FAMILY PLANNING ASSISTANCE THROUGH HOME ECONOMICS

AHEA will implement the project, which is a follow-on to project 9320980. P/FP activities will be integrated into existing HE programs in 16 countries. AHEA will use existing HE and extension services to channel P/FP information to the target group. Community leaders will be trained and extension agents will be used to develop methods and materials to achieve a non-formal instruction that supports fertility control. AHEA will also assist primary and secondary schools in P/FP curriculum development and in devising teaching methodologies. Teacher training will be provided where needed. Efforts to change HE curriculum in schools and extension systems through the introduction and development of adaptable P/FP concepts will continue. This process will be encouraged in in-country programs, as well as in Tier II (potential project LDC"s) and Tier III (LDC"s not meeting the project selection criteria) situations. The newsletter "The Link" and relevant scientific and professional papers supporting P/FP activities will be published and distributed. Such publications will maintain local intellectual interest. In addition, the AHEA will further institutionalize P/FP activities in HE on an international scale by providing leadership and cooperation with related organizations. AHEA"s central and regional staff, in conjunction with country coordinators, will develop annual workplans. These workplans will integrate and modify field studies, evaluations, and revisions of organizational and operational activities to adapt to changing national environments. Instructional materials will be distributed on a country-specific basis and materials will be translated into the native langauge and culture of the given country. In addition, teachers will be trained in the use of these materials. Feed-back will be sought concerning their efforts to convey the information to the public.