Nicaragua

Consultations of the Comprehensive Evaluation of the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project

City/State/Region: Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte-RAANy la Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur-RAAS y Jinoteg
Begin – End: 2008 – 2008
Name of organization in charge: Fondo de Inversion Social para Emergencias
Type of organization in charge: government
Level: local regional

Impact

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Implementation: was the innovation effectively, partially or not put into practice at all?

Fulfillment of Aims: were the goals of the innovation completely, partially or not achieved at all?

Output: has the innovation generated recommendations, initiatives, decisions or policies?

Outcome: if there were a policy output, was it enacted or implemented?

Implementation: yes
Fulfillment of Democratic Innovation’s aim: yes
Output: yes
Policy Outcome: yes

The Consultations of the Comprehensive Evaluation of the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project were carried out by the Social Investment Fund for Emergencies in 15 communities across the country. Water and sanitation committees, non-governmental organizations, women's groups, municipal governments, regional governments, and indigenous councils and authorities were consulted. The purpose of the consultations was to gather the perceptions, experiences and preferences of those who benefit from water and sanitation services, in addition, the effectiveness of social intervention in the communities, the involvement of users in decision making; the cultural relevance of the project processes, community organization, among others. Based on the results of the consultations, the Nicaraguan government prepared a Plan for Indigenous and Afro-Nicaraguan Peoples (PPIA) that ensures access and participation of ethnic groups in project design, implementation and participatory planning.

Institutional design

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Formalization: is the innovation embedded in the constitution or legislation, in an administrative act, or not formalized at all?

Frequency: how often does the innovation take place: only once, sporadically, or is it permanent or regular?

Mode of Selection of Participants: is the innovation open to all participants, access is restricted to some kind of condition, or both methods apply?

Type of participants: those who participate are individual citizens, civil society organizations, private stakeholders or a combination of those?

Decisiveness: does the innovation takes binding, non-binding or no decision at all?

Co-governance: is there involvement of the government in the process or not?

Formalization: only backed by a governmental program or policy
Frequency: single
Mode of selection of participants: open
Type of participants: citizens
Decisiveness: democratic innovation yields a non-binding decision
Co-Governance: yes

Means

Deliberation
Direct Voting
E-Participation
Citizen Representation

Ends

Accountability
Responsiveness
Rule of Law
Political Inclusion
Social Equality

Policy cycle

Agenda setting

Formulation and decision-making

Implementation

Policy Evaluation