Cooperation between the Peace Corps and the Agency for International Development : a second report to the Congress of the United States

have achieved a high level of cooperation in planning joint programs and strategies to provide a more efficient approach to development assistance. This report to Congress provides an overview of these collaborative efforts. Following a brief introduction, Part II discusses the mechanisms in place to promote cooperation, including the A.I.D./Peace Corps Coordinating Committee, exchange of personnel, and third party initiatives with PVO"s. Part III presents the Small Project Assistance (SPA) program, a mechanism for funding village-level Peace Corps projects in food production, income generation, energy, and small enterprise development. Part IV details the technical programs in which the two agencies have cooperated. Areas include: renewable energy technology; forestry and natural resources; oral rehydration therapy; communicable childhood diseases; nutrition; child survival; microenterprise development; basic eduation; and development education. Finally, Part V provides country-by-country descriptions of A.I.D./Peace Corps programs at the field level. There are currently more than 1,700 Peace Corps volunteers at work in A.I.D.-supported development projects, and more than 135 joint programs (exclusive of SPA projects) being carried out in 53 countries. The report concludes that these cooperative initiatives are resulting in a more effective U.S. development assistance effort.