EXTENSION EDUCATION TRAINING FOR HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IN SUDAN

Evaluation covers the period 12/1/77-3/31/80 and was based in part on interviews with students. To date, 37 AC students have received training in non-formal education (NFE) techniques. One AC staff member has received on-the-job training and several others have been oriented to the NFE approach. Perhaps 30 staff members from other agencies have also benefitted from the program. Fairly detailed curriculum materials have been developed and will be used in two classes of third-year students. The curriculum could be completed by 7/31/80. No progress has been made in establishing an extension program at AC, although five villages and one urban site were visited and data collected for developing site profiles. Students have developed one-day lesson plans but the project has not developed an integrated curriculum in health, nutrition, etc. Some 30 women have attended seminars in the White Nile area, yet women"s educational materials have not been developed, nor have efforts been initiated to develop self-help and income-generating projects. Given AC"s educational purpose and capacity, it is unrealistic to expect it to operate an extension service. A one-year project extension is unlikely to change this outlook. The project design went beyond what AC wanted and was inconsistent with its institutional capacity and the employment opportunites of the graduates. There has been significant progress recently in revising the project"s logframe to target more limited and realistic goals, e.g., establishing a capacity at AC to continue to offer a course that includes field work and that provides students with techniques to assist the poor. Project experience teaches that a project"s purpose and scope must be agreed upon by all parties and that A.I.D. should determine clearly what institutions of higher learning can reasonably offer the poor and the cost-effectiveness of such use as compared with alternatives. The project should be extended beyond 4/4/80.