EVALUATION REPORT; UNIVERSITY SERVICES AGREEMENTS WITH JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA

THE EVALUATION TEAM MADE ON-SITE EVALUATIONS OF 12 OF THE LDC-BASED SUB-PROJECTS IN SEVEN COUNTRIES AND REVIEWED SIX OF THE 11 NON-COUNTRY AND USA-BASED SUB-PROJECTS. THE USA'S PROMOTE THE OBJECTIVES OF AID BY STRENGTHENING LDC POPULATION/FAMILY PLANNING EFFORTS THROUGH PROBLEM SOLVING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF INDIGENOUS RESEARCH CAPABILITY, AND THEY PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE FORMULATION OF LDC GOVERNMENT POLICES THAT IMPROVE POPULATION/FAMILY PLANNING EFFORTS. USA'S HAVE BEEN AN EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR ENLISTING BOTH THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND NON-POPULATION/FAMILY PLANNING PERSONNEL OF THE COLLABORATING COUNTRY'S GOVERNMENT INTO THE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. USA'S HAVE INCREASED SCIENTIFIC AND PUBLIC ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEM OF RAPID POPULATION GROWTH IN THE LDC'S. LDC INSTITUTIONS, WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, ARE WILLING TO COOPERATE WITH USA INSTITUTIONS IN THE PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF SUB-PROJECTS. THE EVALUATORS MADE 11 RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING IMPROVEMENT IN CURRENT USA'S. THEY ALSO MADE 9 RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING FUTURE USE OF THE USA MECHANISM, INCLUDING THAT AID/W SHOULD CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE BASIC CONCEPT OF MAINTAINING UNIVERSITY-BASED POPULATION COMPETENCE THROUGH THE USA MECHANISM. THE EVALUATORS USED A DETAILED "COMPLIANCE FRAMEWORK" TO DISCUSS THE UNIVERSITIES' ROLES VIS-A-VIS PROJECT PURPOSE, PROJECT ASSUMPTIONS, END OF PROJECT STATUS, PROJECT INPUTS AND OUTPUTS, LDC INSTITUTIONS, CORE ACTIVITIES, SUB-PROJECT SUPPORT, AND PROCEDURAL STEPS FOR PROJECT DEVELOPMENT. THE EVALUATORS ALSO DISCUSSED PROJECT MANAGEMENT AT AID, USAID, THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, AND JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY.