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EL SALVADOR - Civil Society Outreach Strategy Development |
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Monday, 27 February 2006 |
Development of a Civil Society Outreach Strategy for the Government of El Salvador
Overview
In March of 2003, CARANA consultant Carlos Torres traveled to El Salvador to meet with USAID El Salvador and the Ministry of Economy to provide assistance in the development of a Civil Society Program in El Salvador. During preliminary meetings with Ministry officials a request was made to provide assistance in the review of the CSOP strategy which the Ministry was trying to develop at the time. Mr. Torres was able to re-arrange his travel schedule, and worked throughout the rest of that week with Ministry officials to prepare and present a draft strategy for the Minister’s approval. Counterparts
Ministry of Economy of El Salvador Timeframe
March and April of 2003 Activities
The bulk of the activity consisted in interviewing government officials and researching documents which had already been prepared in El Salvador on civil society outreach. Based on these interviews, discussions were then held with Ministry officials who presented Mr. Torres with a draft of the CSOP strategy that they envisioned at the time. Over the next several days, Mr. Torres re-worked this draft with Ministry officials, and produced a document which later became the blueprint for their civil society outreach strategy. Results
At the end of the week, a draft strategy was presented to the Ministry of Economy, and this draft was revised and additional sections were added to it by Ministry Officials. The strategy was adopted by the Government, and within two weeks of this field trip, the Minister of Economy gave a press conference on national television to present the Government’s civil society outreach strategy, and to express their commitment to this initiative. Relevant Documents
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