Project profile — Technical Advisory Support Unit

• Guatemala (10.00%)
• Honduras (80.00%)
• Nicaragua (10.00%)

• Basic Health: Basic health care (12220) (50.00%)
• Agriculture: Agricultural development (31120) (50.00%)

• Gender equality (not targeted)
• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (principal objective)
• Participatory development and good governance (not targeted)
• Trade development (not targeted)
• Biodiversity (not targeted)
• Climate change mitigation (not targeted)
• Climate Change Adaptation (not targeted)
• Desertification (not targeted)
• Urban issues (not targeted)
• Children's issues (significant objective)
• Youth Issues (significant objective)
• Indigenous Issues (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)
• ICT as a tool for development (not targeted)

The purpose of this project is to improve the social and economic conditions of vulnerable populations in Honduras, Guatemala, and Nicaragua by increasing the effectiveness of Canada's development assistance to these countries. Through this project, CIDA posts Canadian development experts with specific technical expertise to Honduras to provide advice on program strategies, to contribute to knowledge building and sharing, and to develop new programming initiatives.

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Results as of March 2011 (end of project) include the following: 1) Technical expertise and analysis were provided to CIDA decision-makers in collaboration with Honduran partners for operational projects and future programming in food security in Honduras, Guatemala, and Nicaragua. 2) Gender equality and environmental sustainability were better integrated and monitored as cross-cutting themes in all the CIDA Program in Honduras. 3) Policy dialogue, engagement, coordination and information sharing on implemented activities with Honduran authorities and other development partners in the food security sector. 4) Harmonization with other development partners was improved, and CIDA’s programming in the food security sector was aligned with national priorities of Honduras. 5) Collection of sex-disaggregated data, monitoring, and reporting of results were improved in the food security sector. This initiative helped to strengthen the effectiveness of CIDA’s programming in Honduras, Guatemala, and Nicaragua.

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