JP Guatemala Maya Programme 

ObjectivesFund scope

The Maya Joint Programme in Guatemala contributes to improving the situation of the Maya, Xinca, and Garifuna people by advocating for an equal and fair justice system, supporting their right to bilingual and intercultural education, and autonomous political rights and representation. The programme builds and strengthens national and indigenous capacity to enhance sustainable development and eradicate poverty, and also contributes to transforming Guatemalan society and rendering it more integrated and multicultural.

Programme stakeholders support human rights advocacy, which covers land rights, natural resources, quality of life, non-discrimination, justice, culture, inclusion and participation in civil society, and the right to autonomous social organisation. To move towards these goals and the attainment of their rights, the Joint Programme is composed of three main components:  

• Component 1: Justice, where a greater degree of rights-based empowerment and participation by indigenous Mayan, Xinca, and Garifuna peoples, their towns, and civil society organisations.
• Component 2: Education with better access to quality bilingual and intercultural Mayan, Xinca, and Garifuna education.
• Component 3: Political Participation, including recognition of the Mayan, Xinca, and Garifuna people with the political right to indigenous participation and representation (this component will be a key indicator of the legitimacy of the political democratic system in Guatemala).

The two cross-cutting issues of the programme are environmental and women’s rights as both are directly related to the three integrated components. Initiatives will focus on inclusion of cases for strategic litigation, design and implementation of education policies, increasing knowledge on sustainable uses of natural resources, and improved training, participation and representation of Mayan, Xinca, and Garifuna women in political spaces.

Governance

Steering Committee

The main objective of the Steering Committee is to facilitate effective implementation and coordination of the Maya Joint Programme. The Steering Committee consists of representatives from the United Nations, Ministry of Planning and Programming of the Presidency, government officials, and civil society organisations.

Administrative Agent 

Funds are routed by way of a pass-through mechanism. Participating Organizations receive funds through the Administrative Agent, Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF) Office. The Administrative Agent is responsible for the receipt, administration and management of contributions from donors, disbursement of funds to Participating Organizations, and consolidation and dissemination of progress reports to donors.  

Participating Organizations 

Programme implementation is the responsibility of Participating Organizations. Each organization is programmatically and financially responsible for resources received. 

Projects

JP Guatemala Maya Programme

JP Guatemala Maya Programme is currently supporting count_projects ongoing projectscount_globalInterregional and count_countries country-specific. This table shows the most recently approved ongoing projects.

All project financial information can be found in the Financials section, including delivery analysis by organization, theme and project; project financial status by country and by theme.

JP Guatemala Maya Programme

ContactsPoints of contact

Policy and Programme 

Rebeca Arias, UNDP Resident Representative, Guatemala, Email: rebeca.arias@one.un.org
Ana Gabriela De Leon Garcia, Programme Officer, UNDP, Guatemala, Email: ana.deleon@undp.org 

Fund Administrative Agent 

Eva Saenz, Fund Portfolio Manager, Email: eva.saenz@undp.org
Martina Donoso, Portfolio Associate, Email: martina.donso@undp.org
Jacqueline Carbajal, Finance Associate, Email: jacqueline.carbajal@undp.org