Aid grant to reach isolated campesinos with agricultural training and education

criteria. The choice of agricultural projects has proven difficult; however, the projects presented have generally been overambitious and many have not followed Foundation criteria. To date, 17 Hogares have selected projects with the help of Foundation experts and agricultural committees made up of parents and members of the board of directors and technicians from regional-level government institutions such as Caja Agraria. The majority of the projects that have been chosen are in infrastructure development such as land preparation, potable waters, stable preparation, and irrigation and drainage. However, since investments in the projects have been delayed by the slowness of the rural promotional process, it is too early to evaluate progress toward the goal of 50% self-sufficiency for participating Hogares. The goal of assisting 1,000 students is, however, on target. If the project continues during 1980, the Foundation contemplates pilot programs to demonstrate technologies in beekeeping, organic fertilization and its relationship to disease, fish ponds, non-conventional energy development, and fruit tree nurseries. Programs in non-formal education and community extension have been developed in the majority of the Hogares. With the help of a Peace Corps volunteer, the educational curriculum has been expanded in regard to appropriate technologies and eating, health, and hygienic habits; and workbooks are being prepared on agriculture, home improvement, ecology, preventive medicine, and cooperativism for next year"s efforts in rural hamlets and other isolated areas. The project"s main accomplishment, however, has been its overall impact on almost all of the Hogares operating in Columbia.