Inter-American Foundation: '94 in Review, October 1, 1993 to September 30, 1994.

Institution	Inter-American Foundation, Arlington, VA.
Titel	Inter-American Foundation: '94 in Review, October 1, 1993 to September 30, 1994.
Quelle	(1994), (57 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Agency Role; Community Action; Economic Development; Fellowships; Foreign Countries; Grants; Higher Education; International Programs; Nongovernmental Organizations; Program Descriptions; Rural Development; Sustainable Development; Technical Assistance + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Fellowship; Stipendium; Ausland; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Rural environment; Development; Ländliches Milieu; Entwicklung; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Technische Hilfe
Abstract	This report summarizes 1994 activities of the Inter-American Foundation (IAF), an independent agency of the U.S. government. The IAF promotes equitable, responsive, and participatory self-help development in the Caribbean and Latin America by awarding grants directly to local grassroots organizations, as well as to larger organizations that provide local groups with credit, technical assistance, training, and marketing services. Going beyond direct funding, the IAF has launched special initiatives through which nongovernmental organizations can pressure governments and private businesses to allocate more resources to sustainable grassroots development, and can decrease dependence on foreign aid by drawing on local public- and private-sector resources. Of $24.7 million in new IAF grants, 36 percent supported food and agricultural projects; 25 percent funded education and training; 19 percent supported small enterprise development; and the remainder funded projects related to research and dissemination, ecodevelopment, housing, cultural expression, and health. Educational funding covered such areas as animal husbandry, health education, nutrition, organizational development, business and project management, literacy education, agricultural education, natural resource management, vocational training, bilingual/intercultural education for indigenous peoples, cultural education, teacher education, computer literacy, and instructional materials development. This report briefly describes approximately 330 grants awarded in 1994, provides lengthier descriptions of four model development programs, lists foreign graduate students awarded fellowships to study in the United States, lists fellows and titles of their field research on grassroots development projects, lists IAF publications and videos, and summarizes financial information. Includes many photographs. (SV)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC