Quarterly Report OCTOBER 01, 2019 - DECEMBER 31, 2019
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IMAGINA: El país que queremos qquequeremos Quarterly Report OCTOBER 01, 2019 - DECEMBER 31, 2019 Submission Date: JANUARY 15, 2020 Agreement Number: 72051918CA00004 Activity Start Date and End Date: MAR 16, 2018, to MAR 14, 2023 AOR Name: Ana Rosa Selva / Lane Mears Submitted by: Eduardo Rodriguez, Chief of Party Fundación Crisálida / Glasswing International Colonia San Francisco, Calle Los Bambúes #18 Tel: 2214-0900 Email: erodriguez @ glasswing.org This document was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development Mission to El Salvador 1 July 2008 1 1. PROJECT OVERVIEW/ SUMMARY .......................................................................................................... 3 1.1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION/ INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................... 4 1.2. SUMMARY OF RESULTS TO DATE .................................................................................................. 6 1.2.1. Discussion of project performance ..................................................................................... 10 2. IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS ............................................................................................................ 13 2.1. Quality Public Spaces for Development (QPSD) ......................................................................... 13 2.1.1. Strategy 1: Ensure Parque Cuscatlán Sustainability ............................................................ 13 2.1.2. Strategy 2: Provide Key Park Services for the Successful Operation of Parque Cuscatlán . 14 2.1.3. Strategy 3: Stakeholders’ Engagement for Parque Cuscatlán Activation ........................... 15 2.1.4. Communications and others ............................................................................................... 17 2.1.5. Challenges and Learnings .................................................................................................... 19 2.1.6. Planned Activities for Next Quarter .................................................................................... 20 2.1.7. Integration of crosscutting issues and USAID forward priorities ........................................ 20 2.2. El Salvador Cómo Vamos (ESCV) ................................................................................................. 22 2.2.1. Strategy 1: Stakeholder’s engagement for ESCV network operation ................................. 22 2.2.2. Strategy 2: Provide credible, accurate and transparent data for all citizens about the quality of life in the San Salvador Metropolitan Area ........................................................................ 23 2.2.3. Strategy 3: Ensure ESCV sustainability ................................................................................ 24 2.2.4. Communications and others ............................................................................................... 25 2.2.5. Challenges and Learnings .................................................................................................... 25 2.2.6. Planned Activities for Next Quarter .................................................................................... 26 2.2.7. Integration of crosscutting issues and USAID forward priorities ........................................ 26 2.3. Implementation Matrix ............................................................................................................... 27 3. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES .................................................................................. 30 4. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................................. 30 2 1. PROJECT OVERVIEW/ SUMMARY Program Name: IMAGINA: EL PAÍS QUE QUEREMOS Activity Start Date And End March 16, 2018, to March 14, 2023 Date: Name of Prime Implementing Fundación Crisálida / Glasswing International Partner: Contract/ Agreement Number: 72051918CA00004 Name of Subcontractors/ Fundación Salvadoreña para el Desarrollo Subawardees: Económico y Social (FUSADES) Major Counterpart XXXXXXXXXX Organizations: Geographic coverage: Metropolitan Area of San Salvador Reporting Period: October 1st, 2019 to December 31st, 2019 ACRONNYMS AND ABREVIATIONS ALGES Asociación Salvadoreña de Lisiados de Guerra AMSS Metropolitan Area of San Salvador CAM Metropolitan Agents CVPP Crime and Violence Prevention Program ESCV El Salvador Cómo Vamos FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FUNDAPARC Parque Cuscatlán Foundation FUSADES Salvadoran Foundation for Economic and Social Development FUSALMO Salvador del Mundo Foundation OPAMSS Oficina de Planificación del Área Metropolitana de San Salvador PC Cuscatlán Park PESS El Salvador Seguro Plan PNC National Civil Police POLITUR Tourism Police PSL Public Space Lab QPSD Quality Public Spaces for Development MICULTURA Salvadoran Ministry of Culture UCA Central American University UES University of El Salvador UNDP United Nations Development Programme UTEC Technological University VOLARTE Volunteers for Arts WHO World Health Organization 3 1.1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION/ INTRODUCTION El Salvador has one of the highest homicide rates in the world. Crime rates in the Metropolitan Area of San Salvador (AMSS) are the highest in the country, with 13 out of 14 municipalities included in the 50 most violent cities by El Salvador Seguro Plan (PESS). Surveys show that citizens’ quality of life is largely affected by the fear of crime, particularly high in public transportation and public spaces, which contribute to low levels of civic participation, along with extreme social and political polarization and distrust. Public space is a vital component of a prosperous city. Well-designed and managed public spaces are a key asset for a city’s functionality and have a positive impact on its economy, health, climate, safety, integration, and connectivity. Public space provides room for social and cultural interaction that fosters a sense of community belonging, safety, and pride. In 2014, 38% of Salvadoran households reported they did not have access to public spaces for recreation (UNDP, 2015). According to the Planning Office of the Metropolitan Area of San Salvador (OPAMSS,) public space is limited to 3.2 m² per person, below the 15 m2/ person recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). In addition, a study by FUSADES found that – despite living around the Parque Cuscatlán, a 70,000 m² urban park – these citizens feel the absence of public space due to insecurity. This finding illustrates that the mere presence of public space is irrelevant to people’s daily lives as it is perceived to be unsafe, inaccessible, and thus, not considered a community asset. The safest outdoor spaces are shopping malls, which only exacerbate social exclusion. Security threats and gang violence have created a highly skeptical and armed (private security) population that is largely apathetic and has limited citizens’ participation, due to lack of public information access, accountability and, citizen engagement. During SolucionES1, USAID and partners including Glasswing & FUSADES initiated an effort to encourage more responsible, involved, and informed citizens; Especially regarding the quality of life which is linked to the transformation of public spaces, beginning with Parque Cuscatlán (PC) – the most iconic, yet underutilized urban park in San Salvador. As a continuation of SolucionES initial effort, IMAGINA was designed as a double-axis program that aims to improve citizen security and participation through the monitoring of the quality of life and public space interventions in the metropolitan area of San Salvador. IMAGINA seeks to increase civic participation, strengthen social cohesion and promote inclusiveness in accessing public spaces and services for educational, cultural, sports and recreational activities while providing a new platform for civic engagement, accountability, and citizens’ perception of safety and quality of life. IMAGINA has been designed to achieve two key objectives: Key Objective 1: Recover and create successful public spaces for violence reduction IMAGINA will heighten community awareness around the importance of public space and its role on social cohesion and security. With this new understanding, IMAGINA will carry out sessions with community members, applying participatory design methodologies, to take advantage of their knowledge of the local 1 SolucionES was an alliance between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and five NGOs that have come together to work on violence and crime prevention in El Salvador through municipal strengthening and activities in 50 communities. Glasswing and FUSADES settled groundwork for IMAGINA during SolucionES. 4 territory. Their input will help define the content of new Quality Public Spaces for Development (QPSD) strategy to activate their use through educational, cultural and sports activities Key Objective 2: Implement civic engagement methodologies for quality of life monitoring IMAGINA will develop studies and reports using indicators and information generated by El Salvador Cómo Vamos (ESCV), a local observatory led by civil society actors to promote actions leading to the improvement of quality of life in urban contexts and, therefore, guide public policy-making with reliable information on the citizens’ quality of life. ESCV is an adaptation of “Red Colombiana de Ciudades Cómo Vamos”, an initiative that emerged in Bogotá in