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Attachment A p1
Name of
Disnsary
Sisters of
Responsible
the Sacred Heart
LIST OF DISPENSARIES C SOCIO MEDICAL CENTERS
Address Aim CapacIty
t ladathBeiriit Polyclinic 15000
Damape Repatr
Reconstruction
Cost LL
12500000
( An Ebei (South) Polyclinic 3000
EquiJpment
Reconstruction Equipment
3500000 0
Bourj flammeid Di lpensaryqNaaaSocial Center
15ow ReconLtri-t foi Equipment
12800000 CC
Armenian Catholic Patriarcate
Soclo Medical Daughters of Center St Vincent
Charity
Tanail
Botir] H1ammoud
( Achrafieh (quipmen
Nrsing Shon 12000 Vocational School
)Iispensry 1500))
Social Center Vocational
Dispensary 8000
Reconstruction Equipment
Reronstruction
Eqtipment
Medicine
Reconstruction
500000
20000000
2060000
-gt
CO
Alnmouaassat
Carita
Caritas
Soitr Braneth
Chyan
mermp I
Huslim Welfare
Association
Caritas[Lban
CaritsLthn
Supreme Chi it rCo il
rhit
C L c 1 1I
Supreme Chtt oc iEqu
BourJ Brajtiet
Sa ida
Saida
Roum
BRrajneth
Cinivaht
Hermei
Dispensary
Dispensary
Dispensary
Dispensary
Polyclinic
Polycflic
Polyclinic
20000
6000
10000
6000
25GO
1000
5000
Reconstruct [on
Equitpmont
Reconstruct ion Equipment
Medicines
Md ic ines
Reconstrtrt ion Equipment
Recon ft rc r 1ort p m ot
Recoot iwt in pment
7500000
2500000
1000000
1000000
25000000
14300000
7600000
Name Of LP t1isle YAtajhent
DI 2 qa ryKabrh
Harjay oun
Ara ou
Di s p e ns a ry
ear y
urm hleAmCaayDbRe
Supreme Ch fiteColinc I lelkit
rjaY() jn Pam ur sf 0f
Parishu of the Village S t re( r l e s Ch r c h i
AITIIPn os Al lakasseoj W~far
2 (
Address
Kabrlh
r y
Ha y u
Aramoun
Ar meM n
Beirut
Tripoli
AlmhPz~ I i5(0RePo lyclinic
500o
PN~~n c 0
Polycl c 600d Polyclinic6O~o
Dispensary 4000Equipm
a r
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R nstr t nedicines R ec ons t ru-t I on
inNed irc nsl
ciaEDriy0e s
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A l lakassain Welfare TrIpol As s c
S sters o f S t
5 ltr f S S sters of St-Therese
AReononstrcjTllerese Dispensary A ounBs aKouraBas a Dispensary ( Chi Id and NOther Beirut
ia t
Polyclinic
cl 1 nEq
Po y l n c 0
Polycl inic
1600 0
3000 OO
16Oo(Ren
16 0 0070t
7 0fOO
Rl-onst ru -t o F ~qi ent7 Rvecoj~tr t7rI
t i0i i pen t
Fqnt pment
150( 00
7 () fnj O oO
5OOo
n
000fl
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( f]reSOc ir ei( H S u
e r e hta r
Baa AbekC M o hr(
ClirI amp oher
Welfare Society BeirutEqiaen Ho ijm Sisters of St Juppmaade L yon Joseph Klaya
a
B
S c oHd cl l~ o (VO t io na I 0 Jf Oqp deg )cl i n ic 00yrI i In (OO0ipe0
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C n i c 7 5 0(PC)lefi jarin5
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u i mentEq u ip m e nt
Re con s t r u c t i o n Fqj n mer
ef
10 0 0 0
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10) 30 no ro (
30e
600 O OO
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-- Polyclinic 14000
Equipmnt 15000op
(Exchange Rate
Attac hment A p
LIST OF HOSPITALS
Name of osptaL Respqonsible Addresa Aim - Capaclt DamaCesEepa-i Copt L
ipospital Notre Dame Sisters of the Cross Antelias Chronical
illness
450 patients Reconstrur tton
Equipment
11567500
tlospital lelacroix Sisters of the Cross Jail el Dib Psychiatric I I ness
1100 Recnstrict iln Equipment
s8130uoO
Ilospital StJoseph Sisters of the Cross Dora (enerai 125 heds Recrntrj ti in Fquipm nt
q)1 644 00
Hospital Dlelacroix Sis--rs of the Cross Deir el Kamar Mentally hand icapped and general
460 patients Reconstrr in Equipment
IOn0000T
Horpitai lebanese aronite Sisters of
the -ly Family iOeirut General 1SO beds Recontructton
Fquipment I(100O0OOO
Hospital StTherese Sisters of StTherese Hadath-Bourij
Berajneh
General 200 heds Recti ttvwt Iin Equlpmfent
4 fOOOOO00
Hospital StGeorges Greek Ort1hox Archbishop of Beirut
Beirut General 350 beds Hecong trrt ion Equipment
I WO)00i 00
Hospital Makassed Al Makassed uslum
Welfare Association Beirut Cenrri 500 beds Reconq( rutin
Eqiuipment
1 0000OOO
Hospital Berbir Wakf tuslum Beirut Gcueral 200 beds ReconstrLrt ion Equipmet
20o00000
Hospital Sacre Coeur
Daughters f Charity liazmieh General 160 beds Reconstruwt I Equipment
H20O)O0
Hospital StElie Sisters of rtTherese Ras Beirut General 125 beds ReconstrucIion Fquipment
rOO0000O
Hospital StJean Parish StJen Sid Bouchrieh Polyclinic 25 beds Reconstruction Equipment
1O0O000
Name of 1oplt_a I
eOnsible Centre Belt Chehab Kironite Lebanese
Order
Hospital StVlnrent Dal-ghters of Charity
lospItal StJean Parsh St Jean
Hospital Notre Oame Lebanese Mlarontle Order
Hospital StCharles German Sisters
Hospital Blhaes Dluphters of Charity
Hospital Notee Dame Sistersog Sacredde Secours Heart
lOSpIital Tall Cia Sisters of Sacred
Hospital Zahra ~~~~BeiTal AlZaearouci Supreme Chiite
Address
Belt Chebab
HIasrontin
Zghrt
Aim HandicappedHandcapped
Geeral
eEconstr
c 70 bes70r beds
70 bpd
O ja r
Recostrtj~r1nent
14
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500 ())() ()5 0 00o00
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Byblos
General 5n beds
on
Recons t rut t1 l
5 0
3 50ll))r]
t
Fayadteh
Bhannes
Bkfay 5
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General
eneraObed General
(-r
125 bedsR
100 beds
20o beds
50ubeds 50 beds
Flep2bent
1 ent EqUipment urt
Rect ru t i n
Eq nuipment
Rceneral
2 10amp) 00
Zahle
rut
GeneralGeeap15bd
eneer 135 beds
General 200 beds
I lipmentRecons t ruc t ton
Reconstru t ion E mntlt
Rcn~ocinJ0(0)
1 i 00 0()
101
260OEqimn gt
Equipment
LL-22 3 3 0 4 9 0 0 =$4390
LL223 3 10490 0
-0
Name of
AL Hakassed Home
for Aged
Al Makassed Home
for Aged
Home for Aged
Home for Aged
Home for Aged
(Program)
Al Zahraa
Iome for Aged
Social Service C enters
Al Riaya
Al Ouftoumala
Houbarrat
A l Im a ner
LIST OF SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Lesaponsib AddressAmp kIttution Almakassed Welfare TArlk JaddeBeirut eratrie 700Association
r G il
Almakassed Welfare Ahl Samra -ripol I Geilatric 300As~cuciati
01 Sisters of ND des F irnel Chebbak
DotilIeurs Geriatric 200
I euSisters of StTherese LI r SEquirmentAin Remmaneh Geriatric 250
Daughters of Charity Ras Beirut Geriatric-od so
Supreme Chiite Council Khalde Beirut Oertatric 700
OrphanageRe
Social CasesOrthodox Bishop of Achrafieh GeriatricBeirut Orphanage
150tio
C i a l Muslum
S - C a se s Social Service BeirutS oc ietyO Orphanags
na 200r hHand Icappeds20
Muslum Social Service Doha OrphanageSociety 600 Delinquent
Vocat ional Blind Deaf
Supreme Ch itP oticil Chial Orphanage3p 3 n0 t ud e n t s
o ir Of
eCot rCr1t 1on
Recnst ri- Inn
Fu Equ(pe2nr
Re-onst rturt fon
Rei-or--nt tionEquipment
Medcint
Food
Medoii rI to t lt
Equipment
Reriatri eEqcI pmont
E u p n
t
Equ i pmen t
Reconst iic i 1-Equipment
E q u i p me n t
Coat L
Con
1i (M K)
0O011
7SO Of)50 000
4OO
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0000
10)0000 00
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1 0 0 O o
Name of
Arta tm nL 1p Institutionble Address
ASupreme
A r a b O r p h a na ge Sup reme
Chte
CO
Council Ilermel
Co u n c il Sa a id Orphanage
rntgOeq 100 students EquIp
u iP m n t - o 0 L 0
Mirouj School SisteerHeart
olfitSa jc I ruSaiaurphnae nt 5 of)( CX
de la Providence
Pr
Creche St-Vincent
Saison
Dauhtersv d n eSocial
Daughters
of Ciarity
of Charity
Bourj el
Beirut
Brajneh
Orphanage S c a t e
OrphanageCases
st 300 studentE
900 student s
Equipment
R q pes r rI n
I0f0if()40 9 0 O
O O euro 0
0
Foyer Cardinal
Apagianian Armenian CaCaolic
Patriaca te Anrjar
Crcean aCreche andCar e
Orphanage
Da1y 250
2e00
200
Equipment
Recq
t
o 7
7
2
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St Charles Daughters of Charity Beirut SOc ial Cases nec rtrn-ionr O0O Iav Care e nt I M
StVincent de Pul Daughters of Charity Broumana Orphanage
400 Reon
nr in shy6
ROO ix) h
renOrphanago EqutIpment
MIhlum O rpha nag e Mus lum We l fa re Soc ie ty Be iru t 600
Rpcons rufEq1ipe n t f ion U O O O)
Za h ra t al
Sal ima l hsa ne G ree k O r thodox Patriarcate
Be i ru t
Orphanage 10 OOn
Equ imentrc nn 010000
Bon Pasteur
ParpinrnateDruze Community
Sisters of Good
Shepherd
Salima
Hammana
rEquipment
Orphnag ampree Social Cases
Orphanage
Orpuipme
10 100
100
Eq u i p me n t
heconSLI -n-t In
Req ponstrnOct
n
j000
bullOOO O0
-
(7)
Bonneur de lEnfance
Druze Community Soukq u ell GharbG a bOrphanage
Social
oriaCes
Social
Cases
Cases
75
e10
Reconsttrn
E R co
ci n
ct1
50C00on
1 0 1
(-
ReconstrctinEquipme nt 5 O0O
Name of Resposble Address
Home for Orphans Druze Community Abey
Orphanage Abey Capicines Fathers Abey
Ka h l o u n i e h Le ban es e K- r(r l te KaS u ie h i
OrderSt Anthony MKaronite Bishop or
Assistance the North Tripoly )luinto the Welfare Societv TripoliOrphans (boys) thiSe
Assistance to the uslum Welfare Society TripoliOrphans girls
NreraneOlnS t Chekka
Home for the Arab u Welfare Society SaldaOrphans
Soc ietyJ u s tic e amp Ch a rity Supr e me Ch uiSociey te CoCcsl Tyr eC0ncllTyreOrphanages
At (-A lown t 8
Aim
Orhngjt
Orphanage 6 Social CenterOrEnhanage amp
olo
S o-ial Case insf
____-
500
500
2e
2
1
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c n1 r
r
in
t f oI n
o
2 (
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I
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OrhanageSocial Cases
OrphaigR amp
I Cases Orphanage amp
Socl caseseqtn
Orphanage amp
Social Cases
500
5
150
150
100
Recipnt rt(
R coi t )III E e n
u 1n0 Reoostr1h n
Reconstl t n
I)00 1 00
iOO o 0
i00 0 ( )O
n age Social Celer
Orph nage amp 25o
Rec s t I Eq I pm(j t
-roc on 000Oo
Orph na e ampamp
Social Cases
2 0200Fqupm
Recnst o Ion 29 O O W
Equipment
LL 5958078o0 - US $1986 6O00
Name of Institution ReSpens ible
Inttto Reusil Al Carmelia CarmeItte Fathers
Notre Dame Maronite Sisters of the Holy Family
Lebanese School lebaneso Society for for the Blind tileBlind amp oaf
Vocational Workshop Sisters of tileCross
Vocational Training Sisters of the (ood
Shepherd
Technicol School Salvatorian Fathers
Mtein School aronite Lebanese
Order
(uiliglan Armenian Prelature
in Lebanon
Aksor KasardJian Armenian Prelature
in Lebanon Apkarian Armenian Prelature
in Lebanon Noubarian Armenian Prelature
in Lebanon
Address
Ades
iejdlaya
AIntoura
Baabda
Broumana
Sehaileh
SalhIchI
Mtein
Nor Adana
BiHammoud
Nor Sis
Nor Adana
Nor arash
LIST OF INSTITUTIONS
Aim CactyntsDaaeCapacifty
i Students Educational amp 2300
Vocational
Educatlonal Vo ionaIRo
amp ntru 200VocatlonalEqu
Educational amp 200 Vocational
Vocat ional 500
Vocational 60
Vocational 250
Eduzcati-rnal amp 600
Vocational
Educational amp 442 Vocational
Educational amp 339
Vocational
Educational b 431
Vocational
Educational amp 206
Vocational
(Exchange Re Echnq Rar
R |r
Damua sepjir
Reronstruton
Equtpment
Ip een tn
Recolnstruct ton Equipment
Reconstrw t on
Equ i pmen t Reconstro ron
Eronsnt
Recolstrirtlfou
Equ ipment
Reconstr Hon
Equipment
ReconstrctIn
Eqtipment
5 econstruut ion
Equipment
Recustrur in
Equipment
Reconstructi(n
Equipment
4)bull ~ -i~
g tLL
Cost LL
f)nf0
1500)
30odegxx)
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125000
160000
250
25800
58750
98100
41700
A ran 1I Armt n f in ~ AI~ ~ IdJI~aI
llleat ional
A rippoliar n 1 1Ji
~~Btt~P1 r~ ([i ela Oire NutIlagaen Edca nnjVo Cltionit sclol Ielrrtj of Ar I II
Abril~
Eltr~lidlA ime-nian Prelatrt- Nor Aaties
4( t y sA~ ai i me n i an P Il t U L Nor M ara sh ein Lebanon Ed c t i n l5F VctpjralK ar ageo z j~ Arm enia n Pr e l a t ure Fa nar
i nl Lebanon a t1a
F ocationalSophta pi P eatr HIr Vroinamplgcational
Hagopiann Armenian Prelattr Bodwi duct ona In Lebanon
F Voctiona l
Sahaglan College Arm Welfare Org flurst Tatbet Educatiounal
FVOcational
6 St I V
1~fl~ a ~ ~
pqRsn arj~
7 rrru~ F- s r 2IhK
~~~P- rtratt 2-4
6 567 r c l u1 9 o 3nt
lten 24
24op
36
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2
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1 24 n1
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300 Equillment
ReCOnstruction EquiPment
104)0()O
Name Of
InstitRes_ nslble
Saint Mesrob Sisters of Imnma-
cu l a t e Co n c ep t i o n Saint Gregoire Arm Catholic
Patriarcat e Scool Notre Dame Arm Catholic de Rzounsa r Patriareate
Saint Suzanne Sisters ltf Immacu-
late Corn(eption Saint Agnes Sisters of 1acu-
NechtarIsts ( late ConceptionPikfaya Fathers (3) ( iazmIeh
( Rawda
(i w
Sisters
ilriptzimiantz
oflate Immacu-Conception Zalhraalishan
Greek Orthodox
Patriarcate
Notre Dame de reek Orthodo
Behara re rhdAhail(Annunch ation) Patriarcate Notre Dame Greek Orthodox (Alsayeden)
Patriarcate
College Sacre Coeur Christian Brothers
LourdesCollege NDlme de Christian Rrvters
Address
13
Achrafieh
Dekouaneh
Achrafteh
BIamoudcati
Fanar
Achrafell
A aeEcational
Achrafie
Achrafieh
Cemayze
Furn el Chebhak
Alit t
Capacity Almamin-d
-- Vca i o0na 0 L
Educational 800Rcosut5o0nRecostrtion
0 4 25 Educat ionalamp 570
Equ ipment t 74) amp V c (A rt l o a )Educat ional] Rp o n st r u t I m350 1 l)0
Equipment
Fducational 275
Equipment
6 VocationlalEd cational 800 Re ont r t t in 1 8 ORe1ons Equipment
Educa t ionaVocatinal 1200 Recons t ruct I n l000OnOrphans Equipment
EduationalVo a t I I 1300 Recons trur t i 50 OO Equpment
ocati 2Fum
Ronstrit t 350000
Educatio nal 1OO Fqu ipmet Vocationaluqbi0e Rcconstructi-
nt 200 0 0
EducationalVoca tb tja l ampI500 e totst uc t I n 0
Equipnot
EducationalVr~rational amp 2950 Reconst ruc tf(n 3500ty0
Educational amp Locat ona
2400 Equipment
RcOns)t rt
Equipment 1n 2 ( 0
Name ofInstLtution esns Ible
Notre Dame of Naronite Order Loua t2e
Notre Dame of No rampae oMaronite Lebanese Tamiche Order
College Antonin Antonin Order
Free SchooI Chaw unDaughters of Charity
Free Schndo DaughtersSt Vincent de Paul of Charity
F re e S hoo l D a u g h te rs o f Cha r ity St Tarciscitis
S o s p
Free School Daughters of Charity
St Lo is S t S o oie Da ugh te rs o f C ha r ity
S ao nt Famil y Daugh te rs o f Char i ty
Hlloy Family Daughters of Charity
Dar en No r Daughters of Charity
St Vincent de Paul Daughters of Charity
Address
Louaize
Tamiche
Baabda
Achra ieh
Achrafieh
Ac hra f e h
Achrafieh
Ra s Be iru t
Ko hbeh-Trta po l
Zghorta
Dahr el Aamp Koura
Ras Beirut
Alm
Fduca t Vorat f+onal
Ed Vocational
Educatio al amp Vocational Ed Vcational
Eduocational
FreeampVocationl
Educat ionaIEduVcationalj
amp dV ioca t n al
Educational
amp Vo c a t i o n a l
Fd at on l amp Vocational
ampH - VoainIReconstat nna 1
S a Vi oncaio n
Educ a tional
amp Vocational Educ at Ional1
Educational
amp Vocational
Educational
ampVocational
Student y
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200
120o
750
70R
P00
125iR
125Eient
500
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1 100
900
15E
1000
-- EaEq$i p0411t
Reru r t1 rt
ReC isruI i Eupnpmcu it
co4ns-jt ruct Itn
Equipment
Recontt -t i onwEqpmen t
e n t
e u io nen t
Recor t ruct tonEquti ment
ruct iol
E q u i l-m e n t
Rec r tr t t on1 quipm to0
Requcponrt 1
u ppiett
EquIpment o
Reconstruction
Equipment
Co
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Name ofIns t iRensib
St Therese
St Therese
St Therese
NDame de Lihan
Notre Dame
Mar Doumith
St Georges
StJoseph de Lyon
14 Dame de Ouvriers
NDame de Janhour
Al flaykalia
Damour
_
Maronite Sisters of
St Therose
rvnite Sisters of
St The rese
Maronite Sisters of
St Therese Mdronite Sisters of
tile 1oly Family
Antonines Sisters
Antonines Sisters
Sisters of St Joseph
de L yonSisters of Stosepil
de Lyon Jesuites Fathers
Jesuites Fathers
Sisters of Sacred
Heart
Sisters of Sacred Heart
Addres
Furo el Chebbak
-cationl
Amyoln-Koura
Dar Beclitar Koura
Achraflehi
Ilazmieh
Roumieh
Klaya (South)
r el Iarf
Harf Sid Bauchrieh
Jamlhour
Tripoli
faiour
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Eu4 Vocational
Fducational 4 V o c a t i o na l Educational
EdVcational tlldmer
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VOCationalEducational
amp VocatIonal EdEqcitoal
amp VocationalE Vcat on al cqutpmentt
i o n
Educational Edurc tl naE a i V O c a tilehwa
amp Vocational
Educational
amp Vocational
Educational amp
Vocational amp
Educational Vocational
_apal
500)
750
200
1200
1000
800
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28t
350
2000
1200
1200
900
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Equipmnt I
Re c on t r ut 1 O I
E ruipment
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R e ( io s t r u t I fl 1 22 0O fo
Etlipmt n 1
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Reconstructin 75oooFteo pmetrr
Recongt ruct ionuipn45 30 (0f)
R e c o n q Lr c rt t1 n 5 0 1o Equipment
Reconstruction 20 0
Et
Reconstrctton 20000
nt
Rcntotec ons c r t t 1 200j1000 0 0
Equipment
Name of Instti ionladath
M t e i n
arjeyou r
Bawchrleh
Siouff
aley
Zahle
8ikfaya
Beit hebab
Ain Kharoube
ResOnsible Sisters of Sacred
Heart Sisters of Sacrel
Heart
S is te rs o f Sac red fea r t
He rSisters of Sacred
Heart
Sisters of Sacredflear t
AlyVDa of SacredSisters
Ileart Sisters ot Sacred
Jeart
Sisters of Sacred
Iea r t Sisters of Sacred
Hlear t Beart Sisters of Sacred
Heairt
Sisters of Sacred
lea rt
Address fladath
Mteln
u1 S y un (S Vh)E
Sidel Baouclr ieh
Sloufn
Aley
Al(eUCational Zahle
Jounleh
Beit Chebab
Ain Kharoube
Aim t
Edu tional
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amp Vuc at Iona 1
Faj ical o nt l Ellkcat 1onal amp ca tlina
Voca t ioalEducat ional
Social Center Dispensary
IonaI
V oat Iona l
Vocational
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oducat Iona Ivocat ional
Educational Vcatona
Vocational
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10 O
500
B oRent
700
700
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700
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Name of
Institution
a z raa
ND du Perpetual Secour
S c h oOn f o r t heo s
Haronite Bishops of Beirut
Re tbl-zeri
S isters o f Sac redHlear t
Sisters of Sacredaartssa
Hear t
N D du P r e u lV01a Sisters of PerpetuJ Secours
fla r on i t e B i lshvps
AddCapacityAddress Aim
Ma zr a a Fducat tonaldu-at nrio Harissa Vocational
ducat IFurn el t ona 1Chebbak
Edca t 1onaIcational 1
(K an tar i a o 7att)nal
Vcat IonI(Ras el Nabeh EIduca t tona I 1
(Chiah Vcat Iona l VoEUcational
V(catonal Iecors
( V ac r on a l
(Furn el Chebbak EdUca t iona 1
( V c a t I O naI (VamihEoca ionl1
(disr el Bacha EducaIonalVoca tiena I
((K ahale EducationalvocationalE d c t o a (Ah al hEquipment15
(V Educational
Vocatitonal
t
Students
450
00
0sn
500
3Oa
1501)
600
6 0t
60
150
100
100
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Reconst rict ion Equpment
R jj t t r n
Elito1 E00
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Reconstt t hnEo
Eq tI r
R tvco tn r10uI
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20O)(
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25OOO
Name of Institution Responsible Address Aim
Cipart y Students
Maronite Bishops
of Cyprus
Maronite Bishops (Antelias
( (
Educationa1
Vocat innalI nn
e nt
500
m~esRp
Ronstrui
EpEqIt |IImen t
r (ost LL
0)
01i)0n
(Karkour
( Elducat Ional
Vocational
300 PPc nst ruc t
EquIPMCut
it 0I1X)
(liaret
( Sade- Edlicat I la I
cat boa I
1OO R- -n trs riwt
EquiI pmnt
o 12 5 000
((deide( Fdocat ional
Voatonal 500 Hconst ruct ion
Eqtjipment
(Kornet Chehtane Fdit bnal I 0n0 Recotj r- ion I Inn IOIO
Sisters of St Joseph de IApparition (Tyr (South)
(
Vora t I na I Edtucational
Vocat ional
675
E1 I pment
Rontr t
FqipmenL
IR500
(SaIda
( Fdlfca t I ona I Vocatona
400 Recnstrtin
EquI pment Of)
aronite Sisters of the Iloly Family
(Zokak
(Tripoli
el Blat Educational
Vocational
Eduicatinonal
1300
1500
Reconstruction
Equ ipment
Recnstructin
21)00
14H000 Vocational
Equipment
(Hejdlaya Educational Vocational
500 Reconstruction
Equipment -0000
0
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Name of Institution Responsible Address Aim Aim
Capacity StudentstudntsDaa esae air restL
Almakassed 5 schools for boyq
and girlq
Mosiim Welfare Association Al
Makassed
Beirut Educational Vocational
4500 Reconstrucciont Equipment
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Almakas-edoMoslum 50 schoolt fit
Rural areas
Welfare Association Al Makassed
[ilffereuit villages all over the
country
Educational Vocational
40eie Re000 ru-tho Equipment
ZhO0XJ0
At Amlliyah
The Chlite Stuerior Council 60 schools
Jabal Amet Welfare
Assoc iat 1on
Chi it Council
Beirut
Rural areas
Educattnal
Vocational
EduIcational Vocational
2000
10000
Recouistru r ton
Equinment
Reconstruction Equipment
5Is 1)4)
WO0
Al Takamoul
Jabal Amel Technical School
The 4e 1fare Assoct a-
t ion
El Bourr amp Al Ihsan Association
Bourj
Tyr
Barajneh Fd uca t Innal
Vcational
Educatfonal V4ntional
5010
500
R~const rid ion
EuiIpment
Recrontru-tion Equipment
1(0O00
31000
At Zahraa City Supreme Chuite Council Beirut Ediattonal 3000 Reconstru-rhn n0or qo
Voca t I onal Equipment Social Center Medical Center Nursing School m
Druze Community Chekh AkI All over the country FIWat[nal 5000 e 25 schools
areas
in rural cectnstorunrl Vocational
E ntO Equipment
5quip
The Sidon Institute The Association for of Technology Indujtrial ani Tech-
Saida Vocational 300 Reconstruction Rent
10000
nical Development Equipment
School of the Blind Armenian Welfare
Assoc iat ion
Bourg Hammoud Educational
Vocational 200 Reconstruction
Equipment 65000
L 1 514875
Sub Totals Attachment A $ 744434900
Attachment B 19 8602600
Attachment C 1017162500
TOTAL $196020000o
Amount requested 50Z of estimated total $ n801OOO00
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January 26 1979
MEMORADUM FOR HEry
FRCM AL E777 i
SUBJECT CAHOLC RELF SERVI-CS pPCOSAL
z02 LE3AN1ON~CNTNTO
Thank ur hl on syofro cut the Catholic
Relief Servioes proposal for the ise Presideno
As you can see rom the atrah e- me ran im Cardinal Cooke was very Dleased w- n and C ale response as wa he Poce
told- --e--- l to COif y i e = further ucesoons about the various noints ousuczested relay to im h
be in touch with you on Iondsv He indic-azed also -that he wculd sec tc It that n oic Cial Licatin
would be fcr-hcomng from the GO and CRS and that woul willinc itself into be to out some mnev
thc projact
_ce c u wI_ foow uo with A alonz _i nes f cur dsussi r wi~h the 7ice Pras Yese-terdaI
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OFFICE OF THE VICZ PRESDENT
WASH GTCN
January 26 197
1AXMORNDUtI FOR T2E VICE PRESIDENT
FROM AL EIS ELE
SUBJEC CAR U COOKE
Cardinal Cooke called this r rning from Santo Domingo to express his gratitude to you and the President for the prpt and favorable decision on the Catholic Relief Ser-ices project for Lebanon
The Cardinal sa-id he told Pope John Paul that the reauest had been favorably considered and that the details would be worked t
He said the Pope was very very pleased -e was exhausted when he arrived here and when I told him it gave him a big lift He didnt lock so tired after that He told me that Lebanon has Deen var much on his - lately arid that this (proposal) hopefully will help to bring peace there
Cooke az]ed that I -ass on his warest neronai thanks and arec -n for your hen It- was the perfect thing to get
a repIv so - J he said You will be hearing from him when he returns
cc Denis Clift
bullI NORA-N DC NI -- shy
NATIONAL SCLRITY COrxCIr1
January 25 1979
Mc-DxDt FOR DENIS CLIFT
F CHRISTINE DODSCN
SUBJECT Your Mermorandum of January 23 Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
We have consulted with AID on the CRS proposal You maygive the Vice President or Cardinal Cooke the followingpreLminary reaction
The US Gover=ent is very positive toward the general conceptoutlined in the proposal and has had very good experiencein working with CRS in Lebanon
Althcugh the CRS paper describes the support of MinisterAttallah as well as Minister Rizk USthe Embassy in Beiruthas advised us that Actallah has questioned the scope ofthe project and Rizk has told the Embassy that a revisedand more restricted project will be submitted by the Governshyment of Lebaon to the Embassy
AID will need to act upon this official proposal Uponits receapt AID will request a detailed project proposalfrom CPS consistent with the request of the Government of Lebanon
AID funds for initiating such a project even cn a reducedscale in fiscal 1979 are severely limited because thecontingency fund has been entirely consumed by the GuyanaJonestown airlift and development and support assistancefunds are largely committed Some money remains in theMiddle East Requirements Fund sufficient to make a startin FY 1979 There will be greater latitude for supportof the project in fiscal 1980 either by reprogrammingduring the Congressional presentation process or by apcssible supplemental request for Middle East regionaldevelopment activities if a peace treaty is concluded
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To sons
January 26 1979
FROU Jcseh C heeier ANE
StBJEcr Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
Having consulted with you and after receiving the attached memorandumfrom Bob Nooter I called Rud Poats on January 25AID is favorably disposed to I told him -thatthe work the CRS has been doing in Lebanonand therefore would look positively on any specific proposal whichthey made to us I told him that within the Government of LebanonMinister Attallah had taken exception from a procedural point of viewto Xinister Rizks letter to andCRS had indicatedlikelihood the to our Embassy thethat Government of Lebanon throuch Dr Attallah wouldbe reuesting a re-structured program probably at a smaller level
I told Rud that our fundina situation was as follows$7 million available from the MESRF account for all We have about
contingencies Middle EastHowever Lebanon hasthese funds Beyond that we will been very much in our mind forhave to go toadditional Congress andseek
the budget funds and this would of course require an amendment toThis however would not stop usCRS from making a start on aprograrm if such a program is formally requested by the Governmentof Lebanon and if it is approved after our rview of the specificproposals I stated that it was my understanding there are no morecontingency funds available because these have been reserved for theGuyana problem
Rud said he would pass this information back to Cardinal Cooke who wasleaving that afternoon to meet the Pope in Santo Domingo
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DEZAPTMENT CF STATE
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
WASHINGTON
EZUTY ADMINISTRATOR
January 24 1979
MEMORANDUM FOR AANE MR JOSEPH WHEELER
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
The attached proposal was given to me by Rud Poats who received it fromthe Vice Presidents Office with a request that we review it I assumethat these issues are still being handled in your Bureau rather than bythe Disaster Relief Office but if that is incorrect please ask them to review it instead
Please look over the proposal to see whether it has any merit I wouldappreciate it if you could then give Rud Poats a call so that he canhave an initial reaction which he can pass back to the Vice Presidents Office
Robert H Nooter
Attachment CRS Proposal
M A N D U
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
ACT ION
Memo No 88-79 January 23 1979
LEIO LADUM FOR CHRISTINE DODSON
FROM Denis Clift C
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
May we please have an NSCState recommendation on theattached proposal as soon as possible Given the Vice Presidents interest in responding promptly I would appreciate it if I could be advised of your initial recornmendation by close of business January 24
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A PROJECT PROPOSALFROM
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FOR THE
RETORATOC REECSTION 0F
BASIC HEALTH WELFARE AND EDUCATION FACILITIES
FROTHE PRIVATE SECTOROF LEBANON
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Catholic Relief Services-United States Catholic Conference has officially received from the Government of Lebanon (GOL) a multishyplicity of requests in a wide range of target areas - eg housing small business loans etc - of these three target areas have been agreed and approved by CRS and the GOL The parameter of this project is exclusively those facilities and services sponsored by the Private Sector in Lebanon These three categories are basic to the restoration
of elemental humanitarian services necessary for the mending of the comaranity fabric irrespective of sectarian ties and per se will strengthen and support the Government of Lebanon with Lts populace-
The intention of CRS is to establish a program of assistance in the restoration of those buildings and services administered by the private sector which were damaged andor destroyed by the events of the last two years Our target areas are as follows
1 Hospitals and dispensaries
2 Welfare institutions
3 Schools and educational facilities
Principles of Operations of thisProject
1 The basic principle of operation will limit all activity
and funding to restoration of those facilities and services
and only those destroyed by the violence of war No new facilities or services would be permitted (This principle
should totally eliminate even the possibility of criticism
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by any faction inasmuch as it restores only those basic
hu-anitarian services previously available to the people
of nb on)
2 The basic guidelines for appropriations will be the
document resulting from a professional survey conducted
by the office of Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President
of the High Com-ittee for Relief of the COL No CRS
activity would be undertaken without the approval of the
GOL and the affected institution or school
3 The modality of single project implementation under t1his
grant would be patterned after the USAIDLebanon YMCA grant
whereby the officers and the Board of Directors of that Oxrnizationchose and authorized the implementation process
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under Lebanese law and business procedures according to the
guidelines established by CRS and agreed to by the GOL
4 The operation of theUS grant will be the sole responsibility
of Cat holic Relief Services-USCC with all fiscal and evaluative
Furtheringn 7 requirements of the US Government fulfilled by CRS
the mandate ad inten f the Congress on Foreign Aid CRS as
the voluntary agency woutld administrate the grant in Lebanon
thus relieving the US Bbassy in Beiut of participation in
the administrative process and thereby not int rering or
affecting t-heir other political or peace goals CRS would 1
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of course keep the Embassy fully advised but would not
involve it in the implementation of the project
5 The desired fiscal responsibility necessitates the grant
he administered by AID to and through the World Headshy
quarters of Catholic Relief Services in New York
6 Because of the restricted nature of this grant the
administration and operation of this project would be
distinct and separate from all other on-going programs
of Catholic Relief Services in Lebanon
-- OFFICI L AP2flVA A-D CCLET AND ENTHUSIASTIC- EDORSEMENTS-FOR -THIS
PROJECT FROM WITHIN EBANON
1 Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President of the High Co-mittee
for Relief of the Government of Lebanon and Minister of
Social Welfare and Minister-of Education of the Government
of Lebanon
2 M-inister (Doctorh Mohamedttallah Director of the Intershy
piis ez-iJa Co~ittee for National Planning and Development
Council for the Government of Lebanon
3 His BeahieAntonions Boutros hcreiche President of t he
General-Assem ifPatriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon
4 His Excellency Saeb Salam Leader of the Moslem communities
of Lebanon
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5 HisHcliness the Arenian Orthodox Pope Karekin II
OFFICIALE CSEENTAUD SUP2PCr OUTSIDE OF LEBANON BY
- His Holiness Pope John Paul I personally and officially
endorsed this proposed project even to the extent of promising to do
all that his office and person could do to attract other assistance for
t-he poor azd refugees in Lebanon The Holy Father endorsed havinVHis
rimnence Terence Cardinal Cooke personally and privately approach
President Carter to intercede and supoort this project-for the restoration
of hu_aitarian facilities and services ir Leanon This papal endorseshy
-_-ent took place on November 24 1978 iFa DrivLe auiience in the papal
library- -- -
The Arerican Cardinals Archbishops and Bishops through
the United States Catholic Conference as-evidenced in their Statement
on he Middle East - The Pursuit of Peace With Justilce U(fational Conference
of Catholic Bishops-o hei-i978)16197b -----
- The host of American Lebanese societies and agencies registered
in the Urxited -States - shy - - -
-is Enenceaence CadinaC~oka Archbish6p of New York
and President of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association
It was the consensus of the leadership within the consulted
governmental religious and private sectors t this rojeut should
begin i-L-ediatey to give the refugees reasons to return ther orer
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dwellings thus expediting the solution of the refugee problem in Lebanon
to a great extent This prospect moreover would help those deprived
of these basic healt-h education and welfare services and give to t-he
people of Lebancn a new hope in their government and a gliromer of peace
It was aptly stated by the Leader of the Moslem comu~rty when he said
such a program of restoration of the private sector buildings and
services at t-his very critical moment would be instrttental in repairing
the very fabric of the country now torn apart by extremists of both
sides who feed on each other
The time frame for this AIDCRS project will be dictated by
the circ=stances necessary to complete the goals and objectives of
restoring the facilities and services for halth welfare and education
in Lebanon
GRANT REQUEST - A-MOUNT AND FISCAL PROCESS
An initial tranche of 25 million dollars is estimated as the
bare mini-um to begin this project A cash flow of an advance of oneshy
third of the grant amount is envisioned as necessary to commence project
implementation
INPUTS FRCM PRIVATE SECTOR
The amount of sLc and a half million dollars has been donated
to the refugee anda emergency programs and projects since January 1 1977
It is estinated that this donation rate from the private sector will
escalate during the time frae of this project
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To preserve the private input in satisfying the basic human
need in Lebanon it is extremely important to understand the professional
strategy -f isolating the distinct goals of this project by not recriesting
additional funding from the private sector Professionally such solicitshy
ations would deprive those refugee and emergency programs now being
principally funded from the private sector Fortunately Catholic Relief
Services has the tormal promise from the Governmnent of Lebanon to solicit
grants from other gover-nments to participate in the goals of this grant
proposal This promise has been already crystallized to the extent that
the Goverrnment of Lebanon has designated a voting position on its Restorshy
ation and Rehabilitation Appropriations and Planning Comuittee to CRS
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44+~i 4 4 The MiddleBast The --P rsui QfeaeW -u Stice-=shy
~ The challenge of achi ving peace with justice in the Middle Es 44cofronts the conscience of tha international community A~s bishjops
Oft the Catholic Church in the United States we feel a dual rdsponsishybility to respond to the4 moral and religious dimensions-of this cha] lense On the one hand we are bound to the M~iddle-East by ties-f
hitoy tradition and faith On the other hand we4are c-itizenso
a nation which plays a direct and continuing role in the Middle Bast We address this problem as paso whs3asoamitr r~L
h fostringjustice andpecaevrleeofsity wereii
wr of the complexity of the political legal religious and moral ~problems of the MiddleEat and we acknowledge with respect and
Jgratitude the -miultiple efforts of political leaderswho have labored r~
[ to resolve this tragic conflict We wish in the first place to enshy
couacr o give voice toth silent hopes o ape pl Vthm ad
where who long for a common effort for peace in one of hworld s motdangerous politicl areas
1K~veseek in this statement to bring the problem 0T the MdJl~a before the Catholicconiunity in the Uitd
univrsa c-1alenge to onscience miay be in~thir thgh-t aci pl~vej esekaso to make osrutva t lt~~b ut t6
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arn buA93to 1978 Inu~n 9 th o Atd Pece iha4o4
w or o a c
East we specified a~ series of principles which shouldbe -part of an
eff ective political solution While ackniowledging the process of
continuous changeK that marks the life of thatregio1n we believe the
ceta elements of our 1973 statement to be still valid and usefulj
gu~idelines for a domprehensive approach to peace and justice inte
Middle East Therefore we again-call for a comprehensive pitical
solution involvingthe following
Teights of Israel to eistence as a sovereign state withi
asecure and recognizfed boundaries
The rights of the Palestinian Arabs to participate-in
negotiations affecting their d stinyaid to a homeland ofashy
their owna-
Comensation just compensatioshudbprvedfr all(a- shy
concerned of-whatever natioa d~n
-- ----home andprqperty by the threa de~cades -of conflict
-a~apartios
-eaaaaaaa-The status of Jer~usaliem nas unique relilLPof
fic ce h s ho ~peser throuthg an iin rna
af1cess hlguara a to - ae
prosorvtion o a ligiousyrl Ca
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one-third of the population (750000) have become reuesis t
has been directly tied to the question of a regiplusmnonal settlementn
the Middle East on the one hand lis clear that Lebanon ishigh vulnrabl toa multiplicity of regionaland international forces
whchdirectly inflec itdoeiclife On-th other hand the 4 fate and future of the Palestinians whose refugee status evokes our
sympathy join the internal problem of Lebanon to the regional problshy
of the Middle East While a regional ec sadfctcpiio
for peace in Lebanon it is not a sufficient condition The intern
dimensions of theLebanese problem -political social economic a~n
religious be addressedwith a blend of political wisdom iad-must
moral courage asa first step toward peace The valuef~Lbn~
the st to Christianity and the worldis Atruthw cannoamp
fc-get The indepandonce of Lebanon and i ts fjbrc-of political anrC~~i(i6Uhia1ilpeevc mustb I al pon our governmen
to havea special concern for alIthese elomnts4 4
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6f iplomatic gratness to act boldly ad courageously in the f 6e Of complexity and ambiguity Cam David is suh ia ati6on and
dfserves our support h the same time it is necessar~y to recogniz i Daaiadnize~tht i Camis part of a process the diplomatic $nitiatives taken there must
be b oadened The gt itations of the Camp David accords inivolve
both the scope and te s of the agreements One form of limitation is evidencedby the ned to bringeeovher keyLactors in~ the Middle
fEast into the peace-making process This in turn is related to thiae terms of the agreements it ispartiall due to some dimensions
~ of the accords th Itkey parties are unwilling to participate in the procssTwoissues which-exemplify the substantive limits of- the
accords and which the principles of this statement mke us partcul
Iconcerned about are the status of Jerusalem ad the~fiate of thej Palestinians those living in the occupied territories and inteJ regio of the Middle East The question of Pales ini svr~gt4
remainsi unresolved by the accor s and calls for fute egtain t~f~ha been initiated at Cammp David must be exeddW htesme
adision
13 cyod Cam Do vd T1e MiddlcampZast prolem iss noW t 66n I
- o )ws- q o f h p m x
Aware of the Conflicted and tragic history ot the recent past we
are cautious but choose to emphasize the signs of hope peace is
possible In transforming the possibility into a reality we see
the same basic dimensions of the problcm at work which structured
our 1973 statement
First the international community especially its principal
diplomatic actors inevitably influences the future of the Middle
East all those who touch the problem have an enormous responsibilit
to act with wisdom and vision Second the United Nations is a vita
element in any Middle Eastnegotiations and its diplomatic-and
peace-keeping role will undoubtedlybe crucial to long-term resolu
of the conflict Third the regional parties whose conflicting cla
of justice are the essence of the political and moral problem in the
Middle East are the key to peace In their-political vision moral
courage and will for peace lie our hopes for a peaceful future
Finally the religious communities with roots in the MiddleEast
must reflect the-best of our traditions in supporting the movement
for peace with )jtice for-al the people of- the regioL We have a
continuing concern for -the protection-of -the basic rights both civi
and religious of -the Christian minoritie in the Middle East and wc
encourage the local-churches there to-coninue their steadfast witnE
to the faith -
We call upon the inhabitants of the-Holy Land to renew and int
their efforts to build a spirit of pcae by drawing upon the rich
resources of the three great religious traditions which vencrato th
Holy Land as a-sacred place- -We-pray that the Prince of Peacewho
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lived t-and prayed in the Micdle East will bless the efforts
of all wh-e hope and strive for justice and peace in the land which
is still called holy
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
wellas eting
here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
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oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
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I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
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PaPeOsTNoAIo 135l X 1 aooeratingCountry 7 Lebanon I268-03l3-3-629773 Page 3 of Pge
Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
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AID COOPER-
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ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
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B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
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AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
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14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
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NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
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AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
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PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
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LIST OF HOSPITALS
Name of osptaL Respqonsible Addresa Aim - Capaclt DamaCesEepa-i Copt L
ipospital Notre Dame Sisters of the Cross Antelias Chronical
illness
450 patients Reconstrur tton
Equipment
11567500
tlospital lelacroix Sisters of the Cross Jail el Dib Psychiatric I I ness
1100 Recnstrict iln Equipment
s8130uoO
Ilospital StJoseph Sisters of the Cross Dora (enerai 125 heds Recrntrj ti in Fquipm nt
q)1 644 00
Hospital Dlelacroix Sis--rs of the Cross Deir el Kamar Mentally hand icapped and general
460 patients Reconstrr in Equipment
IOn0000T
Horpitai lebanese aronite Sisters of
the -ly Family iOeirut General 1SO beds Recontructton
Fquipment I(100O0OOO
Hospital StTherese Sisters of StTherese Hadath-Bourij
Berajneh
General 200 heds Recti ttvwt Iin Equlpmfent
4 fOOOOO00
Hospital StGeorges Greek Ort1hox Archbishop of Beirut
Beirut General 350 beds Hecong trrt ion Equipment
I WO)00i 00
Hospital Makassed Al Makassed uslum
Welfare Association Beirut Cenrri 500 beds Reconq( rutin
Eqiuipment
1 0000OOO
Hospital Berbir Wakf tuslum Beirut Gcueral 200 beds ReconstrLrt ion Equipmet
20o00000
Hospital Sacre Coeur
Daughters f Charity liazmieh General 160 beds Reconstruwt I Equipment
H20O)O0
Hospital StElie Sisters of rtTherese Ras Beirut General 125 beds ReconstrucIion Fquipment
rOO0000O
Hospital StJean Parish StJen Sid Bouchrieh Polyclinic 25 beds Reconstruction Equipment
1O0O000
Name of 1oplt_a I
eOnsible Centre Belt Chehab Kironite Lebanese
Order
Hospital StVlnrent Dal-ghters of Charity
lospItal StJean Parsh St Jean
Hospital Notre Oame Lebanese Mlarontle Order
Hospital StCharles German Sisters
Hospital Blhaes Dluphters of Charity
Hospital Notee Dame Sistersog Sacredde Secours Heart
lOSpIital Tall Cia Sisters of Sacred
Hospital Zahra ~~~~BeiTal AlZaearouci Supreme Chiite
Address
Belt Chebab
HIasrontin
Zghrt
Aim HandicappedHandcapped
Geeral
eEconstr
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70 bpd
O ja r
Recostrtj~r1nent
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General 5n beds
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100 beds
20o beds
50ubeds 50 beds
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Rect ru t i n
Eq nuipment
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General 200 beds
I lipmentRecons t ruc t ton
Reconstru t ion E mntlt
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260OEqimn gt
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LL-22 3 3 0 4 9 0 0 =$4390
LL223 3 10490 0
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Name of
AL Hakassed Home
for Aged
Al Makassed Home
for Aged
Home for Aged
Home for Aged
Home for Aged
(Program)
Al Zahraa
Iome for Aged
Social Service C enters
Al Riaya
Al Ouftoumala
Houbarrat
A l Im a ner
LIST OF SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Lesaponsib AddressAmp kIttution Almakassed Welfare TArlk JaddeBeirut eratrie 700Association
r G il
Almakassed Welfare Ahl Samra -ripol I Geilatric 300As~cuciati
01 Sisters of ND des F irnel Chebbak
DotilIeurs Geriatric 200
I euSisters of StTherese LI r SEquirmentAin Remmaneh Geriatric 250
Daughters of Charity Ras Beirut Geriatric-od so
Supreme Chiite Council Khalde Beirut Oertatric 700
OrphanageRe
Social CasesOrthodox Bishop of Achrafieh GeriatricBeirut Orphanage
150tio
C i a l Muslum
S - C a se s Social Service BeirutS oc ietyO Orphanags
na 200r hHand Icappeds20
Muslum Social Service Doha OrphanageSociety 600 Delinquent
Vocat ional Blind Deaf
Supreme Ch itP oticil Chial Orphanage3p 3 n0 t ud e n t s
o ir Of
eCot rCr1t 1on
Recnst ri- Inn
Fu Equ(pe2nr
Re-onst rturt fon
Rei-or--nt tionEquipment
Medcint
Food
Medoii rI to t lt
Equipment
Reriatri eEqcI pmont
E u p n
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Equ i pmen t
Reconst iic i 1-Equipment
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Name of
Arta tm nL 1p Institutionble Address
ASupreme
A r a b O r p h a na ge Sup reme
Chte
CO
Council Ilermel
Co u n c il Sa a id Orphanage
rntgOeq 100 students EquIp
u iP m n t - o 0 L 0
Mirouj School SisteerHeart
olfitSa jc I ruSaiaurphnae nt 5 of)( CX
de la Providence
Pr
Creche St-Vincent
Saison
Dauhtersv d n eSocial
Daughters
of Ciarity
of Charity
Bourj el
Beirut
Brajneh
Orphanage S c a t e
OrphanageCases
st 300 studentE
900 student s
Equipment
R q pes r rI n
I0f0if()40 9 0 O
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Foyer Cardinal
Apagianian Armenian CaCaolic
Patriaca te Anrjar
Crcean aCreche andCar e
Orphanage
Da1y 250
2e00
200
Equipment
Recq
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7
2
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St Charles Daughters of Charity Beirut SOc ial Cases nec rtrn-ionr O0O Iav Care e nt I M
StVincent de Pul Daughters of Charity Broumana Orphanage
400 Reon
nr in shy6
ROO ix) h
renOrphanago EqutIpment
MIhlum O rpha nag e Mus lum We l fa re Soc ie ty Be iru t 600
Rpcons rufEq1ipe n t f ion U O O O)
Za h ra t al
Sal ima l hsa ne G ree k O r thodox Patriarcate
Be i ru t
Orphanage 10 OOn
Equ imentrc nn 010000
Bon Pasteur
ParpinrnateDruze Community
Sisters of Good
Shepherd
Salima
Hammana
rEquipment
Orphnag ampree Social Cases
Orphanage
Orpuipme
10 100
100
Eq u i p me n t
heconSLI -n-t In
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Druze Community Soukq u ell GharbG a bOrphanage
Social
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Social
Cases
Cases
75
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Name of Resposble Address
Home for Orphans Druze Community Abey
Orphanage Abey Capicines Fathers Abey
Ka h l o u n i e h Le ban es e K- r(r l te KaS u ie h i
OrderSt Anthony MKaronite Bishop or
Assistance the North Tripoly )luinto the Welfare Societv TripoliOrphans (boys) thiSe
Assistance to the uslum Welfare Society TripoliOrphans girls
NreraneOlnS t Chekka
Home for the Arab u Welfare Society SaldaOrphans
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100
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LL 5958078o0 - US $1986 6O00
Name of Institution ReSpens ible
Inttto Reusil Al Carmelia CarmeItte Fathers
Notre Dame Maronite Sisters of the Holy Family
Lebanese School lebaneso Society for for the Blind tileBlind amp oaf
Vocational Workshop Sisters of tileCross
Vocational Training Sisters of the (ood
Shepherd
Technicol School Salvatorian Fathers
Mtein School aronite Lebanese
Order
(uiliglan Armenian Prelature
in Lebanon
Aksor KasardJian Armenian Prelature
in Lebanon Apkarian Armenian Prelature
in Lebanon Noubarian Armenian Prelature
in Lebanon
Address
Ades
iejdlaya
AIntoura
Baabda
Broumana
Sehaileh
SalhIchI
Mtein
Nor Adana
BiHammoud
Nor Sis
Nor Adana
Nor arash
LIST OF INSTITUTIONS
Aim CactyntsDaaeCapacifty
i Students Educational amp 2300
Vocational
Educatlonal Vo ionaIRo
amp ntru 200VocatlonalEqu
Educational amp 200 Vocational
Vocat ional 500
Vocational 60
Vocational 250
Eduzcati-rnal amp 600
Vocational
Educational amp 442 Vocational
Educational amp 339
Vocational
Educational b 431
Vocational
Educational amp 206
Vocational
(Exchange Re Echnq Rar
R |r
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Reronstruton
Equtpment
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Recolnstruct ton Equipment
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Equ ipment
Reconstr Hon
Equipment
ReconstrctIn
Eqtipment
5 econstruut ion
Equipment
Recustrur in
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160000
250
25800
58750
98100
41700
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i nl Lebanon a t1a
F ocationalSophta pi P eatr HIr Vroinamplgcational
Hagopiann Armenian Prelattr Bodwi duct ona In Lebanon
F Voctiona l
Sahaglan College Arm Welfare Org flurst Tatbet Educatiounal
FVOcational
6 St I V
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Name Of
InstitRes_ nslble
Saint Mesrob Sisters of Imnma-
cu l a t e Co n c ep t i o n Saint Gregoire Arm Catholic
Patriarcat e Scool Notre Dame Arm Catholic de Rzounsa r Patriareate
Saint Suzanne Sisters ltf Immacu-
late Corn(eption Saint Agnes Sisters of 1acu-
NechtarIsts ( late ConceptionPikfaya Fathers (3) ( iazmIeh
( Rawda
(i w
Sisters
ilriptzimiantz
oflate Immacu-Conception Zalhraalishan
Greek Orthodox
Patriarcate
Notre Dame de reek Orthodo
Behara re rhdAhail(Annunch ation) Patriarcate Notre Dame Greek Orthodox (Alsayeden)
Patriarcate
College Sacre Coeur Christian Brothers
LourdesCollege NDlme de Christian Rrvters
Address
13
Achrafieh
Dekouaneh
Achrafteh
BIamoudcati
Fanar
Achrafell
A aeEcational
Achrafie
Achrafieh
Cemayze
Furn el Chebhak
Alit t
Capacity Almamin-d
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Educational 800Rcosut5o0nRecostrtion
0 4 25 Educat ionalamp 570
Equ ipment t 74) amp V c (A rt l o a )Educat ional] Rp o n st r u t I m350 1 l)0
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Fducational 275
Equipment
6 VocationlalEd cational 800 Re ont r t t in 1 8 ORe1ons Equipment
Educa t ionaVocatinal 1200 Recons t ruct I n l000OnOrphans Equipment
EduationalVo a t I I 1300 Recons trur t i 50 OO Equpment
ocati 2Fum
Ronstrit t 350000
Educatio nal 1OO Fqu ipmet Vocationaluqbi0e Rcconstructi-
nt 200 0 0
EducationalVoca tb tja l ampI500 e totst uc t I n 0
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EducationalVr~rational amp 2950 Reconst ruc tf(n 3500ty0
Educational amp Locat ona
2400 Equipment
RcOns)t rt
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Name ofInstLtution esns Ible
Notre Dame of Naronite Order Loua t2e
Notre Dame of No rampae oMaronite Lebanese Tamiche Order
College Antonin Antonin Order
Free SchooI Chaw unDaughters of Charity
Free Schndo DaughtersSt Vincent de Paul of Charity
F re e S hoo l D a u g h te rs o f Cha r ity St Tarciscitis
S o s p
Free School Daughters of Charity
St Lo is S t S o oie Da ugh te rs o f C ha r ity
S ao nt Famil y Daugh te rs o f Char i ty
Hlloy Family Daughters of Charity
Dar en No r Daughters of Charity
St Vincent de Paul Daughters of Charity
Address
Louaize
Tamiche
Baabda
Achra ieh
Achrafieh
Ac hra f e h
Achrafieh
Ra s Be iru t
Ko hbeh-Trta po l
Zghorta
Dahr el Aamp Koura
Ras Beirut
Alm
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Educ a tional
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Student y
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200
120o
750
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500
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1 100
900
15E
1000
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St Therese
St Therese
St Therese
NDame de Lihan
Notre Dame
Mar Doumith
St Georges
StJoseph de Lyon
14 Dame de Ouvriers
NDame de Janhour
Al flaykalia
Damour
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Maronite Sisters of
St Therose
rvnite Sisters of
St The rese
Maronite Sisters of
St Therese Mdronite Sisters of
tile 1oly Family
Antonines Sisters
Antonines Sisters
Sisters of St Joseph
de L yonSisters of Stosepil
de Lyon Jesuites Fathers
Jesuites Fathers
Sisters of Sacred
Heart
Sisters of Sacred Heart
Addres
Furo el Chebbak
-cationl
Amyoln-Koura
Dar Beclitar Koura
Achraflehi
Ilazmieh
Roumieh
Klaya (South)
r el Iarf
Harf Sid Bauchrieh
Jamlhour
Tripoli
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750
200
1200
1000
800
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2000
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Name of Instti ionladath
M t e i n
arjeyou r
Bawchrleh
Siouff
aley
Zahle
8ikfaya
Beit hebab
Ain Kharoube
ResOnsible Sisters of Sacred
Heart Sisters of Sacrel
Heart
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Heart
Sisters of Sacredflear t
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Ileart Sisters ot Sacred
Jeart
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lea rt
Address fladath
Mteln
u1 S y un (S Vh)E
Sidel Baouclr ieh
Sloufn
Aley
Al(eUCational Zahle
Jounleh
Beit Chebab
Ain Kharoube
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Haronite Bishops of Beirut
Re tbl-zeri
S isters o f Sac redHlear t
Sisters of Sacredaartssa
Hear t
N D du P r e u lV01a Sisters of PerpetuJ Secours
fla r on i t e B i lshvps
AddCapacityAddress Aim
Ma zr a a Fducat tonaldu-at nrio Harissa Vocational
ducat IFurn el t ona 1Chebbak
Edca t 1onaIcational 1
(K an tar i a o 7att)nal
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V(catonal Iecors
( V ac r on a l
(Furn el Chebbak EdUca t iona 1
( V c a t I O naI (VamihEoca ionl1
(disr el Bacha EducaIonalVoca tiena I
((K ahale EducationalvocationalE d c t o a (Ah al hEquipment15
(V Educational
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t
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450
00
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500
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600
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150
100
100
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Cipart y Students
Maronite Bishops
of Cyprus
Maronite Bishops (Antelias
( (
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500
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(Kornet Chehtane Fdit bnal I 0n0 Recotj r- ion I Inn IOIO
Sisters of St Joseph de IApparition (Tyr (South)
(
Vora t I na I Edtucational
Vocat ional
675
E1 I pment
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IR500
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aronite Sisters of the Iloly Family
(Zokak
(Tripoli
el Blat Educational
Vocational
Eduicatinonal
1300
1500
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Equ ipment
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21)00
14H000 Vocational
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(Hejdlaya Educational Vocational
500 Reconstruction
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Capacity StudentstudntsDaa esae air restL
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and girlq
Mosiim Welfare Association Al
Makassed
Beirut Educational Vocational
4500 Reconstrucciont Equipment
0000()
Almakas-edoMoslum 50 schoolt fit
Rural areas
Welfare Association Al Makassed
[ilffereuit villages all over the
country
Educational Vocational
40eie Re000 ru-tho Equipment
ZhO0XJ0
At Amlliyah
The Chlite Stuerior Council 60 schools
Jabal Amet Welfare
Assoc iat 1on
Chi it Council
Beirut
Rural areas
Educattnal
Vocational
EduIcational Vocational
2000
10000
Recouistru r ton
Equinment
Reconstruction Equipment
5Is 1)4)
WO0
Al Takamoul
Jabal Amel Technical School
The 4e 1fare Assoct a-
t ion
El Bourr amp Al Ihsan Association
Bourj
Tyr
Barajneh Fd uca t Innal
Vcational
Educatfonal V4ntional
5010
500
R~const rid ion
EuiIpment
Recrontru-tion Equipment
1(0O00
31000
At Zahraa City Supreme Chuite Council Beirut Ediattonal 3000 Reconstru-rhn n0or qo
Voca t I onal Equipment Social Center Medical Center Nursing School m
Druze Community Chekh AkI All over the country FIWat[nal 5000 e 25 schools
areas
in rural cectnstorunrl Vocational
E ntO Equipment
5quip
The Sidon Institute The Association for of Technology Indujtrial ani Tech-
Saida Vocational 300 Reconstruction Rent
10000
nical Development Equipment
School of the Blind Armenian Welfare
Assoc iat ion
Bourg Hammoud Educational
Vocational 200 Reconstruction
Equipment 65000
L 1 514875
Sub Totals Attachment A $ 744434900
Attachment B 19 8602600
Attachment C 1017162500
TOTAL $196020000o
Amount requested 50Z of estimated total $ n801OOO00
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January 26 1979
MEMORADUM FOR HEry
FRCM AL E777 i
SUBJECT CAHOLC RELF SERVI-CS pPCOSAL
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Thank ur hl on syofro cut the Catholic
Relief Servioes proposal for the ise Presideno
As you can see rom the atrah e- me ran im Cardinal Cooke was very Dleased w- n and C ale response as wa he Poce
told- --e--- l to COif y i e = further ucesoons about the various noints ousuczested relay to im h
be in touch with you on Iondsv He indic-azed also -that he wculd sec tc It that n oic Cial Licatin
would be fcr-hcomng from the GO and CRS and that woul willinc itself into be to out some mnev
thc projact
_ce c u wI_ foow uo with A alonz _i nes f cur dsussi r wi~h the 7ice Pras Yese-terdaI
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OFFICE OF THE VICZ PRESDENT
WASH GTCN
January 26 197
1AXMORNDUtI FOR T2E VICE PRESIDENT
FROM AL EIS ELE
SUBJEC CAR U COOKE
Cardinal Cooke called this r rning from Santo Domingo to express his gratitude to you and the President for the prpt and favorable decision on the Catholic Relief Ser-ices project for Lebanon
The Cardinal sa-id he told Pope John Paul that the reauest had been favorably considered and that the details would be worked t
He said the Pope was very very pleased -e was exhausted when he arrived here and when I told him it gave him a big lift He didnt lock so tired after that He told me that Lebanon has Deen var much on his - lately arid that this (proposal) hopefully will help to bring peace there
Cooke az]ed that I -ass on his warest neronai thanks and arec -n for your hen It- was the perfect thing to get
a repIv so - J he said You will be hearing from him when he returns
cc Denis Clift
bullI NORA-N DC NI -- shy
NATIONAL SCLRITY COrxCIr1
January 25 1979
Mc-DxDt FOR DENIS CLIFT
F CHRISTINE DODSCN
SUBJECT Your Mermorandum of January 23 Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
We have consulted with AID on the CRS proposal You maygive the Vice President or Cardinal Cooke the followingpreLminary reaction
The US Gover=ent is very positive toward the general conceptoutlined in the proposal and has had very good experiencein working with CRS in Lebanon
Althcugh the CRS paper describes the support of MinisterAttallah as well as Minister Rizk USthe Embassy in Beiruthas advised us that Actallah has questioned the scope ofthe project and Rizk has told the Embassy that a revisedand more restricted project will be submitted by the Governshyment of Lebaon to the Embassy
AID will need to act upon this official proposal Uponits receapt AID will request a detailed project proposalfrom CPS consistent with the request of the Government of Lebanon
AID funds for initiating such a project even cn a reducedscale in fiscal 1979 are severely limited because thecontingency fund has been entirely consumed by the GuyanaJonestown airlift and development and support assistancefunds are largely committed Some money remains in theMiddle East Requirements Fund sufficient to make a startin FY 1979 There will be greater latitude for supportof the project in fiscal 1980 either by reprogrammingduring the Congressional presentation process or by apcssible supplemental request for Middle East regionaldevelopment activities if a peace treaty is concluded
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To sons
January 26 1979
FROU Jcseh C heeier ANE
StBJEcr Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
Having consulted with you and after receiving the attached memorandumfrom Bob Nooter I called Rud Poats on January 25AID is favorably disposed to I told him -thatthe work the CRS has been doing in Lebanonand therefore would look positively on any specific proposal whichthey made to us I told him that within the Government of LebanonMinister Attallah had taken exception from a procedural point of viewto Xinister Rizks letter to andCRS had indicatedlikelihood the to our Embassy thethat Government of Lebanon throuch Dr Attallah wouldbe reuesting a re-structured program probably at a smaller level
I told Rud that our fundina situation was as follows$7 million available from the MESRF account for all We have about
contingencies Middle EastHowever Lebanon hasthese funds Beyond that we will been very much in our mind forhave to go toadditional Congress andseek
the budget funds and this would of course require an amendment toThis however would not stop usCRS from making a start on aprograrm if such a program is formally requested by the Governmentof Lebanon and if it is approved after our rview of the specificproposals I stated that it was my understanding there are no morecontingency funds available because these have been reserved for theGuyana problem
Rud said he would pass this information back to Cardinal Cooke who wasleaving that afternoon to meet the Pope in Santo Domingo
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DEZAPTMENT CF STATE
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
WASHINGTON
EZUTY ADMINISTRATOR
January 24 1979
MEMORANDUM FOR AANE MR JOSEPH WHEELER
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
The attached proposal was given to me by Rud Poats who received it fromthe Vice Presidents Office with a request that we review it I assumethat these issues are still being handled in your Bureau rather than bythe Disaster Relief Office but if that is incorrect please ask them to review it instead
Please look over the proposal to see whether it has any merit I wouldappreciate it if you could then give Rud Poats a call so that he canhave an initial reaction which he can pass back to the Vice Presidents Office
Robert H Nooter
Attachment CRS Proposal
M A N D U
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
ACT ION
Memo No 88-79 January 23 1979
LEIO LADUM FOR CHRISTINE DODSON
FROM Denis Clift C
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
May we please have an NSCState recommendation on theattached proposal as soon as possible Given the Vice Presidents interest in responding promptly I would appreciate it if I could be advised of your initial recornmendation by close of business January 24
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A PROJECT PROPOSALFROM
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FOR THE
RETORATOC REECSTION 0F
BASIC HEALTH WELFARE AND EDUCATION FACILITIES
FROTHE PRIVATE SECTOROF LEBANON
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Catholic Relief Services-United States Catholic Conference has officially received from the Government of Lebanon (GOL) a multishyplicity of requests in a wide range of target areas - eg housing small business loans etc - of these three target areas have been agreed and approved by CRS and the GOL The parameter of this project is exclusively those facilities and services sponsored by the Private Sector in Lebanon These three categories are basic to the restoration
of elemental humanitarian services necessary for the mending of the comaranity fabric irrespective of sectarian ties and per se will strengthen and support the Government of Lebanon with Lts populace-
The intention of CRS is to establish a program of assistance in the restoration of those buildings and services administered by the private sector which were damaged andor destroyed by the events of the last two years Our target areas are as follows
1 Hospitals and dispensaries
2 Welfare institutions
3 Schools and educational facilities
Principles of Operations of thisProject
1 The basic principle of operation will limit all activity
and funding to restoration of those facilities and services
and only those destroyed by the violence of war No new facilities or services would be permitted (This principle
should totally eliminate even the possibility of criticism
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by any faction inasmuch as it restores only those basic
hu-anitarian services previously available to the people
of nb on)
2 The basic guidelines for appropriations will be the
document resulting from a professional survey conducted
by the office of Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President
of the High Com-ittee for Relief of the COL No CRS
activity would be undertaken without the approval of the
GOL and the affected institution or school
3 The modality of single project implementation under t1his
grant would be patterned after the USAIDLebanon YMCA grant
whereby the officers and the Board of Directors of that Oxrnizationchose and authorized the implementation process
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under Lebanese law and business procedures according to the
guidelines established by CRS and agreed to by the GOL
4 The operation of theUS grant will be the sole responsibility
of Cat holic Relief Services-USCC with all fiscal and evaluative
Furtheringn 7 requirements of the US Government fulfilled by CRS
the mandate ad inten f the Congress on Foreign Aid CRS as
the voluntary agency woutld administrate the grant in Lebanon
thus relieving the US Bbassy in Beiut of participation in
the administrative process and thereby not int rering or
affecting t-heir other political or peace goals CRS would 1
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of course keep the Embassy fully advised but would not
involve it in the implementation of the project
5 The desired fiscal responsibility necessitates the grant
he administered by AID to and through the World Headshy
quarters of Catholic Relief Services in New York
6 Because of the restricted nature of this grant the
administration and operation of this project would be
distinct and separate from all other on-going programs
of Catholic Relief Services in Lebanon
-- OFFICI L AP2flVA A-D CCLET AND ENTHUSIASTIC- EDORSEMENTS-FOR -THIS
PROJECT FROM WITHIN EBANON
1 Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President of the High Co-mittee
for Relief of the Government of Lebanon and Minister of
Social Welfare and Minister-of Education of the Government
of Lebanon
2 M-inister (Doctorh Mohamedttallah Director of the Intershy
piis ez-iJa Co~ittee for National Planning and Development
Council for the Government of Lebanon
3 His BeahieAntonions Boutros hcreiche President of t he
General-Assem ifPatriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon
4 His Excellency Saeb Salam Leader of the Moslem communities
of Lebanon
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5 HisHcliness the Arenian Orthodox Pope Karekin II
OFFICIALE CSEENTAUD SUP2PCr OUTSIDE OF LEBANON BY
- His Holiness Pope John Paul I personally and officially
endorsed this proposed project even to the extent of promising to do
all that his office and person could do to attract other assistance for
t-he poor azd refugees in Lebanon The Holy Father endorsed havinVHis
rimnence Terence Cardinal Cooke personally and privately approach
President Carter to intercede and supoort this project-for the restoration
of hu_aitarian facilities and services ir Leanon This papal endorseshy
-_-ent took place on November 24 1978 iFa DrivLe auiience in the papal
library- -- -
The Arerican Cardinals Archbishops and Bishops through
the United States Catholic Conference as-evidenced in their Statement
on he Middle East - The Pursuit of Peace With Justilce U(fational Conference
of Catholic Bishops-o hei-i978)16197b -----
- The host of American Lebanese societies and agencies registered
in the Urxited -States - shy - - -
-is Enenceaence CadinaC~oka Archbish6p of New York
and President of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association
It was the consensus of the leadership within the consulted
governmental religious and private sectors t this rojeut should
begin i-L-ediatey to give the refugees reasons to return ther orer
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dwellings thus expediting the solution of the refugee problem in Lebanon
to a great extent This prospect moreover would help those deprived
of these basic healt-h education and welfare services and give to t-he
people of Lebancn a new hope in their government and a gliromer of peace
It was aptly stated by the Leader of the Moslem comu~rty when he said
such a program of restoration of the private sector buildings and
services at t-his very critical moment would be instrttental in repairing
the very fabric of the country now torn apart by extremists of both
sides who feed on each other
The time frame for this AIDCRS project will be dictated by
the circ=stances necessary to complete the goals and objectives of
restoring the facilities and services for halth welfare and education
in Lebanon
GRANT REQUEST - A-MOUNT AND FISCAL PROCESS
An initial tranche of 25 million dollars is estimated as the
bare mini-um to begin this project A cash flow of an advance of oneshy
third of the grant amount is envisioned as necessary to commence project
implementation
INPUTS FRCM PRIVATE SECTOR
The amount of sLc and a half million dollars has been donated
to the refugee anda emergency programs and projects since January 1 1977
It is estinated that this donation rate from the private sector will
escalate during the time frae of this project
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To preserve the private input in satisfying the basic human
need in Lebanon it is extremely important to understand the professional
strategy -f isolating the distinct goals of this project by not recriesting
additional funding from the private sector Professionally such solicitshy
ations would deprive those refugee and emergency programs now being
principally funded from the private sector Fortunately Catholic Relief
Services has the tormal promise from the Governmnent of Lebanon to solicit
grants from other gover-nments to participate in the goals of this grant
proposal This promise has been already crystallized to the extent that
the Goverrnment of Lebanon has designated a voting position on its Restorshy
ation and Rehabilitation Appropriations and Planning Comuittee to CRS
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~ The challenge of achi ving peace with justice in the Middle Es 44cofronts the conscience of tha international community A~s bishjops
Oft the Catholic Church in the United States we feel a dual rdsponsishybility to respond to the4 moral and religious dimensions-of this cha] lense On the one hand we are bound to the M~iddle-East by ties-f
hitoy tradition and faith On the other hand we4are c-itizenso
a nation which plays a direct and continuing role in the Middle Bast We address this problem as paso whs3asoamitr r~L
h fostringjustice andpecaevrleeofsity wereii
wr of the complexity of the political legal religious and moral ~problems of the MiddleEat and we acknowledge with respect and
Jgratitude the -miultiple efforts of political leaderswho have labored r~
[ to resolve this tragic conflict We wish in the first place to enshy
couacr o give voice toth silent hopes o ape pl Vthm ad
where who long for a common effort for peace in one of hworld s motdangerous politicl areas
1K~veseek in this statement to bring the problem 0T the MdJl~a before the Catholicconiunity in the Uitd
univrsa c-1alenge to onscience miay be in~thir thgh-t aci pl~vej esekaso to make osrutva t lt~~b ut t6
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East we specified a~ series of principles which shouldbe -part of an
eff ective political solution While ackniowledging the process of
continuous changeK that marks the life of thatregio1n we believe the
ceta elements of our 1973 statement to be still valid and usefulj
gu~idelines for a domprehensive approach to peace and justice inte
Middle East Therefore we again-call for a comprehensive pitical
solution involvingthe following
Teights of Israel to eistence as a sovereign state withi
asecure and recognizfed boundaries
The rights of the Palestinian Arabs to participate-in
negotiations affecting their d stinyaid to a homeland ofashy
their owna-
Comensation just compensatioshudbprvedfr all(a- shy
concerned of-whatever natioa d~n
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one-third of the population (750000) have become reuesis t
has been directly tied to the question of a regiplusmnonal settlementn
the Middle East on the one hand lis clear that Lebanon ishigh vulnrabl toa multiplicity of regionaland international forces
whchdirectly inflec itdoeiclife On-th other hand the 4 fate and future of the Palestinians whose refugee status evokes our
sympathy join the internal problem of Lebanon to the regional problshy
of the Middle East While a regional ec sadfctcpiio
for peace in Lebanon it is not a sufficient condition The intern
dimensions of theLebanese problem -political social economic a~n
religious be addressedwith a blend of political wisdom iad-must
moral courage asa first step toward peace The valuef~Lbn~
the st to Christianity and the worldis Atruthw cannoamp
fc-get The indepandonce of Lebanon and i ts fjbrc-of political anrC~~i(i6Uhia1ilpeevc mustb I al pon our governmen
to havea special concern for alIthese elomnts4 4
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6f iplomatic gratness to act boldly ad courageously in the f 6e Of complexity and ambiguity Cam David is suh ia ati6on and
dfserves our support h the same time it is necessar~y to recogniz i Daaiadnize~tht i Camis part of a process the diplomatic $nitiatives taken there must
be b oadened The gt itations of the Camp David accords inivolve
both the scope and te s of the agreements One form of limitation is evidencedby the ned to bringeeovher keyLactors in~ the Middle
fEast into the peace-making process This in turn is related to thiae terms of the agreements it ispartiall due to some dimensions
~ of the accords th Itkey parties are unwilling to participate in the procssTwoissues which-exemplify the substantive limits of- the
accords and which the principles of this statement mke us partcul
Iconcerned about are the status of Jerusalem ad the~fiate of thej Palestinians those living in the occupied territories and inteJ regio of the Middle East The question of Pales ini svr~gt4
remainsi unresolved by the accor s and calls for fute egtain t~f~ha been initiated at Cammp David must be exeddW htesme
adision
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Aware of the Conflicted and tragic history ot the recent past we
are cautious but choose to emphasize the signs of hope peace is
possible In transforming the possibility into a reality we see
the same basic dimensions of the problcm at work which structured
our 1973 statement
First the international community especially its principal
diplomatic actors inevitably influences the future of the Middle
East all those who touch the problem have an enormous responsibilit
to act with wisdom and vision Second the United Nations is a vita
element in any Middle Eastnegotiations and its diplomatic-and
peace-keeping role will undoubtedlybe crucial to long-term resolu
of the conflict Third the regional parties whose conflicting cla
of justice are the essence of the political and moral problem in the
Middle East are the key to peace In their-political vision moral
courage and will for peace lie our hopes for a peaceful future
Finally the religious communities with roots in the MiddleEast
must reflect the-best of our traditions in supporting the movement
for peace with )jtice for-al the people of- the regioL We have a
continuing concern for -the protection-of -the basic rights both civi
and religious of -the Christian minoritie in the Middle East and wc
encourage the local-churches there to-coninue their steadfast witnE
to the faith -
We call upon the inhabitants of the-Holy Land to renew and int
their efforts to build a spirit of pcae by drawing upon the rich
resources of the three great religious traditions which vencrato th
Holy Land as a-sacred place- -We-pray that the Prince of Peacewho
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lived t-and prayed in the Micdle East will bless the efforts
of all wh-e hope and strive for justice and peace in the land which
is still called holy
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
wellas eting
here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
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that tei cotution o r hin-projensct wille npeinsicals whethe itheCoaiees ohth edycasioegard thefrebah tnheint but alsof ahs Fedoaco rof n riit oes ot mWethealsoibee
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guarantee b aypeittheGoeneto ceaonusion thywsl iausediabyuacpofrclaipction thsgan yom tnsqenUS Govermentbyolycillasshytraiveli thruha niciate gantavrage request ofie $1000 pein stiution and tehnbilitatont a htw r eusigfv ilo
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
demndtha~tisbe jin vetpe yRS AID and the GOL But-
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Ifdu to extenuating stutons 3 or Circust ancest alon ffort isneihe desire nrir iat I 4d wis to1in
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u The implementation plan for the vai iittos zreeivihq funds would differ di endingnot only on the eize of thei iicth e t auaivenprocesihtne a t i anpftle exerOreh~abilitation proj ect to be undertaken but on the compence and
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oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
as CRS is able to make positive contributiof in the areas oif ~alth
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I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workihoet
PaPeOsTNoAIo 135l X 1 aooeratingCountry 7 Lebanon I268-03l3-3-629773 Page 3 of Pge
Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
ATING COUNTRY
ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
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14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
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NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
Titie flirartfir NFTECH
Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
Attac hment A p
LIST OF HOSPITALS
Name of osptaL Respqonsible Addresa Aim - Capaclt DamaCesEepa-i Copt L
ipospital Notre Dame Sisters of the Cross Antelias Chronical
illness
450 patients Reconstrur tton
Equipment
11567500
tlospital lelacroix Sisters of the Cross Jail el Dib Psychiatric I I ness
1100 Recnstrict iln Equipment
s8130uoO
Ilospital StJoseph Sisters of the Cross Dora (enerai 125 heds Recrntrj ti in Fquipm nt
q)1 644 00
