TECHNICAL RESOURCES

RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AND WOMEN"S DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. DURING THE PROJECT,BDG WILL BE ASSISTED IN IDENTIFYING AND PREPARING FOR FUNDING 4 PROJECTS. THESE INCLUDE IMPROVEMENT IN LOCAL GOVT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT, CRITICAL TRANSPORTATION LINKS, LOW-COST NUTRITION/MCH DELIVERY SYSTEMS, AND PRODUCTION OF NUTRITIONS CROPS BY SHARECROPPERS AND THE LANDLESS. IN ADDITION, THE BANGLADESH BUREAU OF STATISTICS AND THE BANGLADESH INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES WILL BE ASSISTED IN 3 WAYS. FIRST, FUNDING WILL BE PROVIDED FOR RESEARCH STUDIES AND EVALUATIONS OF THE IMPACT OF CURRENT POLICIES. SECONDLY, EXPATRIATES WILL BE PROVIDED AS CONSULTANTS TO ASSIST THE RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS IN DESIGNING STUDIES AND CONDUCTING ANALYSES. THIRDLY, TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED ABROAD FOR KEY RESEARCHERS. A TRAINING PROGRAM WILL ALSO BE CONDUCTED, DIRECTED TOWARD MIDDLE-MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL, OF THE MAIN BDG AGENCIES CONCERNED WITH AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND WOMEN"S PROGRAMS. PROFESSIONAL SHORT-TERM TRAINING IN THIRD COUNTRIES WILL BE EMPHASIZED AS OPPOSED TO ACADEMIC, LONG-TERM TRAINING IN THE US. A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS FOR WOMEN WILL BE CONDUCTED IN PROGRAM PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT, ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND PROJECT PREPARATION AND EVALUATION. THIS PROJECT IS A FOLLOW-ON TO 3 PREVIOUS USAID PROJECTS, THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND TRAINING GRANT, THE PROJECT STUDIES GRANT, AND THE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT GRANT. Amendment of 11/20/81 extends projects from 5 to 7 years and provides additional funding for: policy and program studies needed to support the new sectoral programming recommended in the FY 1983 Country Development Strategy Statement; activities identified in USAID/B"s FY 1981-84 Analysis and Evaluation Plan; and 20 feasibility studies in the petroleum, power, forestry, and nonconventional energy subsectors recommended in USAID/B"s recent Energy Strategy Paper, which is ultimately aimed at increasing food production. Specific items which may require major funding include an agricultural sector assessment and specialized training of women in management and productive skills. Greater efforts will be made to relate ongoing project training to TA activities or other A.I.D. projects. (PD-AAJ-441)