OPEN GOVERNMENT ANALYSIS OF USAID INDIGENOUS PEOPLES PROJECTS
This draft presents the analysis of USAID Indigenous Peoples projects, focusing on data access challenges like project name inconsistency and lack of indigenous coding. The research aims to contribute to USAID's localization and locally-led development goals by examining project locations, funding distribution, and data disclosure practices.
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OPEN GOVERNMENT ANALYSIS OF USAID INDIGENOUS PEOPLES PROJECTS Accountability Research Center (Homepage Link) Draft (11/29/2023) Comments Welcome E-mail: jh1227a@american.edu
Scaling Open Government Analysis of USAID Indigenous Peoples Projects This research is part of a broader pilot application of open government analysis, intended to contribute to USAID's localization & locally-led development goals Our aim is to understand the scope of USAID s Indigenous Peoples projects Two pathways to project assessment o Systematic overview of project locations and funding weights Existence of data repository or digital map? o Country specific pages with data disclosures to bolster the local agenda Our initial data review indicates the process requires time intensive data triangulation
Data Access Challenge #1: Project Name Inconsistency Projects are not consistently labeled across sites Country USAID.gov Title ForeignAssisstance.gov Title Papua New Guinea PNG Lukautim Graun Program (LGP) PNG Biodiversity Advancing Rights in Southern Africa (ARISA) Southern Africa Regional Human Rights Program in South Africa South Africa
Data Access Challenge #2: No Indigenous Coding Government databases do not have indigenous category labels Term searches dependent on indigenous in Activity Name or description International Category Name International Sector Name US Category Name Activity Name US Sector Name Afro-Colombian and Indigenous Program (ACIP) Peace and Security Counter- Narcotics Agriculture Agriculture Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance Afro-Colombian and Indigenous Program (ACIP) Government and Civil Society Good Governance Governance Other Social Infrastructure and Services Policies, Regulations, and Systems Afro-Colombian and Indigenous Program (ACIP) Education and Social Services Governance
ARC ANALYSISOF COLOMBIA ETHNIC INCLUSION PROJECTS
Project Spotlight: Indigenous Peoples and Afro-Colombian Empowerment Activity (IPACE, Juntanza tnica in Spanish) USAID Colombia s website does not clearly disclose the project s total funding amount or allocation of funding, but funding data are available on USASpending.gov The Indigenous Peoples and Afro-Colombian Empowerment Activity (IPACE), implemented by Agricultural Cooperative Development International and Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Assistance (ACDI/VOCA), contributes to indigenous and Afro-Colombians communities self-determined development by strengthening ethnic organizations institutional and advocacy capacity. IPACE is scheduled to run from December 1, 2021-November 30, 2026 o USAID estimated the IPACE project budget would total $50-70 million (plus an additional estimated 10-30% cost share) o USASpending.gov lists the project s Total Funding as $18.9m There is no clear indication for the $30m-$50m difference between the original projected budget and publicly available funding totals for the project o As of July 2023, $18.9m in project funds have been obligated and $8.8m in project funds have been disbursed o The project has provided $3.4m in sub-awards, with top sub-awardees Fabiola Morera Comunicaciones (Bogot ) receiving $1.4m, World Wildlife Fund- Colombia (Bogot ) receiving $705,000, and Terra Global (Oakland, CA) receiving $274,000 ACDI/VOCA has a Spanish language page for Juntanza tnica on acdivoca.org.co, providing project details and press releases for project activities The USAID website contains two fact sheets for IPACE, from 2022 and from 2023. The fact sheet portal page lists a partner e-mail o The fact sheets do not provide information about total funding for the project, but note the intent to award over USD $20 million in sub-awards to local organizations for capacity-building and self determined initiatives , underscoring the projected budget total and publicly available data discrpancy ACDI/VOCA is not listed on the USAID fact sheets o ACDI/VOCA is listed as IPACE s implementing partner on the Partnership Opportunities tab found on USAID Colombia s Work with Us tab on the homepage Selecting the ACDI/VOCA link on the USAID Partnership Opportunities page leads to the company s Colombia homepage ACDI/VOCA partners with 10 local organizations for IPACE o The four indigenous organizations include: CRIC, CTC, ONIC, & OPIAC o The six Afro-Colombia organizations include: AFRODES, CIMARR N, COCOMACIA, CONPA, CNOA, & PCN o IPACE has not disbursed sub-awards to any of these 10 partner organizations, according to USASpending data
USAID Colombia Ethnic Inclusion Projects: FY2012-2023* 20000000 18000000 16000000 14000000 Total Amount in USD 12000000 10000000 8000000 6000000 4000000 2000000 0 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Project Name Activa Buenaventura Afro-Colombian and Indigenous Program (ACIP) Inclusion for Peace Activity (IPA) Indigenous Peoples and Afro-colombian Empowerment Activity (IPACE) Inter-Ethnic Alliance for Peace Manos Visibles Source: ForeignAssistance.gov ( Disbursements Colombia; accessed May 31, 2023). https://www.foreignassistance.gov/data?country=Colombia&fiscal_year=2020&transaction_type_name=obligations#tab-query. *Note: Public data is reported as not complete for FY2022. *Note: ARC analyzed and coded USAID projects into nine groupings based on Activity Descriptions provided by ForeignAssistance.gov Ethnic Inclusion reflates to supporting Afro-Colombian and Indigenous populations; All Other Projects refers to projects not listed in the eight previous categories, inclusive of administrative, logistical, and monitoring and evaluation-related funding. For more detailed information on the coding process, see Methods Annex III: ARC Objectives Coding . Percentage is displayed if annual objective funding equals 15% or greater.
