1. Japan International Cooperation Agency REPORT Vision of JICA Honduras on Local Capacity Building for the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goal West Zone of Honduras Gender Equality and the Millennium Development Goals Washington November 19-20, 2003

2. PRESENTATION OUTLINE 1.Framework of JICA`s Cooperation for Local Capacity Building 2. Lessons learned from Millennium Development Goals at local level Workshop 3. New Program 4. The application of the millennium development nationwide, West Zone 5. Mancomunidades

3. I Framework of JICA`s Cooperation for Local Capacity Building Ownership Experience knowledge Coordination in national, regional and local politics

4. IILESSONS LEARNED Link the MDG to existing plans Elaboration of indicators Coordination among donors Support to the mancomunidades

5. New Program Local capacity building in West Zone Honduras 3 year 2004 - 2007

6. 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 Emphasis on income generation for communities

7. Components 1.Institutional Building 2.Technical Cooperation 3.Social Infrastructure

8. Institutional Building Strengthening of the Technical Units of the mancomunidades Support in the elaboration of indicators and their monitoring Coordination of all cooperation of donors

9. Technical Cooperation Improvement of productivity and commercialization Support organizations of women in the labor market Human Resources Development Tourism Others

10. Social Infrastructure Basic Health Education Water Environment Social Integration

11. Places  Mancomunidad Río Higuito, Copán  Mancomunidad Chortí, Copán  Mancomunidad SOL, Lempira  Mancomunidad Mocalempa, Lempira Total: 35 municipalities

12. HONDURAS

13. 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. GOAL, PURPOSE AND SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF PROGRAM GOAL: Contribute to improve living conditions of the poor population of the West Zone of Honduras.

14. 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. Objective 1: Strengthen institutional capacity of mancomunidades, municipalities and communities so that they can be able to address their own development processes. Objective 2: Support and improve social and economic development processes of the population at mancomunidad level. Objective 3: Support the increase in coverage and quality of basic services addressed to the population in mancomunidad territory.

15. CHART 1. Millennium Development Goals and Objectives Objective 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. 1. Construction of social and economic indicators, measure every 5 years 2. Improve technological levels and productivity potential oriented to the market 3. Increase service capacity and care of the touristic population

16. 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. 1.Construction of social and economic indicators, measure every 5 years 2.Projects elaborated for the construction and improvement of education centers 3.Study on coverage an quality of education in the zone 4.Requisition for the donation of tools and equipment for vocational centers negotiated 5.Availability of training centers increased

17. 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.

18. Objective 4: Reduce child mortality Objective 5: Improve maternal health Objective 6: Fight HIV/AIDS PRS Reduce 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.

19. OBJECTIVE 7: ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY PRS Achieve the a 95% access to drinkable water and Sanitation Implement strategy for sustainable developmenet JICA Program Population accomplishing environmental norms and reducing the incidence in damage on the environment. The coverage of water available for human consumption has been increased

20. Goal11: Having improved considerably, by 2020, the living conditions of at least 100 JICA Program 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.