Hospital Dlelacroix Sis--rs of the Cross Deir el Kamar Mentally hand icapped and general
460 patients Reconstrr in Equipment
IOn0000T
Horpitai lebanese aronite Sisters of
the -ly Family iOeirut General 1SO beds Recontructton
Fquipment I(100O0OOO
Hospital StTherese Sisters of StTherese Hadath-Bourij
Berajneh
General 200 heds Recti ttvwt Iin Equlpmfent
4 fOOOOO00
Hospital StGeorges Greek Ort1hox Archbishop of Beirut
Beirut General 350 beds Hecong trrt ion Equipment
I WO)00i 00
Hospital Makassed Al Makassed uslum
Welfare Association Beirut Cenrri 500 beds Reconq( rutin
Eqiuipment
1 0000OOO
Hospital Berbir Wakf tuslum Beirut Gcueral 200 beds ReconstrLrt ion Equipmet
20o00000
Hospital Sacre Coeur
Daughters f Charity liazmieh General 160 beds Reconstruwt I Equipment
H20O)O0
Hospital StElie Sisters of rtTherese Ras Beirut General 125 beds ReconstrucIion Fquipment
rOO0000O
Hospital StJean Parish StJen Sid Bouchrieh Polyclinic 25 beds Reconstruction Equipment
1O0O000
Name of 1oplt_a I
eOnsible Centre Belt Chehab Kironite Lebanese
Order
Hospital StVlnrent Dal-ghters of Charity
lospItal StJean Parsh St Jean
Hospital Notre Oame Lebanese Mlarontle Order
Hospital StCharles German Sisters
Hospital Blhaes Dluphters of Charity
Hospital Notee Dame Sistersog Sacredde Secours Heart
lOSpIital Tall Cia Sisters of Sacred
Hospital Zahra ~~~~BeiTal AlZaearouci Supreme Chiite
Address
Belt Chebab
HIasrontin
Zghrt
Aim HandicappedHandcapped
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70 bpd
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125 bedsR
100 beds
20o beds
50ubeds 50 beds
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GeneralGeeap15bd
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General 200 beds
I lipmentRecons t ruc t ton
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Rcn~ocinJ0(0)
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101
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LL-22 3 3 0 4 9 0 0 =$4390
LL223 3 10490 0
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Name of
AL Hakassed Home
for Aged
Al Makassed Home
for Aged
Home for Aged
Home for Aged
Home for Aged
(Program)
Al Zahraa
Iome for Aged
Social Service C enters
Al Riaya
Al Ouftoumala
Houbarrat
A l Im a ner
LIST OF SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Lesaponsib AddressAmp kIttution Almakassed Welfare TArlk JaddeBeirut eratrie 700Association
r G il
Almakassed Welfare Ahl Samra -ripol I Geilatric 300As~cuciati
01 Sisters of ND des F irnel Chebbak
DotilIeurs Geriatric 200
I euSisters of StTherese LI r SEquirmentAin Remmaneh Geriatric 250
Daughters of Charity Ras Beirut Geriatric-od so
Supreme Chiite Council Khalde Beirut Oertatric 700
OrphanageRe
Social CasesOrthodox Bishop of Achrafieh GeriatricBeirut Orphanage
150tio
C i a l Muslum
S - C a se s Social Service BeirutS oc ietyO Orphanags
na 200r hHand Icappeds20
Muslum Social Service Doha OrphanageSociety 600 Delinquent
Vocat ional Blind Deaf
Supreme Ch itP oticil Chial Orphanage3p 3 n0 t ud e n t s
o ir Of
eCot rCr1t 1on
Recnst ri- Inn
Fu Equ(pe2nr
Re-onst rturt fon
Rei-or--nt tionEquipment
Medcint
Food
Medoii rI to t lt
Equipment
Reriatri eEqcI pmont
E u p n
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Equ i pmen t
Reconst iic i 1-Equipment
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Name of
Arta tm nL 1p Institutionble Address
ASupreme
A r a b O r p h a na ge Sup reme
Chte
CO
Council Ilermel
Co u n c il Sa a id Orphanage
rntgOeq 100 students EquIp
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Mirouj School SisteerHeart
olfitSa jc I ruSaiaurphnae nt 5 of)( CX
de la Providence
Pr
Creche St-Vincent
Saison
Dauhtersv d n eSocial
Daughters
of Ciarity
of Charity
Bourj el
Beirut
Brajneh
Orphanage S c a t e
OrphanageCases
st 300 studentE
900 student s
Equipment
R q pes r rI n
I0f0if()40 9 0 O
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Foyer Cardinal
Apagianian Armenian CaCaolic
Patriaca te Anrjar
Crcean aCreche andCar e
Orphanage
Da1y 250
2e00
200
Equipment
Recq
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St Charles Daughters of Charity Beirut SOc ial Cases nec rtrn-ionr O0O Iav Care e nt I M
StVincent de Pul Daughters of Charity Broumana Orphanage
400 Reon
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renOrphanago EqutIpment
MIhlum O rpha nag e Mus lum We l fa re Soc ie ty Be iru t 600
Rpcons rufEq1ipe n t f ion U O O O)
Za h ra t al
Sal ima l hsa ne G ree k O r thodox Patriarcate
Be i ru t
Orphanage 10 OOn
Equ imentrc nn 010000
Bon Pasteur
ParpinrnateDruze Community
Sisters of Good
Shepherd
Salima
Hammana
rEquipment
Orphnag ampree Social Cases
Orphanage
Orpuipme
10 100
100
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Druze Community Soukq u ell GharbG a bOrphanage
Social
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Cases
75
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Name of Resposble Address
Home for Orphans Druze Community Abey
Orphanage Abey Capicines Fathers Abey
Ka h l o u n i e h Le ban es e K- r(r l te KaS u ie h i
OrderSt Anthony MKaronite Bishop or
Assistance the North Tripoly )luinto the Welfare Societv TripoliOrphans (boys) thiSe
Assistance to the uslum Welfare Society TripoliOrphans girls
NreraneOlnS t Chekka
Home for the Arab u Welfare Society SaldaOrphans
Soc ietyJ u s tic e amp Ch a rity Supr e me Ch uiSociey te CoCcsl Tyr eC0ncllTyreOrphanages
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150
150
100
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Equipment
LL 5958078o0 - US $1986 6O00
Name of Institution ReSpens ible
Inttto Reusil Al Carmelia CarmeItte Fathers
Notre Dame Maronite Sisters of the Holy Family
Lebanese School lebaneso Society for for the Blind tileBlind amp oaf
Vocational Workshop Sisters of tileCross
Vocational Training Sisters of the (ood
Shepherd
Technicol School Salvatorian Fathers
Mtein School aronite Lebanese
Order
(uiliglan Armenian Prelature
in Lebanon
Aksor KasardJian Armenian Prelature
in Lebanon Apkarian Armenian Prelature
in Lebanon Noubarian Armenian Prelature
in Lebanon
Address
Ades
iejdlaya
AIntoura
Baabda
Broumana
Sehaileh
SalhIchI
Mtein
Nor Adana
BiHammoud
Nor Sis
Nor Adana
Nor arash
LIST OF INSTITUTIONS
Aim CactyntsDaaeCapacifty
i Students Educational amp 2300
Vocational
Educatlonal Vo ionaIRo
amp ntru 200VocatlonalEqu
Educational amp 200 Vocational
Vocat ional 500
Vocational 60
Vocational 250
Eduzcati-rnal amp 600
Vocational
Educational amp 442 Vocational
Educational amp 339
Vocational
Educational b 431
Vocational
Educational amp 206
Vocational
(Exchange Re Echnq Rar
R |r
Damua sepjir
Reronstruton
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Recolnstruct ton Equipment
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Equ i pmen t Reconstro ron
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Equ ipment
Reconstr Hon
Equipment
ReconstrctIn
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Recustrur in
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125000
160000
250
25800
58750
98100
41700
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Hagopiann Armenian Prelattr Bodwi duct ona In Lebanon
F Voctiona l
Sahaglan College Arm Welfare Org flurst Tatbet Educatiounal
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Name Of
InstitRes_ nslble
Saint Mesrob Sisters of Imnma-
cu l a t e Co n c ep t i o n Saint Gregoire Arm Catholic
Patriarcat e Scool Notre Dame Arm Catholic de Rzounsa r Patriareate
Saint Suzanne Sisters ltf Immacu-
late Corn(eption Saint Agnes Sisters of 1acu-
NechtarIsts ( late ConceptionPikfaya Fathers (3) ( iazmIeh
( Rawda
(i w
Sisters
ilriptzimiantz
oflate Immacu-Conception Zalhraalishan
Greek Orthodox
Patriarcate
Notre Dame de reek Orthodo
Behara re rhdAhail(Annunch ation) Patriarcate Notre Dame Greek Orthodox (Alsayeden)
Patriarcate
College Sacre Coeur Christian Brothers
LourdesCollege NDlme de Christian Rrvters
Address
13
Achrafieh
Dekouaneh
Achrafteh
BIamoudcati
Fanar
Achrafell
A aeEcational
Achrafie
Achrafieh
Cemayze
Furn el Chebhak
Alit t
Capacity Almamin-d
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Educational 800Rcosut5o0nRecostrtion
0 4 25 Educat ionalamp 570
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Equipment
Fducational 275
Equipment
6 VocationlalEd cational 800 Re ont r t t in 1 8 ORe1ons Equipment
Educa t ionaVocatinal 1200 Recons t ruct I n l000OnOrphans Equipment
EduationalVo a t I I 1300 Recons trur t i 50 OO Equpment
ocati 2Fum
Ronstrit t 350000
Educatio nal 1OO Fqu ipmet Vocationaluqbi0e Rcconstructi-
nt 200 0 0
EducationalVoca tb tja l ampI500 e totst uc t I n 0
Equipnot
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Educational amp Locat ona
2400 Equipment
RcOns)t rt
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Name ofInstLtution esns Ible
Notre Dame of Naronite Order Loua t2e
Notre Dame of No rampae oMaronite Lebanese Tamiche Order
College Antonin Antonin Order
Free SchooI Chaw unDaughters of Charity
Free Schndo DaughtersSt Vincent de Paul of Charity
F re e S hoo l D a u g h te rs o f Cha r ity St Tarciscitis
S o s p
Free School Daughters of Charity
St Lo is S t S o oie Da ugh te rs o f C ha r ity
S ao nt Famil y Daugh te rs o f Char i ty
Hlloy Family Daughters of Charity
Dar en No r Daughters of Charity
St Vincent de Paul Daughters of Charity
Address
Louaize
Tamiche
Baabda
Achra ieh
Achrafieh
Ac hra f e h
Achrafieh
Ra s Be iru t
Ko hbeh-Trta po l
Zghorta
Dahr el Aamp Koura
Ras Beirut
Alm
Fduca t Vorat f+onal
Ed Vocational
Educatio al amp Vocational Ed Vcational
Eduocational
FreeampVocationl
Educat ionaIEduVcationalj
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Educational
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S a Vi oncaio n
Educ a tional
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Educational
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Student y
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200
120o
750
70R
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125iR
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500
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1 100
900
15E
1000
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Recontt -t i onwEqpmen t
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Recor t ruct tonEquti ment
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St Therese
St Therese
St Therese
NDame de Lihan
Notre Dame
Mar Doumith
St Georges
StJoseph de Lyon
14 Dame de Ouvriers
NDame de Janhour
Al flaykalia
Damour
_
Maronite Sisters of
St Therose
rvnite Sisters of
St The rese
Maronite Sisters of
St Therese Mdronite Sisters of
tile 1oly Family
Antonines Sisters
Antonines Sisters
Sisters of St Joseph
de L yonSisters of Stosepil
de Lyon Jesuites Fathers
Jesuites Fathers
Sisters of Sacred
Heart
Sisters of Sacred Heart
Addres
Furo el Chebbak
-cationl
Amyoln-Koura
Dar Beclitar Koura
Achraflehi
Ilazmieh
Roumieh
Klaya (South)
r el Iarf
Harf Sid Bauchrieh
Jamlhour
Tripoli
faiour
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750
200
1200
1000
800
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350
2000
1200
1200
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M t e i n
arjeyou r
Bawchrleh
Siouff
aley
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8ikfaya
Beit hebab
Ain Kharoube
ResOnsible Sisters of Sacred
Heart Sisters of Sacrel
Heart
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He rSisters of Sacred
Heart
Sisters of Sacredflear t
AlyVDa of SacredSisters
Ileart Sisters ot Sacred
Jeart
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Hlear t Beart Sisters of Sacred
Heairt
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lea rt
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Mteln
u1 S y un (S Vh)E
Sidel Baouclr ieh
Sloufn
Aley
Al(eUCational Zahle
Jounleh
Beit Chebab
Ain Kharoube
Aim t
Edu tional
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amp Vuc at Iona 1
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Name of
Institution
a z raa
ND du Perpetual Secour
S c h oOn f o r t heo s
Haronite Bishops of Beirut
Re tbl-zeri
S isters o f Sac redHlear t
Sisters of Sacredaartssa
Hear t
N D du P r e u lV01a Sisters of PerpetuJ Secours
fla r on i t e B i lshvps
AddCapacityAddress Aim
Ma zr a a Fducat tonaldu-at nrio Harissa Vocational
ducat IFurn el t ona 1Chebbak
Edca t 1onaIcational 1
(K an tar i a o 7att)nal
Vcat IonI(Ras el Nabeh EIduca t tona I 1
(Chiah Vcat Iona l VoEUcational
V(catonal Iecors
( V ac r on a l
(Furn el Chebbak EdUca t iona 1
( V c a t I O naI (VamihEoca ionl1
(disr el Bacha EducaIonalVoca tiena I
((K ahale EducationalvocationalE d c t o a (Ah al hEquipment15
(V Educational
Vocatitonal
t
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450
00
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500
3Oa
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600
6 0t
60
150
100
100
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R jj t t r n
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Cipart y Students
Maronite Bishops
of Cyprus
Maronite Bishops (Antelias
( (
Educationa1
Vocat innalI nn
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500
m~esRp
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r (ost LL
0)
01i)0n
(Karkour
( Elducat Ional
Vocational
300 PPc nst ruc t
EquIPMCut
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(liaret
( Sade- Edlicat I la I
cat boa I
1OO R- -n trs riwt
EquiI pmnt
o 12 5 000
((deide( Fdocat ional
Voatonal 500 Hconst ruct ion
Eqtjipment
(Kornet Chehtane Fdit bnal I 0n0 Recotj r- ion I Inn IOIO
Sisters of St Joseph de IApparition (Tyr (South)
(
Vora t I na I Edtucational
Vocat ional
675
E1 I pment
Rontr t
FqipmenL
IR500
(SaIda
( Fdlfca t I ona I Vocatona
400 Recnstrtin
EquI pment Of)
aronite Sisters of the Iloly Family
(Zokak
(Tripoli
el Blat Educational
Vocational
Eduicatinonal
1300
1500
Reconstruction
Equ ipment
Recnstructin
21)00
14H000 Vocational
Equipment
(Hejdlaya Educational Vocational
500 Reconstruction
Equipment -0000
0
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-
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Name of Institution Responsible Address Aim Aim
Capacity StudentstudntsDaa esae air restL
Almakassed 5 schools for boyq
and girlq
Mosiim Welfare Association Al
Makassed
Beirut Educational Vocational
4500 Reconstrucciont Equipment
0000()
Almakas-edoMoslum 50 schoolt fit
Rural areas
Welfare Association Al Makassed
[ilffereuit villages all over the
country
Educational Vocational
40eie Re000 ru-tho Equipment
ZhO0XJ0
At Amlliyah
The Chlite Stuerior Council 60 schools
Jabal Amet Welfare
Assoc iat 1on
Chi it Council
Beirut
Rural areas
Educattnal
Vocational
EduIcational Vocational
2000
10000
Recouistru r ton
Equinment
Reconstruction Equipment
5Is 1)4)
WO0
Al Takamoul
Jabal Amel Technical School
The 4e 1fare Assoct a-
t ion
El Bourr amp Al Ihsan Association
Bourj
Tyr
Barajneh Fd uca t Innal
Vcational
Educatfonal V4ntional
5010
500
R~const rid ion
EuiIpment
Recrontru-tion Equipment
1(0O00
31000
At Zahraa City Supreme Chuite Council Beirut Ediattonal 3000 Reconstru-rhn n0or qo
Voca t I onal Equipment Social Center Medical Center Nursing School m
Druze Community Chekh AkI All over the country FIWat[nal 5000 e 25 schools
areas
in rural cectnstorunrl Vocational
E ntO Equipment
5quip
The Sidon Institute The Association for of Technology Indujtrial ani Tech-
Saida Vocational 300 Reconstruction Rent
10000
nical Development Equipment
School of the Blind Armenian Welfare
Assoc iat ion
Bourg Hammoud Educational
Vocational 200 Reconstruction
Equipment 65000
L 1 514875
Sub Totals Attachment A $ 744434900
Attachment B 19 8602600
Attachment C 1017162500
TOTAL $196020000o
Amount requested 50Z of estimated total $ n801OOO00
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CrFICE 0F T64~ VICE -
W S NC-
January 26 1979
MEMORADUM FOR HEry
FRCM AL E777 i
SUBJECT CAHOLC RELF SERVI-CS pPCOSAL
z02 LE3AN1ON~CNTNTO
Thank ur hl on syofro cut the Catholic
Relief Servioes proposal for the ise Presideno
As you can see rom the atrah e- me ran im Cardinal Cooke was very Dleased w- n and C ale response as wa he Poce
told- --e--- l to COif y i e = further ucesoons about the various noints ousuczested relay to im h
be in touch with you on Iondsv He indic-azed also -that he wculd sec tc It that n oic Cial Licatin
would be fcr-hcomng from the GO and CRS and that woul willinc itself into be to out some mnev
thc projact
_ce c u wI_ foow uo with A alonz _i nes f cur dsussi r wi~h the 7ice Pras Yese-terdaI
BEST AVAILABLE COPY
OR N Z
OFFICE OF THE VICZ PRESDENT
WASH GTCN
January 26 197
1AXMORNDUtI FOR T2E VICE PRESIDENT
FROM AL EIS ELE
SUBJEC CAR U COOKE
Cardinal Cooke called this r rning from Santo Domingo to express his gratitude to you and the President for the prpt and favorable decision on the Catholic Relief Ser-ices project for Lebanon
The Cardinal sa-id he told Pope John Paul that the reauest had been favorably considered and that the details would be worked t
He said the Pope was very very pleased -e was exhausted when he arrived here and when I told him it gave him a big lift He didnt lock so tired after that He told me that Lebanon has Deen var much on his - lately arid that this (proposal) hopefully will help to bring peace there
Cooke az]ed that I -ass on his warest neronai thanks and arec -n for your hen It- was the perfect thing to get
a repIv so - J he said You will be hearing from him when he returns
cc Denis Clift
bullI NORA-N DC NI -- shy
NATIONAL SCLRITY COrxCIr1
January 25 1979
Mc-DxDt FOR DENIS CLIFT
F CHRISTINE DODSCN
SUBJECT Your Mermorandum of January 23 Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
We have consulted with AID on the CRS proposal You maygive the Vice President or Cardinal Cooke the followingpreLminary reaction
The US Gover=ent is very positive toward the general conceptoutlined in the proposal and has had very good experiencein working with CRS in Lebanon
Althcugh the CRS paper describes the support of MinisterAttallah as well as Minister Rizk USthe Embassy in Beiruthas advised us that Actallah has questioned the scope ofthe project and Rizk has told the Embassy that a revisedand more restricted project will be submitted by the Governshyment of Lebaon to the Embassy
AID will need to act upon this official proposal Uponits receapt AID will request a detailed project proposalfrom CPS consistent with the request of the Government of Lebanon
AID funds for initiating such a project even cn a reducedscale in fiscal 1979 are severely limited because thecontingency fund has been entirely consumed by the GuyanaJonestown airlift and development and support assistancefunds are largely committed Some money remains in theMiddle East Requirements Fund sufficient to make a startin FY 1979 There will be greater latitude for supportof the project in fiscal 1980 either by reprogrammingduring the Congressional presentation process or by apcssible supplemental request for Middle East regionaldevelopment activities if a peace treaty is concluded
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To sons
January 26 1979
FROU Jcseh C heeier ANE
StBJEcr Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
Having consulted with you and after receiving the attached memorandumfrom Bob Nooter I called Rud Poats on January 25AID is favorably disposed to I told him -thatthe work the CRS has been doing in Lebanonand therefore would look positively on any specific proposal whichthey made to us I told him that within the Government of LebanonMinister Attallah had taken exception from a procedural point of viewto Xinister Rizks letter to andCRS had indicatedlikelihood the to our Embassy thethat Government of Lebanon throuch Dr Attallah wouldbe reuesting a re-structured program probably at a smaller level
I told Rud that our fundina situation was as follows$7 million available from the MESRF account for all We have about
contingencies Middle EastHowever Lebanon hasthese funds Beyond that we will been very much in our mind forhave to go toadditional Congress andseek
the budget funds and this would of course require an amendment toThis however would not stop usCRS from making a start on aprograrm if such a program is formally requested by the Governmentof Lebanon and if it is approved after our rview of the specificproposals I stated that it was my understanding there are no morecontingency funds available because these have been reserved for theGuyana problem
Rud said he would pass this information back to Cardinal Cooke who wasleaving that afternoon to meet the Pope in Santo Domingo
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DEZAPTMENT CF STATE
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
WASHINGTON
EZUTY ADMINISTRATOR
January 24 1979
MEMORANDUM FOR AANE MR JOSEPH WHEELER
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
The attached proposal was given to me by Rud Poats who received it fromthe Vice Presidents Office with a request that we review it I assumethat these issues are still being handled in your Bureau rather than bythe Disaster Relief Office but if that is incorrect please ask them to review it instead
Please look over the proposal to see whether it has any merit I wouldappreciate it if you could then give Rud Poats a call so that he canhave an initial reaction which he can pass back to the Vice Presidents Office
Robert H Nooter
Attachment CRS Proposal
M A N D U
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
ACT ION
Memo No 88-79 January 23 1979
LEIO LADUM FOR CHRISTINE DODSON
FROM Denis Clift C
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
May we please have an NSCState recommendation on theattached proposal as soon as possible Given the Vice Presidents interest in responding promptly I would appreciate it if I could be advised of your initial recornmendation by close of business January 24
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A PROJECT PROPOSALFROM
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FOR THE
RETORATOC REECSTION 0F
BASIC HEALTH WELFARE AND EDUCATION FACILITIES
FROTHE PRIVATE SECTOROF LEBANON
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Catholic Relief Services-United States Catholic Conference has officially received from the Government of Lebanon (GOL) a multishyplicity of requests in a wide range of target areas - eg housing small business loans etc - of these three target areas have been agreed and approved by CRS and the GOL The parameter of this project is exclusively those facilities and services sponsored by the Private Sector in Lebanon These three categories are basic to the restoration
of elemental humanitarian services necessary for the mending of the comaranity fabric irrespective of sectarian ties and per se will strengthen and support the Government of Lebanon with Lts populace-
The intention of CRS is to establish a program of assistance in the restoration of those buildings and services administered by the private sector which were damaged andor destroyed by the events of the last two years Our target areas are as follows
1 Hospitals and dispensaries
2 Welfare institutions
3 Schools and educational facilities
Principles of Operations of thisProject
1 The basic principle of operation will limit all activity
and funding to restoration of those facilities and services
and only those destroyed by the violence of war No new facilities or services would be permitted (This principle
should totally eliminate even the possibility of criticism
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by any faction inasmuch as it restores only those basic
hu-anitarian services previously available to the people
of nb on)
2 The basic guidelines for appropriations will be the
document resulting from a professional survey conducted
by the office of Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President
of the High Com-ittee for Relief of the COL No CRS
activity would be undertaken without the approval of the
GOL and the affected institution or school
3 The modality of single project implementation under t1his
grant would be patterned after the USAIDLebanon YMCA grant
whereby the officers and the Board of Directors of that Oxrnizationchose and authorized the implementation process
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under Lebanese law and business procedures according to the
guidelines established by CRS and agreed to by the GOL
4 The operation of theUS grant will be the sole responsibility
of Cat holic Relief Services-USCC with all fiscal and evaluative
Furtheringn 7 requirements of the US Government fulfilled by CRS
the mandate ad inten f the Congress on Foreign Aid CRS as
the voluntary agency woutld administrate the grant in Lebanon
thus relieving the US Bbassy in Beiut of participation in
the administrative process and thereby not int rering or
affecting t-heir other political or peace goals CRS would 1
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of course keep the Embassy fully advised but would not
involve it in the implementation of the project
5 The desired fiscal responsibility necessitates the grant
he administered by AID to and through the World Headshy
quarters of Catholic Relief Services in New York
6 Because of the restricted nature of this grant the
administration and operation of this project would be
distinct and separate from all other on-going programs
of Catholic Relief Services in Lebanon
-- OFFICI L AP2flVA A-D CCLET AND ENTHUSIASTIC- EDORSEMENTS-FOR -THIS
PROJECT FROM WITHIN EBANON
1 Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President of the High Co-mittee
for Relief of the Government of Lebanon and Minister of
Social Welfare and Minister-of Education of the Government
of Lebanon
2 M-inister (Doctorh Mohamedttallah Director of the Intershy
piis ez-iJa Co~ittee for National Planning and Development
Council for the Government of Lebanon
3 His BeahieAntonions Boutros hcreiche President of t he
General-Assem ifPatriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon
4 His Excellency Saeb Salam Leader of the Moslem communities
of Lebanon
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5 HisHcliness the Arenian Orthodox Pope Karekin II
OFFICIALE CSEENTAUD SUP2PCr OUTSIDE OF LEBANON BY
- His Holiness Pope John Paul I personally and officially
endorsed this proposed project even to the extent of promising to do
all that his office and person could do to attract other assistance for
t-he poor azd refugees in Lebanon The Holy Father endorsed havinVHis
rimnence Terence Cardinal Cooke personally and privately approach
President Carter to intercede and supoort this project-for the restoration
of hu_aitarian facilities and services ir Leanon This papal endorseshy
-_-ent took place on November 24 1978 iFa DrivLe auiience in the papal
library- -- -
The Arerican Cardinals Archbishops and Bishops through
the United States Catholic Conference as-evidenced in their Statement
on he Middle East - The Pursuit of Peace With Justilce U(fational Conference
of Catholic Bishops-o hei-i978)16197b -----
- The host of American Lebanese societies and agencies registered
in the Urxited -States - shy - - -
-is Enenceaence CadinaC~oka Archbish6p of New York
and President of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association
It was the consensus of the leadership within the consulted
governmental religious and private sectors t this rojeut should
begin i-L-ediatey to give the refugees reasons to return ther orer
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dwellings thus expediting the solution of the refugee problem in Lebanon
to a great extent This prospect moreover would help those deprived
of these basic healt-h education and welfare services and give to t-he
people of Lebancn a new hope in their government and a gliromer of peace
It was aptly stated by the Leader of the Moslem comu~rty when he said
such a program of restoration of the private sector buildings and
services at t-his very critical moment would be instrttental in repairing
the very fabric of the country now torn apart by extremists of both
sides who feed on each other
The time frame for this AIDCRS project will be dictated by
the circ=stances necessary to complete the goals and objectives of
restoring the facilities and services for halth welfare and education
in Lebanon
GRANT REQUEST - A-MOUNT AND FISCAL PROCESS
An initial tranche of 25 million dollars is estimated as the
bare mini-um to begin this project A cash flow of an advance of oneshy
third of the grant amount is envisioned as necessary to commence project
implementation
INPUTS FRCM PRIVATE SECTOR
The amount of sLc and a half million dollars has been donated
to the refugee anda emergency programs and projects since January 1 1977
It is estinated that this donation rate from the private sector will
escalate during the time frae of this project
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To preserve the private input in satisfying the basic human
need in Lebanon it is extremely important to understand the professional
strategy -f isolating the distinct goals of this project by not recriesting
additional funding from the private sector Professionally such solicitshy
ations would deprive those refugee and emergency programs now being
principally funded from the private sector Fortunately Catholic Relief
Services has the tormal promise from the Governmnent of Lebanon to solicit
grants from other gover-nments to participate in the goals of this grant
proposal This promise has been already crystallized to the extent that
the Goverrnment of Lebanon has designated a voting position on its Restorshy
ation and Rehabilitation Appropriations and Planning Comuittee to CRS
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~ The challenge of achi ving peace with justice in the Middle Es 44cofronts the conscience of tha international community A~s bishjops
Oft the Catholic Church in the United States we feel a dual rdsponsishybility to respond to the4 moral and religious dimensions-of this cha] lense On the one hand we are bound to the M~iddle-East by ties-f
hitoy tradition and faith On the other hand we4are c-itizenso
a nation which plays a direct and continuing role in the Middle Bast We address this problem as paso whs3asoamitr r~L
h fostringjustice andpecaevrleeofsity wereii
wr of the complexity of the political legal religious and moral ~problems of the MiddleEat and we acknowledge with respect and
Jgratitude the -miultiple efforts of political leaderswho have labored r~
[ to resolve this tragic conflict We wish in the first place to enshy
couacr o give voice toth silent hopes o ape pl Vthm ad
where who long for a common effort for peace in one of hworld s motdangerous politicl areas
1K~veseek in this statement to bring the problem 0T the MdJl~a before the Catholicconiunity in the Uitd
univrsa c-1alenge to onscience miay be in~thir thgh-t aci pl~vej esekaso to make osrutva t lt~~b ut t6
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East we specified a~ series of principles which shouldbe -part of an
eff ective political solution While ackniowledging the process of
continuous changeK that marks the life of thatregio1n we believe the
ceta elements of our 1973 statement to be still valid and usefulj
gu~idelines for a domprehensive approach to peace and justice inte
Middle East Therefore we again-call for a comprehensive pitical
solution involvingthe following
Teights of Israel to eistence as a sovereign state withi
asecure and recognizfed boundaries
The rights of the Palestinian Arabs to participate-in
negotiations affecting their d stinyaid to a homeland ofashy
their owna-
Comensation just compensatioshudbprvedfr all(a- shy
concerned of-whatever natioa d~n
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-eaaaaaaa-The status of Jer~usaliem nas unique relilLPof
fic ce h s ho ~peser throuthg an iin rna
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one-third of the population (750000) have become reuesis t
has been directly tied to the question of a regiplusmnonal settlementn
the Middle East on the one hand lis clear that Lebanon ishigh vulnrabl toa multiplicity of regionaland international forces
whchdirectly inflec itdoeiclife On-th other hand the 4 fate and future of the Palestinians whose refugee status evokes our
sympathy join the internal problem of Lebanon to the regional problshy
of the Middle East While a regional ec sadfctcpiio
for peace in Lebanon it is not a sufficient condition The intern
dimensions of theLebanese problem -political social economic a~n
religious be addressedwith a blend of political wisdom iad-must
moral courage asa first step toward peace The valuef~Lbn~
the st to Christianity and the worldis Atruthw cannoamp
fc-get The indepandonce of Lebanon and i ts fjbrc-of political anrC~~i(i6Uhia1ilpeevc mustb I al pon our governmen
to havea special concern for alIthese elomnts4 4
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religionswil eire andb erl Eselfre neutriaity ~ebaonic
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6f iplomatic gratness to act boldly ad courageously in the f 6e Of complexity and ambiguity Cam David is suh ia ati6on and
dfserves our support h the same time it is necessar~y to recogniz i Daaiadnize~tht i Camis part of a process the diplomatic $nitiatives taken there must
be b oadened The gt itations of the Camp David accords inivolve
both the scope and te s of the agreements One form of limitation is evidencedby the ned to bringeeovher keyLactors in~ the Middle
fEast into the peace-making process This in turn is related to thiae terms of the agreements it ispartiall due to some dimensions
~ of the accords th Itkey parties are unwilling to participate in the procssTwoissues which-exemplify the substantive limits of- the
accords and which the principles of this statement mke us partcul
Iconcerned about are the status of Jerusalem ad the~fiate of thej Palestinians those living in the occupied territories and inteJ regio of the Middle East The question of Pales ini svr~gt4
remainsi unresolved by the accor s and calls for fute egtain t~f~ha been initiated at Cammp David must be exeddW htesme
adision
13 cyod Cam Do vd T1e MiddlcampZast prolem iss noW t 66n I
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Aware of the Conflicted and tragic history ot the recent past we
are cautious but choose to emphasize the signs of hope peace is
possible In transforming the possibility into a reality we see
the same basic dimensions of the problcm at work which structured
our 1973 statement
First the international community especially its principal
diplomatic actors inevitably influences the future of the Middle
East all those who touch the problem have an enormous responsibilit
to act with wisdom and vision Second the United Nations is a vita
element in any Middle Eastnegotiations and its diplomatic-and
peace-keeping role will undoubtedlybe crucial to long-term resolu
of the conflict Third the regional parties whose conflicting cla
of justice are the essence of the political and moral problem in the
Middle East are the key to peace In their-political vision moral
courage and will for peace lie our hopes for a peaceful future
Finally the religious communities with roots in the MiddleEast
must reflect the-best of our traditions in supporting the movement
for peace with )jtice for-al the people of- the regioL We have a
continuing concern for -the protection-of -the basic rights both civi
and religious of -the Christian minoritie in the Middle East and wc
encourage the local-churches there to-coninue their steadfast witnE
to the faith -
We call upon the inhabitants of the-Holy Land to renew and int
their efforts to build a spirit of pcae by drawing upon the rich
resources of the three great religious traditions which vencrato th
Holy Land as a-sacred place- -We-pray that the Prince of Peacewho
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lived t-and prayed in the Micdle East will bless the efforts
of all wh-e hope and strive for justice and peace in the land which
is still called holy
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
wellas eting
here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
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~ -shy~4~ if they qualify under the admissions po c es of-evieiytu tion assisted (This ist ev as a contiol factor that the
intttons stay within the scope of thir previo prfssoal4 - 4
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that tei cotution o r hin-projensct wille npeinsicals whethe itheCoaiees ohth edycasioegard thefrebah tnheint but alsof ahs Fedoaco rof n riit oes ot mWethealsoibee
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uponWreepio eoth asran efrom theS Governent sofLcbtao tohlt throgconiuinar thians frojecthirllespecifically teishyfieewd to beahedso~ofteGtCommitteentolasrgdsherch ondRecotnshystrutionu adoeabiit onr of orgno oh ehv lobe
guarantee b aypeittheGoeneto ceaonusion thywsl iausediabyuacpofrclaipction thsgan yom tnsqenUS Govermentbyolycillasshytraiveli thruha niciate gantavrage request ofie $1000 pein stiution and tehnbilitatont a htw r eusigfv ilo
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
demndtha~tisbe jin vetpe yRS AID and the GOL But-
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Ifdu to extenuating stutons 3 or Circust ancest alon ffort isneihe desire nrir iat I 4d wis to1in
a 2a tQA ~ IpB -frl5tholic~ Relief Sevies-eUSCC-toa~~ -9ra QQ-t Mi~i i
u The implementation plan for the vai iittos zreeivihq funds would differ di endingnot only on the eize of thei iicth e t auaivenprocesihtne a t i anpftle exerOreh~abilitation proj ect to be undertaken but on the compence and
4
oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
as CRS is able to make positive contributiof in the areas oif ~alth
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naioa4 volutary g -iene arete the~ u ovrnen il be4~follow$ed in allfna1ciiAl transactions To date~I amhappy torpor~t that aa4far as I kcnow this~has never b~een a pro~lemuat1c area
I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
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With kind personal regards I -Itmain
Sincerely yours
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(Rev) Robert L Charlebois Special Assistant
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
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Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
ATING COUNTRY
ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
-4s
14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
- = --O NEDP IAllen 4
NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
Titie flirartfir NFTECH
Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
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cu l a t e Co n c ep t i o n Saint Gregoire Arm Catholic
Patriarcat e Scool Notre Dame Arm Catholic de Rzounsa r Patriareate
Saint Suzanne Sisters ltf Immacu-
late Corn(eption Saint Agnes Sisters of 1acu-
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Patriarcate
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Address
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Dekouaneh
Achrafteh
BIamoudcati
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Notre Dame of Naronite Order Loua t2e
Notre Dame of No rampae oMaronite Lebanese Tamiche Order
College Antonin Antonin Order
Free SchooI Chaw unDaughters of Charity
Free Schndo DaughtersSt Vincent de Paul of Charity
F re e S hoo l D a u g h te rs o f Cha r ity St Tarciscitis
S o s p
Free School Daughters of Charity
St Lo is S t S o oie Da ugh te rs o f C ha r ity
S ao nt Famil y Daugh te rs o f Char i ty
Hlloy Family Daughters of Charity
Dar en No r Daughters of Charity
St Vincent de Paul Daughters of Charity
Address
Louaize
Tamiche
Baabda
Achra ieh
Achrafieh
Ac hra f e h
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Ras Beirut
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Mar Doumith
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St The rese
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tile 1oly Family
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de L yonSisters of Stosepil
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Heart
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of Cyprus
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(
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Name of Institution Responsible Address Aim Aim
Capacity StudentstudntsDaa esae air restL
Almakassed 5 schools for boyq
and girlq
Mosiim Welfare Association Al
Makassed
Beirut Educational Vocational
4500 Reconstrucciont Equipment
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Almakas-edoMoslum 50 schoolt fit
Rural areas
Welfare Association Al Makassed
[ilffereuit villages all over the
country
Educational Vocational
40eie Re000 ru-tho Equipment
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At Amlliyah
The Chlite Stuerior Council 60 schools
Jabal Amet Welfare
Assoc iat 1on
Chi it Council
Beirut
Rural areas
Educattnal
Vocational
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2000
10000
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Equinment
Reconstruction Equipment
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Al Takamoul
Jabal Amel Technical School
The 4e 1fare Assoct a-
t ion
El Bourr amp Al Ihsan Association
Bourj
Tyr
Barajneh Fd uca t Innal
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5010
500
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EuiIpment
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1(0O00
31000
At Zahraa City Supreme Chuite Council Beirut Ediattonal 3000 Reconstru-rhn n0or qo
Voca t I onal Equipment Social Center Medical Center Nursing School m
Druze Community Chekh AkI All over the country FIWat[nal 5000 e 25 schools
areas
in rural cectnstorunrl Vocational
E ntO Equipment
5quip
The Sidon Institute The Association for of Technology Indujtrial ani Tech-
Saida Vocational 300 Reconstruction Rent
10000
nical Development Equipment
School of the Blind Armenian Welfare
Assoc iat ion
Bourg Hammoud Educational
Vocational 200 Reconstruction
Equipment 65000
L 1 514875
Sub Totals Attachment A $ 744434900
Attachment B 19 8602600
Attachment C 1017162500
TOTAL $196020000o
Amount requested 50Z of estimated total $ n801OOO00
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CrFICE 0F T64~ VICE -
W S NC-
January 26 1979
MEMORADUM FOR HEry
FRCM AL E777 i
SUBJECT CAHOLC RELF SERVI-CS pPCOSAL
z02 LE3AN1ON~CNTNTO
Thank ur hl on syofro cut the Catholic
Relief Servioes proposal for the ise Presideno
As you can see rom the atrah e- me ran im Cardinal Cooke was very Dleased w- n and C ale response as wa he Poce
told- --e--- l to COif y i e = further ucesoons about the various noints ousuczested relay to im h
be in touch with you on Iondsv He indic-azed also -that he wculd sec tc It that n oic Cial Licatin
would be fcr-hcomng from the GO and CRS and that woul willinc itself into be to out some mnev
thc projact
_ce c u wI_ foow uo with A alonz _i nes f cur dsussi r wi~h the 7ice Pras Yese-terdaI
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OR N Z
OFFICE OF THE VICZ PRESDENT
WASH GTCN
January 26 197
1AXMORNDUtI FOR T2E VICE PRESIDENT
FROM AL EIS ELE
SUBJEC CAR U COOKE
Cardinal Cooke called this r rning from Santo Domingo to express his gratitude to you and the President for the prpt and favorable decision on the Catholic Relief Ser-ices project for Lebanon
The Cardinal sa-id he told Pope John Paul that the reauest had been favorably considered and that the details would be worked t
He said the Pope was very very pleased -e was exhausted when he arrived here and when I told him it gave him a big lift He didnt lock so tired after that He told me that Lebanon has Deen var much on his - lately arid that this (proposal) hopefully will help to bring peace there
Cooke az]ed that I -ass on his warest neronai thanks and arec -n for your hen It- was the perfect thing to get
a repIv so - J he said You will be hearing from him when he returns
cc Denis Clift
bullI NORA-N DC NI -- shy
NATIONAL SCLRITY COrxCIr1
January 25 1979
Mc-DxDt FOR DENIS CLIFT
F CHRISTINE DODSCN
SUBJECT Your Mermorandum of January 23 Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
We have consulted with AID on the CRS proposal You maygive the Vice President or Cardinal Cooke the followingpreLminary reaction
The US Gover=ent is very positive toward the general conceptoutlined in the proposal and has had very good experiencein working with CRS in Lebanon
Althcugh the CRS paper describes the support of MinisterAttallah as well as Minister Rizk USthe Embassy in Beiruthas advised us that Actallah has questioned the scope ofthe project and Rizk has told the Embassy that a revisedand more restricted project will be submitted by the Governshyment of Lebaon to the Embassy
AID will need to act upon this official proposal Uponits receapt AID will request a detailed project proposalfrom CPS consistent with the request of the Government of Lebanon
AID funds for initiating such a project even cn a reducedscale in fiscal 1979 are severely limited because thecontingency fund has been entirely consumed by the GuyanaJonestown airlift and development and support assistancefunds are largely committed Some money remains in theMiddle East Requirements Fund sufficient to make a startin FY 1979 There will be greater latitude for supportof the project in fiscal 1980 either by reprogrammingduring the Congressional presentation process or by apcssible supplemental request for Middle East regionaldevelopment activities if a peace treaty is concluded
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To sons
January 26 1979
FROU Jcseh C heeier ANE
StBJEcr Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
Having consulted with you and after receiving the attached memorandumfrom Bob Nooter I called Rud Poats on January 25AID is favorably disposed to I told him -thatthe work the CRS has been doing in Lebanonand therefore would look positively on any specific proposal whichthey made to us I told him that within the Government of LebanonMinister Attallah had taken exception from a procedural point of viewto Xinister Rizks letter to andCRS had indicatedlikelihood the to our Embassy thethat Government of Lebanon throuch Dr Attallah wouldbe reuesting a re-structured program probably at a smaller level
I told Rud that our fundina situation was as follows$7 million available from the MESRF account for all We have about
contingencies Middle EastHowever Lebanon hasthese funds Beyond that we will been very much in our mind forhave to go toadditional Congress andseek
the budget funds and this would of course require an amendment toThis however would not stop usCRS from making a start on aprograrm if such a program is formally requested by the Governmentof Lebanon and if it is approved after our rview of the specificproposals I stated that it was my understanding there are no morecontingency funds available because these have been reserved for theGuyana problem
Rud said he would pass this information back to Cardinal Cooke who wasleaving that afternoon to meet the Pope in Santo Domingo
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DEZAPTMENT CF STATE
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
WASHINGTON
EZUTY ADMINISTRATOR
January 24 1979
MEMORANDUM FOR AANE MR JOSEPH WHEELER
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
The attached proposal was given to me by Rud Poats who received it fromthe Vice Presidents Office with a request that we review it I assumethat these issues are still being handled in your Bureau rather than bythe Disaster Relief Office but if that is incorrect please ask them to review it instead
Please look over the proposal to see whether it has any merit I wouldappreciate it if you could then give Rud Poats a call so that he canhave an initial reaction which he can pass back to the Vice Presidents Office
Robert H Nooter
Attachment CRS Proposal
M A N D U
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
ACT ION
Memo No 88-79 January 23 1979
LEIO LADUM FOR CHRISTINE DODSON
FROM Denis Clift C
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
May we please have an NSCState recommendation on theattached proposal as soon as possible Given the Vice Presidents interest in responding promptly I would appreciate it if I could be advised of your initial recornmendation by close of business January 24
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A PROJECT PROPOSALFROM
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FOR THE
RETORATOC REECSTION 0F
BASIC HEALTH WELFARE AND EDUCATION FACILITIES
FROTHE PRIVATE SECTOROF LEBANON
AVAILABL CO P
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Scone of Project Procosal
Catholic Relief Services-United States Catholic Conference has officially received from the Government of Lebanon (GOL) a multishyplicity of requests in a wide range of target areas - eg housing small business loans etc - of these three target areas have been agreed and approved by CRS and the GOL The parameter of this project is exclusively those facilities and services sponsored by the Private Sector in Lebanon These three categories are basic to the restoration
of elemental humanitarian services necessary for the mending of the comaranity fabric irrespective of sectarian ties and per se will strengthen and support the Government of Lebanon with Lts populace-
The intention of CRS is to establish a program of assistance in the restoration of those buildings and services administered by the private sector which were damaged andor destroyed by the events of the last two years Our target areas are as follows
1 Hospitals and dispensaries
2 Welfare institutions
3 Schools and educational facilities
Principles of Operations of thisProject
1 The basic principle of operation will limit all activity
and funding to restoration of those facilities and services
and only those destroyed by the violence of war No new facilities or services would be permitted (This principle
should totally eliminate even the possibility of criticism
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by any faction inasmuch as it restores only those basic
hu-anitarian services previously available to the people
of nb on)
2 The basic guidelines for appropriations will be the
document resulting from a professional survey conducted
by the office of Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President
of the High Com-ittee for Relief of the COL No CRS
activity would be undertaken without the approval of the
GOL and the affected institution or school
3 The modality of single project implementation under t1his
grant would be patterned after the USAIDLebanon YMCA grant
whereby the officers and the Board of Directors of that Oxrnizationchose and authorized the implementation process
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under Lebanese law and business procedures according to the
guidelines established by CRS and agreed to by the GOL
4 The operation of theUS grant will be the sole responsibility
of Cat holic Relief Services-USCC with all fiscal and evaluative
Furtheringn 7 requirements of the US Government fulfilled by CRS
the mandate ad inten f the Congress on Foreign Aid CRS as
the voluntary agency woutld administrate the grant in Lebanon
thus relieving the US Bbassy in Beiut of participation in
the administrative process and thereby not int rering or
affecting t-heir other political or peace goals CRS would 1
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of course keep the Embassy fully advised but would not
involve it in the implementation of the project
5 The desired fiscal responsibility necessitates the grant
he administered by AID to and through the World Headshy
quarters of Catholic Relief Services in New York
6 Because of the restricted nature of this grant the
administration and operation of this project would be
distinct and separate from all other on-going programs
of Catholic Relief Services in Lebanon
-- OFFICI L AP2flVA A-D CCLET AND ENTHUSIASTIC- EDORSEMENTS-FOR -THIS
PROJECT FROM WITHIN EBANON
1 Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President of the High Co-mittee
for Relief of the Government of Lebanon and Minister of
Social Welfare and Minister-of Education of the Government
of Lebanon
2 M-inister (Doctorh Mohamedttallah Director of the Intershy
piis ez-iJa Co~ittee for National Planning and Development
Council for the Government of Lebanon
3 His BeahieAntonions Boutros hcreiche President of t he
General-Assem ifPatriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon
4 His Excellency Saeb Salam Leader of the Moslem communities
of Lebanon
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5 HisHcliness the Arenian Orthodox Pope Karekin II
OFFICIALE CSEENTAUD SUP2PCr OUTSIDE OF LEBANON BY
- His Holiness Pope John Paul I personally and officially
endorsed this proposed project even to the extent of promising to do
all that his office and person could do to attract other assistance for
t-he poor azd refugees in Lebanon The Holy Father endorsed havinVHis
rimnence Terence Cardinal Cooke personally and privately approach
President Carter to intercede and supoort this project-for the restoration
of hu_aitarian facilities and services ir Leanon This papal endorseshy
-_-ent took place on November 24 1978 iFa DrivLe auiience in the papal
library- -- -
The Arerican Cardinals Archbishops and Bishops through
the United States Catholic Conference as-evidenced in their Statement
on he Middle East - The Pursuit of Peace With Justilce U(fational Conference
of Catholic Bishops-o hei-i978)16197b -----
- The host of American Lebanese societies and agencies registered
in the Urxited -States - shy - - -
-is Enenceaence CadinaC~oka Archbish6p of New York
and President of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association
It was the consensus of the leadership within the consulted
governmental religious and private sectors t this rojeut should
begin i-L-ediatey to give the refugees reasons to return ther orer
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dwellings thus expediting the solution of the refugee problem in Lebanon
to a great extent This prospect moreover would help those deprived
of these basic healt-h education and welfare services and give to t-he
people of Lebancn a new hope in their government and a gliromer of peace
It was aptly stated by the Leader of the Moslem comu~rty when he said
such a program of restoration of the private sector buildings and
services at t-his very critical moment would be instrttental in repairing
the very fabric of the country now torn apart by extremists of both
sides who feed on each other
The time frame for this AIDCRS project will be dictated by
the circ=stances necessary to complete the goals and objectives of
restoring the facilities and services for halth welfare and education
in Lebanon
GRANT REQUEST - A-MOUNT AND FISCAL PROCESS
An initial tranche of 25 million dollars is estimated as the
bare mini-um to begin this project A cash flow of an advance of oneshy
third of the grant amount is envisioned as necessary to commence project
implementation
INPUTS FRCM PRIVATE SECTOR
The amount of sLc and a half million dollars has been donated
to the refugee anda emergency programs and projects since January 1 1977
It is estinated that this donation rate from the private sector will
escalate during the time frae of this project
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To preserve the private input in satisfying the basic human
need in Lebanon it is extremely important to understand the professional
strategy -f isolating the distinct goals of this project by not recriesting
additional funding from the private sector Professionally such solicitshy
ations would deprive those refugee and emergency programs now being
principally funded from the private sector Fortunately Catholic Relief
Services has the tormal promise from the Governmnent of Lebanon to solicit
grants from other gover-nments to participate in the goals of this grant
proposal This promise has been already crystallized to the extent that
the Goverrnment of Lebanon has designated a voting position on its Restorshy
ation and Rehabilitation Appropriations and Planning Comuittee to CRS
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44+~i 4 4 The MiddleBast The --P rsui QfeaeW -u Stice-=shy
~ The challenge of achi ving peace with justice in the Middle Es 44cofronts the conscience of tha international community A~s bishjops
Oft the Catholic Church in the United States we feel a dual rdsponsishybility to respond to the4 moral and religious dimensions-of this cha] lense On the one hand we are bound to the M~iddle-East by ties-f
hitoy tradition and faith On the other hand we4are c-itizenso
a nation which plays a direct and continuing role in the Middle Bast We address this problem as paso whs3asoamitr r~L
h fostringjustice andpecaevrleeofsity wereii
wr of the complexity of the political legal religious and moral ~problems of the MiddleEat and we acknowledge with respect and
Jgratitude the -miultiple efforts of political leaderswho have labored r~
[ to resolve this tragic conflict We wish in the first place to enshy
couacr o give voice toth silent hopes o ape pl Vthm ad
where who long for a common effort for peace in one of hworld s motdangerous politicl areas
1K~veseek in this statement to bring the problem 0T the MdJl~a before the Catholicconiunity in the Uitd
univrsa c-1alenge to onscience miay be in~thir thgh-t aci pl~vej esekaso to make osrutva t lt~~b ut t6
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East we specified a~ series of principles which shouldbe -part of an
eff ective political solution While ackniowledging the process of
continuous changeK that marks the life of thatregio1n we believe the
ceta elements of our 1973 statement to be still valid and usefulj
gu~idelines for a domprehensive approach to peace and justice inte
Middle East Therefore we again-call for a comprehensive pitical
solution involvingthe following
Teights of Israel to eistence as a sovereign state withi
asecure and recognizfed boundaries
The rights of the Palestinian Arabs to participate-in
negotiations affecting their d stinyaid to a homeland ofashy
their owna-
Comensation just compensatioshudbprvedfr all(a- shy
concerned of-whatever natioa d~n
-- ----home andprqperty by the threa de~cades -of conflict
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one-third of the population (750000) have become reuesis t
has been directly tied to the question of a regiplusmnonal settlementn
the Middle East on the one hand lis clear that Lebanon ishigh vulnrabl toa multiplicity of regionaland international forces
whchdirectly inflec itdoeiclife On-th other hand the 4 fate and future of the Palestinians whose refugee status evokes our
sympathy join the internal problem of Lebanon to the regional problshy
of the Middle East While a regional ec sadfctcpiio
for peace in Lebanon it is not a sufficient condition The intern
dimensions of theLebanese problem -political social economic a~n
religious be addressedwith a blend of political wisdom iad-must
moral courage asa first step toward peace The valuef~Lbn~
the st to Christianity and the worldis Atruthw cannoamp
fc-get The indepandonce of Lebanon and i ts fjbrc-of political anrC~~i(i6Uhia1ilpeevc mustb I al pon our governmen
to havea special concern for alIthese elomnts4 4
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religionswil eire andb erl Eselfre neutriaity ~ebaonic
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6f iplomatic gratness to act boldly ad courageously in the f 6e Of complexity and ambiguity Cam David is suh ia ati6on and
dfserves our support h the same time it is necessar~y to recogniz i Daaiadnize~tht i Camis part of a process the diplomatic $nitiatives taken there must
be b oadened The gt itations of the Camp David accords inivolve
both the scope and te s of the agreements One form of limitation is evidencedby the ned to bringeeovher keyLactors in~ the Middle
fEast into the peace-making process This in turn is related to thiae terms of the agreements it ispartiall due to some dimensions
~ of the accords th Itkey parties are unwilling to participate in the procssTwoissues which-exemplify the substantive limits of- the
accords and which the principles of this statement mke us partcul
Iconcerned about are the status of Jerusalem ad the~fiate of thej Palestinians those living in the occupied territories and inteJ regio of the Middle East The question of Pales ini svr~gt4
remainsi unresolved by the accor s and calls for fute egtain t~f~ha been initiated at Cammp David must be exeddW htesme
adision
13 cyod Cam Do vd T1e MiddlcampZast prolem iss noW t 66n I
- o )ws- q o f h p m x
Aware of the Conflicted and tragic history ot the recent past we
are cautious but choose to emphasize the signs of hope peace is
possible In transforming the possibility into a reality we see
the same basic dimensions of the problcm at work which structured
our 1973 statement
First the international community especially its principal
diplomatic actors inevitably influences the future of the Middle
East all those who touch the problem have an enormous responsibilit
to act with wisdom and vision Second the United Nations is a vita
element in any Middle Eastnegotiations and its diplomatic-and
peace-keeping role will undoubtedlybe crucial to long-term resolu
of the conflict Third the regional parties whose conflicting cla
of justice are the essence of the political and moral problem in the
Middle East are the key to peace In their-political vision moral
courage and will for peace lie our hopes for a peaceful future
Finally the religious communities with roots in the MiddleEast
must reflect the-best of our traditions in supporting the movement
for peace with )jtice for-al the people of- the regioL We have a
continuing concern for -the protection-of -the basic rights both civi
and religious of -the Christian minoritie in the Middle East and wc
encourage the local-churches there to-coninue their steadfast witnE
to the faith -
We call upon the inhabitants of the-Holy Land to renew and int
their efforts to build a spirit of pcae by drawing upon the rich
resources of the three great religious traditions which vencrato th
Holy Land as a-sacred place- -We-pray that the Prince of Peacewho
BEST AVAILABLE COPy
lived t-and prayed in the Micdle East will bless the efforts
of all wh-e hope and strive for justice and peace in the land which
is still called holy
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
wellas eting
here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
4~
~ -shy~4~ if they qualify under the admissions po c es of-evieiytu tion assisted (This ist ev as a contiol factor that the
intttons stay within the scope of thir previo prfssoal4 - 4
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that tei cotution o r hin-projensct wille npeinsicals whethe itheCoaiees ohth edycasioegard thefrebah tnheint but alsof ahs Fedoaco rof n riit oes ot mWethealsoibee
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uponWreepio eoth asran efrom theS Governent sofLcbtao tohlt throgconiuinar thians frojecthirllespecifically teishyfieewd to beahedso~ofteGtCommitteentolasrgdsherch ondRecotnshystrutionu adoeabiit onr of orgno oh ehv lobe
guarantee b aypeittheGoeneto ceaonusion thywsl iausediabyuacpofrclaipction thsgan yom tnsqenUS Govermentbyolycillasshytraiveli thruha niciate gantavrage request ofie $1000 pein stiution and tehnbilitatont a htw r eusigfv ilo
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
demndtha~tisbe jin vetpe yRS AID and the GOL But-
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Ifdu to extenuating stutons 3 or Circust ancest alon ffort isneihe desire nrir iat I 4d wis to1in
a 2a tQA ~ IpB -frl5tholic~ Relief Sevies-eUSCC-toa~~ -9ra QQ-t Mi~i i
u The implementation plan for the vai iittos zreeivihq funds would differ di endingnot only on the eize of thei iicth e t auaivenprocesihtne a t i anpftle exerOreh~abilitation proj ect to be undertaken but on the compence and
4
oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
as CRS is able to make positive contributiof in the areas oif ~alth
e euo a
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naioa4 volutary g -iene arete the~ u ovrnen il be4~follow$ed in allfna1ciiAl transactions To date~I amhappy torpor~t that aa4far as I kcnow this~has never b~een a pro~lemuat1c area
I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
4
With kind personal regards I -Itmain
Sincerely yours
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RL C jrr4 ccMis AGooch MissGLage
(Rev) Robert L Charlebois Special Assistant
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workihoet
PaPeOsTNoAIo 135l X 1 aooeratingCountry 7 Lebanon I268-03l3-3-629773 Page 3 of Pge
Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
ATING COUNTRY
ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
-4s
14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
- = --O NEDP IAllen 4
NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
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Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
Page 5 of 8
3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
Name of
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ducat IFurn el t ona 1Chebbak
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of Cyprus
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(
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(Zokak
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1500
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Name of Institution Responsible Address Aim Aim
Capacity StudentstudntsDaa esae air restL
Almakassed 5 schools for boyq
and girlq
Mosiim Welfare Association Al
Makassed
Beirut Educational Vocational
4500 Reconstrucciont Equipment
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Almakas-edoMoslum 50 schoolt fit
Rural areas
Welfare Association Al Makassed
[ilffereuit villages all over the
country
Educational Vocational
40eie Re000 ru-tho Equipment
ZhO0XJ0
At Amlliyah
The Chlite Stuerior Council 60 schools
Jabal Amet Welfare
Assoc iat 1on
Chi it Council
Beirut
Rural areas
Educattnal
Vocational
EduIcational Vocational
2000
10000
Recouistru r ton
Equinment
Reconstruction Equipment
5Is 1)4)
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Al Takamoul
Jabal Amel Technical School
The 4e 1fare Assoct a-
t ion
El Bourr amp Al Ihsan Association
Bourj
Tyr
Barajneh Fd uca t Innal
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Educatfonal V4ntional
5010
500
R~const rid ion
EuiIpment
Recrontru-tion Equipment
1(0O00
31000
At Zahraa City Supreme Chuite Council Beirut Ediattonal 3000 Reconstru-rhn n0or qo
Voca t I onal Equipment Social Center Medical Center Nursing School m
Druze Community Chekh AkI All over the country FIWat[nal 5000 e 25 schools
areas
in rural cectnstorunrl Vocational
E ntO Equipment
5quip
The Sidon Institute The Association for of Technology Indujtrial ani Tech-
Saida Vocational 300 Reconstruction Rent
10000
nical Development Equipment
School of the Blind Armenian Welfare
Assoc iat ion
Bourg Hammoud Educational
Vocational 200 Reconstruction
Equipment 65000
L 1 514875
Sub Totals Attachment A $ 744434900
Attachment B 19 8602600
Attachment C 1017162500
TOTAL $196020000o
Amount requested 50Z of estimated total $ n801OOO00
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January 26 1979
MEMORADUM FOR HEry
FRCM AL E777 i
SUBJECT CAHOLC RELF SERVI-CS pPCOSAL
z02 LE3AN1ON~CNTNTO
Thank ur hl on syofro cut the Catholic
Relief Servioes proposal for the ise Presideno
As you can see rom the atrah e- me ran im Cardinal Cooke was very Dleased w- n and C ale response as wa he Poce
told- --e--- l to COif y i e = further ucesoons about the various noints ousuczested relay to im h
be in touch with you on Iondsv He indic-azed also -that he wculd sec tc It that n oic Cial Licatin
would be fcr-hcomng from the GO and CRS and that woul willinc itself into be to out some mnev
thc projact
_ce c u wI_ foow uo with A alonz _i nes f cur dsussi r wi~h the 7ice Pras Yese-terdaI
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OFFICE OF THE VICZ PRESDENT
WASH GTCN
January 26 197
1AXMORNDUtI FOR T2E VICE PRESIDENT
FROM AL EIS ELE
SUBJEC CAR U COOKE
Cardinal Cooke called this r rning from Santo Domingo to express his gratitude to you and the President for the prpt and favorable decision on the Catholic Relief Ser-ices project for Lebanon
The Cardinal sa-id he told Pope John Paul that the reauest had been favorably considered and that the details would be worked t
He said the Pope was very very pleased -e was exhausted when he arrived here and when I told him it gave him a big lift He didnt lock so tired after that He told me that Lebanon has Deen var much on his - lately arid that this (proposal) hopefully will help to bring peace there
Cooke az]ed that I -ass on his warest neronai thanks and arec -n for your hen It- was the perfect thing to get
a repIv so - J he said You will be hearing from him when he returns
cc Denis Clift
bullI NORA-N DC NI -- shy
NATIONAL SCLRITY COrxCIr1
January 25 1979
Mc-DxDt FOR DENIS CLIFT
F CHRISTINE DODSCN
SUBJECT Your Mermorandum of January 23 Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
We have consulted with AID on the CRS proposal You maygive the Vice President or Cardinal Cooke the followingpreLminary reaction
The US Gover=ent is very positive toward the general conceptoutlined in the proposal and has had very good experiencein working with CRS in Lebanon
Althcugh the CRS paper describes the support of MinisterAttallah as well as Minister Rizk USthe Embassy in Beiruthas advised us that Actallah has questioned the scope ofthe project and Rizk has told the Embassy that a revisedand more restricted project will be submitted by the Governshyment of Lebaon to the Embassy
AID will need to act upon this official proposal Uponits receapt AID will request a detailed project proposalfrom CPS consistent with the request of the Government of Lebanon
AID funds for initiating such a project even cn a reducedscale in fiscal 1979 are severely limited because thecontingency fund has been entirely consumed by the GuyanaJonestown airlift and development and support assistancefunds are largely committed Some money remains in theMiddle East Requirements Fund sufficient to make a startin FY 1979 There will be greater latitude for supportof the project in fiscal 1980 either by reprogrammingduring the Congressional presentation process or by apcssible supplemental request for Middle East regionaldevelopment activities if a peace treaty is concluded
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To sons
January 26 1979
FROU Jcseh C heeier ANE
StBJEcr Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
Having consulted with you and after receiving the attached memorandumfrom Bob Nooter I called Rud Poats on January 25AID is favorably disposed to I told him -thatthe work the CRS has been doing in Lebanonand therefore would look positively on any specific proposal whichthey made to us I told him that within the Government of LebanonMinister Attallah had taken exception from a procedural point of viewto Xinister Rizks letter to andCRS had indicatedlikelihood the to our Embassy thethat Government of Lebanon throuch Dr Attallah wouldbe reuesting a re-structured program probably at a smaller level
I told Rud that our fundina situation was as follows$7 million available from the MESRF account for all We have about
contingencies Middle EastHowever Lebanon hasthese funds Beyond that we will been very much in our mind forhave to go toadditional Congress andseek
the budget funds and this would of course require an amendment toThis however would not stop usCRS from making a start on aprograrm if such a program is formally requested by the Governmentof Lebanon and if it is approved after our rview of the specificproposals I stated that it was my understanding there are no morecontingency funds available because these have been reserved for theGuyana problem
Rud said he would pass this information back to Cardinal Cooke who wasleaving that afternoon to meet the Pope in Santo Domingo
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DEZAPTMENT CF STATE
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
WASHINGTON
EZUTY ADMINISTRATOR
January 24 1979
MEMORANDUM FOR AANE MR JOSEPH WHEELER
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
The attached proposal was given to me by Rud Poats who received it fromthe Vice Presidents Office with a request that we review it I assumethat these issues are still being handled in your Bureau rather than bythe Disaster Relief Office but if that is incorrect please ask them to review it instead
Please look over the proposal to see whether it has any merit I wouldappreciate it if you could then give Rud Poats a call so that he canhave an initial reaction which he can pass back to the Vice Presidents Office
Robert H Nooter
Attachment CRS Proposal
M A N D U
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
ACT ION
Memo No 88-79 January 23 1979
LEIO LADUM FOR CHRISTINE DODSON
FROM Denis Clift C
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
May we please have an NSCState recommendation on theattached proposal as soon as possible Given the Vice Presidents interest in responding promptly I would appreciate it if I could be advised of your initial recornmendation by close of business January 24
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A PROJECT PROPOSALFROM
lt NI~~~~~~ ii
FOR THE
RETORATOC REECSTION 0F
BASIC HEALTH WELFARE AND EDUCATION FACILITIES
FROTHE PRIVATE SECTOROF LEBANON
AVAILABL CO P
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Scone of Project Procosal
Catholic Relief Services-United States Catholic Conference has officially received from the Government of Lebanon (GOL) a multishyplicity of requests in a wide range of target areas - eg housing small business loans etc - of these three target areas have been agreed and approved by CRS and the GOL The parameter of this project is exclusively those facilities and services sponsored by the Private Sector in Lebanon These three categories are basic to the restoration
of elemental humanitarian services necessary for the mending of the comaranity fabric irrespective of sectarian ties and per se will strengthen and support the Government of Lebanon with Lts populace-
The intention of CRS is to establish a program of assistance in the restoration of those buildings and services administered by the private sector which were damaged andor destroyed by the events of the last two years Our target areas are as follows
1 Hospitals and dispensaries
2 Welfare institutions
3 Schools and educational facilities
Principles of Operations of thisProject
1 The basic principle of operation will limit all activity
and funding to restoration of those facilities and services
and only those destroyed by the violence of war No new facilities or services would be permitted (This principle
should totally eliminate even the possibility of criticism
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by any faction inasmuch as it restores only those basic
hu-anitarian services previously available to the people
of nb on)
2 The basic guidelines for appropriations will be the
document resulting from a professional survey conducted
by the office of Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President
of the High Com-ittee for Relief of the COL No CRS
activity would be undertaken without the approval of the
GOL and the affected institution or school
3 The modality of single project implementation under t1his
grant would be patterned after the USAIDLebanon YMCA grant
whereby the officers and the Board of Directors of that Oxrnizationchose and authorized the implementation process
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under Lebanese law and business procedures according to the
guidelines established by CRS and agreed to by the GOL
4 The operation of theUS grant will be the sole responsibility
of Cat holic Relief Services-USCC with all fiscal and evaluative
Furtheringn 7 requirements of the US Government fulfilled by CRS
the mandate ad inten f the Congress on Foreign Aid CRS as
the voluntary agency woutld administrate the grant in Lebanon
thus relieving the US Bbassy in Beiut of participation in
the administrative process and thereby not int rering or
affecting t-heir other political or peace goals CRS would 1
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of course keep the Embassy fully advised but would not
involve it in the implementation of the project
5 The desired fiscal responsibility necessitates the grant
he administered by AID to and through the World Headshy
quarters of Catholic Relief Services in New York
6 Because of the restricted nature of this grant the
administration and operation of this project would be
distinct and separate from all other on-going programs
of Catholic Relief Services in Lebanon
-- OFFICI L AP2flVA A-D CCLET AND ENTHUSIASTIC- EDORSEMENTS-FOR -THIS
PROJECT FROM WITHIN EBANON
1 Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President of the High Co-mittee
for Relief of the Government of Lebanon and Minister of
Social Welfare and Minister-of Education of the Government
of Lebanon
2 M-inister (Doctorh Mohamedttallah Director of the Intershy
piis ez-iJa Co~ittee for National Planning and Development
Council for the Government of Lebanon
3 His BeahieAntonions Boutros hcreiche President of t he
General-Assem ifPatriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon
4 His Excellency Saeb Salam Leader of the Moslem communities
of Lebanon
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5 HisHcliness the Arenian Orthodox Pope Karekin II
OFFICIALE CSEENTAUD SUP2PCr OUTSIDE OF LEBANON BY
- His Holiness Pope John Paul I personally and officially
endorsed this proposed project even to the extent of promising to do
all that his office and person could do to attract other assistance for
t-he poor azd refugees in Lebanon The Holy Father endorsed havinVHis
rimnence Terence Cardinal Cooke personally and privately approach
President Carter to intercede and supoort this project-for the restoration
of hu_aitarian facilities and services ir Leanon This papal endorseshy
-_-ent took place on November 24 1978 iFa DrivLe auiience in the papal
library- -- -
The Arerican Cardinals Archbishops and Bishops through
the United States Catholic Conference as-evidenced in their Statement
on he Middle East - The Pursuit of Peace With Justilce U(fational Conference
of Catholic Bishops-o hei-i978)16197b -----
- The host of American Lebanese societies and agencies registered
in the Urxited -States - shy - - -
-is Enenceaence CadinaC~oka Archbish6p of New York
and President of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association
It was the consensus of the leadership within the consulted
governmental religious and private sectors t this rojeut should
begin i-L-ediatey to give the refugees reasons to return ther orer
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dwellings thus expediting the solution of the refugee problem in Lebanon
to a great extent This prospect moreover would help those deprived
of these basic healt-h education and welfare services and give to t-he
people of Lebancn a new hope in their government and a gliromer of peace
It was aptly stated by the Leader of the Moslem comu~rty when he said
such a program of restoration of the private sector buildings and
services at t-his very critical moment would be instrttental in repairing
the very fabric of the country now torn apart by extremists of both
sides who feed on each other
The time frame for this AIDCRS project will be dictated by
the circ=stances necessary to complete the goals and objectives of
restoring the facilities and services for halth welfare and education
in Lebanon
GRANT REQUEST - A-MOUNT AND FISCAL PROCESS
An initial tranche of 25 million dollars is estimated as the
bare mini-um to begin this project A cash flow of an advance of oneshy
third of the grant amount is envisioned as necessary to commence project
implementation
INPUTS FRCM PRIVATE SECTOR
The amount of sLc and a half million dollars has been donated
to the refugee anda emergency programs and projects since January 1 1977
It is estinated that this donation rate from the private sector will
escalate during the time frae of this project
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To preserve the private input in satisfying the basic human
