ACCION CULTURAL POPULAR - DPG

ACPO HAS RECEIVED A DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM GRANT TO DEVELOP ITS ABILITY TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO NON-FORMAL EDUCATION PROJECTS IN LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES. EVALUATION IS BASED ON REVIEW OF PROJECT DOCUMENTS AND DISCUSSIONS WITH ACPO STAFF. PROJECT IS ON SCHEDULE. INITIAL DIFFICULTY IN RECRUITING AND TRAINING PROJECT STAFF CAUSED SOME DELAY. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN SURMOUNTED. PROBLEMS OF PERSONNEL AND FINANCING IN OTHER ACPO DEPARTMENTS HAVE SLOWED THE PROGRAM"S PROGRESS IN CERTAIN AREAS, SUCH AS THE DEVELOPMENT OF MANUALS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS. ACPO HAS CREATED AN INTERNATIONAL DIVISION WITH A PROFESSIONALLY QUALIFIED STAFF. THE INTERNATIONAL DIVISION STAFF IS PROVIDING TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO OTHER ACPO DIVISIONS STAFF MEMBERS AND HAS DEVELOPED A DETAILED STRATEGY TO ASSIST NON-FORMAL EDUCATION AGENCIES OUTSIDE OF COLOMBIA. DEVELOPMENT OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND PUBLICATIONS IS IN PROGRESS. PROSPECTS FOR ACHIEVING THE PROJECT"S PURPOSE APPEAR TO BE VERY GOOD. ACPO IS WELL ON ITS WAY TO CREATING AN ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY WITHIN ITSELF TO PLAN, DESIGN, AND EVALUATE OTHER LATIN AMERICAN NON-FORMAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND TO DEVELOP MODERN TECHNOLOGY FOR TRAINING IN OTHER LATIN AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS.