Application to Agency for International Development for an operational program grant for the United Republic of Cameroon

CDF WILL ATTEMPT IMPRVMT IN ECON BASE OF THE REGION,DEVEL OF SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE & ASSISTANCE IN DEVEL OF INDIGENOUS INSTITS FOR LOCAL DECISN-MAKNG. EMPHASIS WILL BE ON MAXIMIZING USE OF HUMAN & MATERIAL RSORCS TO ACHIEVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY. CDF WILL ALSO WORK WITH THE GOV"T TO APPLY THIS APPROACH IN GOV"T INSTITS. ONCE PROJ VILLAGES HAVE BEEN SELECTED(BASED ON LEADERSHIP,RECEPTIVITY,LAND DISTRIB PATTERNS,PROXIMITY TO TRNG CNTRS) BY CDF & GOC,PROJ WILL PROCEED IN 3 PHASES. A FIELD DIRECTOR(FD) WILL BE CHOSEN,TRND IN CDF PROCEDURES & IN COMMUNITY DEVEL WITH CAMEROON OFFICIALS IN PHASE 1. IN PHASE 2,FIELD COORDINATORS(CC) ARE CHOSEN & TRND & A COMMUNITY CITIZEN"S COUNCIL(CCC) CREATED. BASE-LINE,PROGRESS & FINAL STUDIES WILL BE PERFORMED ON ECON & SOCIAL CONDITIONS BY FC"S & CCC. CCC"S WILL COMPLETE ANNUAL PROJ PLANNING WHICH WILL BE REVIEWED BY CDF & USAID/C. PHASE 3 WILL FOCUS ON CCC OPERATIONS & THEIR ABILITY TO IDENTIFY PROBLEMS,PLAN SOLUTIONS & IMPLEMT PROGRS. THE CCC,FD & FC"S WILL PROPOSE PROJS FOR APPROVAL & FUNDING. IF APPROVED,CDF WILL THEN CONTRACT WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY. PROJS WILL BE ADMIN BY THE FD & 4 CAMEROON FC"S,COORDINATING CDF ACTIVS WITH WITH GOV"T RURAL DEVEL INSTITS & VILLAGE WORKERS. WITHIN 8 MAJOR PROG COMPONENTS,MULTIPLE PROJS WILL BE IMPL. COMPONENTS INCLUDE COMMUNITY ORG,AGR & ANIMAL HUSBANDRY,RURAL INDUSTRY & MKTG,HLTH & NUTR,FORMAL & NONFORMAL EDUC,EMPLOYMT & WOMEN"S ROLE,HOUSING & COMMUNITY IMPRVMT,LAND,WATER & FOREST MGMT. CENTRAL TO CDF PROG IMPLMNTN ARE THE CCC"S,CONSISTING OF 10-20 MBRS ELECTED BY THE COMMUNITIES. CCC"S DETERMINE DEVEL PRIORITIES,ESTAB PROGS,GENERATE LOCAL SUPPORT & COOR WITH CDF THRU FC"S. CCC"S RECEIVE COMMUNITY-BASED TRNG IN IRD,DEVEL OF TECH"L,MTRL & HUMAN RSORCS. ADDIT"L NON-FORMAL EDUC PROGS WILL BE CONDUCTED FOR VILLAGERS ON MOST ASPECTS OF COMMUNITY SOCIAL & ECONOMIC LIFE. BENEFICIARIES: VILLAGERS.