need in Lebanon it is extremely important to understand the professional
strategy -f isolating the distinct goals of this project by not recriesting
additional funding from the private sector Professionally such solicitshy
ations would deprive those refugee and emergency programs now being
principally funded from the private sector Fortunately Catholic Relief
Services has the tormal promise from the Governmnent of Lebanon to solicit
grants from other gover-nments to participate in the goals of this grant
proposal This promise has been already crystallized to the extent that
the Goverrnment of Lebanon has designated a voting position on its Restorshy
ation and Rehabilitation Appropriations and Planning Comuittee to CRS
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~ The challenge of achi ving peace with justice in the Middle Es 44cofronts the conscience of tha international community A~s bishjops
Oft the Catholic Church in the United States we feel a dual rdsponsishybility to respond to the4 moral and religious dimensions-of this cha] lense On the one hand we are bound to the M~iddle-East by ties-f
hitoy tradition and faith On the other hand we4are c-itizenso
a nation which plays a direct and continuing role in the Middle Bast We address this problem as paso whs3asoamitr r~L
h fostringjustice andpecaevrleeofsity wereii
wr of the complexity of the political legal religious and moral ~problems of the MiddleEat and we acknowledge with respect and
Jgratitude the -miultiple efforts of political leaderswho have labored r~
[ to resolve this tragic conflict We wish in the first place to enshy
couacr o give voice toth silent hopes o ape pl Vthm ad
where who long for a common effort for peace in one of hworld s motdangerous politicl areas
1K~veseek in this statement to bring the problem 0T the MdJl~a before the Catholicconiunity in the Uitd
univrsa c-1alenge to onscience miay be in~thir thgh-t aci pl~vej esekaso to make osrutva t lt~~b ut t6
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arn buA93to 1978 Inu~n 9 th o Atd Pece iha4o4
w or o a c
East we specified a~ series of principles which shouldbe -part of an
eff ective political solution While ackniowledging the process of
continuous changeK that marks the life of thatregio1n we believe the
ceta elements of our 1973 statement to be still valid and usefulj
gu~idelines for a domprehensive approach to peace and justice inte
Middle East Therefore we again-call for a comprehensive pitical
solution involvingthe following
Teights of Israel to eistence as a sovereign state withi
asecure and recognizfed boundaries
The rights of the Palestinian Arabs to participate-in
negotiations affecting their d stinyaid to a homeland ofashy
their owna-
Comensation just compensatioshudbprvedfr all(a- shy
concerned of-whatever natioa d~n
-- ----home andprqperty by the threa de~cades -of conflict
-a~apartios
-eaaaaaaa-The status of Jer~usaliem nas unique relilLPof
fic ce h s ho ~peser throuthg an iin rna
af1cess hlguara a to - ae
prosorvtion o a ligiousyrl Ca
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eTse elme ns etea frae trg o u e sanding thCnde-
Lebnn Sie oItbeaist ~ foft civielvethLannma In w
one-third of the population (750000) have become reuesis t
has been directly tied to the question of a regiplusmnonal settlementn
the Middle East on the one hand lis clear that Lebanon ishigh vulnrabl toa multiplicity of regionaland international forces
whchdirectly inflec itdoeiclife On-th other hand the 4 fate and future of the Palestinians whose refugee status evokes our
sympathy join the internal problem of Lebanon to the regional problshy
of the Middle East While a regional ec sadfctcpiio
for peace in Lebanon it is not a sufficient condition The intern
dimensions of theLebanese problem -political social economic a~n
religious be addressedwith a blend of political wisdom iad-must
moral courage asa first step toward peace The valuef~Lbn~
the st to Christianity and the worldis Atruthw cannoamp
fc-get The indepandonce of Lebanon and i ts fjbrc-of political anrC~~i(i6Uhia1ilpeevc mustb I al pon our governmen
to havea special concern for alIthese elomnts4 4
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religionswil eire andb erl Eselfre neutriaity ~ebaonic
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6f iplomatic gratness to act boldly ad courageously in the f 6e Of complexity and ambiguity Cam David is suh ia ati6on and
dfserves our support h the same time it is necessar~y to recogniz i Daaiadnize~tht i Camis part of a process the diplomatic $nitiatives taken there must
be b oadened The gt itations of the Camp David accords inivolve
both the scope and te s of the agreements One form of limitation is evidencedby the ned to bringeeovher keyLactors in~ the Middle
fEast into the peace-making process This in turn is related to thiae terms of the agreements it ispartiall due to some dimensions
~ of the accords th Itkey parties are unwilling to participate in the procssTwoissues which-exemplify the substantive limits of- the
accords and which the principles of this statement mke us partcul
Iconcerned about are the status of Jerusalem ad the~fiate of thej Palestinians those living in the occupied territories and inteJ regio of the Middle East The question of Pales ini svr~gt4
remainsi unresolved by the accor s and calls for fute egtain t~f~ha been initiated at Cammp David must be exeddW htesme
adision
13 cyod Cam Do vd T1e MiddlcampZast prolem iss noW t 66n I
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Aware of the Conflicted and tragic history ot the recent past we
are cautious but choose to emphasize the signs of hope peace is
possible In transforming the possibility into a reality we see
the same basic dimensions of the problcm at work which structured
our 1973 statement
First the international community especially its principal
diplomatic actors inevitably influences the future of the Middle
East all those who touch the problem have an enormous responsibilit
to act with wisdom and vision Second the United Nations is a vita
element in any Middle Eastnegotiations and its diplomatic-and
peace-keeping role will undoubtedlybe crucial to long-term resolu
of the conflict Third the regional parties whose conflicting cla
of justice are the essence of the political and moral problem in the
Middle East are the key to peace In their-political vision moral
courage and will for peace lie our hopes for a peaceful future
Finally the religious communities with roots in the MiddleEast
must reflect the-best of our traditions in supporting the movement
for peace with )jtice for-al the people of- the regioL We have a
continuing concern for -the protection-of -the basic rights both civi
and religious of -the Christian minoritie in the Middle East and wc
encourage the local-churches there to-coninue their steadfast witnE
to the faith -
We call upon the inhabitants of the-Holy Land to renew and int
their efforts to build a spirit of pcae by drawing upon the rich
resources of the three great religious traditions which vencrato th
Holy Land as a-sacred place- -We-pray that the Prince of Peacewho
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lived t-and prayed in the Micdle East will bless the efforts
of all wh-e hope and strive for justice and peace in the land which
is still called holy
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
wellas eting
here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
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u The implementation plan for the vai iittos zreeivihq funds would differ di endingnot only on the eize of thei iicth e t auaivenprocesihtne a t i anpftle exerOreh~abilitation proj ect to be undertaken but on the compence and
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oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
as CRS is able to make positive contributiof in the areas oif ~alth
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I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
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PaPeOsTNoAIo 135l X 1 aooeratingCountry 7 Lebanon I268-03l3-3-629773 Page 3 of Pge
Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
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ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
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AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
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14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
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NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
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Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
Page 7 of 8
7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
Page 8 of 8
SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
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Notre Dame Maronite Sisters of the Holy Family
Lebanese School lebaneso Society for for the Blind tileBlind amp oaf
Vocational Workshop Sisters of tileCross
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Technicol School Salvatorian Fathers
Mtein School aronite Lebanese
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(uiliglan Armenian Prelature
in Lebanon
Aksor KasardJian Armenian Prelature
in Lebanon Apkarian Armenian Prelature
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in Lebanon
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Ades
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AIntoura
Baabda
Broumana
Sehaileh
SalhIchI
Mtein
Nor Adana
BiHammoud
Nor Sis
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Saint Mesrob Sisters of Imnma-
cu l a t e Co n c ep t i o n Saint Gregoire Arm Catholic
Patriarcat e Scool Notre Dame Arm Catholic de Rzounsa r Patriareate
Saint Suzanne Sisters ltf Immacu-
late Corn(eption Saint Agnes Sisters of 1acu-
NechtarIsts ( late ConceptionPikfaya Fathers (3) ( iazmIeh
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Notre Dame de reek Orthodo
Behara re rhdAhail(Annunch ation) Patriarcate Notre Dame Greek Orthodox (Alsayeden)
Patriarcate
College Sacre Coeur Christian Brothers
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Address
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Dekouaneh
Achrafteh
BIamoudcati
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Notre Dame of Naronite Order Loua t2e
Notre Dame of No rampae oMaronite Lebanese Tamiche Order
College Antonin Antonin Order
Free SchooI Chaw unDaughters of Charity
Free Schndo DaughtersSt Vincent de Paul of Charity
F re e S hoo l D a u g h te rs o f Cha r ity St Tarciscitis
S o s p
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St Lo is S t S o oie Da ugh te rs o f C ha r ity
S ao nt Famil y Daugh te rs o f Char i ty
Hlloy Family Daughters of Charity
Dar en No r Daughters of Charity
St Vincent de Paul Daughters of Charity
Address
Louaize
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Baabda
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Mar Doumith
St Georges
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tile 1oly Family
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Sisters of St Joseph
de L yonSisters of Stosepil
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Heart
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ducat IFurn el t ona 1Chebbak
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(
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(Zokak
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Capacity StudentstudntsDaa esae air restL
Almakassed 5 schools for boyq
and girlq
Mosiim Welfare Association Al
Makassed
Beirut Educational Vocational
4500 Reconstrucciont Equipment
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Almakas-edoMoslum 50 schoolt fit
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Welfare Association Al Makassed
[ilffereuit villages all over the
country
Educational Vocational
40eie Re000 ru-tho Equipment
ZhO0XJ0
At Amlliyah
The Chlite Stuerior Council 60 schools
Jabal Amet Welfare
Assoc iat 1on
Chi it Council
Beirut
Rural areas
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2000
10000
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Equinment
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Al Takamoul
Jabal Amel Technical School
The 4e 1fare Assoct a-
t ion
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Bourj
Tyr
Barajneh Fd uca t Innal
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5010
500
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1(0O00
31000
At Zahraa City Supreme Chuite Council Beirut Ediattonal 3000 Reconstru-rhn n0or qo
Voca t I onal Equipment Social Center Medical Center Nursing School m
Druze Community Chekh AkI All over the country FIWat[nal 5000 e 25 schools
areas
in rural cectnstorunrl Vocational
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5quip
The Sidon Institute The Association for of Technology Indujtrial ani Tech-
Saida Vocational 300 Reconstruction Rent
10000
nical Development Equipment
School of the Blind Armenian Welfare
Assoc iat ion
Bourg Hammoud Educational
Vocational 200 Reconstruction
Equipment 65000
L 1 514875
Sub Totals Attachment A $ 744434900
Attachment B 19 8602600
Attachment C 1017162500
TOTAL $196020000o
Amount requested 50Z of estimated total $ n801OOO00
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January 26 1979
MEMORADUM FOR HEry
FRCM AL E777 i
SUBJECT CAHOLC RELF SERVI-CS pPCOSAL
z02 LE3AN1ON~CNTNTO
Thank ur hl on syofro cut the Catholic
Relief Servioes proposal for the ise Presideno
As you can see rom the atrah e- me ran im Cardinal Cooke was very Dleased w- n and C ale response as wa he Poce
told- --e--- l to COif y i e = further ucesoons about the various noints ousuczested relay to im h
be in touch with you on Iondsv He indic-azed also -that he wculd sec tc It that n oic Cial Licatin
would be fcr-hcomng from the GO and CRS and that woul willinc itself into be to out some mnev
thc projact
_ce c u wI_ foow uo with A alonz _i nes f cur dsussi r wi~h the 7ice Pras Yese-terdaI
BEST AVAILABLE COPY
OR N Z
OFFICE OF THE VICZ PRESDENT
WASH GTCN
January 26 197
1AXMORNDUtI FOR T2E VICE PRESIDENT
FROM AL EIS ELE
SUBJEC CAR U COOKE
Cardinal Cooke called this r rning from Santo Domingo to express his gratitude to you and the President for the prpt and favorable decision on the Catholic Relief Ser-ices project for Lebanon
The Cardinal sa-id he told Pope John Paul that the reauest had been favorably considered and that the details would be worked t
He said the Pope was very very pleased -e was exhausted when he arrived here and when I told him it gave him a big lift He didnt lock so tired after that He told me that Lebanon has Deen var much on his - lately arid that this (proposal) hopefully will help to bring peace there
Cooke az]ed that I -ass on his warest neronai thanks and arec -n for your hen It- was the perfect thing to get
a repIv so - J he said You will be hearing from him when he returns
cc Denis Clift
bullI NORA-N DC NI -- shy
NATIONAL SCLRITY COrxCIr1
January 25 1979
Mc-DxDt FOR DENIS CLIFT
F CHRISTINE DODSCN
SUBJECT Your Mermorandum of January 23 Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
We have consulted with AID on the CRS proposal You maygive the Vice President or Cardinal Cooke the followingpreLminary reaction
The US Gover=ent is very positive toward the general conceptoutlined in the proposal and has had very good experiencein working with CRS in Lebanon
Althcugh the CRS paper describes the support of MinisterAttallah as well as Minister Rizk USthe Embassy in Beiruthas advised us that Actallah has questioned the scope ofthe project and Rizk has told the Embassy that a revisedand more restricted project will be submitted by the Governshyment of Lebaon to the Embassy
AID will need to act upon this official proposal Uponits receapt AID will request a detailed project proposalfrom CPS consistent with the request of the Government of Lebanon
AID funds for initiating such a project even cn a reducedscale in fiscal 1979 are severely limited because thecontingency fund has been entirely consumed by the GuyanaJonestown airlift and development and support assistancefunds are largely committed Some money remains in theMiddle East Requirements Fund sufficient to make a startin FY 1979 There will be greater latitude for supportof the project in fiscal 1980 either by reprogrammingduring the Congressional presentation process or by apcssible supplemental request for Middle East regionaldevelopment activities if a peace treaty is concluded
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To sons
January 26 1979
FROU Jcseh C heeier ANE
StBJEcr Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
Having consulted with you and after receiving the attached memorandumfrom Bob Nooter I called Rud Poats on January 25AID is favorably disposed to I told him -thatthe work the CRS has been doing in Lebanonand therefore would look positively on any specific proposal whichthey made to us I told him that within the Government of LebanonMinister Attallah had taken exception from a procedural point of viewto Xinister Rizks letter to andCRS had indicatedlikelihood the to our Embassy thethat Government of Lebanon throuch Dr Attallah wouldbe reuesting a re-structured program probably at a smaller level
I told Rud that our fundina situation was as follows$7 million available from the MESRF account for all We have about
contingencies Middle EastHowever Lebanon hasthese funds Beyond that we will been very much in our mind forhave to go toadditional Congress andseek
the budget funds and this would of course require an amendment toThis however would not stop usCRS from making a start on aprograrm if such a program is formally requested by the Governmentof Lebanon and if it is approved after our rview of the specificproposals I stated that it was my understanding there are no morecontingency funds available because these have been reserved for theGuyana problem
Rud said he would pass this information back to Cardinal Cooke who wasleaving that afternoon to meet the Pope in Santo Domingo
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DEZAPTMENT CF STATE
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
WASHINGTON
EZUTY ADMINISTRATOR
January 24 1979
MEMORANDUM FOR AANE MR JOSEPH WHEELER
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
The attached proposal was given to me by Rud Poats who received it fromthe Vice Presidents Office with a request that we review it I assumethat these issues are still being handled in your Bureau rather than bythe Disaster Relief Office but if that is incorrect please ask them to review it instead
Please look over the proposal to see whether it has any merit I wouldappreciate it if you could then give Rud Poats a call so that he canhave an initial reaction which he can pass back to the Vice Presidents Office
Robert H Nooter
Attachment CRS Proposal
M A N D U
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
ACT ION
Memo No 88-79 January 23 1979
LEIO LADUM FOR CHRISTINE DODSON
FROM Denis Clift C
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
May we please have an NSCState recommendation on theattached proposal as soon as possible Given the Vice Presidents interest in responding promptly I would appreciate it if I could be advised of your initial recornmendation by close of business January 24
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A PROJECT PROPOSALFROM
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FOR THE
RETORATOC REECSTION 0F
BASIC HEALTH WELFARE AND EDUCATION FACILITIES
FROTHE PRIVATE SECTOROF LEBANON
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Catholic Relief Services-United States Catholic Conference has officially received from the Government of Lebanon (GOL) a multishyplicity of requests in a wide range of target areas - eg housing small business loans etc - of these three target areas have been agreed and approved by CRS and the GOL The parameter of this project is exclusively those facilities and services sponsored by the Private Sector in Lebanon These three categories are basic to the restoration
of elemental humanitarian services necessary for the mending of the comaranity fabric irrespective of sectarian ties and per se will strengthen and support the Government of Lebanon with Lts populace-
The intention of CRS is to establish a program of assistance in the restoration of those buildings and services administered by the private sector which were damaged andor destroyed by the events of the last two years Our target areas are as follows
1 Hospitals and dispensaries
2 Welfare institutions
3 Schools and educational facilities
Principles of Operations of thisProject
1 The basic principle of operation will limit all activity
and funding to restoration of those facilities and services
and only those destroyed by the violence of war No new facilities or services would be permitted (This principle
should totally eliminate even the possibility of criticism
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by any faction inasmuch as it restores only those basic
hu-anitarian services previously available to the people
of nb on)
2 The basic guidelines for appropriations will be the
document resulting from a professional survey conducted
by the office of Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President
of the High Com-ittee for Relief of the COL No CRS
activity would be undertaken without the approval of the
GOL and the affected institution or school
3 The modality of single project implementation under t1his
grant would be patterned after the USAIDLebanon YMCA grant
whereby the officers and the Board of Directors of that Oxrnizationchose and authorized the implementation process
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under Lebanese law and business procedures according to the
guidelines established by CRS and agreed to by the GOL
4 The operation of theUS grant will be the sole responsibility
of Cat holic Relief Services-USCC with all fiscal and evaluative
Furtheringn 7 requirements of the US Government fulfilled by CRS
the mandate ad inten f the Congress on Foreign Aid CRS as
the voluntary agency woutld administrate the grant in Lebanon
thus relieving the US Bbassy in Beiut of participation in
the administrative process and thereby not int rering or
affecting t-heir other political or peace goals CRS would 1
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of course keep the Embassy fully advised but would not
involve it in the implementation of the project
5 The desired fiscal responsibility necessitates the grant
he administered by AID to and through the World Headshy
quarters of Catholic Relief Services in New York
6 Because of the restricted nature of this grant the
administration and operation of this project would be
distinct and separate from all other on-going programs
of Catholic Relief Services in Lebanon
-- OFFICI L AP2flVA A-D CCLET AND ENTHUSIASTIC- EDORSEMENTS-FOR -THIS
PROJECT FROM WITHIN EBANON
1 Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President of the High Co-mittee
for Relief of the Government of Lebanon and Minister of
Social Welfare and Minister-of Education of the Government
of Lebanon
2 M-inister (Doctorh Mohamedttallah Director of the Intershy
piis ez-iJa Co~ittee for National Planning and Development
Council for the Government of Lebanon
3 His BeahieAntonions Boutros hcreiche President of t he
General-Assem ifPatriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon
4 His Excellency Saeb Salam Leader of the Moslem communities
of Lebanon
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5 HisHcliness the Arenian Orthodox Pope Karekin II
OFFICIALE CSEENTAUD SUP2PCr OUTSIDE OF LEBANON BY
- His Holiness Pope John Paul I personally and officially
endorsed this proposed project even to the extent of promising to do
all that his office and person could do to attract other assistance for
t-he poor azd refugees in Lebanon The Holy Father endorsed havinVHis
rimnence Terence Cardinal Cooke personally and privately approach
President Carter to intercede and supoort this project-for the restoration
of hu_aitarian facilities and services ir Leanon This papal endorseshy
-_-ent took place on November 24 1978 iFa DrivLe auiience in the papal
library- -- -
The Arerican Cardinals Archbishops and Bishops through
the United States Catholic Conference as-evidenced in their Statement
on he Middle East - The Pursuit of Peace With Justilce U(fational Conference
of Catholic Bishops-o hei-i978)16197b -----
- The host of American Lebanese societies and agencies registered
in the Urxited -States - shy - - -
-is Enenceaence CadinaC~oka Archbish6p of New York
and President of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association
It was the consensus of the leadership within the consulted
governmental religious and private sectors t this rojeut should
begin i-L-ediatey to give the refugees reasons to return ther orer
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dwellings thus expediting the solution of the refugee problem in Lebanon
to a great extent This prospect moreover would help those deprived
of these basic healt-h education and welfare services and give to t-he
people of Lebancn a new hope in their government and a gliromer of peace
It was aptly stated by the Leader of the Moslem comu~rty when he said
such a program of restoration of the private sector buildings and
services at t-his very critical moment would be instrttental in repairing
the very fabric of the country now torn apart by extremists of both
sides who feed on each other
The time frame for this AIDCRS project will be dictated by
the circ=stances necessary to complete the goals and objectives of
restoring the facilities and services for halth welfare and education
in Lebanon
GRANT REQUEST - A-MOUNT AND FISCAL PROCESS
An initial tranche of 25 million dollars is estimated as the
bare mini-um to begin this project A cash flow of an advance of oneshy
third of the grant amount is envisioned as necessary to commence project
implementation
INPUTS FRCM PRIVATE SECTOR
The amount of sLc and a half million dollars has been donated
to the refugee anda emergency programs and projects since January 1 1977
It is estinated that this donation rate from the private sector will
escalate during the time frae of this project
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To preserve the private input in satisfying the basic human
need in Lebanon it is extremely important to understand the professional
strategy -f isolating the distinct goals of this project by not recriesting
additional funding from the private sector Professionally such solicitshy
ations would deprive those refugee and emergency programs now being
principally funded from the private sector Fortunately Catholic Relief
Services has the tormal promise from the Governmnent of Lebanon to solicit
grants from other gover-nments to participate in the goals of this grant
proposal This promise has been already crystallized to the extent that
the Goverrnment of Lebanon has designated a voting position on its Restorshy
ation and Rehabilitation Appropriations and Planning Comuittee to CRS
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~ The challenge of achi ving peace with justice in the Middle Es 44cofronts the conscience of tha international community A~s bishjops
Oft the Catholic Church in the United States we feel a dual rdsponsishybility to respond to the4 moral and religious dimensions-of this cha] lense On the one hand we are bound to the M~iddle-East by ties-f
hitoy tradition and faith On the other hand we4are c-itizenso
a nation which plays a direct and continuing role in the Middle Bast We address this problem as paso whs3asoamitr r~L
h fostringjustice andpecaevrleeofsity wereii
wr of the complexity of the political legal religious and moral ~problems of the MiddleEat and we acknowledge with respect and
Jgratitude the -miultiple efforts of political leaderswho have labored r~
[ to resolve this tragic conflict We wish in the first place to enshy
couacr o give voice toth silent hopes o ape pl Vthm ad
where who long for a common effort for peace in one of hworld s motdangerous politicl areas
1K~veseek in this statement to bring the problem 0T the MdJl~a before the Catholicconiunity in the Uitd
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East we specified a~ series of principles which shouldbe -part of an
eff ective political solution While ackniowledging the process of
continuous changeK that marks the life of thatregio1n we believe the
ceta elements of our 1973 statement to be still valid and usefulj
gu~idelines for a domprehensive approach to peace and justice inte
Middle East Therefore we again-call for a comprehensive pitical
solution involvingthe following
Teights of Israel to eistence as a sovereign state withi
asecure and recognizfed boundaries
The rights of the Palestinian Arabs to participate-in
negotiations affecting their d stinyaid to a homeland ofashy
their owna-
Comensation just compensatioshudbprvedfr all(a- shy
concerned of-whatever natioa d~n
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one-third of the population (750000) have become reuesis t
has been directly tied to the question of a regiplusmnonal settlementn
the Middle East on the one hand lis clear that Lebanon ishigh vulnrabl toa multiplicity of regionaland international forces
whchdirectly inflec itdoeiclife On-th other hand the 4 fate and future of the Palestinians whose refugee status evokes our
sympathy join the internal problem of Lebanon to the regional problshy
of the Middle East While a regional ec sadfctcpiio
for peace in Lebanon it is not a sufficient condition The intern
dimensions of theLebanese problem -political social economic a~n
religious be addressedwith a blend of political wisdom iad-must
moral courage asa first step toward peace The valuef~Lbn~
the st to Christianity and the worldis Atruthw cannoamp
fc-get The indepandonce of Lebanon and i ts fjbrc-of political anrC~~i(i6Uhia1ilpeevc mustb I al pon our governmen
to havea special concern for alIthese elomnts4 4
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6f iplomatic gratness to act boldly ad courageously in the f 6e Of complexity and ambiguity Cam David is suh ia ati6on and
dfserves our support h the same time it is necessar~y to recogniz i Daaiadnize~tht i Camis part of a process the diplomatic $nitiatives taken there must
be b oadened The gt itations of the Camp David accords inivolve
both the scope and te s of the agreements One form of limitation is evidencedby the ned to bringeeovher keyLactors in~ the Middle
fEast into the peace-making process This in turn is related to thiae terms of the agreements it ispartiall due to some dimensions
~ of the accords th Itkey parties are unwilling to participate in the procssTwoissues which-exemplify the substantive limits of- the
accords and which the principles of this statement mke us partcul
Iconcerned about are the status of Jerusalem ad the~fiate of thej Palestinians those living in the occupied territories and inteJ regio of the Middle East The question of Pales ini svr~gt4
remainsi unresolved by the accor s and calls for fute egtain t~f~ha been initiated at Cammp David must be exeddW htesme
adision
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Aware of the Conflicted and tragic history ot the recent past we
are cautious but choose to emphasize the signs of hope peace is
possible In transforming the possibility into a reality we see
the same basic dimensions of the problcm at work which structured
our 1973 statement
First the international community especially its principal
diplomatic actors inevitably influences the future of the Middle
East all those who touch the problem have an enormous responsibilit
to act with wisdom and vision Second the United Nations is a vita
element in any Middle Eastnegotiations and its diplomatic-and
peace-keeping role will undoubtedlybe crucial to long-term resolu
of the conflict Third the regional parties whose conflicting cla
of justice are the essence of the political and moral problem in the
Middle East are the key to peace In their-political vision moral
courage and will for peace lie our hopes for a peaceful future
Finally the religious communities with roots in the MiddleEast
must reflect the-best of our traditions in supporting the movement
for peace with )jtice for-al the people of- the regioL We have a
continuing concern for -the protection-of -the basic rights both civi
and religious of -the Christian minoritie in the Middle East and wc
encourage the local-churches there to-coninue their steadfast witnE
to the faith -
We call upon the inhabitants of the-Holy Land to renew and int
their efforts to build a spirit of pcae by drawing upon the rich
resources of the three great religious traditions which vencrato th
Holy Land as a-sacred place- -We-pray that the Prince of Peacewho
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lived t-and prayed in the Micdle East will bless the efforts
of all wh-e hope and strive for justice and peace in the land which
is still called holy
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
wellas eting
here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
demndtha~tisbe jin vetpe yRS AID and the GOL But-
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Ifdu to extenuating stutons 3 or Circust ancest alon ffort isneihe desire nrir iat I 4d wis to1in
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u The implementation plan for the vai iittos zreeivihq funds would differ di endingnot only on the eize of thei iicth e t auaivenprocesihtne a t i anpftle exerOreh~abilitation proj ect to be undertaken but on the compence and
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oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
as CRS is able to make positive contributiof in the areas oif ~alth
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naioa4 volutary g -iene arete the~ u ovrnen il be4~follow$ed in allfna1ciiAl transactions To date~I amhappy torpor~t that aa4far as I kcnow this~has never b~een a pro~lemuat1c area
I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
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Sincerely yours
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(Rev) Robert L Charlebois Special Assistant
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
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79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workihoet
PaPeOsTNoAIo 135l X 1 aooeratingCountry 7 Lebanon I268-03l3-3-629773 Page 3 of Pge
Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
ATING COUNTRY
ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
-4s
14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
- = --O NEDP IAllen 4
NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
Titie flirartfir NFTECH
Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
Name of Resposble Address
Home for Orphans Druze Community Abey
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Inttto Reusil Al Carmelia CarmeItte Fathers
Notre Dame Maronite Sisters of the Holy Family
Lebanese School lebaneso Society for for the Blind tileBlind amp oaf
Vocational Workshop Sisters of tileCross
Vocational Training Sisters of the (ood
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Mtein School aronite Lebanese
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Aksor KasardJian Armenian Prelature
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Saint Mesrob Sisters of Imnma-
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Dar en No r Daughters of Charity
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tile 1oly Family
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Dar Beclitar Koura
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u1 S y un (S Vh)E
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of Cyprus
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(
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1500
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Capacity StudentstudntsDaa esae air restL
Almakassed 5 schools for boyq
and girlq
Mosiim Welfare Association Al
Makassed
Beirut Educational Vocational
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Almakas-edoMoslum 50 schoolt fit
Rural areas
Welfare Association Al Makassed
[ilffereuit villages all over the
country
Educational Vocational
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At Amlliyah
The Chlite Stuerior Council 60 schools
Jabal Amet Welfare
Assoc iat 1on
Chi it Council
Beirut
Rural areas
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2000
10000
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Equinment
Reconstruction Equipment
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Al Takamoul
Jabal Amel Technical School
The 4e 1fare Assoct a-
t ion
El Bourr amp Al Ihsan Association
Bourj
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Barajneh Fd uca t Innal
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500
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1(0O00
31000
At Zahraa City Supreme Chuite Council Beirut Ediattonal 3000 Reconstru-rhn n0or qo
Voca t I onal Equipment Social Center Medical Center Nursing School m
Druze Community Chekh AkI All over the country FIWat[nal 5000 e 25 schools
areas
in rural cectnstorunrl Vocational
E ntO Equipment
5quip
The Sidon Institute The Association for of Technology Indujtrial ani Tech-
Saida Vocational 300 Reconstruction Rent
10000
nical Development Equipment
School of the Blind Armenian Welfare
Assoc iat ion
Bourg Hammoud Educational
Vocational 200 Reconstruction
Equipment 65000
L 1 514875
Sub Totals Attachment A $ 744434900
Attachment B 19 8602600
Attachment C 1017162500
TOTAL $196020000o
Amount requested 50Z of estimated total $ n801OOO00
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January 26 1979
MEMORADUM FOR HEry
FRCM AL E777 i
SUBJECT CAHOLC RELF SERVI-CS pPCOSAL
z02 LE3AN1ON~CNTNTO
Thank ur hl on syofro cut the Catholic
Relief Servioes proposal for the ise Presideno
As you can see rom the atrah e- me ran im Cardinal Cooke was very Dleased w- n and C ale response as wa he Poce
told- --e--- l to COif y i e = further ucesoons about the various noints ousuczested relay to im h
be in touch with you on Iondsv He indic-azed also -that he wculd sec tc It that n oic Cial Licatin
would be fcr-hcomng from the GO and CRS and that woul willinc itself into be to out some mnev
thc projact
_ce c u wI_ foow uo with A alonz _i nes f cur dsussi r wi~h the 7ice Pras Yese-terdaI
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OR N Z
OFFICE OF THE VICZ PRESDENT
WASH GTCN
January 26 197
1AXMORNDUtI FOR T2E VICE PRESIDENT
FROM AL EIS ELE
SUBJEC CAR U COOKE
Cardinal Cooke called this r rning from Santo Domingo to express his gratitude to you and the President for the prpt and favorable decision on the Catholic Relief Ser-ices project for Lebanon
The Cardinal sa-id he told Pope John Paul that the reauest had been favorably considered and that the details would be worked t
He said the Pope was very very pleased -e was exhausted when he arrived here and when I told him it gave him a big lift He didnt lock so tired after that He told me that Lebanon has Deen var much on his - lately arid that this (proposal) hopefully will help to bring peace there
Cooke az]ed that I -ass on his warest neronai thanks and arec -n for your hen It- was the perfect thing to get
a repIv so - J he said You will be hearing from him when he returns
cc Denis Clift
bullI NORA-N DC NI -- shy
NATIONAL SCLRITY COrxCIr1
January 25 1979
Mc-DxDt FOR DENIS CLIFT
F CHRISTINE DODSCN
SUBJECT Your Mermorandum of January 23 Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
We have consulted with AID on the CRS proposal You maygive the Vice President or Cardinal Cooke the followingpreLminary reaction
The US Gover=ent is very positive toward the general conceptoutlined in the proposal and has had very good experiencein working with CRS in Lebanon
Althcugh the CRS paper describes the support of MinisterAttallah as well as Minister Rizk USthe Embassy in Beiruthas advised us that Actallah has questioned the scope ofthe project and Rizk has told the Embassy that a revisedand more restricted project will be submitted by the Governshyment of Lebaon to the Embassy
AID will need to act upon this official proposal Uponits receapt AID will request a detailed project proposalfrom CPS consistent with the request of the Government of Lebanon
AID funds for initiating such a project even cn a reducedscale in fiscal 1979 are severely limited because thecontingency fund has been entirely consumed by the GuyanaJonestown airlift and development and support assistancefunds are largely committed Some money remains in theMiddle East Requirements Fund sufficient to make a startin FY 1979 There will be greater latitude for supportof the project in fiscal 1980 either by reprogrammingduring the Congressional presentation process or by apcssible supplemental request for Middle East regionaldevelopment activities if a peace treaty is concluded
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To sons
January 26 1979
FROU Jcseh C heeier ANE
StBJEcr Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
Having consulted with you and after receiving the attached memorandumfrom Bob Nooter I called Rud Poats on January 25AID is favorably disposed to I told him -thatthe work the CRS has been doing in Lebanonand therefore would look positively on any specific proposal whichthey made to us I told him that within the Government of LebanonMinister Attallah had taken exception from a procedural point of viewto Xinister Rizks letter to andCRS had indicatedlikelihood the to our Embassy thethat Government of Lebanon throuch Dr Attallah wouldbe reuesting a re-structured program probably at a smaller level
I told Rud that our fundina situation was as follows$7 million available from the MESRF account for all We have about
contingencies Middle EastHowever Lebanon hasthese funds Beyond that we will been very much in our mind forhave to go toadditional Congress andseek
the budget funds and this would of course require an amendment toThis however would not stop usCRS from making a start on aprograrm if such a program is formally requested by the Governmentof Lebanon and if it is approved after our rview of the specificproposals I stated that it was my understanding there are no morecontingency funds available because these have been reserved for theGuyana problem
Rud said he would pass this information back to Cardinal Cooke who wasleaving that afternoon to meet the Pope in Santo Domingo
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DEZAPTMENT CF STATE
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
WASHINGTON
EZUTY ADMINISTRATOR
January 24 1979
MEMORANDUM FOR AANE MR JOSEPH WHEELER
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
The attached proposal was given to me by Rud Poats who received it fromthe Vice Presidents Office with a request that we review it I assumethat these issues are still being handled in your Bureau rather than bythe Disaster Relief Office but if that is incorrect please ask them to review it instead
Please look over the proposal to see whether it has any merit I wouldappreciate it if you could then give Rud Poats a call so that he canhave an initial reaction which he can pass back to the Vice Presidents Office
Robert H Nooter
Attachment CRS Proposal
M A N D U
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
ACT ION
Memo No 88-79 January 23 1979
LEIO LADUM FOR CHRISTINE DODSON
FROM Denis Clift C
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
May we please have an NSCState recommendation on theattached proposal as soon as possible Given the Vice Presidents interest in responding promptly I would appreciate it if I could be advised of your initial recornmendation by close of business January 24
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A PROJECT PROPOSALFROM
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FOR THE
RETORATOC REECSTION 0F
BASIC HEALTH WELFARE AND EDUCATION FACILITIES
FROTHE PRIVATE SECTOROF LEBANON
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Scone of Project Procosal
Catholic Relief Services-United States Catholic Conference has officially received from the Government of Lebanon (GOL) a multishyplicity of requests in a wide range of target areas - eg housing small business loans etc - of these three target areas have been agreed and approved by CRS and the GOL The parameter of this project is exclusively those facilities and services sponsored by the Private Sector in Lebanon These three categories are basic to the restoration
of elemental humanitarian services necessary for the mending of the comaranity fabric irrespective of sectarian ties and per se will strengthen and support the Government of Lebanon with Lts populace-
The intention of CRS is to establish a program of assistance in the restoration of those buildings and services administered by the private sector which were damaged andor destroyed by the events of the last two years Our target areas are as follows
1 Hospitals and dispensaries
2 Welfare institutions
3 Schools and educational facilities
Principles of Operations of thisProject
1 The basic principle of operation will limit all activity
and funding to restoration of those facilities and services
and only those destroyed by the violence of war No new facilities or services would be permitted (This principle
should totally eliminate even the possibility of criticism
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by any faction inasmuch as it restores only those basic
hu-anitarian services previously available to the people
of nb on)
2 The basic guidelines for appropriations will be the
document resulting from a professional survey conducted
by the office of Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President
of the High Com-ittee for Relief of the COL No CRS
activity would be undertaken without the approval of the
GOL and the affected institution or school
3 The modality of single project implementation under t1his
grant would be patterned after the USAIDLebanon YMCA grant
whereby the officers and the Board of Directors of that Oxrnizationchose and authorized the implementation process
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under Lebanese law and business procedures according to the
guidelines established by CRS and agreed to by the GOL
4 The operation of theUS grant will be the sole responsibility
of Cat holic Relief Services-USCC with all fiscal and evaluative
Furtheringn 7 requirements of the US Government fulfilled by CRS
the mandate ad inten f the Congress on Foreign Aid CRS as
the voluntary agency woutld administrate the grant in Lebanon
thus relieving the US Bbassy in Beiut of participation in
the administrative process and thereby not int rering or
affecting t-heir other political or peace goals CRS would 1
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of course keep the Embassy fully advised but would not
involve it in the implementation of the project
5 The desired fiscal responsibility necessitates the grant
he administered by AID to and through the World Headshy
quarters of Catholic Relief Services in New York
6 Because of the restricted nature of this grant the
administration and operation of this project would be
distinct and separate from all other on-going programs
of Catholic Relief Services in Lebanon
-- OFFICI L AP2flVA A-D CCLET AND ENTHUSIASTIC- EDORSEMENTS-FOR -THIS
PROJECT FROM WITHIN EBANON
1 Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President of the High Co-mittee
for Relief of the Government of Lebanon and Minister of
Social Welfare and Minister-of Education of the Government
of Lebanon
2 M-inister (Doctorh Mohamedttallah Director of the Intershy
piis ez-iJa Co~ittee for National Planning and Development
Council for the Government of Lebanon
3 His BeahieAntonions Boutros hcreiche President of t he
General-Assem ifPatriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon
4 His Excellency Saeb Salam Leader of the Moslem communities
of Lebanon
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5 HisHcliness the Arenian Orthodox Pope Karekin II
OFFICIALE CSEENTAUD SUP2PCr OUTSIDE OF LEBANON BY
- His Holiness Pope John Paul I personally and officially
endorsed this proposed project even to the extent of promising to do
all that his office and person could do to attract other assistance for
t-he poor azd refugees in Lebanon The Holy Father endorsed havinVHis
rimnence Terence Cardinal Cooke personally and privately approach
President Carter to intercede and supoort this project-for the restoration
of hu_aitarian facilities and services ir Leanon This papal endorseshy
-_-ent took place on November 24 1978 iFa DrivLe auiience in the papal
library- -- -
The Arerican Cardinals Archbishops and Bishops through
the United States Catholic Conference as-evidenced in their Statement
on he Middle East - The Pursuit of Peace With Justilce U(fational Conference
of Catholic Bishops-o hei-i978)16197b -----
- The host of American Lebanese societies and agencies registered
in the Urxited -States - shy - - -
-is Enenceaence CadinaC~oka Archbish6p of New York
and President of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association
It was the consensus of the leadership within the consulted
governmental religious and private sectors t this rojeut should
begin i-L-ediatey to give the refugees reasons to return ther orer
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dwellings thus expediting the solution of the refugee problem in Lebanon
to a great extent This prospect moreover would help those deprived
of these basic healt-h education and welfare services and give to t-he
people of Lebancn a new hope in their government and a gliromer of peace
It was aptly stated by the Leader of the Moslem comu~rty when he said
such a program of restoration of the private sector buildings and
services at t-his very critical moment would be instrttental in repairing
the very fabric of the country now torn apart by extremists of both
sides who feed on each other
The time frame for this AIDCRS project will be dictated by
the circ=stances necessary to complete the goals and objectives of
restoring the facilities and services for halth welfare and education
in Lebanon
GRANT REQUEST - A-MOUNT AND FISCAL PROCESS
An initial tranche of 25 million dollars is estimated as the
bare mini-um to begin this project A cash flow of an advance of oneshy
third of the grant amount is envisioned as necessary to commence project
implementation
INPUTS FRCM PRIVATE SECTOR
The amount of sLc and a half million dollars has been donated
to the refugee anda emergency programs and projects since January 1 1977
It is estinated that this donation rate from the private sector will
escalate during the time frae of this project
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To preserve the private input in satisfying the basic human
need in Lebanon it is extremely important to understand the professional
strategy -f isolating the distinct goals of this project by not recriesting
additional funding from the private sector Professionally such solicitshy
ations would deprive those refugee and emergency programs now being
principally funded from the private sector Fortunately Catholic Relief
Services has the tormal promise from the Governmnent of Lebanon to solicit
grants from other gover-nments to participate in the goals of this grant
proposal This promise has been already crystallized to the extent that
the Goverrnment of Lebanon has designated a voting position on its Restorshy
ation and Rehabilitation Appropriations and Planning Comuittee to CRS
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~ The challenge of achi ving peace with justice in the Middle Es 44cofronts the conscience of tha international community A~s bishjops
Oft the Catholic Church in the United States we feel a dual rdsponsishybility to respond to the4 moral and religious dimensions-of this cha] lense On the one hand we are bound to the M~iddle-East by ties-f
hitoy tradition and faith On the other hand we4are c-itizenso
a nation which plays a direct and continuing role in the Middle Bast We address this problem as paso whs3asoamitr r~L
h fostringjustice andpecaevrleeofsity wereii
wr of the complexity of the political legal religious and moral ~problems of the MiddleEat and we acknowledge with respect and
Jgratitude the -miultiple efforts of political leaderswho have labored r~
[ to resolve this tragic conflict We wish in the first place to enshy
couacr o give voice toth silent hopes o ape pl Vthm ad
where who long for a common effort for peace in one of hworld s motdangerous politicl areas
1K~veseek in this statement to bring the problem 0T the MdJl~a before the Catholicconiunity in the Uitd
univrsa c-1alenge to onscience miay be in~thir thgh-t aci pl~vej esekaso to make osrutva t lt~~b ut t6
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arn buA93to 1978 Inu~n 9 th o Atd Pece iha4o4
w or o a c
East we specified a~ series of principles which shouldbe -part of an
eff ective political solution While ackniowledging the process of
continuous changeK that marks the life of thatregio1n we believe the
ceta elements of our 1973 statement to be still valid and usefulj
gu~idelines for a domprehensive approach to peace and justice inte
Middle East Therefore we again-call for a comprehensive pitical
solution involvingthe following
Teights of Israel to eistence as a sovereign state withi
asecure and recognizfed boundaries
The rights of the Palestinian Arabs to participate-in
negotiations affecting their d stinyaid to a homeland ofashy
their owna-
Comensation just compensatioshudbprvedfr all(a- shy
concerned of-whatever natioa d~n
-- ----home andprqperty by the threa de~cades -of conflict
-a~apartios
-eaaaaaaa-The status of Jer~usaliem nas unique relilLPof
fic ce h s ho ~peser throuthg an iin rna
af1cess hlguara a to - ae
prosorvtion o a ligiousyrl Ca
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one-third of the population (750000) have become reuesis t
has been directly tied to the question of a regiplusmnonal settlementn
the Middle East on the one hand lis clear that Lebanon ishigh vulnrabl toa multiplicity of regionaland international forces
whchdirectly inflec itdoeiclife On-th other hand the 4 fate and future of the Palestinians whose refugee status evokes our
sympathy join the internal problem of Lebanon to the regional problshy
of the Middle East While a regional ec sadfctcpiio
for peace in Lebanon it is not a sufficient condition The intern
dimensions of theLebanese problem -political social economic a~n
religious be addressedwith a blend of political wisdom iad-must
moral courage asa first step toward peace The valuef~Lbn~
the st to Christianity and the worldis Atruthw cannoamp
fc-get The indepandonce of Lebanon and i ts fjbrc-of political anrC~~i(i6Uhia1ilpeevc mustb I al pon our governmen
to havea special concern for alIthese elomnts4 4
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6f iplomatic gratness to act boldly ad courageously in the f 6e Of complexity and ambiguity Cam David is suh ia ati6on and
dfserves our support h the same time it is necessar~y to recogniz i Daaiadnize~tht i Camis part of a process the diplomatic $nitiatives taken there must
be b oadened The gt itations of the Camp David accords inivolve
both the scope and te s of the agreements One form of limitation is evidencedby the ned to bringeeovher keyLactors in~ the Middle
fEast into the peace-making process This in turn is related to thiae terms of the agreements it ispartiall due to some dimensions
~ of the accords th Itkey parties are unwilling to participate in the procssTwoissues which-exemplify the substantive limits of- the
accords and which the principles of this statement mke us partcul
Iconcerned about are the status of Jerusalem ad the~fiate of thej Palestinians those living in the occupied territories and inteJ regio of the Middle East The question of Pales ini svr~gt4
remainsi unresolved by the accor s and calls for fute egtain t~f~ha been initiated at Cammp David must be exeddW htesme
adision
13 cyod Cam Do vd T1e MiddlcampZast prolem iss noW t 66n I
- o )ws- q o f h p m x
Aware of the Conflicted and tragic history ot the recent past we
are cautious but choose to emphasize the signs of hope peace is
possible In transforming the possibility into a reality we see
the same basic dimensions of the problcm at work which structured
our 1973 statement
First the international community especially its principal
diplomatic actors inevitably influences the future of the Middle
East all those who touch the problem have an enormous responsibilit
to act with wisdom and vision Second the United Nations is a vita
element in any Middle Eastnegotiations and its diplomatic-and
peace-keeping role will undoubtedlybe crucial to long-term resolu
of the conflict Third the regional parties whose conflicting cla
of justice are the essence of the political and moral problem in the
Middle East are the key to peace In their-political vision moral
courage and will for peace lie our hopes for a peaceful future
Finally the religious communities with roots in the MiddleEast
must reflect the-best of our traditions in supporting the movement
for peace with )jtice for-al the people of- the regioL We have a
continuing concern for -the protection-of -the basic rights both civi
and religious of -the Christian minoritie in the Middle East and wc
encourage the local-churches there to-coninue their steadfast witnE
to the faith -
We call upon the inhabitants of the-Holy Land to renew and int
their efforts to build a spirit of pcae by drawing upon the rich
resources of the three great religious traditions which vencrato th
Holy Land as a-sacred place- -We-pray that the Prince of Peacewho
BEST AVAILABLE COPy
lived t-and prayed in the Micdle East will bless the efforts
of all wh-e hope and strive for justice and peace in the land which
is still called holy
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
wellas eting
here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
4~
~ -shy~4~ if they qualify under the admissions po c es of-evieiytu tion assisted (This ist ev as a contiol factor that the
intttons stay within the scope of thir previo prfssoal4 - 4
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that tei cotution o r hin-projensct wille npeinsicals whethe itheCoaiees ohth edycasioegard thefrebah tnheint but alsof ahs Fedoaco rof n riit oes ot mWethealsoibee
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guarantee b aypeittheGoeneto ceaonusion thywsl iausediabyuacpofrclaipction thsgan yom tnsqenUS Govermentbyolycillasshytraiveli thruha niciate gantavrage request ofie $1000 pein stiution and tehnbilitatont a htw r eusigfv ilo
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
demndtha~tisbe jin vetpe yRS AID and the GOL But-
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Ifdu to extenuating stutons 3 or Circust ancest alon ffort isneihe desire nrir iat I 4d wis to1in
a 2a tQA ~ IpB -frl5tholic~ Relief Sevies-eUSCC-toa~~ -9ra QQ-t Mi~i i
u The implementation plan for the vai iittos zreeivihq funds would differ di endingnot only on the eize of thei iicth e t auaivenprocesihtne a t i anpftle exerOreh~abilitation proj ect to be undertaken but on the compence and
4
oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
as CRS is able to make positive contributiof in the areas oif ~alth
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naioa4 volutary g -iene arete the~ u ovrnen il be4~follow$ed in allfna1ciiAl transactions To date~I amhappy torpor~t that aa4far as I kcnow this~has never b~een a pro~lemuat1c area
I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
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With kind personal regards I -Itmain
Sincerely yours
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(Rev) Robert L Charlebois Special Assistant
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workihoet
PaPeOsTNoAIo 135l X 1 aooeratingCountry 7 Lebanon I268-03l3-3-629773 Page 3 of Pge
Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
ATING COUNTRY
ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
-4s
14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
- = --O NEDP IAllen 4
NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
Titie flirartfir NFTECH
Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
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Notre Dame Maronite Sisters of the Holy Family
Lebanese School lebaneso Society for for the Blind tileBlind amp oaf
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Vocational Training Sisters of the (ood
Shepherd
Technicol School Salvatorian Fathers
Mtein School aronite Lebanese
Order
(uiliglan Armenian Prelature
in Lebanon
Aksor KasardJian Armenian Prelature
in Lebanon Apkarian Armenian Prelature
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Ades
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AIntoura
Baabda
Broumana
Sehaileh
SalhIchI
Mtein
Nor Adana
BiHammoud
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Capacity StudentstudntsDaa esae air restL
Almakassed 5 schools for boyq
and girlq
Mosiim Welfare Association Al
Makassed
Beirut Educational Vocational
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[ilffereuit villages all over the
country
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The Chlite Stuerior Council 60 schools
Jabal Amet Welfare
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Beirut
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10000
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Voca t I onal Equipment Social Center Medical Center Nursing School m
Druze Community Chekh AkI All over the country FIWat[nal 5000 e 25 schools
areas
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The Sidon Institute The Association for of Technology Indujtrial ani Tech-
Saida Vocational 300 Reconstruction Rent
10000
nical Development Equipment
School of the Blind Armenian Welfare
Assoc iat ion
Bourg Hammoud Educational
Vocational 200 Reconstruction
Equipment 65000
L 1 514875
Sub Totals Attachment A $ 744434900
Attachment B 19 8602600
Attachment C 1017162500
TOTAL $196020000o
Amount requested 50Z of estimated total $ n801OOO00
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January 26 1979
MEMORADUM FOR HEry
FRCM AL E777 i
SUBJECT CAHOLC RELF SERVI-CS pPCOSAL
z02 LE3AN1ON~CNTNTO
Thank ur hl on syofro cut the Catholic
Relief Servioes proposal for the ise Presideno
As you can see rom the atrah e- me ran im Cardinal Cooke was very Dleased w- n and C ale response as wa he Poce
told- --e--- l to COif y i e = further ucesoons about the various noints ousuczested relay to im h
be in touch with you on Iondsv He indic-azed also -that he wculd sec tc It that n oic Cial Licatin
would be fcr-hcomng from the GO and CRS and that woul willinc itself into be to out some mnev
thc projact
_ce c u wI_ foow uo with A alonz _i nes f cur dsussi r wi~h the 7ice Pras Yese-terdaI
BEST AVAILABLE COPY
OR N Z
OFFICE OF THE VICZ PRESDENT
WASH GTCN
January 26 197
1AXMORNDUtI FOR T2E VICE PRESIDENT
FROM AL EIS ELE
SUBJEC CAR U COOKE
Cardinal Cooke called this r rning from Santo Domingo to express his gratitude to you and the President for the prpt and favorable decision on the Catholic Relief Ser-ices project for Lebanon
The Cardinal sa-id he told Pope John Paul that the reauest had been favorably considered and that the details would be worked t
He said the Pope was very very pleased -e was exhausted when he arrived here and when I told him it gave him a big lift He didnt lock so tired after that He told me that Lebanon has Deen var much on his - lately arid that this (proposal) hopefully will help to bring peace there
Cooke az]ed that I -ass on his warest neronai thanks and arec -n for your hen It- was the perfect thing to get
a repIv so - J he said You will be hearing from him when he returns
cc Denis Clift
bullI NORA-N DC NI -- shy
NATIONAL SCLRITY COrxCIr1
January 25 1979
Mc-DxDt FOR DENIS CLIFT
F CHRISTINE DODSCN
SUBJECT Your Mermorandum of January 23 Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
We have consulted with AID on the CRS proposal You maygive the Vice President or Cardinal Cooke the followingpreLminary reaction
The US Gover=ent is very positive toward the general conceptoutlined in the proposal and has had very good experiencein working with CRS in Lebanon
Althcugh the CRS paper describes the support of MinisterAttallah as well as Minister Rizk USthe Embassy in Beiruthas advised us that Actallah has questioned the scope ofthe project and Rizk has told the Embassy that a revisedand more restricted project will be submitted by the Governshyment of Lebaon to the Embassy
AID will need to act upon this official proposal Uponits receapt AID will request a detailed project proposalfrom CPS consistent with the request of the Government of Lebanon
AID funds for initiating such a project even cn a reducedscale in fiscal 1979 are severely limited because thecontingency fund has been entirely consumed by the GuyanaJonestown airlift and development and support assistancefunds are largely committed Some money remains in theMiddle East Requirements Fund sufficient to make a startin FY 1979 There will be greater latitude for supportof the project in fiscal 1980 either by reprogrammingduring the Congressional presentation process or by apcssible supplemental request for Middle East regionaldevelopment activities if a peace treaty is concluded
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To sons
January 26 1979
FROU Jcseh C heeier ANE
StBJEcr Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
Having consulted with you and after receiving the attached memorandumfrom Bob Nooter I called Rud Poats on January 25AID is favorably disposed to I told him -thatthe work the CRS has been doing in Lebanonand therefore would look positively on any specific proposal whichthey made to us I told him that within the Government of LebanonMinister Attallah had taken exception from a procedural point of viewto Xinister Rizks letter to andCRS had indicatedlikelihood the to our Embassy thethat Government of Lebanon throuch Dr Attallah wouldbe reuesting a re-structured program probably at a smaller level
I told Rud that our fundina situation was as follows$7 million available from the MESRF account for all We have about
contingencies Middle EastHowever Lebanon hasthese funds Beyond that we will been very much in our mind forhave to go toadditional Congress andseek
the budget funds and this would of course require an amendment toThis however would not stop usCRS from making a start on aprograrm if such a program is formally requested by the Governmentof Lebanon and if it is approved after our rview of the specificproposals I stated that it was my understanding there are no morecontingency funds available because these have been reserved for theGuyana problem
Rud said he would pass this information back to Cardinal Cooke who wasleaving that afternoon to meet the Pope in Santo Domingo
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DEZAPTMENT CF STATE
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
WASHINGTON
EZUTY ADMINISTRATOR
January 24 1979
MEMORANDUM FOR AANE MR JOSEPH WHEELER
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
The attached proposal was given to me by Rud Poats who received it fromthe Vice Presidents Office with a request that we review it I assumethat these issues are still being handled in your Bureau rather than bythe Disaster Relief Office but if that is incorrect please ask them to review it instead
Please look over the proposal to see whether it has any merit I wouldappreciate it if you could then give Rud Poats a call so that he canhave an initial reaction which he can pass back to the Vice Presidents Office
Robert H Nooter
Attachment CRS Proposal
M A N D U
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
ACT ION
Memo No 88-79 January 23 1979
LEIO LADUM FOR CHRISTINE DODSON
FROM Denis Clift C
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
May we please have an NSCState recommendation on theattached proposal as soon as possible Given the Vice Presidents interest in responding promptly I would appreciate it if I could be advised of your initial recornmendation by close of business January 24
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A PROJECT PROPOSALFROM
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FOR THE
RETORATOC REECSTION 0F
BASIC HEALTH WELFARE AND EDUCATION FACILITIES
FROTHE PRIVATE SECTOROF LEBANON
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Catholic Relief Services-United States Catholic Conference has officially received from the Government of Lebanon (GOL) a multishyplicity of requests in a wide range of target areas - eg housing small business loans etc - of these three target areas have been agreed and approved by CRS and the GOL The parameter of this project is exclusively those facilities and services sponsored by the Private Sector in Lebanon These three categories are basic to the restoration
of elemental humanitarian services necessary for the mending of the comaranity fabric irrespective of sectarian ties and per se will strengthen and support the Government of Lebanon with Lts populace-
The intention of CRS is to establish a program of assistance in the restoration of those buildings and services administered by the private sector which were damaged andor destroyed by the events of the last two years Our target areas are as follows
1 Hospitals and dispensaries
2 Welfare institutions
3 Schools and educational facilities
Principles of Operations of thisProject
1 The basic principle of operation will limit all activity
and funding to restoration of those facilities and services
and only those destroyed by the violence of war No new facilities or services would be permitted (This principle
should totally eliminate even the possibility of criticism
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by any faction inasmuch as it restores only those basic
hu-anitarian services previously available to the people
of nb on)
2 The basic guidelines for appropriations will be the
document resulting from a professional survey conducted
by the office of Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President
of the High Com-ittee for Relief of the COL No CRS
activity would be undertaken without the approval of the
GOL and the affected institution or school
3 The modality of single project implementation under t1his
grant would be patterned after the USAIDLebanon YMCA grant
whereby the officers and the Board of Directors of that Oxrnizationchose and authorized the implementation process
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under Lebanese law and business procedures according to the
guidelines established by CRS and agreed to by the GOL
4 The operation of theUS grant will be the sole responsibility
of Cat holic Relief Services-USCC with all fiscal and evaluative
Furtheringn 7 requirements of the US Government fulfilled by CRS
the mandate ad inten f the Congress on Foreign Aid CRS as
the voluntary agency woutld administrate the grant in Lebanon
thus relieving the US Bbassy in Beiut of participation in
the administrative process and thereby not int rering or
affecting t-heir other political or peace goals CRS would 1
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of course keep the Embassy fully advised but would not
involve it in the implementation of the project
5 The desired fiscal responsibility necessitates the grant
he administered by AID to and through the World Headshy
quarters of Catholic Relief Services in New York
6 Because of the restricted nature of this grant the
administration and operation of this project would be
distinct and separate from all other on-going programs
of Catholic Relief Services in Lebanon
-- OFFICI L AP2flVA A-D CCLET AND ENTHUSIASTIC- EDORSEMENTS-FOR -THIS
PROJECT FROM WITHIN EBANON
1 Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President of the High Co-mittee
for Relief of the Government of Lebanon and Minister of
Social Welfare and Minister-of Education of the Government
of Lebanon
2 M-inister (Doctorh Mohamedttallah Director of the Intershy
piis ez-iJa Co~ittee for National Planning and Development
Council for the Government of Lebanon
3 His BeahieAntonions Boutros hcreiche President of t he
General-Assem ifPatriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon
4 His Excellency Saeb Salam Leader of the Moslem communities
of Lebanon
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5 HisHcliness the Arenian Orthodox Pope Karekin II
OFFICIALE CSEENTAUD SUP2PCr OUTSIDE OF LEBANON BY
- His Holiness Pope John Paul I personally and officially
endorsed this proposed project even to the extent of promising to do
all that his office and person could do to attract other assistance for
t-he poor azd refugees in Lebanon The Holy Father endorsed havinVHis
rimnence Terence Cardinal Cooke personally and privately approach
President Carter to intercede and supoort this project-for the restoration
of hu_aitarian facilities and services ir Leanon This papal endorseshy
-_-ent took place on November 24 1978 iFa DrivLe auiience in the papal
library- -- -
The Arerican Cardinals Archbishops and Bishops through
the United States Catholic Conference as-evidenced in their Statement
on he Middle East - The Pursuit of Peace With Justilce U(fational Conference
of Catholic Bishops-o hei-i978)16197b -----
- The host of American Lebanese societies and agencies registered
in the Urxited -States - shy - - -
-is Enenceaence CadinaC~oka Archbish6p of New York
and President of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association
It was the consensus of the leadership within the consulted
governmental religious and private sectors t this rojeut should
begin i-L-ediatey to give the refugees reasons to return ther orer
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dwellings thus expediting the solution of the refugee problem in Lebanon
to a great extent This prospect moreover would help those deprived
of these basic healt-h education and welfare services and give to t-he
people of Lebancn a new hope in their government and a gliromer of peace
It was aptly stated by the Leader of the Moslem comu~rty when he said
such a program of restoration of the private sector buildings and
services at t-his very critical moment would be instrttental in repairing
the very fabric of the country now torn apart by extremists of both
sides who feed on each other
The time frame for this AIDCRS project will be dictated by
the circ=stances necessary to complete the goals and objectives of
restoring the facilities and services for halth welfare and education
in Lebanon
GRANT REQUEST - A-MOUNT AND FISCAL PROCESS
An initial tranche of 25 million dollars is estimated as the
bare mini-um to begin this project A cash flow of an advance of oneshy
third of the grant amount is envisioned as necessary to commence project
implementation
INPUTS FRCM PRIVATE SECTOR
The amount of sLc and a half million dollars has been donated
to the refugee anda emergency programs and projects since January 1 1977
It is estinated that this donation rate from the private sector will
escalate during the time frae of this project
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To preserve the private input in satisfying the basic human
need in Lebanon it is extremely important to understand the professional
strategy -f isolating the distinct goals of this project by not recriesting
additional funding from the private sector Professionally such solicitshy
ations would deprive those refugee and emergency programs now being
principally funded from the private sector Fortunately Catholic Relief
Services has the tormal promise from the Governmnent of Lebanon to solicit
grants from other gover-nments to participate in the goals of this grant
proposal This promise has been already crystallized to the extent that
the Goverrnment of Lebanon has designated a voting position on its Restorshy
ation and Rehabilitation Appropriations and Planning Comuittee to CRS
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~ The challenge of achi ving peace with justice in the Middle Es 44cofronts the conscience of tha international community A~s bishjops
Oft the Catholic Church in the United States we feel a dual rdsponsishybility to respond to the4 moral and religious dimensions-of this cha] lense On the one hand we are bound to the M~iddle-East by ties-f
hitoy tradition and faith On the other hand we4are c-itizenso
a nation which plays a direct and continuing role in the Middle Bast We address this problem as paso whs3asoamitr r~L
h fostringjustice andpecaevrleeofsity wereii
wr of the complexity of the political legal religious and moral ~problems of the MiddleEat and we acknowledge with respect and
Jgratitude the -miultiple efforts of political leaderswho have labored r~
[ to resolve this tragic conflict We wish in the first place to enshy
couacr o give voice toth silent hopes o ape pl Vthm ad
where who long for a common effort for peace in one of hworld s motdangerous politicl areas
1K~veseek in this statement to bring the problem 0T the MdJl~a before the Catholicconiunity in the Uitd
univrsa c-1alenge to onscience miay be in~thir thgh-t aci pl~vej esekaso to make osrutva t lt~~b ut t6
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East we specified a~ series of principles which shouldbe -part of an
eff ective political solution While ackniowledging the process of
continuous changeK that marks the life of thatregio1n we believe the
ceta elements of our 1973 statement to be still valid and usefulj
gu~idelines for a domprehensive approach to peace and justice inte
Middle East Therefore we again-call for a comprehensive pitical
solution involvingthe following
Teights of Israel to eistence as a sovereign state withi
asecure and recognizfed boundaries
The rights of the Palestinian Arabs to participate-in
negotiations affecting their d stinyaid to a homeland ofashy
their owna-
Comensation just compensatioshudbprvedfr all(a- shy
concerned of-whatever natioa d~n
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-eaaaaaaa-The status of Jer~usaliem nas unique relilLPof
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one-third of the population (750000) have become reuesis t
has been directly tied to the question of a regiplusmnonal settlementn
the Middle East on the one hand lis clear that Lebanon ishigh vulnrabl toa multiplicity of regionaland international forces
whchdirectly inflec itdoeiclife On-th other hand the 4 fate and future of the Palestinians whose refugee status evokes our
sympathy join the internal problem of Lebanon to the regional problshy
of the Middle East While a regional ec sadfctcpiio
for peace in Lebanon it is not a sufficient condition The intern
dimensions of theLebanese problem -political social economic a~n
religious be addressedwith a blend of political wisdom iad-must
moral courage asa first step toward peace The valuef~Lbn~
the st to Christianity and the worldis Atruthw cannoamp
fc-get The indepandonce of Lebanon and i ts fjbrc-of political anrC~~i(i6Uhia1ilpeevc mustb I al pon our governmen
to havea special concern for alIthese elomnts4 4
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religionswil eire andb erl Eselfre neutriaity ~ebaonic
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6f iplomatic gratness to act boldly ad courageously in the f 6e Of complexity and ambiguity Cam David is suh ia ati6on and
dfserves our support h the same time it is necessar~y to recogniz i Daaiadnize~tht i Camis part of a process the diplomatic $nitiatives taken there must
be b oadened The gt itations of the Camp David accords inivolve
both the scope and te s of the agreements One form of limitation is evidencedby the ned to bringeeovher keyLactors in~ the Middle
fEast into the peace-making process This in turn is related to thiae terms of the agreements it ispartiall due to some dimensions
~ of the accords th Itkey parties are unwilling to participate in the procssTwoissues which-exemplify the substantive limits of- the
