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Good Practice
Development
Global Compact International Yearbook 2013
By mid-2011, COPEINCA made contact
with the Stromme Foundation and the
NGO Tierra de Niños with the aim of
evaluating sustainability projects with
surrounding communities. The com-
pany wanted to contribute toward the
development of the surrounding fami-
lies near the Chimbote industrial plant.
They began working together in order
to define a meaningful strategy for the
future of the “27 de Octubre” residents.
In order to establish appropriate lines of
action, they proposed the development of
a Participatory Social Diagnosis in order
to promote dialogue with key commu-
nity groups to identify and analyze their
problems, needs, practices, knowledge,
feelings, attitudes, and perceptions re-
garding development issues. With these
diagnosis outcomes, we shared the infor-
mation with the community to set the
path for the prioritization of activities.
To ensure that development plans were
articulated with the community, we
decided to support them in developing
their Local Development Plan, linking
it with the District Development Plan
and Regional so they could align na-
tional policies and budgets and the “27
de Octubre” community could be in-
cluded formally in local priorities. We
also designed a training plan to develop
sustainable social management skills and
leadership in the leaders and people of
the community – in 2012 more than 10
working sessions were held in order to
strengthen the bond with them. Within
this plan, needs and interests were con-
sidered and prioritized. After establishing
benchmarks and indicators to measure
each project, they voted, validated, and
chose to work in the following:
The progress of these projects is the just
the beginning of many successful future
activities for this prosperous community–
and COPEINCA is proud to be able to
support them.
Sustainable Project in
“27
de Octubre” Community
of Chimbote
Project
Status
Comments
Technical support for
obtaining legal titles
In progress
Two attorneys are working
to identify and obtain sanitary
approval of the properties
Legal technical support to
implement drainage projects
Done
Was submitted to the community
Building a recreational
family park
Done
Recreational space that allows
healthy recreation. Inaugurated
on October 27, 2012
Implementing a security gate Starting
2013
Allow access control, trailers
and evil perpetrators to avoid
accidents and thefts
Healthy Homes Project
Starting
2013
Training and implementation
of improvements in practices
and customs of the community
By Francesca Carnesella, Copeinca
Workshop for the community held in COPEINCA’s auditorium