2007

AdviceActions within the framework of the twinning between San Miguelito (Nicaragua) and Sant Boi de Llobregat (Catalonia)

The context

Sant Boi is twinned with two municipalities, Marianao –Cuba- and San Miguelito –Nicaragua-, and 84% of the total resources for cooperation of the City Council are directed to these locations. The contents of these partnerships has mainly resulted in coverage of material needs, focusing on actions of construction or rehabilitation of infrastructure, but they have also carried out projects aimed at strengthening local capacities, as well as institutional strengthening (Cadastre realization and promotion of citizen participation).

San Miguelito is a municipality located in the Department of Río San Juan, the less populated in Nicaragua, about 20,000 inhabitants scattered in a dispersed way. Traditionally isolated from the roads, the town suffers a serious shortage of infrastructure of all kinds, and has a 35% illiteracy rate.

Sant Boi and San Miguelito signed a brotherhood agreement in 1994, which has created more than ten years of shared work. During all these years, there have been held various development projects, which have created links between various sectors and entities in both populations, as well as various exchange trips.

The project to evaluate

The Town Hall of Sant Boi arises to assess the work carried out in the last 10 years within the framework of brotherhood, with the aim of analysing the impact reached so far and the ways to prioritize and optimize resources in the immediate future.

The analysis includes both institutional and non-governmental actions that have been undertaken, including coordination mechanisms, the situation for each of the lines of action (road paving, institutional strengthening and environment), and a deepen evaluation of the programs (the micro-credit programmes for women and training and education).