Community Roots Project Quarterly Progress Report FY21 Quarter 3

in Guatemala. The project aims to support community-based commissions to promote integrated violence and migration prevention initiatives in targeted areas. By the close of FY21 Q3, 100% of the COCOPRES in 80 intervention communities in four departments had been restructured and/or ratified. These communities have expressed a great deal of interest and engagement in community management of violence and irregular migration prevention. The project has made significant progress in implementing activities across the 80 communities, with 1,320 activities implemented by the end of FY21 Q3, representing 94% of the activities planned for 2020 and 2021. Community Roots trained COCOPREs on resource procurement and establishing alliances as a strategy for bringing more resources to their communities to contribute to the sustainability of violence and irregular migration prevention efforts. Community Roots worked with the National Civil Police (PNC) to develop short presentations and awareness-building sessions for the educational community on the risks and consequences of irregular migration, as well as on the importance of holding strong values in the home and at school. In the San Marcos, Quetzaltenango, and Chiquimula regions, these presentations were delivered by PNC officers from the crime prevention delegation, reaching a total of 152 students and 96 adults (parents and teachers) in 13 different schools. The PNC implemented 11 different activities in the Project's four intervention departments during FY21 Q3, including sharing and community rapprochement, setting up and training community prevention commissions, and monitoring and following up on the MOPSIC integral security model. These activities aim to promote community-based violence and migration prevention initiatives and to strengthen the capacity of local authorities to address these issues. The project has also made progress in promoting private sector engagement in violence and migration prevention in target municipalities and communities. Community Roots worked with local businesses and organizations to develop partnerships and collaborations that can contribute to the sustainability of violence and migration prevention efforts. The project has also supported secondary violence prevention projects in close coordination with municipal and local authorities. Overall, the Community Roots Project has made significant progress in promoting community-based violence and migration prevention initiatives in Guatemala. The project's focus on community engagement, capacity building, and partnerships with local authorities and private sector organizations has contributed to the development of sustainable and effective violence and migration prevention strategies.