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DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS of US NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

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. American Council of Voluntary Agencies for Foreign Service, Inc. Technical Assistance Information Clearing House

TAICH COUNTRY REPORT DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR

UPPER VOLTA

November 1977

This report describes the programs of 23 private, non-profit u.s. organizations which provide the people of Upper Volta with development assistance and material aid. An index of the specific programs appears in chart form at the end of the report. This is one of a series of periodically revised country reports which expand and update Part II of the TAICH 1971 directory, u.s. Non-Profit Organizations in Development Assistance Abroad.

Of the 23 u.s. organizations included in the report, 16 were able to provide TAICH with financial data indicating program expenditures in 1977 of $6,700,434. These figures should be viewed more as indicators than as exact sums; differences in fiscal year, methods of financial reporting and methods of estimating dollar values of commodities, equipment and material shipped make correlation and absolute accuracy impossible.

Additional and new information on the programs of the organizations appearing in this report is gathered regularly and is available from TAICH. Readers are requested to advise TAICH of any changes or new programs of u.s. private, non-profit organizations in Upper Volta. Besides country reports, TAICH publishes directories, bibliographies, a quarterly newsletter and a series of category reports in which descriptions of assistance programs are compiled by functions of development assistance. A publications list is available from TAICH.

The information given on each organization is based on the data supplied to TAICH by that organization. Publication of this information does not guarantee accuracy of content or endorsement by the American Council or TAICH of any organization.

2nd edition 11/77

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AMERICAN COUNCIL OF VOLUNTARY AGENCIES FOR FOREIGN SERVICE, INC. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INFORMATION CLEARING HOUSE (TAICH)

200 Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10003

THE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF VOLUNTARY AGENCIES FOR FOREIGN SERVICE, INC. was founded in 1943 for the purpose of providing a forum for cooperation, . joint planning and the exchange of ideas and information in order to avoid duplication of effort and assure the maximum effectiveness of the relief, rehabilitation and development programs of American voluntary agencies. Through the mechanism of the Council, member agencies have established relationships not only among themselves but also with non-member agencies and governmental, intergovernmental and international organizations. Since 1955, the Council has operated the Technical Assistance Information Clearing House under contract with the U.S. Agency for International Development.

THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INFORMATION CLEARING HOUSE serves as a center of information on the socio-economic development programs abroad of U.S. non-profit organizations, including voluntary agencies, church missions and foundations. It makes available to organizations, government, researchers and others, source materials from its files for study and research. Through publications and the maintenance of an everyday inquiry service TAICH responds to the need for current information about development assistance with particular reference to the resources and concerns of the private, non-profit sector.

THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON VOLUNTARY FOREIGN AID was established in 1946 to serve as a focal point for relations between the U.S. Government and U.S. private and voluntary organizations active in the fields of relief, rehabilitation and development overseas. It is composed of private citizens who serve without compensation. The Committee's advisory responsibilities are to provide information and advice to A.I.D. and other U.S. Government agencies relating to areas of foreign assistance in which the Government and private and voluntary organizations interact, to provide assistance to the community of private and voluntary organizations working abroad relative to problems and issues in their relations with A.I.D. and other Federal agencies and to foster public interest in voluntary foreign aid and the activities of the private and voluntary organizations. Through the Foreign Assistance Act, the Committee has the operational function of registering qualified U.S. private, non-profit organizations that have overseas voluntary aid programs and seek to be registered. Such registered organizations are then eligible to apply for participation in the U.S. Government overseas freight reimbursement, Food ·for Peace and Government-owned excess property programs. In response to Congressional mandate, A.I.D. has expanded the Registry, and as of October 1, 1977, registration with the Advisory Committee is now a prerequisite for all U.S. private and voluntary organizations seeking A.I.D. grants. Currently the Advisory Committee is in the process of registering and re-registering agencies under the new guidelines. For a current list of registered agencies write to the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid, Office of Private and Voluntary Cooperation, Bureau for Private and Development Cooperation, Agency for International Development, Washington, D.C. 20523.

