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06MANAGUA230
2006-01-31 16:42:00
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Embassy Managua
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EMBASSY MANAGUA SUBMISSION FOR INCLE-FUNDED

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DE RUEHMU #0230/01 0311642
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 311642Z JAN 06
FM AMEMBASSY MANAGUA
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5077
UNCLAS MANAGUA 000230 

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR WHA/PPC--MICHAEL PUCCETI, G/TIP--ANTHONY
ETERNO AND AMY O'NEILL RICHARD

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM KWMN KCRM ELAB PREL SMIG ASEC NU
SUBJECT: EMBASSY MANAGUA SUBMISSION FOR INCLE-FUNDED
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROJECT

REF: A. 05 STATE 221183


B. 05 MANAGUA 750

C. 05 MANAGUA 1243

D. 05 MANAGUA 2009

E. 05 MANAGUA 2853

F. 05 MANAGUA 2852

UNCLAS MANAGUA 000230

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR WHA/PPC--MICHAEL PUCCETI, G/TIP--ANTHONY
ETERNO AND AMY O'NEILL RICHARD

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM KWMN KCRM ELAB PREL SMIG ASEC NU
SUBJECT: EMBASSY MANAGUA SUBMISSION FOR INCLE-FUNDED
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROJECT

REF: A. 05 STATE 221183


B. 05 MANAGUA 750

C. 05 MANAGUA 1243

D. 05 MANAGUA 2009

E. 05 MANAGUA 2853

F. 05 MANAGUA 2852


1. Embassy Managua submits the following law enforcement
anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) project proposal for INCLE
funding by G/TIP. While the Ministry of Government's
proposal is broadly similar to its previous (2005) proposal,
this year's submission is much more tightly focused on
addressing concrete needs of the specific sections of the
Ministry that are most directly involved in fighting TIP.
Because of the scope of the ministry's needs and its central
role in fighting TIP in Nicaragua, if all of its requests
cannot be met because of funding limitations, post requests
that G/TIP still consider funding a portion of the project
proposal.


2. Proposed Ministry of Government Law Enforcement Project
for INCLE funding:

TITLE OF PROJECT:
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Strengthening the Capacity of GON institutions to fight TIP

NAME OF RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION/GOVERNMENT AGENCY:
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The Ministry of Government

DURATION OF PROJECT:
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Two years

DESCRIPTION:
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I. OBJECTIVES:
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--Inform and educate government officials and the public on
the general nature and characteristics of TIP, as well as the
means of detecting, avoiding, and reporting it.

--Develop cooperation between the public, government
organizations, and NGOs to facilitate the social and economic
reinsertion of TIP victims.

--Bring Nicaraguan laws into line with international
agreements and standards on TIP and ensure that the law is
more effectively implemented.

--Improve the GON's ability to collect and analyze data on
the magnitude and characteristics of the TIP problem in the
country as a means of focusing anti-TIP strategies.

--Improve GON and NGO capacities to prevent, detect, and

handle TIP cases.

--Address specific Ministry of Government needs to improve
the capacity of its key divisions (border police (Migration),
the Anti-Trafficking office, and the Anti-Trafficking unit of
the National Police) to fight TIP.

--Establish monitoring and evaluation methods on TIP and make
them compatible with those of other Central American
countries.

II. ACTIVITIES:
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--Establish a Ministry of Government anti-TIP web page.

--Carry out anti-TIP awareness-raising campaigns nationwide.

--Carry out regular anti-TIP training seminars for GON
officials and NGOs.

--Train more police and government officials on victim
assistance.

--Provide Migration and the NNP with equipment to enable them
to more effectively control movements across Nicaraguan
borders and investigate TIP cases.

--Construct and equip five interview rooms for use with TIP

victims.

--Establish a monitoring system for all of the above
activities.

