Annual Report
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Table of Contents 04
Letter from the Chairman of the Board of Trustees
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Mission, vision, values
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Mejoremos Guate
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Prosperity
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Private Competitiveness Council
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Country Rating commission
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Presence at a Subnational level
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ScaleUp Xela
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Alta Verapaz Competitiveness Council
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Escuintla Competitiveness Council
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Solidarity
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Health Commission
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COVID-19
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Business owners for education
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Security
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Coalition for Security
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Institutions
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Technical Alliance to Support the Legislative Branch
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National Business Meeting for Development (ENADE)
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Communication
Message from the Chairman
Juan Carlos Paiz Chairman of the Board of Trustees
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I want to thank all the trustees and donors for their constant support to FUNDESA over the years. Over the last year, FUNDESA has focused its actions on those strategic areas of the country that are having the greatest impact on development, but never before have we been so relevant. The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed our Foundation, as well as hundreds of companies and organizations, to reinvent ourselves and look for where we can best serve and create value for the society. Over the past few years, we have focused our efforts through the initiative Mejoremos Guate to promote public policies that will allow Guatemala to achieve greater prosperity, solidarity, security and stronger institutions. For instance, the Private Competitiveness Council continues to work on the Urban Agenda in intermediary cities, the follow-up of the agenda of each one of them through the local competitiveness index and the implementation of the National Competitiveness Policy. We have already graduated the first cohort of the ScaleUp Xela initiative together with Babson University in Quetzaltenango and we are motivating a territorial development agenda through Competitiveness Councils in departments such as Alta Verapaz and Escuintla, thus positioning concrete projects and working together with the authorities for local development. In terms of a more solidarity-based Guatemala, we are working with the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance, not only to support them in this COVID-19 crisis with PCR tests and supplies to run them, personal protection equipment and monitoring in their procurement systems, but also we have managed during the last four years to establish an important coordination to increase the availability of medicalsurgical supplies in public hospitals, thus increasing 25% of the efficiency in the number of beds and a saving of more than US$35 million in
the implementation of the inventory control program. In the pillar of a more secure Guatemala, the Coalition for Citizen Security has supported the follow-up of the implementation of the Criminal Justice Flowchart, improving the overall efficiency of the system from 31.7% to 32.3%. Finally, together with the Technical Alliance to Support the Legislative Branch, we have coordinated the monitoring of the legislative agenda in the area of economic recovery and institutional strengthening. In FUNDESA, we are driven by analysis based on evidence and critical proactive analysis. We always seek the dialogue and agreement that should characterize any institution in the business sector, but, above all, we are an institution capable of building bridges between different actors in society. We will always be willing to offer a work table, which allows us to bring positions closer together and reach social agreements for the benefit of all Guatemalans. My commitment is to continue working for the economic and social development of Guatemala through FUNDESA and for that, we need the commitment of the companies that contribute to the institution. Without you, there is no future for our country Guatemala. Thanks to your contribution of economic resources to FUNDESA, today we have a National Competitiveness Policy and a clear country strategy that, during this interruption of the supply chains in Asia, can be a great opportunity for Guatemala. We thank all the trustees and corporate donors, our directors, the institutions of Mejoremos Guate and our staff, without you none of what we do would be possible.
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In ALL of Guatemala, we must ALL go forward. million home deficit (quantitative and qualitative)
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FUNDESA We are a group of business leaders who, as individuals, make long term technical proposals to improve Guatemala.
How do we do this? Elaborate We elaborate proposals, studies and analyses based on technical and verifiable criteria.
Gather We gather the different actors to discuss the key issues in development.
Visibility We make the country’s performance visible through measurement and auditing instruments.
Share We share innovative tools that facilitate the achievement of better results.
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Mission To be a think tank that generates proposals and actions to contribute to the sustainable and democratic comprehensive development in a market economy and a Rule of Law, through the consolidation of an independent and representative organization with a proactive approach and a long-term vision, on the key issues for the development of Guatemalans.
