December 2010

closing EL 2010 in Central America, 4. Conoco

On this trip end of this year with the interim evaluation of the program in Honduras and closure of projects in Nicaragua, we Jinotega.

were two weeks of work, somewhat less dense in meetings Honduras, but having to meet a few other things also in Spain.

Meetings were held with FIDER team, group, and separately, with special incidence in seek funding for it is evident that institutional strengthening.

FIDER team and added, from left to right: Yessenia (Maneno office and much more), Reynaldo (coordinator), Scarlet (Jinotega manager), Carlos (technical field ), Silvio (field technician) and me. Fran missing, the caretaker.

were closing technical details of the Phase 3 (which ends December 31), as the posters popularized to every family in the farm management plan, which developed outside technical services (a highly experienced technical and designer), talking to Yasodhara, the evaluator of Phase 2 and 3 (will jointly), which is initiating the process and requesting information from FIDER (when the report will post it here as always). Besides gender expert, Carolina, is now in the process of preparation and the week of 10 workshops will be completed in Phase 3.

On Tuesday November 30 closed phase 2 with some costs were missing, although he was almost finished and since August it is the technical part.

sources of verification were collected in digital and physical, photos, training manuals (which we hope will soon hang in the web), design methodology of the workshops, training report on gender equality of phases 2 and 3, scanned assistance listings, material delivery records (4 beneficiaries were selected at random and scanned all your records).

meetings were held to let you create a network of exchanges and contacts with our first partner organizations at this stage in Nicaragua, La Cuculmeca (with its Executive Director for Development and Strategic), both for network impact on water (for such as the Water Fund) and for dissemination of project proposals in Galicia and learn from their strategic planning process and recently completed reorganization and are beginning to implement, with José Luis Gomez, project beneficiary and Head Chief of the Indigenous Community of Jinotega ( here you can see the interview)

With APD ISF partners share values \u200b\u200bon the intermediate evaluation of the program, weaknesses, potential star products (software, experience the irrigation district, plan to strengthen water board with a gender focus, etc.).. They were invited to the March forum in Honduras OT (because they can present their experience in Nicaragua, and also work on integrating the work with farm management plans with the OT, as intended in the draft-Agro CODDEFFAGOLF .) We also talked to from mid-2011 the first forum for the exchange of experiences (you have to assess whether it can be a good time to do it in Nica, which are at election time, to draw attention to the issue of water, water boards and decentralization). Also discussed the gender perspective in Honduras appears to be most heavily worked (and not that you have worked a lot ...), and from Nica want to pull much more of this item institutionally, they Good luck !!!!.

Friday, 3 there was something very expected and was the visit to the communities, in this case The advantage Horcones training in poultry management. The photos speak alone.

barriers taiwan live

floors Cafe (seedlings in the foreground) with banana plants (bananas) in the second floor and woody trees and fruits of third floor

siding Cannavalia culture (legume with high protein feed for livestock and poultry)

Detail

Cannavalia

sow in his galley

Malanga combined with corn and bananas and living barrier of trees

Roost (the hens are often out during the day and sleep in the house )

combination of corn and beans (basic grains)

Girls and oranges

Detail water storage battery -rain (falling from the roof). They have to plug the battery when it rains to keep dirt from falling into the water (the use for irrigation, washing pots or grooming, not fit to drink by being distilled).

Prendones trees in the hedges (which should be promoted more in Galicia ...)

poultry management training, where between other things are taught to make a concentrated food crops promoted from within the program in farm management plans for families.

