USAID
- Colombia Report on Progress Toward Implementing Plan Colombia - Supported
Activities, September 2001
USAID/COLOMBIA
FUNDING
FY 2000-2005
(US$ Millions)
|
OBJECTIVE/ACTIVITY
|
Plan
Colombia
|
Out
Years
|
Total
|
|
SO1 - Promote
a More Responsive, Participatory, and Accountable Democracy
Administration
of Justice
Human Rights
Local Governance
Anti-Corruption
Program
Civil Society
Conflict Management
and Peace Process
|
8.0
11.0
22.0
3.0
0.0
3.0
|
20.0
24.0
10.0
4.0
18
1.5
|
28.0
35.0
32.0
7.0
16
4.5
|
| Sub-Total
- SO1 |
47.0
|
77.5
|
124.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
SO2 - Promote
Economic and Social Alternatives to Ilicit Crop Production
Voluntary Eradication
of Coca
Environmental
Aspects of Voluntary Eradication
|
40.0
2.5
|
170.0
10.0
|
210.0
12.5
|
| Sub-Total
- SO2 |
42.5
|
180.0
|
222.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
SO3 - Provide
Economic and Social Opportunities to Vulnerable Groups, Particularly
IDPs
Assistance for
Internally Displaced Persons
Rehabilitation
of Child Soldiers
|
27.5
2.5
|
58.5
0
|
86.0
2.5
|
| Sub-Total
- SO3 |
30.0
|
58.5
|
88.5
|
|
|
|
|
| GRAND
TOTAL |
119.5
|
316.0
|
435.5
|
USAID/COLOMBIA
FUNDING
STATUS AS OF 09/10/01
(US$000)
| OBJECTIVE/ACTIVITY |
Obligated
Plan Colombia
|
Projected
Expenditures Thru 9/30/01 [1]
|
Projected
Expenditures 10/01/01 - 12/31/01
|
Pipeline
Thru 12/31/01
|
|
Promote Economic
and Social Alternative to Ilicit Crop Production
Voluntary Eradication
of Coca
Environmental
Aspects of Voluntary Eradication
|
40.0
2.5
|
5.8
0.6
|
7.0
0.4
|
27.2
1.5
|
| Sub-Total |
42.5
|
6.4
|
7.4
|
28.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Promote a More
Responsive, Participatory, and Accountable Democracy
Administration
of Justice
Human Rights
Local Governance
Anti-Corruption
Civil Society
Conflict Management
and Peace Process
|
6.0
11.0
22.0
3.0
3.0
|
3.8
6.4
1.2
0.9
0.6
|
2.3
2.0
3.2
0.6
0.8
|
1.9
2.6
17.6
1.5
1.6
|
| Sub-Total |
47.0
|
12.9
|
8.9
|
25.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provide Economic
and Social Opportunities to Vulnerable Groups, Particularly IDPs
Assistance for
Internally Displaced Persons [2]
Rehabilitation
of Former Child Combatants
|
27.5
2.5
|
27.5
1.0
|
0.5
|
1.0
|
| Sub-Total |
30.0
|
28.5
|
0.5
|
1.0
|
| Operating
Expenses |
4.0
|
4.0
|
|
|
| GRAND
TOTAL |
123.5
|
51.8
|
16.9
|
54.9
|
1 Expenditures under
USAID's Alternative Development and Democracy Programs were incurred over
the roughly six month period from March - September 2001. The first six
months following receipt of funds were devoted to contracts and grants
awards processes. We are confident that FY 2002 expenditures will be significantly
greater. Expenditures under USAID's IDP program are over a roughly nine
month period.
2 Includes approximately
$12 million in funds commited and disbursed to subrantees.
ALTERNATIVE
DEVELOPMENT
Program
Summary/Goals:
- $15 million program
to eliminate 3,000 hectares of opium poppy produced by small farmers.
(Defined as having three hectares or less of an ilicit crop).
- $42.5 million
for expanded coca eradication program. Total planned investement is
$222.5 million over five years to eliminate 30,000 hectares of small
farmer coca by September 2005.
Program Results:
Poppy Program:
- 680 hectares of
poppy eliminated and 600 hectares of licit crops supported, benefiting
770 direct beneficiaries in the department of Tolima.
Coca Program:
- $1 million in
short-term assistance provided to small farmers in Putumayo. Assistance
includes teh construction of chicken coops, training in layer hen management,
delivery of layers and provision of one month's supply of chicken feed
to 1,800 families.
- $69,000 road improvement
project in Puerto Guzman that will provide 660 small farmer families
(roughly 3,300 people) with acees to markets for alternative, licit
productive activities.
