African women in development

PROGRAM FUNDS INTERDISCIPLINARY ACTIVITIES IN HEALTH, NUTRITION, CHILD SPACING, SKILLS TRAINING, FARM PRODUCTION, AND MARKETING. EMPHASIS IS ON EXPERIMENTAL ACTIVITIES IN WHICH WOMEN IDENTIFY THEIR OWN DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING PROBLEMS AND HELP TO IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS. MICRO-LEVEL APPROACH IDENTIFIES SPECIFIC VILLAGE OR DISTRICT PROBLEMS IN SPECIFIC COUNTRY AND DETERMINES HOW TO ADDRESS THEM. SUBPROJECTS INCLUDE FEEDBACK MECHANISM ALLOWING CONTINUOUS PARTICIPATION BY TARGET POPULATION. PROPOSALS ARE SUBMITTED BY LDC INSTITUTIONS AND PVOS. POSSIBLE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING EXPANSION OF WOMEN"S GROUPS, PROVIDING FORMAL/NONFORMAL TRAINING IN US, SUPPLYING CONSULTANTS TO ASSIST IN PROJECT DESIGN OR TO ADVISE LOCAL WOMEN"S GROUPS, AS WELL AS MEASURES TO INCORPORATE WOMEN IN AID ACTIVITIES. RESEARCH AND EVALUATION ARE USED TO ANALYZE LOCAL ECONOMIC PROBLEMS AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS. LOCAL INSTITUTIONS COORDINATE EFFORTS WITH WOMEN"S GROUPS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS BY USING EXISTING LDC EXPERTISE (TECHNICAL SPECIALISTS, TRAINING OR DEMONSTRATIONS, COMMODITIES, FIELD TRIPS). INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITIES ARE FINANCED INITIALLY THROUGH AID GRANT TO GOVERNMENTAL/INSTITUTIONAL ENTITY. HOST COUNTRY CONTRIBUTES 25% OF SUBPROJECT FUNDS IN TECHNICAL PERSONNEL, VILLAGE LABOR, LOCAL MATERIALS, LAND, STRUCTURES, OTHER RELEVANT ITEMS. PROJECT AGREEMENT 5/24/79 EXPANDS AND EXTENDS PROJECT 2 YEARS (TO 6/81) TO ENABLE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE(ROSL) TO DEVELOP A SELF-SUFFICIENT CLOTH AND HANDICRAFT INDUSTRY. (SEE ABSTRACT OF 698038802) Amendment No. 2 of 9/11/80 increases funding and extends the life of project by 5 years to FY 1984 to allow implementation of 15 additional Women in Development subprojects (SP"s). These SP"s, yet to be developed, will be narrow in scope and will stress the participation of rural African women in design, management, and implementation decisions and activities. Proposals for SP"s providing short-term training geared to follow-on activities will be considered. For a description of these activities, search the DOCUMENT data base under this project number. (PD-BAD-403)