POPULATION COMMUNICATION FOR THE DEVELOPING WORLD

PROJECT WILL DEVEL EWC"S STAFF, THE NUMBER OF ITS ON-CALL P/FPCOMMUNICATION EXPERTS. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE TESTING AND RESEARCH OF INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND COMMUNIC (IE&C) ON P/FP PROGRAMS IN 3 SELECTED LDCS PER YEAR; SHORT-TERM TRNG WORKSHOPS IN IE&C; SPECIALIZED TRNG FOR 2 GROUPS OF PARTICIPANTS (APPROX 15 PERSONS IN EACH) PER YR PLUS 1-YR FELLOWSHIPS FOR 2 OR MORE LDCS" IE&C SPECIALISTS. IE&C/POP TRNG WILL BE PROVIDED FOR 6-10 HIGHLY QUALIFIED SPECIALISTS PER YR. TRAINED PARTICIPANTS WILL CONSTITUTE A CADRE FOR ONGOING INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND LEADERSHIP ROLES IN PROMOTING POPULATION PROGRAMS. 2 NATNL FP INSTITS IN ASIA WILL BECOME PROJECT LINKS BY THE END OF PROJ"S 2ND YR. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: AN ANNUAL MEETING OF AN INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO ASSESS DEVELOPING NEEDS; A DATA COLLECTION OF COMMUNICATION RESEARCH AND FIELD EXPERIENCE REPORTS; PERIODIC NEWSLETTER TO DESCRIBE IE&C ACTIVITIES; REPORTS BY EWC; PARTICIPANT TRAINEE WORKSHOPS WITH 150-200 POP LEADERS IN ATTENDANCE PER YR. THE INTENSIVE COURSE PLANNED FOR IE&C SPECIALISTS WILL FOCUS ON BIOLOGICAL. MEDICAL, DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIAL ASPECTS OF POP PROGRAMS. THESE SPECIALISTS WILL SPEND APPROX 1 MONTH EACH IN 2 COUNTRIES OBSERVING P/FP PROGRAMS AND THEIR IE&C SITUATION. IF TRNG SLOTS ARE NOT FILLED BY AID OR MISSIONS, FILL-IN NOMINATIONS WILL BE INVITED FROM SUCH INTNL ORGS AS INTNL PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION, UN AGENCIES, THE POP COUNCIL, PATHFINDER FUND AND POP AGENCIES IN COUNTRIES SUCH AS SWEDEN AND JAPAN. 50 OF LDC PARTICIPANTS WILL BE SELECTED BY EWC FROM NOMINATIONS MADE BY USAID MISSIONS, DRAWING LARGELY FROM ASIA AND PACIFIC ISLANDS. BENEFICIARIES WILL BE LDC P/FP LEADERS AS WELL AS STAFF MEMBERS OF EWC. IMPLEMENTED BY THE POPULATION INSTITUTE OF EWC, PROJECT WILL RECEIVE ASSISTANCE FROM UH AND STANFORD UNIVERSITY.