REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE PAN AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENT (INTERNAL USE ONLY)

PAID HAS ALSO ADVANCED TOWARD ITS OBJECTIVE OF PAN AFRICANISM, AS ILLUSTRATED BY ITS GRADUATES FROM 32 AFRICAN NATIONS, BY ITS MULTI-NATIONAL AFRIAN STAFF, AND BY ITS EXPANDING NETWORK OF CONTACTS WITH AFRICAN LEADERS, INSTITUTIONS, AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. PAID WAS EARLY IN IDENTIFYING AND RESPONDING TO SPECIFIC MANPOWER TRAINING NEEDS IN TERMS OF AFRICAN DEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEMS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS MAINTAINED AN EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS SEVERAL INSTITUTIONS AND PROGRAMS. PAID IS INFRASTRUCTURAL IN NATURE, CROSSING SECTORS AND DISCIPLINES, AND ENABLING THE DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS OF BOTH WORLDS TO GET ON WITH THEIR COMMON EFFORTS. ITS INTENTION IS TO GENERATE AND PERFECT KEY ADMINISTRATIVE MANPOWER THAT WILL MAKE A GREAT VARIETY OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS MOVE FASTER AND BETTER. THE EVALUATORS RECOMMEND THAT, BASED ON PAID"S DEMONSTRATED ACCEPTANCE, STABILITY, AND UTILITY, AID SHOULD MAINTAIN A STRONG CONTINUING INTEREST IN PAID"S ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT, AS LONG AS AID"S PERCEPTION OF THE UNSATISFIED NEEDS REMAINS FIRM AND THE QUALITY OF PAID AS A CHOSEN INSTRUMENT REMAINS HIGH. THE EVALUATORS DISCUSSED AND MADE RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT 14 ISSUES.