Yemen programs / Yemen project 279-0020 · 1977 · higher education, universities and scholarships
EVALUATES PROJECT TO PROVIDE PARTICIPANT TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE US AND ARAB-SPEAKING THIRD-COUNTRIES TO MIDDLE-MANAGEMENT AND SENIOR-LEVEL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN THE REPUBLIC OF YEMEN. THIS EVALUATION COVERS THE PERIOD FY 73 TO FY 77 AND INCLUDES INTERVIEWS WITH RETURNED PARTICIPANTS DURING A THREE AND ONE-HALF WEEK PERIOD. BETWEEN 1973 AND 1977, 168 PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED TRAINING. OF THESE PARTICIPANTS, 3 DROPPED OUT, 66 COMPLETED THEIR TRAINING, AND THE REMAINING 99 ARE EXPECTED TO COMPLETE THEIR TRAINING IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS. NINETY-TWO TRAINEES WERE SENT TO THE US AND 76 WERE SENT TO THIRD-COUNTRIES FOR TRAINING IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, MECHANICS MAINTENANCE, ENGINEERING, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, AND ECONOMICS, THE 66 PARTICIPANTS WHO COMPLETED TRAINING WERE ENROLLED IN NON-DEGREE PROGRAMS. OF THOSE CURRENTLY IN TRAINING, 20 ARE IN NON-DEGREE PROGRAMS, 67 ARE IN UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS, AND 12 ARE IN MASTERS PROGRAMS. CONSULTANT SERVICES (2 MONTHS PER YEAR) PLANNED FOR THIS PROGRAM NEVER MATERIALIZED. THIS FAILURE CONTRIBUTED TO WEAKNESSES NOT ONLY IN THIS PROJECT, BUT IN OTHER-DONOR EFFORTS WHICH ALSO DEPENDED ON THE YEMEN GOVERNMENT TO EFFECTIV
Source: DEC abstract, PD-AAR-320 (1977). The source's own text.
Operated in: Yemen.
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Operated in Yemen, 1977 1 source
Scope: country: Yemen. The award code belongs to this country's mission. High confidence.
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| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| USAID. Mission to Yemen |
| 1977 |
| Stated in a document |
| 1 source |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 1977 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
Sector profile (computed): Higher education, universities and scholarships 50%; Program management, planning and administration 15%; Good governance 10%
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Program key prj:2790020