III. SUSTAINABILITY:
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The project would build on previous anti-TIP accomplishments,
such as the establishment of a national anti-TIP coalition
and an anti-TIP coordination office in the Ministry of
Government in 2004. Because the GON is unable to assign the
fight against TIP all the resources it would like, the
Ministry of Government will need to seek additional
assistance from international donors, members of the national
anti-TIP coalition, and other sources to sustain the project.

JUSTIFICATION:
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The Ministry of Government is the most important anti-TIP
government actor in Nicaragua. The Vice Minister of
Government leads the national anti-TIP coalition that brings
together all GON and NGO organizations involved in the fight
against TIP. The ministry controls all law enforcement
bodies in the country, including the regular police, the
women's police stations that bear primary responsibility for
assisting TIP victims, and the border police (Migration). In
2004, the Ministry opened an anti-TIP office to coordinate
the activities of the GON and those of the national anti-TIP
coalition and began gathering information on TIP cases for an
anti-TIP database (using the women's police stations to
collect the data),but these efforts need additional support
in order to be sustained and improved. Many of the needs
addressed in this project were highlighted in post's 2005
reporting, including Migration's needs for more computers and
vehicles at borders, the need to improve the ability of the
police to gather evidence for TIP prosecutions, and the need
to build and equip private interview rooms for TIP victims
(reftels B-F).

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:
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--The full development and activation of the ministry's TIP
database and webpage; number of hits on the webpage.

--The number and type of awareness/education campaigns
carried out.

--The number and type of training seminars carried out for
GON officials and NGOs.

--The number of government officials trained in victim
assistance.

--The functioning of the ministry's TIP monitoring system.

--The construction and equipment of the five interview rooms
for TIP victims.

EVALUATION PLAN:
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The Ministry of Government, through the office of the Vice
Minister and the anti-TIP office, will write monthly reports
on the evolution of its TIP project. These reports will be
evaluated and edited by the principal members of the national
anti-TIP coalition. Once each report has been approved by
the coalition members, it will be submitted to the Embassy.

BUDGET BREAKOUT: (all numbers in USD)
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--Office and computer equipment for the Ministry of
Government anti-TIP office: 17,650

--Vehicle (pickup truck) for use by the Ministry of
Government anti-TIP office (to enable the office to send its
personnel to activities, and deliver TIP campaign materials,
country-wide) : 18,000

--Specialized equipment for the Anti-Trafficking in Persons
unit of the National Police (lie detector, laboratory
equipment, high quality digital camera and recording
equipment): 42,600

--Vehicle (van) for use by National Police Anti-Trafficking
unit (to enable the unit to deploy quickly to obtain crime
scene evidence; particularly important for cases outside

Managua) : 18,000

--Computers for Migration Directorate use at border posts:
10,000

--Vehicles (1 pickup truck and 4 motorcycles) for Migration
Directorate (to be able to cover borders better): 26,000

--Training seminars and conferences for government officials
(for prosecutors, police, consular officials, and key
officials of the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health,
and Ministry of the Family) and NGOs: 99,950

--Victim assistance (construction and equipment of five
interview rooms for use with TIP victims): 21,250

--Accounting, evaluation, and unforeseen costs: 20,276

TOTAL USG ASSISTANCE REQUESTED: 273,726

TYPE AND AMOUNT OF HOST GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION:
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--Administrative and operating costs in the Ministry of
Government and other government facilities (light, water,
telephone service).

--Maintenance of the web page (estimated at USD 3600 per
year).

--Salaries of the anti-TIP program director and secretary.

PROPOSED FUNDING MECHANISM:
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Letter of Agreement (LOA)

EMBASSY POC:
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Political Officer Jeff Giauque (unclassified email:
giauquejg@state.gov, tel: 011-505-266-6010 ext. 4728, fax:
011-505-266-9942). Backup POC: Political Counselor Victoria
Alvarado (unclassified email: alvaradova1@state.gov,
tel:011-505-266-6010 ext. 4665, fax: 011-505-266-9942).

OTHER DONORS:
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No other donors are committed at this time, but the Ministry
anticipates seeking the assistance of the following
organizations:

International Organization for Migration (IOM)
United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
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