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The African-American Institute • • • • . . . • . • • . . • . • • • • • • • • . • • . . • • • . • . 7 Afri care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 The Am.eri can National Red Cross • • • . . • . . • . . . . . . . • • . • • . . • . . . • . . . . . 8

+ Baptist World Relief • • • • • . . • • • • . • • . • • . . • • . • . • • . . • • • • • • • . • . • • . • • • 8 Catholic Medical Mission Board ••••.•••••••••••.•••.••••••.•••.•. 9

+Catholic Relif Services - USCC • • • . • • • • • • • • . • • . • . • • • . . • • • • . . • . • • • 9 The Christian and Missionary Alliance •..•••••••••••••••••....••. 10 Foster Parents Plan ••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••••.•••••... 11

+MAP International ••.•...•••••••••••••••••.•••.•••••.•••••.•..... 11 +Mennonite Central Committee •••••••••••.•••.•••.••••••••••.•..••. 12

Operation Crossroads Africa •••••••••..•.••••••••••••.••••.•••••• 12 Oxfarn-Am.erica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Partnership for Productivity ••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••.••.•• 13

+Save the Children Federation/Community Development Foundation •.• 14 +Seventh-Day Adventist World Service ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 14

Southern Baptist Convention ••••••••••••.•••••••••••••.•••.•.•••. 15 Sudan Interior Mission ••.•.•.••...••••••••.•••..••••.••••.•••.•• 15 Summer Institute of Linguistics •.••••.••••.•.••..•.•••.•..••.••. 15 VITA (Volunteers in Technical Assistance) .•.•.......••.•......•• 16 White Fathers of Africa • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • . • • . • • . . • . • . • • 16 World Neighbors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 World Relief Commission of theN. A. E •••••••••..••••••••.•••••• 18 World Vision Relief Organization •••••••••••.•••••••••••...••.••. 18 Summary Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

+ Members of the American Council of Voluntary Agencies for Foreign Service, Inc.

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THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN INSTITUTE 833 United Nations Plaza, New York, New York 10017 -- (212) 949-5666

Address in Upper Volta: B.P. 889 Ouagadougou Theophile Bambara, Program Representative

EDUCATION: As part of the African Graduate Fellowship Program (AFGRAD) provides limited number of awards to Upper Volta graduate students studying in the United States.

(Program information received September 1977)

AFRICARE 1601 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009 -- (202) 462-3614

Address in Upper Volta: B.P. 608, Ouagadougou Peter Persell, Country Director

The purpose of the program in Upper Volta is to improve the quality of life in the rural areas through programs of water resource development, provision of health care services, and integrated rural development.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: Seguenega Integrated Rural Development, funded in part by the U.S. Agency for International Development, is a project to improve the economic conditions and the quality of life of the rural poor who live in the Seguenega Sector of Upper Volta. The Seguenega project combines the various sectors of agricultural production (community development villages, vegetable gardening, improvement of low-lying areas, earthen dam construction, livestock); health (health education, design of a rural health delivery system, training of mid-wives, hiring additional health personnel, and supplying equipment and medicines); education (vocational education, primary education, adult literacy - functional literacy, and centers for the training of young farmers); rural road construction; and support of the regional government, which includes provision of vehicles, equipment for topographic studies, agricultural equipment, equipment for artisans, housing, grain storage, water pumping, and well construction. The total cost of the project is estimated at $5,680,811.

CONSTRUCTION, HOUSING & PLANNING: Constructed dam at Kyon to provide water for human and animal consumption and vegetable production. At the request of the Upper Voltaic government assisted in setting up a water program in the Pouni District, situated in the Koudougou region, 78 miles southwest of Ougadougou. In 1975 Africare initiated a program to construct and restore 18 wells in 12 villages in the Pouni District. In 1976 a new agreement called for the construction and reparation of six wells in the villages of Natron, Lourou, Poussowna, Zawara, Bakapour, and BandeoNapone.

FOOD PRODUCTION & AGRICULTURE: Improving government forestry at Tikare, 112 kilometers north of Ouagadougou. Built new fence, new storehouse, and trench around nursery to guard against excess water during the rainy season. After six months trees will be moved to neighboring village woodlots.

