U.S. Peace Corps

Project to finance small, village-level activities by Peace Corps Volunteers and selected by the PC Principal Country Representative in Upper Volta. (DEC abstract (PD-BAM-117))

Small-scale irrigation projects often face serious programming problems such as escalating recurrent costs, inflexible design, nonfunctioning irrigation groups, inadequate agency capacity, and, most critically and ambiguously of all, the… (DEC abstract (PN-AAQ-701))

This paper examines the basis of ethnomedical classification of diarrheal disease among the Swahili-speaking population of Lubumbashi, Zaire, and the association of specific diagnoses with treatments given. (DEC abstract (PN-ABU-618))

Although efforts to treat victims of Peru's cholera epidemic, which began in January, 1991, were commendable, only very limited activities were carried out and a totally inadequate amount of water and sanitation supplies and equipment were… (DEC abstract (PN-ABI-041))

Grant is provided under the PVO Development Initiatives project (6770051) to CARE to increase food production through improved irrigation in two areas in Chad's Sahelian zone -- the irrigated perimeters within the country's interriverine… (DEC abstract (PD-FBA-357))

Most breastfeeding promotion programs are not making adequate use of the mass media to teach new mothers specific breastfeeding skills while combating societal pressures against breastfeeding. (DEC abstract (PN-ABF-089))

The Biotopo of the Quetzal is a 2,883 acre sanctuary founded to protect the quetzal bird, the national symbol of Guatemala, and its cloud forest habitat. (DEC abstract (PN-ABN-255))

Without careful planning, water supply and sanitation projects may have negative effects on public health, environmental quality, and natural resources. (DEC abstract (PN-ACA-701))

Evaluates activities in The Gambia of the Environmental Education and Communication (EE&C) project, designed to promote formal and nonformal environmental education and related environmental behavior. (DEC abstract (PD-ABM-082))

Save the Children, BASICS I, and the Guinea MOH conducted a study of mortality among children less than 5 years old in Mandiana, Guinea, from October 1998 through September 1999. (DEC abstract (PN-ACU-936))

This CD-ROM was developed primarily as a resource for countries to improve detection, reporting, and follow-up of cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP), an achievement required for countries and regions to be declared polio-free. (DEC abstract (PN-ACX-456))

<div>This performance evaluation of the Peace Corps-USAID Small Project Assistance (SPA) Program focuses on the sustainability of grant activities funded under the SPA IV agreement (FY13-FY17) and the contribution of these activities to… (DEC abstract (PA-00T-CW4))