Vision To position FUNDESA as: An important source of objective information, technical knowledge and relevant proposals for the economic and social development of Guatemala. An integrator of key projects for long-term economic and social transformation. Interlocutor with national and international entities for the innovation and introduction of new ideas and concepts in Guatemala.
Values FUNDESA is a private, non-profit entity, independent of any party political position or sectorial and union interests, identified with the promotion of free enterprise and the Rule of Law. In order to guarantee such an identity for our institution, we consider it necessary to prioritize the following values: 路
Responsibility
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Transparency
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Coherence
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Leadership at the service of others
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Mejoremos Guate is an initiative generated by a group of business leaders who joined efforts and resources to develop an advocacy strategy on public policy for the country’s comprehensive development. This is a citizen’s proposal, open and inclusive, to promote dialogue and achieve a national plan agreed upon with other actors and sectors. The initiative incorporates projects, programs and technical initiatives, setting the path that will allow us to walk together towards a more prosperous, supportive, safe, inclusive and transparent nation.
+ Prosperity
+ Solidarity
+ Security
A prosperous Guatemala means the generation of more jobs, more investment and better income so that the Government can meet its obligations.
A Guatemala with solidarity means better nutrition and educational quality, aiming at opportunities for vulnerable groups.
A secure and just Guatemala means living in peace, where regulations are enforced and the law is applied equally to all citizens.
+ Strengthening of Governmental INSTITUTIONS
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1. More Prosperous Guatemala
The first pillar of the Mejoremos Guate initiative is based on the generation of more jobs, greater investment and better income so that the State can fulfill its obligations and we can enjoy a more prosperous Guatemala. To reduce poverty, Guatemala needs to generate more jobs, but they must be productive jobs. The result will be reflected in growth rates of over 6% per year for sustained periods to achieve the goal we have set.
Private Competitiveness Council (CPC) National Competitiveness Policy Road Infrastructure Infrastructure for Competitiveness Local Competitiveness Index Housing CEO Project Country Rating Commission Presence at a Subnational Level ScaleUp Xela Alta Verapaz Competitiveness Council Escuintla Competitiveness Council
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Private Competitivenes Council (CPC)
Consejo Privado de Competitividad
Since 2015, the CPC Board of Directors has defined a work agenda focused on advocacy at the political level to improve competitiveness conditions at national and sub-national levels, forging alliances with institutions that share similar objectives.
Outline of Road Network for Guatemala: To illustrate the size of the gap in relation to the country’s existing road network and the road network needed
National Competitiveness Policy 2018-2032:
in the next 15 years, the consulting firm
During three years, and considering the transition of the
estimate of the number of kilometers
Government, the CPC team has actively collaborated with PRONACOM in the dissemination, implementation and instrumentation of the National Competitiveness Policy, providing experience and technical knowledge for the development of the content, and providing the vision of the Organized Business Sector about the possible engines of growth, the priorities of public policy in terms of competitiveness, and the territorial
INNOVATERRA was hired to make an needed to be built in Guatemala and the cost of doing so. The proposal states that the road network that the country needs totals 37,951.89 kilometers, with a gap of 28,856.96 kilometers (21,165.29 kilometers new and 7,691.67 kilometers that need to be reclassified).
prioritization having as reference the Metropolitan Area of the country and the nine Intermediate Cities.