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MEDICINE & PUBLIC HEALTH: Completed construction and furnishing of 4-room mate rn ity hospital, which will provide health care at a central location, supplying mater nity , pre-and post-natal care for mothers and infants; emphasizing health and nutr i tion education for the village of Markoye and the inhabitants of neighboring villages . Africare provided $10,000.

PERSONNEL: 1 U.S.; 1 local.

PROGRAM INITIATION: 1973.

FINANCIAL DATA: Expenditures for FY ending 4/30/77: $ 68,243 TOTAL

Tikare Forestry -General Relief and Development -

New Hampshire mini project -Markoye Health -

Kyon Dam -Pouni Wells -

Seguenega Sector -Management and general -

$ 2,938 419

93 6,300 9,909

11,883 11,700 25,000

Budget for FY ending 4/30/78: $226,000 TOTAL

Pouni -Seguenega -

$ 16,000 210,000.

COOPERATING GOVERNMENTS & ORGANIZATIONS: The Government of Upper Volta, U.S. Embassy , u.s. Agency for International Development, Catholic Relief Services, World Council of Churches, Oxfam, Secretariat Permenant des Organizations Non-Governmentales.

(Program information received October 1977)

THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS 17th and D Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006 -- (202) 737-8300

EQUIPMENT & MATERIAL AID: Sent friendship boxes containing personal hygiene article s to the Upper Volta Red Cross Society as part of the Youth Services Program.

FINANCIAL DATA: Expenditures for CY 1976: $4,553.

(Program information received July 1977)

+ BAPTIST WORLD RELIEF A Program of the Baptist World Alliance 1628 16th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009 -- (202) 265-5027

Address in Upper Volta: B.P. 580, Ouagadougou Rev. J. B. Durham

FOOD PRODUCTION & AGRICULTURE: Makes grants for wells, for drinking, household

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uses , and possibly irrigation of crops. Aid given is an outgrowth and follow- up of relief granted in the Sahelian Zone of Africa several years ago .


FINANCIAL DATA: Budget for CY 1977: $3,000 (administrative estimate, individual Sahelian country budgets not available).

(Program information received August 1977)

CATHOLIC MEDICAL MISSION BOARD, INC. 10 West 17th Street, New York, New York 10011 -- (212) 242-7757

MEDICINE & PUBLIC HEALTH: In 1976-77 provided medical goods valued at $242 , 432 to applicants operating medical facilities throughout Upper Volta .

FI NANCIAL DATA: Expenditures from 9/22/76 to 3/11/77: $242,432 (value of donated goods).

(Program information received June 1977)

+ CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES - United States Catholic Conference The Catholic Center 1011 Firs t Avenue, New York , New York 10022 -- (212) 838-4700

Address in Upper Volta: B. P. 469 , Ouagadougou Michael R. Wiest, Program Director

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: Distributed 892 tons of foodstuffs to more than 12 , 000 volunteer workers and their families while they were engaged in deve l opment projects such as dam building, well construction, road repairs, refor estation and adult education.

CONSTRUCTION, HOUSING & PLANNING: In cooperation with U.S. Agency for Inter national Development and Upper Volta's Water Resources Department and National Devel opmen t Bank, operates a program of dam construction and repair in the area of Fada-N' Gourma. Administers construction of storage facilities and health stations in various a r eas.

EDUCATION: Financially assists a village-level functional literacy program implemented by local Regional Development Offices in coordination with the Ministry of Education. Information on nutrition, agriculture, etc. is disseminated t hrough the program.

FOOD PRODUCTION & AGRICULTURE: Provided assistance to the Regional Development Office of Yatenga for a reforestation project designed to reclaim 72 hectar es of land per year for five years. Financial assistance was given to Centre International de Developpement Rural (CIDR) for a cattle restocking program intended to establish credit for nomad families who lost their herds during the drought. Also administered projects to establish school gardens, tool banks and small animal raising projects.