accords and which the principles of this statement mke us partcul
Iconcerned about are the status of Jerusalem ad the~fiate of thej Palestinians those living in the occupied territories and inteJ regio of the Middle East The question of Pales ini svr~gt4
remainsi unresolved by the accor s and calls for fute egtain t~f~ha been initiated at Cammp David must be exeddW htesme
adision
13 cyod Cam Do vd T1e MiddlcampZast prolem iss noW t 66n I
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Aware of the Conflicted and tragic history ot the recent past we
are cautious but choose to emphasize the signs of hope peace is
possible In transforming the possibility into a reality we see
the same basic dimensions of the problcm at work which structured
our 1973 statement
First the international community especially its principal
diplomatic actors inevitably influences the future of the Middle
East all those who touch the problem have an enormous responsibilit
to act with wisdom and vision Second the United Nations is a vita
element in any Middle Eastnegotiations and its diplomatic-and
peace-keeping role will undoubtedlybe crucial to long-term resolu
of the conflict Third the regional parties whose conflicting cla
of justice are the essence of the political and moral problem in the
Middle East are the key to peace In their-political vision moral
courage and will for peace lie our hopes for a peaceful future
Finally the religious communities with roots in the MiddleEast
must reflect the-best of our traditions in supporting the movement
for peace with )jtice for-al the people of- the regioL We have a
continuing concern for -the protection-of -the basic rights both civi
and religious of -the Christian minoritie in the Middle East and wc
encourage the local-churches there to-coninue their steadfast witnE
to the faith -
We call upon the inhabitants of the-Holy Land to renew and int
their efforts to build a spirit of pcae by drawing upon the rich
resources of the three great religious traditions which vencrato th
Holy Land as a-sacred place- -We-pray that the Prince of Peacewho
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lived t-and prayed in the Micdle East will bless the efforts
of all wh-e hope and strive for justice and peace in the land which
is still called holy
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
wellas eting
here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
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~ -shy~4~ if they qualify under the admissions po c es of-evieiytu tion assisted (This ist ev as a contiol factor that the
intttons stay within the scope of thir previo prfssoal4 - 4
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that tei cotution o r hin-projensct wille npeinsicals whethe itheCoaiees ohth edycasioegard thefrebah tnheint but alsof ahs Fedoaco rof n riit oes ot mWethealsoibee
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uponWreepio eoth asran efrom theS Governent sofLcbtao tohlt throgconiuinar thians frojecthirllespecifically teishyfieewd to beahedso~ofteGtCommitteentolasrgdsherch ondRecotnshystrutionu adoeabiit onr of orgno oh ehv lobe
guarantee b aypeittheGoeneto ceaonusion thywsl iausediabyuacpofrclaipction thsgan yom tnsqenUS Govermentbyolycillasshytraiveli thruha niciate gantavrage request ofie $1000 pein stiution and tehnbilitatont a htw r eusigfv ilo
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
demndtha~tisbe jin vetpe yRS AID and the GOL But-
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Ifdu to extenuating stutons 3 or Circust ancest alon ffort isneihe desire nrir iat I 4d wis to1in
a 2a tQA ~ IpB -frl5tholic~ Relief Sevies-eUSCC-toa~~ -9ra QQ-t Mi~i i
u The implementation plan for the vai iittos zreeivihq funds would differ di endingnot only on the eize of thei iicth e t auaivenprocesihtne a t i anpftle exerOreh~abilitation proj ect to be undertaken but on the compence and
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oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
as CRS is able to make positive contributiof in the areas oif ~alth
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naioa4 volutary g -iene arete the~ u ovrnen il be4~follow$ed in allfna1ciiAl transactions To date~I amhappy torpor~t that aa4far as I kcnow this~has never b~een a pro~lemuat1c area
I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
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With kind personal regards I -Itmain
Sincerely yours
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(Rev) Robert L Charlebois Special Assistant
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workihoet
PaPeOsTNoAIo 135l X 1 aooeratingCountry 7 Lebanon I268-03l3-3-629773 Page 3 of Pge
Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
ATING COUNTRY
ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
-4s
14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
- = --O NEDP IAllen 4
NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
Titie flirartfir NFTECH
Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
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of Cyprus
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(
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(Zokak
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1500
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Name of Institution Responsible Address Aim Aim
Capacity StudentstudntsDaa esae air restL
Almakassed 5 schools for boyq
and girlq
Mosiim Welfare Association Al
Makassed
Beirut Educational Vocational
4500 Reconstrucciont Equipment
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Almakas-edoMoslum 50 schoolt fit
Rural areas
Welfare Association Al Makassed
[ilffereuit villages all over the
country
Educational Vocational
40eie Re000 ru-tho Equipment
ZhO0XJ0
At Amlliyah
The Chlite Stuerior Council 60 schools
Jabal Amet Welfare
Assoc iat 1on
Chi it Council
Beirut
Rural areas
Educattnal
Vocational
EduIcational Vocational
2000
10000
Recouistru r ton
Equinment
Reconstruction Equipment
5Is 1)4)
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Al Takamoul
Jabal Amel Technical School
The 4e 1fare Assoct a-
t ion
El Bourr amp Al Ihsan Association
Bourj
Tyr
Barajneh Fd uca t Innal
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5010
500
R~const rid ion
EuiIpment
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1(0O00
31000
At Zahraa City Supreme Chuite Council Beirut Ediattonal 3000 Reconstru-rhn n0or qo
Voca t I onal Equipment Social Center Medical Center Nursing School m
Druze Community Chekh AkI All over the country FIWat[nal 5000 e 25 schools
areas
in rural cectnstorunrl Vocational
E ntO Equipment
5quip
The Sidon Institute The Association for of Technology Indujtrial ani Tech-
Saida Vocational 300 Reconstruction Rent
10000
nical Development Equipment
School of the Blind Armenian Welfare
Assoc iat ion
Bourg Hammoud Educational
Vocational 200 Reconstruction
Equipment 65000
L 1 514875
Sub Totals Attachment A $ 744434900
Attachment B 19 8602600
Attachment C 1017162500
TOTAL $196020000o
Amount requested 50Z of estimated total $ n801OOO00
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January 26 1979
MEMORADUM FOR HEry
FRCM AL E777 i
SUBJECT CAHOLC RELF SERVI-CS pPCOSAL
z02 LE3AN1ON~CNTNTO
Thank ur hl on syofro cut the Catholic
Relief Servioes proposal for the ise Presideno
As you can see rom the atrah e- me ran im Cardinal Cooke was very Dleased w- n and C ale response as wa he Poce
told- --e--- l to COif y i e = further ucesoons about the various noints ousuczested relay to im h
be in touch with you on Iondsv He indic-azed also -that he wculd sec tc It that n oic Cial Licatin
would be fcr-hcomng from the GO and CRS and that woul willinc itself into be to out some mnev
thc projact
_ce c u wI_ foow uo with A alonz _i nes f cur dsussi r wi~h the 7ice Pras Yese-terdaI
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OFFICE OF THE VICZ PRESDENT
WASH GTCN
January 26 197
1AXMORNDUtI FOR T2E VICE PRESIDENT
FROM AL EIS ELE
SUBJEC CAR U COOKE
Cardinal Cooke called this r rning from Santo Domingo to express his gratitude to you and the President for the prpt and favorable decision on the Catholic Relief Ser-ices project for Lebanon
The Cardinal sa-id he told Pope John Paul that the reauest had been favorably considered and that the details would be worked t
He said the Pope was very very pleased -e was exhausted when he arrived here and when I told him it gave him a big lift He didnt lock so tired after that He told me that Lebanon has Deen var much on his - lately arid that this (proposal) hopefully will help to bring peace there
Cooke az]ed that I -ass on his warest neronai thanks and arec -n for your hen It- was the perfect thing to get
a repIv so - J he said You will be hearing from him when he returns
cc Denis Clift
bullI NORA-N DC NI -- shy
NATIONAL SCLRITY COrxCIr1
January 25 1979
Mc-DxDt FOR DENIS CLIFT
F CHRISTINE DODSCN
SUBJECT Your Mermorandum of January 23 Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
We have consulted with AID on the CRS proposal You maygive the Vice President or Cardinal Cooke the followingpreLminary reaction
The US Gover=ent is very positive toward the general conceptoutlined in the proposal and has had very good experiencein working with CRS in Lebanon
Althcugh the CRS paper describes the support of MinisterAttallah as well as Minister Rizk USthe Embassy in Beiruthas advised us that Actallah has questioned the scope ofthe project and Rizk has told the Embassy that a revisedand more restricted project will be submitted by the Governshyment of Lebaon to the Embassy
AID will need to act upon this official proposal Uponits receapt AID will request a detailed project proposalfrom CPS consistent with the request of the Government of Lebanon
AID funds for initiating such a project even cn a reducedscale in fiscal 1979 are severely limited because thecontingency fund has been entirely consumed by the GuyanaJonestown airlift and development and support assistancefunds are largely committed Some money remains in theMiddle East Requirements Fund sufficient to make a startin FY 1979 There will be greater latitude for supportof the project in fiscal 1980 either by reprogrammingduring the Congressional presentation process or by apcssible supplemental request for Middle East regionaldevelopment activities if a peace treaty is concluded
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To sons
January 26 1979
FROU Jcseh C heeier ANE
StBJEcr Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
Having consulted with you and after receiving the attached memorandumfrom Bob Nooter I called Rud Poats on January 25AID is favorably disposed to I told him -thatthe work the CRS has been doing in Lebanonand therefore would look positively on any specific proposal whichthey made to us I told him that within the Government of LebanonMinister Attallah had taken exception from a procedural point of viewto Xinister Rizks letter to andCRS had indicatedlikelihood the to our Embassy thethat Government of Lebanon throuch Dr Attallah wouldbe reuesting a re-structured program probably at a smaller level
I told Rud that our fundina situation was as follows$7 million available from the MESRF account for all We have about
contingencies Middle EastHowever Lebanon hasthese funds Beyond that we will been very much in our mind forhave to go toadditional Congress andseek
the budget funds and this would of course require an amendment toThis however would not stop usCRS from making a start on aprograrm if such a program is formally requested by the Governmentof Lebanon and if it is approved after our rview of the specificproposals I stated that it was my understanding there are no morecontingency funds available because these have been reserved for theGuyana problem
Rud said he would pass this information back to Cardinal Cooke who wasleaving that afternoon to meet the Pope in Santo Domingo
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DEZAPTMENT CF STATE
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
WASHINGTON
EZUTY ADMINISTRATOR
January 24 1979
MEMORANDUM FOR AANE MR JOSEPH WHEELER
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
The attached proposal was given to me by Rud Poats who received it fromthe Vice Presidents Office with a request that we review it I assumethat these issues are still being handled in your Bureau rather than bythe Disaster Relief Office but if that is incorrect please ask them to review it instead
Please look over the proposal to see whether it has any merit I wouldappreciate it if you could then give Rud Poats a call so that he canhave an initial reaction which he can pass back to the Vice Presidents Office
Robert H Nooter
Attachment CRS Proposal
M A N D U
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
ACT ION
Memo No 88-79 January 23 1979
LEIO LADUM FOR CHRISTINE DODSON
FROM Denis Clift C
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
May we please have an NSCState recommendation on theattached proposal as soon as possible Given the Vice Presidents interest in responding promptly I would appreciate it if I could be advised of your initial recornmendation by close of business January 24
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A PROJECT PROPOSALFROM
lt NI~~~~~~ ii
FOR THE
RETORATOC REECSTION 0F
BASIC HEALTH WELFARE AND EDUCATION FACILITIES
FROTHE PRIVATE SECTOROF LEBANON
AVAILABL CO P
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Scone of Project Procosal
Catholic Relief Services-United States Catholic Conference has officially received from the Government of Lebanon (GOL) a multishyplicity of requests in a wide range of target areas - eg housing small business loans etc - of these three target areas have been agreed and approved by CRS and the GOL The parameter of this project is exclusively those facilities and services sponsored by the Private Sector in Lebanon These three categories are basic to the restoration
of elemental humanitarian services necessary for the mending of the comaranity fabric irrespective of sectarian ties and per se will strengthen and support the Government of Lebanon with Lts populace-
The intention of CRS is to establish a program of assistance in the restoration of those buildings and services administered by the private sector which were damaged andor destroyed by the events of the last two years Our target areas are as follows
1 Hospitals and dispensaries
2 Welfare institutions
3 Schools and educational facilities
Principles of Operations of thisProject
1 The basic principle of operation will limit all activity
and funding to restoration of those facilities and services
and only those destroyed by the violence of war No new facilities or services would be permitted (This principle
should totally eliminate even the possibility of criticism
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by any faction inasmuch as it restores only those basic
hu-anitarian services previously available to the people
of nb on)
2 The basic guidelines for appropriations will be the
document resulting from a professional survey conducted
by the office of Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President
of the High Com-ittee for Relief of the COL No CRS
activity would be undertaken without the approval of the
GOL and the affected institution or school
3 The modality of single project implementation under t1his
grant would be patterned after the USAIDLebanon YMCA grant
whereby the officers and the Board of Directors of that Oxrnizationchose and authorized the implementation process
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under Lebanese law and business procedures according to the
guidelines established by CRS and agreed to by the GOL
4 The operation of theUS grant will be the sole responsibility
of Cat holic Relief Services-USCC with all fiscal and evaluative
Furtheringn 7 requirements of the US Government fulfilled by CRS
the mandate ad inten f the Congress on Foreign Aid CRS as
the voluntary agency woutld administrate the grant in Lebanon
thus relieving the US Bbassy in Beiut of participation in
the administrative process and thereby not int rering or
affecting t-heir other political or peace goals CRS would 1
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of course keep the Embassy fully advised but would not
involve it in the implementation of the project
5 The desired fiscal responsibility necessitates the grant
he administered by AID to and through the World Headshy
quarters of Catholic Relief Services in New York
6 Because of the restricted nature of this grant the
administration and operation of this project would be
distinct and separate from all other on-going programs
of Catholic Relief Services in Lebanon
-- OFFICI L AP2flVA A-D CCLET AND ENTHUSIASTIC- EDORSEMENTS-FOR -THIS
PROJECT FROM WITHIN EBANON
1 Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President of the High Co-mittee
for Relief of the Government of Lebanon and Minister of
Social Welfare and Minister-of Education of the Government
of Lebanon
2 M-inister (Doctorh Mohamedttallah Director of the Intershy
piis ez-iJa Co~ittee for National Planning and Development
Council for the Government of Lebanon
3 His BeahieAntonions Boutros hcreiche President of t he
General-Assem ifPatriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon
4 His Excellency Saeb Salam Leader of the Moslem communities
of Lebanon
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5 HisHcliness the Arenian Orthodox Pope Karekin II
OFFICIALE CSEENTAUD SUP2PCr OUTSIDE OF LEBANON BY
- His Holiness Pope John Paul I personally and officially
endorsed this proposed project even to the extent of promising to do
all that his office and person could do to attract other assistance for
t-he poor azd refugees in Lebanon The Holy Father endorsed havinVHis
rimnence Terence Cardinal Cooke personally and privately approach
President Carter to intercede and supoort this project-for the restoration
of hu_aitarian facilities and services ir Leanon This papal endorseshy
-_-ent took place on November 24 1978 iFa DrivLe auiience in the papal
library- -- -
The Arerican Cardinals Archbishops and Bishops through
the United States Catholic Conference as-evidenced in their Statement
on he Middle East - The Pursuit of Peace With Justilce U(fational Conference
of Catholic Bishops-o hei-i978)16197b -----
- The host of American Lebanese societies and agencies registered
in the Urxited -States - shy - - -
-is Enenceaence CadinaC~oka Archbish6p of New York
and President of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association
It was the consensus of the leadership within the consulted
governmental religious and private sectors t this rojeut should
begin i-L-ediatey to give the refugees reasons to return ther orer
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dwellings thus expediting the solution of the refugee problem in Lebanon
to a great extent This prospect moreover would help those deprived
of these basic healt-h education and welfare services and give to t-he
people of Lebancn a new hope in their government and a gliromer of peace
It was aptly stated by the Leader of the Moslem comu~rty when he said
such a program of restoration of the private sector buildings and
services at t-his very critical moment would be instrttental in repairing
the very fabric of the country now torn apart by extremists of both
sides who feed on each other
The time frame for this AIDCRS project will be dictated by
the circ=stances necessary to complete the goals and objectives of
restoring the facilities and services for halth welfare and education
in Lebanon
GRANT REQUEST - A-MOUNT AND FISCAL PROCESS
An initial tranche of 25 million dollars is estimated as the
bare mini-um to begin this project A cash flow of an advance of oneshy
third of the grant amount is envisioned as necessary to commence project
implementation
INPUTS FRCM PRIVATE SECTOR
The amount of sLc and a half million dollars has been donated
to the refugee anda emergency programs and projects since January 1 1977
It is estinated that this donation rate from the private sector will
escalate during the time frae of this project
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To preserve the private input in satisfying the basic human
need in Lebanon it is extremely important to understand the professional
strategy -f isolating the distinct goals of this project by not recriesting
additional funding from the private sector Professionally such solicitshy
ations would deprive those refugee and emergency programs now being
principally funded from the private sector Fortunately Catholic Relief
Services has the tormal promise from the Governmnent of Lebanon to solicit
grants from other gover-nments to participate in the goals of this grant
proposal This promise has been already crystallized to the extent that
the Goverrnment of Lebanon has designated a voting position on its Restorshy
ation and Rehabilitation Appropriations and Planning Comuittee to CRS
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~ The challenge of achi ving peace with justice in the Middle Es 44cofronts the conscience of tha international community A~s bishjops
Oft the Catholic Church in the United States we feel a dual rdsponsishybility to respond to the4 moral and religious dimensions-of this cha] lense On the one hand we are bound to the M~iddle-East by ties-f
hitoy tradition and faith On the other hand we4are c-itizenso
a nation which plays a direct and continuing role in the Middle Bast We address this problem as paso whs3asoamitr r~L
h fostringjustice andpecaevrleeofsity wereii
wr of the complexity of the political legal religious and moral ~problems of the MiddleEat and we acknowledge with respect and
Jgratitude the -miultiple efforts of political leaderswho have labored r~
[ to resolve this tragic conflict We wish in the first place to enshy
couacr o give voice toth silent hopes o ape pl Vthm ad
where who long for a common effort for peace in one of hworld s motdangerous politicl areas
1K~veseek in this statement to bring the problem 0T the MdJl~a before the Catholicconiunity in the Uitd
univrsa c-1alenge to onscience miay be in~thir thgh-t aci pl~vej esekaso to make osrutva t lt~~b ut t6
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arn buA93to 1978 Inu~n 9 th o Atd Pece iha4o4
w or o a c
East we specified a~ series of principles which shouldbe -part of an
eff ective political solution While ackniowledging the process of
continuous changeK that marks the life of thatregio1n we believe the
ceta elements of our 1973 statement to be still valid and usefulj
gu~idelines for a domprehensive approach to peace and justice inte
Middle East Therefore we again-call for a comprehensive pitical
solution involvingthe following
Teights of Israel to eistence as a sovereign state withi
asecure and recognizfed boundaries
The rights of the Palestinian Arabs to participate-in
negotiations affecting their d stinyaid to a homeland ofashy
their owna-
Comensation just compensatioshudbprvedfr all(a- shy
concerned of-whatever natioa d~n
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-a~apartios
-eaaaaaaa-The status of Jer~usaliem nas unique relilLPof
fic ce h s ho ~peser throuthg an iin rna
af1cess hlguara a to - ae
prosorvtion o a ligiousyrl Ca
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Lebnn Sie oItbeaist ~ foft civielvethLannma In w
one-third of the population (750000) have become reuesis t
has been directly tied to the question of a regiplusmnonal settlementn
the Middle East on the one hand lis clear that Lebanon ishigh vulnrabl toa multiplicity of regionaland international forces
whchdirectly inflec itdoeiclife On-th other hand the 4 fate and future of the Palestinians whose refugee status evokes our
sympathy join the internal problem of Lebanon to the regional problshy
of the Middle East While a regional ec sadfctcpiio
for peace in Lebanon it is not a sufficient condition The intern
dimensions of theLebanese problem -political social economic a~n
religious be addressedwith a blend of political wisdom iad-must
moral courage asa first step toward peace The valuef~Lbn~
the st to Christianity and the worldis Atruthw cannoamp
fc-get The indepandonce of Lebanon and i ts fjbrc-of political anrC~~i(i6Uhia1ilpeevc mustb I al pon our governmen
to havea special concern for alIthese elomnts4 4
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religionswil eire andb erl Eselfre neutriaity ~ebaonic
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6f iplomatic gratness to act boldly ad courageously in the f 6e Of complexity and ambiguity Cam David is suh ia ati6on and
dfserves our support h the same time it is necessar~y to recogniz i Daaiadnize~tht i Camis part of a process the diplomatic $nitiatives taken there must
be b oadened The gt itations of the Camp David accords inivolve
both the scope and te s of the agreements One form of limitation is evidencedby the ned to bringeeovher keyLactors in~ the Middle
fEast into the peace-making process This in turn is related to thiae terms of the agreements it ispartiall due to some dimensions
~ of the accords th Itkey parties are unwilling to participate in the procssTwoissues which-exemplify the substantive limits of- the
accords and which the principles of this statement mke us partcul
Iconcerned about are the status of Jerusalem ad the~fiate of thej Palestinians those living in the occupied territories and inteJ regio of the Middle East The question of Pales ini svr~gt4
remainsi unresolved by the accor s and calls for fute egtain t~f~ha been initiated at Cammp David must be exeddW htesme
adision
13 cyod Cam Do vd T1e MiddlcampZast prolem iss noW t 66n I
- o )ws- q o f h p m x
Aware of the Conflicted and tragic history ot the recent past we
are cautious but choose to emphasize the signs of hope peace is
possible In transforming the possibility into a reality we see
the same basic dimensions of the problcm at work which structured
our 1973 statement
First the international community especially its principal
diplomatic actors inevitably influences the future of the Middle
East all those who touch the problem have an enormous responsibilit
to act with wisdom and vision Second the United Nations is a vita
element in any Middle Eastnegotiations and its diplomatic-and
peace-keeping role will undoubtedlybe crucial to long-term resolu
of the conflict Third the regional parties whose conflicting cla
of justice are the essence of the political and moral problem in the
Middle East are the key to peace In their-political vision moral
courage and will for peace lie our hopes for a peaceful future
Finally the religious communities with roots in the MiddleEast
must reflect the-best of our traditions in supporting the movement
for peace with )jtice for-al the people of- the regioL We have a
continuing concern for -the protection-of -the basic rights both civi
and religious of -the Christian minoritie in the Middle East and wc
encourage the local-churches there to-coninue their steadfast witnE
to the faith -
We call upon the inhabitants of the-Holy Land to renew and int
their efforts to build a spirit of pcae by drawing upon the rich
resources of the three great religious traditions which vencrato th
Holy Land as a-sacred place- -We-pray that the Prince of Peacewho
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lived t-and prayed in the Micdle East will bless the efforts
of all wh-e hope and strive for justice and peace in the land which
is still called holy
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
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here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
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u The implementation plan for the vai iittos zreeivihq funds would differ di endingnot only on the eize of thei iicth e t auaivenprocesihtne a t i anpftle exerOreh~abilitation proj ect to be undertaken but on the compence and
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oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
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I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
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PaPeOsTNoAIo 135l X 1 aooeratingCountry 7 Lebanon I268-03l3-3-629773 Page 3 of Pge
Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
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AID COOPER-
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ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
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B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
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AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
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14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
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NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
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AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
Page 7 of 8
7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
Name Of
InstitRes_ nslble
Saint Mesrob Sisters of Imnma-
cu l a t e Co n c ep t i o n Saint Gregoire Arm Catholic
Patriarcat e Scool Notre Dame Arm Catholic de Rzounsa r Patriareate
Saint Suzanne Sisters ltf Immacu-
late Corn(eption Saint Agnes Sisters of 1acu-
NechtarIsts ( late ConceptionPikfaya Fathers (3) ( iazmIeh
( Rawda
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oflate Immacu-Conception Zalhraalishan
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Patriarcate
Notre Dame de reek Orthodo
Behara re rhdAhail(Annunch ation) Patriarcate Notre Dame Greek Orthodox (Alsayeden)
Patriarcate
College Sacre Coeur Christian Brothers
LourdesCollege NDlme de Christian Rrvters
Address
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Dekouaneh
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Notre Dame of No rampae oMaronite Lebanese Tamiche Order
College Antonin Antonin Order
Free SchooI Chaw unDaughters of Charity
Free Schndo DaughtersSt Vincent de Paul of Charity
F re e S hoo l D a u g h te rs o f Cha r ity St Tarciscitis
S o s p
Free School Daughters of Charity
St Lo is S t S o oie Da ugh te rs o f C ha r ity
S ao nt Famil y Daugh te rs o f Char i ty
Hlloy Family Daughters of Charity
Dar en No r Daughters of Charity
St Vincent de Paul Daughters of Charity
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Ac hra f e h
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St Therese
St Therese
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Mar Doumith
St Georges
StJoseph de Lyon
14 Dame de Ouvriers
NDame de Janhour
Al flaykalia
Damour
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Maronite Sisters of
St Therose
rvnite Sisters of
St The rese
Maronite Sisters of
St Therese Mdronite Sisters of
tile 1oly Family
Antonines Sisters
Antonines Sisters
Sisters of St Joseph
de L yonSisters of Stosepil
de Lyon Jesuites Fathers
Jesuites Fathers
Sisters of Sacred
Heart
Sisters of Sacred Heart
Addres
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Dar Beclitar Koura
Achraflehi
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Heart
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Hlear t Beart Sisters of Sacred
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lea rt
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Mteln
u1 S y un (S Vh)E
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amp Vuc at Iona 1
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ducat IFurn el t ona 1Chebbak
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of Cyprus
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(
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400 Recnstrtin
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(Zokak
(Tripoli
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1300
1500
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21)00
14H000 Vocational
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(Hejdlaya Educational Vocational
500 Reconstruction
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0
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Name of Institution Responsible Address Aim Aim
Capacity StudentstudntsDaa esae air restL
Almakassed 5 schools for boyq
and girlq
Mosiim Welfare Association Al
Makassed
Beirut Educational Vocational
4500 Reconstrucciont Equipment
0000()
Almakas-edoMoslum 50 schoolt fit
Rural areas
Welfare Association Al Makassed
[ilffereuit villages all over the
country
Educational Vocational
40eie Re000 ru-tho Equipment
ZhO0XJ0
At Amlliyah
The Chlite Stuerior Council 60 schools
Jabal Amet Welfare
Assoc iat 1on
Chi it Council
Beirut
Rural areas
Educattnal
Vocational
EduIcational Vocational
2000
10000
Recouistru r ton
Equinment
Reconstruction Equipment
5Is 1)4)
WO0
Al Takamoul
Jabal Amel Technical School
The 4e 1fare Assoct a-
t ion
El Bourr amp Al Ihsan Association
Bourj
Tyr
Barajneh Fd uca t Innal
Vcational
Educatfonal V4ntional
5010
500
R~const rid ion
EuiIpment
Recrontru-tion Equipment
1(0O00
31000
At Zahraa City Supreme Chuite Council Beirut Ediattonal 3000 Reconstru-rhn n0or qo
Voca t I onal Equipment Social Center Medical Center Nursing School m
Druze Community Chekh AkI All over the country FIWat[nal 5000 e 25 schools
areas
in rural cectnstorunrl Vocational
E ntO Equipment
5quip
The Sidon Institute The Association for of Technology Indujtrial ani Tech-
Saida Vocational 300 Reconstruction Rent
10000
nical Development Equipment
School of the Blind Armenian Welfare
Assoc iat ion
Bourg Hammoud Educational
Vocational 200 Reconstruction
Equipment 65000
L 1 514875
Sub Totals Attachment A $ 744434900
Attachment B 19 8602600
Attachment C 1017162500
TOTAL $196020000o
Amount requested 50Z of estimated total $ n801OOO00
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W S NC-
January 26 1979
MEMORADUM FOR HEry
FRCM AL E777 i
SUBJECT CAHOLC RELF SERVI-CS pPCOSAL
z02 LE3AN1ON~CNTNTO
Thank ur hl on syofro cut the Catholic
Relief Servioes proposal for the ise Presideno
As you can see rom the atrah e- me ran im Cardinal Cooke was very Dleased w- n and C ale response as wa he Poce
told- --e--- l to COif y i e = further ucesoons about the various noints ousuczested relay to im h
be in touch with you on Iondsv He indic-azed also -that he wculd sec tc It that n oic Cial Licatin
would be fcr-hcomng from the GO and CRS and that woul willinc itself into be to out some mnev
thc projact
_ce c u wI_ foow uo with A alonz _i nes f cur dsussi r wi~h the 7ice Pras Yese-terdaI
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OR N Z
OFFICE OF THE VICZ PRESDENT
WASH GTCN
January 26 197
1AXMORNDUtI FOR T2E VICE PRESIDENT
FROM AL EIS ELE
SUBJEC CAR U COOKE
Cardinal Cooke called this r rning from Santo Domingo to express his gratitude to you and the President for the prpt and favorable decision on the Catholic Relief Ser-ices project for Lebanon
The Cardinal sa-id he told Pope John Paul that the reauest had been favorably considered and that the details would be worked t
He said the Pope was very very pleased -e was exhausted when he arrived here and when I told him it gave him a big lift He didnt lock so tired after that He told me that Lebanon has Deen var much on his - lately arid that this (proposal) hopefully will help to bring peace there
Cooke az]ed that I -ass on his warest neronai thanks and arec -n for your hen It- was the perfect thing to get
a repIv so - J he said You will be hearing from him when he returns
cc Denis Clift
bullI NORA-N DC NI -- shy
NATIONAL SCLRITY COrxCIr1
January 25 1979
Mc-DxDt FOR DENIS CLIFT
F CHRISTINE DODSCN
SUBJECT Your Mermorandum of January 23 Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
We have consulted with AID on the CRS proposal You maygive the Vice President or Cardinal Cooke the followingpreLminary reaction
The US Gover=ent is very positive toward the general conceptoutlined in the proposal and has had very good experiencein working with CRS in Lebanon
Althcugh the CRS paper describes the support of MinisterAttallah as well as Minister Rizk USthe Embassy in Beiruthas advised us that Actallah has questioned the scope ofthe project and Rizk has told the Embassy that a revisedand more restricted project will be submitted by the Governshyment of Lebaon to the Embassy
AID will need to act upon this official proposal Uponits receapt AID will request a detailed project proposalfrom CPS consistent with the request of the Government of Lebanon
AID funds for initiating such a project even cn a reducedscale in fiscal 1979 are severely limited because thecontingency fund has been entirely consumed by the GuyanaJonestown airlift and development and support assistancefunds are largely committed Some money remains in theMiddle East Requirements Fund sufficient to make a startin FY 1979 There will be greater latitude for supportof the project in fiscal 1980 either by reprogrammingduring the Congressional presentation process or by apcssible supplemental request for Middle East regionaldevelopment activities if a peace treaty is concluded
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To sons
January 26 1979
FROU Jcseh C heeier ANE
StBJEcr Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
Having consulted with you and after receiving the attached memorandumfrom Bob Nooter I called Rud Poats on January 25AID is favorably disposed to I told him -thatthe work the CRS has been doing in Lebanonand therefore would look positively on any specific proposal whichthey made to us I told him that within the Government of LebanonMinister Attallah had taken exception from a procedural point of viewto Xinister Rizks letter to andCRS had indicatedlikelihood the to our Embassy thethat Government of Lebanon throuch Dr Attallah wouldbe reuesting a re-structured program probably at a smaller level
I told Rud that our fundina situation was as follows$7 million available from the MESRF account for all We have about
contingencies Middle EastHowever Lebanon hasthese funds Beyond that we will been very much in our mind forhave to go toadditional Congress andseek
the budget funds and this would of course require an amendment toThis however would not stop usCRS from making a start on aprograrm if such a program is formally requested by the Governmentof Lebanon and if it is approved after our rview of the specificproposals I stated that it was my understanding there are no morecontingency funds available because these have been reserved for theGuyana problem
Rud said he would pass this information back to Cardinal Cooke who wasleaving that afternoon to meet the Pope in Santo Domingo
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DEZAPTMENT CF STATE
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
WASHINGTON
EZUTY ADMINISTRATOR
January 24 1979
MEMORANDUM FOR AANE MR JOSEPH WHEELER
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
The attached proposal was given to me by Rud Poats who received it fromthe Vice Presidents Office with a request that we review it I assumethat these issues are still being handled in your Bureau rather than bythe Disaster Relief Office but if that is incorrect please ask them to review it instead
Please look over the proposal to see whether it has any merit I wouldappreciate it if you could then give Rud Poats a call so that he canhave an initial reaction which he can pass back to the Vice Presidents Office
Robert H Nooter
Attachment CRS Proposal
M A N D U
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
ACT ION
Memo No 88-79 January 23 1979
LEIO LADUM FOR CHRISTINE DODSON
FROM Denis Clift C
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
May we please have an NSCState recommendation on theattached proposal as soon as possible Given the Vice Presidents interest in responding promptly I would appreciate it if I could be advised of your initial recornmendation by close of business January 24
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A PROJECT PROPOSALFROM
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FOR THE
RETORATOC REECSTION 0F
BASIC HEALTH WELFARE AND EDUCATION FACILITIES
FROTHE PRIVATE SECTOROF LEBANON
AVAILABL CO P
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Scone of Project Procosal
Catholic Relief Services-United States Catholic Conference has officially received from the Government of Lebanon (GOL) a multishyplicity of requests in a wide range of target areas - eg housing small business loans etc - of these three target areas have been agreed and approved by CRS and the GOL The parameter of this project is exclusively those facilities and services sponsored by the Private Sector in Lebanon These three categories are basic to the restoration
of elemental humanitarian services necessary for the mending of the comaranity fabric irrespective of sectarian ties and per se will strengthen and support the Government of Lebanon with Lts populace-
The intention of CRS is to establish a program of assistance in the restoration of those buildings and services administered by the private sector which were damaged andor destroyed by the events of the last two years Our target areas are as follows
1 Hospitals and dispensaries
2 Welfare institutions
3 Schools and educational facilities
Principles of Operations of thisProject
1 The basic principle of operation will limit all activity
and funding to restoration of those facilities and services
and only those destroyed by the violence of war No new facilities or services would be permitted (This principle
should totally eliminate even the possibility of criticism
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by any faction inasmuch as it restores only those basic
hu-anitarian services previously available to the people
of nb on)
2 The basic guidelines for appropriations will be the
document resulting from a professional survey conducted
by the office of Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President
of the High Com-ittee for Relief of the COL No CRS
activity would be undertaken without the approval of the
GOL and the affected institution or school
3 The modality of single project implementation under t1his
grant would be patterned after the USAIDLebanon YMCA grant
whereby the officers and the Board of Directors of that Oxrnizationchose and authorized the implementation process
-qg chs deg a-ri u h oo
under Lebanese law and business procedures according to the
guidelines established by CRS and agreed to by the GOL
4 The operation of theUS grant will be the sole responsibility
of Cat holic Relief Services-USCC with all fiscal and evaluative
Furtheringn 7 requirements of the US Government fulfilled by CRS
the mandate ad inten f the Congress on Foreign Aid CRS as
the voluntary agency woutld administrate the grant in Lebanon
thus relieving the US Bbassy in Beiut of participation in
the administrative process and thereby not int rering or
affecting t-heir other political or peace goals CRS would 1
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of course keep the Embassy fully advised but would not
involve it in the implementation of the project
5 The desired fiscal responsibility necessitates the grant
he administered by AID to and through the World Headshy
quarters of Catholic Relief Services in New York
6 Because of the restricted nature of this grant the
administration and operation of this project would be
distinct and separate from all other on-going programs
of Catholic Relief Services in Lebanon
-- OFFICI L AP2flVA A-D CCLET AND ENTHUSIASTIC- EDORSEMENTS-FOR -THIS
PROJECT FROM WITHIN EBANON
1 Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President of the High Co-mittee
for Relief of the Government of Lebanon and Minister of
Social Welfare and Minister-of Education of the Government
of Lebanon
2 M-inister (Doctorh Mohamedttallah Director of the Intershy
piis ez-iJa Co~ittee for National Planning and Development
Council for the Government of Lebanon
3 His BeahieAntonions Boutros hcreiche President of t he
General-Assem ifPatriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon
4 His Excellency Saeb Salam Leader of the Moslem communities
of Lebanon
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5 HisHcliness the Arenian Orthodox Pope Karekin II
OFFICIALE CSEENTAUD SUP2PCr OUTSIDE OF LEBANON BY
- His Holiness Pope John Paul I personally and officially
endorsed this proposed project even to the extent of promising to do
all that his office and person could do to attract other assistance for
t-he poor azd refugees in Lebanon The Holy Father endorsed havinVHis
rimnence Terence Cardinal Cooke personally and privately approach
President Carter to intercede and supoort this project-for the restoration
of hu_aitarian facilities and services ir Leanon This papal endorseshy
-_-ent took place on November 24 1978 iFa DrivLe auiience in the papal
library- -- -
The Arerican Cardinals Archbishops and Bishops through
the United States Catholic Conference as-evidenced in their Statement
on he Middle East - The Pursuit of Peace With Justilce U(fational Conference
of Catholic Bishops-o hei-i978)16197b -----
- The host of American Lebanese societies and agencies registered
in the Urxited -States - shy - - -
-is Enenceaence CadinaC~oka Archbish6p of New York
and President of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association
It was the consensus of the leadership within the consulted
governmental religious and private sectors t this rojeut should
begin i-L-ediatey to give the refugees reasons to return ther orer
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dwellings thus expediting the solution of the refugee problem in Lebanon
to a great extent This prospect moreover would help those deprived
of these basic healt-h education and welfare services and give to t-he
people of Lebancn a new hope in their government and a gliromer of peace
It was aptly stated by the Leader of the Moslem comu~rty when he said
such a program of restoration of the private sector buildings and
services at t-his very critical moment would be instrttental in repairing
the very fabric of the country now torn apart by extremists of both
sides who feed on each other
The time frame for this AIDCRS project will be dictated by
the circ=stances necessary to complete the goals and objectives of
restoring the facilities and services for halth welfare and education
in Lebanon
GRANT REQUEST - A-MOUNT AND FISCAL PROCESS
An initial tranche of 25 million dollars is estimated as the
bare mini-um to begin this project A cash flow of an advance of oneshy
third of the grant amount is envisioned as necessary to commence project
implementation
INPUTS FRCM PRIVATE SECTOR
The amount of sLc and a half million dollars has been donated
to the refugee anda emergency programs and projects since January 1 1977
It is estinated that this donation rate from the private sector will
escalate during the time frae of this project
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To preserve the private input in satisfying the basic human
need in Lebanon it is extremely important to understand the professional
strategy -f isolating the distinct goals of this project by not recriesting
additional funding from the private sector Professionally such solicitshy
ations would deprive those refugee and emergency programs now being
principally funded from the private sector Fortunately Catholic Relief
Services has the tormal promise from the Governmnent of Lebanon to solicit
grants from other gover-nments to participate in the goals of this grant
proposal This promise has been already crystallized to the extent that
the Goverrnment of Lebanon has designated a voting position on its Restorshy
ation and Rehabilitation Appropriations and Planning Comuittee to CRS
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44+~i 4 4 The MiddleBast The --P rsui QfeaeW -u Stice-=shy
~ The challenge of achi ving peace with justice in the Middle Es 44cofronts the conscience of tha international community A~s bishjops
Oft the Catholic Church in the United States we feel a dual rdsponsishybility to respond to the4 moral and religious dimensions-of this cha] lense On the one hand we are bound to the M~iddle-East by ties-f
hitoy tradition and faith On the other hand we4are c-itizenso
a nation which plays a direct and continuing role in the Middle Bast We address this problem as paso whs3asoamitr r~L
h fostringjustice andpecaevrleeofsity wereii
wr of the complexity of the political legal religious and moral ~problems of the MiddleEat and we acknowledge with respect and
Jgratitude the -miultiple efforts of political leaderswho have labored r~
[ to resolve this tragic conflict We wish in the first place to enshy
couacr o give voice toth silent hopes o ape pl Vthm ad
where who long for a common effort for peace in one of hworld s motdangerous politicl areas
1K~veseek in this statement to bring the problem 0T the MdJl~a before the Catholicconiunity in the Uitd
univrsa c-1alenge to onscience miay be in~thir thgh-t aci pl~vej esekaso to make osrutva t lt~~b ut t6
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East we specified a~ series of principles which shouldbe -part of an
eff ective political solution While ackniowledging the process of
continuous changeK that marks the life of thatregio1n we believe the
ceta elements of our 1973 statement to be still valid and usefulj
gu~idelines for a domprehensive approach to peace and justice inte
Middle East Therefore we again-call for a comprehensive pitical
solution involvingthe following
Teights of Israel to eistence as a sovereign state withi
asecure and recognizfed boundaries
The rights of the Palestinian Arabs to participate-in
negotiations affecting their d stinyaid to a homeland ofashy
their owna-
Comensation just compensatioshudbprvedfr all(a- shy
concerned of-whatever natioa d~n
-- ----home andprqperty by the threa de~cades -of conflict
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-eaaaaaaa-The status of Jer~usaliem nas unique relilLPof
fic ce h s ho ~peser throuthg an iin rna
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one-third of the population (750000) have become reuesis t
has been directly tied to the question of a regiplusmnonal settlementn
the Middle East on the one hand lis clear that Lebanon ishigh vulnrabl toa multiplicity of regionaland international forces
whchdirectly inflec itdoeiclife On-th other hand the 4 fate and future of the Palestinians whose refugee status evokes our
sympathy join the internal problem of Lebanon to the regional problshy
of the Middle East While a regional ec sadfctcpiio
for peace in Lebanon it is not a sufficient condition The intern
dimensions of theLebanese problem -political social economic a~n
religious be addressedwith a blend of political wisdom iad-must
moral courage asa first step toward peace The valuef~Lbn~
the st to Christianity and the worldis Atruthw cannoamp
fc-get The indepandonce of Lebanon and i ts fjbrc-of political anrC~~i(i6Uhia1ilpeevc mustb I al pon our governmen
to havea special concern for alIthese elomnts4 4
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religionswil eire andb erl Eselfre neutriaity ~ebaonic
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6f iplomatic gratness to act boldly ad courageously in the f 6e Of complexity and ambiguity Cam David is suh ia ati6on and
dfserves our support h the same time it is necessar~y to recogniz i Daaiadnize~tht i Camis part of a process the diplomatic $nitiatives taken there must
be b oadened The gt itations of the Camp David accords inivolve
both the scope and te s of the agreements One form of limitation is evidencedby the ned to bringeeovher keyLactors in~ the Middle
fEast into the peace-making process This in turn is related to thiae terms of the agreements it ispartiall due to some dimensions
~ of the accords th Itkey parties are unwilling to participate in the procssTwoissues which-exemplify the substantive limits of- the
accords and which the principles of this statement mke us partcul
Iconcerned about are the status of Jerusalem ad the~fiate of thej Palestinians those living in the occupied territories and inteJ regio of the Middle East The question of Pales ini svr~gt4
remainsi unresolved by the accor s and calls for fute egtain t~f~ha been initiated at Cammp David must be exeddW htesme
adision
13 cyod Cam Do vd T1e MiddlcampZast prolem iss noW t 66n I
- o )ws- q o f h p m x
Aware of the Conflicted and tragic history ot the recent past we
are cautious but choose to emphasize the signs of hope peace is
possible In transforming the possibility into a reality we see
the same basic dimensions of the problcm at work which structured
our 1973 statement
First the international community especially its principal
diplomatic actors inevitably influences the future of the Middle
East all those who touch the problem have an enormous responsibilit
to act with wisdom and vision Second the United Nations is a vita
element in any Middle Eastnegotiations and its diplomatic-and
peace-keeping role will undoubtedlybe crucial to long-term resolu
of the conflict Third the regional parties whose conflicting cla
of justice are the essence of the political and moral problem in the
Middle East are the key to peace In their-political vision moral
courage and will for peace lie our hopes for a peaceful future
Finally the religious communities with roots in the MiddleEast
must reflect the-best of our traditions in supporting the movement
for peace with )jtice for-al the people of- the regioL We have a
continuing concern for -the protection-of -the basic rights both civi
and religious of -the Christian minoritie in the Middle East and wc
encourage the local-churches there to-coninue their steadfast witnE
to the faith -
We call upon the inhabitants of the-Holy Land to renew and int
their efforts to build a spirit of pcae by drawing upon the rich
resources of the three great religious traditions which vencrato th
Holy Land as a-sacred place- -We-pray that the Prince of Peacewho
BEST AVAILABLE COPy
lived t-and prayed in the Micdle East will bless the efforts
of all wh-e hope and strive for justice and peace in the land which
is still called holy
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
wellas eting
here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
4~
~ -shy~4~ if they qualify under the admissions po c es of-evieiytu tion assisted (This ist ev as a contiol factor that the
intttons stay within the scope of thir previo prfssoal4 - 4
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that tei cotution o r hin-projensct wille npeinsicals whethe itheCoaiees ohth edycasioegard thefrebah tnheint but alsof ahs Fedoaco rof n riit oes ot mWethealsoibee
gaatebyte of ovrment eao to-rftintttohat theytislim edi~tely
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uponWreepio eoth asran efrom theS Governent sofLcbtao tohlt throgconiuinar thians frojecthirllespecifically teishyfieewd to beahedso~ofteGtCommitteentolasrgdsherch ondRecotnshystrutionu adoeabiit onr of orgno oh ehv lobe
guarantee b aypeittheGoeneto ceaonusion thywsl iausediabyuacpofrclaipction thsgan yom tnsqenUS Govermentbyolycillasshytraiveli thruha niciate gantavrage request ofie $1000 pein stiution and tehnbilitatont a htw r eusigfv ilo
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
demndtha~tisbe jin vetpe yRS AID and the GOL But-
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Ifdu to extenuating stutons 3 or Circust ancest alon ffort isneihe desire nrir iat I 4d wis to1in
a 2a tQA ~ IpB -frl5tholic~ Relief Sevies-eUSCC-toa~~ -9ra QQ-t Mi~i i
u The implementation plan for the vai iittos zreeivihq funds would differ di endingnot only on the eize of thei iicth e t auaivenprocesihtne a t i anpftle exerOreh~abilitation proj ect to be undertaken but on the compence and
4
oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
as CRS is able to make positive contributiof in the areas oif ~alth
e euo a
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naioa4 volutary g -iene arete the~ u ovrnen il be4~follow$ed in allfna1ciiAl transactions To date~I amhappy torpor~t that aa4far as I kcnow this~has never b~een a pro~lemuat1c area
I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
4
With kind personal regards I -Itmain
Sincerely yours
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RL C jrr4 ccMis AGooch MissGLage
(Rev) Robert L Charlebois Special Assistant
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44 a~l 14 4
4 NETECHSPRO 12ce Lgey 0 1 2-7 NEQ LD3 444 444~444 444 Date 3 4444~ 0 Funds for the lerviceseu Are availsole~4
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workihoet
PaPeOsTNoAIo 135l X 1 aooeratingCountry 7 Lebanon I268-03l3-3-629773 Page 3 of Pge
Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
ATING COUNTRY
ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
-4s
14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
- = --O NEDP IAllen 4
NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
Titie flirartfir NFTECH
Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
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country
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The Chlite Stuerior Council 60 schools
Jabal Amet Welfare
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Druze Community Chekh AkI All over the country FIWat[nal 5000 e 25 schools
areas
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The Sidon Institute The Association for of Technology Indujtrial ani Tech-
Saida Vocational 300 Reconstruction Rent
10000
nical Development Equipment
School of the Blind Armenian Welfare
Assoc iat ion
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Vocational 200 Reconstruction
Equipment 65000
L 1 514875
Sub Totals Attachment A $ 744434900
Attachment B 19 8602600
Attachment C 1017162500
TOTAL $196020000o
Amount requested 50Z of estimated total $ n801OOO00
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January 26 1979
MEMORADUM FOR HEry
FRCM AL E777 i
SUBJECT CAHOLC RELF SERVI-CS pPCOSAL
z02 LE3AN1ON~CNTNTO
Thank ur hl on syofro cut the Catholic
Relief Servioes proposal for the ise Presideno
As you can see rom the atrah e- me ran im Cardinal Cooke was very Dleased w- n and C ale response as wa he Poce
told- --e--- l to COif y i e = further ucesoons about the various noints ousuczested relay to im h
be in touch with you on Iondsv He indic-azed also -that he wculd sec tc It that n oic Cial Licatin
would be fcr-hcomng from the GO and CRS and that woul willinc itself into be to out some mnev
thc projact
_ce c u wI_ foow uo with A alonz _i nes f cur dsussi r wi~h the 7ice Pras Yese-terdaI
BEST AVAILABLE COPY
OR N Z
OFFICE OF THE VICZ PRESDENT
WASH GTCN
January 26 197
1AXMORNDUtI FOR T2E VICE PRESIDENT
FROM AL EIS ELE
SUBJEC CAR U COOKE
Cardinal Cooke called this r rning from Santo Domingo to express his gratitude to you and the President for the prpt and favorable decision on the Catholic Relief Ser-ices project for Lebanon
The Cardinal sa-id he told Pope John Paul that the reauest had been favorably considered and that the details would be worked t
He said the Pope was very very pleased -e was exhausted when he arrived here and when I told him it gave him a big lift He didnt lock so tired after that He told me that Lebanon has Deen var much on his - lately arid that this (proposal) hopefully will help to bring peace there
Cooke az]ed that I -ass on his warest neronai thanks and arec -n for your hen It- was the perfect thing to get
a repIv so - J he said You will be hearing from him when he returns
cc Denis Clift
bullI NORA-N DC NI -- shy
NATIONAL SCLRITY COrxCIr1
January 25 1979
Mc-DxDt FOR DENIS CLIFT
F CHRISTINE DODSCN
SUBJECT Your Mermorandum of January 23 Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
We have consulted with AID on the CRS proposal You maygive the Vice President or Cardinal Cooke the followingpreLminary reaction
The US Gover=ent is very positive toward the general conceptoutlined in the proposal and has had very good experiencein working with CRS in Lebanon
Althcugh the CRS paper describes the support of MinisterAttallah as well as Minister Rizk USthe Embassy in Beiruthas advised us that Actallah has questioned the scope ofthe project and Rizk has told the Embassy that a revisedand more restricted project will be submitted by the Governshyment of Lebaon to the Embassy
AID will need to act upon this official proposal Uponits receapt AID will request a detailed project proposalfrom CPS consistent with the request of the Government of Lebanon
AID funds for initiating such a project even cn a reducedscale in fiscal 1979 are severely limited because thecontingency fund has been entirely consumed by the GuyanaJonestown airlift and development and support assistancefunds are largely committed Some money remains in theMiddle East Requirements Fund sufficient to make a startin FY 1979 There will be greater latitude for supportof the project in fiscal 1980 either by reprogrammingduring the Congressional presentation process or by apcssible supplemental request for Middle East regionaldevelopment activities if a peace treaty is concluded
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To sons
January 26 1979
FROU Jcseh C heeier ANE
StBJEcr Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
Having consulted with you and after receiving the attached memorandumfrom Bob Nooter I called Rud Poats on January 25AID is favorably disposed to I told him -thatthe work the CRS has been doing in Lebanonand therefore would look positively on any specific proposal whichthey made to us I told him that within the Government of LebanonMinister Attallah had taken exception from a procedural point of viewto Xinister Rizks letter to andCRS had indicatedlikelihood the to our Embassy thethat Government of Lebanon throuch Dr Attallah wouldbe reuesting a re-structured program probably at a smaller level
I told Rud that our fundina situation was as follows$7 million available from the MESRF account for all We have about
contingencies Middle EastHowever Lebanon hasthese funds Beyond that we will been very much in our mind forhave to go toadditional Congress andseek
the budget funds and this would of course require an amendment toThis however would not stop usCRS from making a start on aprograrm if such a program is formally requested by the Governmentof Lebanon and if it is approved after our rview of the specificproposals I stated that it was my understanding there are no morecontingency funds available because these have been reserved for theGuyana problem
Rud said he would pass this information back to Cardinal Cooke who wasleaving that afternoon to meet the Pope in Santo Domingo
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DEZAPTMENT CF STATE
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
WASHINGTON
EZUTY ADMINISTRATOR
January 24 1979
MEMORANDUM FOR AANE MR JOSEPH WHEELER
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
The attached proposal was given to me by Rud Poats who received it fromthe Vice Presidents Office with a request that we review it I assumethat these issues are still being handled in your Bureau rather than bythe Disaster Relief Office but if that is incorrect please ask them to review it instead
Please look over the proposal to see whether it has any merit I wouldappreciate it if you could then give Rud Poats a call so that he canhave an initial reaction which he can pass back to the Vice Presidents Office
Robert H Nooter
Attachment CRS Proposal
M A N D U
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
ACT ION
Memo No 88-79 January 23 1979
LEIO LADUM FOR CHRISTINE DODSON
FROM Denis Clift C
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
May we please have an NSCState recommendation on theattached proposal as soon as possible Given the Vice Presidents interest in responding promptly I would appreciate it if I could be advised of your initial recornmendation by close of business January 24
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A PROJECT PROPOSALFROM
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FOR THE
RETORATOC REECSTION 0F
BASIC HEALTH WELFARE AND EDUCATION FACILITIES
FROTHE PRIVATE SECTOROF LEBANON
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Catholic Relief Services-United States Catholic Conference has officially received from the Government of Lebanon (GOL) a multishyplicity of requests in a wide range of target areas - eg housing small business loans etc - of these three target areas have been agreed and approved by CRS and the GOL The parameter of this project is exclusively those facilities and services sponsored by the Private Sector in Lebanon These three categories are basic to the restoration
of elemental humanitarian services necessary for the mending of the comaranity fabric irrespective of sectarian ties and per se will strengthen and support the Government of Lebanon with Lts populace-
The intention of CRS is to establish a program of assistance in the restoration of those buildings and services administered by the private sector which were damaged andor destroyed by the events of the last two years Our target areas are as follows
1 Hospitals and dispensaries
2 Welfare institutions
3 Schools and educational facilities
Principles of Operations of thisProject
1 The basic principle of operation will limit all activity
and funding to restoration of those facilities and services
and only those destroyed by the violence of war No new facilities or services would be permitted (This principle
should totally eliminate even the possibility of criticism
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by any faction inasmuch as it restores only those basic
hu-anitarian services previously available to the people
of nb on)
2 The basic guidelines for appropriations will be the
document resulting from a professional survey conducted
by the office of Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President
of the High Com-ittee for Relief of the COL No CRS
activity would be undertaken without the approval of the
GOL and the affected institution or school
3 The modality of single project implementation under t1his
grant would be patterned after the USAIDLebanon YMCA grant
whereby the officers and the Board of Directors of that Oxrnizationchose and authorized the implementation process
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under Lebanese law and business procedures according to the
guidelines established by CRS and agreed to by the GOL
4 The operation of theUS grant will be the sole responsibility
of Cat holic Relief Services-USCC with all fiscal and evaluative
Furtheringn 7 requirements of the US Government fulfilled by CRS
the mandate ad inten f the Congress on Foreign Aid CRS as
the voluntary agency woutld administrate the grant in Lebanon
thus relieving the US Bbassy in Beiut of participation in
the administrative process and thereby not int rering or
affecting t-heir other political or peace goals CRS would 1
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of course keep the Embassy fully advised but would not
involve it in the implementation of the project
5 The desired fiscal responsibility necessitates the grant
he administered by AID to and through the World Headshy
quarters of Catholic Relief Services in New York
6 Because of the restricted nature of this grant the
administration and operation of this project would be
distinct and separate from all other on-going programs
of Catholic Relief Services in Lebanon
-- OFFICI L AP2flVA A-D CCLET AND ENTHUSIASTIC- EDORSEMENTS-FOR -THIS
PROJECT FROM WITHIN EBANON
1 Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President of the High Co-mittee
for Relief of the Government of Lebanon and Minister of
Social Welfare and Minister-of Education of the Government
of Lebanon
2 M-inister (Doctorh Mohamedttallah Director of the Intershy
piis ez-iJa Co~ittee for National Planning and Development
Council for the Government of Lebanon
3 His BeahieAntonions Boutros hcreiche President of t he
General-Assem ifPatriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon
4 His Excellency Saeb Salam Leader of the Moslem communities
of Lebanon
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5 HisHcliness the Arenian Orthodox Pope Karekin II
OFFICIALE CSEENTAUD SUP2PCr OUTSIDE OF LEBANON BY
- His Holiness Pope John Paul I personally and officially
endorsed this proposed project even to the extent of promising to do
all that his office and person could do to attract other assistance for
t-he poor azd refugees in Lebanon The Holy Father endorsed havinVHis
rimnence Terence Cardinal Cooke personally and privately approach
President Carter to intercede and supoort this project-for the restoration
of hu_aitarian facilities and services ir Leanon This papal endorseshy
-_-ent took place on November 24 1978 iFa DrivLe auiience in the papal
library- -- -
The Arerican Cardinals Archbishops and Bishops through
the United States Catholic Conference as-evidenced in their Statement
on he Middle East - The Pursuit of Peace With Justilce U(fational Conference
of Catholic Bishops-o hei-i978)16197b -----
- The host of American Lebanese societies and agencies registered
in the Urxited -States - shy - - -
-is Enenceaence CadinaC~oka Archbish6p of New York
and President of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association
It was the consensus of the leadership within the consulted
governmental religious and private sectors t this rojeut should
begin i-L-ediatey to give the refugees reasons to return ther orer
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dwellings thus expediting the solution of the refugee problem in Lebanon
to a great extent This prospect moreover would help those deprived
of these basic healt-h education and welfare services and give to t-he
people of Lebancn a new hope in their government and a gliromer of peace
It was aptly stated by the Leader of the Moslem comu~rty when he said
such a program of restoration of the private sector buildings and
services at t-his very critical moment would be instrttental in repairing
the very fabric of the country now torn apart by extremists of both
sides who feed on each other
The time frame for this AIDCRS project will be dictated by
the circ=stances necessary to complete the goals and objectives of
restoring the facilities and services for halth welfare and education
in Lebanon
GRANT REQUEST - A-MOUNT AND FISCAL PROCESS
An initial tranche of 25 million dollars is estimated as the
bare mini-um to begin this project A cash flow of an advance of oneshy
third of the grant amount is envisioned as necessary to commence project
implementation
INPUTS FRCM PRIVATE SECTOR
The amount of sLc and a half million dollars has been donated
to the refugee anda emergency programs and projects since January 1 1977
It is estinated that this donation rate from the private sector will
escalate during the time frae of this project
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To preserve the private input in satisfying the basic human
need in Lebanon it is extremely important to understand the professional
strategy -f isolating the distinct goals of this project by not recriesting
additional funding from the private sector Professionally such solicitshy
ations would deprive those refugee and emergency programs now being
principally funded from the private sector Fortunately Catholic Relief
Services has the tormal promise from the Governmnent of Lebanon to solicit
grants from other gover-nments to participate in the goals of this grant
proposal This promise has been already crystallized to the extent that
the Goverrnment of Lebanon has designated a voting position on its Restorshy
ation and Rehabilitation Appropriations and Planning Comuittee to CRS
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~ The challenge of achi ving peace with justice in the Middle Es 44cofronts the conscience of tha international community A~s bishjops
Oft the Catholic Church in the United States we feel a dual rdsponsishybility to respond to the4 moral and religious dimensions-of this cha] lense On the one hand we are bound to the M~iddle-East by ties-f
hitoy tradition and faith On the other hand we4are c-itizenso
a nation which plays a direct and continuing role in the Middle Bast We address this problem as paso whs3asoamitr r~L
h fostringjustice andpecaevrleeofsity wereii
wr of the complexity of the political legal religious and moral ~problems of the MiddleEat and we acknowledge with respect and
Jgratitude the -miultiple efforts of political leaderswho have labored r~
[ to resolve this tragic conflict We wish in the first place to enshy
couacr o give voice toth silent hopes o ape pl Vthm ad
where who long for a common effort for peace in one of hworld s motdangerous politicl areas
1K~veseek in this statement to bring the problem 0T the MdJl~a before the Catholicconiunity in the Uitd
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East we specified a~ series of principles which shouldbe -part of an
eff ective political solution While ackniowledging the process of
continuous changeK that marks the life of thatregio1n we believe the
ceta elements of our 1973 statement to be still valid and usefulj
gu~idelines for a domprehensive approach to peace and justice inte
Middle East Therefore we again-call for a comprehensive pitical
solution involvingthe following
Teights of Israel to eistence as a sovereign state withi
asecure and recognizfed boundaries
The rights of the Palestinian Arabs to participate-in
negotiations affecting their d stinyaid to a homeland ofashy
their owna-
Comensation just compensatioshudbprvedfr all(a- shy
concerned of-whatever natioa d~n
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one-third of the population (750000) have become reuesis t
has been directly tied to the question of a regiplusmnonal settlementn
the Middle East on the one hand lis clear that Lebanon ishigh vulnrabl toa multiplicity of regionaland international forces
whchdirectly inflec itdoeiclife On-th other hand the 4 fate and future of the Palestinians whose refugee status evokes our
sympathy join the internal problem of Lebanon to the regional problshy
of the Middle East While a regional ec sadfctcpiio
for peace in Lebanon it is not a sufficient condition The intern
dimensions of theLebanese problem -political social economic a~n
religious be addressedwith a blend of political wisdom iad-must
moral courage asa first step toward peace The valuef~Lbn~
the st to Christianity and the worldis Atruthw cannoamp
fc-get The indepandonce of Lebanon and i ts fjbrc-of political anrC~~i(i6Uhia1ilpeevc mustb I al pon our governmen
to havea special concern for alIthese elomnts4 4
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6f iplomatic gratness to act boldly ad courageously in the f 6e Of complexity and ambiguity Cam David is suh ia ati6on and
dfserves our support h the same time it is necessar~y to recogniz i Daaiadnize~tht i Camis part of a process the diplomatic $nitiatives taken there must
be b oadened The gt itations of the Camp David accords inivolve
both the scope and te s of the agreements One form of limitation is evidencedby the ned to bringeeovher keyLactors in~ the Middle
fEast into the peace-making process This in turn is related to thiae terms of the agreements it ispartiall due to some dimensions
~ of the accords th Itkey parties are unwilling to participate in the procssTwoissues which-exemplify the substantive limits of- the
accords and which the principles of this statement mke us partcul
Iconcerned about are the status of Jerusalem ad the~fiate of thej Palestinians those living in the occupied territories and inteJ regio of the Middle East The question of Pales ini svr~gt4
remainsi unresolved by the accor s and calls for fute egtain t~f~ha been initiated at Cammp David must be exeddW htesme
adision
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Aware of the Conflicted and tragic history ot the recent past we
are cautious but choose to emphasize the signs of hope peace is
possible In transforming the possibility into a reality we see
the same basic dimensions of the problcm at work which structured
our 1973 statement
First the international community especially its principal
diplomatic actors inevitably influences the future of the Middle
East all those who touch the problem have an enormous responsibilit
to act with wisdom and vision Second the United Nations is a vita
element in any Middle Eastnegotiations and its diplomatic-and
peace-keeping role will undoubtedlybe crucial to long-term resolu
of the conflict Third the regional parties whose conflicting cla
of justice are the essence of the political and moral problem in the
Middle East are the key to peace In their-political vision moral
courage and will for peace lie our hopes for a peaceful future
Finally the religious communities with roots in the MiddleEast
must reflect the-best of our traditions in supporting the movement
for peace with )jtice for-al the people of- the regioL We have a
continuing concern for -the protection-of -the basic rights both civi
and religious of -the Christian minoritie in the Middle East and wc
encourage the local-churches there to-coninue their steadfast witnE
to the faith -
We call upon the inhabitants of the-Holy Land to renew and int
their efforts to build a spirit of pcae by drawing upon the rich
resources of the three great religious traditions which vencrato th
Holy Land as a-sacred place- -We-pray that the Prince of Peacewho
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lived t-and prayed in the Micdle East will bless the efforts
of all wh-e hope and strive for justice and peace in the land which
is still called holy
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
wellas eting
here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
demndtha~tisbe jin vetpe yRS AID and the GOL But-
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Ifdu to extenuating stutons 3 or Circust ancest alon ffort isneihe desire nrir iat I 4d wis to1in
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u The implementation plan for the vai iittos zreeivihq funds would differ di endingnot only on the eize of thei iicth e t auaivenprocesihtne a t i anpftle exerOreh~abilitation proj ect to be undertaken but on the compence and
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oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
as CRS is able to make positive contributiof in the areas oif ~alth
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naioa4 volutary g -iene arete the~ u ovrnen il be4~follow$ed in allfna1ciiAl transactions To date~I amhappy torpor~t that aa4far as I kcnow this~has never b~een a pro~lemuat1c area
I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
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Sincerely yours
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(Rev) Robert L Charlebois Special Assistant
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
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79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workihoet
PaPeOsTNoAIo 135l X 1 aooeratingCountry 7 Lebanon I268-03l3-3-629773 Page 3 of Pge
Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
ATING COUNTRY
ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
-4s
14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
- = --O NEDP IAllen 4
NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
Titie flirartfir NFTECH
Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
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country
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40eie Re000 ru-tho Equipment
ZhO0XJ0
At Amlliyah
The Chlite Stuerior Council 60 schools
Jabal Amet Welfare
Assoc iat 1on
Chi it Council
Beirut
Rural areas
Educattnal
Vocational
EduIcational Vocational
2000
10000
Recouistru r ton
Equinment
Reconstruction Equipment
5Is 1)4)
WO0
Al Takamoul
Jabal Amel Technical School
The 4e 1fare Assoct a-
t ion
El Bourr amp Al Ihsan Association
Bourj
Tyr
Barajneh Fd uca t Innal
Vcational
Educatfonal V4ntional
5010
500
R~const rid ion
EuiIpment
Recrontru-tion Equipment
1(0O00
31000
At Zahraa City Supreme Chuite Council Beirut Ediattonal 3000 Reconstru-rhn n0or qo
Voca t I onal Equipment Social Center Medical Center Nursing School m
Druze Community Chekh AkI All over the country FIWat[nal 5000 e 25 schools
