AID cooperative agreement no. OTR-0000-A-00-8121-00 to National Association of Partners of the Americas to provide medical care and other relief for children who are victims of the Nicaraguan civil strife

Such care will be provided through NAPA"s network of 315 medical clinics, dispensaries, and orphanages. Special attention will be paid to meeting needs in the central and southeast regions. Specifically, NAPA will: (1) procure and distribute medicine, bandages, gauze, powdered milk, vaccines, and medical equipment; (2) establish facilities throughout Nicaragua for the fitting and production of children"s orthotics and prosthetics and provide staff training as needed; (3) establish facilities to produce adaptive devices (wheelchairs, canes, crutches) for children who have been injured during the civil strife (in this respect, NAPA will coordinate with World Rehabilitation Fund and serve as their broker and outreach link); and (4) establish a "partnering" relationship between Nicaraguan and U.S. organizations, such as the Lions and Rotary clubs, to distribute eyeglasses and set up eye banks in different areas of the country.