Macro-Strategic Infrastructure Plan for Competitiveness - Plan I: Proposal of Bill 5431 Law of Road Infrastructure: Recognizing the size of Guatemala’s road construction challenge, in one way or another the country’s capacity to build 216 kilometers of road network per year (average between 1996 and 2018) must be increased to nearly 1,500 kilometers of road network per year. To achieve this, it became necessary to rethink the model
As a follow-up to the Urban Agenda, the CPC has deepened the elaboration of a Macro-Strategic Plan of Infrastructure for Competitiveness, which guides the actions of the State towards investment in the different levels of infrastructure (domiciliary services,
urban
development,
productive
promotion, mitigation and prevention of risks derived from the climate, internal mobility, and
under which roads are built in Guatemala. Proposal for
global connectivity), thus providing a reference
Law 5431 was presented to Congress on April 17, 2018,
framework for institutions, legislation, financing,
with a favorable ruling. Subsequently, the proposed
and maintenance of the infrastructure in the
Law 5431 was approved in the first debate on March 6,
country, initiated by the Intermediate Cities.
2019, with the rest of the legislative process of approval pending in the second debate, third debate, by articles
Plan i has 22 interventions concerning the six areas
and final drafting.
of intervention: Legal Framework, Institutions, Planning, Asset Management, Competitiveness and Binding Terms.
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Local Competitiveness Index: The Local Competitiveness Index is constituted as a tool which will allow comparative evaluation of competitiveness in the country at local level, providing information on the use of resources and opportunities for improving the productivity of each territory in Guatemala. Based on successful experiences, the ICL allows us to address existing gaps in competitiveness with a view to enhance the activity of productive clusters capable of generating new jobs in the country, counting on the collaboration of local authorities, and aiming to guide public policy at the territorial level towards evidence-based planning.
National Housing Strategy: To follow up on the National Business Meeting ENADE 2019, together with the Central American Housing Association and the National Housing Council, a National Housing Strategy was prepared, as an instrument for the implementation of actions to facilitate access to decent housing for families with incomes between two and four minimum wages (i. e. low-income housing) and between one and two minimum wages (i. e. priority low-income housing). This strategy seeks to be an instrument to meet the future housing needs in Intermediate Cities.
Project “Creating Economic Opportunities”: In partnership with the international firm Palladium, FUNDESA and AGEXPORT continue with the implementation of the technical proposal made to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID Guatemala) to execute the Project “Creating Economic Opportunities” (CEO). The project considers an execution of US$ 70 million between February 2018 and January 2023, committing to the generation of 50,000 jobs, design of investment portfolios, market intelligence and accompaniment of investors, technical assistance to companies, design and structuring of infrastructure investment projects, increase in sales of anchor companies and supply chain, training of young people, improvement of the business climate and monitoring of the legislative agenda.
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Country Rating Commission FUNDESA continues participating with the objective of
Additionally, in March 2020 FUNDESA was invited by
obtaining for Guatemala the international qualification
Banco de Guatemala to conform a technical council to
of investment grade for the country, in order to attract
plan and implement the necessary actions to reach the
more and better investments. Representatives of the
investment grade (2020-2023) in the country.
Foundation participate in the multi sectorial institution that was created at the request of the Ministry of Finance
Once again, it is important for Guatemala to make
through Governmental Agreement 550-2007, and is
progress in the evaluation of country risk because it
composed of representatives of the Ministry of Finance,
allows it to access lower-cost and better-conditioned
who coordinates it, the Ministry of Economy, the Bank
financing, especially for infrastructure projects.
of Guatemala and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From the private sector, CACIF, the Guatemalan Banking Association and FUNDESA are participating.
Country Risk Rating Gaps to January 2020
Moderate High Very High
Risk Rating
Low
Very Low
Standard & Poors
Moody’s
Fitch ratings Aaa
United States of America, Australia
Austria
Aa1
Finland
AA
France
Aa2
United Kingdom, France
Israel
AA-
South Korea, United Kingdom
Aa3
Qatar, Taiwan
A+
Chile, Japan
A+
Israel
A1
Chile, Israel, Japan
A
Spain
A
Chile, Japan
A2
Poland
A-
Poland
A-
Poland, Spain
A3
Peru
AAA Australia
AAA United States of America, Australia
AA+
United States of America
AA+
AA
South Korea, United Kingdom
AA-
BBB+ Panama, Peru
BBB+ Peru
Baa1 Panama, Mexico
BBB
BBB Panama, Russia, Italy
Baa2 Colombia, Uruguay Baa3 Italy
Uruguay, Mexico
BB+
Serbia
BBB- Uruguay, Colombia, MĂŠxico BB+ Paraguay
BB
Paraguay, Bahamas
BB
BB-
Brazil, Guatemala
B+
BBB- Colombia, Russia
Ba1
Paraguay, Guatemala
Aruba
Ba2
Brazil
BB-
Dominican Rep, Brazil Guatemala
Ba3
Bolivia, Dominican Rep.