areas
in rural cectnstorunrl Vocational
E ntO Equipment
5quip
The Sidon Institute The Association for of Technology Indujtrial ani Tech-
Saida Vocational 300 Reconstruction Rent
10000
nical Development Equipment
School of the Blind Armenian Welfare
Assoc iat ion
Bourg Hammoud Educational
Vocational 200 Reconstruction
Equipment 65000
L 1 514875
Sub Totals Attachment A $ 744434900
Attachment B 19 8602600
Attachment C 1017162500
TOTAL $196020000o
Amount requested 50Z of estimated total $ n801OOO00
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January 26 1979
MEMORADUM FOR HEry
FRCM AL E777 i
SUBJECT CAHOLC RELF SERVI-CS pPCOSAL
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Thank ur hl on syofro cut the Catholic
Relief Servioes proposal for the ise Presideno
As you can see rom the atrah e- me ran im Cardinal Cooke was very Dleased w- n and C ale response as wa he Poce
told- --e--- l to COif y i e = further ucesoons about the various noints ousuczested relay to im h
be in touch with you on Iondsv He indic-azed also -that he wculd sec tc It that n oic Cial Licatin
would be fcr-hcomng from the GO and CRS and that woul willinc itself into be to out some mnev
thc projact
_ce c u wI_ foow uo with A alonz _i nes f cur dsussi r wi~h the 7ice Pras Yese-terdaI
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OFFICE OF THE VICZ PRESDENT
WASH GTCN
January 26 197
1AXMORNDUtI FOR T2E VICE PRESIDENT
FROM AL EIS ELE
SUBJEC CAR U COOKE
Cardinal Cooke called this r rning from Santo Domingo to express his gratitude to you and the President for the prpt and favorable decision on the Catholic Relief Ser-ices project for Lebanon
The Cardinal sa-id he told Pope John Paul that the reauest had been favorably considered and that the details would be worked t
He said the Pope was very very pleased -e was exhausted when he arrived here and when I told him it gave him a big lift He didnt lock so tired after that He told me that Lebanon has Deen var much on his - lately arid that this (proposal) hopefully will help to bring peace there
Cooke az]ed that I -ass on his warest neronai thanks and arec -n for your hen It- was the perfect thing to get
a repIv so - J he said You will be hearing from him when he returns
cc Denis Clift
bullI NORA-N DC NI -- shy
NATIONAL SCLRITY COrxCIr1
January 25 1979
Mc-DxDt FOR DENIS CLIFT
F CHRISTINE DODSCN
SUBJECT Your Mermorandum of January 23 Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
We have consulted with AID on the CRS proposal You maygive the Vice President or Cardinal Cooke the followingpreLminary reaction
The US Gover=ent is very positive toward the general conceptoutlined in the proposal and has had very good experiencein working with CRS in Lebanon
Althcugh the CRS paper describes the support of MinisterAttallah as well as Minister Rizk USthe Embassy in Beiruthas advised us that Actallah has questioned the scope ofthe project and Rizk has told the Embassy that a revisedand more restricted project will be submitted by the Governshyment of Lebaon to the Embassy
AID will need to act upon this official proposal Uponits receapt AID will request a detailed project proposalfrom CPS consistent with the request of the Government of Lebanon
AID funds for initiating such a project even cn a reducedscale in fiscal 1979 are severely limited because thecontingency fund has been entirely consumed by the GuyanaJonestown airlift and development and support assistancefunds are largely committed Some money remains in theMiddle East Requirements Fund sufficient to make a startin FY 1979 There will be greater latitude for supportof the project in fiscal 1980 either by reprogrammingduring the Congressional presentation process or by apcssible supplemental request for Middle East regionaldevelopment activities if a peace treaty is concluded
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To sons
January 26 1979
FROU Jcseh C heeier ANE
StBJEcr Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
Having consulted with you and after receiving the attached memorandumfrom Bob Nooter I called Rud Poats on January 25AID is favorably disposed to I told him -thatthe work the CRS has been doing in Lebanonand therefore would look positively on any specific proposal whichthey made to us I told him that within the Government of LebanonMinister Attallah had taken exception from a procedural point of viewto Xinister Rizks letter to andCRS had indicatedlikelihood the to our Embassy thethat Government of Lebanon throuch Dr Attallah wouldbe reuesting a re-structured program probably at a smaller level
I told Rud that our fundina situation was as follows$7 million available from the MESRF account for all We have about
contingencies Middle EastHowever Lebanon hasthese funds Beyond that we will been very much in our mind forhave to go toadditional Congress andseek
the budget funds and this would of course require an amendment toThis however would not stop usCRS from making a start on aprograrm if such a program is formally requested by the Governmentof Lebanon and if it is approved after our rview of the specificproposals I stated that it was my understanding there are no morecontingency funds available because these have been reserved for theGuyana problem
Rud said he would pass this information back to Cardinal Cooke who wasleaving that afternoon to meet the Pope in Santo Domingo
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DEZAPTMENT CF STATE
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
WASHINGTON
EZUTY ADMINISTRATOR
January 24 1979
MEMORANDUM FOR AANE MR JOSEPH WHEELER
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
The attached proposal was given to me by Rud Poats who received it fromthe Vice Presidents Office with a request that we review it I assumethat these issues are still being handled in your Bureau rather than bythe Disaster Relief Office but if that is incorrect please ask them to review it instead
Please look over the proposal to see whether it has any merit I wouldappreciate it if you could then give Rud Poats a call so that he canhave an initial reaction which he can pass back to the Vice Presidents Office
Robert H Nooter
Attachment CRS Proposal
M A N D U
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
ACT ION
Memo No 88-79 January 23 1979
LEIO LADUM FOR CHRISTINE DODSON
FROM Denis Clift C
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
May we please have an NSCState recommendation on theattached proposal as soon as possible Given the Vice Presidents interest in responding promptly I would appreciate it if I could be advised of your initial recornmendation by close of business January 24
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A PROJECT PROPOSALFROM
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FOR THE
RETORATOC REECSTION 0F
BASIC HEALTH WELFARE AND EDUCATION FACILITIES
FROTHE PRIVATE SECTOROF LEBANON
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Catholic Relief Services-United States Catholic Conference has officially received from the Government of Lebanon (GOL) a multishyplicity of requests in a wide range of target areas - eg housing small business loans etc - of these three target areas have been agreed and approved by CRS and the GOL The parameter of this project is exclusively those facilities and services sponsored by the Private Sector in Lebanon These three categories are basic to the restoration
of elemental humanitarian services necessary for the mending of the comaranity fabric irrespective of sectarian ties and per se will strengthen and support the Government of Lebanon with Lts populace-
The intention of CRS is to establish a program of assistance in the restoration of those buildings and services administered by the private sector which were damaged andor destroyed by the events of the last two years Our target areas are as follows
1 Hospitals and dispensaries
2 Welfare institutions
3 Schools and educational facilities
Principles of Operations of thisProject
1 The basic principle of operation will limit all activity
and funding to restoration of those facilities and services
and only those destroyed by the violence of war No new facilities or services would be permitted (This principle
should totally eliminate even the possibility of criticism
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by any faction inasmuch as it restores only those basic
hu-anitarian services previously available to the people
of nb on)
2 The basic guidelines for appropriations will be the
document resulting from a professional survey conducted
by the office of Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President
of the High Com-ittee for Relief of the COL No CRS
activity would be undertaken without the approval of the
GOL and the affected institution or school
3 The modality of single project implementation under t1his
grant would be patterned after the USAIDLebanon YMCA grant
whereby the officers and the Board of Directors of that Oxrnizationchose and authorized the implementation process
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under Lebanese law and business procedures according to the
guidelines established by CRS and agreed to by the GOL
4 The operation of theUS grant will be the sole responsibility
of Cat holic Relief Services-USCC with all fiscal and evaluative
Furtheringn 7 requirements of the US Government fulfilled by CRS
the mandate ad inten f the Congress on Foreign Aid CRS as
the voluntary agency woutld administrate the grant in Lebanon
thus relieving the US Bbassy in Beiut of participation in
the administrative process and thereby not int rering or
affecting t-heir other political or peace goals CRS would 1
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of course keep the Embassy fully advised but would not
involve it in the implementation of the project
5 The desired fiscal responsibility necessitates the grant
he administered by AID to and through the World Headshy
quarters of Catholic Relief Services in New York
6 Because of the restricted nature of this grant the
administration and operation of this project would be
distinct and separate from all other on-going programs
of Catholic Relief Services in Lebanon
-- OFFICI L AP2flVA A-D CCLET AND ENTHUSIASTIC- EDORSEMENTS-FOR -THIS
PROJECT FROM WITHIN EBANON
1 Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President of the High Co-mittee
for Relief of the Government of Lebanon and Minister of
Social Welfare and Minister-of Education of the Government
of Lebanon
2 M-inister (Doctorh Mohamedttallah Director of the Intershy
piis ez-iJa Co~ittee for National Planning and Development
Council for the Government of Lebanon
3 His BeahieAntonions Boutros hcreiche President of t he
General-Assem ifPatriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon
4 His Excellency Saeb Salam Leader of the Moslem communities
of Lebanon
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5 HisHcliness the Arenian Orthodox Pope Karekin II
OFFICIALE CSEENTAUD SUP2PCr OUTSIDE OF LEBANON BY
- His Holiness Pope John Paul I personally and officially
endorsed this proposed project even to the extent of promising to do
all that his office and person could do to attract other assistance for
t-he poor azd refugees in Lebanon The Holy Father endorsed havinVHis
rimnence Terence Cardinal Cooke personally and privately approach
President Carter to intercede and supoort this project-for the restoration
of hu_aitarian facilities and services ir Leanon This papal endorseshy
-_-ent took place on November 24 1978 iFa DrivLe auiience in the papal
library- -- -
The Arerican Cardinals Archbishops and Bishops through
the United States Catholic Conference as-evidenced in their Statement
on he Middle East - The Pursuit of Peace With Justilce U(fational Conference
of Catholic Bishops-o hei-i978)16197b -----
- The host of American Lebanese societies and agencies registered
in the Urxited -States - shy - - -
-is Enenceaence CadinaC~oka Archbish6p of New York
and President of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association
It was the consensus of the leadership within the consulted
governmental religious and private sectors t this rojeut should
begin i-L-ediatey to give the refugees reasons to return ther orer
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dwellings thus expediting the solution of the refugee problem in Lebanon
to a great extent This prospect moreover would help those deprived
of these basic healt-h education and welfare services and give to t-he
people of Lebancn a new hope in their government and a gliromer of peace
It was aptly stated by the Leader of the Moslem comu~rty when he said
such a program of restoration of the private sector buildings and
services at t-his very critical moment would be instrttental in repairing
the very fabric of the country now torn apart by extremists of both
sides who feed on each other
The time frame for this AIDCRS project will be dictated by
the circ=stances necessary to complete the goals and objectives of
restoring the facilities and services for halth welfare and education
in Lebanon
GRANT REQUEST - A-MOUNT AND FISCAL PROCESS
An initial tranche of 25 million dollars is estimated as the
bare mini-um to begin this project A cash flow of an advance of oneshy
third of the grant amount is envisioned as necessary to commence project
implementation
INPUTS FRCM PRIVATE SECTOR
The amount of sLc and a half million dollars has been donated
to the refugee anda emergency programs and projects since January 1 1977
It is estinated that this donation rate from the private sector will
escalate during the time frae of this project
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To preserve the private input in satisfying the basic human
need in Lebanon it is extremely important to understand the professional
strategy -f isolating the distinct goals of this project by not recriesting
additional funding from the private sector Professionally such solicitshy
ations would deprive those refugee and emergency programs now being
principally funded from the private sector Fortunately Catholic Relief
Services has the tormal promise from the Governmnent of Lebanon to solicit
grants from other gover-nments to participate in the goals of this grant
proposal This promise has been already crystallized to the extent that
the Goverrnment of Lebanon has designated a voting position on its Restorshy
ation and Rehabilitation Appropriations and Planning Comuittee to CRS
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44+~i 4 4 The MiddleBast The --P rsui QfeaeW -u Stice-=shy
~ The challenge of achi ving peace with justice in the Middle Es 44cofronts the conscience of tha international community A~s bishjops
Oft the Catholic Church in the United States we feel a dual rdsponsishybility to respond to the4 moral and religious dimensions-of this cha] lense On the one hand we are bound to the M~iddle-East by ties-f
hitoy tradition and faith On the other hand we4are c-itizenso
a nation which plays a direct and continuing role in the Middle Bast We address this problem as paso whs3asoamitr r~L
h fostringjustice andpecaevrleeofsity wereii
wr of the complexity of the political legal religious and moral ~problems of the MiddleEat and we acknowledge with respect and
Jgratitude the -miultiple efforts of political leaderswho have labored r~
[ to resolve this tragic conflict We wish in the first place to enshy
couacr o give voice toth silent hopes o ape pl Vthm ad
where who long for a common effort for peace in one of hworld s motdangerous politicl areas
1K~veseek in this statement to bring the problem 0T the MdJl~a before the Catholicconiunity in the Uitd
univrsa c-1alenge to onscience miay be in~thir thgh-t aci pl~vej esekaso to make osrutva t lt~~b ut t6
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w or o a c
East we specified a~ series of principles which shouldbe -part of an
eff ective political solution While ackniowledging the process of
continuous changeK that marks the life of thatregio1n we believe the
ceta elements of our 1973 statement to be still valid and usefulj
gu~idelines for a domprehensive approach to peace and justice inte
Middle East Therefore we again-call for a comprehensive pitical
solution involvingthe following
Teights of Israel to eistence as a sovereign state withi
asecure and recognizfed boundaries
The rights of the Palestinian Arabs to participate-in
negotiations affecting their d stinyaid to a homeland ofashy
their owna-
Comensation just compensatioshudbprvedfr all(a- shy
concerned of-whatever natioa d~n
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-eaaaaaaa-The status of Jer~usaliem nas unique relilLPof
fic ce h s ho ~peser throuthg an iin rna
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one-third of the population (750000) have become reuesis t
has been directly tied to the question of a regiplusmnonal settlementn
the Middle East on the one hand lis clear that Lebanon ishigh vulnrabl toa multiplicity of regionaland international forces
whchdirectly inflec itdoeiclife On-th other hand the 4 fate and future of the Palestinians whose refugee status evokes our
sympathy join the internal problem of Lebanon to the regional problshy
of the Middle East While a regional ec sadfctcpiio
for peace in Lebanon it is not a sufficient condition The intern
dimensions of theLebanese problem -political social economic a~n
religious be addressedwith a blend of political wisdom iad-must
moral courage asa first step toward peace The valuef~Lbn~
the st to Christianity and the worldis Atruthw cannoamp
fc-get The indepandonce of Lebanon and i ts fjbrc-of political anrC~~i(i6Uhia1ilpeevc mustb I al pon our governmen
to havea special concern for alIthese elomnts4 4
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religionswil eire andb erl Eselfre neutriaity ~ebaonic
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6f iplomatic gratness to act boldly ad courageously in the f 6e Of complexity and ambiguity Cam David is suh ia ati6on and
dfserves our support h the same time it is necessar~y to recogniz i Daaiadnize~tht i Camis part of a process the diplomatic $nitiatives taken there must
be b oadened The gt itations of the Camp David accords inivolve
both the scope and te s of the agreements One form of limitation is evidencedby the ned to bringeeovher keyLactors in~ the Middle
fEast into the peace-making process This in turn is related to thiae terms of the agreements it ispartiall due to some dimensions
~ of the accords th Itkey parties are unwilling to participate in the procssTwoissues which-exemplify the substantive limits of- the
accords and which the principles of this statement mke us partcul
Iconcerned about are the status of Jerusalem ad the~fiate of thej Palestinians those living in the occupied territories and inteJ regio of the Middle East The question of Pales ini svr~gt4
remainsi unresolved by the accor s and calls for fute egtain t~f~ha been initiated at Cammp David must be exeddW htesme
adision
13 cyod Cam Do vd T1e MiddlcampZast prolem iss noW t 66n I
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Aware of the Conflicted and tragic history ot the recent past we
are cautious but choose to emphasize the signs of hope peace is
possible In transforming the possibility into a reality we see
the same basic dimensions of the problcm at work which structured
our 1973 statement
First the international community especially its principal
diplomatic actors inevitably influences the future of the Middle
East all those who touch the problem have an enormous responsibilit
to act with wisdom and vision Second the United Nations is a vita
element in any Middle Eastnegotiations and its diplomatic-and
peace-keeping role will undoubtedlybe crucial to long-term resolu
of the conflict Third the regional parties whose conflicting cla
of justice are the essence of the political and moral problem in the
Middle East are the key to peace In their-political vision moral
courage and will for peace lie our hopes for a peaceful future
Finally the religious communities with roots in the MiddleEast
must reflect the-best of our traditions in supporting the movement
for peace with )jtice for-al the people of- the regioL We have a
continuing concern for -the protection-of -the basic rights both civi
and religious of -the Christian minoritie in the Middle East and wc
encourage the local-churches there to-coninue their steadfast witnE
to the faith -
We call upon the inhabitants of the-Holy Land to renew and int
their efforts to build a spirit of pcae by drawing upon the rich
resources of the three great religious traditions which vencrato th
Holy Land as a-sacred place- -We-pray that the Prince of Peacewho
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lived t-and prayed in the Micdle East will bless the efforts
of all wh-e hope and strive for justice and peace in the land which
is still called holy
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
wellas eting
here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
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that tei cotution o r hin-projensct wille npeinsicals whethe itheCoaiees ohth edycasioegard thefrebah tnheint but alsof ahs Fedoaco rof n riit oes ot mWethealsoibee
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guarantee b aypeittheGoeneto ceaonusion thywsl iausediabyuacpofrclaipction thsgan yom tnsqenUS Govermentbyolycillasshytraiveli thruha niciate gantavrage request ofie $1000 pein stiution and tehnbilitatont a htw r eusigfv ilo
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
demndtha~tisbe jin vetpe yRS AID and the GOL But-
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Ifdu to extenuating stutons 3 or Circust ancest alon ffort isneihe desire nrir iat I 4d wis to1in
a 2a tQA ~ IpB -frl5tholic~ Relief Sevies-eUSCC-toa~~ -9ra QQ-t Mi~i i
u The implementation plan for the vai iittos zreeivihq funds would differ di endingnot only on the eize of thei iicth e t auaivenprocesihtne a t i anpftle exerOreh~abilitation proj ect to be undertaken but on the compence and
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oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
as CRS is able to make positive contributiof in the areas oif ~alth
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I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
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PaPeOsTNoAIo 135l X 1 aooeratingCountry 7 Lebanon I268-03l3-3-629773 Page 3 of Pge
Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
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AID COOPER-
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ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
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AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
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14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
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NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
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AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
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Name of Institution Responsible Address Aim
Cipart y Students
Maronite Bishops
of Cyprus
Maronite Bishops (Antelias
( (
Educationa1
Vocat innalI nn
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500
m~esRp
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( Elducat Ional
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( Sade- Edlicat I la I
cat boa I
1OO R- -n trs riwt
EquiI pmnt
o 12 5 000
((deide( Fdocat ional
Voatonal 500 Hconst ruct ion
Eqtjipment
(Kornet Chehtane Fdit bnal I 0n0 Recotj r- ion I Inn IOIO
Sisters of St Joseph de IApparition (Tyr (South)
(
Vora t I na I Edtucational
Vocat ional
675
E1 I pment
Rontr t
FqipmenL
IR500
(SaIda
( Fdlfca t I ona I Vocatona
400 Recnstrtin
EquI pment Of)
aronite Sisters of the Iloly Family
(Zokak
(Tripoli
el Blat Educational
Vocational
Eduicatinonal
1300
1500
Reconstruction
Equ ipment
Recnstructin
21)00
14H000 Vocational
Equipment
(Hejdlaya Educational Vocational
500 Reconstruction
Equipment -0000
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Name of Institution Responsible Address Aim Aim
Capacity StudentstudntsDaa esae air restL
Almakassed 5 schools for boyq
and girlq
Mosiim Welfare Association Al
Makassed
Beirut Educational Vocational
4500 Reconstrucciont Equipment
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Almakas-edoMoslum 50 schoolt fit
Rural areas
Welfare Association Al Makassed
[ilffereuit villages all over the
country
Educational Vocational
40eie Re000 ru-tho Equipment
ZhO0XJ0
At Amlliyah
The Chlite Stuerior Council 60 schools
Jabal Amet Welfare
Assoc iat 1on
Chi it Council
Beirut
Rural areas
Educattnal
Vocational
EduIcational Vocational
2000
10000
Recouistru r ton
Equinment
Reconstruction Equipment
5Is 1)4)
WO0
Al Takamoul
Jabal Amel Technical School
The 4e 1fare Assoct a-
t ion
El Bourr amp Al Ihsan Association
Bourj
Tyr
Barajneh Fd uca t Innal
Vcational
Educatfonal V4ntional
5010
500
R~const rid ion
EuiIpment
Recrontru-tion Equipment
1(0O00
31000
At Zahraa City Supreme Chuite Council Beirut Ediattonal 3000 Reconstru-rhn n0or qo
Voca t I onal Equipment Social Center Medical Center Nursing School m
Druze Community Chekh AkI All over the country FIWat[nal 5000 e 25 schools
areas
in rural cectnstorunrl Vocational
E ntO Equipment
5quip
The Sidon Institute The Association for of Technology Indujtrial ani Tech-
Saida Vocational 300 Reconstruction Rent
10000
nical Development Equipment
School of the Blind Armenian Welfare
Assoc iat ion
Bourg Hammoud Educational
Vocational 200 Reconstruction
Equipment 65000
L 1 514875
Sub Totals Attachment A $ 744434900
Attachment B 19 8602600
Attachment C 1017162500
TOTAL $196020000o
Amount requested 50Z of estimated total $ n801OOO00
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January 26 1979
MEMORADUM FOR HEry
FRCM AL E777 i
SUBJECT CAHOLC RELF SERVI-CS pPCOSAL
z02 LE3AN1ON~CNTNTO
Thank ur hl on syofro cut the Catholic
Relief Servioes proposal for the ise Presideno
As you can see rom the atrah e- me ran im Cardinal Cooke was very Dleased w- n and C ale response as wa he Poce
told- --e--- l to COif y i e = further ucesoons about the various noints ousuczested relay to im h
be in touch with you on Iondsv He indic-azed also -that he wculd sec tc It that n oic Cial Licatin
would be fcr-hcomng from the GO and CRS and that woul willinc itself into be to out some mnev
thc projact
_ce c u wI_ foow uo with A alonz _i nes f cur dsussi r wi~h the 7ice Pras Yese-terdaI
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OFFICE OF THE VICZ PRESDENT
WASH GTCN
January 26 197
1AXMORNDUtI FOR T2E VICE PRESIDENT
FROM AL EIS ELE
SUBJEC CAR U COOKE
Cardinal Cooke called this r rning from Santo Domingo to express his gratitude to you and the President for the prpt and favorable decision on the Catholic Relief Ser-ices project for Lebanon
The Cardinal sa-id he told Pope John Paul that the reauest had been favorably considered and that the details would be worked t
He said the Pope was very very pleased -e was exhausted when he arrived here and when I told him it gave him a big lift He didnt lock so tired after that He told me that Lebanon has Deen var much on his - lately arid that this (proposal) hopefully will help to bring peace there
Cooke az]ed that I -ass on his warest neronai thanks and arec -n for your hen It- was the perfect thing to get
a repIv so - J he said You will be hearing from him when he returns
cc Denis Clift
bullI NORA-N DC NI -- shy
NATIONAL SCLRITY COrxCIr1
January 25 1979
Mc-DxDt FOR DENIS CLIFT
F CHRISTINE DODSCN
SUBJECT Your Mermorandum of January 23 Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
We have consulted with AID on the CRS proposal You maygive the Vice President or Cardinal Cooke the followingpreLminary reaction
The US Gover=ent is very positive toward the general conceptoutlined in the proposal and has had very good experiencein working with CRS in Lebanon
Althcugh the CRS paper describes the support of MinisterAttallah as well as Minister Rizk USthe Embassy in Beiruthas advised us that Actallah has questioned the scope ofthe project and Rizk has told the Embassy that a revisedand more restricted project will be submitted by the Governshyment of Lebaon to the Embassy
AID will need to act upon this official proposal Uponits receapt AID will request a detailed project proposalfrom CPS consistent with the request of the Government of Lebanon
AID funds for initiating such a project even cn a reducedscale in fiscal 1979 are severely limited because thecontingency fund has been entirely consumed by the GuyanaJonestown airlift and development and support assistancefunds are largely committed Some money remains in theMiddle East Requirements Fund sufficient to make a startin FY 1979 There will be greater latitude for supportof the project in fiscal 1980 either by reprogrammingduring the Congressional presentation process or by apcssible supplemental request for Middle East regionaldevelopment activities if a peace treaty is concluded
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To sons
January 26 1979
FROU Jcseh C heeier ANE
StBJEcr Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
Having consulted with you and after receiving the attached memorandumfrom Bob Nooter I called Rud Poats on January 25AID is favorably disposed to I told him -thatthe work the CRS has been doing in Lebanonand therefore would look positively on any specific proposal whichthey made to us I told him that within the Government of LebanonMinister Attallah had taken exception from a procedural point of viewto Xinister Rizks letter to andCRS had indicatedlikelihood the to our Embassy thethat Government of Lebanon throuch Dr Attallah wouldbe reuesting a re-structured program probably at a smaller level
I told Rud that our fundina situation was as follows$7 million available from the MESRF account for all We have about
contingencies Middle EastHowever Lebanon hasthese funds Beyond that we will been very much in our mind forhave to go toadditional Congress andseek
the budget funds and this would of course require an amendment toThis however would not stop usCRS from making a start on aprograrm if such a program is formally requested by the Governmentof Lebanon and if it is approved after our rview of the specificproposals I stated that it was my understanding there are no morecontingency funds available because these have been reserved for theGuyana problem
Rud said he would pass this information back to Cardinal Cooke who wasleaving that afternoon to meet the Pope in Santo Domingo
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DEZAPTMENT CF STATE
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
WASHINGTON
EZUTY ADMINISTRATOR
January 24 1979
MEMORANDUM FOR AANE MR JOSEPH WHEELER
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
The attached proposal was given to me by Rud Poats who received it fromthe Vice Presidents Office with a request that we review it I assumethat these issues are still being handled in your Bureau rather than bythe Disaster Relief Office but if that is incorrect please ask them to review it instead
Please look over the proposal to see whether it has any merit I wouldappreciate it if you could then give Rud Poats a call so that he canhave an initial reaction which he can pass back to the Vice Presidents Office
Robert H Nooter
Attachment CRS Proposal
M A N D U
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
ACT ION
Memo No 88-79 January 23 1979
LEIO LADUM FOR CHRISTINE DODSON
FROM Denis Clift C
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
May we please have an NSCState recommendation on theattached proposal as soon as possible Given the Vice Presidents interest in responding promptly I would appreciate it if I could be advised of your initial recornmendation by close of business January 24
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A PROJECT PROPOSALFROM
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FOR THE
RETORATOC REECSTION 0F
BASIC HEALTH WELFARE AND EDUCATION FACILITIES
FROTHE PRIVATE SECTOROF LEBANON
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Catholic Relief Services-United States Catholic Conference has officially received from the Government of Lebanon (GOL) a multishyplicity of requests in a wide range of target areas - eg housing small business loans etc - of these three target areas have been agreed and approved by CRS and the GOL The parameter of this project is exclusively those facilities and services sponsored by the Private Sector in Lebanon These three categories are basic to the restoration
of elemental humanitarian services necessary for the mending of the comaranity fabric irrespective of sectarian ties and per se will strengthen and support the Government of Lebanon with Lts populace-
The intention of CRS is to establish a program of assistance in the restoration of those buildings and services administered by the private sector which were damaged andor destroyed by the events of the last two years Our target areas are as follows
1 Hospitals and dispensaries
2 Welfare institutions
3 Schools and educational facilities
Principles of Operations of thisProject
1 The basic principle of operation will limit all activity
and funding to restoration of those facilities and services
and only those destroyed by the violence of war No new facilities or services would be permitted (This principle
should totally eliminate even the possibility of criticism
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by any faction inasmuch as it restores only those basic
hu-anitarian services previously available to the people
of nb on)
2 The basic guidelines for appropriations will be the
document resulting from a professional survey conducted
by the office of Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President
of the High Com-ittee for Relief of the COL No CRS
activity would be undertaken without the approval of the
GOL and the affected institution or school
3 The modality of single project implementation under t1his
grant would be patterned after the USAIDLebanon YMCA grant
whereby the officers and the Board of Directors of that Oxrnizationchose and authorized the implementation process
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under Lebanese law and business procedures according to the
guidelines established by CRS and agreed to by the GOL
4 The operation of theUS grant will be the sole responsibility
of Cat holic Relief Services-USCC with all fiscal and evaluative
Furtheringn 7 requirements of the US Government fulfilled by CRS
the mandate ad inten f the Congress on Foreign Aid CRS as
the voluntary agency woutld administrate the grant in Lebanon
thus relieving the US Bbassy in Beiut of participation in
the administrative process and thereby not int rering or
affecting t-heir other political or peace goals CRS would 1
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of course keep the Embassy fully advised but would not
involve it in the implementation of the project
5 The desired fiscal responsibility necessitates the grant
he administered by AID to and through the World Headshy
quarters of Catholic Relief Services in New York
6 Because of the restricted nature of this grant the
administration and operation of this project would be
distinct and separate from all other on-going programs
of Catholic Relief Services in Lebanon
-- OFFICI L AP2flVA A-D CCLET AND ENTHUSIASTIC- EDORSEMENTS-FOR -THIS
PROJECT FROM WITHIN EBANON
1 Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President of the High Co-mittee
for Relief of the Government of Lebanon and Minister of
Social Welfare and Minister-of Education of the Government
of Lebanon
2 M-inister (Doctorh Mohamedttallah Director of the Intershy
piis ez-iJa Co~ittee for National Planning and Development
Council for the Government of Lebanon
3 His BeahieAntonions Boutros hcreiche President of t he
General-Assem ifPatriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon
4 His Excellency Saeb Salam Leader of the Moslem communities
of Lebanon
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5 HisHcliness the Arenian Orthodox Pope Karekin II
OFFICIALE CSEENTAUD SUP2PCr OUTSIDE OF LEBANON BY
- His Holiness Pope John Paul I personally and officially
endorsed this proposed project even to the extent of promising to do
all that his office and person could do to attract other assistance for
t-he poor azd refugees in Lebanon The Holy Father endorsed havinVHis
rimnence Terence Cardinal Cooke personally and privately approach
President Carter to intercede and supoort this project-for the restoration
of hu_aitarian facilities and services ir Leanon This papal endorseshy
-_-ent took place on November 24 1978 iFa DrivLe auiience in the papal
library- -- -
The Arerican Cardinals Archbishops and Bishops through
the United States Catholic Conference as-evidenced in their Statement
on he Middle East - The Pursuit of Peace With Justilce U(fational Conference
of Catholic Bishops-o hei-i978)16197b -----
- The host of American Lebanese societies and agencies registered
in the Urxited -States - shy - - -
-is Enenceaence CadinaC~oka Archbish6p of New York
and President of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association
It was the consensus of the leadership within the consulted
governmental religious and private sectors t this rojeut should
begin i-L-ediatey to give the refugees reasons to return ther orer
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dwellings thus expediting the solution of the refugee problem in Lebanon
to a great extent This prospect moreover would help those deprived
of these basic healt-h education and welfare services and give to t-he
people of Lebancn a new hope in their government and a gliromer of peace
It was aptly stated by the Leader of the Moslem comu~rty when he said
such a program of restoration of the private sector buildings and
services at t-his very critical moment would be instrttental in repairing
the very fabric of the country now torn apart by extremists of both
sides who feed on each other
The time frame for this AIDCRS project will be dictated by
the circ=stances necessary to complete the goals and objectives of
restoring the facilities and services for halth welfare and education
in Lebanon
GRANT REQUEST - A-MOUNT AND FISCAL PROCESS
An initial tranche of 25 million dollars is estimated as the
bare mini-um to begin this project A cash flow of an advance of oneshy
third of the grant amount is envisioned as necessary to commence project
implementation
INPUTS FRCM PRIVATE SECTOR
The amount of sLc and a half million dollars has been donated
to the refugee anda emergency programs and projects since January 1 1977
It is estinated that this donation rate from the private sector will
escalate during the time frae of this project
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To preserve the private input in satisfying the basic human
need in Lebanon it is extremely important to understand the professional
strategy -f isolating the distinct goals of this project by not recriesting
additional funding from the private sector Professionally such solicitshy
ations would deprive those refugee and emergency programs now being
principally funded from the private sector Fortunately Catholic Relief
Services has the tormal promise from the Governmnent of Lebanon to solicit
grants from other gover-nments to participate in the goals of this grant
proposal This promise has been already crystallized to the extent that
the Goverrnment of Lebanon has designated a voting position on its Restorshy
ation and Rehabilitation Appropriations and Planning Comuittee to CRS
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44+~i 4 4 The MiddleBast The --P rsui QfeaeW -u Stice-=shy
~ The challenge of achi ving peace with justice in the Middle Es 44cofronts the conscience of tha international community A~s bishjops
Oft the Catholic Church in the United States we feel a dual rdsponsishybility to respond to the4 moral and religious dimensions-of this cha] lense On the one hand we are bound to the M~iddle-East by ties-f
hitoy tradition and faith On the other hand we4are c-itizenso
a nation which plays a direct and continuing role in the Middle Bast We address this problem as paso whs3asoamitr r~L
h fostringjustice andpecaevrleeofsity wereii
wr of the complexity of the political legal religious and moral ~problems of the MiddleEat and we acknowledge with respect and
Jgratitude the -miultiple efforts of political leaderswho have labored r~
[ to resolve this tragic conflict We wish in the first place to enshy
couacr o give voice toth silent hopes o ape pl Vthm ad
where who long for a common effort for peace in one of hworld s motdangerous politicl areas
1K~veseek in this statement to bring the problem 0T the MdJl~a before the Catholicconiunity in the Uitd
univrsa c-1alenge to onscience miay be in~thir thgh-t aci pl~vej esekaso to make osrutva t lt~~b ut t6
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arn buA93to 1978 Inu~n 9 th o Atd Pece iha4o4
w or o a c
East we specified a~ series of principles which shouldbe -part of an
eff ective political solution While ackniowledging the process of
continuous changeK that marks the life of thatregio1n we believe the
ceta elements of our 1973 statement to be still valid and usefulj
gu~idelines for a domprehensive approach to peace and justice inte
Middle East Therefore we again-call for a comprehensive pitical
solution involvingthe following
Teights of Israel to eistence as a sovereign state withi
asecure and recognizfed boundaries
The rights of the Palestinian Arabs to participate-in
negotiations affecting their d stinyaid to a homeland ofashy
their owna-
Comensation just compensatioshudbprvedfr all(a- shy
concerned of-whatever natioa d~n
-- ----home andprqperty by the threa de~cades -of conflict
-a~apartios
-eaaaaaaa-The status of Jer~usaliem nas unique relilLPof
fic ce h s ho ~peser throuthg an iin rna
af1cess hlguara a to - ae
prosorvtion o a ligiousyrl Ca
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Lebnn Sie oItbeaist ~ foft civielvethLannma In w
one-third of the population (750000) have become reuesis t
has been directly tied to the question of a regiplusmnonal settlementn
the Middle East on the one hand lis clear that Lebanon ishigh vulnrabl toa multiplicity of regionaland international forces
whchdirectly inflec itdoeiclife On-th other hand the 4 fate and future of the Palestinians whose refugee status evokes our
sympathy join the internal problem of Lebanon to the regional problshy
of the Middle East While a regional ec sadfctcpiio
for peace in Lebanon it is not a sufficient condition The intern
dimensions of theLebanese problem -political social economic a~n
religious be addressedwith a blend of political wisdom iad-must
moral courage asa first step toward peace The valuef~Lbn~
the st to Christianity and the worldis Atruthw cannoamp
fc-get The indepandonce of Lebanon and i ts fjbrc-of political anrC~~i(i6Uhia1ilpeevc mustb I al pon our governmen
to havea special concern for alIthese elomnts4 4
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religionswil eire andb erl Eselfre neutriaity ~ebaonic
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6f iplomatic gratness to act boldly ad courageously in the f 6e Of complexity and ambiguity Cam David is suh ia ati6on and
dfserves our support h the same time it is necessar~y to recogniz i Daaiadnize~tht i Camis part of a process the diplomatic $nitiatives taken there must
be b oadened The gt itations of the Camp David accords inivolve
both the scope and te s of the agreements One form of limitation is evidencedby the ned to bringeeovher keyLactors in~ the Middle
fEast into the peace-making process This in turn is related to thiae terms of the agreements it ispartiall due to some dimensions
~ of the accords th Itkey parties are unwilling to participate in the procssTwoissues which-exemplify the substantive limits of- the
accords and which the principles of this statement mke us partcul
Iconcerned about are the status of Jerusalem ad the~fiate of thej Palestinians those living in the occupied territories and inteJ regio of the Middle East The question of Pales ini svr~gt4
remainsi unresolved by the accor s and calls for fute egtain t~f~ha been initiated at Cammp David must be exeddW htesme
adision
13 cyod Cam Do vd T1e MiddlcampZast prolem iss noW t 66n I
- o )ws- q o f h p m x
Aware of the Conflicted and tragic history ot the recent past we
are cautious but choose to emphasize the signs of hope peace is
possible In transforming the possibility into a reality we see
the same basic dimensions of the problcm at work which structured
our 1973 statement
First the international community especially its principal
diplomatic actors inevitably influences the future of the Middle
East all those who touch the problem have an enormous responsibilit
to act with wisdom and vision Second the United Nations is a vita
element in any Middle Eastnegotiations and its diplomatic-and
peace-keeping role will undoubtedlybe crucial to long-term resolu
of the conflict Third the regional parties whose conflicting cla
of justice are the essence of the political and moral problem in the
Middle East are the key to peace In their-political vision moral
courage and will for peace lie our hopes for a peaceful future
Finally the religious communities with roots in the MiddleEast
must reflect the-best of our traditions in supporting the movement
for peace with )jtice for-al the people of- the regioL We have a
continuing concern for -the protection-of -the basic rights both civi
and religious of -the Christian minoritie in the Middle East and wc
encourage the local-churches there to-coninue their steadfast witnE
to the faith -
We call upon the inhabitants of the-Holy Land to renew and int
their efforts to build a spirit of pcae by drawing upon the rich
resources of the three great religious traditions which vencrato th
Holy Land as a-sacred place- -We-pray that the Prince of Peacewho
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lived t-and prayed in the Micdle East will bless the efforts
of all wh-e hope and strive for justice and peace in the land which
is still called holy
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
wellas eting
here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
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oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
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I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workihoet
PaPeOsTNoAIo 135l X 1 aooeratingCountry 7 Lebanon I268-03l3-3-629773 Page 3 of Pge
Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
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ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
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AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
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14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
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NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
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Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
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(K an tar i a o 7att)nal
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(Chiah Vcat Iona l VoEUcational
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(Furn el Chebbak EdUca t iona 1
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500
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600
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60
150
100
100
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Name of Institution Responsible Address Aim
Cipart y Students
Maronite Bishops
of Cyprus
Maronite Bishops (Antelias
( (
Educationa1
Vocat innalI nn
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500
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( Elducat Ional
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300 PPc nst ruc t
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( Sade- Edlicat I la I
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1OO R- -n trs riwt
EquiI pmnt
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((deide( Fdocat ional
Voatonal 500 Hconst ruct ion
Eqtjipment
(Kornet Chehtane Fdit bnal I 0n0 Recotj r- ion I Inn IOIO
Sisters of St Joseph de IApparition (Tyr (South)
(
Vora t I na I Edtucational
Vocat ional
675
E1 I pment
Rontr t
FqipmenL
IR500
(SaIda
( Fdlfca t I ona I Vocatona
400 Recnstrtin
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(Zokak
(Tripoli
el Blat Educational
Vocational
Eduicatinonal
1300
1500
Reconstruction
Equ ipment
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21)00
14H000 Vocational
Equipment
(Hejdlaya Educational Vocational
500 Reconstruction
Equipment -0000
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Name of Institution Responsible Address Aim Aim
Capacity StudentstudntsDaa esae air restL
Almakassed 5 schools for boyq
and girlq
Mosiim Welfare Association Al
Makassed
Beirut Educational Vocational
4500 Reconstrucciont Equipment
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Almakas-edoMoslum 50 schoolt fit
Rural areas
Welfare Association Al Makassed
[ilffereuit villages all over the
country
Educational Vocational
40eie Re000 ru-tho Equipment
ZhO0XJ0
At Amlliyah
The Chlite Stuerior Council 60 schools
Jabal Amet Welfare
Assoc iat 1on
Chi it Council
Beirut
Rural areas
Educattnal
Vocational
EduIcational Vocational
2000
10000
Recouistru r ton
Equinment
Reconstruction Equipment
5Is 1)4)
WO0
Al Takamoul
Jabal Amel Technical School
The 4e 1fare Assoct a-
t ion
El Bourr amp Al Ihsan Association
Bourj
Tyr
Barajneh Fd uca t Innal
Vcational
Educatfonal V4ntional
5010
500
R~const rid ion
EuiIpment
Recrontru-tion Equipment
1(0O00
31000
At Zahraa City Supreme Chuite Council Beirut Ediattonal 3000 Reconstru-rhn n0or qo
Voca t I onal Equipment Social Center Medical Center Nursing School m
Druze Community Chekh AkI All over the country FIWat[nal 5000 e 25 schools
areas
in rural cectnstorunrl Vocational
E ntO Equipment
5quip
The Sidon Institute The Association for of Technology Indujtrial ani Tech-
Saida Vocational 300 Reconstruction Rent
10000
nical Development Equipment
School of the Blind Armenian Welfare
Assoc iat ion
Bourg Hammoud Educational
Vocational 200 Reconstruction
Equipment 65000
L 1 514875
Sub Totals Attachment A $ 744434900
Attachment B 19 8602600
Attachment C 1017162500
TOTAL $196020000o
Amount requested 50Z of estimated total $ n801OOO00
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January 26 1979
MEMORADUM FOR HEry
FRCM AL E777 i
SUBJECT CAHOLC RELF SERVI-CS pPCOSAL
z02 LE3AN1ON~CNTNTO
Thank ur hl on syofro cut the Catholic
Relief Servioes proposal for the ise Presideno
As you can see rom the atrah e- me ran im Cardinal Cooke was very Dleased w- n and C ale response as wa he Poce
told- --e--- l to COif y i e = further ucesoons about the various noints ousuczested relay to im h
be in touch with you on Iondsv He indic-azed also -that he wculd sec tc It that n oic Cial Licatin
would be fcr-hcomng from the GO and CRS and that woul willinc itself into be to out some mnev
thc projact
_ce c u wI_ foow uo with A alonz _i nes f cur dsussi r wi~h the 7ice Pras Yese-terdaI
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OFFICE OF THE VICZ PRESDENT
WASH GTCN
January 26 197
1AXMORNDUtI FOR T2E VICE PRESIDENT
FROM AL EIS ELE
SUBJEC CAR U COOKE
Cardinal Cooke called this r rning from Santo Domingo to express his gratitude to you and the President for the prpt and favorable decision on the Catholic Relief Ser-ices project for Lebanon
The Cardinal sa-id he told Pope John Paul that the reauest had been favorably considered and that the details would be worked t
He said the Pope was very very pleased -e was exhausted when he arrived here and when I told him it gave him a big lift He didnt lock so tired after that He told me that Lebanon has Deen var much on his - lately arid that this (proposal) hopefully will help to bring peace there
Cooke az]ed that I -ass on his warest neronai thanks and arec -n for your hen It- was the perfect thing to get
a repIv so - J he said You will be hearing from him when he returns
cc Denis Clift
bullI NORA-N DC NI -- shy
NATIONAL SCLRITY COrxCIr1
January 25 1979
Mc-DxDt FOR DENIS CLIFT
F CHRISTINE DODSCN
SUBJECT Your Mermorandum of January 23 Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
We have consulted with AID on the CRS proposal You maygive the Vice President or Cardinal Cooke the followingpreLminary reaction
The US Gover=ent is very positive toward the general conceptoutlined in the proposal and has had very good experiencein working with CRS in Lebanon
Althcugh the CRS paper describes the support of MinisterAttallah as well as Minister Rizk USthe Embassy in Beiruthas advised us that Actallah has questioned the scope ofthe project and Rizk has told the Embassy that a revisedand more restricted project will be submitted by the Governshyment of Lebaon to the Embassy
AID will need to act upon this official proposal Uponits receapt AID will request a detailed project proposalfrom CPS consistent with the request of the Government of Lebanon
AID funds for initiating such a project even cn a reducedscale in fiscal 1979 are severely limited because thecontingency fund has been entirely consumed by the GuyanaJonestown airlift and development and support assistancefunds are largely committed Some money remains in theMiddle East Requirements Fund sufficient to make a startin FY 1979 There will be greater latitude for supportof the project in fiscal 1980 either by reprogrammingduring the Congressional presentation process or by apcssible supplemental request for Middle East regionaldevelopment activities if a peace treaty is concluded
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To sons
January 26 1979
FROU Jcseh C heeier ANE
StBJEcr Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
Having consulted with you and after receiving the attached memorandumfrom Bob Nooter I called Rud Poats on January 25AID is favorably disposed to I told him -thatthe work the CRS has been doing in Lebanonand therefore would look positively on any specific proposal whichthey made to us I told him that within the Government of LebanonMinister Attallah had taken exception from a procedural point of viewto Xinister Rizks letter to andCRS had indicatedlikelihood the to our Embassy thethat Government of Lebanon throuch Dr Attallah wouldbe reuesting a re-structured program probably at a smaller level
I told Rud that our fundina situation was as follows$7 million available from the MESRF account for all We have about
contingencies Middle EastHowever Lebanon hasthese funds Beyond that we will been very much in our mind forhave to go toadditional Congress andseek
the budget funds and this would of course require an amendment toThis however would not stop usCRS from making a start on aprograrm if such a program is formally requested by the Governmentof Lebanon and if it is approved after our rview of the specificproposals I stated that it was my understanding there are no morecontingency funds available because these have been reserved for theGuyana problem
Rud said he would pass this information back to Cardinal Cooke who wasleaving that afternoon to meet the Pope in Santo Domingo
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DEZAPTMENT CF STATE
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
WASHINGTON
EZUTY ADMINISTRATOR
January 24 1979
MEMORANDUM FOR AANE MR JOSEPH WHEELER
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
The attached proposal was given to me by Rud Poats who received it fromthe Vice Presidents Office with a request that we review it I assumethat these issues are still being handled in your Bureau rather than bythe Disaster Relief Office but if that is incorrect please ask them to review it instead
Please look over the proposal to see whether it has any merit I wouldappreciate it if you could then give Rud Poats a call so that he canhave an initial reaction which he can pass back to the Vice Presidents Office
Robert H Nooter
Attachment CRS Proposal
M A N D U
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
ACT ION
Memo No 88-79 January 23 1979
LEIO LADUM FOR CHRISTINE DODSON
FROM Denis Clift C
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
May we please have an NSCState recommendation on theattached proposal as soon as possible Given the Vice Presidents interest in responding promptly I would appreciate it if I could be advised of your initial recornmendation by close of business January 24
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A PROJECT PROPOSALFROM
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FOR THE
RETORATOC REECSTION 0F
BASIC HEALTH WELFARE AND EDUCATION FACILITIES
FROTHE PRIVATE SECTOROF LEBANON
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Catholic Relief Services-United States Catholic Conference has officially received from the Government of Lebanon (GOL) a multishyplicity of requests in a wide range of target areas - eg housing small business loans etc - of these three target areas have been agreed and approved by CRS and the GOL The parameter of this project is exclusively those facilities and services sponsored by the Private Sector in Lebanon These three categories are basic to the restoration
of elemental humanitarian services necessary for the mending of the comaranity fabric irrespective of sectarian ties and per se will strengthen and support the Government of Lebanon with Lts populace-
The intention of CRS is to establish a program of assistance in the restoration of those buildings and services administered by the private sector which were damaged andor destroyed by the events of the last two years Our target areas are as follows
1 Hospitals and dispensaries
2 Welfare institutions
3 Schools and educational facilities
Principles of Operations of thisProject
1 The basic principle of operation will limit all activity
and funding to restoration of those facilities and services
and only those destroyed by the violence of war No new facilities or services would be permitted (This principle
should totally eliminate even the possibility of criticism
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by any faction inasmuch as it restores only those basic
hu-anitarian services previously available to the people
of nb on)
2 The basic guidelines for appropriations will be the
document resulting from a professional survey conducted
by the office of Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President
of the High Com-ittee for Relief of the COL No CRS
activity would be undertaken without the approval of the
GOL and the affected institution or school
3 The modality of single project implementation under t1his
grant would be patterned after the USAIDLebanon YMCA grant
whereby the officers and the Board of Directors of that Oxrnizationchose and authorized the implementation process
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under Lebanese law and business procedures according to the
guidelines established by CRS and agreed to by the GOL
4 The operation of theUS grant will be the sole responsibility
of Cat holic Relief Services-USCC with all fiscal and evaluative
Furtheringn 7 requirements of the US Government fulfilled by CRS
the mandate ad inten f the Congress on Foreign Aid CRS as
the voluntary agency woutld administrate the grant in Lebanon
thus relieving the US Bbassy in Beiut of participation in
the administrative process and thereby not int rering or
affecting t-heir other political or peace goals CRS would 1
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of course keep the Embassy fully advised but would not
involve it in the implementation of the project
5 The desired fiscal responsibility necessitates the grant
he administered by AID to and through the World Headshy
quarters of Catholic Relief Services in New York
6 Because of the restricted nature of this grant the
administration and operation of this project would be
distinct and separate from all other on-going programs
of Catholic Relief Services in Lebanon
-- OFFICI L AP2flVA A-D CCLET AND ENTHUSIASTIC- EDORSEMENTS-FOR -THIS
PROJECT FROM WITHIN EBANON
1 Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President of the High Co-mittee
for Relief of the Government of Lebanon and Minister of
Social Welfare and Minister-of Education of the Government
of Lebanon
2 M-inister (Doctorh Mohamedttallah Director of the Intershy
piis ez-iJa Co~ittee for National Planning and Development
Council for the Government of Lebanon
3 His BeahieAntonions Boutros hcreiche President of t he
General-Assem ifPatriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon
4 His Excellency Saeb Salam Leader of the Moslem communities
of Lebanon
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5 HisHcliness the Arenian Orthodox Pope Karekin II
OFFICIALE CSEENTAUD SUP2PCr OUTSIDE OF LEBANON BY
- His Holiness Pope John Paul I personally and officially
endorsed this proposed project even to the extent of promising to do
all that his office and person could do to attract other assistance for
t-he poor azd refugees in Lebanon The Holy Father endorsed havinVHis
rimnence Terence Cardinal Cooke personally and privately approach
President Carter to intercede and supoort this project-for the restoration
of hu_aitarian facilities and services ir Leanon This papal endorseshy
-_-ent took place on November 24 1978 iFa DrivLe auiience in the papal
library- -- -
The Arerican Cardinals Archbishops and Bishops through
the United States Catholic Conference as-evidenced in their Statement
on he Middle East - The Pursuit of Peace With Justilce U(fational Conference
of Catholic Bishops-o hei-i978)16197b -----
- The host of American Lebanese societies and agencies registered
in the Urxited -States - shy - - -
-is Enenceaence CadinaC~oka Archbish6p of New York
and President of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association
It was the consensus of the leadership within the consulted
governmental religious and private sectors t this rojeut should
begin i-L-ediatey to give the refugees reasons to return ther orer
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dwellings thus expediting the solution of the refugee problem in Lebanon
to a great extent This prospect moreover would help those deprived
of these basic healt-h education and welfare services and give to t-he
people of Lebancn a new hope in their government and a gliromer of peace
It was aptly stated by the Leader of the Moslem comu~rty when he said
such a program of restoration of the private sector buildings and
services at t-his very critical moment would be instrttental in repairing
the very fabric of the country now torn apart by extremists of both
sides who feed on each other
The time frame for this AIDCRS project will be dictated by
the circ=stances necessary to complete the goals and objectives of
restoring the facilities and services for halth welfare and education
in Lebanon
GRANT REQUEST - A-MOUNT AND FISCAL PROCESS
An initial tranche of 25 million dollars is estimated as the
bare mini-um to begin this project A cash flow of an advance of oneshy
third of the grant amount is envisioned as necessary to commence project
implementation
INPUTS FRCM PRIVATE SECTOR
The amount of sLc and a half million dollars has been donated
to the refugee anda emergency programs and projects since January 1 1977
It is estinated that this donation rate from the private sector will
escalate during the time frae of this project
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To preserve the private input in satisfying the basic human
need in Lebanon it is extremely important to understand the professional
strategy -f isolating the distinct goals of this project by not recriesting
additional funding from the private sector Professionally such solicitshy
ations would deprive those refugee and emergency programs now being
principally funded from the private sector Fortunately Catholic Relief
Services has the tormal promise from the Governmnent of Lebanon to solicit
grants from other gover-nments to participate in the goals of this grant
proposal This promise has been already crystallized to the extent that
the Goverrnment of Lebanon has designated a voting position on its Restorshy
ation and Rehabilitation Appropriations and Planning Comuittee to CRS
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~ The challenge of achi ving peace with justice in the Middle Es 44cofronts the conscience of tha international community A~s bishjops
Oft the Catholic Church in the United States we feel a dual rdsponsishybility to respond to the4 moral and religious dimensions-of this cha] lense On the one hand we are bound to the M~iddle-East by ties-f
hitoy tradition and faith On the other hand we4are c-itizenso
a nation which plays a direct and continuing role in the Middle Bast We address this problem as paso whs3asoamitr r~L
h fostringjustice andpecaevrleeofsity wereii
wr of the complexity of the political legal religious and moral ~problems of the MiddleEat and we acknowledge with respect and
Jgratitude the -miultiple efforts of political leaderswho have labored r~
[ to resolve this tragic conflict We wish in the first place to enshy
couacr o give voice toth silent hopes o ape pl Vthm ad
where who long for a common effort for peace in one of hworld s motdangerous politicl areas
1K~veseek in this statement to bring the problem 0T the MdJl~a before the Catholicconiunity in the Uitd
univrsa c-1alenge to onscience miay be in~thir thgh-t aci pl~vej esekaso to make osrutva t lt~~b ut t6
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arn buA93to 1978 Inu~n 9 th o Atd Pece iha4o4
w or o a c
East we specified a~ series of principles which shouldbe -part of an
eff ective political solution While ackniowledging the process of
continuous changeK that marks the life of thatregio1n we believe the
ceta elements of our 1973 statement to be still valid and usefulj
gu~idelines for a domprehensive approach to peace and justice inte
Middle East Therefore we again-call for a comprehensive pitical
solution involvingthe following
Teights of Israel to eistence as a sovereign state withi
asecure and recognizfed boundaries
The rights of the Palestinian Arabs to participate-in
negotiations affecting their d stinyaid to a homeland ofashy
their owna-
Comensation just compensatioshudbprvedfr all(a- shy
concerned of-whatever natioa d~n
-- ----home andprqperty by the threa de~cades -of conflict
-a~apartios
-eaaaaaaa-The status of Jer~usaliem nas unique relilLPof
fic ce h s ho ~peser throuthg an iin rna
af1cess hlguara a to - ae
prosorvtion o a ligiousyrl Ca
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Lebnn Sie oItbeaist ~ foft civielvethLannma In w
one-third of the population (750000) have become reuesis t
has been directly tied to the question of a regiplusmnonal settlementn
the Middle East on the one hand lis clear that Lebanon ishigh vulnrabl toa multiplicity of regionaland international forces
whchdirectly inflec itdoeiclife On-th other hand the 4 fate and future of the Palestinians whose refugee status evokes our
sympathy join the internal problem of Lebanon to the regional problshy
of the Middle East While a regional ec sadfctcpiio
for peace in Lebanon it is not a sufficient condition The intern
dimensions of theLebanese problem -political social economic a~n
religious be addressedwith a blend of political wisdom iad-must
moral courage asa first step toward peace The valuef~Lbn~
the st to Christianity and the worldis Atruthw cannoamp
fc-get The indepandonce of Lebanon and i ts fjbrc-of political anrC~~i(i6Uhia1ilpeevc mustb I al pon our governmen
to havea special concern for alIthese elomnts4 4
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religionswil eire andb erl Eselfre neutriaity ~ebaonic
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6f iplomatic gratness to act boldly ad courageously in the f 6e Of complexity and ambiguity Cam David is suh ia ati6on and
dfserves our support h the same time it is necessar~y to recogniz i Daaiadnize~tht i Camis part of a process the diplomatic $nitiatives taken there must
be b oadened The gt itations of the Camp David accords inivolve
both the scope and te s of the agreements One form of limitation is evidencedby the ned to bringeeovher keyLactors in~ the Middle
fEast into the peace-making process This in turn is related to thiae terms of the agreements it ispartiall due to some dimensions
~ of the accords th Itkey parties are unwilling to participate in the procssTwoissues which-exemplify the substantive limits of- the
accords and which the principles of this statement mke us partcul
Iconcerned about are the status of Jerusalem ad the~fiate of thej Palestinians those living in the occupied territories and inteJ regio of the Middle East The question of Pales ini svr~gt4
remainsi unresolved by the accor s and calls for fute egtain t~f~ha been initiated at Cammp David must be exeddW htesme
adision
13 cyod Cam Do vd T1e MiddlcampZast prolem iss noW t 66n I
- o )ws- q o f h p m x
Aware of the Conflicted and tragic history ot the recent past we
are cautious but choose to emphasize the signs of hope peace is
possible In transforming the possibility into a reality we see
the same basic dimensions of the problcm at work which structured
our 1973 statement
First the international community especially its principal
diplomatic actors inevitably influences the future of the Middle
East all those who touch the problem have an enormous responsibilit
to act with wisdom and vision Second the United Nations is a vita
element in any Middle Eastnegotiations and its diplomatic-and
peace-keeping role will undoubtedlybe crucial to long-term resolu
of the conflict Third the regional parties whose conflicting cla
of justice are the essence of the political and moral problem in the
Middle East are the key to peace In their-political vision moral
courage and will for peace lie our hopes for a peaceful future
Finally the religious communities with roots in the MiddleEast
must reflect the-best of our traditions in supporting the movement
for peace with )jtice for-al the people of- the regioL We have a
continuing concern for -the protection-of -the basic rights both civi
and religious of -the Christian minoritie in the Middle East and wc
encourage the local-churches there to-coninue their steadfast witnE
to the faith -
We call upon the inhabitants of the-Holy Land to renew and int
their efforts to build a spirit of pcae by drawing upon the rich
resources of the three great religious traditions which vencrato th
Holy Land as a-sacred place- -We-pray that the Prince of Peacewho
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lived t-and prayed in the Micdle East will bless the efforts
of all wh-e hope and strive for justice and peace in the land which
is still called holy
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
wellas eting
here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
4~
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
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oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
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I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
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PaPeOsTNoAIo 135l X 1 aooeratingCountry 7 Lebanon I268-03l3-3-629773 Page 3 of Pge
Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
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ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
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14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
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NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
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Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
Name of Institution Responsible Address Aim
Cipart y Students
Maronite Bishops
of Cyprus
Maronite Bishops (Antelias
( (
Educationa1
Vocat innalI nn
e nt
500
m~esRp
Ronstrui
EpEqIt |IImen t
r (ost LL
0)
01i)0n
(Karkour
( Elducat Ional
Vocational
300 PPc nst ruc t
EquIPMCut
it 0I1X)
(liaret
( Sade- Edlicat I la I
cat boa I
1OO R- -n trs riwt
EquiI pmnt
o 12 5 000
((deide( Fdocat ional
Voatonal 500 Hconst ruct ion
Eqtjipment
(Kornet Chehtane Fdit bnal I 0n0 Recotj r- ion I Inn IOIO
Sisters of St Joseph de IApparition (Tyr (South)
(
Vora t I na I Edtucational
Vocat ional
675
E1 I pment
Rontr t
FqipmenL
IR500
(SaIda
( Fdlfca t I ona I Vocatona
400 Recnstrtin
EquI pment Of)
aronite Sisters of the Iloly Family
(Zokak
(Tripoli
el Blat Educational
Vocational
Eduicatinonal
1300
1500
Reconstruction
Equ ipment
Recnstructin
21)00
14H000 Vocational
Equipment
(Hejdlaya Educational Vocational
500 Reconstruction
Equipment -0000
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Name of Institution Responsible Address Aim Aim
Capacity StudentstudntsDaa esae air restL
Almakassed 5 schools for boyq
and girlq
Mosiim Welfare Association Al
Makassed
Beirut Educational Vocational
4500 Reconstrucciont Equipment
0000()
Almakas-edoMoslum 50 schoolt fit
Rural areas
Welfare Association Al Makassed
[ilffereuit villages all over the
country
Educational Vocational
40eie Re000 ru-tho Equipment
ZhO0XJ0
At Amlliyah
The Chlite Stuerior Council 60 schools
Jabal Amet Welfare
Assoc iat 1on
Chi it Council
Beirut
Rural areas
Educattnal
Vocational
EduIcational Vocational
2000
10000
Recouistru r ton
Equinment
Reconstruction Equipment
5Is 1)4)
WO0
Al Takamoul
Jabal Amel Technical School
The 4e 1fare Assoct a-
t ion
El Bourr amp Al Ihsan Association
Bourj
Tyr
Barajneh Fd uca t Innal
Vcational
Educatfonal V4ntional
5010
500
R~const rid ion
EuiIpment
Recrontru-tion Equipment
1(0O00
31000
At Zahraa City Supreme Chuite Council Beirut Ediattonal 3000 Reconstru-rhn n0or qo
Voca t I onal Equipment Social Center Medical Center Nursing School m
Druze Community Chekh AkI All over the country FIWat[nal 5000 e 25 schools
areas
in rural cectnstorunrl Vocational
E ntO Equipment
5quip
The Sidon Institute The Association for of Technology Indujtrial ani Tech-
Saida Vocational 300 Reconstruction Rent
10000
nical Development Equipment
School of the Blind Armenian Welfare
Assoc iat ion
Bourg Hammoud Educational
Vocational 200 Reconstruction
Equipment 65000
L 1 514875
Sub Totals Attachment A $ 744434900
Attachment B 19 8602600
Attachment C 1017162500
TOTAL $196020000o
Amount requested 50Z of estimated total $ n801OOO00
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January 26 1979
MEMORADUM FOR HEry
FRCM AL E777 i
SUBJECT CAHOLC RELF SERVI-CS pPCOSAL
z02 LE3AN1ON~CNTNTO
Thank ur hl on syofro cut the Catholic
Relief Servioes proposal for the ise Presideno
As you can see rom the atrah e- me ran im Cardinal Cooke was very Dleased w- n and C ale response as wa he Poce
told- --e--- l to COif y i e = further ucesoons about the various noints ousuczested relay to im h
be in touch with you on Iondsv He indic-azed also -that he wculd sec tc It that n oic Cial Licatin
would be fcr-hcomng from the GO and CRS and that woul willinc itself into be to out some mnev
thc projact
_ce c u wI_ foow uo with A alonz _i nes f cur dsussi r wi~h the 7ice Pras Yese-terdaI
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OFFICE OF THE VICZ PRESDENT
WASH GTCN
January 26 197
1AXMORNDUtI FOR T2E VICE PRESIDENT
FROM AL EIS ELE
SUBJEC CAR U COOKE
Cardinal Cooke called this r rning from Santo Domingo to express his gratitude to you and the President for the prpt and favorable decision on the Catholic Relief Ser-ices project for Lebanon
The Cardinal sa-id he told Pope John Paul that the reauest had been favorably considered and that the details would be worked t
He said the Pope was very very pleased -e was exhausted when he arrived here and when I told him it gave him a big lift He didnt lock so tired after that He told me that Lebanon has Deen var much on his - lately arid that this (proposal) hopefully will help to bring peace there
Cooke az]ed that I -ass on his warest neronai thanks and arec -n for your hen It- was the perfect thing to get
a repIv so - J he said You will be hearing from him when he returns
cc Denis Clift
bullI NORA-N DC NI -- shy
NATIONAL SCLRITY COrxCIr1
January 25 1979
Mc-DxDt FOR DENIS CLIFT
F CHRISTINE DODSCN
SUBJECT Your Mermorandum of January 23 Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
We have consulted with AID on the CRS proposal You maygive the Vice President or Cardinal Cooke the followingpreLminary reaction
The US Gover=ent is very positive toward the general conceptoutlined in the proposal and has had very good experiencein working with CRS in Lebanon
Althcugh the CRS paper describes the support of MinisterAttallah as well as Minister Rizk USthe Embassy in Beiruthas advised us that Actallah has questioned the scope ofthe project and Rizk has told the Embassy that a revisedand more restricted project will be submitted by the Governshyment of Lebaon to the Embassy
AID will need to act upon this official proposal Uponits receapt AID will request a detailed project proposalfrom CPS consistent with the request of the Government of Lebanon
AID funds for initiating such a project even cn a reducedscale in fiscal 1979 are severely limited because thecontingency fund has been entirely consumed by the GuyanaJonestown airlift and development and support assistancefunds are largely committed Some money remains in theMiddle East Requirements Fund sufficient to make a startin FY 1979 There will be greater latitude for supportof the project in fiscal 1980 either by reprogrammingduring the Congressional presentation process or by apcssible supplemental request for Middle East regionaldevelopment activities if a peace treaty is concluded
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To sons
January 26 1979
FROU Jcseh C heeier ANE
StBJEcr Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
Having consulted with you and after receiving the attached memorandumfrom Bob Nooter I called Rud Poats on January 25AID is favorably disposed to I told him -thatthe work the CRS has been doing in Lebanonand therefore would look positively on any specific proposal whichthey made to us I told him that within the Government of LebanonMinister Attallah had taken exception from a procedural point of viewto Xinister Rizks letter to andCRS had indicatedlikelihood the to our Embassy thethat Government of Lebanon throuch Dr Attallah wouldbe reuesting a re-structured program probably at a smaller level
I told Rud that our fundina situation was as follows$7 million available from the MESRF account for all We have about
contingencies Middle EastHowever Lebanon hasthese funds Beyond that we will been very much in our mind forhave to go toadditional Congress andseek
the budget funds and this would of course require an amendment toThis however would not stop usCRS from making a start on aprograrm if such a program is formally requested by the Governmentof Lebanon and if it is approved after our rview of the specificproposals I stated that it was my understanding there are no morecontingency funds available because these have been reserved for theGuyana problem
Rud said he would pass this information back to Cardinal Cooke who wasleaving that afternoon to meet the Pope in Santo Domingo
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DEZAPTMENT CF STATE
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
WASHINGTON
EZUTY ADMINISTRATOR
January 24 1979
MEMORANDUM FOR AANE MR JOSEPH WHEELER
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
The attached proposal was given to me by Rud Poats who received it fromthe Vice Presidents Office with a request that we review it I assumethat these issues are still being handled in your Bureau rather than bythe Disaster Relief Office but if that is incorrect please ask them to review it instead
Please look over the proposal to see whether it has any merit I wouldappreciate it if you could then give Rud Poats a call so that he canhave an initial reaction which he can pass back to the Vice Presidents Office
Robert H Nooter
Attachment CRS Proposal
M A N D U
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
ACT ION
Memo No 88-79 January 23 1979
LEIO LADUM FOR CHRISTINE DODSON
FROM Denis Clift C
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
May we please have an NSCState recommendation on theattached proposal as soon as possible Given the Vice Presidents interest in responding promptly I would appreciate it if I could be advised of your initial recornmendation by close of business January 24
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A PROJECT PROPOSALFROM
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FOR THE
RETORATOC REECSTION 0F
BASIC HEALTH WELFARE AND EDUCATION FACILITIES
FROTHE PRIVATE SECTOROF LEBANON
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Catholic Relief Services-United States Catholic Conference has officially received from the Government of Lebanon (GOL) a multishyplicity of requests in a wide range of target areas - eg housing small business loans etc - of these three target areas have been agreed and approved by CRS and the GOL The parameter of this project is exclusively those facilities and services sponsored by the Private Sector in Lebanon These three categories are basic to the restoration
of elemental humanitarian services necessary for the mending of the comaranity fabric irrespective of sectarian ties and per se will strengthen and support the Government of Lebanon with Lts populace-
The intention of CRS is to establish a program of assistance in the restoration of those buildings and services administered by the private sector which were damaged andor destroyed by the events of the last two years Our target areas are as follows
1 Hospitals and dispensaries
2 Welfare institutions
3 Schools and educational facilities
Principles of Operations of thisProject
1 The basic principle of operation will limit all activity
and funding to restoration of those facilities and services
and only those destroyed by the violence of war No new facilities or services would be permitted (This principle
should totally eliminate even the possibility of criticism
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by any faction inasmuch as it restores only those basic
hu-anitarian services previously available to the people
of nb on)
2 The basic guidelines for appropriations will be the
document resulting from a professional survey conducted
by the office of Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President
of the High Com-ittee for Relief of the COL No CRS
activity would be undertaken without the approval of the
GOL and the affected institution or school
3 The modality of single project implementation under t1his
grant would be patterned after the USAIDLebanon YMCA grant
whereby the officers and the Board of Directors of that Oxrnizationchose and authorized the implementation process
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under Lebanese law and business procedures according to the
guidelines established by CRS and agreed to by the GOL
4 The operation of theUS grant will be the sole responsibility
of Cat holic Relief Services-USCC with all fiscal and evaluative
Furtheringn 7 requirements of the US Government fulfilled by CRS
the mandate ad inten f the Congress on Foreign Aid CRS as
the voluntary agency woutld administrate the grant in Lebanon
thus relieving the US Bbassy in Beiut of participation in
the administrative process and thereby not int rering or
affecting t-heir other political or peace goals CRS would 1
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of course keep the Embassy fully advised but would not
involve it in the implementation of the project
5 The desired fiscal responsibility necessitates the grant
he administered by AID to and through the World Headshy
quarters of Catholic Relief Services in New York
6 Because of the restricted nature of this grant the
administration and operation of this project would be
distinct and separate from all other on-going programs
of Catholic Relief Services in Lebanon
-- OFFICI L AP2flVA A-D CCLET AND ENTHUSIASTIC- EDORSEMENTS-FOR -THIS
PROJECT FROM WITHIN EBANON
1 Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President of the High Co-mittee
for Relief of the Government of Lebanon and Minister of
Social Welfare and Minister-of Education of the Government
of Lebanon
2 M-inister (Doctorh Mohamedttallah Director of the Intershy
piis ez-iJa Co~ittee for National Planning and Development
Council for the Government of Lebanon
3 His BeahieAntonions Boutros hcreiche President of t he
General-Assem ifPatriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon
4 His Excellency Saeb Salam Leader of the Moslem communities
of Lebanon
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5 HisHcliness the Arenian Orthodox Pope Karekin II
OFFICIALE CSEENTAUD SUP2PCr OUTSIDE OF LEBANON BY
- His Holiness Pope John Paul I personally and officially
endorsed this proposed project even to the extent of promising to do
all that his office and person could do to attract other assistance for
t-he poor azd refugees in Lebanon The Holy Father endorsed havinVHis
rimnence Terence Cardinal Cooke personally and privately approach
President Carter to intercede and supoort this project-for the restoration
of hu_aitarian facilities and services ir Leanon This papal endorseshy
-_-ent took place on November 24 1978 iFa DrivLe auiience in the papal
library- -- -
The Arerican Cardinals Archbishops and Bishops through
the United States Catholic Conference as-evidenced in their Statement
on he Middle East - The Pursuit of Peace With Justilce U(fational Conference
of Catholic Bishops-o hei-i978)16197b -----
- The host of American Lebanese societies and agencies registered
in the Urxited -States - shy - - -
-is Enenceaence CadinaC~oka Archbish6p of New York
and President of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association
It was the consensus of the leadership within the consulted
governmental religious and private sectors t this rojeut should
begin i-L-ediatey to give the refugees reasons to return ther orer
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dwellings thus expediting the solution of the refugee problem in Lebanon
to a great extent This prospect moreover would help those deprived
of these basic healt-h education and welfare services and give to t-he
people of Lebancn a new hope in their government and a gliromer of peace
It was aptly stated by the Leader of the Moslem comu~rty when he said
such a program of restoration of the private sector buildings and
services at t-his very critical moment would be instrttental in repairing
the very fabric of the country now torn apart by extremists of both
sides who feed on each other
The time frame for this AIDCRS project will be dictated by
the circ=stances necessary to complete the goals and objectives of
restoring the facilities and services for halth welfare and education
in Lebanon
GRANT REQUEST - A-MOUNT AND FISCAL PROCESS
An initial tranche of 25 million dollars is estimated as the
bare mini-um to begin this project A cash flow of an advance of oneshy
third of the grant amount is envisioned as necessary to commence project
implementation
INPUTS FRCM PRIVATE SECTOR
The amount of sLc and a half million dollars has been donated
to the refugee anda emergency programs and projects since January 1 1977
It is estinated that this donation rate from the private sector will
escalate during the time frae of this project
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To preserve the private input in satisfying the basic human
need in Lebanon it is extremely important to understand the professional
strategy -f isolating the distinct goals of this project by not recriesting
additional funding from the private sector Professionally such solicitshy
ations would deprive those refugee and emergency programs now being
principally funded from the private sector Fortunately Catholic Relief
Services has the tormal promise from the Governmnent of Lebanon to solicit
grants from other gover-nments to participate in the goals of this grant
proposal This promise has been already crystallized to the extent that
the Goverrnment of Lebanon has designated a voting position on its Restorshy
ation and Rehabilitation Appropriations and Planning Comuittee to CRS
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44+~i 4 4 The MiddleBast The --P rsui QfeaeW -u Stice-=shy
~ The challenge of achi ving peace with justice in the Middle Es 44cofronts the conscience of tha international community A~s bishjops
Oft the Catholic Church in the United States we feel a dual rdsponsishybility to respond to the4 moral and religious dimensions-of this cha] lense On the one hand we are bound to the M~iddle-East by ties-f
hitoy tradition and faith On the other hand we4are c-itizenso
a nation which plays a direct and continuing role in the Middle Bast We address this problem as paso whs3asoamitr r~L
h fostringjustice andpecaevrleeofsity wereii
wr of the complexity of the political legal religious and moral ~problems of the MiddleEat and we acknowledge with respect and
Jgratitude the -miultiple efforts of political leaderswho have labored r~
[ to resolve this tragic conflict We wish in the first place to enshy
couacr o give voice toth silent hopes o ape pl Vthm ad
where who long for a common effort for peace in one of hworld s motdangerous politicl areas
1K~veseek in this statement to bring the problem 0T the MdJl~a before the Catholicconiunity in the Uitd
univrsa c-1alenge to onscience miay be in~thir thgh-t aci pl~vej esekaso to make osrutva t lt~~b ut t6
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arn buA93to 1978 Inu~n 9 th o Atd Pece iha4o4
w or o a c
East we specified a~ series of principles which shouldbe -part of an
eff ective political solution While ackniowledging the process of
continuous changeK that marks the life of thatregio1n we believe the
ceta elements of our 1973 statement to be still valid and usefulj
gu~idelines for a domprehensive approach to peace and justice inte
Middle East Therefore we again-call for a comprehensive pitical
solution involvingthe following
Teights of Israel to eistence as a sovereign state withi
asecure and recognizfed boundaries
The rights of the Palestinian Arabs to participate-in
negotiations affecting their d stinyaid to a homeland ofashy
their owna-
Comensation just compensatioshudbprvedfr all(a- shy
concerned of-whatever natioa d~n
-- ----home andprqperty by the threa de~cades -of conflict
-a~apartios
-eaaaaaaa-The status of Jer~usaliem nas unique relilLPof
fic ce h s ho ~peser throuthg an iin rna
af1cess hlguara a to - ae
prosorvtion o a ligiousyrl Ca
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eTse elme ns etea frae trg o u e sanding thCnde-
Lebnn Sie oItbeaist ~ foft civielvethLannma In w
one-third of the population (750000) have become reuesis t
has been directly tied to the question of a regiplusmnonal settlementn
the Middle East on the one hand lis clear that Lebanon ishigh vulnrabl toa multiplicity of regionaland international forces
whchdirectly inflec itdoeiclife On-th other hand the 4 fate and future of the Palestinians whose refugee status evokes our
sympathy join the internal problem of Lebanon to the regional problshy
of the Middle East While a regional ec sadfctcpiio
for peace in Lebanon it is not a sufficient condition The intern
dimensions of theLebanese problem -political social economic a~n
religious be addressedwith a blend of political wisdom iad-must
moral courage asa first step toward peace The valuef~Lbn~
the st to Christianity and the worldis Atruthw cannoamp
fc-get The indepandonce of Lebanon and i ts fjbrc-of political anrC~~i(i6Uhia1ilpeevc mustb I al pon our governmen
to havea special concern for alIthese elomnts4 4
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splusmnstance ostigunifiafeguonghand hew soeretheforsfthCathlioftsllWe nabtu bnnd
religionswil eire andb erl Eselfre neutriaity ~ebaonic
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Then ten adstaesre ady arned ausunique pricalint
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assistance adcq ae
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6f iplomatic gratness to act boldly ad courageously in the f 6e Of complexity and ambiguity Cam David is suh ia ati6on and
dfserves our support h the same time it is necessar~y to recogniz i Daaiadnize~tht i Camis part of a process the diplomatic $nitiatives taken there must
be b oadened The gt itations of the Camp David accords inivolve
both the scope and te s of the agreements One form of limitation is evidencedby the ned to bringeeovher keyLactors in~ the Middle
fEast into the peace-making process This in turn is related to thiae terms of the agreements it ispartiall due to some dimensions
~ of the accords th Itkey parties are unwilling to participate in the procssTwoissues which-exemplify the substantive limits of- the
accords and which the principles of this statement mke us partcul
Iconcerned about are the status of Jerusalem ad the~fiate of thej Palestinians those living in the occupied territories and inteJ regio of the Middle East The question of Pales ini svr~gt4
remainsi unresolved by the accor s and calls for fute egtain t~f~ha been initiated at Cammp David must be exeddW htesme
adision
13 cyod Cam Do vd T1e MiddlcampZast prolem iss noW t 66n I
- o )ws- q o f h p m x
Aware of the Conflicted and tragic history ot the recent past we
are cautious but choose to emphasize the signs of hope peace is
possible In transforming the possibility into a reality we see
the same basic dimensions of the problcm at work which structured
our 1973 statement
First the international community especially its principal
diplomatic actors inevitably influences the future of the Middle
East all those who touch the problem have an enormous responsibilit
to act with wisdom and vision Second the United Nations is a vita
element in any Middle Eastnegotiations and its diplomatic-and
peace-keeping role will undoubtedlybe crucial to long-term resolu
of the conflict Third the regional parties whose conflicting cla
of justice are the essence of the political and moral problem in the
Middle East are the key to peace In their-political vision moral
courage and will for peace lie our hopes for a peaceful future
Finally the religious communities with roots in the MiddleEast
must reflect the-best of our traditions in supporting the movement
for peace with )jtice for-al the people of- the regioL We have a
continuing concern for -the protection-of -the basic rights both civi
and religious of -the Christian minoritie in the Middle East and wc
encourage the local-churches there to-coninue their steadfast witnE
to the faith -
We call upon the inhabitants of the-Holy Land to renew and int
their efforts to build a spirit of pcae by drawing upon the rich
resources of the three great religious traditions which vencrato th
Holy Land as a-sacred place- -We-pray that the Prince of Peacewho
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lived t-and prayed in the Micdle East will bless the efforts
of all wh-e hope and strive for justice and peace in the land which
is still called holy
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
wellas eting
here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
4~
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intttons stay within the scope of thir previo prfssoal4 - 4
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that tei cotution o r hin-projensct wille npeinsicals whethe itheCoaiees ohth edycasioegard thefrebah tnheint but alsof ahs Fedoaco rof n riit oes ot mWethealsoibee
gaatebyte of ovrment eao to-rftintttohat theytislim edi~tely
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uponWreepio eoth asran efrom theS Governent sofLcbtao tohlt throgconiuinar thians frojecthirllespecifically teishyfieewd to beahedso~ofteGtCommitteentolasrgdsherch ondRecotnshystrutionu adoeabiit onr of orgno oh ehv lobe
guarantee b aypeittheGoeneto ceaonusion thywsl iausediabyuacpofrclaipction thsgan yom tnsqenUS Govermentbyolycillasshytraiveli thruha niciate gantavrage request ofie $1000 pein stiution and tehnbilitatont a htw r eusigfv ilo
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
demndtha~tisbe jin vetpe yRS AID and the GOL But-
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Ifdu to extenuating stutons 3 or Circust ancest alon ffort isneihe desire nrir iat I 4d wis to1in
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u The implementation plan for the vai iittos zreeivihq funds would differ di endingnot only on the eize of thei iicth e t auaivenprocesihtne a t i anpftle exerOreh~abilitation proj ect to be undertaken but on the compence and
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oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
as CRS is able to make positive contributiof in the areas oif ~alth
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I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workihoet
PaPeOsTNoAIo 135l X 1 aooeratingCountry 7 Lebanon I268-03l3-3-629773 Page 3 of Pge
Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
ATING COUNTRY
ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
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14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
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NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
Titie flirartfir NFTECH
Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
Name of Institution Responsible Address Aim Aim
Capacity StudentstudntsDaa esae air restL
Almakassed 5 schools for boyq
and girlq
Mosiim Welfare Association Al
Makassed
Beirut Educational Vocational
4500 Reconstrucciont Equipment
0000()
Almakas-edoMoslum 50 schoolt fit
Rural areas
Welfare Association Al Makassed
[ilffereuit villages all over the
country
Educational Vocational
40eie Re000 ru-tho Equipment
ZhO0XJ0
At Amlliyah
The Chlite Stuerior Council 60 schools
Jabal Amet Welfare
Assoc iat 1on
Chi it Council
Beirut
Rural areas
Educattnal
Vocational
EduIcational Vocational
2000
10000
Recouistru r ton
Equinment
Reconstruction Equipment
5Is 1)4)
WO0
Al Takamoul
Jabal Amel Technical School
The 4e 1fare Assoct a-
t ion
El Bourr amp Al Ihsan Association
Bourj
Tyr
Barajneh Fd uca t Innal
Vcational
Educatfonal V4ntional
5010
500
R~const rid ion
EuiIpment
Recrontru-tion Equipment
1(0O00
31000
At Zahraa City Supreme Chuite Council Beirut Ediattonal 3000 Reconstru-rhn n0or qo
Voca t I onal Equipment Social Center Medical Center Nursing School m
Druze Community Chekh AkI All over the country FIWat[nal 5000 e 25 schools
areas
in rural cectnstorunrl Vocational
E ntO Equipment
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The Sidon Institute The Association for of Technology Indujtrial ani Tech-
Saida Vocational 300 Reconstruction Rent
10000
nical Development Equipment
School of the Blind Armenian Welfare
Assoc iat ion
Bourg Hammoud Educational
Vocational 200 Reconstruction
Equipment 65000
L 1 514875
Sub Totals Attachment A $ 744434900
Attachment B 19 8602600
Attachment C 1017162500
TOTAL $196020000o
Amount requested 50Z of estimated total $ n801OOO00
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January 26 1979
MEMORADUM FOR HEry
FRCM AL E777 i
SUBJECT CAHOLC RELF SERVI-CS pPCOSAL
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Thank ur hl on syofro cut the Catholic
Relief Servioes proposal for the ise Presideno
As you can see rom the atrah e- me ran im Cardinal Cooke was very Dleased w- n and C ale response as wa he Poce
told- --e--- l to COif y i e = further ucesoons about the various noints ousuczested relay to im h
be in touch with you on Iondsv He indic-azed also -that he wculd sec tc It that n oic Cial Licatin
would be fcr-hcomng from the GO and CRS and that woul willinc itself into be to out some mnev
thc projact
_ce c u wI_ foow uo with A alonz _i nes f cur dsussi r wi~h the 7ice Pras Yese-terdaI
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OFFICE OF THE VICZ PRESDENT
WASH GTCN
January 26 197
1AXMORNDUtI FOR T2E VICE PRESIDENT
FROM AL EIS ELE
SUBJEC CAR U COOKE
Cardinal Cooke called this r rning from Santo Domingo to express his gratitude to you and the President for the prpt and favorable decision on the Catholic Relief Ser-ices project for Lebanon
The Cardinal sa-id he told Pope John Paul that the reauest had been favorably considered and that the details would be worked t
He said the Pope was very very pleased -e was exhausted when he arrived here and when I told him it gave him a big lift He didnt lock so tired after that He told me that Lebanon has Deen var much on his - lately arid that this (proposal) hopefully will help to bring peace there
Cooke az]ed that I -ass on his warest neronai thanks and arec -n for your hen It- was the perfect thing to get
a repIv so - J he said You will be hearing from him when he returns
cc Denis Clift
bullI NORA-N DC NI -- shy
NATIONAL SCLRITY COrxCIr1
January 25 1979
Mc-DxDt FOR DENIS CLIFT
F CHRISTINE DODSCN
SUBJECT Your Mermorandum of January 23 Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
We have consulted with AID on the CRS proposal You maygive the Vice President or Cardinal Cooke the followingpreLminary reaction
The US Gover=ent is very positive toward the general conceptoutlined in the proposal and has had very good experiencein working with CRS in Lebanon
Althcugh the CRS paper describes the support of MinisterAttallah as well as Minister Rizk USthe Embassy in Beiruthas advised us that Actallah has questioned the scope ofthe project and Rizk has told the Embassy that a revisedand more restricted project will be submitted by the Governshyment of Lebaon to the Embassy
AID will need to act upon this official proposal Uponits receapt AID will request a detailed project proposalfrom CPS consistent with the request of the Government of Lebanon
AID funds for initiating such a project even cn a reducedscale in fiscal 1979 are severely limited because thecontingency fund has been entirely consumed by the GuyanaJonestown airlift and development and support assistancefunds are largely committed Some money remains in theMiddle East Requirements Fund sufficient to make a startin FY 1979 There will be greater latitude for supportof the project in fiscal 1980 either by reprogrammingduring the Congressional presentation process or by apcssible supplemental request for Middle East regionaldevelopment activities if a peace treaty is concluded
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To sons
January 26 1979
FROU Jcseh C heeier ANE
StBJEcr Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
Having consulted with you and after receiving the attached memorandumfrom Bob Nooter I called Rud Poats on January 25AID is favorably disposed to I told him -thatthe work the CRS has been doing in Lebanonand therefore would look positively on any specific proposal whichthey made to us I told him that within the Government of LebanonMinister Attallah had taken exception from a procedural point of viewto Xinister Rizks letter to andCRS had indicatedlikelihood the to our Embassy thethat Government of Lebanon throuch Dr Attallah wouldbe reuesting a re-structured program probably at a smaller level
I told Rud that our fundina situation was as follows$7 million available from the MESRF account for all We have about
contingencies Middle EastHowever Lebanon hasthese funds Beyond that we will been very much in our mind forhave to go toadditional Congress andseek
the budget funds and this would of course require an amendment toThis however would not stop usCRS from making a start on aprograrm if such a program is formally requested by the Governmentof Lebanon and if it is approved after our rview of the specificproposals I stated that it was my understanding there are no morecontingency funds available because these have been reserved for theGuyana problem
Rud said he would pass this information back to Cardinal Cooke who wasleaving that afternoon to meet the Pope in Santo Domingo
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DEZAPTMENT CF STATE
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
WASHINGTON
EZUTY ADMINISTRATOR
January 24 1979
MEMORANDUM FOR AANE MR JOSEPH WHEELER
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
The attached proposal was given to me by Rud Poats who received it fromthe Vice Presidents Office with a request that we review it I assumethat these issues are still being handled in your Bureau rather than bythe Disaster Relief Office but if that is incorrect please ask them to review it instead
Please look over the proposal to see whether it has any merit I wouldappreciate it if you could then give Rud Poats a call so that he canhave an initial reaction which he can pass back to the Vice Presidents Office
Robert H Nooter
Attachment CRS Proposal
M A N D U
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
ACT ION
Memo No 88-79 January 23 1979
LEIO LADUM FOR CHRISTINE DODSON
FROM Denis Clift C
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
May we please have an NSCState recommendation on theattached proposal as soon as possible Given the Vice Presidents interest in responding promptly I would appreciate it if I could be advised of your initial recornmendation by close of business January 24
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A PROJECT PROPOSALFROM
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FOR THE
RETORATOC REECSTION 0F
BASIC HEALTH WELFARE AND EDUCATION FACILITIES
FROTHE PRIVATE SECTOROF LEBANON
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Catholic Relief Services-United States Catholic Conference has officially received from the Government of Lebanon (GOL) a multishyplicity of requests in a wide range of target areas - eg housing small business loans etc - of these three target areas have been agreed and approved by CRS and the GOL The parameter of this project is exclusively those facilities and services sponsored by the Private Sector in Lebanon These three categories are basic to the restoration
of elemental humanitarian services necessary for the mending of the comaranity fabric irrespective of sectarian ties and per se will strengthen and support the Government of Lebanon with Lts populace-
The intention of CRS is to establish a program of assistance in the restoration of those buildings and services administered by the private sector which were damaged andor destroyed by the events of the last two years Our target areas are as follows
1 Hospitals and dispensaries
2 Welfare institutions
3 Schools and educational facilities
Principles of Operations of thisProject
1 The basic principle of operation will limit all activity
and funding to restoration of those facilities and services
and only those destroyed by the violence of war No new facilities or services would be permitted (This principle
should totally eliminate even the possibility of criticism
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by any faction inasmuch as it restores only those basic
hu-anitarian services previously available to the people
of nb on)
2 The basic guidelines for appropriations will be the
document resulting from a professional survey conducted
by the office of Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President
of the High Com-ittee for Relief of the COL No CRS
activity would be undertaken without the approval of the
GOL and the affected institution or school
3 The modality of single project implementation under t1his
grant would be patterned after the USAIDLebanon YMCA grant
whereby the officers and the Board of Directors of that Oxrnizationchose and authorized the implementation process
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under Lebanese law and business procedures according to the
guidelines established by CRS and agreed to by the GOL
4 The operation of theUS grant will be the sole responsibility
of Cat holic Relief Services-USCC with all fiscal and evaluative
Furtheringn 7 requirements of the US Government fulfilled by CRS
the mandate ad inten f the Congress on Foreign Aid CRS as
the voluntary agency woutld administrate the grant in Lebanon
thus relieving the US Bbassy in Beiut of participation in
the administrative process and thereby not int rering or
affecting t-heir other political or peace goals CRS would 1
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of course keep the Embassy fully advised but would not
involve it in the implementation of the project
5 The desired fiscal responsibility necessitates the grant
he administered by AID to and through the World Headshy
quarters of Catholic Relief Services in New York
6 Because of the restricted nature of this grant the
administration and operation of this project would be
distinct and separate from all other on-going programs
of Catholic Relief Services in Lebanon
-- OFFICI L AP2flVA A-D CCLET AND ENTHUSIASTIC- EDORSEMENTS-FOR -THIS
PROJECT FROM WITHIN EBANON
1 Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President of the High Co-mittee
for Relief of the Government of Lebanon and Minister of
Social Welfare and Minister-of Education of the Government
of Lebanon
2 M-inister (Doctorh Mohamedttallah Director of the Intershy
piis ez-iJa Co~ittee for National Planning and Development
Council for the Government of Lebanon
3 His BeahieAntonions Boutros hcreiche President of t he
General-Assem ifPatriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon
4 His Excellency Saeb Salam Leader of the Moslem communities
of Lebanon
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5 HisHcliness the Arenian Orthodox Pope Karekin II
OFFICIALE CSEENTAUD SUP2PCr OUTSIDE OF LEBANON BY
- His Holiness Pope John Paul I personally and officially
endorsed this proposed project even to the extent of promising to do
all that his office and person could do to attract other assistance for
t-he poor azd refugees in Lebanon The Holy Father endorsed havinVHis
rimnence Terence Cardinal Cooke personally and privately approach
President Carter to intercede and supoort this project-for the restoration
of hu_aitarian facilities and services ir Leanon This papal endorseshy
-_-ent took place on November 24 1978 iFa DrivLe auiience in the papal
library- -- -
The Arerican Cardinals Archbishops and Bishops through
the United States Catholic Conference as-evidenced in their Statement
on he Middle East - The Pursuit of Peace With Justilce U(fational Conference
of Catholic Bishops-o hei-i978)16197b -----
- The host of American Lebanese societies and agencies registered
in the Urxited -States - shy - - -
-is Enenceaence CadinaC~oka Archbish6p of New York
and President of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association
It was the consensus of the leadership within the consulted
governmental religious and private sectors t this rojeut should
begin i-L-ediatey to give the refugees reasons to return ther orer
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dwellings thus expediting the solution of the refugee problem in Lebanon
to a great extent This prospect moreover would help those deprived
of these basic healt-h education and welfare services and give to t-he
people of Lebancn a new hope in their government and a gliromer of peace
It was aptly stated by the Leader of the Moslem comu~rty when he said
such a program of restoration of the private sector buildings and
services at t-his very critical moment would be instrttental in repairing
the very fabric of the country now torn apart by extremists of both
sides who feed on each other
The time frame for this AIDCRS project will be dictated by
the circ=stances necessary to complete the goals and objectives of
restoring the facilities and services for halth welfare and education
in Lebanon
GRANT REQUEST - A-MOUNT AND FISCAL PROCESS
An initial tranche of 25 million dollars is estimated as the
bare mini-um to begin this project A cash flow of an advance of oneshy
third of the grant amount is envisioned as necessary to commence project
implementation
INPUTS FRCM PRIVATE SECTOR
The amount of sLc and a half million dollars has been donated
to the refugee anda emergency programs and projects since January 1 1977
It is estinated that this donation rate from the private sector will
escalate during the time frae of this project
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To preserve the private input in satisfying the basic human
need in Lebanon it is extremely important to understand the professional
strategy -f isolating the distinct goals of this project by not recriesting
additional funding from the private sector Professionally such solicitshy
ations would deprive those refugee and emergency programs now being
principally funded from the private sector Fortunately Catholic Relief
Services has the tormal promise from the Governmnent of Lebanon to solicit
grants from other gover-nments to participate in the goals of this grant
proposal This promise has been already crystallized to the extent that
the Goverrnment of Lebanon has designated a voting position on its Restorshy
ation and Rehabilitation Appropriations and Planning Comuittee to CRS
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~ The challenge of achi ving peace with justice in the Middle Es 44cofronts the conscience of tha international community A~s bishjops
Oft the Catholic Church in the United States we feel a dual rdsponsishybility to respond to the4 moral and religious dimensions-of this cha] lense On the one hand we are bound to the M~iddle-East by ties-f
hitoy tradition and faith On the other hand we4are c-itizenso
a nation which plays a direct and continuing role in the Middle Bast We address this problem as paso whs3asoamitr r~L
h fostringjustice andpecaevrleeofsity wereii
wr of the complexity of the political legal religious and moral ~problems of the MiddleEat and we acknowledge with respect and
Jgratitude the -miultiple efforts of political leaderswho have labored r~
[ to resolve this tragic conflict We wish in the first place to enshy
couacr o give voice toth silent hopes o ape pl Vthm ad
where who long for a common effort for peace in one of hworld s motdangerous politicl areas
1K~veseek in this statement to bring the problem 0T the MdJl~a before the Catholicconiunity in the Uitd
univrsa c-1alenge to onscience miay be in~thir thgh-t aci pl~vej esekaso to make osrutva t lt~~b ut t6
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East we specified a~ series of principles which shouldbe -part of an
eff ective political solution While ackniowledging the process of
continuous changeK that marks the life of thatregio1n we believe the
ceta elements of our 1973 statement to be still valid and usefulj
gu~idelines for a domprehensive approach to peace and justice inte
Middle East Therefore we again-call for a comprehensive pitical
solution involvingthe following
Teights of Israel to eistence as a sovereign state withi
asecure and recognizfed boundaries
The rights of the Palestinian Arabs to participate-in
negotiations affecting their d stinyaid to a homeland ofashy
their owna-
Comensation just compensatioshudbprvedfr all(a- shy
concerned of-whatever natioa d~n
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one-third of the population (750000) have become reuesis t
has been directly tied to the question of a regiplusmnonal settlementn
the Middle East on the one hand lis clear that Lebanon ishigh vulnrabl toa multiplicity of regionaland international forces
whchdirectly inflec itdoeiclife On-th other hand the 4 fate and future of the Palestinians whose refugee status evokes our
sympathy join the internal problem of Lebanon to the regional problshy
of the Middle East While a regional ec sadfctcpiio
for peace in Lebanon it is not a sufficient condition The intern
dimensions of theLebanese problem -political social economic a~n
religious be addressedwith a blend of political wisdom iad-must
moral courage asa first step toward peace The valuef~Lbn~
the st to Christianity and the worldis Atruthw cannoamp
fc-get The indepandonce of Lebanon and i ts fjbrc-of political anrC~~i(i6Uhia1ilpeevc mustb I al pon our governmen
to havea special concern for alIthese elomnts4 4
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6f iplomatic gratness to act boldly ad courageously in the f 6e Of complexity and ambiguity Cam David is suh ia ati6on and
dfserves our support h the same time it is necessar~y to recogniz i Daaiadnize~tht i Camis part of a process the diplomatic $nitiatives taken there must
be b oadened The gt itations of the Camp David accords inivolve
both the scope and te s of the agreements One form of limitation is evidencedby the ned to bringeeovher keyLactors in~ the Middle
fEast into the peace-making process This in turn is related to thiae terms of the agreements it ispartiall due to some dimensions
~ of the accords th Itkey parties are unwilling to participate in the procssTwoissues which-exemplify the substantive limits of- the
accords and which the principles of this statement mke us partcul
Iconcerned about are the status of Jerusalem ad the~fiate of thej Palestinians those living in the occupied territories and inteJ regio of the Middle East The question of Pales ini svr~gt4
remainsi unresolved by the accor s and calls for fute egtain t~f~ha been initiated at Cammp David must be exeddW htesme
adision
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Aware of the Conflicted and tragic history ot the recent past we
are cautious but choose to emphasize the signs of hope peace is
possible In transforming the possibility into a reality we see
the same basic dimensions of the problcm at work which structured
our 1973 statement
First the international community especially its principal
diplomatic actors inevitably influences the future of the Middle
East all those who touch the problem have an enormous responsibilit
to act with wisdom and vision Second the United Nations is a vita
element in any Middle Eastnegotiations and its diplomatic-and
peace-keeping role will undoubtedlybe crucial to long-term resolu
of the conflict Third the regional parties whose conflicting cla
of justice are the essence of the political and moral problem in the
Middle East are the key to peace In their-political vision moral
courage and will for peace lie our hopes for a peaceful future
Finally the religious communities with roots in the MiddleEast
must reflect the-best of our traditions in supporting the movement
for peace with )jtice for-al the people of- the regioL We have a
continuing concern for -the protection-of -the basic rights both civi
and religious of -the Christian minoritie in the Middle East and wc
encourage the local-churches there to-coninue their steadfast witnE
to the faith -
We call upon the inhabitants of the-Holy Land to renew and int
their efforts to build a spirit of pcae by drawing upon the rich
resources of the three great religious traditions which vencrato th
Holy Land as a-sacred place- -We-pray that the Prince of Peacewho
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lived t-and prayed in the Micdle East will bless the efforts
of all wh-e hope and strive for justice and peace in the land which
is still called holy
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
wellas eting
here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
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guarantee b aypeittheGoeneto ceaonusion thywsl iausediabyuacpofrclaipction thsgan yom tnsqenUS Govermentbyolycillasshytraiveli thruha niciate gantavrage request ofie $1000 pein stiution and tehnbilitatont a htw r eusigfv ilo
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
demndtha~tisbe jin vetpe yRS AID and the GOL But-
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Ifdu to extenuating stutons 3 or Circust ancest alon ffort isneihe desire nrir iat I 4d wis to1in
a 2a tQA ~ IpB -frl5tholic~ Relief Sevies-eUSCC-toa~~ -9ra QQ-t Mi~i i
u The implementation plan for the vai iittos zreeivihq funds would differ di endingnot only on the eize of thei iicth e t auaivenprocesihtne a t i anpftle exerOreh~abilitation proj ect to be undertaken but on the compence and
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oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
as CRS is able to make positive contributiof in the areas oif ~alth
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naioa4 volutary g -iene arete the~ u ovrnen il be4~follow$ed in allfna1ciiAl transactions To date~I amhappy torpor~t that aa4far as I kcnow this~has never b~een a pro~lemuat1c area
I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
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With kind personal regards I -Itmain
Sincerely yours
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
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PaPeOsTNoAIo 135l X 1 aooeratingCountry 7 Lebanon I268-03l3-3-629773 Page 3 of Pge
Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
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ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
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AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
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14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
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NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
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Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
Sub Totals Attachment A $ 744434900
Attachment B 19 8602600
Attachment C 1017162500
TOTAL $196020000o
Amount requested 50Z of estimated total $ n801OOO00
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January 26 1979
MEMORADUM FOR HEry
FRCM AL E777 i
SUBJECT CAHOLC RELF SERVI-CS pPCOSAL
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Thank ur hl on syofro cut the Catholic
Relief Servioes proposal for the ise Presideno
As you can see rom the atrah e- me ran im Cardinal Cooke was very Dleased w- n and C ale response as wa he Poce
told- --e--- l to COif y i e = further ucesoons about the various noints ousuczested relay to im h
be in touch with you on Iondsv He indic-azed also -that he wculd sec tc It that n oic Cial Licatin
would be fcr-hcomng from the GO and CRS and that woul willinc itself into be to out some mnev
thc projact
_ce c u wI_ foow uo with A alonz _i nes f cur dsussi r wi~h the 7ice Pras Yese-terdaI
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OFFICE OF THE VICZ PRESDENT
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January 26 197
1AXMORNDUtI FOR T2E VICE PRESIDENT
FROM AL EIS ELE
SUBJEC CAR U COOKE
Cardinal Cooke called this r rning from Santo Domingo to express his gratitude to you and the President for the prpt and favorable decision on the Catholic Relief Ser-ices project for Lebanon
The Cardinal sa-id he told Pope John Paul that the reauest had been favorably considered and that the details would be worked t
He said the Pope was very very pleased -e was exhausted when he arrived here and when I told him it gave him a big lift He didnt lock so tired after that He told me that Lebanon has Deen var much on his - lately arid that this (proposal) hopefully will help to bring peace there
Cooke az]ed that I -ass on his warest neronai thanks and arec -n for your hen It- was the perfect thing to get
a repIv so - J he said You will be hearing from him when he returns
cc Denis Clift
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NATIONAL SCLRITY COrxCIr1
January 25 1979
Mc-DxDt FOR DENIS CLIFT
F CHRISTINE DODSCN
SUBJECT Your Mermorandum of January 23 Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
We have consulted with AID on the CRS proposal You maygive the Vice President or Cardinal Cooke the followingpreLminary reaction
The US Gover=ent is very positive toward the general conceptoutlined in the proposal and has had very good experiencein working with CRS in Lebanon
Althcugh the CRS paper describes the support of MinisterAttallah as well as Minister Rizk USthe Embassy in Beiruthas advised us that Actallah has questioned the scope ofthe project and Rizk has told the Embassy that a revisedand more restricted project will be submitted by the Governshyment of Lebaon to the Embassy
AID will need to act upon this official proposal Uponits receapt AID will request a detailed project proposalfrom CPS consistent with the request of the Government of Lebanon
AID funds for initiating such a project even cn a reducedscale in fiscal 1979 are severely limited because thecontingency fund has been entirely consumed by the GuyanaJonestown airlift and development and support assistancefunds are largely committed Some money remains in theMiddle East Requirements Fund sufficient to make a startin FY 1979 There will be greater latitude for supportof the project in fiscal 1980 either by reprogrammingduring the Congressional presentation process or by apcssible supplemental request for Middle East regionaldevelopment activities if a peace treaty is concluded
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January 26 1979
FROU Jcseh C heeier ANE
StBJEcr Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
Having consulted with you and after receiving the attached memorandumfrom Bob Nooter I called Rud Poats on January 25AID is favorably disposed to I told him -thatthe work the CRS has been doing in Lebanonand therefore would look positively on any specific proposal whichthey made to us I told him that within the Government of LebanonMinister Attallah had taken exception from a procedural point of viewto Xinister Rizks letter to andCRS had indicatedlikelihood the to our Embassy thethat Government of Lebanon throuch Dr Attallah wouldbe reuesting a re-structured program probably at a smaller level
I told Rud that our fundina situation was as follows$7 million available from the MESRF account for all We have about
contingencies Middle EastHowever Lebanon hasthese funds Beyond that we will been very much in our mind forhave to go toadditional Congress andseek
the budget funds and this would of course require an amendment toThis however would not stop usCRS from making a start on aprograrm if such a program is formally requested by the Governmentof Lebanon and if it is approved after our rview of the specificproposals I stated that it was my understanding there are no morecontingency funds available because these have been reserved for theGuyana problem
Rud said he would pass this information back to Cardinal Cooke who wasleaving that afternoon to meet the Pope in Santo Domingo
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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
WASHINGTON
EZUTY ADMINISTRATOR
January 24 1979
MEMORANDUM FOR AANE MR JOSEPH WHEELER
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
The attached proposal was given to me by Rud Poats who received it fromthe Vice Presidents Office with a request that we review it I assumethat these issues are still being handled in your Bureau rather than bythe Disaster Relief Office but if that is incorrect please ask them to review it instead
Please look over the proposal to see whether it has any merit I wouldappreciate it if you could then give Rud Poats a call so that he canhave an initial reaction which he can pass back to the Vice Presidents Office
Robert H Nooter
Attachment CRS Proposal
M A N D U
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
ACT ION
Memo No 88-79 January 23 1979
LEIO LADUM FOR CHRISTINE DODSON
FROM Denis Clift C
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
May we please have an NSCState recommendation on theattached proposal as soon as possible Given the Vice Presidents interest in responding promptly I would appreciate it if I could be advised of your initial recornmendation by close of business January 24
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A PROJECT PROPOSALFROM
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FOR THE
RETORATOC REECSTION 0F
BASIC HEALTH WELFARE AND EDUCATION FACILITIES
FROTHE PRIVATE SECTOROF LEBANON
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Catholic Relief Services-United States Catholic Conference has officially received from the Government of Lebanon (GOL) a multishyplicity of requests in a wide range of target areas - eg housing small business loans etc - of these three target areas have been agreed and approved by CRS and the GOL The parameter of this project is exclusively those facilities and services sponsored by the Private Sector in Lebanon These three categories are basic to the restoration
of elemental humanitarian services necessary for the mending of the comaranity fabric irrespective of sectarian ties and per se will strengthen and support the Government of Lebanon with Lts populace-
The intention of CRS is to establish a program of assistance in the restoration of those buildings and services administered by the private sector which were damaged andor destroyed by the events of the last two years Our target areas are as follows
1 Hospitals and dispensaries
2 Welfare institutions
3 Schools and educational facilities
Principles of Operations of thisProject
1 The basic principle of operation will limit all activity
and funding to restoration of those facilities and services
and only those destroyed by the violence of war No new facilities or services would be permitted (This principle
should totally eliminate even the possibility of criticism
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by any faction inasmuch as it restores only those basic
hu-anitarian services previously available to the people
of nb on)
2 The basic guidelines for appropriations will be the
document resulting from a professional survey conducted
by the office of Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President
of the High Com-ittee for Relief of the COL No CRS
activity would be undertaken without the approval of the
GOL and the affected institution or school
3 The modality of single project implementation under t1his
grant would be patterned after the USAIDLebanon YMCA grant
whereby the officers and the Board of Directors of that Oxrnizationchose and authorized the implementation process
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under Lebanese law and business procedures according to the
guidelines established by CRS and agreed to by the GOL
4 The operation of theUS grant will be the sole responsibility
of Cat holic Relief Services-USCC with all fiscal and evaluative
Furtheringn 7 requirements of the US Government fulfilled by CRS
the mandate ad inten f the Congress on Foreign Aid CRS as
the voluntary agency woutld administrate the grant in Lebanon
thus relieving the US Bbassy in Beiut of participation in
the administrative process and thereby not int rering or
affecting t-heir other political or peace goals CRS would 1
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of course keep the Embassy fully advised but would not
involve it in the implementation of the project
5 The desired fiscal responsibility necessitates the grant
he administered by AID to and through the World Headshy
quarters of Catholic Relief Services in New York
6 Because of the restricted nature of this grant the
administration and operation of this project would be
distinct and separate from all other on-going programs
of Catholic Relief Services in Lebanon
-- OFFICI L AP2flVA A-D CCLET AND ENTHUSIASTIC- EDORSEMENTS-FOR -THIS
PROJECT FROM WITHIN EBANON
1 Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President of the High Co-mittee
for Relief of the Government of Lebanon and Minister of
Social Welfare and Minister-of Education of the Government
of Lebanon
2 M-inister (Doctorh Mohamedttallah Director of the Intershy
piis ez-iJa Co~ittee for National Planning and Development
Council for the Government of Lebanon
3 His BeahieAntonions Boutros hcreiche President of t he
General-Assem ifPatriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon
4 His Excellency Saeb Salam Leader of the Moslem communities
of Lebanon
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5 HisHcliness the Arenian Orthodox Pope Karekin II
OFFICIALE CSEENTAUD SUP2PCr OUTSIDE OF LEBANON BY
- His Holiness Pope John Paul I personally and officially
endorsed this proposed project even to the extent of promising to do
all that his office and person could do to attract other assistance for
t-he poor azd refugees in Lebanon The Holy Father endorsed havinVHis
rimnence Terence Cardinal Cooke personally and privately approach
President Carter to intercede and supoort this project-for the restoration
of hu_aitarian facilities and services ir Leanon This papal endorseshy
-_-ent took place on November 24 1978 iFa DrivLe auiience in the papal
library- -- -
The Arerican Cardinals Archbishops and Bishops through
the United States Catholic Conference as-evidenced in their Statement
on he Middle East - The Pursuit of Peace With Justilce U(fational Conference
of Catholic Bishops-o hei-i978)16197b -----
- The host of American Lebanese societies and agencies registered
in the Urxited -States - shy - - -
-is Enenceaence CadinaC~oka Archbish6p of New York
and President of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association
It was the consensus of the leadership within the consulted
governmental religious and private sectors t this rojeut should
begin i-L-ediatey to give the refugees reasons to return ther orer
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dwellings thus expediting the solution of the refugee problem in Lebanon
to a great extent This prospect moreover would help those deprived
of these basic healt-h education and welfare services and give to t-he
people of Lebancn a new hope in their government and a gliromer of peace
It was aptly stated by the Leader of the Moslem comu~rty when he said
such a program of restoration of the private sector buildings and
services at t-his very critical moment would be instrttental in repairing
the very fabric of the country now torn apart by extremists of both
sides who feed on each other
The time frame for this AIDCRS project will be dictated by
the circ=stances necessary to complete the goals and objectives of
restoring the facilities and services for halth welfare and education
in Lebanon
GRANT REQUEST - A-MOUNT AND FISCAL PROCESS
An initial tranche of 25 million dollars is estimated as the
bare mini-um to begin this project A cash flow of an advance of oneshy
third of the grant amount is envisioned as necessary to commence project
implementation
INPUTS FRCM PRIVATE SECTOR
The amount of sLc and a half million dollars has been donated
to the refugee anda emergency programs and projects since January 1 1977
It is estinated that this donation rate from the private sector will
escalate during the time frae of this project
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To preserve the private input in satisfying the basic human
need in Lebanon it is extremely important to understand the professional
strategy -f isolating the distinct goals of this project by not recriesting
additional funding from the private sector Professionally such solicitshy
ations would deprive those refugee and emergency programs now being
principally funded from the private sector Fortunately Catholic Relief
Services has the tormal promise from the Governmnent of Lebanon to solicit
grants from other gover-nments to participate in the goals of this grant
proposal This promise has been already crystallized to the extent that
the Goverrnment of Lebanon has designated a voting position on its Restorshy
ation and Rehabilitation Appropriations and Planning Comuittee to CRS
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~ The challenge of achi ving peace with justice in the Middle Es 44cofronts the conscience of tha international community A~s bishjops
Oft the Catholic Church in the United States we feel a dual rdsponsishybility to respond to the4 moral and religious dimensions-of this cha] lense On the one hand we are bound to the M~iddle-East by ties-f
hitoy tradition and faith On the other hand we4are c-itizenso
a nation which plays a direct and continuing role in the Middle Bast We address this problem as paso whs3asoamitr r~L
h fostringjustice andpecaevrleeofsity wereii
wr of the complexity of the political legal religious and moral ~problems of the MiddleEat and we acknowledge with respect and
Jgratitude the -miultiple efforts of political leaderswho have labored r~
[ to resolve this tragic conflict We wish in the first place to enshy
couacr o give voice toth silent hopes o ape pl Vthm ad
where who long for a common effort for peace in one of hworld s motdangerous politicl areas
1K~veseek in this statement to bring the problem 0T the MdJl~a before the Catholicconiunity in the Uitd
univrsa c-1alenge to onscience miay be in~thir thgh-t aci pl~vej esekaso to make osrutva t lt~~b ut t6
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East we specified a~ series of principles which shouldbe -part of an
eff ective political solution While ackniowledging the process of
continuous changeK that marks the life of thatregio1n we believe the
ceta elements of our 1973 statement to be still valid and usefulj
gu~idelines for a domprehensive approach to peace and justice inte
Middle East Therefore we again-call for a comprehensive pitical
solution involvingthe following
Teights of Israel to eistence as a sovereign state withi
asecure and recognizfed boundaries
The rights of the Palestinian Arabs to participate-in
negotiations affecting their d stinyaid to a homeland ofashy
their owna-
Comensation just compensatioshudbprvedfr all(a- shy
concerned of-whatever natioa d~n
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one-third of the population (750000) have become reuesis t
has been directly tied to the question of a regiplusmnonal settlementn
the Middle East on the one hand lis clear that Lebanon ishigh vulnrabl toa multiplicity of regionaland international forces
whchdirectly inflec itdoeiclife On-th other hand the 4 fate and future of the Palestinians whose refugee status evokes our
sympathy join the internal problem of Lebanon to the regional problshy
of the Middle East While a regional ec sadfctcpiio
for peace in Lebanon it is not a sufficient condition The intern
dimensions of theLebanese problem -political social economic a~n
religious be addressedwith a blend of political wisdom iad-must
moral courage asa first step toward peace The valuef~Lbn~
the st to Christianity and the worldis Atruthw cannoamp
fc-get The indepandonce of Lebanon and i ts fjbrc-of political anrC~~i(i6Uhia1ilpeevc mustb I al pon our governmen
to havea special concern for alIthese elomnts4 4
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6f iplomatic gratness to act boldly ad courageously in the f 6e Of complexity and ambiguity Cam David is suh ia ati6on and
dfserves our support h the same time it is necessar~y to recogniz i Daaiadnize~tht i Camis part of a process the diplomatic $nitiatives taken there must
be b oadened The gt itations of the Camp David accords inivolve
both the scope and te s of the agreements One form of limitation is evidencedby the ned to bringeeovher keyLactors in~ the Middle
fEast into the peace-making process This in turn is related to thiae terms of the agreements it ispartiall due to some dimensions
~ of the accords th Itkey parties are unwilling to participate in the procssTwoissues which-exemplify the substantive limits of- the
accords and which the principles of this statement mke us partcul
Iconcerned about are the status of Jerusalem ad the~fiate of thej Palestinians those living in the occupied territories and inteJ regio of the Middle East The question of Pales ini svr~gt4
remainsi unresolved by the accor s and calls for fute egtain t~f~ha been initiated at Cammp David must be exeddW htesme
adision
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Aware of the Conflicted and tragic history ot the recent past we
are cautious but choose to emphasize the signs of hope peace is
possible In transforming the possibility into a reality we see
the same basic dimensions of the problcm at work which structured
our 1973 statement
First the international community especially its principal
diplomatic actors inevitably influences the future of the Middle
East all those who touch the problem have an enormous responsibilit
to act with wisdom and vision Second the United Nations is a vita
element in any Middle Eastnegotiations and its diplomatic-and
peace-keeping role will undoubtedlybe crucial to long-term resolu
of the conflict Third the regional parties whose conflicting cla
of justice are the essence of the political and moral problem in the
Middle East are the key to peace In their-political vision moral
courage and will for peace lie our hopes for a peaceful future
Finally the religious communities with roots in the MiddleEast
must reflect the-best of our traditions in supporting the movement
for peace with )jtice for-al the people of- the regioL We have a
continuing concern for -the protection-of -the basic rights both civi
and religious of -the Christian minoritie in the Middle East and wc
encourage the local-churches there to-coninue their steadfast witnE
to the faith -
We call upon the inhabitants of the-Holy Land to renew and int
their efforts to build a spirit of pcae by drawing upon the rich
resources of the three great religious traditions which vencrato th
Holy Land as a-sacred place- -We-pray that the Prince of Peacewho
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lived t-and prayed in the Micdle East will bless the efforts
of all wh-e hope and strive for justice and peace in the land which
is still called holy
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
wellas eting
here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
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intttons stay within the scope of thir previo prfssoal4 - 4
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that tei cotution o r hin-projensct wille npeinsicals whethe itheCoaiees ohth edycasioegard thefrebah tnheint but alsof ahs Fedoaco rof n riit oes ot mWethealsoibee
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guarantee b aypeittheGoeneto ceaonusion thywsl iausediabyuacpofrclaipction thsgan yom tnsqenUS Govermentbyolycillasshytraiveli thruha niciate gantavrage request ofie $1000 pein stiution and tehnbilitatont a htw r eusigfv ilo
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
demndtha~tisbe jin vetpe yRS AID and the GOL But-
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Ifdu to extenuating stutons 3 or Circust ancest alon ffort isneihe desire nrir iat I 4d wis to1in
a 2a tQA ~ IpB -frl5tholic~ Relief Sevies-eUSCC-toa~~ -9ra QQ-t Mi~i i
u The implementation plan for the vai iittos zreeivihq funds would differ di endingnot only on the eize of thei iicth e t auaivenprocesihtne a t i anpftle exerOreh~abilitation proj ect to be undertaken but on the compence and
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oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
as CRS is able to make positive contributiof in the areas oif ~alth
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naioa4 volutary g -iene arete the~ u ovrnen il be4~follow$ed in allfna1ciiAl transactions To date~I amhappy torpor~t that aa4far as I kcnow this~has never b~een a pro~lemuat1c area
I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
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With kind personal regards I -Itmain
Sincerely yours
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(Rev) Robert L Charlebois Special Assistant
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workihoet
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268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
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AID COOPER-
ATING COUNTRY
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SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
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14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
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NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
Titie flirartfir NFTECH
Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
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PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
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January 26 1979
MEMORADUM FOR HEry
FRCM AL E777 i
SUBJECT CAHOLC RELF SERVI-CS pPCOSAL
z02 LE3AN1ON~CNTNTO
Thank ur hl on syofro cut the Catholic
Relief Servioes proposal for the ise Presideno
As you can see rom the atrah e- me ran im Cardinal Cooke was very Dleased w- n and C ale response as wa he Poce
told- --e--- l to COif y i e = further ucesoons about the various noints ousuczested relay to im h
be in touch with you on Iondsv He indic-azed also -that he wculd sec tc It that n oic Cial Licatin
would be fcr-hcomng from the GO and CRS and that woul willinc itself into be to out some mnev
thc projact
_ce c u wI_ foow uo with A alonz _i nes f cur dsussi r wi~h the 7ice Pras Yese-terdaI
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OR N Z
OFFICE OF THE VICZ PRESDENT
WASH GTCN
January 26 197
1AXMORNDUtI FOR T2E VICE PRESIDENT
FROM AL EIS ELE
SUBJEC CAR U COOKE
Cardinal Cooke called this r rning from Santo Domingo to express his gratitude to you and the President for the prpt and favorable decision on the Catholic Relief Ser-ices project for Lebanon
The Cardinal sa-id he told Pope John Paul that the reauest had been favorably considered and that the details would be worked t
He said the Pope was very very pleased -e was exhausted when he arrived here and when I told him it gave him a big lift He didnt lock so tired after that He told me that Lebanon has Deen var much on his - lately arid that this (proposal) hopefully will help to bring peace there
Cooke az]ed that I -ass on his warest neronai thanks and arec -n for your hen It- was the perfect thing to get
a repIv so - J he said You will be hearing from him when he returns
cc Denis Clift
bullI NORA-N DC NI -- shy
NATIONAL SCLRITY COrxCIr1
January 25 1979
Mc-DxDt FOR DENIS CLIFT
F CHRISTINE DODSCN
SUBJECT Your Mermorandum of January 23 Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
We have consulted with AID on the CRS proposal You maygive the Vice President or Cardinal Cooke the followingpreLminary reaction
The US Gover=ent is very positive toward the general conceptoutlined in the proposal and has had very good experiencein working with CRS in Lebanon
Althcugh the CRS paper describes the support of MinisterAttallah as well as Minister Rizk USthe Embassy in Beiruthas advised us that Actallah has questioned the scope ofthe project and Rizk has told the Embassy that a revisedand more restricted project will be submitted by the Governshyment of Lebaon to the Embassy
AID will need to act upon this official proposal Uponits receapt AID will request a detailed project proposalfrom CPS consistent with the request of the Government of Lebanon
AID funds for initiating such a project even cn a reducedscale in fiscal 1979 are severely limited because thecontingency fund has been entirely consumed by the GuyanaJonestown airlift and development and support assistancefunds are largely committed Some money remains in theMiddle East Requirements Fund sufficient to make a startin FY 1979 There will be greater latitude for supportof the project in fiscal 1980 either by reprogrammingduring the Congressional presentation process or by apcssible supplemental request for Middle East regionaldevelopment activities if a peace treaty is concluded
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To sons
January 26 1979
FROU Jcseh C heeier ANE
StBJEcr Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
Having consulted with you and after receiving the attached memorandumfrom Bob Nooter I called Rud Poats on January 25AID is favorably disposed to I told him -thatthe work the CRS has been doing in Lebanonand therefore would look positively on any specific proposal whichthey made to us I told him that within the Government of LebanonMinister Attallah had taken exception from a procedural point of viewto Xinister Rizks letter to andCRS had indicatedlikelihood the to our Embassy thethat Government of Lebanon throuch Dr Attallah wouldbe reuesting a re-structured program probably at a smaller level
I told Rud that our fundina situation was as follows$7 million available from the MESRF account for all We have about
contingencies Middle EastHowever Lebanon hasthese funds Beyond that we will been very much in our mind forhave to go toadditional Congress andseek
the budget funds and this would of course require an amendment toThis however would not stop usCRS from making a start on aprograrm if such a program is formally requested by the Governmentof Lebanon and if it is approved after our rview of the specificproposals I stated that it was my understanding there are no morecontingency funds available because these have been reserved for theGuyana problem
Rud said he would pass this information back to Cardinal Cooke who wasleaving that afternoon to meet the Pope in Santo Domingo
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DEZAPTMENT CF STATE
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
WASHINGTON
EZUTY ADMINISTRATOR
January 24 1979
MEMORANDUM FOR AANE MR JOSEPH WHEELER
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
The attached proposal was given to me by Rud Poats who received it fromthe Vice Presidents Office with a request that we review it I assumethat these issues are still being handled in your Bureau rather than bythe Disaster Relief Office but if that is incorrect please ask them to review it instead
Please look over the proposal to see whether it has any merit I wouldappreciate it if you could then give Rud Poats a call so that he canhave an initial reaction which he can pass back to the Vice Presidents Office
Robert H Nooter
Attachment CRS Proposal
M A N D U
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
ACT ION
Memo No 88-79 January 23 1979
LEIO LADUM FOR CHRISTINE DODSON
FROM Denis Clift C
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
May we please have an NSCState recommendation on theattached proposal as soon as possible Given the Vice Presidents interest in responding promptly I would appreciate it if I could be advised of your initial recornmendation by close of business January 24
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FOR THE
RETORATOC REECSTION 0F
BASIC HEALTH WELFARE AND EDUCATION FACILITIES
FROTHE PRIVATE SECTOROF LEBANON
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Catholic Relief Services-United States Catholic Conference has officially received from the Government of Lebanon (GOL) a multishyplicity of requests in a wide range of target areas - eg housing small business loans etc - of these three target areas have been agreed and approved by CRS and the GOL The parameter of this project is exclusively those facilities and services sponsored by the Private Sector in Lebanon These three categories are basic to the restoration
of elemental humanitarian services necessary for the mending of the comaranity fabric irrespective of sectarian ties and per se will strengthen and support the Government of Lebanon with Lts populace-
The intention of CRS is to establish a program of assistance in the restoration of those buildings and services administered by the private sector which were damaged andor destroyed by the events of the last two years Our target areas are as follows
1 Hospitals and dispensaries
2 Welfare institutions
3 Schools and educational facilities
Principles of Operations of thisProject
1 The basic principle of operation will limit all activity
and funding to restoration of those facilities and services
and only those destroyed by the violence of war No new facilities or services would be permitted (This principle
should totally eliminate even the possibility of criticism
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by any faction inasmuch as it restores only those basic
hu-anitarian services previously available to the people
of nb on)
2 The basic guidelines for appropriations will be the
document resulting from a professional survey conducted
by the office of Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President
of the High Com-ittee for Relief of the COL No CRS
activity would be undertaken without the approval of the
GOL and the affected institution or school
3 The modality of single project implementation under t1his
grant would be patterned after the USAIDLebanon YMCA grant
whereby the officers and the Board of Directors of that Oxrnizationchose and authorized the implementation process
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under Lebanese law and business procedures according to the
guidelines established by CRS and agreed to by the GOL
4 The operation of theUS grant will be the sole responsibility
of Cat holic Relief Services-USCC with all fiscal and evaluative
Furtheringn 7 requirements of the US Government fulfilled by CRS
the mandate ad inten f the Congress on Foreign Aid CRS as
the voluntary agency woutld administrate the grant in Lebanon
thus relieving the US Bbassy in Beiut of participation in
the administrative process and thereby not int rering or
affecting t-heir other political or peace goals CRS would 1
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of course keep the Embassy fully advised but would not
involve it in the implementation of the project
5 The desired fiscal responsibility necessitates the grant
he administered by AID to and through the World Headshy
quarters of Catholic Relief Services in New York
6 Because of the restricted nature of this grant the
administration and operation of this project would be
distinct and separate from all other on-going programs
of Catholic Relief Services in Lebanon
-- OFFICI L AP2flVA A-D CCLET AND ENTHUSIASTIC- EDORSEMENTS-FOR -THIS
PROJECT FROM WITHIN EBANON
1 Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President of the High Co-mittee
for Relief of the Government of Lebanon and Minister of
Social Welfare and Minister-of Education of the Government
of Lebanon
2 M-inister (Doctorh Mohamedttallah Director of the Intershy
piis ez-iJa Co~ittee for National Planning and Development
Council for the Government of Lebanon
3 His BeahieAntonions Boutros hcreiche President of t he
General-Assem ifPatriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon
4 His Excellency Saeb Salam Leader of the Moslem communities
of Lebanon
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5 HisHcliness the Arenian Orthodox Pope Karekin II
OFFICIALE CSEENTAUD SUP2PCr OUTSIDE OF LEBANON BY
- His Holiness Pope John Paul I personally and officially
endorsed this proposed project even to the extent of promising to do
all that his office and person could do to attract other assistance for
t-he poor azd refugees in Lebanon The Holy Father endorsed havinVHis
rimnence Terence Cardinal Cooke personally and privately approach
President Carter to intercede and supoort this project-for the restoration
of hu_aitarian facilities and services ir Leanon This papal endorseshy
-_-ent took place on November 24 1978 iFa DrivLe auiience in the papal
library- -- -
The Arerican Cardinals Archbishops and Bishops through
the United States Catholic Conference as-evidenced in their Statement
on he Middle East - The Pursuit of Peace With Justilce U(fational Conference
of Catholic Bishops-o hei-i978)16197b -----
- The host of American Lebanese societies and agencies registered
in the Urxited -States - shy - - -
-is Enenceaence CadinaC~oka Archbish6p of New York
and President of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association
It was the consensus of the leadership within the consulted
governmental religious and private sectors t this rojeut should
begin i-L-ediatey to give the refugees reasons to return ther orer
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dwellings thus expediting the solution of the refugee problem in Lebanon
to a great extent This prospect moreover would help those deprived
of these basic healt-h education and welfare services and give to t-he
people of Lebancn a new hope in their government and a gliromer of peace
It was aptly stated by the Leader of the Moslem comu~rty when he said
such a program of restoration of the private sector buildings and
services at t-his very critical moment would be instrttental in repairing
the very fabric of the country now torn apart by extremists of both
sides who feed on each other
The time frame for this AIDCRS project will be dictated by
the circ=stances necessary to complete the goals and objectives of
restoring the facilities and services for halth welfare and education
in Lebanon
GRANT REQUEST - A-MOUNT AND FISCAL PROCESS
An initial tranche of 25 million dollars is estimated as the
bare mini-um to begin this project A cash flow of an advance of oneshy
third of the grant amount is envisioned as necessary to commence project
implementation
INPUTS FRCM PRIVATE SECTOR
The amount of sLc and a half million dollars has been donated
to the refugee anda emergency programs and projects since January 1 1977
It is estinated that this donation rate from the private sector will
escalate during the time frae of this project
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To preserve the private input in satisfying the basic human
need in Lebanon it is extremely important to understand the professional
strategy -f isolating the distinct goals of this project by not recriesting
additional funding from the private sector Professionally such solicitshy
ations would deprive those refugee and emergency programs now being
principally funded from the private sector Fortunately Catholic Relief
Services has the tormal promise from the Governmnent of Lebanon to solicit
grants from other gover-nments to participate in the goals of this grant
proposal This promise has been already crystallized to the extent that
the Goverrnment of Lebanon has designated a voting position on its Restorshy
ation and Rehabilitation Appropriations and Planning Comuittee to CRS
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44+~i 4 4 The MiddleBast The --P rsui QfeaeW -u Stice-=shy
~ The challenge of achi ving peace with justice in the Middle Es 44cofronts the conscience of tha international community A~s bishjops
Oft the Catholic Church in the United States we feel a dual rdsponsishybility to respond to the4 moral and religious dimensions-of this cha] lense On the one hand we are bound to the M~iddle-East by ties-f
hitoy tradition and faith On the other hand we4are c-itizenso
a nation which plays a direct and continuing role in the Middle Bast We address this problem as paso whs3asoamitr r~L
h fostringjustice andpecaevrleeofsity wereii
wr of the complexity of the political legal religious and moral ~problems of the MiddleEat and we acknowledge with respect and
Jgratitude the -miultiple efforts of political leaderswho have labored r~
[ to resolve this tragic conflict We wish in the first place to enshy
couacr o give voice toth silent hopes o ape pl Vthm ad
where who long for a common effort for peace in one of hworld s motdangerous politicl areas
1K~veseek in this statement to bring the problem 0T the MdJl~a before the Catholicconiunity in the Uitd
univrsa c-1alenge to onscience miay be in~thir thgh-t aci pl~vej esekaso to make osrutva t lt~~b ut t6
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w or o a c
East we specified a~ series of principles which shouldbe -part of an
eff ective political solution While ackniowledging the process of
continuous changeK that marks the life of thatregio1n we believe the
ceta elements of our 1973 statement to be still valid and usefulj
gu~idelines for a domprehensive approach to peace and justice inte
Middle East Therefore we again-call for a comprehensive pitical
solution involvingthe following
Teights of Israel to eistence as a sovereign state withi
asecure and recognizfed boundaries
The rights of the Palestinian Arabs to participate-in
negotiations affecting their d stinyaid to a homeland ofashy
their owna-
Comensation just compensatioshudbprvedfr all(a- shy
concerned of-whatever natioa d~n
-- ----home andprqperty by the threa de~cades -of conflict
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-eaaaaaaa-The status of Jer~usaliem nas unique relilLPof
fic ce h s ho ~peser throuthg an iin rna
af1cess hlguara a to - ae
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Lebnn Sie oItbeaist ~ foft civielvethLannma In w
one-third of the population (750000) have become reuesis t
has been directly tied to the question of a regiplusmnonal settlementn
the Middle East on the one hand lis clear that Lebanon ishigh vulnrabl toa multiplicity of regionaland international forces
whchdirectly inflec itdoeiclife On-th other hand the 4 fate and future of the Palestinians whose refugee status evokes our
sympathy join the internal problem of Lebanon to the regional problshy
of the Middle East While a regional ec sadfctcpiio
for peace in Lebanon it is not a sufficient condition The intern
dimensions of theLebanese problem -political social economic a~n
religious be addressedwith a blend of political wisdom iad-must
moral courage asa first step toward peace The valuef~Lbn~
the st to Christianity and the worldis Atruthw cannoamp
fc-get The indepandonce of Lebanon and i ts fjbrc-of political anrC~~i(i6Uhia1ilpeevc mustb I al pon our governmen
to havea special concern for alIthese elomnts4 4
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splusmnstance ostigunifiafeguonghand hew soeretheforsfthCathlioftsllWe nabtu bnnd
religionswil eire andb erl Eselfre neutriaity ~ebaonic
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6f iplomatic gratness to act boldly ad courageously in the f 6e Of complexity and ambiguity Cam David is suh ia ati6on and
dfserves our support h the same time it is necessar~y to recogniz i Daaiadnize~tht i Camis part of a process the diplomatic $nitiatives taken there must
be b oadened The gt itations of the Camp David accords inivolve
both the scope and te s of the agreements One form of limitation is evidencedby the ned to bringeeovher keyLactors in~ the Middle
fEast into the peace-making process This in turn is related to thiae terms of the agreements it ispartiall due to some dimensions
~ of the accords th Itkey parties are unwilling to participate in the procssTwoissues which-exemplify the substantive limits of- the
accords and which the principles of this statement mke us partcul
Iconcerned about are the status of Jerusalem ad the~fiate of thej Palestinians those living in the occupied territories and inteJ regio of the Middle East The question of Pales ini svr~gt4
remainsi unresolved by the accor s and calls for fute egtain t~f~ha been initiated at Cammp David must be exeddW htesme
adision
13 cyod Cam Do vd T1e MiddlcampZast prolem iss noW t 66n I
- o )ws- q o f h p m x
Aware of the Conflicted and tragic history ot the recent past we
are cautious but choose to emphasize the signs of hope peace is
possible In transforming the possibility into a reality we see
the same basic dimensions of the problcm at work which structured
our 1973 statement
First the international community especially its principal
diplomatic actors inevitably influences the future of the Middle
East all those who touch the problem have an enormous responsibilit
to act with wisdom and vision Second the United Nations is a vita
element in any Middle Eastnegotiations and its diplomatic-and
peace-keeping role will undoubtedlybe crucial to long-term resolu
of the conflict Third the regional parties whose conflicting cla
of justice are the essence of the political and moral problem in the
Middle East are the key to peace In their-political vision moral
courage and will for peace lie our hopes for a peaceful future
Finally the religious communities with roots in the MiddleEast
must reflect the-best of our traditions in supporting the movement
for peace with )jtice for-al the people of- the regioL We have a
continuing concern for -the protection-of -the basic rights both civi
and religious of -the Christian minoritie in the Middle East and wc
encourage the local-churches there to-coninue their steadfast witnE
to the faith -
We call upon the inhabitants of the-Holy Land to renew and int
their efforts to build a spirit of pcae by drawing upon the rich
resources of the three great religious traditions which vencrato th
Holy Land as a-sacred place- -We-pray that the Prince of Peacewho
BEST AVAILABLE COPy
lived t-and prayed in the Micdle East will bless the efforts
of all wh-e hope and strive for justice and peace in the land which
is still called holy
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
wellas eting
here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
4~
~ -shy~4~ if they qualify under the admissions po c es of-evieiytu tion assisted (This ist ev as a contiol factor that the
intttons stay within the scope of thir previo prfssoal4 - 4
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that tei cotution o r hin-projensct wille npeinsicals whethe itheCoaiees ohth edycasioegard thefrebah tnheint but alsof ahs Fedoaco rof n riit oes ot mWethealsoibee
gaatebyte of ovrment eao to-rftintttohat theytislim edi~tely
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uponWreepio eoth asran efrom theS Governent sofLcbtao tohlt throgconiuinar thians frojecthirllespecifically teishyfieewd to beahedso~ofteGtCommitteentolasrgdsherch ondRecotnshystrutionu adoeabiit onr of orgno oh ehv lobe
guarantee b aypeittheGoeneto ceaonusion thywsl iausediabyuacpofrclaipction thsgan yom tnsqenUS Govermentbyolycillasshytraiveli thruha niciate gantavrage request ofie $1000 pein stiution and tehnbilitatont a htw r eusigfv ilo
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
demndtha~tisbe jin vetpe yRS AID and the GOL But-
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Ifdu to extenuating stutons 3 or Circust ancest alon ffort isneihe desire nrir iat I 4d wis to1in
a 2a tQA ~ IpB -frl5tholic~ Relief Sevies-eUSCC-toa~~ -9ra QQ-t Mi~i i
u The implementation plan for the vai iittos zreeivihq funds would differ di endingnot only on the eize of thei iicth e t auaivenprocesihtne a t i anpftle exerOreh~abilitation proj ect to be undertaken but on the compence and
4
oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
as CRS is able to make positive contributiof in the areas oif ~alth
e euo a
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for ~ ~q-on ~ Cil
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naioa4 volutary g -iene arete the~ u ovrnen il be4~follow$ed in allfna1ciiAl transactions To date~I amhappy torpor~t that aa4far as I kcnow this~has never b~een a pro~lemuat1c area
I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
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With kind personal regards I -Itmain
Sincerely yours
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RL C jrr4 ccMis AGooch MissGLage
(Rev) Robert L Charlebois Special Assistant
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workihoet
PaPeOsTNoAIo 135l X 1 aooeratingCountry 7 Lebanon I268-03l3-3-629773 Page 3 of Pge
Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
ATING COUNTRY
ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
-4s
14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
- = --O NEDP IAllen 4
NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
Titie flirartfir NFTECH
Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
OR N Z
OFFICE OF THE VICZ PRESDENT
WASH GTCN
January 26 197
1AXMORNDUtI FOR T2E VICE PRESIDENT
FROM AL EIS ELE
SUBJEC CAR U COOKE
Cardinal Cooke called this r rning from Santo Domingo to express his gratitude to you and the President for the prpt and favorable decision on the Catholic Relief Ser-ices project for Lebanon
The Cardinal sa-id he told Pope John Paul that the reauest had been favorably considered and that the details would be worked t
He said the Pope was very very pleased -e was exhausted when he arrived here and when I told him it gave him a big lift He didnt lock so tired after that He told me that Lebanon has Deen var much on his - lately arid that this (proposal) hopefully will help to bring peace there
Cooke az]ed that I -ass on his warest neronai thanks and arec -n for your hen It- was the perfect thing to get
a repIv so - J he said You will be hearing from him when he returns
cc Denis Clift
bullI NORA-N DC NI -- shy
NATIONAL SCLRITY COrxCIr1
January 25 1979
Mc-DxDt FOR DENIS CLIFT
F CHRISTINE DODSCN
SUBJECT Your Mermorandum of January 23 Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
We have consulted with AID on the CRS proposal You maygive the Vice President or Cardinal Cooke the followingpreLminary reaction
The US Gover=ent is very positive toward the general conceptoutlined in the proposal and has had very good experiencein working with CRS in Lebanon
Althcugh the CRS paper describes the support of MinisterAttallah as well as Minister Rizk USthe Embassy in Beiruthas advised us that Actallah has questioned the scope ofthe project and Rizk has told the Embassy that a revisedand more restricted project will be submitted by the Governshyment of Lebaon to the Embassy
AID will need to act upon this official proposal Uponits receapt AID will request a detailed project proposalfrom CPS consistent with the request of the Government of Lebanon
AID funds for initiating such a project even cn a reducedscale in fiscal 1979 are severely limited because thecontingency fund has been entirely consumed by the GuyanaJonestown airlift and development and support assistancefunds are largely committed Some money remains in theMiddle East Requirements Fund sufficient to make a startin FY 1979 There will be greater latitude for supportof the project in fiscal 1980 either by reprogrammingduring the Congressional presentation process or by apcssible supplemental request for Middle East regionaldevelopment activities if a peace treaty is concluded
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To sons
January 26 1979
FROU Jcseh C heeier ANE
StBJEcr Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
Having consulted with you and after receiving the attached memorandumfrom Bob Nooter I called Rud Poats on January 25AID is favorably disposed to I told him -thatthe work the CRS has been doing in Lebanonand therefore would look positively on any specific proposal whichthey made to us I told him that within the Government of LebanonMinister Attallah had taken exception from a procedural point of viewto Xinister Rizks letter to andCRS had indicatedlikelihood the to our Embassy thethat Government of Lebanon throuch Dr Attallah wouldbe reuesting a re-structured program probably at a smaller level
I told Rud that our fundina situation was as follows$7 million available from the MESRF account for all We have about
contingencies Middle EastHowever Lebanon hasthese funds Beyond that we will been very much in our mind forhave to go toadditional Congress andseek
the budget funds and this would of course require an amendment toThis however would not stop usCRS from making a start on aprograrm if such a program is formally requested by the Governmentof Lebanon and if it is approved after our rview of the specificproposals I stated that it was my understanding there are no morecontingency funds available because these have been reserved for theGuyana problem
Rud said he would pass this information back to Cardinal Cooke who wasleaving that afternoon to meet the Pope in Santo Domingo
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DEZAPTMENT CF STATE
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
WASHINGTON
EZUTY ADMINISTRATOR
January 24 1979
MEMORANDUM FOR AANE MR JOSEPH WHEELER
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
The attached proposal was given to me by Rud Poats who received it fromthe Vice Presidents Office with a request that we review it I assumethat these issues are still being handled in your Bureau rather than bythe Disaster Relief Office but if that is incorrect please ask them to review it instead
Please look over the proposal to see whether it has any merit I wouldappreciate it if you could then give Rud Poats a call so that he canhave an initial reaction which he can pass back to the Vice Presidents Office
Robert H Nooter
Attachment CRS Proposal
M A N D U
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
ACT ION
Memo No 88-79 January 23 1979
LEIO LADUM FOR CHRISTINE DODSON
FROM Denis Clift C
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
May we please have an NSCState recommendation on theattached proposal as soon as possible Given the Vice Presidents interest in responding promptly I would appreciate it if I could be advised of your initial recornmendation by close of business January 24
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A PROJECT PROPOSALFROM
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FOR THE
RETORATOC REECSTION 0F
BASIC HEALTH WELFARE AND EDUCATION FACILITIES
FROTHE PRIVATE SECTOROF LEBANON
AVAILABL CO P
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Scone of Project Procosal
Catholic Relief Services-United States Catholic Conference has officially received from the Government of Lebanon (GOL) a multishyplicity of requests in a wide range of target areas - eg housing small business loans etc - of these three target areas have been agreed and approved by CRS and the GOL The parameter of this project is exclusively those facilities and services sponsored by the Private Sector in Lebanon These three categories are basic to the restoration
of elemental humanitarian services necessary for the mending of the comaranity fabric irrespective of sectarian ties and per se will strengthen and support the Government of Lebanon with Lts populace-
The intention of CRS is to establish a program of assistance in the restoration of those buildings and services administered by the private sector which were damaged andor destroyed by the events of the last two years Our target areas are as follows
1 Hospitals and dispensaries
2 Welfare institutions
3 Schools and educational facilities
Principles of Operations of thisProject
1 The basic principle of operation will limit all activity
and funding to restoration of those facilities and services
and only those destroyed by the violence of war No new facilities or services would be permitted (This principle
should totally eliminate even the possibility of criticism
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by any faction inasmuch as it restores only those basic
hu-anitarian services previously available to the people
of nb on)
2 The basic guidelines for appropriations will be the
document resulting from a professional survey conducted
by the office of Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President
of the High Com-ittee for Relief of the COL No CRS
activity would be undertaken without the approval of the
GOL and the affected institution or school
3 The modality of single project implementation under t1his
grant would be patterned after the USAIDLebanon YMCA grant
whereby the officers and the Board of Directors of that Oxrnizationchose and authorized the implementation process
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under Lebanese law and business procedures according to the
guidelines established by CRS and agreed to by the GOL
4 The operation of theUS grant will be the sole responsibility
of Cat holic Relief Services-USCC with all fiscal and evaluative
Furtheringn 7 requirements of the US Government fulfilled by CRS
the mandate ad inten f the Congress on Foreign Aid CRS as
the voluntary agency woutld administrate the grant in Lebanon
thus relieving the US Bbassy in Beiut of participation in
the administrative process and thereby not int rering or
affecting t-heir other political or peace goals CRS would 1
BEST AVAILABLg I0Py
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of course keep the Embassy fully advised but would not
involve it in the implementation of the project
5 The desired fiscal responsibility necessitates the grant
he administered by AID to and through the World Headshy
quarters of Catholic Relief Services in New York
6 Because of the restricted nature of this grant the
administration and operation of this project would be
distinct and separate from all other on-going programs
of Catholic Relief Services in Lebanon
-- OFFICI L AP2flVA A-D CCLET AND ENTHUSIASTIC- EDORSEMENTS-FOR -THIS
PROJECT FROM WITHIN EBANON
1 Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President of the High Co-mittee
for Relief of the Government of Lebanon and Minister of
Social Welfare and Minister-of Education of the Government
of Lebanon
2 M-inister (Doctorh Mohamedttallah Director of the Intershy
piis ez-iJa Co~ittee for National Planning and Development
Council for the Government of Lebanon
3 His BeahieAntonions Boutros hcreiche President of t he
General-Assem ifPatriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon
4 His Excellency Saeb Salam Leader of the Moslem communities
of Lebanon
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5 HisHcliness the Arenian Orthodox Pope Karekin II
OFFICIALE CSEENTAUD SUP2PCr OUTSIDE OF LEBANON BY
- His Holiness Pope John Paul I personally and officially
endorsed this proposed project even to the extent of promising to do
all that his office and person could do to attract other assistance for
t-he poor azd refugees in Lebanon The Holy Father endorsed havinVHis
rimnence Terence Cardinal Cooke personally and privately approach
President Carter to intercede and supoort this project-for the restoration
of hu_aitarian facilities and services ir Leanon This papal endorseshy
-_-ent took place on November 24 1978 iFa DrivLe auiience in the papal
library- -- -
The Arerican Cardinals Archbishops and Bishops through
the United States Catholic Conference as-evidenced in their Statement
on he Middle East - The Pursuit of Peace With Justilce U(fational Conference
of Catholic Bishops-o hei-i978)16197b -----
- The host of American Lebanese societies and agencies registered
in the Urxited -States - shy - - -
-is Enenceaence CadinaC~oka Archbish6p of New York
and President of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association
It was the consensus of the leadership within the consulted
governmental religious and private sectors t this rojeut should
begin i-L-ediatey to give the refugees reasons to return ther orer
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dwellings thus expediting the solution of the refugee problem in Lebanon
to a great extent This prospect moreover would help those deprived
of these basic healt-h education and welfare services and give to t-he
people of Lebancn a new hope in their government and a gliromer of peace
It was aptly stated by the Leader of the Moslem comu~rty when he said
such a program of restoration of the private sector buildings and
services at t-his very critical moment would be instrttental in repairing
the very fabric of the country now torn apart by extremists of both
sides who feed on each other
The time frame for this AIDCRS project will be dictated by
the circ=stances necessary to complete the goals and objectives of
restoring the facilities and services for halth welfare and education
in Lebanon
GRANT REQUEST - A-MOUNT AND FISCAL PROCESS
An initial tranche of 25 million dollars is estimated as the
bare mini-um to begin this project A cash flow of an advance of oneshy
third of the grant amount is envisioned as necessary to commence project
implementation
INPUTS FRCM PRIVATE SECTOR
The amount of sLc and a half million dollars has been donated
to the refugee anda emergency programs and projects since January 1 1977
It is estinated that this donation rate from the private sector will
escalate during the time frae of this project
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To preserve the private input in satisfying the basic human
need in Lebanon it is extremely important to understand the professional
strategy -f isolating the distinct goals of this project by not recriesting
additional funding from the private sector Professionally such solicitshy
ations would deprive those refugee and emergency programs now being
principally funded from the private sector Fortunately Catholic Relief
Services has the tormal promise from the Governmnent of Lebanon to solicit
grants from other gover-nments to participate in the goals of this grant
proposal This promise has been already crystallized to the extent that
the Goverrnment of Lebanon has designated a voting position on its Restorshy
ation and Rehabilitation Appropriations and Planning Comuittee to CRS
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~ The challenge of achi ving peace with justice in the Middle Es 44cofronts the conscience of tha international community A~s bishjops
Oft the Catholic Church in the United States we feel a dual rdsponsishybility to respond to the4 moral and religious dimensions-of this cha] lense On the one hand we are bound to the M~iddle-East by ties-f
hitoy tradition and faith On the other hand we4are c-itizenso
a nation which plays a direct and continuing role in the Middle Bast We address this problem as paso whs3asoamitr r~L
h fostringjustice andpecaevrleeofsity wereii
wr of the complexity of the political legal religious and moral ~problems of the MiddleEat and we acknowledge with respect and
Jgratitude the -miultiple efforts of political leaderswho have labored r~
[ to resolve this tragic conflict We wish in the first place to enshy
couacr o give voice toth silent hopes o ape pl Vthm ad
where who long for a common effort for peace in one of hworld s motdangerous politicl areas
1K~veseek in this statement to bring the problem 0T the MdJl~a before the Catholicconiunity in the Uitd
univrsa c-1alenge to onscience miay be in~thir thgh-t aci pl~vej esekaso to make osrutva t lt~~b ut t6
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East we specified a~ series of principles which shouldbe -part of an
eff ective political solution While ackniowledging the process of
continuous changeK that marks the life of thatregio1n we believe the
ceta elements of our 1973 statement to be still valid and usefulj
gu~idelines for a domprehensive approach to peace and justice inte
Middle East Therefore we again-call for a comprehensive pitical
solution involvingthe following
Teights of Israel to eistence as a sovereign state withi
asecure and recognizfed boundaries
The rights of the Palestinian Arabs to participate-in
negotiations affecting their d stinyaid to a homeland ofashy
their owna-
Comensation just compensatioshudbprvedfr all(a- shy
concerned of-whatever natioa d~n
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has been directly tied to the question of a regiplusmnonal settlementn
the Middle East on the one hand lis clear that Lebanon ishigh vulnrabl toa multiplicity of regionaland international forces
whchdirectly inflec itdoeiclife On-th other hand the 4 fate and future of the Palestinians whose refugee status evokes our
sympathy join the internal problem of Lebanon to the regional problshy
of the Middle East While a regional ec sadfctcpiio
for peace in Lebanon it is not a sufficient condition The intern
dimensions of theLebanese problem -political social economic a~n
religious be addressedwith a blend of political wisdom iad-must
moral courage asa first step toward peace The valuef~Lbn~
the st to Christianity and the worldis Atruthw cannoamp
fc-get The indepandonce of Lebanon and i ts fjbrc-of political anrC~~i(i6Uhia1ilpeevc mustb I al pon our governmen
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6f iplomatic gratness to act boldly ad courageously in the f 6e Of complexity and ambiguity Cam David is suh ia ati6on and
dfserves our support h the same time it is necessar~y to recogniz i Daaiadnize~tht i Camis part of a process the diplomatic $nitiatives taken there must
be b oadened The gt itations of the Camp David accords inivolve
both the scope and te s of the agreements One form of limitation is evidencedby the ned to bringeeovher keyLactors in~ the Middle
fEast into the peace-making process This in turn is related to thiae terms of the agreements it ispartiall due to some dimensions
~ of the accords th Itkey parties are unwilling to participate in the procssTwoissues which-exemplify the substantive limits of- the
accords and which the principles of this statement mke us partcul
Iconcerned about are the status of Jerusalem ad the~fiate of thej Palestinians those living in the occupied territories and inteJ regio of the Middle East The question of Pales ini svr~gt4
remainsi unresolved by the accor s and calls for fute egtain t~f~ha been initiated at Cammp David must be exeddW htesme
adision
13 cyod Cam Do vd T1e MiddlcampZast prolem iss noW t 66n I
- o )ws- q o f h p m x
Aware of the Conflicted and tragic history ot the recent past we
are cautious but choose to emphasize the signs of hope peace is
possible In transforming the possibility into a reality we see
the same basic dimensions of the problcm at work which structured
our 1973 statement
First the international community especially its principal
diplomatic actors inevitably influences the future of the Middle
East all those who touch the problem have an enormous responsibilit
to act with wisdom and vision Second the United Nations is a vita
element in any Middle Eastnegotiations and its diplomatic-and
peace-keeping role will undoubtedlybe crucial to long-term resolu
of the conflict Third the regional parties whose conflicting cla
of justice are the essence of the political and moral problem in the
Middle East are the key to peace In their-political vision moral
courage and will for peace lie our hopes for a peaceful future
Finally the religious communities with roots in the MiddleEast
must reflect the-best of our traditions in supporting the movement
for peace with )jtice for-al the people of- the regioL We have a
continuing concern for -the protection-of -the basic rights both civi
and religious of -the Christian minoritie in the Middle East and wc
encourage the local-churches there to-coninue their steadfast witnE
to the faith -
We call upon the inhabitants of the-Holy Land to renew and int
their efforts to build a spirit of pcae by drawing upon the rich
resources of the three great religious traditions which vencrato th
Holy Land as a-sacred place- -We-pray that the Prince of Peacewho
BEST AVAILABLE COPy
lived t-and prayed in the Micdle East will bless the efforts
of all wh-e hope and strive for justice and peace in the land which
is still called holy
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
wellas eting
here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
4~
~ -shy~4~ if they qualify under the admissions po c es of-evieiytu tion assisted (This ist ev as a contiol factor that the
intttons stay within the scope of thir previo prfssoal4 - 4
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that tei cotution o r hin-projensct wille npeinsicals whethe itheCoaiees ohth edycasioegard thefrebah tnheint but alsof ahs Fedoaco rof n riit oes ot mWethealsoibee
gaatebyte of ovrment eao to-rftintttohat theytislim edi~tely
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uponWreepio eoth asran efrom theS Governent sofLcbtao tohlt throgconiuinar thians frojecthirllespecifically teishyfieewd to beahedso~ofteGtCommitteentolasrgdsherch ondRecotnshystrutionu adoeabiit onr of orgno oh ehv lobe
guarantee b aypeittheGoeneto ceaonusion thywsl iausediabyuacpofrclaipction thsgan yom tnsqenUS Govermentbyolycillasshytraiveli thruha niciate gantavrage request ofie $1000 pein stiution and tehnbilitatont a htw r eusigfv ilo
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
demndtha~tisbe jin vetpe yRS AID and the GOL But-
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Ifdu to extenuating stutons 3 or Circust ancest alon ffort isneihe desire nrir iat I 4d wis to1in
a 2a tQA ~ IpB -frl5tholic~ Relief Sevies-eUSCC-toa~~ -9ra QQ-t Mi~i i
u The implementation plan for the vai iittos zreeivihq funds would differ di endingnot only on the eize of thei iicth e t auaivenprocesihtne a t i anpftle exerOreh~abilitation proj ect to be undertaken but on the compence and
4
oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
as CRS is able to make positive contributiof in the areas oif ~alth
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naioa4 volutary g -iene arete the~ u ovrnen il be4~follow$ed in allfna1ciiAl transactions To date~I amhappy torpor~t that aa4far as I kcnow this~has never b~een a pro~lemuat1c area
I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
4
With kind personal regards I -Itmain
Sincerely yours
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(Rev) Robert L Charlebois Special Assistant
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workihoet
PaPeOsTNoAIo 135l X 1 aooeratingCountry 7 Lebanon I268-03l3-3-629773 Page 3 of Pge
Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
ATING COUNTRY
ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
-4s
14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
- = --O NEDP IAllen 4
NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
Titie flirartfir NFTECH
Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
bullI NORA-N DC NI -- shy
NATIONAL SCLRITY COrxCIr1
January 25 1979
Mc-DxDt FOR DENIS CLIFT
F CHRISTINE DODSCN
SUBJECT Your Mermorandum of January 23 Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
We have consulted with AID on the CRS proposal You maygive the Vice President or Cardinal Cooke the followingpreLminary reaction
The US Gover=ent is very positive toward the general conceptoutlined in the proposal and has had very good experiencein working with CRS in Lebanon
Althcugh the CRS paper describes the support of MinisterAttallah as well as Minister Rizk USthe Embassy in Beiruthas advised us that Actallah has questioned the scope ofthe project and Rizk has told the Embassy that a revisedand more restricted project will be submitted by the Governshyment of Lebaon to the Embassy
AID will need to act upon this official proposal Uponits receapt AID will request a detailed project proposalfrom CPS consistent with the request of the Government of Lebanon
AID funds for initiating such a project even cn a reducedscale in fiscal 1979 are severely limited because thecontingency fund has been entirely consumed by the GuyanaJonestown airlift and development and support assistancefunds are largely committed Some money remains in theMiddle East Requirements Fund sufficient to make a startin FY 1979 There will be greater latitude for supportof the project in fiscal 1980 either by reprogrammingduring the Congressional presentation process or by apcssible supplemental request for Middle East regionaldevelopment activities if a peace treaty is concluded
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To sons
January 26 1979
FROU Jcseh C heeier ANE
StBJEcr Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
Having consulted with you and after receiving the attached memorandumfrom Bob Nooter I called Rud Poats on January 25AID is favorably disposed to I told him -thatthe work the CRS has been doing in Lebanonand therefore would look positively on any specific proposal whichthey made to us I told him that within the Government of LebanonMinister Attallah had taken exception from a procedural point of viewto Xinister Rizks letter to andCRS had indicatedlikelihood the to our Embassy thethat Government of Lebanon throuch Dr Attallah wouldbe reuesting a re-structured program probably at a smaller level
I told Rud that our fundina situation was as follows$7 million available from the MESRF account for all We have about
contingencies Middle EastHowever Lebanon hasthese funds Beyond that we will been very much in our mind forhave to go toadditional Congress andseek
the budget funds and this would of course require an amendment toThis however would not stop usCRS from making a start on aprograrm if such a program is formally requested by the Governmentof Lebanon and if it is approved after our rview of the specificproposals I stated that it was my understanding there are no morecontingency funds available because these have been reserved for theGuyana problem
Rud said he would pass this information back to Cardinal Cooke who wasleaving that afternoon to meet the Pope in Santo Domingo
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DEZAPTMENT CF STATE
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
WASHINGTON
EZUTY ADMINISTRATOR
January 24 1979
MEMORANDUM FOR AANE MR JOSEPH WHEELER
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
The attached proposal was given to me by Rud Poats who received it fromthe Vice Presidents Office with a request that we review it I assumethat these issues are still being handled in your Bureau rather than bythe Disaster Relief Office but if that is incorrect please ask them to review it instead
Please look over the proposal to see whether it has any merit I wouldappreciate it if you could then give Rud Poats a call so that he canhave an initial reaction which he can pass back to the Vice Presidents Office
Robert H Nooter
Attachment CRS Proposal
M A N D U
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
ACT ION
Memo No 88-79 January 23 1979
LEIO LADUM FOR CHRISTINE DODSON
FROM Denis Clift C
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
May we please have an NSCState recommendation on theattached proposal as soon as possible Given the Vice Presidents interest in responding promptly I would appreciate it if I could be advised of your initial recornmendation by close of business January 24
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A PROJECT PROPOSALFROM
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FOR THE
RETORATOC REECSTION 0F
BASIC HEALTH WELFARE AND EDUCATION FACILITIES
FROTHE PRIVATE SECTOROF LEBANON
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Scone of Project Procosal
Catholic Relief Services-United States Catholic Conference has officially received from the Government of Lebanon (GOL) a multishyplicity of requests in a wide range of target areas - eg housing small business loans etc - of these three target areas have been agreed and approved by CRS and the GOL The parameter of this project is exclusively those facilities and services sponsored by the Private Sector in Lebanon These three categories are basic to the restoration
of elemental humanitarian services necessary for the mending of the comaranity fabric irrespective of sectarian ties and per se will strengthen and support the Government of Lebanon with Lts populace-
The intention of CRS is to establish a program of assistance in the restoration of those buildings and services administered by the private sector which were damaged andor destroyed by the events of the last two years Our target areas are as follows
1 Hospitals and dispensaries
2 Welfare institutions
3 Schools and educational facilities
Principles of Operations of thisProject
1 The basic principle of operation will limit all activity
and funding to restoration of those facilities and services
and only those destroyed by the violence of war No new facilities or services would be permitted (This principle
should totally eliminate even the possibility of criticism
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by any faction inasmuch as it restores only those basic
hu-anitarian services previously available to the people
of nb on)
2 The basic guidelines for appropriations will be the
document resulting from a professional survey conducted
by the office of Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President
of the High Com-ittee for Relief of the COL No CRS
activity would be undertaken without the approval of the
GOL and the affected institution or school
3 The modality of single project implementation under t1his
grant would be patterned after the USAIDLebanon YMCA grant
whereby the officers and the Board of Directors of that Oxrnizationchose and authorized the implementation process
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under Lebanese law and business procedures according to the
guidelines established by CRS and agreed to by the GOL
4 The operation of theUS grant will be the sole responsibility
of Cat holic Relief Services-USCC with all fiscal and evaluative
Furtheringn 7 requirements of the US Government fulfilled by CRS
the mandate ad inten f the Congress on Foreign Aid CRS as
the voluntary agency woutld administrate the grant in Lebanon
thus relieving the US Bbassy in Beiut of participation in
the administrative process and thereby not int rering or
affecting t-heir other political or peace goals CRS would 1
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of course keep the Embassy fully advised but would not
involve it in the implementation of the project
5 The desired fiscal responsibility necessitates the grant
he administered by AID to and through the World Headshy
quarters of Catholic Relief Services in New York
6 Because of the restricted nature of this grant the
administration and operation of this project would be
distinct and separate from all other on-going programs
of Catholic Relief Services in Lebanon
-- OFFICI L AP2flVA A-D CCLET AND ENTHUSIASTIC- EDORSEMENTS-FOR -THIS
PROJECT FROM WITHIN EBANON
1 Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President of the High Co-mittee
for Relief of the Government of Lebanon and Minister of
Social Welfare and Minister-of Education of the Government
of Lebanon
2 M-inister (Doctorh Mohamedttallah Director of the Intershy
piis ez-iJa Co~ittee for National Planning and Development
Council for the Government of Lebanon
3 His BeahieAntonions Boutros hcreiche President of t he
General-Assem ifPatriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon
4 His Excellency Saeb Salam Leader of the Moslem communities
of Lebanon
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5 HisHcliness the Arenian Orthodox Pope Karekin II
OFFICIALE CSEENTAUD SUP2PCr OUTSIDE OF LEBANON BY
- His Holiness Pope John Paul I personally and officially
endorsed this proposed project even to the extent of promising to do
all that his office and person could do to attract other assistance for
t-he poor azd refugees in Lebanon The Holy Father endorsed havinVHis
rimnence Terence Cardinal Cooke personally and privately approach
President Carter to intercede and supoort this project-for the restoration
of hu_aitarian facilities and services ir Leanon This papal endorseshy
-_-ent took place on November 24 1978 iFa DrivLe auiience in the papal
library- -- -
The Arerican Cardinals Archbishops and Bishops through
the United States Catholic Conference as-evidenced in their Statement
on he Middle East - The Pursuit of Peace With Justilce U(fational Conference
of Catholic Bishops-o hei-i978)16197b -----
- The host of American Lebanese societies and agencies registered
in the Urxited -States - shy - - -
-is Enenceaence CadinaC~oka Archbish6p of New York
and President of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association
It was the consensus of the leadership within the consulted
governmental religious and private sectors t this rojeut should
begin i-L-ediatey to give the refugees reasons to return ther orer
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dwellings thus expediting the solution of the refugee problem in Lebanon
to a great extent This prospect moreover would help those deprived
of these basic healt-h education and welfare services and give to t-he
people of Lebancn a new hope in their government and a gliromer of peace
It was aptly stated by the Leader of the Moslem comu~rty when he said
such a program of restoration of the private sector buildings and
services at t-his very critical moment would be instrttental in repairing
the very fabric of the country now torn apart by extremists of both
sides who feed on each other
The time frame for this AIDCRS project will be dictated by
the circ=stances necessary to complete the goals and objectives of
restoring the facilities and services for halth welfare and education
in Lebanon
GRANT REQUEST - A-MOUNT AND FISCAL PROCESS
An initial tranche of 25 million dollars is estimated as the
bare mini-um to begin this project A cash flow of an advance of oneshy
third of the grant amount is envisioned as necessary to commence project
implementation
INPUTS FRCM PRIVATE SECTOR
The amount of sLc and a half million dollars has been donated
to the refugee anda emergency programs and projects since January 1 1977
It is estinated that this donation rate from the private sector will
escalate during the time frae of this project
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To preserve the private input in satisfying the basic human
need in Lebanon it is extremely important to understand the professional
strategy -f isolating the distinct goals of this project by not recriesting
additional funding from the private sector Professionally such solicitshy
ations would deprive those refugee and emergency programs now being
principally funded from the private sector Fortunately Catholic Relief
Services has the tormal promise from the Governmnent of Lebanon to solicit
grants from other gover-nments to participate in the goals of this grant
proposal This promise has been already crystallized to the extent that
the Goverrnment of Lebanon has designated a voting position on its Restorshy
ation and Rehabilitation Appropriations and Planning Comuittee to CRS
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~ The challenge of achi ving peace with justice in the Middle Es 44cofronts the conscience of tha international community A~s bishjops
Oft the Catholic Church in the United States we feel a dual rdsponsishybility to respond to the4 moral and religious dimensions-of this cha] lense On the one hand we are bound to the M~iddle-East by ties-f
hitoy tradition and faith On the other hand we4are c-itizenso
a nation which plays a direct and continuing role in the Middle Bast We address this problem as paso whs3asoamitr r~L
h fostringjustice andpecaevrleeofsity wereii
wr of the complexity of the political legal religious and moral ~problems of the MiddleEat and we acknowledge with respect and
Jgratitude the -miultiple efforts of political leaderswho have labored r~
[ to resolve this tragic conflict We wish in the first place to enshy
couacr o give voice toth silent hopes o ape pl Vthm ad
where who long for a common effort for peace in one of hworld s motdangerous politicl areas
1K~veseek in this statement to bring the problem 0T the MdJl~a before the Catholicconiunity in the Uitd
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East we specified a~ series of principles which shouldbe -part of an
eff ective political solution While ackniowledging the process of
continuous changeK that marks the life of thatregio1n we believe the
ceta elements of our 1973 statement to be still valid and usefulj
gu~idelines for a domprehensive approach to peace and justice inte
Middle East Therefore we again-call for a comprehensive pitical
solution involvingthe following
Teights of Israel to eistence as a sovereign state withi
asecure and recognizfed boundaries
The rights of the Palestinian Arabs to participate-in
negotiations affecting their d stinyaid to a homeland ofashy
their owna-
Comensation just compensatioshudbprvedfr all(a- shy
concerned of-whatever natioa d~n
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has been directly tied to the question of a regiplusmnonal settlementn
the Middle East on the one hand lis clear that Lebanon ishigh vulnrabl toa multiplicity of regionaland international forces
whchdirectly inflec itdoeiclife On-th other hand the 4 fate and future of the Palestinians whose refugee status evokes our
sympathy join the internal problem of Lebanon to the regional problshy
of the Middle East While a regional ec sadfctcpiio
for peace in Lebanon it is not a sufficient condition The intern
dimensions of theLebanese problem -political social economic a~n
religious be addressedwith a blend of political wisdom iad-must
moral courage asa first step toward peace The valuef~Lbn~
the st to Christianity and the worldis Atruthw cannoamp
fc-get The indepandonce of Lebanon and i ts fjbrc-of political anrC~~i(i6Uhia1ilpeevc mustb I al pon our governmen
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6f iplomatic gratness to act boldly ad courageously in the f 6e Of complexity and ambiguity Cam David is suh ia ati6on and
dfserves our support h the same time it is necessar~y to recogniz i Daaiadnize~tht i Camis part of a process the diplomatic $nitiatives taken there must
be b oadened The gt itations of the Camp David accords inivolve
both the scope and te s of the agreements One form of limitation is evidencedby the ned to bringeeovher keyLactors in~ the Middle
fEast into the peace-making process This in turn is related to thiae terms of the agreements it ispartiall due to some dimensions
~ of the accords th Itkey parties are unwilling to participate in the procssTwoissues which-exemplify the substantive limits of- the
accords and which the principles of this statement mke us partcul
Iconcerned about are the status of Jerusalem ad the~fiate of thej Palestinians those living in the occupied territories and inteJ regio of the Middle East The question of Pales ini svr~gt4
remainsi unresolved by the accor s and calls for fute egtain t~f~ha been initiated at Cammp David must be exeddW htesme
adision
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Aware of the Conflicted and tragic history ot the recent past we
are cautious but choose to emphasize the signs of hope peace is
possible In transforming the possibility into a reality we see
the same basic dimensions of the problcm at work which structured
our 1973 statement
First the international community especially its principal
diplomatic actors inevitably influences the future of the Middle
East all those who touch the problem have an enormous responsibilit
to act with wisdom and vision Second the United Nations is a vita
element in any Middle Eastnegotiations and its diplomatic-and
peace-keeping role will undoubtedlybe crucial to long-term resolu
of the conflict Third the regional parties whose conflicting cla
of justice are the essence of the political and moral problem in the
Middle East are the key to peace In their-political vision moral
courage and will for peace lie our hopes for a peaceful future
Finally the religious communities with roots in the MiddleEast
must reflect the-best of our traditions in supporting the movement
for peace with )jtice for-al the people of- the regioL We have a
continuing concern for -the protection-of -the basic rights both civi
and religious of -the Christian minoritie in the Middle East and wc
encourage the local-churches there to-coninue their steadfast witnE
to the faith -
We call upon the inhabitants of the-Holy Land to renew and int
their efforts to build a spirit of pcae by drawing upon the rich
resources of the three great religious traditions which vencrato th
Holy Land as a-sacred place- -We-pray that the Prince of Peacewho
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lived t-and prayed in the Micdle East will bless the efforts
of all wh-e hope and strive for justice and peace in the land which
is still called holy
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
wellas eting
here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
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oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
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I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workihoet
PaPeOsTNoAIo 135l X 1 aooeratingCountry 7 Lebanon I268-03l3-3-629773 Page 3 of Pge
Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
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ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
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AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
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14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
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NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
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Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
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To sons
January 26 1979
FROU Jcseh C heeier ANE
StBJEcr Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
Having consulted with you and after receiving the attached memorandumfrom Bob Nooter I called Rud Poats on January 25AID is favorably disposed to I told him -thatthe work the CRS has been doing in Lebanonand therefore would look positively on any specific proposal whichthey made to us I told him that within the Government of LebanonMinister Attallah had taken exception from a procedural point of viewto Xinister Rizks letter to andCRS had indicatedlikelihood the to our Embassy thethat Government of Lebanon throuch Dr Attallah wouldbe reuesting a re-structured program probably at a smaller level
I told Rud that our fundina situation was as follows$7 million available from the MESRF account for all We have about
contingencies Middle EastHowever Lebanon hasthese funds Beyond that we will been very much in our mind forhave to go toadditional Congress andseek
the budget funds and this would of course require an amendment toThis however would not stop usCRS from making a start on aprograrm if such a program is formally requested by the Governmentof Lebanon and if it is approved after our rview of the specificproposals I stated that it was my understanding there are no morecontingency funds available because these have been reserved for theGuyana problem
Rud said he would pass this information back to Cardinal Cooke who wasleaving that afternoon to meet the Pope in Santo Domingo
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DEZAPTMENT CF STATE
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
WASHINGTON
EZUTY ADMINISTRATOR
January 24 1979
MEMORANDUM FOR AANE MR JOSEPH WHEELER
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
The attached proposal was given to me by Rud Poats who received it fromthe Vice Presidents Office with a request that we review it I assumethat these issues are still being handled in your Bureau rather than bythe Disaster Relief Office but if that is incorrect please ask them to review it instead
Please look over the proposal to see whether it has any merit I wouldappreciate it if you could then give Rud Poats a call so that he canhave an initial reaction which he can pass back to the Vice Presidents Office
Robert H Nooter
Attachment CRS Proposal
M A N D U
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
ACT ION
Memo No 88-79 January 23 1979
LEIO LADUM FOR CHRISTINE DODSON
FROM Denis Clift C
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
May we please have an NSCState recommendation on theattached proposal as soon as possible Given the Vice Presidents interest in responding promptly I would appreciate it if I could be advised of your initial recornmendation by close of business January 24
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A PROJECT PROPOSALFROM
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FOR THE
RETORATOC REECSTION 0F
BASIC HEALTH WELFARE AND EDUCATION FACILITIES
FROTHE PRIVATE SECTOROF LEBANON
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Catholic Relief Services-United States Catholic Conference has officially received from the Government of Lebanon (GOL) a multishyplicity of requests in a wide range of target areas - eg housing small business loans etc - of these three target areas have been agreed and approved by CRS and the GOL The parameter of this project is exclusively those facilities and services sponsored by the Private Sector in Lebanon These three categories are basic to the restoration
of elemental humanitarian services necessary for the mending of the comaranity fabric irrespective of sectarian ties and per se will strengthen and support the Government of Lebanon with Lts populace-
The intention of CRS is to establish a program of assistance in the restoration of those buildings and services administered by the private sector which were damaged andor destroyed by the events of the last two years Our target areas are as follows
1 Hospitals and dispensaries
2 Welfare institutions
3 Schools and educational facilities
Principles of Operations of thisProject
1 The basic principle of operation will limit all activity
and funding to restoration of those facilities and services
and only those destroyed by the violence of war No new facilities or services would be permitted (This principle
should totally eliminate even the possibility of criticism
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by any faction inasmuch as it restores only those basic
hu-anitarian services previously available to the people
of nb on)
2 The basic guidelines for appropriations will be the
document resulting from a professional survey conducted
by the office of Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President
of the High Com-ittee for Relief of the COL No CRS
activity would be undertaken without the approval of the
GOL and the affected institution or school
3 The modality of single project implementation under t1his
grant would be patterned after the USAIDLebanon YMCA grant
whereby the officers and the Board of Directors of that Oxrnizationchose and authorized the implementation process
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under Lebanese law and business procedures according to the
guidelines established by CRS and agreed to by the GOL
4 The operation of theUS grant will be the sole responsibility
of Cat holic Relief Services-USCC with all fiscal and evaluative
Furtheringn 7 requirements of the US Government fulfilled by CRS
the mandate ad inten f the Congress on Foreign Aid CRS as
the voluntary agency woutld administrate the grant in Lebanon
thus relieving the US Bbassy in Beiut of participation in
the administrative process and thereby not int rering or
affecting t-heir other political or peace goals CRS would 1
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of course keep the Embassy fully advised but would not
involve it in the implementation of the project
5 The desired fiscal responsibility necessitates the grant
he administered by AID to and through the World Headshy
quarters of Catholic Relief Services in New York
6 Because of the restricted nature of this grant the
administration and operation of this project would be
distinct and separate from all other on-going programs
of Catholic Relief Services in Lebanon
-- OFFICI L AP2flVA A-D CCLET AND ENTHUSIASTIC- EDORSEMENTS-FOR -THIS
PROJECT FROM WITHIN EBANON
1 Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President of the High Co-mittee
for Relief of the Government of Lebanon and Minister of
Social Welfare and Minister-of Education of the Government
of Lebanon
2 M-inister (Doctorh Mohamedttallah Director of the Intershy
piis ez-iJa Co~ittee for National Planning and Development
Council for the Government of Lebanon
3 His BeahieAntonions Boutros hcreiche President of t he
General-Assem ifPatriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon
4 His Excellency Saeb Salam Leader of the Moslem communities
of Lebanon
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5 HisHcliness the Arenian Orthodox Pope Karekin II
OFFICIALE CSEENTAUD SUP2PCr OUTSIDE OF LEBANON BY
- His Holiness Pope John Paul I personally and officially
endorsed this proposed project even to the extent of promising to do
all that his office and person could do to attract other assistance for
t-he poor azd refugees in Lebanon The Holy Father endorsed havinVHis
rimnence Terence Cardinal Cooke personally and privately approach
President Carter to intercede and supoort this project-for the restoration
of hu_aitarian facilities and services ir Leanon This papal endorseshy
-_-ent took place on November 24 1978 iFa DrivLe auiience in the papal
library- -- -
The Arerican Cardinals Archbishops and Bishops through
the United States Catholic Conference as-evidenced in their Statement
on he Middle East - The Pursuit of Peace With Justilce U(fational Conference
of Catholic Bishops-o hei-i978)16197b -----
- The host of American Lebanese societies and agencies registered
in the Urxited -States - shy - - -
-is Enenceaence CadinaC~oka Archbish6p of New York
and President of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association
It was the consensus of the leadership within the consulted
governmental religious and private sectors t this rojeut should
begin i-L-ediatey to give the refugees reasons to return ther orer
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dwellings thus expediting the solution of the refugee problem in Lebanon
to a great extent This prospect moreover would help those deprived
of these basic healt-h education and welfare services and give to t-he
people of Lebancn a new hope in their government and a gliromer of peace
It was aptly stated by the Leader of the Moslem comu~rty when he said
such a program of restoration of the private sector buildings and
services at t-his very critical moment would be instrttental in repairing
the very fabric of the country now torn apart by extremists of both
sides who feed on each other
The time frame for this AIDCRS project will be dictated by
the circ=stances necessary to complete the goals and objectives of
restoring the facilities and services for halth welfare and education
in Lebanon
GRANT REQUEST - A-MOUNT AND FISCAL PROCESS
An initial tranche of 25 million dollars is estimated as the
bare mini-um to begin this project A cash flow of an advance of oneshy
third of the grant amount is envisioned as necessary to commence project
implementation
INPUTS FRCM PRIVATE SECTOR
The amount of sLc and a half million dollars has been donated
to the refugee anda emergency programs and projects since January 1 1977
It is estinated that this donation rate from the private sector will
escalate during the time frae of this project
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To preserve the private input in satisfying the basic human
need in Lebanon it is extremely important to understand the professional
strategy -f isolating the distinct goals of this project by not recriesting
additional funding from the private sector Professionally such solicitshy
ations would deprive those refugee and emergency programs now being
principally funded from the private sector Fortunately Catholic Relief
Services has the tormal promise from the Governmnent of Lebanon to solicit
grants from other gover-nments to participate in the goals of this grant
proposal This promise has been already crystallized to the extent that
the Goverrnment of Lebanon has designated a voting position on its Restorshy
ation and Rehabilitation Appropriations and Planning Comuittee to CRS
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~ The challenge of achi ving peace with justice in the Middle Es 44cofronts the conscience of tha international community A~s bishjops
Oft the Catholic Church in the United States we feel a dual rdsponsishybility to respond to the4 moral and religious dimensions-of this cha] lense On the one hand we are bound to the M~iddle-East by ties-f
hitoy tradition and faith On the other hand we4are c-itizenso
a nation which plays a direct and continuing role in the Middle Bast We address this problem as paso whs3asoamitr r~L
h fostringjustice andpecaevrleeofsity wereii
wr of the complexity of the political legal religious and moral ~problems of the MiddleEat and we acknowledge with respect and
Jgratitude the -miultiple efforts of political leaderswho have labored r~
[ to resolve this tragic conflict We wish in the first place to enshy
couacr o give voice toth silent hopes o ape pl Vthm ad
where who long for a common effort for peace in one of hworld s motdangerous politicl areas
1K~veseek in this statement to bring the problem 0T the MdJl~a before the Catholicconiunity in the Uitd
univrsa c-1alenge to onscience miay be in~thir thgh-t aci pl~vej esekaso to make osrutva t lt~~b ut t6
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East we specified a~ series of principles which shouldbe -part of an
eff ective political solution While ackniowledging the process of
continuous changeK that marks the life of thatregio1n we believe the
ceta elements of our 1973 statement to be still valid and usefulj
gu~idelines for a domprehensive approach to peace and justice inte
Middle East Therefore we again-call for a comprehensive pitical
solution involvingthe following
Teights of Israel to eistence as a sovereign state withi
asecure and recognizfed boundaries
The rights of the Palestinian Arabs to participate-in
negotiations affecting their d stinyaid to a homeland ofashy
their owna-
Comensation just compensatioshudbprvedfr all(a- shy
concerned of-whatever natioa d~n
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-eaaaaaaa-The status of Jer~usaliem nas unique relilLPof
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one-third of the population (750000) have become reuesis t
has been directly tied to the question of a regiplusmnonal settlementn
the Middle East on the one hand lis clear that Lebanon ishigh vulnrabl toa multiplicity of regionaland international forces
whchdirectly inflec itdoeiclife On-th other hand the 4 fate and future of the Palestinians whose refugee status evokes our
sympathy join the internal problem of Lebanon to the regional problshy
of the Middle East While a regional ec sadfctcpiio
for peace in Lebanon it is not a sufficient condition The intern
dimensions of theLebanese problem -political social economic a~n
religious be addressedwith a blend of political wisdom iad-must
moral courage asa first step toward peace The valuef~Lbn~
the st to Christianity and the worldis Atruthw cannoamp
fc-get The indepandonce of Lebanon and i ts fjbrc-of political anrC~~i(i6Uhia1ilpeevc mustb I al pon our governmen
to havea special concern for alIthese elomnts4 4
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religionswil eire andb erl Eselfre neutriaity ~ebaonic
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6f iplomatic gratness to act boldly ad courageously in the f 6e Of complexity and ambiguity Cam David is suh ia ati6on and
dfserves our support h the same time it is necessar~y to recogniz i Daaiadnize~tht i Camis part of a process the diplomatic $nitiatives taken there must
be b oadened The gt itations of the Camp David accords inivolve
both the scope and te s of the agreements One form of limitation is evidencedby the ned to bringeeovher keyLactors in~ the Middle
fEast into the peace-making process This in turn is related to thiae terms of the agreements it ispartiall due to some dimensions
~ of the accords th Itkey parties are unwilling to participate in the procssTwoissues which-exemplify the substantive limits of- the
accords and which the principles of this statement mke us partcul
Iconcerned about are the status of Jerusalem ad the~fiate of thej Palestinians those living in the occupied territories and inteJ regio of the Middle East The question of Pales ini svr~gt4
remainsi unresolved by the accor s and calls for fute egtain t~f~ha been initiated at Cammp David must be exeddW htesme
adision
13 cyod Cam Do vd T1e MiddlcampZast prolem iss noW t 66n I
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Aware of the Conflicted and tragic history ot the recent past we
are cautious but choose to emphasize the signs of hope peace is
possible In transforming the possibility into a reality we see
the same basic dimensions of the problcm at work which structured
our 1973 statement
First the international community especially its principal
diplomatic actors inevitably influences the future of the Middle
East all those who touch the problem have an enormous responsibilit
to act with wisdom and vision Second the United Nations is a vita
element in any Middle Eastnegotiations and its diplomatic-and
peace-keeping role will undoubtedlybe crucial to long-term resolu
of the conflict Third the regional parties whose conflicting cla
of justice are the essence of the political and moral problem in the
Middle East are the key to peace In their-political vision moral
courage and will for peace lie our hopes for a peaceful future
Finally the religious communities with roots in the MiddleEast
must reflect the-best of our traditions in supporting the movement
for peace with )jtice for-al the people of- the regioL We have a
continuing concern for -the protection-of -the basic rights both civi
and religious of -the Christian minoritie in the Middle East and wc
encourage the local-churches there to-coninue their steadfast witnE
to the faith -
We call upon the inhabitants of the-Holy Land to renew and int
their efforts to build a spirit of pcae by drawing upon the rich
resources of the three great religious traditions which vencrato th
Holy Land as a-sacred place- -We-pray that the Prince of Peacewho
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lived t-and prayed in the Micdle East will bless the efforts
of all wh-e hope and strive for justice and peace in the land which
is still called holy
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
wellas eting
here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
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~ -shy~4~ if they qualify under the admissions po c es of-evieiytu tion assisted (This ist ev as a contiol factor that the
intttons stay within the scope of thir previo prfssoal4 - 4
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that tei cotution o r hin-projensct wille npeinsicals whethe itheCoaiees ohth edycasioegard thefrebah tnheint but alsof ahs Fedoaco rof n riit oes ot mWethealsoibee
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uponWreepio eoth asran efrom theS Governent sofLcbtao tohlt throgconiuinar thians frojecthirllespecifically teishyfieewd to beahedso~ofteGtCommitteentolasrgdsherch ondRecotnshystrutionu adoeabiit onr of orgno oh ehv lobe
guarantee b aypeittheGoeneto ceaonusion thywsl iausediabyuacpofrclaipction thsgan yom tnsqenUS Govermentbyolycillasshytraiveli thruha niciate gantavrage request ofie $1000 pein stiution and tehnbilitatont a htw r eusigfv ilo
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
demndtha~tisbe jin vetpe yRS AID and the GOL But-
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Ifdu to extenuating stutons 3 or Circust ancest alon ffort isneihe desire nrir iat I 4d wis to1in
a 2a tQA ~ IpB -frl5tholic~ Relief Sevies-eUSCC-toa~~ -9ra QQ-t Mi~i i
u The implementation plan for the vai iittos zreeivihq funds would differ di endingnot only on the eize of thei iicth e t auaivenprocesihtne a t i anpftle exerOreh~abilitation proj ect to be undertaken but on the compence and
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oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
as CRS is able to make positive contributiof in the areas oif ~alth
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naioa4 volutary g -iene arete the~ u ovrnen il be4~follow$ed in allfna1ciiAl transactions To date~I amhappy torpor~t that aa4far as I kcnow this~has never b~een a pro~lemuat1c area
I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
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With kind personal regards I -Itmain
Sincerely yours
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(Rev) Robert L Charlebois Special Assistant
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workihoet
PaPeOsTNoAIo 135l X 1 aooeratingCountry 7 Lebanon I268-03l3-3-629773 Page 3 of Pge
Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
ATING COUNTRY
ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
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14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
- = --O NEDP IAllen 4
NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
Titie flirartfir NFTECH
Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
DEZAPTMENT CF STATE
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
WASHINGTON
EZUTY ADMINISTRATOR
January 24 1979
MEMORANDUM FOR AANE MR JOSEPH WHEELER
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
The attached proposal was given to me by Rud Poats who received it fromthe Vice Presidents Office with a request that we review it I assumethat these issues are still being handled in your Bureau rather than bythe Disaster Relief Office but if that is incorrect please ask them to review it instead
Please look over the proposal to see whether it has any merit I wouldappreciate it if you could then give Rud Poats a call so that he canhave an initial reaction which he can pass back to the Vice Presidents Office
Robert H Nooter
Attachment CRS Proposal
M A N D U
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
ACT ION
Memo No 88-79 January 23 1979
LEIO LADUM FOR CHRISTINE DODSON
FROM Denis Clift C
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
May we please have an NSCState recommendation on theattached proposal as soon as possible Given the Vice Presidents interest in responding promptly I would appreciate it if I could be advised of your initial recornmendation by close of business January 24
t f
Die
A PROJECT PROPOSALFROM
lt NI~~~~~~ ii
FOR THE
RETORATOC REECSTION 0F
BASIC HEALTH WELFARE AND EDUCATION FACILITIES
FROTHE PRIVATE SECTOROF LEBANON
AVAILABL CO P
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Scone of Project Procosal
Catholic Relief Services-United States Catholic Conference has officially received from the Government of Lebanon (GOL) a multishyplicity of requests in a wide range of target areas - eg housing small business loans etc - of these three target areas have been agreed and approved by CRS and the GOL The parameter of this project is exclusively those facilities and services sponsored by the Private Sector in Lebanon These three categories are basic to the restoration
of elemental humanitarian services necessary for the mending of the comaranity fabric irrespective of sectarian ties and per se will strengthen and support the Government of Lebanon with Lts populace-
The intention of CRS is to establish a program of assistance in the restoration of those buildings and services administered by the private sector which were damaged andor destroyed by the events of the last two years Our target areas are as follows
1 Hospitals and dispensaries
2 Welfare institutions
3 Schools and educational facilities
Principles of Operations of thisProject
1 The basic principle of operation will limit all activity
and funding to restoration of those facilities and services
and only those destroyed by the violence of war No new facilities or services would be permitted (This principle
should totally eliminate even the possibility of criticism
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by any faction inasmuch as it restores only those basic
hu-anitarian services previously available to the people
of nb on)
2 The basic guidelines for appropriations will be the
document resulting from a professional survey conducted
by the office of Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President
of the High Com-ittee for Relief of the COL No CRS
activity would be undertaken without the approval of the
GOL and the affected institution or school
3 The modality of single project implementation under t1his
grant would be patterned after the USAIDLebanon YMCA grant
whereby the officers and the Board of Directors of that Oxrnizationchose and authorized the implementation process
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under Lebanese law and business procedures according to the
guidelines established by CRS and agreed to by the GOL
4 The operation of theUS grant will be the sole responsibility
of Cat holic Relief Services-USCC with all fiscal and evaluative
Furtheringn 7 requirements of the US Government fulfilled by CRS
the mandate ad inten f the Congress on Foreign Aid CRS as
the voluntary agency woutld administrate the grant in Lebanon
thus relieving the US Bbassy in Beiut of participation in
the administrative process and thereby not int rering or
affecting t-heir other political or peace goals CRS would 1
BEST AVAILABLg I0Py
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of course keep the Embassy fully advised but would not
involve it in the implementation of the project
5 The desired fiscal responsibility necessitates the grant
he administered by AID to and through the World Headshy
quarters of Catholic Relief Services in New York
6 Because of the restricted nature of this grant the
administration and operation of this project would be
distinct and separate from all other on-going programs
of Catholic Relief Services in Lebanon
-- OFFICI L AP2flVA A-D CCLET AND ENTHUSIASTIC- EDORSEMENTS-FOR -THIS
PROJECT FROM WITHIN EBANON
1 Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President of the High Co-mittee
for Relief of the Government of Lebanon and Minister of
Social Welfare and Minister-of Education of the Government
of Lebanon
2 M-inister (Doctorh Mohamedttallah Director of the Intershy
piis ez-iJa Co~ittee for National Planning and Development
Council for the Government of Lebanon
3 His BeahieAntonions Boutros hcreiche President of t he
General-Assem ifPatriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon
4 His Excellency Saeb Salam Leader of the Moslem communities
of Lebanon
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5 HisHcliness the Arenian Orthodox Pope Karekin II
OFFICIALE CSEENTAUD SUP2PCr OUTSIDE OF LEBANON BY
- His Holiness Pope John Paul I personally and officially
endorsed this proposed project even to the extent of promising to do
all that his office and person could do to attract other assistance for
t-he poor azd refugees in Lebanon The Holy Father endorsed havinVHis
rimnence Terence Cardinal Cooke personally and privately approach
President Carter to intercede and supoort this project-for the restoration
of hu_aitarian facilities and services ir Leanon This papal endorseshy
-_-ent took place on November 24 1978 iFa DrivLe auiience in the papal
library- -- -
The Arerican Cardinals Archbishops and Bishops through
the United States Catholic Conference as-evidenced in their Statement
on he Middle East - The Pursuit of Peace With Justilce U(fational Conference
of Catholic Bishops-o hei-i978)16197b -----
- The host of American Lebanese societies and agencies registered
in the Urxited -States - shy - - -
-is Enenceaence CadinaC~oka Archbish6p of New York
and President of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association
It was the consensus of the leadership within the consulted
governmental religious and private sectors t this rojeut should
begin i-L-ediatey to give the refugees reasons to return ther orer
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dwellings thus expediting the solution of the refugee problem in Lebanon
to a great extent This prospect moreover would help those deprived
of these basic healt-h education and welfare services and give to t-he
people of Lebancn a new hope in their government and a gliromer of peace
It was aptly stated by the Leader of the Moslem comu~rty when he said
such a program of restoration of the private sector buildings and
services at t-his very critical moment would be instrttental in repairing
the very fabric of the country now torn apart by extremists of both
sides who feed on each other
The time frame for this AIDCRS project will be dictated by
the circ=stances necessary to complete the goals and objectives of
restoring the facilities and services for halth welfare and education
in Lebanon
GRANT REQUEST - A-MOUNT AND FISCAL PROCESS
An initial tranche of 25 million dollars is estimated as the
bare mini-um to begin this project A cash flow of an advance of oneshy
third of the grant amount is envisioned as necessary to commence project
implementation
INPUTS FRCM PRIVATE SECTOR
The amount of sLc and a half million dollars has been donated
to the refugee anda emergency programs and projects since January 1 1977
It is estinated that this donation rate from the private sector will
escalate during the time frae of this project
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To preserve the private input in satisfying the basic human
need in Lebanon it is extremely important to understand the professional
strategy -f isolating the distinct goals of this project by not recriesting
additional funding from the private sector Professionally such solicitshy
ations would deprive those refugee and emergency programs now being
principally funded from the private sector Fortunately Catholic Relief
Services has the tormal promise from the Governmnent of Lebanon to solicit
grants from other gover-nments to participate in the goals of this grant
proposal This promise has been already crystallized to the extent that
the Goverrnment of Lebanon has designated a voting position on its Restorshy
ation and Rehabilitation Appropriations and Planning Comuittee to CRS
ZM TI444 ON4~4 T444 L 44~a $4~9E 9 w i g t n ~ I~~~4~ 4h 4444 Z44
44+~i 4 4 The MiddleBast The --P rsui QfeaeW -u Stice-=shy
~ The challenge of achi ving peace with justice in the Middle Es 44cofronts the conscience of tha international community A~s bishjops
Oft the Catholic Church in the United States we feel a dual rdsponsishybility to respond to the4 moral and religious dimensions-of this cha] lense On the one hand we are bound to the M~iddle-East by ties-f
hitoy tradition and faith On the other hand we4are c-itizenso
a nation which plays a direct and continuing role in the Middle Bast We address this problem as paso whs3asoamitr r~L
h fostringjustice andpecaevrleeofsity wereii
wr of the complexity of the political legal religious and moral ~problems of the MiddleEat and we acknowledge with respect and
Jgratitude the -miultiple efforts of political leaderswho have labored r~
[ to resolve this tragic conflict We wish in the first place to enshy
couacr o give voice toth silent hopes o ape pl Vthm ad
where who long for a common effort for peace in one of hworld s motdangerous politicl areas
1K~veseek in this statement to bring the problem 0T the MdJl~a before the Catholicconiunity in the Uitd
univrsa c-1alenge to onscience miay be in~thir thgh-t aci pl~vej esekaso to make osrutva t lt~~b ut t6
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East we specified a~ series of principles which shouldbe -part of an
eff ective political solution While ackniowledging the process of
continuous changeK that marks the life of thatregio1n we believe the
ceta elements of our 1973 statement to be still valid and usefulj
gu~idelines for a domprehensive approach to peace and justice inte
Middle East Therefore we again-call for a comprehensive pitical
solution involvingthe following
Teights of Israel to eistence as a sovereign state withi
asecure and recognizfed boundaries
The rights of the Palestinian Arabs to participate-in
negotiations affecting their d stinyaid to a homeland ofashy
their owna-
Comensation just compensatioshudbprvedfr all(a- shy
concerned of-whatever natioa d~n
-- ----home andprqperty by the threa de~cades -of conflict
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fic ce h s ho ~peser throuthg an iin rna
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one-third of the population (750000) have become reuesis t
has been directly tied to the question of a regiplusmnonal settlementn
the Middle East on the one hand lis clear that Lebanon ishigh vulnrabl toa multiplicity of regionaland international forces
whchdirectly inflec itdoeiclife On-th other hand the 4 fate and future of the Palestinians whose refugee status evokes our
sympathy join the internal problem of Lebanon to the regional problshy
of the Middle East While a regional ec sadfctcpiio
for peace in Lebanon it is not a sufficient condition The intern
dimensions of theLebanese problem -political social economic a~n
religious be addressedwith a blend of political wisdom iad-must
moral courage asa first step toward peace The valuef~Lbn~
the st to Christianity and the worldis Atruthw cannoamp
fc-get The indepandonce of Lebanon and i ts fjbrc-of political anrC~~i(i6Uhia1ilpeevc mustb I al pon our governmen
to havea special concern for alIthese elomnts4 4
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religionswil eire andb erl Eselfre neutriaity ~ebaonic
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6f iplomatic gratness to act boldly ad courageously in the f 6e Of complexity and ambiguity Cam David is suh ia ati6on and
