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Alianzas Project, Strategic Alliances for Social Investment

Client: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
(Prime Contractor: Research Triangle Institute)

Although Guatemala has implemented improvements in the quality and availability of heath care, nutrition, and education services, the country remains affected by high rates of maternal and infant mortality and chronic malnutrition and lags behind much of the region in provision of basic services to rural and indigenous populations. The private sector in Guatemala has begun to respond by directing substantial social investment funds and in-kind contributions to help fill the gap between the demand for and supply of basic services.

The purpose of the four-year Alianzas Project is to: (1) identify, develop, and manage public-private alliances that contribute to increased and improved social sector investments; (2) increase access and improve quality of basic education; and (3) increase use of quality maternal, child, and reproductive health services. The project team is leveraging USAID funds to draw in up to $20 million in local cash and in-kind contributions from the Guatemalan private sector and multinational corporations. Local funds finance subprojects aimed at improving basic health, nutrition, and education services.

URC Services

Provide technical support and training designed to:

• Strengthen the alliance-building and fundraising skills of implementing partners;
• Promote food and nutritional security considering women as change agents capable of having a positive effect in the improvement of health and nutritional matters of their children, their family and their comjumunity;
• Provide education to mothers in the adequate selection, preparation, and consumption of food, and in preventive health behaviors;
• Strengthen community organization and participation to improve food and nutrition security;
• Improve and expand maternal and child health care services;
• Provide sexual and reproductive health education to men and women of reproductive age; and,
• Strengthen behavior change communication activities and materials.

Products

In 2009, Alianzas provided technical assistance to Guatemala's Women and Children's National Health Campaign to create radio and television public announcements to address optimal birth spacing, prevention of teen pregnancy, and exclusive breastfeeding.

View or Listen (Public Announcements in Spanish):

Television		Radio
	Embarazo	Embarazo Adolescente
	Lactancia Materna	Lactancia Materna
	Planificacion Familiar	Planificacion Familiar

Geographic Focus

Nationwide, with emphasis in the communities of the highland regions of Guatemala

Partners

Research Triangle International (Prime Contractor)

For more information, contact:

Vanessa Clemens
University Research Co., LLC
7200 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 600
Bethesda , MD 20814
dfreitas@urc-chs.com

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