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CONSULTANT REPORT FOR THE EVALUATION OF POPULATION COUNCIL ACTIVITIES UNDER AID/CSD-2897, 1973-1975
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CONSULTANT REPORT FOR THE EVALUATION OF POPULATION COUNCIL ACTIVITIES UNDER AID/CSD-2897, 1973-1975
FIFTY SUBGRANTS AND 13 IN-HOUSE PROJECTS WERE APPROVED BY AID UNDER AID/CSD-2897 BETWEEN OCTOBER 1973 AND DECEMBER 1975 MOST OF THE CONTRACT FUNDS WERE EXPENDED FOR INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INFORMATION PROGRAMS, FAMILY PLANNING, AND FELLOWSHIPS; UNIVERSITIES AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN THE PRINCIPAL BENEFICIARIES OF SUBGRANTS.
GELFAND, HENRY M.|PIOTROW, PHYLLIS T. · 1977
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Abstract
ABOUT THREE-QUARTERS OF THE POPULATION COUNCIL OVERSEAS ACTIVITIES WERE CONCENTRATED IN COLOMBIA, NIGERIA, PERU AND ZAIRE, COUNCIL PROJECTS FUNDED BY AID ARE COMPETENTLY AND PROFESSIONALLY ADMINISTERED. THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN AN EFFECTIVE VEHICLE FOR PURSUING THE POPULATION/FAMILY PLANNING OBJECTIVES DEFINED IN THE AGREEMENT, TO WIT: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION, GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS, INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT, DEMOGRAPHIC STUDIES, FAMILY PLANNING DEMONSTRATION, RESEARCH AND EVALUATION, AND TRAINING. DESPITE THE CONTINUING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE POPULATION COUNCIL AND AID, THERE HAS BEEN A SENSE OF MALAISE IN RECENT YEARS IN AID-POPULATION COUNCIL COLLABORATION. THIS DECLINE CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO COMPLETION BY THE COUNCIL OF SPECIFIC PROJECTS; AN OVERALL DECLINE IN AID POPULATION PROGRAM APPROPRIATIONS; AND THE DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS. WHEREAS AID ALLOCATED A MAJORITY OF ITS FUNDS TO FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES, THE GREATEST PROPORTION OF COUNCIL OBLIGATIONS WENT TO INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND INFORMATION SERVICES AND FELLOWSHIPS. THIS MATTER OF PRIORITIES, MORE THAN ANY OTHER, WILL DETERMINE THE CONTINUED DIRECTIONS AND LEVELS OF AID FUNDING FOR COUNCIL ACTIVITIES IN THE COMING YEARS. THE EVALUATORS DISCUSSED THE MISSION OF BOTH ORGANIZATIONS AND PROBLEMS IN POPULATION COUNCIL/AID RELATIONSHIPS AND DISCUSSED FIVE AREAS FOR EFFECTIVE FUTURE COLLABORATION: (1)POPULATION IN DEVELOPMENT PLANNING; (2)APPLIED RESEARCH AND EVALUATION; (3)INFORMATION AND EDUCATION; (4)TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; AND (5)IMPLEMENTATION OF POPULATION COUNCIL PROJECTS.
