USAID. BUR. FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. OFC. OF POPULATION
REPORT OF THE EXTERNAL PANEL FOR REVIEW OF The Asia Foundation
THE ESSENTIAL MISSION OF THE ASIA FOUNDATION, WHICH MERITS CONTINUED AND INCREASED PUBLIC SUPPORT, IS PRIMARILY TO DEMONSTRATE THE CONTINUED AND ABIDING CONCERN OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND GOVERNMENT WITH HELPING ASIANS TO GRAPPLE CONSTRUCTIVELY WITH THE HUMAN AND CULTURAL STRESSES OF RAPID MODERNIZATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND POLITICAL AND SOCIAL CHANGE.
CANHAM, ERVIN D.|BARROWS, LELAND|BERGER, SAMUEL D. · 1976
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Abstract
THE EVALUATORS DISCUSSED THE PURPOSES AND PROGRAMS OF THE ASIA FOUNDATION, PUBLIC INTERESTS SERVED BY THE FOUNDATION, AND PROBLEMS AND ISSUES FACING THE FOUNDATION. THE ASIA FOUNDATION IS AN EFFECTIVE INSTRUMENT FOR THE FURTHERING OF UNITED STATES INTERESTS IN ASIA. IT IS WELL-MANAGED, HAS A BODY OF COMPETENT AND EXPERIENCED PERSONNEL, IS WIDELY ESTABLISHED AND WELL-REGARDED IN ASIA, AND HAD DEMONSTRATED THE ABILITY TO USE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF MONEY TO REACH A WIDE RANGE OF INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS BEYOND THE REACH OF OFFICIAL US REPRESENTATIVES AND PROGRAMS. THE FOUNDATION HAS SHOWN ITSELF TO BE SENSITIVE AND RESPONSIVE TO LOCAL NEEDS AND PRIORITIES, AND IS INNOVATIVE AND EXPEDITIOUS IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE SMALL PROJECTS WHICH LARGELY COMPOSE ITS PROGRAM. BY ITS EXAMPLE AND BY THE PROJECTS IT SUPPORTS, IT IS AN EFFECTIVE PROPONENT OF PLURALISM AND DEMOCRATIC SOCIAL AND POLITICAL VALUES,AND IT MAKES EFFICIENT USE OF THE US GOVERNMENT FUNDS WHICH PROVIDE MOST OF ITS FINANCING.
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