Primary Objectives of USAID Colombia Funding: FY2012-2022* $450,000,000 $400,000,000 20% 25% $350,000,000 $300,000,000 Total Amount in USD 24% $250,000,000 44% $200,000,000 29% 44% 33% 28% 27% $150,000,000 29% 24% 27% 16% 30% 32% $100,000,000 20% 16% 15% 16% $50,000,000 38% 26% 41% 45% 17% 34% 29% 31% 28% 10% 22% $0 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Project Objective Peace & Environment 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Peace Peace & Land Rights Peace & Humanitarian Humanitarian Good Governance Human Rights Ethnic Inclusion All Other Funding Source: ForeignAssistance.gov ( Disbursements Colombia; accessed May 31, 2023). https://www.foreignassistance.gov/data?country=Colombia&fiscal_year=2020&transaction_type_name=obligations#tab-query. *Note: Public data is reported as not complete for FY2022. *Note: ARC analyzed and coded USAID projects into nine groupings based on Activity Descriptions provided by ForeignAssistance.gov Ethnic Inclusion reflates to supporting Afro-Colombian and Indigenous populations; All Other Projects refers to projects not listed in the eight previous categories, inclusive of administrative, logistical, and monitoring and evaluation-related funding. For more detailed information on the coding process, see Methods Annex III: ARC Objectives Coding . Percentage is displayed if annual objective funding equals 15% or greater.
Findings: Ethnic Inclusion in Colombia Context specific knowledge is needed o As in other countries, specific local knowledge of ethnic groups may improve keyword searches such as Afro-Colombian The U.S. government recently reiterated its commitment to supporting implementation of the Ethnic Chapter of the 2016 Peace Accord o Accord stresses the cross-cutting nature of support for ethnic rights, to contribute to addressing underlying causes of the conflict Without re-coding the official data, changes in this priority issue area would be invisible o Ethnic inclusion-related aid dropped from an annual average of $11.8m between 2012 and 2015 to $11.5m between 2016 and 2021
Methods: Assessing Ethnic Inclusion in Colombia ARC coding for Colombia ethnic inclusion projects: Ethnic Inclusion: Includes projects designed to support Afro-Colombian and Indigenous populations, typically through rights protections, economic development, and aiding in the development of greater capacity for self-governance. Example. Foster Social and Economic Inclusion of Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities Through this activity, USAID seeks to support the efforts of an organization to foster social and economic inclusion of Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities that have been severely affected by conflict, with a special emphasis within that community on people with disabilities, LGBTI population, and victims of gender-based violence.
Topline Data of Select Indigenous Peoples Projects USAID: Celebrating Innovative Partnerships with Indigenous-Led Organizations Amazon Indigenous Rights and Resources Activity(AIRR) Disbursed amount: $11,497,379.61/Obligated amount: $16,615,000.00 Total sub-awards: 10 transactions (7 unique sub-awardees)/$7,720,000 obligated Implementing partner: World Wildlife Fund Grant start/end date: August 23, 2019-August 22, 2024 Advancing Rights in Southern Africa (ARISA) Disbursed amount: $8,637,593.99/Obligated amount:$11,519,692.00 Total sub-awards: 23 transactions (11 unique sub-awardees)/$6,040,000 obligated Implementing partner: Freedom House Grant start/end date: October 22, 2018-October 22, 2023 PNG LukautimGraunProgram (LGP) Disbursed amount: $15,692,660.10/Obligated amount: $19,000,000.00 Total sub-awards: 7 transactions (5 unique sub-awardees)/$835,000 obligated Implementing partner: Cardno Emerging Markets USA, Ltd. - a DT Global Company Grant start/end date: July 24, 2019- July 23, 2024
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