Rural development training at Cuttington University College (PVO)

PES facesheet is attached to a special evaluation (XD-AAJ-288-A), covers the period 8/77-3/81, and contains the following action decisions: (1) A.I.D. should provide emergency funding through the 1981 school year and then phase out assistance over the next 2 years; this plan requires an amendment extending the project for 17 months and adding approximately $2 million. (2) Monitoring of project implementation and financial expenditures of grant funds should be the responsibility of USAID. (3) In 1983, a major evaluation of the Institute"s curriculum should be undertaken. (4) The Rural Development Institute should reevaluate the criteria and formula used to calculate the expenses of services provided by Cuttington. (5) An outside audit of farm operations should be undertaken prior to the end of 1981.