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November 2012 Prevention In Action Economic Development VPP and FUNDESA organize Regional Meeting of businessmen in Cobán 3 Publicprivate partnerships VPP funds first police sciences degree for National Civilian Police 45 Local Violence Prevention Local commissions organize exchange of violent toys for kites 12 Violence Prevention Commissions organize Exchange of toy guns for kites in Esquipulas Families gathered in a local park and children flew kites with messages of nonviolence. On Sunday, November 18 th the VPP Violence Prevention Commissions in Esquipulas, Chiquimula organized a symbolic exchange of violent toys for kites at a local soccer field. The 900 kites were handmade by children and members of Local and Municipal Violence Prevention Commissions, with bamboo reeds and colorful paper donated by the USAID Violence Prevention Project (VPP). For every toy gun or knife traded in, local children received handmade kites that they were able to fly immediately. The kite that flew the highest received a prize, and there was also a contest for themed kites with messages of peace and non violence. The event was attended by local authorities, the National Civilian Police, the Army, members of Violence Prevention Commissions, VPP staff and hundreds of children from surrounding neighborhoods.

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Economic  Development  

VPP  and  FUNDESA  organize  Regional  Meeting  of  businessmen  in  Cobán                                                                                            3                                                    

Public-­‐private  partnerships  

VPP  funds  first  police  sciences  degree  for  National  Civilian  Police  

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Local  Violence  Prevention  

Local  commissions  organize  exchange  of  violent  toys  for  kites  

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Violence  Prevention  Commissions  organize  Exchange  of  toy  guns  for  kites  in  Esquipulas  

Families  gathered  in  a  local  park  and  children  flew  kites  with  messages  of  non-­‐violence.  

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On  Sunday,  November  18th  the  VPP  Violence  Prevention  Commissions  in  Esquipulas,  Chiquimula  organized  a  symbolic  exchange  of  violent  toys  for  kites  at  a  local  soccer  field.    

The  900  kites  were  handmade  by  children  and  members  of  Local  and  Municipal  Violence  Prevention  Commissions,  with  bamboo  reeds  and  colorful  paper  donated  by  the  USAID  Violence  Prevention  Project  (VPP).  For  every  toy  gun  or  knife  traded  in,  local  children  received  handmade  kites  

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that  they  were  able  to  fly  immediately.  The  kite  that  flew  the  highest  received  a  prize,  and  there  was  also  a  contest  for  themed  kites  with  messages  of  peace  and  non-­‐violence.    

The  event  was  attended  by  local  authorities,  the  National  Civilian  Police,  the  Army,  members  of  Violence  Prevention  Commissions,  VPP  staff  and  hundreds  of  children  from  surrounding  neighborhoods.    

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On  Thursday,  November  15th  the  USAID  Violence  Prevention  Project  (VPP)  and  the  Foundation  for  Guatemalan  Development  (FUNDESA)  organized  a  regional  meeting  of  businessmen  in  Cobán,  Alta  Verapaz.    

The  VPP  has  partnered  with  FUNDESA  for  three  years  in  a  row,  helping  finance  the  National  Meeting  of  Businessmen  (ENADE)  held  in  Guatemala  City.  This  year  they  also  co-­‐hosted  a  Regional  Meeting  of  Businessmen  in  the  VPP  municipality  of  Cobán.    

This  is  the  first  time  a  massive  meeting  for  businessmen  and  entrepreneurs  is  held  at  a  regional  level,  and  the  first  year  that  economic  development  is  directly  linked  to  violence  prevention  by  representatives  of  the  private  sector.    

Felipe  Bosch,  president  of  FUNDESA  and  Andrés  Castillo,  president  of  CACIF  (Coordinating  Committee  of  Agricultural,  Commercial,  Industrial  and  Financial  Associations)  addressed  an  audience  of  hundreds  of  local  landowners,  

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entrepreneurs,  members  of  the  civil  society  and  local  authorities,  and  discussed  opening  new  markets,  vocational  and  technical  education  opportunities  and  job  placement  for  local  youth.  Nancy  Hoffman,  Deputy  Director  of  USAID  Guatemala,  stressed  the  importance  of  violence  prevention  as  key  to  economic  development.  Regional  and  national  media  covered  the  event.    

VPP  and  FUNDESA  organize  regional  meeting  of  businessmen  in  Cobán,  Alta  Verapaz  

 

"We  believe  that  violence  can  be  prevented  by  providing  more  job  opportunities  for  everyone”.    -­‐Nancy  Hoffman,    Deputy  Director  of  USAID  Guatemala.      

 

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USAID  will  refurbish  sports  complex  in  zone  6  of  Guatemala  City  The  project,  named  4-­‐4,  brings  together  central  and  local  government  as  well  as  the  private  sector  to  benefit  more  than  100,000  residents.    

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The  USAID  Violence  Prevention  Project  (VPP)  has  partnered  with  the  Municipality  of  Guatemala,  the  Ministry  of  Governance  and  the  Progreso  Cement  Company  to  finance  refurbishment  of  a  sports  complex  located  in  zone  6  of  Guatemala  City.    

Project  4-­‐4,  as  it  was  named,  will  benefit  more  than  100,000  at-­‐risk  youth  and  children  from  surrounding  neighborhoods,  and  was  made  possible  through  the  joint  efforts  of  community  members,  local  and  central  government,  churches  and  the  private  sector.    

Part  of  the  VPP’s  Safe  Communities  (Comunidades  Seguras)  project,  the  renovated  sports  facilities  and  soccer  field  are  part  of  a  series  of  violence  prevention  activities  planned  for  15  communities  in  the  capital  city  for  2013.    

A  ceremony  to  lay  the  first  cornerstone,  held  on  Wednesday,  November  28  was  attended  by  local  and  central  government  authorities,  USAID  Guatemala  Director  Kevin  Kelly,  and  members  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  cement  company  (Cementos  Progreso),  and  was  covered  by  all  major  news  outlets.    

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USAID  Violence  Prevention  Project  Implemented  by  RTI  International  and  CECI  

13  Calle  3-­‐40  Zona  10  Edificio  Atlantis,  Nivel  09  Oficina  903  

PBX:  (502)  23661577  

The  USAID  Violence  Prevention  Project  applies  a  comprehensive  approach  to  preventing  the  causes  of  violence  and  works  towards  reaching  the  goals  established  by  the  Central  America  Regional  Security  Initiative  (CARSI).      

The  project  is  financed  by  the  United  States  Agency  for  International  Development  (USAID).  

Research  Triangle  Institute  (RTI  International)  administers  project  grant  funds  in  alliance  with  the  Centre  for  International  Studies  and  Cooperation  (CECI).