Costa Rica, Bolivia
B+
Jamaica
B1
Turkey
B
Ukraine
B
Costa Rica
B2
Costa Rica
B-
El Salvador
B-
El Salvador
B3
El Salvador, Nicaragua
CCC+ Congo, Surinam
CCC Ecuador, Congo
CCC
CC
Zambia
CCC- Ecuador CC
Argentina Up to 17/05/2020
OCDE 0 Singapore
1 Taiwan
2 China, Hong Kong, United Arab Emirates
3 Uruguay, Costa Rica, Peru, Mexico
4 Colombia, Guatemala, Panama, Dominican Rep.
5 El Salvador, Bolivia, Brazil, Honduras, Paraguay
6 Ecuador, Jamaica
Caa1 Barbados
Argentina
Caa2 Cuba
Up to 15/05/2020
Caa3 Ecuador Ca
Argentina
7 Argentina, Nicaragua Up to 31/01/2020
Up to 18/05/2020
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Presence at a Subnational Level ScaleUp Xela ScaleUp Xela is a program focused on accompanying companies to visualize and work on their growth in a profitable and sustainable way and with this increase the potential for employment generation, new sales and more investment. While this is happening with businesses, it also strengthens the business ecosystem in cities. This is the first program of its kind in the region with a proven record in different countries and aimed at leaders who seek to achieve immediate growth in their businesses and are open to learning new ways to do so. The methodology was developed by Professor Daniel Isenberg of BABSON University, currently leading the ScaleUp movement in different countries. In 2019 we implemented the first program of the methodology: Scalerator®, a program for high growth companies. The focus elements of this methodology are the 3-C’s, customers, capacity and cash flow. Although the 3 C’s are day-to-day issues at first sight, now the participating companies understand and put into practice the power of these elements and their connections between them so that they become solid pillars of any company’s expansion. The program divides the 3-C’s into specific and practical elements
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that include self-assessments, tools and frameworks that will strengthen the ability to scale. That growth represents 25% or more in sales in 24 months after having passed through the program. In order to scale up the program, the key actors represent the strategic alliances on the business ecosystem support
dimensions:
organizations,
Finance, culture,
human politics,
capital, markets
and universities. Currently, Universidad Francisco MarroquĂn is an integral part of the program, working together with FUNDESA to implement ScaleUp Xela, contributing with the talent of its academic team and experience in methodologies and collaborative work with foreign universities.
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Alta Verapaz Competitiveness Council The regional node of Alta Verapaz, defined in the
The work of the Local Competitiveness Council,
National Competitiveness Policy 2018-2032 as the
which has been supported by Hidroeléctrica Renace,
Intermediate City of Las Verapaces, integrates the
Cementos Progreso and Integro, allowed them to first
municipalities of Cobán, San Pedro Carchá, Santa
define the priorities for increasing productivity for the
Cruz Verapaz, San Juan Chamelco and San Cristóbal
regional node of Alta Verapaz.
Verapaz. An urban node where 744,102 people currently live and which, according to estimates by
Thanks to a coordinated effort through the Local
Segeplan, could reach 1.5 million people in the next
Competitiveness Council and the joint work with
twelve years.
the mayors of Mancoverapaz, in the last three years close to US$90 million in new investments have
The approach of promoting a city framework is what
been generated through the construction of housing
allowed FUNDESA to start working in the effort
complexes, restaurants, hotels, shopping centers and
of strengthening the capacities of the different
the industrialization of various agricultural products
actors of the city’s growth ecosystem, to promote a
that are generating an engine of development in the
Competitiveness Table for Alta Verapaz, which since
urban area of Alta Verapaz.
its beginning in 2015, prioritized the increase of productivity as a clear objective.
