FAMILY PLANNING ORIENTATION

PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR AID TO PROVIDE THIS TYPE OF ORIENTATION TO LDC LEADERS AND US PERSONNEL, AND TO INCREASE AWARENESS AMONG LDC LEADERS OF THE US COMMITMENT TO MAKE FP SERVICES ABAILABLE TO ALL INCOME GROUPS IN THE US. PPA WILL ATTEMPT TO DEVELOP POSITIVE AND REALISTIC ATTITUDES AMONG LDC LEADERS TOWARD US FP PROGRAMS. FOR EACH OF 3 YEARS, APPROX 300 LDC LEADERS AND SELECTED US PERSONNEL WILL BE INSTRUCTED IN US POP/FP ISSUES, PLANS, PROGRAM SERVICES AND TECHNIQUES AS THEY ARE CARRIED OUT IN THE US IN GENERAL AND IN METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON, DC IN PARTICULAR. IN ADDITION TO THIS ORIENTATION PROGRAM, POP/FP PROGRAMS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PROJECT PARTICIPANTS. AID AND PPA WILL BEAR JOINT RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PROJECT. BENEFICIARIES WILL BE PERSONNEL UNDER CONTROL OF VARIOUS UNITS OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT INCLUDING BOTH SENIOR LEADERS AND YOUTH LEADERS FROM LDC"S IN US UNDER VARIOUS INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND AMERICANS GOING ABROAD UNDER SHORT-TERM GRANTEES PROGRAMS; UN FELLOWSHIP TRAINEES, USIA AND MILITARY EMPLOYEES (BOTH USA AND LDC) AND THEIR SPOUSES. EVENTUALLY, COUNTRIES EXPERIENCING POPULATION CONTROL WILL BENEFIT. PPA IS EXPECTED TO PRESENT ITS PROGRAM TO SUCH OTHER RELEVANT ORGANIZATIONS AS PATHFINDER FUND, POPULATION COUNCIL, FORD FOUNDATION, THE ROCKEFELLER FDN, LDC EMBASSIES AND INTNL AGENCIES NOT CONTACTED THROUGH THE BUREAU OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS. PPA WILL MAINTAIN A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL TRAINING. IN ADDITION, PPA WILL PROVIDE ITS OWN FP LECTURES, CLINICS, LITERATURE IN DC AND USA; MAINTAIN REPORTSAND ACCOUNTS COVERING ITS ACTIVITIES; CONDUCT VISITORS THROUGH PRIVATE CLINICS, HOSPITAL POST-PARTUM PROGRAMS AND OTHER RELATED CLINICS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.