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MEDICINE & PUBLIC HEALTH: Operates a pre-school child health program, with active participation by more than 100 private and public health centers and 300 sub-centers throughout the country. The education and preventive medicine program is aimed at reducing malnutrition and infant mortality and includes monthly assessments of the growth of the child, distribution of protein foods, and cooking demonstrations as well as courses in nutrition, hygiene and sanitation for the mothers. Provides the salary and travel expenses of a nurse/coordinator and a nutritionist. Also provides equipment for the program, such as weight charts and scales. More than 3 ,278 tons of foodstuffs were distributed in FY 1976 to approximately 50,000 children. The supplies were provided by U.S. Agency for International Development, the European Economic Community and charitable organizations in the U.S. and Europe. In addition, fees paid by mothers contributed $57,000 toward the cost of the program. Also distributed 2,000 tons of foodstuffs to approximately 90,000 children in primary schools and rural education centers. Much of this was provided to Freres des Hommes which assists in the preparation of daily hot lunches for primary schools.

PERSONNEL: 2 u.s., 14 local, 4 international (2 Netherlands, 2 France; includes administrator , dam construction project aide, pre-school program supervisors).


FINANCIAL DATA: Value of program for FY ending 6/30/76: $5,389,000 TOTAL including:

Value of donated foodstuffs -Value of Upper Volta Government services -

Expenditures for development activities -

$4,548,922 166,700 349,000.

COOPERATING GOVERNMENTS & ORGANIZATIONS: Governm~nt of Upper Volta, Ministry of Education; Ministry of Health and Social Affairs; Ministry of Plan, Rural Development, Environment and Tourism; National Development Bank; Water Resources Department; local Regional Development Offices; u.s. Agency for International Development; European Economic Community; Africare - for reforestation project; Centre International de Developpement Rural (CIDR - France); Freres des Hommes (Upper Volta); World Council of Churches.


THE CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY ALLIANCE Box C, Nyack, New York 10960 -- (914) 353 -0750

Address in Upper Volta: B.P. 128, Bobo-Dioulasso Rev. David Kennedy

EQUIPMENT & MATERIAL AID: Provides food to victims of drought.

MEDICINE & PUBLIC HEALTH: Provides registered nurses who operate dispensaries at Nouna, Ouarkoye, and Tougan.

FUTURE PLANS: Plan to build operational dispensaries and increase medical personnel~

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PERSONNEL: 3 U.S. (nurses).



FOSTER PARENTS PLAN, INC. P.O. Box 400, Warwick, Rhode Island 02887 -- (401) 738-5600

Address in Upper Volta: PLAN de Parrainage B.P. 1184 Ouagadougou Asbjorn Osland, Director

Foster Parents Plan International program in Upper Volta is one of its newest, with special emphasis on the community in keeping with this traditional tribal society which operates on the basis of a barter economy.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: Supports program of reforestation, sports and recreation development, small dam construction, credit programs for village stores, cattle raising, provision of oxen plows and grain mills.

EDUCATION: Provides scholarships, primary school construction, non-formal training center, and farmer training.

PERSONNEL: 1 U.S.; 54 local (10 social workers, 17 translators, 7 general service workers, 6 bookkeeping-administrators, 8 health promoters, 6 community education workers).


FINANCIAL DATA: Expenditures for FY ending 7/1/77: $ 32,625

Budget for FY ending 7/1/78: $370,522 TOTAL

Material aid and services to community -Operating costs, including staff salaries -

$321,800 138,722.

COOPERATING GOVERNMENT: Government of Upper Volta, Ministry of Health, Office of Rural Development.


+ MAP INTERNATIONAL 327 Gundersen Drive, Carol Stream, Illinois -- (312) 653-6010 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 50, Wheaton, Illinois 60187

EQUIPMENT & MATERIAL AID: Makes shipments of donated medicines and hospital supplies in response to the requests of missionary doctors.

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FINANCIAL DATA: In FY ending 9/30/76, sent 1,465 pounds of medicines and supplies with a value of $7,262 to Upper Volta.


