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Basic Information
Organization Name:
Centro de Capacitacion y Promocion de la Democracia (CECADE)Organization Regions:
- Latin America and the Caribbean
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Organization Country Location:
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Organization City/Locality:
San Salvador
Organization mission and work description:
CECADE diseña su trabajo incorporando un enfoque de intervención sistémico y de análisis de las tendencias y acuerdos que marcan el proceso de construcción del estado democrático y del combate de la exclusión social territorial en El Salvador, Centro América y el resto del mundo. Con esta visión, procuramos integrar, en el marco del desarrollo, nuestro accionar desde el ámbito de sociedad civil, en un concepto de amplia alianza con actores públicos locales, nacionales e internacionales; así mismo, con la construcción de ciudadanía activa desde lo local, pretendemos, integrar la gobernabilidad, la competitividad, la sostenibilidad y lo social, al optimizar los recursos y potenciar los resultados del combate a la pobreza, la exclusión y el fortalecimiento de un modelo de estado democrático representativo y participativo; alineando nuestro accionar al cumplimiento de la Agenda de Desarrollo 2030. El trabajo en el ámbito nacional es ejecutado en 12 de 14 departamentos de El Salvador, y en asocio con ASONOG en Honduras; CONGOCOP en Guatemala; INGES en Nicaragua y FUNPADEM en Costa Rica, para las acciones la región centroamericana. Con la Red Latinoamérica y del Caribe para la Democracia, REDLAD y el Foro Ciudadano de las Américas atendemos acciones en el ámbito hemisférico y a través del Pilar de Sociedad Civil de la Comunidad de las Democracias; el Movimiento Mundial por la Democracia; CIVICUS y TAP Networks en el ámbito global. Se trabaja en el fortalecimiento de la integración regional, el desarrollo local, incremento de la participación ciudadana, la incidencia política, la transparencia, fortalecimiento institucional de organizaciones civiles y entidades públicas; observaciones electorales ciudadanas así como en las áreas de promoción democrática, defensa de derechos humanos y de grupos vulnerables, el entorno propicio para las Osc y la cultura de paz con énfasis en juventudes y en el cumplimiento de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible. CECADE tiene la representación de sociedad civil en el grupo Consultivo del Plan de la Alianza para la Prosperidad en el Triángulo Norte y desde el 2018 coordina a 19 Osc's que son parte del Equipo Impulsor de la Reforma a la Función Pública de El Salvador. CECADE forma parte del directorio del Pilar de Sociedad Civil de la Comunidad de las Democracias, ente intergubernamental que agrupa a 32 países del mundo en su consejo de gobierno y más de 100 países como suscriptores de su declaración; somos los representes del Movimiento de Ong's de Desarrollo Solidario en El Salvador ante la Mesa de Articulación Latinoamericana y referente en el Dialogo Político para el Desarrollo de la UE. Somos parte del directorio de la REDLAD y del Foro Ciudadano de las Américas, recientemente hemos ingresado al Movimiento Mundial por la Democracia, WMD y a CIVICUS, además estamos participando en la Alianza mundial de Gobierno Abierto, OGP, entre otros espacios internacionales.