On Tuesday December 7 was the meeting in Managua FIDER-Managua with Byrian (program director) and Ismail (chief accountant) to make institutional relationships established network support and technical impact formulations want an external inspection and move the corporate greeting from the Rural Development Group in particular and also of all ESF for the great work in this program.
With Antonio, counter sasl draft Managua, bills are collected and coordinated the closure FIDER 2 and final report (see changes in the report that they deliver on the model I drive), and 3 new model FIDER report (including bank charges in the listing) to be sent in January, contributions FIDER FIDER 2 3 (also necessary bills in some cases). PROPOSALS

workshops must be made with mutual understanding partner organizations (TpDH, volunteering, advocacy and networking)

must also make a workshop explaining the procedures of justification and why, and the steps and links the "chain of trust" (population galicia, taxes, economic intervention, area of \u200b\u200bcooperation, based volunteers ESF Galicia, Galicia ESF international partner organizations, beneficiaries).

criterion is important to assess specific work with a partner to "responsible economy" in local materials compliance with the rights of workers (FIDER was made to move to the technical staff) and the partner work and advocacy issues have to some extent independent or if some decentralization is headquartered. Is probably the most fit the type of work of ESF, but this will continue polishing.

So here is ending the Nicaraguan adventure at this stage 2007-2010. And as always, is not goodbye, it's a see you later ...

Other related links:
- Closing 2010 in Central, 1
- Closing 2010 in Central, 2
- Closing in 2010 in Central, 3

La Comunidad Indígena Jinotega

then transcribe the interview in December 2010 José Luis González, Head Chief of the Indian Community Jinotega, and one of the participants in the program that was developed in the community with FIDER SASL.

How is the organization of indigenous communities in Nicaragua? Do you have links between them?

Pacific

In Nicaragua there are 23 indigenous peoples, grouped under umbrella coordinating to 3-4 people. The community of Jinotega is Diriangen coordinator, which includes indigenous communities in Jinotega, Matagalpa, Very Very and sebaceous glands.

(note: there appears to be little coordination with the communities of the Atlantic, they do have an important ethnic component some of them for their purity, as the Supreme, the branches, the Garifuna, or even the Miskito language and differentiation the Indians of the Pacific have completely lost).

How many people around is part of the indigenous community of Jinotega and where it spreads?

It extends the Pantasma municipalities and Jinotega, reaching 22,000 people in 2000 (census conducted with support from American University and an Institute of History). 42800 has some apples (1mz = 0.75 ha)

And how is the internal organization of the indigenous community of Jinotega today?

power "legislative" and highest authority is exercised by the Council of Elders. It consists of about 90 people. 4 people are chosen for this council and community in a community or regional meeting where minutes are taken: a regional chief man, a woman chief, a chief guard and a youth representative. Among the advice nursing also elect to Caquique Mayor (which is José Luis), Chief Warden, Chief Representative of the Women and Youth (move the issue scholarships, workshops and maintenance of culture to interest the young, and so on., aged 16 approximately -20 years are considered young, but may begin earlier to work).

power "executive" or direction is exercised by a Board, elected by the Council of Elders, and consists of: President, Vice President, Secretary, Vocal 1, Vocal 2, Treasury and Office.

both institutions maintaining some balance with administrative divisions (being the Chief of Jinotega and the Vice-Chief Pantasma, and so the president and vice president).

What are the criteria for membership of the Indian Community?

inheritance. 30 families were initially. Now the county representatives and the current members know who they are in the area has always been (and therefore a line descendants of any of these 30 families) and those who came from other places later. With that one parent is Indigenous Community and acquired rights (not the spouse).

Are there laws? Yes

What documents evidencing ownership of the land to the Community?

real scriptures, which were retained even though many would have cared to disappear. Have now been restored with the support of the University of Valencia. It is said that even 15 years spent buried in a coffee farm near Lake Apanás (which accelerated the deterioration).

And there legal delimitation of the land?

In the scriptures there are sketches, and markers have been found, many of which are in very poor condition and others missing. It has begun a project of reamojonamiento, and have current maps.

What is the relationship they have traditionally governmental structures?

have been consistently ignored by all governments, and at worst persecuted and dispossessed of the land. With the enactment of various laws and international agreements, and the restoration of real deeds have been able to begin to assert their rights, but always in a climate of true confrontation with government institutions.

