Summary and Ramifications of FY 2004 Results Rated "Below Target"
In FY 2004, USAID achieved all of its strategic goals for that year. Of these strategic goals, five did contain operating units that did not meet some of their operating unit objectives, but overall strategic goal performance was assessed as meeting intended objectives. To determine whether a strategic goal was achieved overall, the Agency uses a methodology that assesses the overall proportion of targets met and exceeded to targets that were not met. The following text describes specific objectives that were assessed as "Below Target," as well as an assessment of these failures in the context of overall strategic goal achievement.
Strategic Goal 1: Regional Stability
One operating unit—the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)—failed
to achieve it targets in the regional stability objective.
In the DRC, conflicts related to country control are still
present, which contributed to the failure of this country
to meets its target. The failure of this operating unit to
meet its country specific targets did not, however, impede
the Agency from achieving its regional stability goal. Corrective
actions are being taken to resolve outstanding stability concerns
in the DRC For more information please refer to
http://www.usaid.gov/locations/sub-saharan_africa/countries/drcongo/.
Strategic Goal 3: International Crime and Drugs
One operating unit—Ecuador—failed to achieve its target for its objective to reduce the amount of international crime and drugs. Despite efforts to strengthen Ecuador's northern border communities to contain the spread of the coca/cocaine from Colombia, drugs and international crime are still major problems for Ecuador. The failure of this operating unit to meet its country specific targets did not, however, impede the Agency from achieving its regional stability goal. Corrective actions are being taken to resolve outstanding international and drugs concerns in Ecuador. For more information please refer to
http://www.usaid.gov/locations/latin_america_caribbean/country/ecuador/index.html.
Strategic Goal 4: Democracy and Human Rights
Eighteen operating units—Angola, Armenia, Colombia, DRC, Dominican Republic, Ghana, Guinea, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Mexico, Namibia, Panama, Serbia, South Africa, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan—failed to achieve targets in their democracy objectives. In all cases, these failures are attributable to the challenge of establishing and working with democratic governments in developing countries. The failure of these operating units to meet their country specific targets did not, however, impede the Agency from achieving its regional stability goal. Corrective actions are being taken to resolve outstanding democracy and human rights concerns in these countries. For more information please see the following links:
Strategic Goal 5: Economic Prosperity and Security
Eight operating units—West African Regional Program (WARP), Caribbean Regional Program, Regional Center for Southern Africa, Croatia, India, Turkmenistan, Georgia, Indonesia—failed to achieve targets in their economic growth objectives. In all cases, these failures are attributable to the challenge of expanding economic opportunities in developing countries. Circumstances ranged from very poor crop production to low productivity and job placement. The failure of these operating units to meet their country specific targets did not, however, impede the Agency from achieving its regional stability goal. Corrective actions are being taken to resolve outstanding economic prosperity and security concerns in these countries. For more information please see the following links:
Strategic Goal 6: Social and Environmental Issues
Sixteen operating units—Jamaica , Somalia, South Africa, Benin, Brazil, Burundi, El Salvador, Kosovo, Liberia, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Central America Regional Program, Mexico, Peru, Regional Center for Southern Africa, Turkmenistan—failed to achieve targets in their social and environmental objectives. This strategic goal contains the greatest diversity of sectors—including health, education, and environment—and thus is hardest to summarize. In all cases, these failures are attributable to the challenge of expanding social services in developing countries. For instance, people with HIV/AIDS and other debilitating diseases, find it difficult to travel to the locations where various USAID-assisted clinics are present. The failure of these 15 operating units to meet their country specific targets, did not, however, impede the Agency from achieving its Social and Environmental Issues goal. Corrective actions are being taken to resolve outstanding economic prosperity and security concerns in these countries. For more information please see the following links:
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