— Technical assistance on marking and recordkeeping of firearms provided to at least 12 countries;
— At least 150 national personnel trained on marking, and recordkeeping;
— National Firearms Registration Systems of at least three countries upgraded;
— Security of institutional stockpiles improved in at least 10 countries;
— Two Regional Seminar on Good Practices of Physical Security and Stockpile Management implemented, with the certification of at least 80 officials from at least 15 countries;
— At least 45 personnel from 10 countries certified as explosive ordnance disposal technicians to EOD level 3;
— Tools and guidelines for the elaboration of National Actions Plans created and available for the countries assisted by the project;
— National Action Plans drafted and validated by national authorities for at least 20 % of the countries that receive assistance.
Objective 3: To optimise small arms control through the use of Information Technology tools
Activities
— Programming of the Electronic System for the Regional Communication Mechanism on Licit Transfers of Firearms and Ammunition (MCTA), a regional mechanism for the notification and exchange of information on the licit transfer of firearms, whose framework and technical requirements were developed during Phase I. It mirrors the positive experience of the European Union and will allow countries to quickly identify and communicate about vulnerabilities and diversion risks on the international legal commerce of firearms. Considering almost 50 % of the countries in the region do not have an electronic national licensing system, the possibility of programming the system in a way that allows countries to use it as their domestic systems will be explored;
— Deployment of the Electronic System of the MCTA as a pilot phase, with the training of national authorities, and the incorporation of corrections necessary;
— Upgrade of the virtual community for information exchange, developed during Phase I, to become a Hemispheric Firearms Knowledge Platform, with functionalities such as (i) automatic submission and tracking of data about firearms control system and the status of CIFTA implementation; (ii) repository of national authorities; (iii) dashboard to visualise the status and the comprehensiveness of the firearms control system;
— Update and expansion of the SALW and Ammunition Inventory Control Software to countries in the region that may benefit from this IT solution developed during Phase I.
Outputs
— Electronic System for the Regional Communication Mechanism on Licit Transfers of Firearms and Ammunition (MCTA) programmed, and implemented, as a pilot, in 5 countries;
— SALW and Ammunition Inventory Control Software improved, based on users' feedback, and implemented in at least four other countries;
— Hemispheric Firearms Knowledge Platform developed, with the registration of points of contact of at least for at least 15 countries;
— Meetings of the national points of contact held biannually to encourage dialogue and cooperation.
Objective 4: To strengthen community resilience to gun violence and reduce access to illicit/and or unwanted firearms
Activities
— Expansion of the OASIS program’s methodology to at least another community highly affected by gun violence. OASIS seeks to promote socially responsible behaviors in communities severely affected by gun violence; it includes an initial assessment of the community, and the available mechanisms to prevent violence and assist victims. The program offers daily extracurricular activities to at-risk youth, and training for local multi-stakeholders in the communities on prevention of violence and assistance to victims;
— Creation of a community-based center of reference for the assistance of victims, families, and witnesses of violence and crime committed using firearms to interrupt violence cycles;
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