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Project ID: | 00067190 | Description: | MDGF-1829-G-CRI Culture |
Fund: | Start Date *: | 2 Nov 2007 | |
Theme: | MDGF Culture & Development |
End Date*: | 15 Feb 2012 |
Country: | Costa Rica | Project Status: | Financially Closed |
Participating Organization: | Multiple |
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Overview:Costa Rica has a vibrant democratic system but the social and economic gap has been widening in the recent years. The youth are not receiving the cultural tools that allow them to use their cultural heritage and are not able to fully exercise their cultural rights. This dualism of a country with inclusive policies but without sufficient intercultural policies has been the basis for setting up the Joint Programme (JP), articulated around the promotion of inter-institutional cultural policies and strengthening the state’s capacity in this respect. The JP therefore established two expected outcomes hereunder, articulated under six specific outputs. The JP strategy recognizes the value of culture as a tool for economic development. Interculturalism is understood as a transversal process that impacts the various sectors of culture, economy, health, education and agriculture. Thus the programme supported various activities in the sectors through the development of 11 working groups (clusters) on specific thematic areas, looking both at the policy level (example Cluster 1 on Revision of Public Policies and Training in Interculturalism) and at the project level (Cluster 6 : Support to Rural SMEs, or Cluster 7: Fairs, Cultural Diversity and Good Practices). The two axes for implementing the programme focused one at the local level (Parque La Libertad) as a demonstrative pilot that included in one place the variety of strategic activities across the selected sectors, and the other at the national level (through institutional capacity development). Under the first outcome, the Parque La Libertad has been used as a resource center where numerous activities proved mutually supportive in order to promote and develop the cultural assets and use the Parque La Libertad as a showcase of concrete results that can be achieved. One example is high technology cultural industry support through the Technological and Visual Arts Center that became the first in the country to train in web development and 3D digital animation (targeting economically disadvantaged youth). Other examples included promoting traditional products at the agricultural fairs, holding of traditional events such as dancing to recognize the value of cultural assets. As a result of all these activities a group of youth advocating interculturalism was created and advocate for opportunities within Parque La Libertad to other youths. Under the second outcome capacity development through training and policy review in the Culture, Education, Health, Agriculture and Economic sectors was undertaken. Capacity development of public servants is useful to upgrade public policies. Examples include the curriculum reform (for education), agricultural fairs (Agriculture), Cultural Information System and training in Cultural Management (Culture), among others. A number of policy documents have integrated the perspective of interculturalism, for example in the new SME policy, in the National Policy of Food Security, and more.
Outcome 1:Marginal urban and rural communities empowered in relation to their expressions of identity, their social capital, the exercise of their cultural rights and the proper use of their cultural resources. Outcome achievements:
Outcome 2:Institutional competencies to manage intercultural policies strengthened in the fields of culture, education, health, agriculture and economies. Outcome achievements:
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More details can be found in the project final report: http://mdtf.undp.org/document/download/9794 Recent Documents
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