TITLE II OUTREACH

The most impoverished LDC"s such as Upper Volta, Cameroon, Rwanda, and Haiti will receive this assistance. The target group will be pregnant and nursing mothers, and pre-school children. The Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 will be amended to eliminate the previously fluctuating availability of Title II commodities and to provide the basis for long-range planning on behalf of the most needy. According to the amendment, 1.3 million metric tons (MT) of 1.6 million MT"s of Title II foods for FY"s 1978-80 will be targeted to the most needy through PVO"s and the World Food Program. The corresponding figures for FY"s 1981/82 will be, respectively, 1.35 million of 1.65 million MT"s and 1.4 million of 1.7 million MT"s. To provide the additional logistic support needed to reach the target group, support funds will be provided to programs directly related to fumigation, transportation, distribution, and storage of Title II commodites; and to monitor local logistic and distribution activities and provide maintenance and repair expenses. As far as feasible, indigenous workers will be employed to provide nutrition education in the most isolated areas. The Maternal/Child Health Programs and Title II Programs assisted by this project will provide jobs, training, and encourage community involvement and thus alleviate the need for such programs. The FFP will send procedural guidelines to Mission personnel and PVO"s. PVO"s requesting assistance will submit an Annual Estimate of Requirements form outlining their feeding program according to category of recipient, commodity rationing levels, and volume of Title II commodities requested. For special area programs, PVO"s will also submit a budget for logistical support. The project will advance A.I.D."s "human needs" development approach, using assistance to improve the individual"s potential and thereby build a suitable foundation for later development assistance.