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Among the most important outcomes that have been developed through the Competitiveness Council are the action plan for territorial economic development of Mancoverapaz, the identification of priorities for social investment based on the Local Competitiveness Index and the framework of urban metropolitan projects to detonate the economic development of the region, as these: the productive economic neighborhood to generate an industrial cluster, a linear park integrated to the valley in some of the affluent of the Cahabรณn River, the Metropolitan Park of the Verapaces and the expansion process of the urbanization area between Cobรกn and San Pedro Carchรก. The projects identified have the potential to stimulate growth and develop a strategic increase in innovation capacity in the department, as well as strengthen the urban development agenda.
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Escuintla Competitiveness Council In November 2019, a development plan began with the Escuintla Competitiveness Council, not only as a department, but also as the region of other urban municipalities such as Masagua, Guanagazapa, La Democracia, San José, Palín, Siquinalá and Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa and its link to a port, industrial, commercial and tourist city. With the methodology of the competitiveness round tables, an analysis of the department was started, through the Local Competitiveness Index. In addition, we have encouraged a connection between sectors in order to have the support of decision makers. Work is underway to institutionalize a multi-sector group that will monitor indicators, not only to evaluate the municipality’s competitiveness, but also to define what actions will be taken to improve in priority areas, taking advantage of a tool that allows for the measurement of progress and setbacks. To this end, periodic meetings have been held to present the actions being carried out in different areas to promote the development of the Department. Pantaleón has supported the work of the Escuintla Competitiveness Council. The
Competitiveness
Council
is
comprised
by
representatives from several sectors of society, such as businesspeople, the media, universities, NGOs, central and local government, and civil society, among others. Work is currently underway to identify key projects with the potential to stimulate growth and develop the urban development agenda.
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2. Guatemala with more solidarity
The
second
pillar
that
Guatemalans
is
based
need
a
on
the
fact
solidarity-based
government, which achieves greater social investment in education and health, providing more opportunities. The approach to social development in the country must address the problems of the individual not only at one point in his life, but over the years.
Health Commission COVID19 Business owners for Education
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Health Commission As an institutional strategy to strengthen the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance, since 2016 FUNDESA implemented the project “Implementation of the Suggested Procurement Module in National Hospitals”. This project was born from the need of impacting on health, quality of expenditure and transparency in Guatemala with the main objective of developing capacities in the team responsible for the management of medicine purchases in most national hospitals through the adequate use of the Suggested Procurement Module system (MSC, by its Spanish acronym). The implementation of the MSC in national hospitals was carried out within the framework of the interinstitutional coordination agreement between the Ministry of Finance, Health and FUNDESA, which defined seven pilot hospitals to initiate phase 1 of the project (Roosevelt, San Juan de Dios, Antigua, Escuintla, Quetzaltenango, Zacapa and Cobán). In 2018, the computer system for the management of medicine inventories, known as Suggested Procurement Module, was developed and implemented in the entire network of 45 national hospitals during 2019.
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Between 2016 and 2019, there were Q 250 million in budgetary savings due to more efficient management of medicine inventories. It is projected that Q 123 million will be saved by 2020 using the system. 25% reduction in the number of days in bed per patient when medicines are available. More patients treated and savings in out-of-pocket expenses for the public hospital user population.