- Implementation
has begun on medium-term productive projects in hearts of palm, rubber,
and dual-purpose cattle to eliminate 2,410 hectares of coca and support
3,760 hectares of licit productive activities, benefiting 990 small
farm families (roughly 4,950 people).
GOC Counterparts/Activities:
- The GOC's National
Alternative Development Plan - PNDA (formerly PLANTE) is USAID's principal
counterpart.
- PNDA signed 33
coca elimination "pacts" with 37,000 farmers to eliminate
37,000 hectares of coca in Putumayo.
- GOC (PNDA, FIP
- Peace Investment Fund) investments in Putumayo to date (FYs 2000/2001)
total approximately $9.55 million. Planned investment in immediate,
short-term assistance to pact signatories through the GOC's five local
grantees in the Putumayo department in CY 2001 is $30 million.
LOCAL
GOVERNANCE
Program
Support/Goals:
- $22 million program
to enhance citizen participation, strengthen municipal management, build
social infrastructure, and reduce corruption at the local level.
Program Results:
- Thirty-two social
infrastructure fund (SIF) projets identified and implementation initiated
on 20 (14 in Caqueta and 6 in Putumayo).
- Social audit committee
established for 20 SIF projects in 20 municipalities. Each committee
is comprised of 3 members, for a total of 60 participants, 42 in Caqueta
and 18 in Putumayo).
- Municipal Development
Plans completed in 9 municipalities in Caqueta and Land Use Plans completed
in 13 municipalities in Putumayo strengthening municipal planning and
citizen participation.
- Twenty-five representatives
from ten NGO's in Putumayo and Caqueta (including representatives from
our partner NGO's - Fundamaz, Fundacion Andaki and Corporacion
Maloca) have been trained in public transportation techniques. These
representatives will subsequently train several hundred community members
and representatives from citizen-based committees in target areas.
- Twenty representatives
from Putumayo and Caqueta trained as trainers of social auditors in
coordination with USAID's Anti-Corruption program.
- Three Transparency
Plans signed with mayors from Florencia, Puerto Asis and Mocoa, guaranteeing
public participation in setting municipal priorities and in implementing
local projects and programs.
GOC Counterparts/Activities:
- USAID's program
works with the following GOC entities/officials: The Office of the President,
the ministrate of Interior and Development, the National Planning Department,
mayors, governors, municipal officials, associations of municipalities
and city councils aand municipal professionals.
INTERNALLY
DISPLACED PERSONS
Program Summary/Goals:
- $30 million program
to provide humanitarian, social, and economic development assistance
to internally displaced persons (IDPs) and vulnerable groups in Colombia.
Program Results:
- A total of 256,000
IDPs and vulnerable groups benefiting to date from all program activities.
- 18,330 benefiting
through access to income and employment activities.
- 129,932 benefiting
from community stabilization projects.
- 4,210 families
benefiting from urban assistance programs.
- 8.776 children
benefiting from school rehabilitation and psychosocial assistance activities.
- 77,982 individuals
benefiting from reproductive health assistance.
- 120 former child
combatants benfiting from rehabilitation assistance.
GOC Counterparts/Activities:
- USAID works with
two U.S. Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs), two Public International
Organizations (PIOs), and one Colombian NGO to implement activities.
Activities at the local level are coordinated with regional governmental
entities, including government health facilities and the GOC's Social
Solidarity Network.
OTHER USG Activities:
- The State Department's
office of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) received $15 million
in Plan Colombia funding for emergency resettlement and employment assistance
to IDPs.
ADMINISTRATION
OF JUSTICE
Program
Summary/Goals:
- $8 million program
to increase the efficiency of and the access to the judicial system
in Colombia.
Program Results:
- Eighteen Justice
Houses (Casas de Justicia) established and operational.
- 13 oral trial
courtrooms established and operational.
- At least 100,000
people have been attended to by the Justice House.
- 3,400 Colombian
judges trained in applying oral techniques, the handling of evidence
and labor procedures.
- Permanent training
systems for judges established in Rodrigo Lara Bonilla School.
- Public Defender's
profile designed and being distributed to public defenders throughout
the country.
- Institutional
information system designed for Public Defenders at the national, regional,
and sectional levels.
- Hundreds of Casa
de Justicia officials trained in conflict resolution mechanisms,
human rights, and peaceful coexistence mechanisms.
GOC Counterparts/Activities:
- The Colombian
Ministry of Justice, National Ombudsman's Office, Superior Judicial
Council and Attorney General's Office are all principal partners.
Other USG Justice
Activities:
- The Department
of Justice received Plan Colombia funding to support human rights units
within the Colombian National Police and Prosecutor General's office,
as well as for prosecutor and judicial police training.
HUMAN
RIGHTS
Program
Summary/Goals:
- $11 million program
to prevent human rights violations, protect human rights workers, and
improve response to human rights issues.
