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Japan International Cooperation Agency
REPORT
Vision of JICA Honduras on Local Capacity
Building for the Achievement of the Millennium
Development GoalWest Zone of Honduras
Gender Equality and the Millennium Development
GoalsWashingtonNovember 19-20, 2003
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE 

• Framework of JICAs Cooperation for Local
  Capacity Building
  
• 2. Lessons learned from Millennium Development
  Goals at local level Workshop
  
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• 3. New Program
• 4.  The application of the millennium development
  nationwide, West Zone
  
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• 5. Mancomunidades

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I Framework of JICAs Cooperation
for Local Capacity Building Ownership
  Experience knowledge   Coordination in
national, regional and local politics 
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II LESSONS LEARNED Link the MDG
to existing plans  Elaboration of
indicators Coordination among donors Support
to the mancomunidades 
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New Program 

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• Local capacity building in
• West Zone Honduras
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• 3 year
• 2004 - 2007

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Considerations 

• Participative process
• Contribution for the achievement of the MDG, but
  in the framework of the Poverty Reduction
  Strategy Paper (PRSP))
  
•  Elaboration of Indicators
• Complementary cooperation in the coordination
  with other donors
  
•  Cooperation for mancomunidades
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• Emphasis on income generation for communities

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Components 

• Institutional Building
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• Technical Cooperation
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• Social Infrastructure
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Institutional Building

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• Strengthening of the Technical Units of the
  mancomunidades
  
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• Support in the elaboration of indicators and
  their monitoring
  
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• Coordination of all cooperation of donors

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Technical Cooperation

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• Improvement of productivity and commercialization
  
  
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• Support organizations of women in the labor
  market
  
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• Human Resources Development
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• Tourism
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• Others

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Social Infrastructure 

• Basic Health
• Education
• Water
• Environment
• Social Integration

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Places 

•        Mancomunidad Río Higuito, Copán
•        Mancomunidad Chortí, Copán
•        Mancomunidad SOL, Lempira
•        Mancomunidad Mocalempa, Lempira
• Total 35 municipalities

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HONDURAS
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THE APPLICATION OF THE MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT
GOALS NATIONWIDE WEST ZONE 

• table is shown with the millennium objectives and
  goals, with the goals of the Poverty Reduction
  Strategy in Honduras and the objectives of the
  JICA program Local Capacity Building in the West
  Zone.
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• GOAL, PURPOSE AND SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF PROGRAM
  
  
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• GOAL
• Contribute to improve living conditions of the
  poor population of the West Zone of Honduras.
  
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MAIN PURPOSE

• Support the application of Millennium Objectives
  and Goals, within
  
• the framework of the Poverty Reduction
  Strategy, contributing to
  
• the development of the west zone and making
  emphasis in local
  
• capacity building.
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• Objective 1
• Strengthen institutional capacity of
  mancomunidades, municipalities and communities so
  that they can be able to address their own
  development processes.
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• Objective 2
• Support and improve social and economic
  development processes of the population at
  mancomunidad level.
  
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• Objective 3
• Support the increase in coverage and quality of
  basic services addressed to the population in
  mancomunidad territory.

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CHART 1. Millennium Development Goals and
ObjectivesObjective 1 Eradicate extreme poverty
and hunger

• PRS. Reduce poverty in 20 percentage points  
• Objective JICA program
• Support the improvement of social and economic
  development processes of the population.
  
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•  Construction of social and economic indicators,
  measure every 5 years
  
•  Improve technological levels and productivity
  potential oriented to the market
  
• Increase service capacity and care of the
  touristic population
  
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Objective 2 Achieve universal elementary
education

• PRS Double the net coverage of pre school
  education in children of 5 years.
  
• Achieve net coverage of 95 in the
  two first years of elementary school
  
• Achieve net coverage of 70 in the
  third year of elementary school
  
• Achieve that 50 of emerging man
  force complete high school degree
  
• Objective JICA program
• Basic infrastructure, environmental and pedagogic
  conditions in health and education services have
  been provided and improved.
  
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• Construction of social and economic indicators,
  measure every 5 years
  
• Projects elaborated for the construction and
  improvement of education centers
  
• Study on coverage an quality of education in the
  zone
  
• Requisition for the donation of tools and
  equipment for vocational centers negotiated
  
• Availability of training centers increased
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PRS Equilibrate and increase in a 20 the rate
of human development in women JICA
Program Objective JICA program  Support the
initiative and improvement of social and economic
development processes of the population     
     Creation and development of productive
projects for women         Support productive
groups of women in commercialization
processes        Project for alimentation
security and to promote changes in production
forms used by groups of women
Objective 3 Promote gender equality and empower
women Goal4 Eliminate gender disparity in
elementary and high school education, preferably
by 2005, and in all levels of education no later
than 2015.
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Objective 4 Reduce child mortalityObjective
5 Improve maternal healthObjective 6 Fight
HIV/AIDSPRSReduce by half the rates of
mortality and malnutrition in children under 5
years Reduce in 20 the malnutrition in children
under 5 years Reduce by half maternal mortality
JICA Program Objective JICA program. Basic
infrastructure, environmental and pedagogic
conditions in health and education services have
been provided and improved.  1. Working and
negotiation request for equipmet of construccion
and remodel service health 2. Study on coverage
and quality of basic health in the zone  3.
Reduce the incidence of morbidity and mortality
in the population. 
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OBJECTIVE 7 ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

• PRS
• Achieve the a 95 access to drinkable water and
  Sanitation
  
• Implement strategy for sustainable
  developmenet
  
• JICA Program
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• Population accomplishing environmental norms and
  reducing the incidence in damage on the
  environment.
  
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• The coverage of water available for human
  consumption has been increased
  

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Goal11 Having improved considerably, by 2020,
the living conditions of at least 100

• JICA Program
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• The coverage of services of electrical energy has
  been increased and the productive activity has
  been diversified due to its use
  
• Project and/ or project for the rehabilitation of
  youngsters in communities designed and
  negotiated.