Guatemala

This Joint Programme enhances digital transformation and public service delivery in Guatemala by addressing gaps in digital initiatives. It strengthens governance frameworks, accelerates the digitalization of services, and promotes digital inclusion for vulnerable populations, including women and indigenous peoples. The programme reaches over 875,000 citizens with improved access to digital services, supports 660,000 individuals with social security, registers 96,000 for social protection, and benefits 130,000 in climate-vulnerable areas. It significantly impacts education and safety for 17,800 children and 90,000 girls, ultimately advancing climate resilience and contributing to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Brief description

The overall objective of the Joint Programme (JP) is to support the improvement of public finances in Guatemala based on the Integrated National Financing Framework’s Assessment and Diagnostics building block. Specifically, the aim is to promote the medium-term sustainability of the national strategy to combat chronic malnutrition, called the Great National Crusade for Nutrition (GCNN), announced by the Government of Guatemala in early 2020. The JP proposes five evidence-based lines of action, and its target population includes: (i) children under 5 years of age, (ii) women and girls, and (iii) rural and indigenous peoples living in poverty and extreme poverty.

Approach

The programme's lines of actions include: (a) determining the cost of GCNN including all interventions, (b) identifying the GCNN's financing gap in relation to the time frame of the Food and Security Strategic Plan, and (c) developing recommendations for mobilizing public and private financial resources and establishing partnerships. The anticipated outcome is that, by 2021, a costing tool grounded in result-based management is made available to strengthen multi-year budget formulation and execution processes in order to promote the medium-term sustainability of the GCNN.