Program Results:
- Nineteen of 26
alerts reported through the Early Warning System (EWS) in 32 municipalities
responded to by the Military, Colombian National police and/or the Social
Solidarity Network, thereby preventing potential massacres and/or forced
displacement.
- Protection assistance
provided to 695 individuals. Of the 695, 170 received national relocation
assistance; 20 national relocation and economic assistance; 448 economic
assistance; 37 international relocation; 5 international relocation
and economic assistance; and 12 vehicles provided to union leaders under
threat.
- Armoring provided
for 4 NGOs (1 in Bogota, 2 in Medellin, 1 in Villavicencio) and the
National Ombudsman's Office in Bogota.
- Seventy-five personeros
(municipal human rights officials) trained in the basic concepts of
human rights, international humanitarian law, family violence prevention,
legal recourse and action, and the rights of Indigenous and Afor-Colombian
groups.
- Information and
management software purchased to strengthen the Ministry of Interior's
Protection Program.
- $575,715 provided
in support to 7 human rights NGOs.
GOC Counterparts/Activities:
- USAID activities
support the GOC's Office of the Vice President, Ministry of Interior,
National Ombudsman's Office, adn the Social Solidarity Network.
ANTI-CORRUPTION
Program
Summary/Goals:
- $3 million dollar
program to bolster government financial management and control systems
and to strengthen public participation.
Program Results:
- 376 Colombian
citizen "multipliers" trained to combat corruption using constitutional
mechanisms.
- Decree creating
a National System of Internal Control across ministries and other national
bodies signed by President Pastrana in August 2001. Following the signing
of this decree, USAID will being workign to implement internal audit
units in target GOC entities.
- National Anti-Corruption
Public Awareness Campaign launched in September 2001. The campaign seeks
to raise awareness of at least 50 percent of Colombia's adult population
regarding the need for strengthening participation and citizen oversight
over public officials and entities.
- Executive Resolution
issued by Accountant General of teh Nation that requires 3,000 GOC units
to follow the standardized internal control processes recommended by
USAID and stipulated by the Presidential Decree.
- The controller
General has agreed to include USAID's proposed standards of internal
control in a resolution to be issued on integrated audits. This will
set the standards of all public entities in internal audits.
- Program to divide
ethics training to internal control chiefs and public accountants nationwide
designed and being implemented.
GOC Counterparts/Activites:
- USAID's program
supports the following GOC entities: Presidential Anti-Corruption Program,
Attorney General's Office, Office of the Controller General of the Republic,
Department of Administration of the Public Function, Accountant General's
Office and Auditor General's Office.
PEACE
PROGRAM
Program
Summary/Goals:
- $3 million program
to promote peace in Colombia
Program Results:
- USAID has provided
a total of $981,808 to nine GOC private and public sector entities/organizations
- including the Office of the High Commissioner for Peace - active in
carrying out peace related activities in Colombia, as follows:
- $274,700 grant
to Colombia Joven to promote youth participation through
the television show "Francisco el Matematico" (Francisco,
The Mathematician).
- $238,919 grant
to VallenPaz to strengthen civil society organizations and create
sustainable food security mechanisms in three municipalities of
the Valle del Cauca and Cauca Departments.
- $112,394 grant
to the Confederacion Colombiana de ONGs (NGO Confederation)
to provide institutional strengthening to member NGOs working with
Plan Colombia on peace issues in the Choco, Meta, Santander, Quindio,
and Magdalena Medio departments.
- $86,121 grant
to the Comision Vida Justicia y Paz (Dioceses of Barrancabermeja)
to support victims of violence in six municipalities in Magdalena
Medio.
- $51,895 grant
to La Lucha Fria - Producciones de Cine to support
the film "Sumas y Restas", that depicts the story
of criminals and drug addicts and their effect on Colombian society.
- $24,324 grant
to the Government of Colombia's Office of the High Commissioner
for Peace to purchase computer equipment to establish a resource
center.
- $86,888 grant
to HUMANIZAR to promote women's participation in peace negotiations.
- $24,908 grant
to Observatorio para la Paz to support the production of
the film "La Decision de San Mateo" that depicts
the challenges faced by demobilized men and women in Colombia.
- $64,361 grant
to CONFEPAZ to generate policies and projects in support
of the disabled in Antioquia.
Plan Colombia
Colombian Plan Putumayo
(Under Implementation)
US$150.5 million
over 5 years
- Nutrition/school
subsidies: 3,405 families
- Temporary Employment
- Roads (5) US$3.5
million
- Electrification
(2) US$250,000
- Potable Water/Sewage
(4) US$1.6 million
- Health Centers
(4) US$2.2 million
- Schools (14) US$170,000
- Humanitarian Assistance:
10,000 families, US$2 million
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