What are the major conflicts that have been or are involved? One was when it became Apanás Lake, with 10000 blocks and 180 families displaced, without compensation or sought the opinion of the Indian Community. The dam produces more than 30% of electric power in Nicaragua and is managed by the public company HIDROGESA (after electricity distribution in the country is run by its subsidiaries DISNORTE FENOSA and DISSUR). HIDROGESA never wanted to pay the lease fee of those blocks occupied by the lake, and that legally should be paid. Got some time ago that paid a small portion of the debt, 800,000 Cordobas (35000 Euros), which built the current headquarters of the Indian community in Jinotega. Keep pushing. You can see photos of Lake Apanás and dams.

addition have also been pressuring ENACAL, the national water company, as part of Jinotega water out of that reservoir located on their land.

have also had various conflicts with land occupiers not paying the rent (large landowners like the Pellas family, owners of several of the big business of Nicaragua Flor de Cana rum or Toyota, in the end as were pressured by the community sold at auction the land they occupied a coffee company and a developer of housing for foreign tourist who, after several negotiations agreed to pay the rental fee when they learned they were in a situation of illegal occupation of indigenous lands).

Internally, they have had tensions between various factions (also sometimes different political sign, though not so much partisan influence, as it had a liberal majority of the members of the Indian community in this area of \u200b\u200bthe country). These tensions did not succeed in strengthening and organizational development and functional community (and therefore could not exercise its role as regulator and manager of its properties, for example there was no one to ask the leasing fees paid to those who occupied land). Now 40% and pay and are strengthening the structure to reach everyone.

How management land among the members of the community? Is it divided the land among the indigenous community members or community remains?

Each community member has the right to work 50 blocks without paying the rental fee. If you were working again can continue, but paying the lease fee of apples work over 50.

For those who are not members of the community, the fee varies depending on the use made of the ground:

$ 7 per acre for tourism, $ 4 per acre for coffee or cattle, $ 5 per acre for vegetables and 3 if it is empty.

that are generating revenues will the spread between members of the community, or reinvest? The reinvested in strengthening the Indian community, its structure and logistics, as well as projects of social and solidarity with the poorest families (support for housing improvements, light, etc.) and recovery of historical memory and its traditional culture.

How often are meetings? Is there much support and participation?

The board meets every 15 days. The council of elders meets every 3 months, and even with 50 people and there is no quorum, participation is very high.

Do they have hired outside consultants to promote the indigenous community development projects or other services?

Yes, to submit proposals to donors to boost projects as support for social housing or even lawyers.

In your opinion, has been considered in the indigenous community of Jinotega in this project in the basin of the Rio SASL?

Yes, they were contacted from the beginning to the selection of beneficiary population. As requested titles, many of the beneficiaries (especially in SASL, as Horcones and is outside the community) are part of the Indigenous Community. He himself is a beneficiary of the project with his family, and has been impact on improving household income and environmental protection of the watershed.

What are your future challenges and projects planned? How do they see their role in cooperation projects?

want to be agents of development in the area, building on its growing capacity as an institution both technically and logistically, and the enormous social base they have and the support of international agreements. Cooperation projects they would like to act as partner organizations, without intermediaries, although seen as a complement and strengthen its business and manage their own resources, which must be internal.

addition, according to various national laws are not met, must sought a greater say in the indigenous community and not give much importance to municipalities (although there are contradictions with other laws where it did give that role to the municipalities to the detriment of the indigenous community, even in areas that compete for issues land). Before Indian authorities, to be divided, not fight for these rights (there was no such advocacy.) With other institutions in the area of \u200b\u200bnon-governmental level have had contacts and specific support (eg The Cuculmeca), although there have been more sustained and planned support for precisely this institutional weakness (which was corroborated by the very people Cuculmeca .)

are currently looking for partners to address priority:

international advocacy and denunciation of abuses covered by the Declaration of Indigenous Rights and the ILO (Act 517 of HIDROGESA that give more importance to the municipality despite the Community land is), pull the indigenous law 5 years ago had begun to develop the 23 villages of the Pacific and was not adopted because many members had land within the indigenous community and would not pay the rental fee .
census update
restoration completed of markers in Pantasma
recovery workshops of ancient knowledge and spirituality for the younger members of the community, with a specific facility for this
conditioning Yucapuca Hill area (ancient place of worship) for traditional activities visualization and dissemination of culture.
dissemination via digital media and website (working on it.)

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