+ MENNONITE CENTRAL COMMITTEE 21 South 12th Street, Akron, Pennsylvania 17501 -- (717) 859-1151

Address in Upper Volta: B.P. 1307, Ouagadougou Terry Stuckey

FOOD PRODUCTION & AGRICULTURE: The focus of the program is on water resource development in the northwest, in cooperation with the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church. MCC volunteers train local teams to improve hand dug wells by installing in each well curved cement bricks on top of a cement cutting ring. Also has worked on small earthen dam construction. Experimentation has been done with a wide variety of sorghum seeds received from research station. Although the priority is water resource development, it is hoped that expansion will be made into agriculture.

PERSONNEL: 2 U.S. (administrator, agricultural/water development specialist); approximately 12 local (in water resource development); 5 international (Canada -- 4 in water resource development, 1 educator).

PROGRAM INITIATION: January 1975.

FINANCIAL DATA: Expenditures for FY ending 11/30/76: Budget for FY ending 11/30/77:

$ 90,928 116,000.

COOPERATING GOVERNMENT & ORGANIZATIONS: Government of Upper Volta; Christian and Missionary Alliance Mission and Church; Federation of Evangelical Missions and Churches (FEME, Upper Volta); Private Society of Non-Governmental Organizations (SPONG, Upper Volta).


OPERATION CROSSROADS AFRICA, INC. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10011 -- (212) 242-8550

EDUCATION: During FY ending 2/28/78, is bringing 5 Upper Volta nationals for training at U.S. institutions under a contract with the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State. Their training is in the fields of public administration , small business promotion, vocational education, national park and wildlife management, and the organization of womens' training programs.


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OXFAM-AMERICA Box 288, 302 Columbus Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02116 (617) 247-3304

FOOD PRODUCTION & AGRICULTURE: Provided a long-term grant to establish six demonstration centers in main agricultural zones in Gorum-Gorum. The work will focus on improving the farming methods in the drought damaged areas as bad farming has contributed to the deterioration caused by the drought.


FINANCIAL DATA: Provided grant of $12,500 through CY 1978.


PARTNERSHIP FOR PRODUCTIVITY 2311 18th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. -~0009-=: (202) 2~4-0340

ECONOMIC & DEVELOPMENT PLANNING: PFP/Upper Volta will be operating a pilot program designed to foster the development of rural enterprises and to increase farmer self-determination and commercial independence. The program supports the Upper Volta Government goal of raising the level of agricultural production (livestock and crops) and increasing the income level of farmers and herders in the eastern region. Supplies technical advisors based in Diapaga and Fada N' Gourma who are designing and testing both a credit vehicle by which new entrepreneurs or those already in business can acquire operating capital for loan-worthy projects and a technical assistance package to upgrade business practices. They are installing and testing at least one market improvement to determine its impact on increased market utilization. Supports the development of selected new enterprises based on need in the eastern region. Provides support to the eastern Organisme Regional de Developpement (ORO) and other government or private groups by conducting seminars and giving lectures on rural enterprise development. Facilitates the use of available services by entrepreneurs by supporting an intermediate credit training institution in the eastern ORO.

PERSONNEL: 2 U.S.


FINANCIAL DATA: Budget for FY ending 10/1/77: $285,000 TOTAL

Technical assistance project -Vehicle maintenance program -

Credit fund -Experimental fund -

Consultants & travel -Pre-implementation costs -

Housing and necessities for personnel -

$100,000 26,000 32,000 50,000 20,000 7,000

50,000.

COOPERATING GOVERNMENTS & ORGANIZATIONS: Government of Upper Volta; U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Peace Corps; Africare; VITA (Volunteers in Technical Assistance).


