Operational program grant : community education project

MAP will meet with local organizations, especially the community development organizations formed during a housing reconstruction project after the 1976 earthquake, to organize for future self-help development activities that use local and complementary outside resources and respond to local conditions and to select villagers to promote these activities. The promoters, who will be trained in the principles of community development and non-formal education (NFE) methods, will gather baseline data, work with village leaders to identify areas of interest (areas already identified include agricultural production, water resource development, and income-generating skills such as beekeeping), help MAP staff plan development projects in these areas, train other villagers in project management, and help monitor development project activities. MAP will also show promoters and project supervisors how to motivate village people by conducting appropriate NFE learning experiences using methods and materials adapted from the Basic Rural Education program (with its "learning by doing" approach). To institutionalize project activities, a local agency for self-help projects (PAM) will be estabished as a counterpart to MAP and will gradually take over project responsibilities from MAP as the project progresses. In addition, a fund will be established to help village agencies focus on small, well-designed, manageable projects. Quantitative targets expected by the end of the project include: functioning community development committees in 15 villages; 9 villages involved in projects with their own resources; 10 villages with beekeeping projects; 12 villages with agricultural extension projects; 8 villages with potable water systems; and 10 villages with community health programs. Individuals trained through the project include 30 village promoters, 30 village leaders, two beekeepers, two individuals per village in water resource maintenance, and two co-op personnel.