Usaid Primer : What We Do and How We Do It

By International Development Agency

Book Id: WPLBN0000660000
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Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Usaid Primer : What We Do and How We Do It
Author:	International Development Agency
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Language:	English
Subject:	United Nations., United Nations. Centre for Economic and Social Information, AID project impact evaluation report
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Publisher:	United Nations Library International Aid and Funding


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Description
Excerpt: The purpose of this primer is to explain the internal principles, strategies, structure, legal framework, operating procedures, and program mechanisms of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). It has been prepared primarily for employees ...

Table of Contents
CONTENTS INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 STATEMENT FROM THE ADMINISTRATOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 CORE GOALS FOR BILATERAL FOREIGN AID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 USAID HISTORY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 USAID ACCOMPLISHMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 NINE PRINCIPLES OF DEVELOPMENT AND RECONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE . . . . . . . . . 10 POLICIES, STRATEGIES, AND ANALYSIS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 FOREIGN ASSISTANCE LEGISLATION AND USAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 PROGRAM BUDGET PROCESS AND BUDGET ACCOUNTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 STANDARDIZED PROGRAM COMPONENTS AND COMMON INDICATORS. . . . . . . . . . . 18 PROGRAMMING MECHANISMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 PARTNERSHIPS AND USAID?S ENGAGEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 RESPONDING TO CRISES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 PUBLIC AFFAIRS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 WORKFORCE STRUCTURE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 PRESIDENTIAL INITIATIVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 GLOSSARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39