AID Assistance to the Eastern Caribbean: Program Changes and Possible Consequences
ID-83-50
Published: Jul 22, 1983. Publicly Released: Jul 22, 1983.
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GAO reported on the methods the Agency for International Development (AID) uses to administer the U.S. assistance program to the Eastern Caribbean.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| U.S. Agency for International Development | The Administrator, AID, should explore with CDB officials the potential use of trust funds through which CDB staff would design and implement AID bilateral projects on a particular island. |
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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| U.S. Agency for International Development | The Administrator, AID, should ensure that strategy documents are developed for each Eastern Caribbean island which describe: (1) AID present and future bilateral projects on each island; (2) their relationship to AID assistance provided to the islands through regional institutions and other donor's activities; and (3) how these activities respond to each island's development needs, priorities, and objectives. |
Closed – Implemented
The strategy documents were completed in June 1985.
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| U.S. Agency for International Development | The Administrator, AID, should undertake a comprehensive evaluation of its private sector program in the Eastern Caribbean by the end of fiscal year 1984 to measure: (1) types of business activity resulting from AID projects, their impact on the local economy, and persons benefited, including secondary beneficiaries; (2) if private investment caused jobs to be relocated from elsewhere; and (3) if results achieved justify the costs. |
Closed – Implemented
Mission has performed project evaluations on three of its projects and is in the process of contracting for a resident evaluation firm to answer questions raised by the report. This evaluation activity is scheduled for January 1986. Based on the individual evaluation and request for bids for an ongoing evaluation, AID has complied with the intent of this recommendation.
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