FINAL REPORT AND REPORT ON THE THIRD YEAR OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM GRANT

SELF-EVALUATION WAS COMPILED BY THE GRANTEE. DURING THE PROJECT 7 IDENTIFICATION MISSIONS HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED -- 4 TO AFRICA, 2 TO LATIN AMERICA, AND 1 TO ASIA. THIS ACTIVITY HAS RESULTED IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF MORE THAN 100 TRAINING PROGRAMS MEETING THE LDC PRIORITIES OF ACCELERATING THEIR INDIGENIZATION POLICIES OR RESPONDING TO THE NEEDSOF THEIR RURAL AND URBAN POOR. IN BOTH THE IDENTIFICATION AND DESIGN OF TRAINING PROGRAMS, A CONCERTED EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO APPLY THE BASIC ORT TRAINING METHODOLOGY OF "TRAINING THE TRAINERS" IN CERTAIN PRIORTIY SECTORS. DISCUSSIONS HAVE BEEN HELD WITH MORE THAN 40 VOLUNTARY AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY OF JOINT IMPLEMENENTATION OF PROJECTS WITH TRAINING COMPONENTS. THE MOST ADVANCED PROJECTS TO DATE ARE THE PROJECTED VENTURES WITH THE YMCA IN SENEGAL, IN THE TRAINING OF UNEMPLOYED URBAN YOUTHS, AND WITH THE FOUNDATION FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC, TO UNDERTAKE PROGRAMS IN TONGA AND WESTEN SAMOA. IT IS NOTED THAT THE GOALS SET FOR GRANT YEAR THREE HAVE BEEN REACHED.