CONSULTANT REPORT FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF POPULATION COUNCIL ACTIVITIES (SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER, 1977)

ASSESSMENT WAS MADE THROUGH ANALYSIS OF PRINTED RESOURCES & INTERVIEWS. AID IDENTIFIES 6 AREAS OF COOPERTVE CONCERN BETWEEN ITSELF & PC: POPULATN POLICY DEVEL; DEMOGRAPHC & SOCIAL DATA; RSRCH ON FERTLTY CONTRL TECHNIQUES & CONTRACEPTVE DISTRIB SYSTMS; FAMILY PLANNING DELIV SYSTMS; TRNG OF PROFESSNL & PARAPROFESSNL MANPWR; EDUC & INFO SYSTMS. IN SPITE OF CONGRUENCY OF GOALS BETWEEN THE 2 ORGS, THE LEVEL OF COORDTN, COOP, & FINAN SUPPORT HAS DECLINED. THE ONLY GOAL INCONGRUENCY OCCURS IN REGARD TO EDUC & INFO SYSTEMS WHICH ARE DEFINED BY PC AS SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING KNOWLEDGE TO DECISION MAKERS & SCHOLARS, AS OPPOSED TO AID"S FOCUS ON INFO, COMMUNIC & EDUC ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF FIELD OPERATIONS. THE LACK OF OVERALL COOP SEEMS TO BE RESULT OF INDEPENDNT GRANT CRITERIA, DIFFERNT METHODS OF ACCOMPLSHNF GOALS, PERSONALTY DIFFERENCES & GOVT VRS PRIVATE STEREOTYPNG WHICH BEGAN AFTER REORGNZTN WITHIN PC & STAFF CHANGES AT AID, & AFTER A TEMPORARY REDUCTION OF FUNDING TO BOTH. PC HAS SUBMITTED SUBGRANT PROPOSALS LATE, & HAS ASKED FOR EXTENSIONS WITHOUT FINES, PROBLEMS THAT SIMPLER SUBGRANT PROCEDURES MAY REMEDY. WHILE SUBGRANT MONITORING IS ADEQUATE, SPECIFIC CRITERIA FOR MONITORING SUBGRANTS BY AID IS NOT CUSTOMARILY INCLUDED IN SUBGRANT PROPOSALS NOR REVIEWED IN PERIODIC COUNCIL REPORTS.