Juan Ernesto Galdamez

Juan Ernesto Galdamez (CECI) – Community –Based Crime and Violence Prevention Project, El Salvador (USAID‐RT‐CECI) Community‐based Crime and Violence Prevention Project in El Salvador (CVPP)
Public and Private Partnerships: Successes and Pitfalls Main Objectives of CVPP
I. LOCAL DEVELOPMENT: Support community‐ II. NATIONAL CAPACITIES: Increase the government’s capacity to prevent crime based prevention programs in 15 focal and violence through its decentralized communities located in 7 municipalities with crime prevention policy
a competitive grants fund
Geographic Zones of Intervention –
Municipalities with High Crime Rates
Santa Tecla
Izalco
(Barrio San Juan,
Colonia Santa Emilia,
Barrio Santa Cruz,
Colonia Palmera)
(Casco urbano,
zonas rurales)
San Salvador
(La Chacra, Quiñónez 1,
Quiñónez 2,
Francisco Morazán)
Altavista
(Municipalities of
Tonacatepeque, San Martín
and Ilopango )
Armenia
(Barrio Nuevo,
Barrio San Juan,
Colonia San Damian)
El
El Salvador
Salvador
Implementation Model: Inter‐Institutional Work Group (IIWGs)
The implementation model can be represented by a 4-legged table in each locality
Implementation Model: Crime Prevention Areas of Intervention Investments in prevention: Government, Municipalities, Private Sector, CVPP
Public‐ Private Partnerships:
SUCCESSES Rehabilitation of Public Spaces
CVPP Partnership with Grupo Roble Construction
Company and FUSAL Foundation:
‰ Rehabilitation of Altavista Sports Complex
‰ Capacity building of Inter - Institutional Work Group in how to
manage this facility
‰ Organization of several training, recreational and cultural activities
with community leaders and youth
FUNDING:
Community
$16,287
FUSAL
$5,700
GRUPO ROBLE
$25,366
MUNICIPALITY
$20,000
USAID
$179,395
Total
$ 246,748.00
Socio
-economic Prevention
Socio-economic
CVPP Partnership with Junior Achievements, Shell Oil,
AES Electricity, CitiBank and CASSA Sugar Refinery
‰ Entrepreneurship training in 20 schools, located in 5 municipalities
‰ 5,000 students trained and 50 teachers and staff
‰ Small business fairs in participating schools
FUNDING:
Junior Achievements
$33,221.80 Shell Oil, AES (electric company), Citibank, CASSA (sugar refinery)
$62,832.50 USAID‐RTI
$38,000 .00
Total: $134,054.50
Information Systems and Local Crime Observatories
CVPP Partnership with Telecommunications Companies
‰ New Information Technology and Softwares
‰ Hot-spot geographical mapping of Crime in Santa Tecla
‰ Capacity building for monitoring and public policies
FUNDING:
International Telecommunic
ations Cie.
$250,000 Santa Tecla
$68,500 USAID‐RTI
$90,000
Total: $408,500
Mapa robos - ciudad
Communications, Media and Public Awareness CVPP Partnerships with APEX, TV, Radio, Newspapers and Wal-Mart
‰ Design and launch of a national campaign with Felix and Pax and a slogan
‰ Weekly appearances in local media (TV, Radio Newspapers)
‰ Week-end appearances in 3 Wal Mart supermarkets in Altavista, Izalco and Tonacatepeque
FUNDING:
APEX BBDO
$20,000 Media $ 30,000 Wal Mart
$10,000
USAID‐RTI
$15,000
Total: $75,000
Public‐ Private Partnerships:
PITFALLS PITFALLS
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Community‐based Crime and Violence Prevention Project in El Salvador (CVPP)
Thank – you.