Organization's Contacts
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Primary Contact Name:
Adela Maria Lemus Gutierrez -
Primary Contact Title:
Director Ejecutivo
Additional Contacts Names:
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Additional representative #1:
Alexis Rivas -
Additional representative #2:
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Additional representative #3:
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Additional representative #4:
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WHO ARE TAP'S MEMBERS?Organization's Work & Expertise
Organization's SGD16 Expertise:
- 16.1 - Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere
- 16.2 - End abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children
- 16.3 - Promote the rule of law at the national and international levels and ensure equal access to justice for all
- 16.5 - Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms
- 16.6 - Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels
- 16.7 - Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels
- 16.8 - Broaden and strengthen the participation of developing countries in the institutions of global governance
- 16.a - Strengthen relevant national institutions, including through international cooperation, for building capacity at all levels, in particular in developing countries, to prevent violence and combat terrorism and crime
- 16.b - Promote and enforce non-discriminatory laws and policies for sustainable development
Organization's Areas of Expertise:
- Accountability for the 2030 Agenda
- Policy Analysis & Advocacy
- SDG Data and Indicators
- Public mobilization & Campaigns
- Indigenous Peoples
- Gender Equality
- Children & Youth
- Capacity building/CSO training & education
Current Commitment to SDG16+
Summary of commitment:
CECADE is an organization committed to promoting more inclusive societies, strengthening solid institutional foundations and building social cohesion based on peace and development. We work to strengthen citizen participation and economic and social development through participatory and formative civic spaces, in partnership with key stakeholders, following the principles set out in SDG 16. Our work is guided by our five institutional lines of action, reflecting our vision that citizen power is essential for transformative change: 1) “Renewing Civic Narratives”, a training program for new leaders that seeks to train profiles capable of communicating, through digital and traditional media, the work in defense and promotion of democracy in El Salvador. 2) “No One Left Behind”, an initiative aimed at promoting sustainable development through training workshops and practical support for local projects aligned with the 2030 Agenda. 3) “Youth in Action”, a space for training and research aimed at the new generation of leaders who will be the protagonists of the future. 4) “Promotion of Transparency and Advocacy in Public Policy”, a program that strengthens the capacities of local actors, mayors and public officials in public management based on ethics and citizen participation, and 5) Regional inter-institutional networks, a commitment to the articulation of organizations in Central America, Latin America and the Caribbean for the exchange of knowledge and joint strategies. With this approach, CECADE reaffirms its commitment to SDG 16 and the 2030 Agenda, ensuring inclusive and collaborative work with local governments, academic institutions, communities and grassroots groups. We join other strategic actors with the purpose of generating sustainable solutions and transforming the conditions of the most vulnerable sectors.
Organization's priorities and work in relation to commitment:
For more than 30 years, CECADE has been working on the construction and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. In this effort, the organization has developed an articulated work aimed at improving the technical capacities installed and accompanying in practical learning to various actors relevant to socioeconomic development at local, national and regional levels. Based on this, CECADE works with local governments, mayors' offices and representatives of various state bodies, as well as local communities, ADESCOS, other civil society organizations, student and artistic collectives, human rights defenders and social activists. This is evidence of an interdisciplinary contribution to strengthen the social and institutional structure of El Salvador and the Central American region. This is where the pillars of CECADE become key to achieving the goals, primarily SDG 16, since they are based on strengthening, accompanying and promoting an articulated work, continuous training and responsible citizen participation through our five areas of work materialized in projects and initiatives. Taking this into consideration, Tap Network's work is linked through CECADE's interest in promoting projects that empower the role of communities in decision making in terms of citizen participation, social control, strategic voice and political advocacy. In addition, a more technical work is done to build capacities based on the SDGs through the various academic training processes that the organization promotes aimed at a wide range of sectors, from academia to civil society and journalists. Finally, CECADE has ventured into the technical monitoring of the fulfillment of these types of goals through the creation of working reports together with other civil society actors on commitments adopted by El Salvador in terms of transparency, participation and state of civic space.
Organization's work related to TAP network's SGD16+ work & accountability for 2030 Agenda:
CECADE trabaja en línea con los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible, de ahí que, desde su adopción, como organización de la sociedad civil, esta agenda de desarrollo no ha sido solo una influencia del trabajo institucional, sino que se ha constituido como lineamientos que han permeado el trabajo de la organización. Así institucionalmente, no solo se comparten y promueven los principios y valores recogidos en esta Agenda, sino que se han hecho verdaderos esfuerzos para ir adaptando las estrategias de trabajo, poniendo en marcha procesos eficaces de alineamiento, planificación e implementación para hacer que los ODS se conviertan en una guía transformadora verdaderamente útil. De ahí el impulso por liderar desde la sociedad civil los esfuerzos de difusión de la Agenda 2030, pero también de ordenamiento y búsqueda de consensos entre los diferentes actores (Estado, sociedad civil y sector privado empresarial) sobre las estrategias conjuntas más idóneas para el logro de los ODS, tanto a nivel nacional como local.
Plan on engaging in TAP's work as a Partner:
- Regional Engagement Platforms and/or Regional Focal Point
- Thematic Working Groups
- Substantive contribution to any TAP Network resources or advocacy materials
- Interest in leadership/coordination opportunities within the TAP Network
- Exploring partnerships with like-minded organizations
- Global engagement via the UN and other opportunities
- TAP Network joint global advocacy
- Exploring opportunities for hosting TAP Network national or regional-level capacity building activities