MINFIN-MSPAS Budget allocated to the Ministry of Finance Figures from SICOIN as of 22-07-2016, expressed in millions of Quetzales M Scope of the Project
M millions of Quetzales
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4 hospitals 45%
M
7 hospitals 55%
M M M
1M Total PPTO MSPAS
PPTO No. Hospitals
PPTO Hospitals
Wages and Salaries
Medicine and MMQ
Operating expenses
Services
More patients treated and savings in out-of-pocket
Therefore, the concern arose to acquire tests of
expenses for the public hospital user population. From
Covid-19 for Guatemala. The big question was how?
the beginning of the project, the indicators to be
Through FUNDESA, a work team was organized and
monitored and evaluated were defined. The Availability
set to work.
Level of medicines has remained stable and is at 77% to date. This has allowed the availability of medicines
There is a giant competition in the world to obtain tests
in their just necessity in a proportional way according
for Covid-19. But there are different types and qualities
to their historical demand and consumption.
of tests, for example the fast and the molecular ones. Which one was the most suitable for Guatemala? A technical committee was established with Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, due to its broad experience in
COVID19
molecular biology. Their team of experts established
The Covid-19 is the first pandemic that we live as
the specifications offered by the different suppliers.
a completely globalized society. The first case was reported in November 2019 in Wuhan, China. Four months later, thousands of kilometers away, it arrived in our country. Covid-19 is a new and unknown virus that has been shown to be lethal and extremely contagious. On March 13, the first case of Covid-19 was confirmed in our country. With this, the president, Alejandro Giammattei, made good and timely decisions, with the objective of achieving the best containment of the disease as possible.
that
had
They also assessed the viability of the tests in our country, that is, if there are machines that could run them, if it was possible to acquire the reagents for those tests, etc. In the meantime, you need to get the resources to be able to buy them. So we organized the “National Campaign for Covid-19 Test Collection�. The response and support we got was very good. In the first 96 hours we had already raised the first million dollars. On March 25, we had a meeting with authorities from the
It was possible to see a connection between the countries
the technical criteria and put together a matrix with
addressed
the
crisis
most
successfully, and the strategy of testing for Covid-19.
Ministry of Health, the National Laboratory and IGSS, at the facilities of the temporary hospital of Parque de la Industria, to jointly determine the action plan for the supply of tests.
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We found availability of tests that fit our needs in South Korea. We requested the support of the ambassador of this country, Seok-Hwa Hong, to express our concern and to know if he, through his contacts, could help us with the process. Consequently, Mr. Ambassador referred
us
to
Kotra
(Korean
Trade-Investment
Promotion Agency), an entity that supported us with all the proceedings. Without a doubt, the opening of the South Korean embassy and its helpful management made this important procurement possible. Finally, the first purchase was made but these tests still had to be brought to our country. Because of the global situation, we knew this would not be easy. We had to find an entity that could move thousands of tests that we had purchased and that would respect all sanitary measures. It was then that DHL Medical Express joined this effort. They facilitated the delivery of the order, despite flight restrictions and logistics complications. In addition, CPS Logistics also provided invaluable support in customs clearance and, being an emergency purchase, the Superintendence of Tax Administration (SAT) facilitated the process.
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To date we have delivered SD Standard Biosensor Test M 35,520 SD Standard Biosensor Test Q 2,000 IAmp Attila Tests 33,800 Roche Tests 384 Extractions 49,000 Swab Supplies 70,500 N95 masks 10,700 Mask 3ply 5,000 Pairs of Gloves 143,400 Locked tips 181,748 Microtubes 60,500 55 mixed filter cartridges Biosafety gowns 175
However, the acquisition of tests is only one part of this titanic effort to safeguard our nation from Covid-19. This virus has shown us how vulnerable we are as a society, but it has also shown us the great things we can achieve when we unite. Without a doubt, the collaboration and cooperation among all Guatemalans has been fundamental in this whole process, but we still have a long way to go. Through FUNDESA, we have established a commission through which we will be supporting the different government instances so that our country can move forward.
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Business Owners for Education Empresarios por la Educación is a business initiative that aims to generate conditions of equity through the improvement of the quality of education and management of the Education System. Empresarios por la Educación has been working on the follow-up of this agreement regarding education issues:
Advocacy on education policies
Strengthening and sustainability of the school day monitoring system.
