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NEWS FROM THE FIELD EL SALVADOR
FIRST IFAD WEEK ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN EL SALVADOR – November 16 - 20, 2015 – by Glayson Ferrari
WHAT WAS IFAD WEEK IN EL SALVADOR ABOUT?
• In 2015, IFAD reached 30 years of outstanding implementation
in El Salvador. In order to commemorate this anniversary, the
Fund, together with its partners, promoted the First IFAD Week
on Rural Development – Dialogue, Knowledge and Articulation.
• The objective of the Week was to bring together partners from
the government, the private sector, the civil society and
communities to exchange knowledge, create new alliances and
generate ideas for an enhanced rural world.
• During 5 days, about 500 participants were able to participate
in more than 20 different activities, including workshops,
panels, seminars, fairs, as well as dialogue and proposal
opportunities.
WHAT WAS THE AGENDA?
• 16 November – Public policy dialogue
• 17 November – Youth, National Assembly
of Rural Youth, Fair on Youth
Entrepreneurship
• 18 November – Access to markets, Youth,
Fairs, Cultural Evening
• 19 November – The Environment, Climate
Change, Food Security, Producers’ Fair,
CLAC-IFAD Dinner
• 20 November – Indigenous Peoples,
Gender and Indigenous Fair
The institutional fair was lasted the whole
week (5 days), and benefitted from the
presence of more than 20 IFAD partners.
16/11 – Inauguration
The event was officially opened by the head of the Minister of
Agriculture and Livestock, with the participation of the National
Youth Institute (INJUVE), the National Coordination Body for
Indigenous Organizations in El Salvador, the National Committee on
Family Farming and the National Rural Youth Network, and IFAD.
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PARTICIPANTS
. More than 520 participants from El
Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras
. 100 government representatives
. 110 youths from all the regions in the
country
. 100 indigenous peoples’
representatives
. 50 producers’ representatives
. 100 speakers and panellists
. 30 partner organizations
. 10 university volunteers
. 3 IFAD programmes + 10 grants
PANELS
. Panel on Dialogue around IFAD’s 2015 – 2019 Country Strategy for El
Salvador.
. 7 Panels on Policy Dialogue, Youths, Access to Markets, the Environment
and Climate Change, Indigenous Peoples, and Economic Empowerment of
Rural Women, with the support of more than 50 partners and 60 speakers.
. Dialogue panel on the Environment and Climate Change – presentation of
the study performed by IFAD and PRISMA.
WORKSHOPS
8 thematic workshops on Access to Markets and Policy Dialogue
organized by UN Women, ECLAC, ICEFI, SNV, Agexport, RIMISP, CNAF and
UNIANDES, through the collaboration of 30 facilitators.
FAIRS
. Institutional fair with 15 IFAD
partners
. Fair with 50 young entrepreneurs
. Fair with 30 farm entrepreneurs
. Fair with 02 indigenous peoples’
associations
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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF RURAL YOUTHS
. Context
. In November 2013, IFAD held LAC consultation on youth
. In January 2014, El Salvador launched the National Youth
Plan
. In March 2014, joint actions invest a total of USD
1,000.000
. In December 2014, 12 department networks were created
. Current situation
. IFAD, the Ministry of Agriculture, the National Youth
Institute, Fundesyran, World Vision, Plan International,
Ayuda en Acción and PROCASUR work together to strengthen
the National Network of Rural Youths.
. The National Network of Indigenous Youths is integrated
into the National Network of Rural Youths.
. Local networks are in place in the 14 departments of the
country
. The National Assembly has been officially set up and
acknowledged by the Government of El Salvador
. Future
. The National Assembly will be a legal entity acknowledged
by the Government of El Salvador, with an aim to work on
two main cross-cutting issues: Democratic Participation and
Economic Opportunities for Rural Youths.
SIGNED COOPERATION AGREEMENTS
. IFAD – UNDP – 2016 Human Development Report –
Youths in El Salvador
. IFAD-CNAF-PRISMA – Organisational Strengthening
of the National Committee for Family Agriculture in
El Salvador
. IFAD - INJUVE-World Vision – Organisational
Strengthening of the National Assembly of Rural
Youths in El Salvador
. IFAD-AGEXPORT-CLAC – Promotion of Access to
Markets for Small Producers from Guatemala,
Honduras, and El Salvador
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CULTURAL EVENING
The Cultural Evening was organized jointly with CLAC. More than
400 persons participated in the event, including government
representatives, IFAD partners, CLAC members, youths, and
producers. In addition to key note speeches from the Ministry of
Agriculture, the National Institute for Youths, CLAC and IFAD, the
evening was enriched by a dance performance by the well-known
National Ballet of El Salvador.
SIDE EVENTS
. CLAC-FAIR TRADE Photo Exhibit
. IFAD-CLAC Dinner with fair trade producers
from 25 countries
MASS MEDIA
. Dissemination in more than 30 mass media
. Broadcast from 20 virtual media
. Live coverage in 10 mass media
. Participation in 02 television programmes, with exclusive interviews
ACHIEVED RESULTS
. Enhanced institutional visibility for IFAD (not only as a
funding source, but also as a promoter of dialogue, able to
provide technical assistance, and foster alliances);
. Consolidation of IFAD’s work with youths, through the
creation of the National Assembly of Rural Youths,
officially and legally acknowledged by the governments;
. Increased interest in mass media to support IFAD’s work
(sense of cause);
. Rural people’s acknowledgement of IFAD as a great ally;
. Civil society’s acknowledgement of IFAD as a key ally to
trigger change in the rural arena;
. Triggering other government sectors to contact IFAD
(SICA, Ministry of Economy, Ministry of the Interior, Youth
Institute, President’s Office);
. Links between IFAD partners interested in enhancing
coordination of actions in the country and achieving
increased impact.
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ENCOUNTER BETWEEN IFAD GRANTEES
Encounter – Lunch with 10 implementing
partners of IFAD Grants in El Salvador to
exchange lessons learned, institutional linkages
and partnership opportunities – ECLAC, UN
Women, FAO, UNIANDES, REMISP, PROCASUR,
AGEXPORT, PRISMA and SNV.
“Knowledge is the power to
foster increased equality and
enhanced development.”
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuvzpPwHdqY&feature=em-upload_owner&hd=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lKs49EtF-o&hd=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzh_JFFDNcA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY_LZxIXkmQ&hd=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwGp1CJN21E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne8O46QzDD0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlbE2Tf5e9Y
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaO6bajI_r4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lyqvb9TSFRM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50Di94Y66Tc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MlbE2Tf5e9Y