Sponsorship Programme for Public Spaces in Quito

The Sponsorship Programme for Public Spaces is a regulatory, city-wide instrument and was launched by the municipality of Quito. It is conducted through the publicly owned metropolitan company of mobility and public works (EPMMOP), in collaboration with natural or legal persons, whether public or private, national or foreign, and the community. The resolution on the implementation of the Sponsorship Programme (2018) in the EPMMOP, lays out its objectives, procedures and instructions. Projects which will be implemented through the Sponsorship Programme for Public Spaces, shall promote actions of social coresponsibility in participatory processes for the rehabilitation, maintenance and improvement of public spaces, as well as environmental protection. In order to promote civil society engagement, as soon as the sponsors decided on a project, works will be carried out with the community to activate the spaces.

Overview

Type of instrument:

Agreement-based or cooperative instrument›Public-private business agreement

Challenges addressed

Ecologic connectivity
Soil quality
Water management (e.g. reuse)
Green space management (e.g. accessibility)
Social cohesion
Social equity
Human health, comfort and well-being

Consideration of nature-based solutions:

The EPMMOP conducts the Sponsorship Programme for Public Spaces. It has a comprehensive approach to rehabilitate parks and green spaces and takes into account the needs of the community. Public Spaces which are open to the Sponsorship Programme are parks, squares and green areas or flowerbeds.

Targeted (peri-)urban areas:

Parks and (semi)natural urban green areas

Allotments, community gardens or agricultural areas

Urban green space connected to grey infrastructure

Good practice characteristics:

Effective

Sustainable in the long-term

Locally appropriate

Potential to be replicated / upscaled

Inclusivity

Governance

Government body/bodies

Initiating body:

Municipality of the Metropolitan District of Quito

Instrument design:

Details about how the instrument was designed:

The Municipality of the Metropolitan District of Quito supports and launched the Sponsorship Programme for Public Spaces. It will be implemented in the Metropolitan District of Quito and in the territorial district by the publicly owned metropolitan company of mobility and public works (EPMMOP), through the Administration Management of Parks and Green Spaces. The process begins with planning of possible projects to be sponsored, which will be published on the institutional website. The EPMMOP presents the programme to potential sponsor and then signs an agreement establishing the obligations of the parties. After the signing of the agreement, the intervention in the space starts according to the work schedule. The EPMMOP coordinates of inter-institutional cooperation in order to support the implementation of sponsorship projects, as appropriate. The sponsor is responsible for maintenance of the public space.

Instrument implementation:

Type of involvement:

One of the specific goals is to encourage civil society engagement in the whole process. The community shall be involved in order to ensure that the delivered work will be maintained in optimum conditions.

Type of non-governmental actors involved:

Citizen councils or consultation for co-planning (e.g. workshops, surveys)

Citizen oversight (e.g. boards, advisory role)

Targeted actors:

Public sector institution (e.g. school or hospital)

Private: household, real estate developer, business , financial

Researchers, university

Citizens or community groups (CBOs), NGOs

Financing

Sources of funding:

Public regional budget

Corporate investment

Inversión empresarial

Monitoring, evaluation and impacts

Achieved outcomes and impacts:

There are numerous success stories thanks to the Sponsorship Programme for Public Spaces, 2022 counted 38 sponsors. By 2017, the Sponsorship Programme was saving the city more than 500,000 dollars a year. Example 1: At the Carapungo interchange via Mitad del Mundo, in the north of Quito, empty spaces will be rehabilitated and replaced by plants that are resistant to Quito's climate. The work to be carried out includes soil improvement and fertilization, change of grass species in deprived areas and fumigation to remove pests on vegetation. Example 2: In the framework of "Quito Adopta" the EPMMOP and the company Kuehne + Nagel SA signed an agreement at the beginning of 2023, to perform the maintenance of 3602 square metres on the south side of the Cruz del Papa, inside the Metropolitan Bicentennial Park. The private company is committed to include in its project the rehabilitation and maintenance of the assigned green space with irrigation activities, lawn mower, maintenance of treetops, as well as street furniture and painting, as appropriate.

Success factors and lessons learned:

The Resolution No. 047 provides the framework for the implementation of the Sponsorship Programme and sets a strong focus on the rehabilitation of parks and green spaces. Areas which can be sponsored are already laid out in the resolution. The strong role of the publicly owned metropolitan company of mobility and public works, EPMMOP, contributes to the success of the programme.

Sources and further information

References

List of references:

Resolution No. 047 on the implementation of the Sponsorship Programme for Public Spaces in the EPMMOP. (2018). Alcaldía de Quito.

Further documents

Weblinks:

http://www.quitoinforma.gob.ec/2017/09/19/conoce-y-sumate-al-programa-de-apadrin…

http://www.quitoinforma.gob.ec/2022/07/29/iniciativas-y-proyectos-para-la-ciudad…

http://www.quitoinforma.gob.ec/2023/01/06/durante-el-2023-se-impulsa-el-programa…

https://www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/quito/areas-verdes-apadrinadas-empresa-pri…

Photos

@J.Salas