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Laos
>> Regional Overview >> Laos Overview ACTIVITY DATA SHEET
PROGRAM: Laos
TITLE AND NUMBER: War Victims and Displaced Children, 439-002
STATUS: Continuing
PLANNED FY 2001 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $0
PROPOSED FY 2002 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $0
INITIAL OBLIGATION: FY 2000 ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: FY 2003Summary: In 1990, USAID began providing assistance for the prosthetics and orthotics needs of the disabled in Laos through the Leahy War Victims Fund (LWVF). In 1995, the emphasis was shifted to activities to prevent unexploded ordnance (UXO) accidents as well as strengthening the medical and surgical treatment capabilities in Xieng Khouang province. Currently, the activity works with the Lao government to provide both educational and medical services. Since 1990, more than $6.5 million has been provided under the Fund.
Key Results: As a result of the Fund-initiated UXO awareness program, the Laotian Ministry of Education has mandated that the primary school curriculum in four of the most heavily affected provinces-Xieng Khuoang, Savannakhet, Hua Phan, and Saravanne-include a UXO awareness component, and other affected provinces are adapting the materials to their local situations. The Ministry will incrementally mandate the curriculum for all primary schools. Nearly 70,000 primary education students have successfully completed it. In addition, a provincial training network consisting of local medical professionals from the main teaching hospital in the capital, Vientiane, has been established and is meeting nearly all of the training and technical assistance needs of the provincial and district-level hospitals in the four, target provinces.
Performance and Prospects: This activity has made substantial progress both in reforming management systems and strengthening human resource development for the targeted hospital systems in Laos. Through the activity, multiple training programs have been conducted, involving locally developed training networks. Lower rates of long-term hospitalization and increased utilization of services reflect how provincial and district health personnel have upgraded their skills and abilities.
Under the education initiative, the activity has developed a provincial-level local curriculum on UXO awareness. It was one of the first local curricula accepted by the Ministry of Education and mandated for inclusion in all primary schools.
The organizational reforms pioneered at the provincial level in Xieng Khouang province are having impacts beyond unexploded ordnance awareness and the treatment of disabled persons. The activity has effectively transferred ownership for activities from Consortium-Laos (the World Education/World Learning partnership) to the Government of Laos and has established a practical model for decentralizing these authorities to the provincial level.
Possible Adjustments to Plans: None.
Other Donor Programs: UXO Lao, United Nations Children's Fund, United Nations Development Program.
Principal Contractors, Grantees, or Agencies: A consortium led by World Education and World Learning.
Selected Performance Measures: Baseline
(1995)Actual
(2000)Target
(2000)Target
(2001)Medical, surgical, emergency personnel trained 0 165 55 200 Number of primary school children instructed in UXO awareness 300 67,680 61,000 75,000 Number of teachers trained to use UXO curriculum 0 2,124 1,800 2,500 U.S. Financing
(In thousands of dollars)
Obligations Expenditures Unliquidated Through September 30, 1999 568 DA 0 DA 568 DA 250 CSD 0 CSD 250 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 1,783 DA 1 568 DA 0 CSD 250 CSD 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA Through September 30, 2000 2,351 DA 568 DA 1,783 DA 250 CSD 250 CSD 0 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 0 DA 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 DFA Total Planned Fiscal Year 2001 0 DA 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 DFA Future Obligations Est. Total Cost Proposed Fiscal Year 2002 NOA 0 DA 0 DA 2,351 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 250 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 1\ Includes $1M of FY 99 Carryover from the Global Bureau.
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Last Updated on: May 29, 2002 |
