AID agreement no. CCN-0001-A-00-3132-00 to Save the Children Federation, Inc. (SCF) for `Caucasus emergency and humanitarian assistance program`

SCF will support a cluster of PVOs/NGOs which will provide humanitarian assistance in such areas as food/nutrition, water/sanitation, health (medicines, vaccines, maternal/child health care, and elderly care), winterization/heating/energy, and assistance to refugees and displaced persons. Targeted groups comprise about 4 million persons in all, including about half the general population of Armenia, 25% of those in Georgia, and some 500,000 refugees and displaced persons in Azerbaijan. Particular attention will be given to assisting these groups through the 1993-1994 winter, after which SCF will seek to facilitate a transition from relief to development assistance, by providing TA in program planning and management to participating PVOs/NGOs. In general, SCF"s major responsibilities under the grant will be to: serve as a clearinghouse to mobilize U.S. interest in and resources for the program; serve as a conduit for USAID and other USG resources, providing subgrants as appropriate; coordinate PVO/NGO activities, and all aspects of procurement and logistics; provide TA and information to PVOs/NGOs and help them to draft proposals; collect and analyze epidemiologic and nutritional information; and develop a data base on vulnerable groups.