased, especially in the area of social sector budget assignments. Indicator 4.2.1. (2.2.1-6 - ) 2 2 2 100% 1 1 1 100% 1 1 100% Number of Public Forums resulting from USG assistance in which national legislators and members of the public interact. Indicator 4.2.3. (2.2.4-5) 45 0 0 0% 45 15 0 30 50 167% 45 50 111% Number of people affiliated with non- governmental organizations receiving USG-supported anti-corruption training

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Indicator LOP Years Year 5 2011-2014 Target Quarter I Quarter II Quarter III Quarter IV Accrued Prog. Ejec % Target Acoo % Target Acoo % Target Acoo % Target Acoo % Target Acoo % mplis mplis mplis mplis mplis hed hed hed hed hed Explanation O 4. Increase civil society participation in the montoring and management of national public resources Indicator (2.1.1-4) 3 0 0 0% 3 2 3 150% 1 0 0% 3 3 100% Number of USG-supported public sessions held regarding proposed changes to the country’s legal framework Indicator (2.2.1-7) 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0% 1 1 100% Number of USG-assisted civil society organizations that participate in legislative proceedings and/or engage in advocacy with national legislature and its committees O.4 To increase the resilience of the people and natural resources in the Caribbean region of Nicaragua to the long-term impacts of climate change by promoting the participation of vulnerable populations in the adaptation planning process R 4.1 Indigenous and afro-descendent communities have increased knowledge and tools to engage and participate in the local adaptation planning processes Indicator (4.8.2-26) 9 Number of stakeholders with increased capacity to adapt to the impacts of climate changes as a result of USG assistance R4.2 Strengthened coordination, advocacy, citizen participation and dialogue between communities and communal/municipal/regional governments Indicator (4.8.2-14) 12 Number of institutions with improved capacity to address climate change issues as a result of USG assistance. R4.3 Local adaptatio plans with communities developed and implemented Indicator 6 Number of vulnerable/ marginalized communities supported by USG funded intervention. Indicator (4.8.2-26) 10 10 10 0 7 8 10 15 150% Se sobrecumplió la meta porque los procesos de elaboración de Number of stakeholder participanting los planes comunitarios de adaptación al cambio climatico son in the formulation of climate change participativos. En el trimestre correponde a los actores locales adaptation plan as a result of USG que se han integrado en las comunidades de Tik Tik Kaanu, Bº assitance 19 de julio y Bº Loma Fresca: Gabinete de la Familia, Comunidad y Vida (GFCV), Brigada Local de atencion a Number of men 50 50 50 0 7 107 50 114 228% Riesgos (BRILOR), Comite de barrio de Prevención y atencion Number of women 50 50 50 0 20 242 50 262 524% a desastres (COBAPRED), Concejo Regional, CAPs, MARENA, Secretaria de Recursos Naturales (SERENA), Number of ethnic group 2 2 4 2 6 300% 2 0 2 INAFOR. Number of Municipalities 2 2 2 0 1 1 2 2 100% En el proceso participaron miembros de diferentes etnias, entre las que destacan mestizos, multiétnicos, miskitos, ramas, garifunas y creoles

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Indicator LOP Years Year 5 2011-2014 Target Quarter I Quarter II Quarter III Quarter IV Accrued Prog. Ejec % Target Acoo % Target Acoo % Target Acoo % Target Acoo % Target Acoo % mplis mplis mplis mplis mplis hed hed hed hed hed Explanation Crosscutting indicators Indicator (2.4.1-3) 19 16 14 88% 3 1 1 100% 1 1 100% 1 1 100% 0 3 3 100% Number of CSO Advocacy Campaigns Supported by USG. MGP 2 1 1 100% 1 1 100% 2 2 100% IEEPP 1 1 1 1 1 100% Indicator (2.4.2-8) 33 26 42.5 163% 7 1.5 0 0% 3.5 0 2 7 350% 0 4 7 11 157% A 2-day training workshop was hosted in late September taking * Number of training days provided to advantage of international experts participating on the journalists with USG assistance, OpenData Conference. Additionally, the program organized a measured by person-days of training. non planned workshop on Gender Based Violence. MGP 19 18 33.5 3 1.5 0 0 1.5 0 0 2 2 3 4 133% IEEPP 14 8 9 113% 4 0 2 2 5 250% 2 4 7 175% 0 • Number of men 50 123 246% 44 10 22 12 19 158% 21 44 40 91%

• Number of men MGP 80 20 10 10 0 0 12 12 20 24 120% • Number of men IEEPP 43 24 0 12 0 12 7 58% 9 24 16 67%

• Number of women. 50 101 44 10 22 12 25 208% 22 44 47 107% • Number of women. MGP 62 20 10 10 0 0 12 11 20 23 115% • Number of women. IEEPP 39 24 0 12 0 12 13 108% 11 24 24 100% Indicator (2.2.4-4) 207 87 76 87% 24 3 8 5 63% 8 8 100% 8 7 88% 24 23 96% Number of mechanisms for external oversight of public resource use supported by USG assistance MGP 199 84 71 85% 21 3 7 3 43% 7 7 100% 7 6 86% 21 19 90% IEEPP 8 6 5 83% 3 1 2 200% 1 1 100% 1 1 100% 3 4 133%

Indicator 30 30 30 30 0 0% Se hará la medición del indicador el cuarto trimestre del 2016 Proportion of local leaders trained that para medir el impacto de las actividades de género del agree with the concept that males and Programa. females should have equal access to social, economic, and political opportunities. Indicator 10 10 5 5 100% 5 5 100% 10 10 100% Number of USG-funded organizations representing marginalized constituencies trying to affect government policy or conducting government oversight.

Indicator 5 5 5 6 120% 5 6 120% Se sobrecumplio por cuanto se capacitó y brindo asistencia Number of CSOs strengthened to técnica a 6 OSC para hacer seguimiento al presupuesto general promote policy dialogue, advocate for de la República: las organizaciones que recibieron Asistencia change, and/or serve as watchdogs on Técnica son: Techo, ANDIS, Alternativa Nicaragüense de key issues. Diversidad Sexual (ANDISEX), Red de mujeres Afrocaribeñas, Iniciativa Desde la Diversidad Sexual por los Derechos Humanos (IDSDH) Asociación de Voluntarios para el Desarrollo Comunitario, Plataforma Nacional Juvenil

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Annex 4. MGP QR 4 2015 Cost Share Report

NICARAGUA - MGP Report Date As of September 30, 2015

Match (In Cash/Kind) Worksheet Prepared By: Leonel Briceño Project Name: Municipal Governance Program Cost Center Number 22401 Contract Number: AID-524-10-00006 Total In kind/match obligation per Cooperative Agreement 1,531,837.00 Total in kind Match collected in FY10-11 60,869.18 Total in kind Match collected in FY11-12 1,049,989.85 Total in kind Match collected in FY12-13 371,065.87 Total in kind Match collected in FY13-14 148,389.32 Total in kind Match collected in FY14-15 171,018.38 Cumulative match since project start 1,801,332.61 Total in kind/ match obligation remaining ($269,496)

FY 2015 Amount Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

A Donated Equipment, materials and other tangible items $7,613 199.43 1,052.83 6,361.05 0.00

B Donated use of equipment, materials and other tangible items $19,825 5,034.38 1,148.12 3,852.81 9,789.74

C Donated use of facilities $7,988 605.71 2,109.93 237.67 5,034.98

D Donated Land $0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

E Donated use of land $0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Donations of unskilled labor to CHF, to a CHF project/partner, or to CHF F beneficiaries $28,790 524.04 1,371.27 1,080.21 25,814.88

G Donations of skilled labor to CHF partners $106,801 11,436.93 25,409.39 36,356.09 33,598.92 Total Match, in cash and in kind in FY15 $171,018 17,800.49 31,091.54 47,887.83 74,238.52

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Annex 6. MGP Alliances Q4 2015

MGP PARTNERSHIPS AND ALLIANCES ORGANIZATION ADVANCES 1. FDI - DEXIS Se mantiene intercambio de información y una organización socia – APRODER – participó en un Webinar impulsado por el FDI. 2. Technoserve Buscó al Programa para coordinar acciones de desarrollo económico local, en base a este interés se ha establecido una alianza para impulsar la Política de Desarrollo Económico Local de Muelle de los Bueyes. 3. FADCANIC Es parte de la Mesa de Concertación de Juventudes y desde ahí participa en acciones que el Programa respalda, como fue el caso de la celebración de la semana de la juventud en agosto. 4. Jóvenes Sigue participando en la Mesa de Juventud y se les está apoyando en formación de sus Emprendedores líderes a través del componente de Desarrollo Organizacional. Se apoyó un Foro sobre Bluefields Derechos Humanos y Responsabilidad Social Empresarial. 5. UNIRSE Se mantiene el intercambio de información y se está explorando la participación de esta organización en los planes de adaptación municipal a través del impulso de planes de adaptación de empresas específicas del municipio de Bluefields. 6. CIG Se desarrolló exitosamente el Taller y Foro Integración de la Perspectiva de Género al Desarrollo dirigido a la CIG y al público en general a inicios de septiembre. 7. Open Software Han contribuido al desarrollo del sitio Web Voces contra la Violencia y han participado en Community el lanzamiento del sitio web Presupuestos Municipales Abiertos. 8. Catholics for the Están colaborando con el desarrollo del Observatorio Voces contra Violencia basada en Right to Choose Género en conjunto con CEIMM. 9. Aula Propia Completaron el apoyo al Curso de líderes mujeres impulsado por CEIMM en la RACCS. 10. NDI Se mantiene el intercambio de información y ahora son parte del grupo promotor del sitio web de Presupuesto Municipales Abiertos. 11. Red Local Forman parte del grupo promotor del sitio web de Presupuesto Municipales Abiertos. 12. UNFPA Participan en la Mesa de Concertación de Juventudes y estamos trabajando conjuntamente en posicionar el estudio de Voces del Sur, que aborda el tema del estado de las juventudes de la RACCS. 13. Guegue Empresa desarrolladora de Software con quien se completó el sitio web Presupuestos Municipales Abiertos.

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Annex 7. IIEEP Quarterly Report

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