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+SAVE THE CHILDREN FEDERATION, INC./COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, INC. 48 Wilton Road, Westport, Connecticut 06880 -- (203) 226-7271

Address in Upper Volta: B.P. 30, Dori s. Dunham Rowley, Jr., Director

FOOD PRODUCTION & AGRICULTURE: The purpose of the program is to work with the Government of Upper Volta, ORD-Sahel (Organisme Regional de Developpement du Sahel) in establishing pilot projects of community-based integrated rural development in four villages Bafele, Diomga, Mammsiol and Selbo. The target population is comprised largely of the Rimaibe and the Fulani (Peul). The program is concentrating on the formation of village groups and on the training of village leaders in both community development and in the particular skills and knowledge needed to bring about improvement in the economic and social conditions of the villages. Two field coordinators are working toward this end with the target population to create an effective grass roots infrastructure with the capability of determining community priorities, making decisions and implementing the necessary programs. The villages are beginning programs related to grain reserves, increased agricultural production and increased food supplies for their animals.

PERSONNEL: 2 U.S., 3 local.

PROGRAM INITIATION: October 1976.


$ 66,730 120,988.

COOPERATING GOVERNMENTS: Government of Upper Volta, Organisme Regional de Developpement du Sahel (ORD); U.S. Agency for International Development.


+SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST WORLD SERVICE, INC. 6840 Eastern Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20012 -- (202) 723-0800

Address in Upper Volta: Mission Adventiste Ancienne Route de Po, Ouagadougou Henry Kempf

FOOD PRODUCTION & AGRICULTURE: Supports partially an agricultural school in Lillebourre (program is an operation of Seventh-Day Adventist World Service European counterpart) which will go into complete operation in the fall of 1977. In addition this location will be used as the headquarters for a number of agricultural programs operated throughout the Sahel area.


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SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION Foreign Mission Board 3806 Monument Avenue, Richmond, Virginia 23230 -- (804) 353-0151

EDUCATION: Operates a student center with sewing classes and a reading room in Ouagadougou. In 1976 15 were enrolled and there was one U.S. staff person.

FOOD PRODUCTION & AGRICULTURE: Operates a rural training center in Koudougou offering programs in agriculture and arts and crafts.

PERSONNEL: 11 U.S. includes 1 student center worker.

(Program informatin received October 1977)

SUDAN INTERIOR MISSION, INC. Cedar Grove, New Jersey 07009 -- (201) 857-1100

Address in Upper Volta: Mission Protestante B.P. 65, Fada N1Grouma Rev. E. Lochstampfor, Superintendent

EDUCATION: Operates a girls' school offering ccurses in homecrafts and child care at Matiakoali, and an elementary school at Mahadaga. Missionaries have been engaged in the reduction to writing of tribal languages and the production of reading materials, including primers and elementary readers .•

MEDICINE & PUBLIC HEALTH: Maintains 2 dispensaries offering maternity services at Piela and Mahadaga.

PERSONNEL: 12 U.S.; 10 international.


COOPERATING GOVERNMENT & ORGANIZATION: Government of Upper Volta pays elementary school salaries; CRS provides milk for maternity centers.


SUMMER INSTITUTE OF LINGUISTICS, INC. Huntington Beach, California 92648 -- (714) 536-9346

Program in Upper Volta administered from regional office in Ivory Coast:

B.P. 8857, Abidjan Donald Webster, Director

EDUCATION: Conducts linguistic research in local languages leading to the publication of phonological and grammatical descriptions, a compilation of their vocab-

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ularies and a comparative study of the languages and their collections of oral literature. Conducts related anthropological research in each language group and translates parts of the Bible into these languages. Provides primers and other literacy materials in each language. Work is being done among the following language groups: Karaboro and Nune. Also runs teacher training and bilingual schools .

PERSONNEL: 13 U.S., 31 other. (These number include those working in Ivory Coast and Upper Volta.)



VITA Volunteers in Technical Assistance, Inc. 3706 Rhode Island Avenue, Mt. Rainier, Maryland 20822 -- (301) 277-7000

Address in Upper Volta: B.P. 593, Ouagadougou Les Temanson, Representative

EDUCATION: Assisting Societe Africaine d 1 Etudes et de Developpement (SAED) to establish an appropriate technology and docu~entation center. A VITA representative is assigned to assist in establishing the center, to transfer VITA's Sahel-related appropriate technology information, to act as a link between the center and information sources outside of Upper Volta, and to help in implementing projects.

