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Global Special Concerns
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PROGRAM: Central Programs
TITLE AND NUMBER: Enhance communities' capabilities to conduct low-cost, grass-roots, sustainable development activities, 940-001
STATUS: Continuing
PLANNED FY 2001 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $1,200,000 DA
PROPOSED FY 2002 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $1,000,000 DA
INITIAL OBLIGATION: FY 1985; ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: FY 2004Summary: Since FY 1985 the Peace Corps Small Project Assistant (SPA) program has supported Peace Corps volunteers (PCVs) in identifying, designing, and implementing small-scale, community-level, self-help, sustainable development activities in areas of priority to USAID. These activities increase participation at the local level and help lay the foundation for transition to democratic societies. An estimated 4,800 indigenous community groups have enhanced their capacity to address self-identified community needs by increasing economic and educational opportunities and improving health conditions for over 2.2 million community members.
The SPA program facilitates local grassroots efforts by combining PCV knowledge of local conditions with USAID technical and financial resources. The SPA program provides an efficient mechanism that can respond quickly and flexibly to small-scale project requirements which have an immediate impact at the community level. This activity has two primary components. First, SPA grants provide funding to small sustainable development activities developed by PCVs in conjunction with local community organizations. Second, technical assistance supports the participation of host country nationals in training activities that enhance activity design and management.
Key Results: In 1999 a total of 1,088 community-based activities were supported by SPA. These activities directly benefited over 766,000 individuals (more than 53% of whom were women or girls). SPA grants totaled $2,182,293 and local community contributions exceeded $2,198,000. A wide-range of activities were implemented last year that included:
- Construction or refurbishing of health posts and clinics (in Guinea);
- The establishment or improvement of libraries and community resource centers;
- Classroom construction, rehabilitation and maintenance (in Armenia, Bulgaria and Kazakhstan);
- Training of teachers to improve professional development (in Gambia and Ukraine); and
- Environmental education addressing the benefits of recycling and waste disposal (in Panama, Poland, and Mali).
Performance and Prospects: SPA indicator targets were exceeded each year since the inception of its special objective. Each year field support for the program has increased both in Washington and field missions. It appears, however, that SPA regional bureau funding may not match previous levels due, in part, to static and declining Agency budget levels.
Possible Adjustments to Plan: With slightly reduced core funding, the program will rely increasingly on Mission resources to fund local SPA programs.
Other Donor Programs: Local community organizations make in-kind contributions of land, labor, and materials. The host country government-sponsoring agency and the Peace Corps provide oversight and fiscal accountability for all USAID-supported activities.
Principal Contractors, Grantees or Agencies: USAID makes funds available through a participating agency service agreement to the Peace Corps which, in turn, provides funds and technical assistance to local community organizations. Most grant recipients provide almost 35% of total project costs.
Selected Performance Measures:
Indicator 940-001 FY97 (Actual) FY98 (Actual) FY99 (Actual) FY00 (Actual) FY01 (Plan) FY02 (Plan) Indicator 1: Number of people served annually by activities related to health and water/sanitation N/A N/A 327,629 485,136 327,500 303,000 Indicator 2: Number of individuals trained in the skills related to health and water/sanitation N/A N/A 5,050 5,849 4,900 4,600 Indicator 3: Number of people served by Small Project Assistance activities conducted 458,347 N/A 766,020 949,995 736,000 680,800 Indicator Information
Indicator Level (S)or(IR) Unit of Measure Source Indicator Description constructions affecting large population areas. Indicator 1: IR Individual beneficiaries Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs), Counterpart, staff reports With increased focus on integrating community activities as part of the Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV) assignment, the baseline targets established in 1995 for FY 1999 were adjusted upwards from 98,412 to 241,139. This increase was also attributed to several large-scale community health activities public awareness campaigns and clinic Indicator 2: IR Number of people trained PCVs, Counterpart, staff reports With increased focus on integrating community activities as part of the PCV assignment, the baseline targets established in 1995 for FY 1999 were adjusted upwards from 2,200 to 2,747. This better reflected the number o community health training activities in hygiene, child care, nutrition, midwifery, HIV/AIDS and STDs, latrine and water source maintenance. Trends noted in FY 1999 continued and numbers of people trained in Y 2000 slightly surpassed expected levels. Indicator 3: IR Number of people served PCVs, Counterpart, staff reports The 949,995 beneficiaries reported in FY 00 represents 499,01 women and 450,934 men. U.S. Financing
(In thousands of dollars)
Obligations Expenditures Unliquidated Through September 30, 1999 6,346 DA 4,441 DA 1,905 DA 1,400 CSD 760 CSD 640 CSD 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA 0 DFA Fiscal Year 2000 1,869 DA 1,529 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA Through September 30, 2000 8,215 DA 5,970 DA 2,245 DA 1,400 CSD 760 CSD 640 CSD 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA 0 DFA Prior Year Unobligated Funds 0 DA 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 DFA Planned Fiscal Year 2001 NOA 1,200 DA 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 DFA Total Planned Fiscal Year 2001 1,200 DA 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 DFA Future Obligations Est. Total Cost Proposed Fiscal Year 2002 NOA 1,000 DA 2,346 DA 12,761 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 1,400 CSD 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA 0 DFA
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