Priorities in Education for the 2020-2024 Government Plan: As a contribution to the electoral discussion, the proposal
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“Priorities in Education” was developed, which presents proposals for the 20202024 Government Plan. We were able to promote the topics of educational coverage,
early
childhood
care,
teacher enhancement, improvement of educational quality, strengthening of STEAM and languages. Analysis of the education budget: As a means of citizen auditing during 2019, the budget execution of MINEDUC was monitored and verified, as well as the proposed budget allocation for 2020 was analyzed.
2.
For 2019, we continued monitoring the days of the year for the fifth year, closing that year with an estimated 186 school days achieved as a national average. From this digital platform where the reports of volunteers are collected, the incidence on the fulfillment of the school calendar has been achieved.
G1: Average class days according to citizen monitoring. Class Day Monitoring 2013-2019
200 150 100 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Study on teachers’ salaries in relation to
Each day that classes are missed costs
the market: A study was developed with
Q62 million. As a result of citizen
the Hay methodology to determine the
monitoring, there is an increase in the
salary level of teachers in comparison
number of school days and compliance
with similar occupations. A proposal
with the school calendar, which has an
was made to implement a salary
impact on reducing ineffective spending,
increase scheme based on meritocracy,
as can be seen in Graph 2.
taking into account the improvement of teaching skills.
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Connectivity in 100% of schools. Implementation of the National Technological Development Strategy.
3.
Signing of agreement with ProFuturo: In March 2019 the continuation of the ProFuturo project in Guatemala was achieved due to the signing of the agreement. By 2019, ProFuturo reported coverage to 267 schools located in 10 departments of the country, benefiting more than 48 thousand elementary students with an innovative pedagogical model,
which
equipment,
includes teacher
technological training
and
accompaniment. By 2020, the goal is to integrate 40 additional schools.
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3. Safer Guatemala The third pillar focuses on security and justice in the country, a situation that must be addressed strategically with clear goals to be achieved in the short, medium and long term by addressing the territorial presence, public safety and prevention. The most alarming aspect of the country is the high crime rate. Beyond the cost in human lives, which are irreparable, violence has direct costs on economic activity.
Coalition for Citizen Security
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Coalition for Citizen Security
Coalición por la Seguridad Ciudadana
In 2014, the Coalition for Citizen Security emerged as a project of Mejoremos Guate and as a result of the National Meeting of Businesspeople, whose theme was Citizen Security and a Culture of Coexistence. The goal of the Coalition is to improve security for all Guatemalans through public policy proposals. Throughout these years, different studies and an indicator (Index of Crime Reports-IDD) have been worked on. Also, in-depth research has been carried out and key projects have been implemented with several public and private institutions, all in order to be able to make effective public policy decisions - based on real and accurate data - and thus contribute to a safer Guatemala. The Coalition and the Centro de Investigaciones Económicas Nacionales -CIEN-, as the technical arm, continue working from the Observatory Center to monitor, through the IDD, crime in the country and month by month, contribute with a relevant analysis of the issues that affect its reduction. In this way, the authorities were assisted in obtaining inputs and information in different areas. During the last year, there have also been advances in the efficiency of Criminal Justice in Guatemala, measured through the tool created by the coalition: The Criminal Justice Flowchart. It measures both the related institutions and the overall efficiency of the system. Overall, efficiency rose from 26.6% in 2017 to 33.2% in 2018 (which means that 33 out of every 100 cases that came in during the year were discharged), after starting at 23.4% in 2009. After almost a decade, there was a slight reduction in efficiency in the Judicial Branch, from 23.3% to 19.8%. However, the Public Prosecutor’s Office increased its efficiency from 24.4% to 37.7%. It is essential to achieve better interinstitutional coordination among all the organizations that watch over security and justice in Guatemala, for the good of all Guatemalans.
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4. Institutional
Strengthening
The cross-cutting issue on which the three pillars are placed is the strengthening of development institutions. As part of the initiative, we recognize the need to contribute constructive ideas on how to strengthen the country’s institutions. Defining actions needed to achieve the main objective of reducing poverty.
Technical Alliance to Support the Legislative Branch
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Technical Alliance to Support the Legislative Branch FUNDESA participates as a member of the Technical
Among other relevant activities, FUNDESA continued
Alliance to Support the Legislative Branch -ATAL, by
its participation in the Advisory Board of Academy
its Spanish acronym-, also conformed by CACIF and
and Think Tanks convened by the Superintendence of
the 2020 Foundation. During 2019 and 2020 it has
Tax Administration -SAT-, in order to discuss relevant
sought to make proposals and influence proposals for
issues regarding tax collection and fiscal transparency.
institutional reform and promotion of productivity,
We have also participated in the work groups convened
especially in terms of seeking approval of the General
by the Inter-institutional Council for the Prevention,
Law on Road Infrastructure (bill 5431) but also on
Fight against Tax Fraud and Customs Counterfeiting
various issues such as the following:
-COINCON-, one of the results of which last year was the publication of the National Policy for the Prevention and Fight against Tax Fraud and Customs
Reforms to the Civil Service Law *Reforms to the Electoral and Political Party Law Reform to the Law of the Judicial Branch (reduce judicial arrears) Procurement Law Organic Law of the General Comptroller’s Office Probity Law Part-Time Work Law (regulation of C. 175 ILO) General Law on Road Infrastructure Preferential Housing Rate Law Leasing Law Legal Investment Stability Law Administrative Modernization Law (against paperwork) Insolvency Law
Counterfeiting. We have also participated in the Open Government technical committee, which is part of the Open Government Bureau coordinated by the Presidential Commission
on
Open
Public
Management
and
Transparency.
In this regard, it is important to note that on March 6, 2019 the initiative for a General Law on Road Infrastructure was approved on first reading by the Congress of the Republic, pending its approval on second and third reading (by articles). Other initiatives complement this one, such as the Road Infrastructure Plan and the proposed National Housing Plan that FUNDESA has been working on in alliance with other institutions.
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National Business Meeting for Development The National Business Meeting for Development ENADE is the most important forum in the country, organized annually by FUNDESA. It brings together the Guatemalan productive sector, representatives of the three branches of government, as well as civil society leaders and world-class speakers, who speak about a main subject. They present a propose that contains the necessary elements to increase the economic and social development of the country. Over the past 16 years, ENADE has helped to influence the public policy agenda on issues related to Competitiveness, Education, Employment, Nutrition, Security, Support to the Intercultural Dialogue Agenda and Strengthening of Institutions. ENADE has had the participation of major international political personalities, researchers, and economists among whom we can highlight: Thomas Shannon - Undersecretary of Political Affairs of the U.S. Department of State; Rudolph Giuliani - Mayor of New York City; Álvaro Uribe - President of Colombia; José María Aznar - President of Spain; Sergio Fajardo -Mayor of Medellin, among many others.
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Membership Join the distinguished group of individuals and participate in private discussions, events and talks with outstanding business leaders, politicians and international guests. For more information www.fundesa.org.gt info@fundesa.org.gt *The membership of FUNDESA is individual, not transferable. Membership lasts for 12 months from the date of entry. 37
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FUNDESA wants to take advantage of the communication tools to enhance and share in a more efficient way the ideas, information and studies on various topics. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/fundesaguatemala/ Twitter https://twitter.com/FUNDESA Website http://www.fundesa.org.gt/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/FUNDESA1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fundesa_/ Sound Cloud https://soundcloud.com/fundesagt
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10 calle 3-17 zona 10 Edificio Aseguradora General nivel 5 +502 2331 5133 www.fundesa.org.gt