AID grant to the Seventh Day Adventist World Service, Inc. for the OFASA OPG urban food for work program project no. 527-0247

480 Title II programs on behalf of the very poor in the slums of Lima and other urban areas. Grant funds will be used to: (1) defray the costs of transporting and handling Title II commodities; (2) provide basic education in the areas of health, nutrition, sanitation, and vocational skills; (3) provide family planning (FP) education and basic medical treatment for selected slum residents; and (4) initiate basic community development activities through Food for Work (FFW) subprojects. Amendment of 6/86 provides additional funding. The project now includes targets to (1) implement a functional growth surveillance system for children aged 0-6 to determine Title II and child survival program impact, as well as to (2) conduct agricultural, productive infrastructure, and microenterprise FFW subprojects. A maternal/child health program will include: a health/nutrition course for 400 rural promoters; health and nutrition education for mothers; feeding centers for malnourished children; family and community gardens; and mobile medical vans and dental consultations. (PD-AAZ-111)