MUNICIPALITY OF SANTA CATARINA PINULA, GUATEMALA

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N -2013 -162 PARTNERSHIP RECOGNITION Purpose The purpose of this memorandum is to acknowledge the on -going relationship between the City of Santa Ana and the Municipality of Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala and to officially recognize it as a CityLinks Partnership under the AMUPREV Program: MUNICIPAL PARTNERSHIPS FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION IN CENTRAL AMERICA ( AMUPREV) The AMUPREV Program is implemented by the International City /County Management Association (ICMA) with funding provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and the Central America Regional Security Initiative (CARSI). The objectives of AMUPREV are (1) to promote comprehensive municipal -based violence prevention strategies and programs with key Central American stakeholders and foster development of regional peer knowledge networks; and (2) to provide training and technical assistance to local governments and community groups, in coordination with national police efforts and other municipal -based programs. ICMA has worked with key institutions in the region to promote the first objective and engage in outreach. ICMA developed a Toolkit for municipalities to use to promote the creation of municipal -led mechanisms to provide leadership in bringing together key stakeholders to design and implement crime and violence prevention programs. We have facilitated the participation of experts in national, regional and international conferences and conducted workshops for municipal associations and municipal stakeholders. We have developed a website (www.amuprev.ora) which showcases daily examples of municipalities throughout Latin America which are taking the initiative to develop programs that are building the foundation for crime prevention in their communities. To accomplish Objective 2, ICMA has implemented a series of municipal partnerships with cities in the US (CityLinks Model) so that the model of community- oriented policing and governance can be shared with municipalities throughout the Region. Through this model, training and technical assistance has been provided to municipal stakeholders to bring about a greater awareness of the need to prioritize and act upon violence and crime prevention programs in a coordinated and comprehensive fashion. The City of Santa Ana has been sharing information and experiences with the City of Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala since January 2013. The City of Santa Ana has participated in two trips to Santa Catarina Pinuta, in January 2013 and July 2013. Representatives from Santa Catarina Pinuta, Guatemala traveled to Santa Ana in March 2013 where they were able to see first -hand how police and other municipal staff interact with the community through their involvement in the design and implementation of primary and secondary prevention programs. The agendas for the trips were constructed around critical issues identified by the Santa Catarina Pinula Security Sub commission with a Focus on Violence Prevention and included: - Principles and practices of community - oriented policing - Operation and strengthening of crime /violence prevention committees - Recuperation of public spaces - Youth rehabilitation and prevention programs /gang prevention