part of the planning process. Permanent training will be included for the necessary
productive and managerial tasks.
The ownership and management of these projects shall be in the hands of the victims
themselves; nevertheless, the State, with the prior agreement of the parties, may
designate authorities to assist with technical aspects of such management and oversight
actions.
The programs that are socialized and approved in writing, both in the Miskito language
and in Spanish, must be fully operational one year after the signing of this agreement.
State financing will be extended as long as necessary to ensure the true sustainability of
the productive projects promoted, which will be evaluated in consultation with the victims
through their representative organizations. In order to contribute to the success of the
projects, the State will ensure that those who participate in them benefit from the best
incentives, tax exemptions and other means of support provided for in the Constitution of
the Republic of Honduras and in accordance with domestic legislation.
A.4. Housing for the divers and their families
119.
In the friendly settlement agreement, the State agreed to the following:
The State announces that, as part of the program to provide housing for the target
population in this case, it has allocated 39 homes to date; therefore it undertakes to
provide, free of charge, within a maximum period of one year from the signing of this
agreement, the three houses that are still pending to the 42 Miskito divers accredited as
direct victims, or to their families. Said houses will be delivered prior to the petitioners or
their representatives accrediting the corresponding documents, following the legal
procedures in force, either for them to be declared as missing or deceased and
consequently as heirs.
The State also undertakes to carry out essential remodeling work required in the homes
of those victims to whom it has already allocated housing within a maximum period of
one year from the signing of this agreement. These homes will be adapted to ensure the
greatest possible accessibility for persons living with disabilities, through the construction
of access ramps to the homes that require them and any other adaptation that may be
needed in accordance with the principles of universal design.
Likewise, the State undertakes to ensure that the houses have, at a minimum, sanitary,
washing and waste disposal facilities, access to drinking water, electricity and adequate
drainage in places where such services are available. In addition, the expression of the
cultural identity of the Miskito people must be taken into account in the construction or
remodeling of the homes.
Finally, the State undertakes to grant full ownership titles to the properties located within
the ejido (communal lands) of the department of Gracias a Dios and, with the coordination
of the Alliance for the Development of the Honduran Mosquitia, to support the necessary
procedures before the municipal corporations of the department of Gracias a Dios, and
the Territorial Councils of the Miskito People.
A.5. Production and broadcasting of a television documentary
120.
In the friendly settlement agreement, the State agreed to the following:
The State recognizes the importance for Honduran society to be made aware of the
struggle of the Miskito divers and their families to obtain access to decent employment
conditions and adequate health care, in order to strengthen the information of the
population and promote the enforceability of their rights. In this regard, it undertakes
to produce a documentary that dignifies the struggle of the divers and recognizes its
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