EA REGIONAL FAMILY PLANNING

THE ACTIVITIES/INSTITUTIONS SUPPORTED WILL INCLUDE: 1. THE POPULATION COUNCIL: CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE FOR FUNDING OF REGIONAL POPULATION MEETINGS; SUPPORT A GREATLY EXPANDED ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE PROGRAM IN KOREA THROUGH THE PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF KOREA AND YONSEI UNIVERSITY; ASSIST AN INTERNATIONAL TRAINING CENTER IN TAIWAN; AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL GUIDANCE, RESEARCH, AND EVALUATION FOR PROGRAMS IN OTHER EAST ASIAN COUNTRIES. 2. THE COLOMBO PLAN: A FULL-TIME POPULATION OFFICER WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE COLOMBO PLAN BUREAU TO INITIATE WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS AND PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO INTRODUCE POPULATION INFORMATION INTO EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS. 3. REGIONAL SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS: FP/P WORKSHOPS WILL BE SUPPORTED AS WELL AS A USAID INTER-REGIONAL MEETING AND A WASHINGTON MEETING FOR ALL POPULATION OFFICERS. 4. EAST-WEST CENTER: THE CENTER WILL BE CONTRACTED TO ESTABLISH A POPULATION CENTER WHERE ASIANS AND AMERICANS CAN DEVELOP COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS IN THE POPULATION DYNAMICS OF ASIA AND THE PACIFIC REGION. THE CENTER, IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, WILL: A) PROVIDE NON-DEGREE, SHORT-TERM COURSES IN FP/P; B) DEVELOP GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS IN POPULATION; C) CONDUCT RESEARCH IN VARIOUS ASPECTS OF REGIONAL POPULATION PROBLEMS; D) PROVIDE CONSULTATION SERVICES TO USAID AND HOST GOVERNMENTS; AND E) CONDUCT CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS. 5. THE BANGKOK REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE: RED WILL ASSIST IN ESTABLISHING AN EAST ASIAN REGIONAL POPULATION ORGANIZATION WHICH WILL A) EXCHANGE FP/P EXPERIENCE AND INFORMATION; B) PROMOTE JOINT FP/P POLICIES AND PROGRAMS; C) FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXPERTISE, RESOURCES, AND FACCILITIES WITHIN THE REGION; AND D) COORDINATE ACTIVITIES AND OTHER DONOR ASSISTANCE IN EAST ASIA. THE ALL-ASIAN ORGANIZATION WILL CONDUCT SEMINARS, CONFERENCES, STUDY TOURS, TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR KEY PERSONNEL, RESEARCH, AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA ACTIVITIES.