FUTURE PLANS: SAED 1 s Voltaic docurrentalist will receive training at VITA. A project/ publications fund will be used for the development and implementation of specific projects utilizing appropriate technology, such as methane gas utilization, beekeeping and fresh vegetable conservation.

PERSONNEL: 1 U.S. project coordinator.


FINANCIAL DATA: Budget f or CY 1977: $80,000.

COOPERATING ORGANIZATION: Private Agencies Collaborating Together (PACT).

(Project information received July 1977)

WHITE FATHERS OF AFRICA Provincial Office 777 Belvedere Avenue, Plainfield, New Jersey 07062 -- (202) 561-3077

Address in Upper Volta: B.P. 149, Bobo Dioulasso Reverend Remy Puiroux, W.F., Regional Superior

FOOD PRODUCTION & AGRICULTURE: Provided financial assistance for a water pump and pipes for a cooperative garden in Ouagadougou. The project is supervised by a French White Father.

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MEDICINE & PUBLIC HEALTH: Provided funds for digging of wells to provide adequate water supply supervised by a White Father and a Peace Corps volunteer with the labor done by local volunteers.

PERSONNEL: No U.S. at present, 296 international (predominately French White Father missionaries).


FINANCIAL DATA: Expenditures for FY ending 5/1/77: $35,430 TOTAL

For wells in Sahel -For CEDRE child care center -

For water pump and cooperative garden -

$10,430 20,000

5,000

Additional funds from U.S. have been channeled through headquarters in Rome. Figures are unavailable.


WORl.D NEIGHBORS, INC. 5116 North Portland Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73112 -- (405) 946-3333

Program in Upper Volta administered from regional office in Togo:

B • P. 3 03 5 , Lome Tel. 37-28 James W. Rugh, Representative for West Africa

FOOD PRODUCTION & AGRICULTURE: Supports a program for young farmers who have completed the INADES (Institut Africain pour le Developpement Economdque et Social) correspondence course in basic agriculture, with their families, who spent one season under supervision at a practice farm near Bomborokuy in Nouna in northwest Upper Volta. When they are ready to set up their own farms, they are given a loan

from a revolving loan fund provided by World Neighbors -- to purchase a pair of oxen, a plow and associated equipment. The loan reimbursement record is good as these farmers are already earning double the income of their neighbors, and doing it through "modern" seduentary agriculture, rather than the wasteful slash and burn method. Is increasing the revolving loan fund for the farmers, and helping start a program among the farmers' wives which will help them improve their wellbeing and that of their families.

PERSONNEL: 5 local (4 volunteers, 1 extension agent).



$3,843 4,348.

COOPERATING ORGANIZATIONS: Centre d'Initiation a !'Agriculture Moderne Entraide et Fraternite Belgique, French Catholic Relief Services, Oxfam (England).


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WORLD RELIEF COMMISSION, INC. OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EVANGELICALS P.O. Box 44, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania 19481 -- (215) 783-0556

EQUIPMENT & MATERIAL AID: In CY 1977 provided approximately $10,000 from a special Sahelian budget for purchase of food in Upper Volta.


COOPERATING ORGANIZATIONS: Christian and Missionary Alliance, Assemblies of God.


WORLD VISION RELIEF ORGANIZATION, INC. 919 West Huntington Drive, Monrovia, California 91016 -- (213) 357-1111

Program in Upper Volta administered from regional office in Ivory Coast:

World Vision West Africa Office P.O. Box 2167, Abidjan Reverend Manfred Kohl

FOOD PRODUCTION & AGRICULTURE: Building two catchment dams to make possible farming for 1300 families. Providing ongoing agricultural training in vegetable farming for 300 farmers at dam locations at Leo, Tita, and Fitali. There are other multifaceted agricultural projects in progress at these locations.

FINANCIAL DATA: Expenditures for FY ending 9/30/76: $31,000.*

* World Vision Relief Organization is the relief and development arm of World Vision International. The expenditure and budget figures provided are for World Vision Relief Organization and World Vision International.

COOPERATING ORGANIZATIONS: National Evangelical Protestant Churches.


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