Regional programs / Middle East regional project 298-0035 · 1976–1985 · Development Sciences, Inc.
Although literature on women's role in development goes back at least a decade, it is still a fugitive literature, with more than half not published except in-house. DEC abstract (PN-AAH-309)
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Although literature on women's role in development goes back at least a decade, it is still a fugitive literature, with more than half not published except in-house. This document presents an overview of the literature and issues pertaining to women in development, particularly in the Islamic Near East. Regarding that region more than any other, it is the feeling of development personnel that virtually nothing is known about women's roles, and that little can be done to bring women into the economic mainstream. Four major hypotheses or assumptions regarding women in development are examined in this report: (1) that the literature on women in development is not policy-oriented; (2) that the obstacles to reaching women are almost insurmountable; (3) that little is known about Near Eastern women, and that is the way the Near Eastern governments want it; and (4) that women in the Near East do not work and do not want to work. The author suggests four types of projects for women which are most likely to succeed -- income producing activities (rural industries, handicrafts, cooperatives, etc), projects which bolster the organization and programs of local women and their communities, thos
Source: DEC abstract, PN-AAH-309 (1977). This is the source's own text, not a cited summary of the documents.
Operated in: Tunisia, Morocco, Yemen, Egypt, Middle East, Afghanistan, Jordan, Korea R.
Districts, regions and facilities the program's own documents name, with what the document says it did there. Source: sentences in the program's documents
not in the map yet: no district, region or facility is named for this program yet; only Malawi and Guatemala have place data so far
No district, region or facility is named in this program's documents yet. Place dots exist for Malawi and Guatemala only so far. Towns and natural features are not drawn.
Countries where this program operated, set by the countries its documents name most often. Countries only tagged on documents are listed apart. Source: document tags, scope rule
Scope: regional. How the scope was set is not described yet. High confidence.
How sure we are: 0.9.
When the program ran, from its start year to the latest document year. A hatched bar means the start is our estimate. Source: award and document years
Axis: years in documents. The start year comes from first seen; the end is the latest document year, so the program may have run longer.
Who started the program, and which administration it began under. Timing only; it does not say who started it. Source: initiative records, start year
Organizations that ran this program, from award records and document authors. Prime and sub roles are not split yet. Source: award and document records
Named as an institutional author on documents; whether prime, sub or consortium member is not recorded. Basis: read from a record field
| Name | Role | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development Sciences, Inc. | implementer | 1978 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Experience, Inc. | implementer | 1980 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
Identifiers of the awards and the organizations that funded it. Amounts are under Money. Source: award records
Labels on the program's documents, not a description of what the program did. Source: DEC document tags
Sector profile (computed): Agriculture: crop production, inputs, pests, irrigation 18%; Private sector competitiveness 13%; Social policies, regulations and systems (incl. gender, population) 13%
DEC topic and subject tags. They describe the documents, not what the program was. Each tag opens its evidence in the drawer.
Programs worth reading next, by topic, implementer, country and years. Similar by facets (topic, implementer, country, years) and, when available, description. It says the programs look alike, not how they are related in time. Source: catalog facets
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Studies that assessed this program, and the lessons taken from them. Source: linked evaluation documents
| Title | Year | Document | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOREAN AGRICULTURAL SECTOR SIMULATION AND KOREAN AGRICULTURAL PLANNING PROJECT; REVIEW TEAM REPORT | 1976 | PN-AAG-521 | evaluation-stage document (eval other, weak classifier) |
Not recorded yet: support mechanisms, money rows. A missing record is not a finding. USAspending records start in FY2007; earlier obligations are missing, not zero.
Every document that cites this program, grouped by a stage label from a weak classifier. Source: document library
| Institute for Development Anthropology, Inc. |
| implementer |
| 1976 |
| Stated in a document |
| 1 source |
| International Science and Technology Institute, Inc. (ISTI) | implementer | 1984 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Agrisystems (Overseas), Ltd. | implementer | 1980 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| University of Missouri at Columbia | implementer | 1978 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Associates in Rural Development, Inc. (ARD) | implementer | 1985 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
None recorded. Evaluation studies linked to this program are listed under Evaluations and lessons.
None recorded for this program. A counterpart appears only when a document names the government body and its role.
| 1978 |
| Stated in a document |
| 1 source |
| AID/NE-147-77-2 (award, fiscal year not recorded) | 1977 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| AID/NE-147-77-3 (award, fiscal year not recorded) | 1978 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| AID/NE-C-1487 (contract, fiscal year not recorded) | 1978 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| AID/NE-C-1575 (contract, fiscal year not recorded) | 1979 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| AID/NE-C-1592 (contract, fiscal year not recorded) | 1979 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| AID/NE-G-1270 (grant, fiscal year not recorded) | 1976 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| AID/SOD-PDC-C-0185 (contract, fiscal year not recorded) | 1980 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| PDC-0000-I-01-0097 (task order, fiscal year not recorded) | 1980 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| PDC-1406-I-07-2167 (task order, fiscal year not recorded) | 1985 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| PDC-1406-I-14-3083 (task order, fiscal year not recorded) | 1984 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| AID/ASIA-C-1157 (contract, fiscal year not recorded) | 1976 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
Basis: read from a record field
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| USAID. Bur. for Near East. Ofc. of Regional Affairs | 1984 to 1985 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| USAID. Mission to Morocco | 1980 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| USAID. Bur. for Near East | 1980 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| USAID. Mission to Jordan | 1978 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
Basis: read from a record field
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near East Regional | 1976 to 1985 | Stated in a document | 15 sources |
| Korea, Republic of | 1976 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
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