STRENGTHENING neighborhood-BASED organizations
CONCERTATION AND PROPOSALS TO THE GOVERNMENT
EDUCATION FOR ENVIRONMENT SANITATION, WATER AND environmental care
community foundations for solid waste collection
microenterprises and community organizations created
income generation through
crafts
STRENGTHENING neighborhood-BASED
organizations
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Mentoring internal
organization and legal incorporation
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Support the formation of
neighborhood coordination organizations.
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Guidance for the
production of projects, agreements and negociation (coordinators- local
governments- external expatriates) (PRIL concept papers will be submitted.
Line 5 Education and Line 3 state-organization relations).
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Strengthening the
Coordinators of Zone Committees, to improve and unite the relation with
public power.
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Training in organization,
leadership, clean-up, risk management, and so on.
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Diplomate in risk
management and social work with INTEC, IDDI and community leaders of the
North Area Neighborhoods.
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Diplomate in Community
Management with UASD.
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Next inauguration of a
Community Leader School to form the:
Neighborhood Coordinators accompanied by:
National District
COODEZURZA – La Zurza
CONDECA - Capotillo
COODESIBO – Simón Bolívar
COODEABRILCA – 24 de abril and Las Cañitas
COODEGLEY – Gualey
CODECA and Organization Coordinator of la Cañita
Santo Domingo Norte
COVIBLA – Villa Blanca, Sabana Perdida.
West Santo Domingo
UNOCOMICA – La Mina and El Café, Herrera
CODEPAL – Duarte, Enriquillo and Las Palmas, Herrera.
COBALPI.- (Organization Coordinator of La Piña neighborhood)
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CONCERTATION
AND PROPOSALS TO THE GOVERNMENT
- Analyisis and
strengtheninfg of proposal capacities for neighborhood organizations.
- Coordinations and
proposals of different topics:
- Solid waste
collection ( creation of an environmental sanitation foundation)
- Risk management
- Public safety
- Community Police
- Health
As intermediary, IDDI has taken part in the solution of problems..
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EDUCATION FOR ENVIRONMENT
SANITATION, WATER AND ENVIROMENTAL CARE
- Training a health
and sanitation promoter network, educated in environmental care,
efficient water use, health and so on.
- Permanent
guidance to families on matters of hygiene, sanitation, water, health,
solid waste disposal and so on.
- Production and
distribution of educational materials.
- Neighborhood
Clean-Up Day
- Health Promoters:
160
- Community
Facilitators esp. 6. R: 80
- Community
Committees: 5
- Zone Committees:
10
- Growing Spaces
facilitators : 15
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community foundations for solid waste
collection
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Created to solve the need
of solid waste collection in difficult access areas.
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Property of community
organizations involving a high social component: neighborhood cleaning,
improvement of health and education, local reinvestment, creation of job
opportunities for the communities.
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Despite the present
crisis, we are achieving to keep the neighborhoods clean, resulting in a
remarkable improvement in families’ health and incomes.
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We have succeeded in
reducing and in some cases, eliminating old deseases.
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Every month, families pay
30% aproximateley of the city waste collection service.
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Foundations work for
self-sustainability.
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Oxfam International,
first Risk Management Diplomate, Strengthening risk management capacities in
Central America and the Caribbean Intermón/ Intec.-
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Risk Management Diplomate
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5 specialists
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Local Development UASD-
Popular Education Center
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microenterprises and community
organizations created
- ESCOBA – North Area
- ESAZURZA – La Zurza
- ECMICA – El Café and
La Mina, Herrera.
- Villa Blanca
Enterprise , Sabana Perdida
- Funsaco – Simón
Bolívar, 24 de Abril and Las Cañitas
Enterprises still in process of creation and implementation in:
- Duarte, Enriquillo in
Las Palmas (Herrera) (ECOSAHE)
- La Piña, Los
Alcarrizos ( PLLP)
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income generation through crafts
An income generating pilot
program is being implementing through craftwork with health and clean-up
promoters of Capotillo, La Zurza, Simón Bolívar, Duarte, Las Palmas, Enriquillo,
El Café, y La Mina.
Three basic techniques are developed:
- Handcraft recycled
paper
- Paper mache figures
- Higüero lamps and
rattles
- Small businesses have
already been created.
- Sale and production
will begin soon.
- Vocational, academic
and personal education.
- Children-Youth
support
- Literacy teaching
- Revolving Fund.
Health Promoter Network.
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