dfserves our support h the same time it is necessar~y to recogniz i Daaiadnize~tht i Camis part of a process the diplomatic $nitiatives taken there must
be b oadened The gt itations of the Camp David accords inivolve
both the scope and te s of the agreements One form of limitation is evidencedby the ned to bringeeovher keyLactors in~ the Middle
fEast into the peace-making process This in turn is related to thiae terms of the agreements it ispartiall due to some dimensions
~ of the accords th Itkey parties are unwilling to participate in the procssTwoissues which-exemplify the substantive limits of- the
accords and which the principles of this statement mke us partcul
Iconcerned about are the status of Jerusalem ad the~fiate of thej Palestinians those living in the occupied territories and inteJ regio of the Middle East The question of Pales ini svr~gt4
remainsi unresolved by the accor s and calls for fute egtain t~f~ha been initiated at Cammp David must be exeddW htesme
adision
13 cyod Cam Do vd T1e MiddlcampZast prolem iss noW t 66n I
- o )ws- q o f h p m x
Aware of the Conflicted and tragic history ot the recent past we
are cautious but choose to emphasize the signs of hope peace is
possible In transforming the possibility into a reality we see
the same basic dimensions of the problcm at work which structured
our 1973 statement
First the international community especially its principal
diplomatic actors inevitably influences the future of the Middle
East all those who touch the problem have an enormous responsibilit
to act with wisdom and vision Second the United Nations is a vita
element in any Middle Eastnegotiations and its diplomatic-and
peace-keeping role will undoubtedlybe crucial to long-term resolu
of the conflict Third the regional parties whose conflicting cla
of justice are the essence of the political and moral problem in the
Middle East are the key to peace In their-political vision moral
courage and will for peace lie our hopes for a peaceful future
Finally the religious communities with roots in the MiddleEast
must reflect the-best of our traditions in supporting the movement
for peace with )jtice for-al the people of- the regioL We have a
continuing concern for -the protection-of -the basic rights both civi
and religious of -the Christian minoritie in the Middle East and wc
encourage the local-churches there to-coninue their steadfast witnE
to the faith -
We call upon the inhabitants of the-Holy Land to renew and int
their efforts to build a spirit of pcae by drawing upon the rich
resources of the three great religious traditions which vencrato th
Holy Land as a-sacred place- -We-pray that the Prince of Peacewho
BEST AVAILABLE COPy
lived t-and prayed in the Micdle East will bless the efforts
of all wh-e hope and strive for justice and peace in the land which
is still called holy
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
wellas eting
here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
4~
~ -shy~4~ if they qualify under the admissions po c es of-evieiytu tion assisted (This ist ev as a contiol factor that the
intttons stay within the scope of thir previo prfssoal4 - 4
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that tei cotution o r hin-projensct wille npeinsicals whethe itheCoaiees ohth edycasioegard thefrebah tnheint but alsof ahs Fedoaco rof n riit oes ot mWethealsoibee
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uponWreepio eoth asran efrom theS Governent sofLcbtao tohlt throgconiuinar thians frojecthirllespecifically teishyfieewd to beahedso~ofteGtCommitteentolasrgdsherch ondRecotnshystrutionu adoeabiit onr of orgno oh ehv lobe
guarantee b aypeittheGoeneto ceaonusion thywsl iausediabyuacpofrclaipction thsgan yom tnsqenUS Govermentbyolycillasshytraiveli thruha niciate gantavrage request ofie $1000 pein stiution and tehnbilitatont a htw r eusigfv ilo
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
demndtha~tisbe jin vetpe yRS AID and the GOL But-
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Ifdu to extenuating stutons 3 or Circust ancest alon ffort isneihe desire nrir iat I 4d wis to1in
a 2a tQA ~ IpB -frl5tholic~ Relief Sevies-eUSCC-toa~~ -9ra QQ-t Mi~i i
u The implementation plan for the vai iittos zreeivihq funds would differ di endingnot only on the eize of thei iicth e t auaivenprocesihtne a t i anpftle exerOreh~abilitation proj ect to be undertaken but on the compence and
4
oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
as CRS is able to make positive contributiof in the areas oif ~alth
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naioa4 volutary g -iene arete the~ u ovrnen il be4~follow$ed in allfna1ciiAl transactions To date~I amhappy torpor~t that aa4far as I kcnow this~has never b~een a pro~lemuat1c area
I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
4
With kind personal regards I -Itmain
Sincerely yours
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RL C jrr4 ccMis AGooch MissGLage
(Rev) Robert L Charlebois Special Assistant
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workihoet
PaPeOsTNoAIo 135l X 1 aooeratingCountry 7 Lebanon I268-03l3-3-629773 Page 3 of Pge
Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
ATING COUNTRY
ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
-4s
14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
- = --O NEDP IAllen 4
NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
Titie flirartfir NFTECH
Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
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PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
M A N D U
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
ACT ION
Memo No 88-79 January 23 1979
LEIO LADUM FOR CHRISTINE DODSON
FROM Denis Clift C
SUBJECT Catholic Relief Services Proposal for Lebanon
May we please have an NSCState recommendation on theattached proposal as soon as possible Given the Vice Presidents interest in responding promptly I would appreciate it if I could be advised of your initial recornmendation by close of business January 24
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A PROJECT PROPOSALFROM
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FOR THE
RETORATOC REECSTION 0F
BASIC HEALTH WELFARE AND EDUCATION FACILITIES
FROTHE PRIVATE SECTOROF LEBANON
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Scone of Project Procosal
Catholic Relief Services-United States Catholic Conference has officially received from the Government of Lebanon (GOL) a multishyplicity of requests in a wide range of target areas - eg housing small business loans etc - of these three target areas have been agreed and approved by CRS and the GOL The parameter of this project is exclusively those facilities and services sponsored by the Private Sector in Lebanon These three categories are basic to the restoration
of elemental humanitarian services necessary for the mending of the comaranity fabric irrespective of sectarian ties and per se will strengthen and support the Government of Lebanon with Lts populace-
The intention of CRS is to establish a program of assistance in the restoration of those buildings and services administered by the private sector which were damaged andor destroyed by the events of the last two years Our target areas are as follows
1 Hospitals and dispensaries
2 Welfare institutions
3 Schools and educational facilities
Principles of Operations of thisProject
1 The basic principle of operation will limit all activity
and funding to restoration of those facilities and services
and only those destroyed by the violence of war No new facilities or services would be permitted (This principle
should totally eliminate even the possibility of criticism
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by any faction inasmuch as it restores only those basic
hu-anitarian services previously available to the people
of nb on)
2 The basic guidelines for appropriations will be the
document resulting from a professional survey conducted
by the office of Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President
of the High Com-ittee for Relief of the COL No CRS
activity would be undertaken without the approval of the
GOL and the affected institution or school
3 The modality of single project implementation under t1his
grant would be patterned after the USAIDLebanon YMCA grant
whereby the officers and the Board of Directors of that Oxrnizationchose and authorized the implementation process
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under Lebanese law and business procedures according to the
guidelines established by CRS and agreed to by the GOL
4 The operation of theUS grant will be the sole responsibility
of Cat holic Relief Services-USCC with all fiscal and evaluative
Furtheringn 7 requirements of the US Government fulfilled by CRS
the mandate ad inten f the Congress on Foreign Aid CRS as
the voluntary agency woutld administrate the grant in Lebanon
thus relieving the US Bbassy in Beiut of participation in
the administrative process and thereby not int rering or
affecting t-heir other political or peace goals CRS would 1
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of course keep the Embassy fully advised but would not
involve it in the implementation of the project
5 The desired fiscal responsibility necessitates the grant
he administered by AID to and through the World Headshy
quarters of Catholic Relief Services in New York
6 Because of the restricted nature of this grant the
administration and operation of this project would be
distinct and separate from all other on-going programs
of Catholic Relief Services in Lebanon
-- OFFICI L AP2flVA A-D CCLET AND ENTHUSIASTIC- EDORSEMENTS-FOR -THIS
PROJECT FROM WITHIN EBANON
1 Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President of the High Co-mittee
for Relief of the Government of Lebanon and Minister of
Social Welfare and Minister-of Education of the Government
of Lebanon
2 M-inister (Doctorh Mohamedttallah Director of the Intershy
piis ez-iJa Co~ittee for National Planning and Development
Council for the Government of Lebanon
3 His BeahieAntonions Boutros hcreiche President of t he
General-Assem ifPatriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon
4 His Excellency Saeb Salam Leader of the Moslem communities
of Lebanon
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5 HisHcliness the Arenian Orthodox Pope Karekin II
OFFICIALE CSEENTAUD SUP2PCr OUTSIDE OF LEBANON BY
- His Holiness Pope John Paul I personally and officially
endorsed this proposed project even to the extent of promising to do
all that his office and person could do to attract other assistance for
t-he poor azd refugees in Lebanon The Holy Father endorsed havinVHis
rimnence Terence Cardinal Cooke personally and privately approach
President Carter to intercede and supoort this project-for the restoration
of hu_aitarian facilities and services ir Leanon This papal endorseshy
-_-ent took place on November 24 1978 iFa DrivLe auiience in the papal
library- -- -
The Arerican Cardinals Archbishops and Bishops through
the United States Catholic Conference as-evidenced in their Statement
on he Middle East - The Pursuit of Peace With Justilce U(fational Conference
of Catholic Bishops-o hei-i978)16197b -----
- The host of American Lebanese societies and agencies registered
in the Urxited -States - shy - - -
-is Enenceaence CadinaC~oka Archbish6p of New York
and President of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association
It was the consensus of the leadership within the consulted
governmental religious and private sectors t this rojeut should
begin i-L-ediatey to give the refugees reasons to return ther orer
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dwellings thus expediting the solution of the refugee problem in Lebanon
to a great extent This prospect moreover would help those deprived
of these basic healt-h education and welfare services and give to t-he
people of Lebancn a new hope in their government and a gliromer of peace
It was aptly stated by the Leader of the Moslem comu~rty when he said
such a program of restoration of the private sector buildings and
services at t-his very critical moment would be instrttental in repairing
the very fabric of the country now torn apart by extremists of both
sides who feed on each other
The time frame for this AIDCRS project will be dictated by
the circ=stances necessary to complete the goals and objectives of
restoring the facilities and services for halth welfare and education
in Lebanon
GRANT REQUEST - A-MOUNT AND FISCAL PROCESS
An initial tranche of 25 million dollars is estimated as the
bare mini-um to begin this project A cash flow of an advance of oneshy
third of the grant amount is envisioned as necessary to commence project
implementation
INPUTS FRCM PRIVATE SECTOR
The amount of sLc and a half million dollars has been donated
to the refugee anda emergency programs and projects since January 1 1977
It is estinated that this donation rate from the private sector will
escalate during the time frae of this project
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To preserve the private input in satisfying the basic human
need in Lebanon it is extremely important to understand the professional
strategy -f isolating the distinct goals of this project by not recriesting
additional funding from the private sector Professionally such solicitshy
ations would deprive those refugee and emergency programs now being
principally funded from the private sector Fortunately Catholic Relief
Services has the tormal promise from the Governmnent of Lebanon to solicit
grants from other gover-nments to participate in the goals of this grant
proposal This promise has been already crystallized to the extent that
the Goverrnment of Lebanon has designated a voting position on its Restorshy
ation and Rehabilitation Appropriations and Planning Comuittee to CRS
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~ The challenge of achi ving peace with justice in the Middle Es 44cofronts the conscience of tha international community A~s bishjops
Oft the Catholic Church in the United States we feel a dual rdsponsishybility to respond to the4 moral and religious dimensions-of this cha] lense On the one hand we are bound to the M~iddle-East by ties-f
hitoy tradition and faith On the other hand we4are c-itizenso
a nation which plays a direct and continuing role in the Middle Bast We address this problem as paso whs3asoamitr r~L
h fostringjustice andpecaevrleeofsity wereii
wr of the complexity of the political legal religious and moral ~problems of the MiddleEat and we acknowledge with respect and
Jgratitude the -miultiple efforts of political leaderswho have labored r~
[ to resolve this tragic conflict We wish in the first place to enshy
couacr o give voice toth silent hopes o ape pl Vthm ad
where who long for a common effort for peace in one of hworld s motdangerous politicl areas
1K~veseek in this statement to bring the problem 0T the MdJl~a before the Catholicconiunity in the Uitd
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East we specified a~ series of principles which shouldbe -part of an
eff ective political solution While ackniowledging the process of
continuous changeK that marks the life of thatregio1n we believe the
ceta elements of our 1973 statement to be still valid and usefulj
gu~idelines for a domprehensive approach to peace and justice inte
Middle East Therefore we again-call for a comprehensive pitical
solution involvingthe following
Teights of Israel to eistence as a sovereign state withi
asecure and recognizfed boundaries
The rights of the Palestinian Arabs to participate-in
negotiations affecting their d stinyaid to a homeland ofashy
their owna-
Comensation just compensatioshudbprvedfr all(a- shy
concerned of-whatever natioa d~n
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has been directly tied to the question of a regiplusmnonal settlementn
the Middle East on the one hand lis clear that Lebanon ishigh vulnrabl toa multiplicity of regionaland international forces
whchdirectly inflec itdoeiclife On-th other hand the 4 fate and future of the Palestinians whose refugee status evokes our
sympathy join the internal problem of Lebanon to the regional problshy
of the Middle East While a regional ec sadfctcpiio
for peace in Lebanon it is not a sufficient condition The intern
dimensions of theLebanese problem -political social economic a~n
religious be addressedwith a blend of political wisdom iad-must
moral courage asa first step toward peace The valuef~Lbn~
the st to Christianity and the worldis Atruthw cannoamp
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6f iplomatic gratness to act boldly ad courageously in the f 6e Of complexity and ambiguity Cam David is suh ia ati6on and
dfserves our support h the same time it is necessar~y to recogniz i Daaiadnize~tht i Camis part of a process the diplomatic $nitiatives taken there must
be b oadened The gt itations of the Camp David accords inivolve
both the scope and te s of the agreements One form of limitation is evidencedby the ned to bringeeovher keyLactors in~ the Middle
fEast into the peace-making process This in turn is related to thiae terms of the agreements it ispartiall due to some dimensions
~ of the accords th Itkey parties are unwilling to participate in the procssTwoissues which-exemplify the substantive limits of- the
accords and which the principles of this statement mke us partcul
Iconcerned about are the status of Jerusalem ad the~fiate of thej Palestinians those living in the occupied territories and inteJ regio of the Middle East The question of Pales ini svr~gt4
remainsi unresolved by the accor s and calls for fute egtain t~f~ha been initiated at Cammp David must be exeddW htesme
adision
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Aware of the Conflicted and tragic history ot the recent past we
are cautious but choose to emphasize the signs of hope peace is
possible In transforming the possibility into a reality we see
the same basic dimensions of the problcm at work which structured
our 1973 statement
First the international community especially its principal
diplomatic actors inevitably influences the future of the Middle
East all those who touch the problem have an enormous responsibilit
to act with wisdom and vision Second the United Nations is a vita
element in any Middle Eastnegotiations and its diplomatic-and
peace-keeping role will undoubtedlybe crucial to long-term resolu
of the conflict Third the regional parties whose conflicting cla
of justice are the essence of the political and moral problem in the
Middle East are the key to peace In their-political vision moral
courage and will for peace lie our hopes for a peaceful future
Finally the religious communities with roots in the MiddleEast
must reflect the-best of our traditions in supporting the movement
for peace with )jtice for-al the people of- the regioL We have a
continuing concern for -the protection-of -the basic rights both civi
and religious of -the Christian minoritie in the Middle East and wc
encourage the local-churches there to-coninue their steadfast witnE
to the faith -
We call upon the inhabitants of the-Holy Land to renew and int
their efforts to build a spirit of pcae by drawing upon the rich
resources of the three great religious traditions which vencrato th
Holy Land as a-sacred place- -We-pray that the Prince of Peacewho
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lived t-and prayed in the Micdle East will bless the efforts
of all wh-e hope and strive for justice and peace in the land which
is still called holy
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
wellas eting
here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
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oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
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I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
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PaPeOsTNoAIo 135l X 1 aooeratingCountry 7 Lebanon I268-03l3-3-629773 Page 3 of Pge
Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
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ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
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AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
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14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
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NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
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AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
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PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
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Catholic Relief Services-United States Catholic Conference has officially received from the Government of Lebanon (GOL) a multishyplicity of requests in a wide range of target areas - eg housing small business loans etc - of these three target areas have been agreed and approved by CRS and the GOL The parameter of this project is exclusively those facilities and services sponsored by the Private Sector in Lebanon These three categories are basic to the restoration
of elemental humanitarian services necessary for the mending of the comaranity fabric irrespective of sectarian ties and per se will strengthen and support the Government of Lebanon with Lts populace-
The intention of CRS is to establish a program of assistance in the restoration of those buildings and services administered by the private sector which were damaged andor destroyed by the events of the last two years Our target areas are as follows
1 Hospitals and dispensaries
2 Welfare institutions
3 Schools and educational facilities
Principles of Operations of thisProject
1 The basic principle of operation will limit all activity
and funding to restoration of those facilities and services
and only those destroyed by the violence of war No new facilities or services would be permitted (This principle
should totally eliminate even the possibility of criticism
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by any faction inasmuch as it restores only those basic
hu-anitarian services previously available to the people
of nb on)
2 The basic guidelines for appropriations will be the
document resulting from a professional survey conducted
by the office of Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President
of the High Com-ittee for Relief of the COL No CRS
activity would be undertaken without the approval of the
GOL and the affected institution or school
3 The modality of single project implementation under t1his
grant would be patterned after the USAIDLebanon YMCA grant
whereby the officers and the Board of Directors of that Oxrnizationchose and authorized the implementation process
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under Lebanese law and business procedures according to the
guidelines established by CRS and agreed to by the GOL
4 The operation of theUS grant will be the sole responsibility
of Cat holic Relief Services-USCC with all fiscal and evaluative
Furtheringn 7 requirements of the US Government fulfilled by CRS
the mandate ad inten f the Congress on Foreign Aid CRS as
the voluntary agency woutld administrate the grant in Lebanon
thus relieving the US Bbassy in Beiut of participation in
the administrative process and thereby not int rering or
affecting t-heir other political or peace goals CRS would 1
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of course keep the Embassy fully advised but would not
involve it in the implementation of the project
5 The desired fiscal responsibility necessitates the grant
he administered by AID to and through the World Headshy
quarters of Catholic Relief Services in New York
6 Because of the restricted nature of this grant the
administration and operation of this project would be
distinct and separate from all other on-going programs
of Catholic Relief Services in Lebanon
-- OFFICI L AP2flVA A-D CCLET AND ENTHUSIASTIC- EDORSEMENTS-FOR -THIS
PROJECT FROM WITHIN EBANON
1 Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President of the High Co-mittee
for Relief of the Government of Lebanon and Minister of
Social Welfare and Minister-of Education of the Government
of Lebanon
2 M-inister (Doctorh Mohamedttallah Director of the Intershy
piis ez-iJa Co~ittee for National Planning and Development
Council for the Government of Lebanon
3 His BeahieAntonions Boutros hcreiche President of t he
General-Assem ifPatriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon
4 His Excellency Saeb Salam Leader of the Moslem communities
of Lebanon
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5 HisHcliness the Arenian Orthodox Pope Karekin II
OFFICIALE CSEENTAUD SUP2PCr OUTSIDE OF LEBANON BY
- His Holiness Pope John Paul I personally and officially
endorsed this proposed project even to the extent of promising to do
all that his office and person could do to attract other assistance for
t-he poor azd refugees in Lebanon The Holy Father endorsed havinVHis
rimnence Terence Cardinal Cooke personally and privately approach
President Carter to intercede and supoort this project-for the restoration
of hu_aitarian facilities and services ir Leanon This papal endorseshy
-_-ent took place on November 24 1978 iFa DrivLe auiience in the papal
library- -- -
The Arerican Cardinals Archbishops and Bishops through
the United States Catholic Conference as-evidenced in their Statement
on he Middle East - The Pursuit of Peace With Justilce U(fational Conference
of Catholic Bishops-o hei-i978)16197b -----
- The host of American Lebanese societies and agencies registered
in the Urxited -States - shy - - -
-is Enenceaence CadinaC~oka Archbish6p of New York
and President of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association
It was the consensus of the leadership within the consulted
governmental religious and private sectors t this rojeut should
begin i-L-ediatey to give the refugees reasons to return ther orer
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dwellings thus expediting the solution of the refugee problem in Lebanon
to a great extent This prospect moreover would help those deprived
of these basic healt-h education and welfare services and give to t-he
people of Lebancn a new hope in their government and a gliromer of peace
It was aptly stated by the Leader of the Moslem comu~rty when he said
such a program of restoration of the private sector buildings and
services at t-his very critical moment would be instrttental in repairing
the very fabric of the country now torn apart by extremists of both
sides who feed on each other
The time frame for this AIDCRS project will be dictated by
the circ=stances necessary to complete the goals and objectives of
restoring the facilities and services for halth welfare and education
in Lebanon
GRANT REQUEST - A-MOUNT AND FISCAL PROCESS
An initial tranche of 25 million dollars is estimated as the
bare mini-um to begin this project A cash flow of an advance of oneshy
third of the grant amount is envisioned as necessary to commence project
implementation
INPUTS FRCM PRIVATE SECTOR
The amount of sLc and a half million dollars has been donated
to the refugee anda emergency programs and projects since January 1 1977
It is estinated that this donation rate from the private sector will
escalate during the time frae of this project
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To preserve the private input in satisfying the basic human
need in Lebanon it is extremely important to understand the professional
strategy -f isolating the distinct goals of this project by not recriesting
additional funding from the private sector Professionally such solicitshy
ations would deprive those refugee and emergency programs now being
principally funded from the private sector Fortunately Catholic Relief
Services has the tormal promise from the Governmnent of Lebanon to solicit
grants from other gover-nments to participate in the goals of this grant
proposal This promise has been already crystallized to the extent that
the Goverrnment of Lebanon has designated a voting position on its Restorshy
ation and Rehabilitation Appropriations and Planning Comuittee to CRS
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~ The challenge of achi ving peace with justice in the Middle Es 44cofronts the conscience of tha international community A~s bishjops
Oft the Catholic Church in the United States we feel a dual rdsponsishybility to respond to the4 moral and religious dimensions-of this cha] lense On the one hand we are bound to the M~iddle-East by ties-f
hitoy tradition and faith On the other hand we4are c-itizenso
a nation which plays a direct and continuing role in the Middle Bast We address this problem as paso whs3asoamitr r~L
h fostringjustice andpecaevrleeofsity wereii
wr of the complexity of the political legal religious and moral ~problems of the MiddleEat and we acknowledge with respect and
Jgratitude the -miultiple efforts of political leaderswho have labored r~
[ to resolve this tragic conflict We wish in the first place to enshy
couacr o give voice toth silent hopes o ape pl Vthm ad
where who long for a common effort for peace in one of hworld s motdangerous politicl areas
1K~veseek in this statement to bring the problem 0T the MdJl~a before the Catholicconiunity in the Uitd
univrsa c-1alenge to onscience miay be in~thir thgh-t aci pl~vej esekaso to make osrutva t lt~~b ut t6
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East we specified a~ series of principles which shouldbe -part of an
eff ective political solution While ackniowledging the process of
continuous changeK that marks the life of thatregio1n we believe the
ceta elements of our 1973 statement to be still valid and usefulj
gu~idelines for a domprehensive approach to peace and justice inte
Middle East Therefore we again-call for a comprehensive pitical
solution involvingthe following
Teights of Israel to eistence as a sovereign state withi
asecure and recognizfed boundaries
The rights of the Palestinian Arabs to participate-in
negotiations affecting their d stinyaid to a homeland ofashy
their owna-
Comensation just compensatioshudbprvedfr all(a- shy
concerned of-whatever natioa d~n
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-eaaaaaaa-The status of Jer~usaliem nas unique relilLPof
fic ce h s ho ~peser throuthg an iin rna
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one-third of the population (750000) have become reuesis t
has been directly tied to the question of a regiplusmnonal settlementn
the Middle East on the one hand lis clear that Lebanon ishigh vulnrabl toa multiplicity of regionaland international forces
whchdirectly inflec itdoeiclife On-th other hand the 4 fate and future of the Palestinians whose refugee status evokes our
sympathy join the internal problem of Lebanon to the regional problshy
of the Middle East While a regional ec sadfctcpiio
for peace in Lebanon it is not a sufficient condition The intern
dimensions of theLebanese problem -political social economic a~n
religious be addressedwith a blend of political wisdom iad-must
moral courage asa first step toward peace The valuef~Lbn~
the st to Christianity and the worldis Atruthw cannoamp
fc-get The indepandonce of Lebanon and i ts fjbrc-of political anrC~~i(i6Uhia1ilpeevc mustb I al pon our governmen
to havea special concern for alIthese elomnts4 4
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religionswil eire andb erl Eselfre neutriaity ~ebaonic
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6f iplomatic gratness to act boldly ad courageously in the f 6e Of complexity and ambiguity Cam David is suh ia ati6on and
dfserves our support h the same time it is necessar~y to recogniz i Daaiadnize~tht i Camis part of a process the diplomatic $nitiatives taken there must
be b oadened The gt itations of the Camp David accords inivolve
both the scope and te s of the agreements One form of limitation is evidencedby the ned to bringeeovher keyLactors in~ the Middle
fEast into the peace-making process This in turn is related to thiae terms of the agreements it ispartiall due to some dimensions
~ of the accords th Itkey parties are unwilling to participate in the procssTwoissues which-exemplify the substantive limits of- the
accords and which the principles of this statement mke us partcul
Iconcerned about are the status of Jerusalem ad the~fiate of thej Palestinians those living in the occupied territories and inteJ regio of the Middle East The question of Pales ini svr~gt4
remainsi unresolved by the accor s and calls for fute egtain t~f~ha been initiated at Cammp David must be exeddW htesme
adision
13 cyod Cam Do vd T1e MiddlcampZast prolem iss noW t 66n I
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Aware of the Conflicted and tragic history ot the recent past we
are cautious but choose to emphasize the signs of hope peace is
possible In transforming the possibility into a reality we see
the same basic dimensions of the problcm at work which structured
our 1973 statement
First the international community especially its principal
diplomatic actors inevitably influences the future of the Middle
East all those who touch the problem have an enormous responsibilit
to act with wisdom and vision Second the United Nations is a vita
element in any Middle Eastnegotiations and its diplomatic-and
peace-keeping role will undoubtedlybe crucial to long-term resolu
of the conflict Third the regional parties whose conflicting cla
of justice are the essence of the political and moral problem in the
Middle East are the key to peace In their-political vision moral
courage and will for peace lie our hopes for a peaceful future
Finally the religious communities with roots in the MiddleEast
must reflect the-best of our traditions in supporting the movement
for peace with )jtice for-al the people of- the regioL We have a
continuing concern for -the protection-of -the basic rights both civi
and religious of -the Christian minoritie in the Middle East and wc
encourage the local-churches there to-coninue their steadfast witnE
to the faith -
We call upon the inhabitants of the-Holy Land to renew and int
their efforts to build a spirit of pcae by drawing upon the rich
resources of the three great religious traditions which vencrato th
Holy Land as a-sacred place- -We-pray that the Prince of Peacewho
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lived t-and prayed in the Micdle East will bless the efforts
of all wh-e hope and strive for justice and peace in the land which
is still called holy
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
wellas eting
here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
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~ -shy~4~ if they qualify under the admissions po c es of-evieiytu tion assisted (This ist ev as a contiol factor that the
intttons stay within the scope of thir previo prfssoal4 - 4
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uekt19S1-o hisa onpoit stit theonora isca potilicites ~o the nttof bn and aydng bce for~ze prfssonae seorvi~crndeed411gria dthououl e xserd inranepplioior gorethuiritj st
that tei cotution o r hin-projensct wille npeinsicals whethe itheCoaiees ohth edycasioegard thefrebah tnheint but alsof ahs Fedoaco rof n riit oes ot mWethealsoibee
gaatebyte of ovrment eao to-rftintttohat theytislim edi~tely
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uponWreepio eoth asran efrom theS Governent sofLcbtao tohlt throgconiuinar thians frojecthirllespecifically teishyfieewd to beahedso~ofteGtCommitteentolasrgdsherch ondRecotnshystrutionu adoeabiit onr of orgno oh ehv lobe
guarantee b aypeittheGoeneto ceaonusion thywsl iausediabyuacpofrclaipction thsgan yom tnsqenUS Govermentbyolycillasshytraiveli thruha niciate gantavrage request ofie $1000 pein stiution and tehnbilitatont a htw r eusigfv ilo
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
demndtha~tisbe jin vetpe yRS AID and the GOL But-
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Ifdu to extenuating stutons 3 or Circust ancest alon ffort isneihe desire nrir iat I 4d wis to1in
a 2a tQA ~ IpB -frl5tholic~ Relief Sevies-eUSCC-toa~~ -9ra QQ-t Mi~i i
u The implementation plan for the vai iittos zreeivihq funds would differ di endingnot only on the eize of thei iicth e t auaivenprocesihtne a t i anpftle exerOreh~abilitation proj ect to be undertaken but on the compence and
4
oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
as CRS is able to make positive contributiof in the areas oif ~alth
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naioa4 volutary g -iene arete the~ u ovrnen il be4~follow$ed in allfna1ciiAl transactions To date~I amhappy torpor~t that aa4far as I kcnow this~has never b~een a pro~lemuat1c area
I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
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With kind personal regards I -Itmain
Sincerely yours
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RL C jrr4 ccMis AGooch MissGLage
(Rev) Robert L Charlebois Special Assistant
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A The projqc officer certifies that the specifications Phone No B The statement of work 11eawithtin the puryiew2 Date in the statement of wor eech )I dQuats 44632-7367 i O t pprove agen~cy a
44 a~l 14 4
4 NETECHSPRO 12ce Lgey 0 1 2-7 NEQ LD3 444 444~444 444 Date 3 4444~ 0 Funds for the lerviceseu Are availsole~4
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workihoet
PaPeOsTNoAIo 135l X 1 aooeratingCountry 7 Lebanon I268-03l3-3-629773 Page 3 of Pge
Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
ATING COUNTRY
ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
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14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
- = --O NEDP IAllen 4
NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
Titie flirartfir NFTECH
Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
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PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
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Scone of Project Procosal
Catholic Relief Services-United States Catholic Conference has officially received from the Government of Lebanon (GOL) a multishyplicity of requests in a wide range of target areas - eg housing small business loans etc - of these three target areas have been agreed and approved by CRS and the GOL The parameter of this project is exclusively those facilities and services sponsored by the Private Sector in Lebanon These three categories are basic to the restoration
of elemental humanitarian services necessary for the mending of the comaranity fabric irrespective of sectarian ties and per se will strengthen and support the Government of Lebanon with Lts populace-
The intention of CRS is to establish a program of assistance in the restoration of those buildings and services administered by the private sector which were damaged andor destroyed by the events of the last two years Our target areas are as follows
1 Hospitals and dispensaries
2 Welfare institutions
3 Schools and educational facilities
Principles of Operations of thisProject
1 The basic principle of operation will limit all activity
and funding to restoration of those facilities and services
and only those destroyed by the violence of war No new facilities or services would be permitted (This principle
should totally eliminate even the possibility of criticism
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by any faction inasmuch as it restores only those basic
hu-anitarian services previously available to the people
of nb on)
2 The basic guidelines for appropriations will be the
document resulting from a professional survey conducted
by the office of Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President
of the High Com-ittee for Relief of the COL No CRS
activity would be undertaken without the approval of the
GOL and the affected institution or school
3 The modality of single project implementation under t1his
grant would be patterned after the USAIDLebanon YMCA grant
whereby the officers and the Board of Directors of that Oxrnizationchose and authorized the implementation process
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under Lebanese law and business procedures according to the
guidelines established by CRS and agreed to by the GOL
4 The operation of theUS grant will be the sole responsibility
of Cat holic Relief Services-USCC with all fiscal and evaluative
Furtheringn 7 requirements of the US Government fulfilled by CRS
the mandate ad inten f the Congress on Foreign Aid CRS as
the voluntary agency woutld administrate the grant in Lebanon
thus relieving the US Bbassy in Beiut of participation in
the administrative process and thereby not int rering or
affecting t-heir other political or peace goals CRS would 1
BEST AVAILABLg I0Py
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of course keep the Embassy fully advised but would not
involve it in the implementation of the project
5 The desired fiscal responsibility necessitates the grant
he administered by AID to and through the World Headshy
quarters of Catholic Relief Services in New York
6 Because of the restricted nature of this grant the
administration and operation of this project would be
distinct and separate from all other on-going programs
of Catholic Relief Services in Lebanon
-- OFFICI L AP2flVA A-D CCLET AND ENTHUSIASTIC- EDORSEMENTS-FOR -THIS
PROJECT FROM WITHIN EBANON
1 Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President of the High Co-mittee
for Relief of the Government of Lebanon and Minister of
Social Welfare and Minister-of Education of the Government
of Lebanon
2 M-inister (Doctorh Mohamedttallah Director of the Intershy
piis ez-iJa Co~ittee for National Planning and Development
Council for the Government of Lebanon
3 His BeahieAntonions Boutros hcreiche President of t he
General-Assem ifPatriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon
4 His Excellency Saeb Salam Leader of the Moslem communities
of Lebanon
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5 HisHcliness the Arenian Orthodox Pope Karekin II
OFFICIALE CSEENTAUD SUP2PCr OUTSIDE OF LEBANON BY
- His Holiness Pope John Paul I personally and officially
endorsed this proposed project even to the extent of promising to do
all that his office and person could do to attract other assistance for
t-he poor azd refugees in Lebanon The Holy Father endorsed havinVHis
rimnence Terence Cardinal Cooke personally and privately approach
President Carter to intercede and supoort this project-for the restoration
of hu_aitarian facilities and services ir Leanon This papal endorseshy
-_-ent took place on November 24 1978 iFa DrivLe auiience in the papal
library- -- -
The Arerican Cardinals Archbishops and Bishops through
the United States Catholic Conference as-evidenced in their Statement
on he Middle East - The Pursuit of Peace With Justilce U(fational Conference
of Catholic Bishops-o hei-i978)16197b -----
- The host of American Lebanese societies and agencies registered
in the Urxited -States - shy - - -
-is Enenceaence CadinaC~oka Archbish6p of New York
and President of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association
It was the consensus of the leadership within the consulted
governmental religious and private sectors t this rojeut should
begin i-L-ediatey to give the refugees reasons to return ther orer
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dwellings thus expediting the solution of the refugee problem in Lebanon
to a great extent This prospect moreover would help those deprived
of these basic healt-h education and welfare services and give to t-he
people of Lebancn a new hope in their government and a gliromer of peace
It was aptly stated by the Leader of the Moslem comu~rty when he said
such a program of restoration of the private sector buildings and
services at t-his very critical moment would be instrttental in repairing
the very fabric of the country now torn apart by extremists of both
sides who feed on each other
The time frame for this AIDCRS project will be dictated by
the circ=stances necessary to complete the goals and objectives of
restoring the facilities and services for halth welfare and education
in Lebanon
GRANT REQUEST - A-MOUNT AND FISCAL PROCESS
An initial tranche of 25 million dollars is estimated as the
bare mini-um to begin this project A cash flow of an advance of oneshy
third of the grant amount is envisioned as necessary to commence project
implementation
INPUTS FRCM PRIVATE SECTOR
The amount of sLc and a half million dollars has been donated
to the refugee anda emergency programs and projects since January 1 1977
It is estinated that this donation rate from the private sector will
escalate during the time frae of this project
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To preserve the private input in satisfying the basic human
need in Lebanon it is extremely important to understand the professional
strategy -f isolating the distinct goals of this project by not recriesting
additional funding from the private sector Professionally such solicitshy
ations would deprive those refugee and emergency programs now being
principally funded from the private sector Fortunately Catholic Relief
Services has the tormal promise from the Governmnent of Lebanon to solicit
grants from other gover-nments to participate in the goals of this grant
proposal This promise has been already crystallized to the extent that
the Goverrnment of Lebanon has designated a voting position on its Restorshy
ation and Rehabilitation Appropriations and Planning Comuittee to CRS
ZM TI444 ON4~4 T444 L 44~a $4~9E 9 w i g t n ~ I~~~4~ 4h 4444 Z44
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~ The challenge of achi ving peace with justice in the Middle Es 44cofronts the conscience of tha international community A~s bishjops
Oft the Catholic Church in the United States we feel a dual rdsponsishybility to respond to the4 moral and religious dimensions-of this cha] lense On the one hand we are bound to the M~iddle-East by ties-f
hitoy tradition and faith On the other hand we4are c-itizenso
a nation which plays a direct and continuing role in the Middle Bast We address this problem as paso whs3asoamitr r~L
h fostringjustice andpecaevrleeofsity wereii
wr of the complexity of the political legal religious and moral ~problems of the MiddleEat and we acknowledge with respect and
Jgratitude the -miultiple efforts of political leaderswho have labored r~
[ to resolve this tragic conflict We wish in the first place to enshy
couacr o give voice toth silent hopes o ape pl Vthm ad
where who long for a common effort for peace in one of hworld s motdangerous politicl areas
1K~veseek in this statement to bring the problem 0T the MdJl~a before the Catholicconiunity in the Uitd
univrsa c-1alenge to onscience miay be in~thir thgh-t aci pl~vej esekaso to make osrutva t lt~~b ut t6
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w or o a c
East we specified a~ series of principles which shouldbe -part of an
eff ective political solution While ackniowledging the process of
continuous changeK that marks the life of thatregio1n we believe the
ceta elements of our 1973 statement to be still valid and usefulj
gu~idelines for a domprehensive approach to peace and justice inte
Middle East Therefore we again-call for a comprehensive pitical
solution involvingthe following
Teights of Israel to eistence as a sovereign state withi
asecure and recognizfed boundaries
The rights of the Palestinian Arabs to participate-in
negotiations affecting their d stinyaid to a homeland ofashy
their owna-
Comensation just compensatioshudbprvedfr all(a- shy
concerned of-whatever natioa d~n
-- ----home andprqperty by the threa de~cades -of conflict
-a~apartios
-eaaaaaaa-The status of Jer~usaliem nas unique relilLPof
fic ce h s ho ~peser throuthg an iin rna
af1cess hlguara a to - ae
prosorvtion o a ligiousyrl Ca
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Lebnn Sie oItbeaist ~ foft civielvethLannma In w
one-third of the population (750000) have become reuesis t
has been directly tied to the question of a regiplusmnonal settlementn
the Middle East on the one hand lis clear that Lebanon ishigh vulnrabl toa multiplicity of regionaland international forces
whchdirectly inflec itdoeiclife On-th other hand the 4 fate and future of the Palestinians whose refugee status evokes our
sympathy join the internal problem of Lebanon to the regional problshy
of the Middle East While a regional ec sadfctcpiio
for peace in Lebanon it is not a sufficient condition The intern
dimensions of theLebanese problem -political social economic a~n
religious be addressedwith a blend of political wisdom iad-must
moral courage asa first step toward peace The valuef~Lbn~
the st to Christianity and the worldis Atruthw cannoamp
fc-get The indepandonce of Lebanon and i ts fjbrc-of political anrC~~i(i6Uhia1ilpeevc mustb I al pon our governmen
to havea special concern for alIthese elomnts4 4
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6f iplomatic gratness to act boldly ad courageously in the f 6e Of complexity and ambiguity Cam David is suh ia ati6on and
dfserves our support h the same time it is necessar~y to recogniz i Daaiadnize~tht i Camis part of a process the diplomatic $nitiatives taken there must
be b oadened The gt itations of the Camp David accords inivolve
both the scope and te s of the agreements One form of limitation is evidencedby the ned to bringeeovher keyLactors in~ the Middle
fEast into the peace-making process This in turn is related to thiae terms of the agreements it ispartiall due to some dimensions
~ of the accords th Itkey parties are unwilling to participate in the procssTwoissues which-exemplify the substantive limits of- the
accords and which the principles of this statement mke us partcul
Iconcerned about are the status of Jerusalem ad the~fiate of thej Palestinians those living in the occupied territories and inteJ regio of the Middle East The question of Pales ini svr~gt4
remainsi unresolved by the accor s and calls for fute egtain t~f~ha been initiated at Cammp David must be exeddW htesme
adision
13 cyod Cam Do vd T1e MiddlcampZast prolem iss noW t 66n I
- o )ws- q o f h p m x
Aware of the Conflicted and tragic history ot the recent past we
are cautious but choose to emphasize the signs of hope peace is
possible In transforming the possibility into a reality we see
the same basic dimensions of the problcm at work which structured
our 1973 statement
First the international community especially its principal
diplomatic actors inevitably influences the future of the Middle
East all those who touch the problem have an enormous responsibilit
to act with wisdom and vision Second the United Nations is a vita
element in any Middle Eastnegotiations and its diplomatic-and
peace-keeping role will undoubtedlybe crucial to long-term resolu
of the conflict Third the regional parties whose conflicting cla
of justice are the essence of the political and moral problem in the
Middle East are the key to peace In their-political vision moral
courage and will for peace lie our hopes for a peaceful future
Finally the religious communities with roots in the MiddleEast
must reflect the-best of our traditions in supporting the movement
for peace with )jtice for-al the people of- the regioL We have a
continuing concern for -the protection-of -the basic rights both civi
and religious of -the Christian minoritie in the Middle East and wc
encourage the local-churches there to-coninue their steadfast witnE
to the faith -
We call upon the inhabitants of the-Holy Land to renew and int
their efforts to build a spirit of pcae by drawing upon the rich
resources of the three great religious traditions which vencrato th
Holy Land as a-sacred place- -We-pray that the Prince of Peacewho
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lived t-and prayed in the Micdle East will bless the efforts
of all wh-e hope and strive for justice and peace in the land which
is still called holy
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
wellas eting
here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
4~
~ -shy~4~ if they qualify under the admissions po c es of-evieiytu tion assisted (This ist ev as a contiol factor that the
intttons stay within the scope of thir previo prfssoal4 - 4
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that tei cotution o r hin-projensct wille npeinsicals whethe itheCoaiees ohth edycasioegard thefrebah tnheint but alsof ahs Fedoaco rof n riit oes ot mWethealsoibee
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uponWreepio eoth asran efrom theS Governent sofLcbtao tohlt throgconiuinar thians frojecthirllespecifically teishyfieewd to beahedso~ofteGtCommitteentolasrgdsherch ondRecotnshystrutionu adoeabiit onr of orgno oh ehv lobe
guarantee b aypeittheGoeneto ceaonusion thywsl iausediabyuacpofrclaipction thsgan yom tnsqenUS Govermentbyolycillasshytraiveli thruha niciate gantavrage request ofie $1000 pein stiution and tehnbilitatont a htw r eusigfv ilo
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
demndtha~tisbe jin vetpe yRS AID and the GOL But-
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Ifdu to extenuating stutons 3 or Circust ancest alon ffort isneihe desire nrir iat I 4d wis to1in
a 2a tQA ~ IpB -frl5tholic~ Relief Sevies-eUSCC-toa~~ -9ra QQ-t Mi~i i
u The implementation plan for the vai iittos zreeivihq funds would differ di endingnot only on the eize of thei iicth e t auaivenprocesihtne a t i anpftle exerOreh~abilitation proj ect to be undertaken but on the compence and
4
oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
as CRS is able to make positive contributiof in the areas oif ~alth
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naioa4 volutary g -iene arete the~ u ovrnen il be4~follow$ed in allfna1ciiAl transactions To date~I amhappy torpor~t that aa4far as I kcnow this~has never b~een a pro~lemuat1c area
I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
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With kind personal regards I -Itmain
Sincerely yours
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(Rev) Robert L Charlebois Special Assistant
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workihoet
PaPeOsTNoAIo 135l X 1 aooeratingCountry 7 Lebanon I268-03l3-3-629773 Page 3 of Pge
Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
ATING COUNTRY
ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
-4s
14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
- = --O NEDP IAllen 4
NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
Titie flirartfir NFTECH
Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
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by any faction inasmuch as it restores only those basic
hu-anitarian services previously available to the people
of nb on)
2 The basic guidelines for appropriations will be the
document resulting from a professional survey conducted
by the office of Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President
of the High Com-ittee for Relief of the COL No CRS
activity would be undertaken without the approval of the
GOL and the affected institution or school
3 The modality of single project implementation under t1his
grant would be patterned after the USAIDLebanon YMCA grant
whereby the officers and the Board of Directors of that Oxrnizationchose and authorized the implementation process
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under Lebanese law and business procedures according to the
guidelines established by CRS and agreed to by the GOL
4 The operation of theUS grant will be the sole responsibility
of Cat holic Relief Services-USCC with all fiscal and evaluative
Furtheringn 7 requirements of the US Government fulfilled by CRS
the mandate ad inten f the Congress on Foreign Aid CRS as
the voluntary agency woutld administrate the grant in Lebanon
thus relieving the US Bbassy in Beiut of participation in
the administrative process and thereby not int rering or
affecting t-heir other political or peace goals CRS would 1
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of course keep the Embassy fully advised but would not
involve it in the implementation of the project
5 The desired fiscal responsibility necessitates the grant
he administered by AID to and through the World Headshy
quarters of Catholic Relief Services in New York
6 Because of the restricted nature of this grant the
administration and operation of this project would be
distinct and separate from all other on-going programs
of Catholic Relief Services in Lebanon
-- OFFICI L AP2flVA A-D CCLET AND ENTHUSIASTIC- EDORSEMENTS-FOR -THIS
PROJECT FROM WITHIN EBANON
1 Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President of the High Co-mittee
for Relief of the Government of Lebanon and Minister of
Social Welfare and Minister-of Education of the Government
of Lebanon
2 M-inister (Doctorh Mohamedttallah Director of the Intershy
piis ez-iJa Co~ittee for National Planning and Development
Council for the Government of Lebanon
3 His BeahieAntonions Boutros hcreiche President of t he
General-Assem ifPatriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon
4 His Excellency Saeb Salam Leader of the Moslem communities
of Lebanon
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5 HisHcliness the Arenian Orthodox Pope Karekin II
OFFICIALE CSEENTAUD SUP2PCr OUTSIDE OF LEBANON BY
- His Holiness Pope John Paul I personally and officially
endorsed this proposed project even to the extent of promising to do
all that his office and person could do to attract other assistance for
t-he poor azd refugees in Lebanon The Holy Father endorsed havinVHis
rimnence Terence Cardinal Cooke personally and privately approach
President Carter to intercede and supoort this project-for the restoration
of hu_aitarian facilities and services ir Leanon This papal endorseshy
-_-ent took place on November 24 1978 iFa DrivLe auiience in the papal
library- -- -
The Arerican Cardinals Archbishops and Bishops through
the United States Catholic Conference as-evidenced in their Statement
on he Middle East - The Pursuit of Peace With Justilce U(fational Conference
of Catholic Bishops-o hei-i978)16197b -----
- The host of American Lebanese societies and agencies registered
in the Urxited -States - shy - - -
-is Enenceaence CadinaC~oka Archbish6p of New York
and President of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association
It was the consensus of the leadership within the consulted
governmental religious and private sectors t this rojeut should
begin i-L-ediatey to give the refugees reasons to return ther orer
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dwellings thus expediting the solution of the refugee problem in Lebanon
to a great extent This prospect moreover would help those deprived
of these basic healt-h education and welfare services and give to t-he
people of Lebancn a new hope in their government and a gliromer of peace
It was aptly stated by the Leader of the Moslem comu~rty when he said
such a program of restoration of the private sector buildings and
services at t-his very critical moment would be instrttental in repairing
the very fabric of the country now torn apart by extremists of both
sides who feed on each other
The time frame for this AIDCRS project will be dictated by
the circ=stances necessary to complete the goals and objectives of
restoring the facilities and services for halth welfare and education
in Lebanon
GRANT REQUEST - A-MOUNT AND FISCAL PROCESS
An initial tranche of 25 million dollars is estimated as the
bare mini-um to begin this project A cash flow of an advance of oneshy
third of the grant amount is envisioned as necessary to commence project
implementation
INPUTS FRCM PRIVATE SECTOR
The amount of sLc and a half million dollars has been donated
to the refugee anda emergency programs and projects since January 1 1977
It is estinated that this donation rate from the private sector will
escalate during the time frae of this project
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To preserve the private input in satisfying the basic human
need in Lebanon it is extremely important to understand the professional
strategy -f isolating the distinct goals of this project by not recriesting
additional funding from the private sector Professionally such solicitshy
ations would deprive those refugee and emergency programs now being
principally funded from the private sector Fortunately Catholic Relief
Services has the tormal promise from the Governmnent of Lebanon to solicit
grants from other gover-nments to participate in the goals of this grant
proposal This promise has been already crystallized to the extent that
the Goverrnment of Lebanon has designated a voting position on its Restorshy
ation and Rehabilitation Appropriations and Planning Comuittee to CRS
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~ The challenge of achi ving peace with justice in the Middle Es 44cofronts the conscience of tha international community A~s bishjops
Oft the Catholic Church in the United States we feel a dual rdsponsishybility to respond to the4 moral and religious dimensions-of this cha] lense On the one hand we are bound to the M~iddle-East by ties-f
hitoy tradition and faith On the other hand we4are c-itizenso
a nation which plays a direct and continuing role in the Middle Bast We address this problem as paso whs3asoamitr r~L
h fostringjustice andpecaevrleeofsity wereii
wr of the complexity of the political legal religious and moral ~problems of the MiddleEat and we acknowledge with respect and
Jgratitude the -miultiple efforts of political leaderswho have labored r~
[ to resolve this tragic conflict We wish in the first place to enshy
couacr o give voice toth silent hopes o ape pl Vthm ad
where who long for a common effort for peace in one of hworld s motdangerous politicl areas
1K~veseek in this statement to bring the problem 0T the MdJl~a before the Catholicconiunity in the Uitd
univrsa c-1alenge to onscience miay be in~thir thgh-t aci pl~vej esekaso to make osrutva t lt~~b ut t6
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East we specified a~ series of principles which shouldbe -part of an
eff ective political solution While ackniowledging the process of
continuous changeK that marks the life of thatregio1n we believe the
ceta elements of our 1973 statement to be still valid and usefulj
gu~idelines for a domprehensive approach to peace and justice inte
Middle East Therefore we again-call for a comprehensive pitical
solution involvingthe following
Teights of Israel to eistence as a sovereign state withi
asecure and recognizfed boundaries
The rights of the Palestinian Arabs to participate-in
negotiations affecting their d stinyaid to a homeland ofashy
their owna-
Comensation just compensatioshudbprvedfr all(a- shy
concerned of-whatever natioa d~n
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one-third of the population (750000) have become reuesis t
has been directly tied to the question of a regiplusmnonal settlementn
the Middle East on the one hand lis clear that Lebanon ishigh vulnrabl toa multiplicity of regionaland international forces
whchdirectly inflec itdoeiclife On-th other hand the 4 fate and future of the Palestinians whose refugee status evokes our
sympathy join the internal problem of Lebanon to the regional problshy
of the Middle East While a regional ec sadfctcpiio
for peace in Lebanon it is not a sufficient condition The intern
dimensions of theLebanese problem -political social economic a~n
religious be addressedwith a blend of political wisdom iad-must
moral courage asa first step toward peace The valuef~Lbn~
the st to Christianity and the worldis Atruthw cannoamp
fc-get The indepandonce of Lebanon and i ts fjbrc-of political anrC~~i(i6Uhia1ilpeevc mustb I al pon our governmen
to havea special concern for alIthese elomnts4 4
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6f iplomatic gratness to act boldly ad courageously in the f 6e Of complexity and ambiguity Cam David is suh ia ati6on and
dfserves our support h the same time it is necessar~y to recogniz i Daaiadnize~tht i Camis part of a process the diplomatic $nitiatives taken there must
be b oadened The gt itations of the Camp David accords inivolve
both the scope and te s of the agreements One form of limitation is evidencedby the ned to bringeeovher keyLactors in~ the Middle
fEast into the peace-making process This in turn is related to thiae terms of the agreements it ispartiall due to some dimensions
~ of the accords th Itkey parties are unwilling to participate in the procssTwoissues which-exemplify the substantive limits of- the
accords and which the principles of this statement mke us partcul
Iconcerned about are the status of Jerusalem ad the~fiate of thej Palestinians those living in the occupied territories and inteJ regio of the Middle East The question of Pales ini svr~gt4
remainsi unresolved by the accor s and calls for fute egtain t~f~ha been initiated at Cammp David must be exeddW htesme
adision
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Aware of the Conflicted and tragic history ot the recent past we
are cautious but choose to emphasize the signs of hope peace is
possible In transforming the possibility into a reality we see
the same basic dimensions of the problcm at work which structured
our 1973 statement
First the international community especially its principal
diplomatic actors inevitably influences the future of the Middle
East all those who touch the problem have an enormous responsibilit
to act with wisdom and vision Second the United Nations is a vita
element in any Middle Eastnegotiations and its diplomatic-and
peace-keeping role will undoubtedlybe crucial to long-term resolu
of the conflict Third the regional parties whose conflicting cla
of justice are the essence of the political and moral problem in the
Middle East are the key to peace In their-political vision moral
courage and will for peace lie our hopes for a peaceful future
Finally the religious communities with roots in the MiddleEast
must reflect the-best of our traditions in supporting the movement
for peace with )jtice for-al the people of- the regioL We have a
continuing concern for -the protection-of -the basic rights both civi
and religious of -the Christian minoritie in the Middle East and wc
encourage the local-churches there to-coninue their steadfast witnE
to the faith -
We call upon the inhabitants of the-Holy Land to renew and int
their efforts to build a spirit of pcae by drawing upon the rich
resources of the three great religious traditions which vencrato th
Holy Land as a-sacred place- -We-pray that the Prince of Peacewho
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lived t-and prayed in the Micdle East will bless the efforts
of all wh-e hope and strive for justice and peace in the land which
is still called holy
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
wellas eting
here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
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guarantee b aypeittheGoeneto ceaonusion thywsl iausediabyuacpofrclaipction thsgan yom tnsqenUS Govermentbyolycillasshytraiveli thruha niciate gantavrage request ofie $1000 pein stiution and tehnbilitatont a htw r eusigfv ilo
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
demndtha~tisbe jin vetpe yRS AID and the GOL But-
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Ifdu to extenuating stutons 3 or Circust ancest alon ffort isneihe desire nrir iat I 4d wis to1in
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u The implementation plan for the vai iittos zreeivihq funds would differ di endingnot only on the eize of thei iicth e t auaivenprocesihtne a t i anpftle exerOreh~abilitation proj ect to be undertaken but on the compence and
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oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
as CRS is able to make positive contributiof in the areas oif ~alth
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I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
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Sincerely yours
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(Rev) Robert L Charlebois Special Assistant
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44 a~l 14 4
4 NETECHSPRO 12ce Lgey 0 1 2-7 NEQ LD3 444 444~444 444 Date 3 4444~ 0 Funds for the lerviceseu Are availsole~4
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164or triac~opetiflg coU wyi2The terms and Conditionstat forth herein 17 orthe Agenc for Inter atioai0 e op mont arei ar dto shy 4
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Worksheet
111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workihoet
PaPeOsTNoAIo 135l X 1 aooeratingCountry 7 Lebanon I268-03l3-3-629773 Page 3 of Pge
Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
ATING COUNTRY
ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
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14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
- = --O NEDP IAllen 4
NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
Titie flirartfir NFTECH
Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
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of course keep the Embassy fully advised but would not
involve it in the implementation of the project
5 The desired fiscal responsibility necessitates the grant
he administered by AID to and through the World Headshy
quarters of Catholic Relief Services in New York
6 Because of the restricted nature of this grant the
administration and operation of this project would be
distinct and separate from all other on-going programs
of Catholic Relief Services in Lebanon
-- OFFICI L AP2flVA A-D CCLET AND ENTHUSIASTIC- EDORSEMENTS-FOR -THIS
PROJECT FROM WITHIN EBANON
1 Minister (Doctor) Assad Rizk President of the High Co-mittee
for Relief of the Government of Lebanon and Minister of
Social Welfare and Minister-of Education of the Government
of Lebanon
2 M-inister (Doctorh Mohamedttallah Director of the Intershy
piis ez-iJa Co~ittee for National Planning and Development
Council for the Government of Lebanon
3 His BeahieAntonions Boutros hcreiche President of t he
General-Assem ifPatriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon
4 His Excellency Saeb Salam Leader of the Moslem communities
of Lebanon
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5 HisHcliness the Arenian Orthodox Pope Karekin II
OFFICIALE CSEENTAUD SUP2PCr OUTSIDE OF LEBANON BY
- His Holiness Pope John Paul I personally and officially
endorsed this proposed project even to the extent of promising to do
all that his office and person could do to attract other assistance for
t-he poor azd refugees in Lebanon The Holy Father endorsed havinVHis
rimnence Terence Cardinal Cooke personally and privately approach
President Carter to intercede and supoort this project-for the restoration
of hu_aitarian facilities and services ir Leanon This papal endorseshy
-_-ent took place on November 24 1978 iFa DrivLe auiience in the papal
library- -- -
The Arerican Cardinals Archbishops and Bishops through
the United States Catholic Conference as-evidenced in their Statement
on he Middle East - The Pursuit of Peace With Justilce U(fational Conference
of Catholic Bishops-o hei-i978)16197b -----
- The host of American Lebanese societies and agencies registered
in the Urxited -States - shy - - -
-is Enenceaence CadinaC~oka Archbish6p of New York
and President of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association
It was the consensus of the leadership within the consulted
governmental religious and private sectors t this rojeut should
begin i-L-ediatey to give the refugees reasons to return ther orer
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dwellings thus expediting the solution of the refugee problem in Lebanon
to a great extent This prospect moreover would help those deprived
of these basic healt-h education and welfare services and give to t-he
people of Lebancn a new hope in their government and a gliromer of peace
It was aptly stated by the Leader of the Moslem comu~rty when he said
such a program of restoration of the private sector buildings and
services at t-his very critical moment would be instrttental in repairing
the very fabric of the country now torn apart by extremists of both
sides who feed on each other
The time frame for this AIDCRS project will be dictated by
the circ=stances necessary to complete the goals and objectives of
restoring the facilities and services for halth welfare and education
in Lebanon
GRANT REQUEST - A-MOUNT AND FISCAL PROCESS
An initial tranche of 25 million dollars is estimated as the
bare mini-um to begin this project A cash flow of an advance of oneshy
third of the grant amount is envisioned as necessary to commence project
implementation
INPUTS FRCM PRIVATE SECTOR
The amount of sLc and a half million dollars has been donated
to the refugee anda emergency programs and projects since January 1 1977
It is estinated that this donation rate from the private sector will
escalate during the time frae of this project
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To preserve the private input in satisfying the basic human
need in Lebanon it is extremely important to understand the professional
strategy -f isolating the distinct goals of this project by not recriesting
additional funding from the private sector Professionally such solicitshy
ations would deprive those refugee and emergency programs now being
principally funded from the private sector Fortunately Catholic Relief
Services has the tormal promise from the Governmnent of Lebanon to solicit
grants from other gover-nments to participate in the goals of this grant
proposal This promise has been already crystallized to the extent that
the Goverrnment of Lebanon has designated a voting position on its Restorshy
ation and Rehabilitation Appropriations and Planning Comuittee to CRS
ZM TI444 ON4~4 T444 L 44~a $4~9E 9 w i g t n ~ I~~~4~ 4h 4444 Z44
44+~i 4 4 The MiddleBast The --P rsui QfeaeW -u Stice-=shy
~ The challenge of achi ving peace with justice in the Middle Es 44cofronts the conscience of tha international community A~s bishjops
Oft the Catholic Church in the United States we feel a dual rdsponsishybility to respond to the4 moral and religious dimensions-of this cha] lense On the one hand we are bound to the M~iddle-East by ties-f
hitoy tradition and faith On the other hand we4are c-itizenso
a nation which plays a direct and continuing role in the Middle Bast We address this problem as paso whs3asoamitr r~L
h fostringjustice andpecaevrleeofsity wereii
wr of the complexity of the political legal religious and moral ~problems of the MiddleEat and we acknowledge with respect and
Jgratitude the -miultiple efforts of political leaderswho have labored r~
[ to resolve this tragic conflict We wish in the first place to enshy
couacr o give voice toth silent hopes o ape pl Vthm ad
where who long for a common effort for peace in one of hworld s motdangerous politicl areas
1K~veseek in this statement to bring the problem 0T the MdJl~a before the Catholicconiunity in the Uitd
univrsa c-1alenge to onscience miay be in~thir thgh-t aci pl~vej esekaso to make osrutva t lt~~b ut t6
v
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MddeEastcunf3Wc iole Qu
arn buA93to 1978 Inu~n 9 th o Atd Pece iha4o4
w or o a c
East we specified a~ series of principles which shouldbe -part of an
eff ective political solution While ackniowledging the process of
continuous changeK that marks the life of thatregio1n we believe the
ceta elements of our 1973 statement to be still valid and usefulj
gu~idelines for a domprehensive approach to peace and justice inte
Middle East Therefore we again-call for a comprehensive pitical
solution involvingthe following
Teights of Israel to eistence as a sovereign state withi
asecure and recognizfed boundaries
The rights of the Palestinian Arabs to participate-in
negotiations affecting their d stinyaid to a homeland ofashy
their owna-
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concerned of-whatever natioa d~n
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one-third of the population (750000) have become reuesis t
has been directly tied to the question of a regiplusmnonal settlementn
the Middle East on the one hand lis clear that Lebanon ishigh vulnrabl toa multiplicity of regionaland international forces
whchdirectly inflec itdoeiclife On-th other hand the 4 fate and future of the Palestinians whose refugee status evokes our
sympathy join the internal problem of Lebanon to the regional problshy
of the Middle East While a regional ec sadfctcpiio
for peace in Lebanon it is not a sufficient condition The intern
dimensions of theLebanese problem -political social economic a~n
religious be addressedwith a blend of political wisdom iad-must
moral courage asa first step toward peace The valuef~Lbn~
the st to Christianity and the worldis Atruthw cannoamp
fc-get The indepandonce of Lebanon and i ts fjbrc-of political anrC~~i(i6Uhia1ilpeevc mustb I al pon our governmen
to havea special concern for alIthese elomnts4 4
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6f iplomatic gratness to act boldly ad courageously in the f 6e Of complexity and ambiguity Cam David is suh ia ati6on and
dfserves our support h the same time it is necessar~y to recogniz i Daaiadnize~tht i Camis part of a process the diplomatic $nitiatives taken there must
be b oadened The gt itations of the Camp David accords inivolve
both the scope and te s of the agreements One form of limitation is evidencedby the ned to bringeeovher keyLactors in~ the Middle
fEast into the peace-making process This in turn is related to thiae terms of the agreements it ispartiall due to some dimensions
~ of the accords th Itkey parties are unwilling to participate in the procssTwoissues which-exemplify the substantive limits of- the
accords and which the principles of this statement mke us partcul
Iconcerned about are the status of Jerusalem ad the~fiate of thej Palestinians those living in the occupied territories and inteJ regio of the Middle East The question of Pales ini svr~gt4
remainsi unresolved by the accor s and calls for fute egtain t~f~ha been initiated at Cammp David must be exeddW htesme
adision
13 cyod Cam Do vd T1e MiddlcampZast prolem iss noW t 66n I
- o )ws- q o f h p m x
Aware of the Conflicted and tragic history ot the recent past we
are cautious but choose to emphasize the signs of hope peace is
possible In transforming the possibility into a reality we see
the same basic dimensions of the problcm at work which structured
our 1973 statement
First the international community especially its principal
diplomatic actors inevitably influences the future of the Middle
East all those who touch the problem have an enormous responsibilit
to act with wisdom and vision Second the United Nations is a vita
element in any Middle Eastnegotiations and its diplomatic-and
peace-keeping role will undoubtedlybe crucial to long-term resolu
of the conflict Third the regional parties whose conflicting cla
of justice are the essence of the political and moral problem in the
Middle East are the key to peace In their-political vision moral
courage and will for peace lie our hopes for a peaceful future
Finally the religious communities with roots in the MiddleEast
must reflect the-best of our traditions in supporting the movement
for peace with )jtice for-al the people of- the regioL We have a
continuing concern for -the protection-of -the basic rights both civi
and religious of -the Christian minoritie in the Middle East and wc
encourage the local-churches there to-coninue their steadfast witnE
to the faith -
We call upon the inhabitants of the-Holy Land to renew and int
their efforts to build a spirit of pcae by drawing upon the rich
resources of the three great religious traditions which vencrato th
Holy Land as a-sacred place- -We-pray that the Prince of Peacewho
BEST AVAILABLE COPy
lived t-and prayed in the Micdle East will bless the efforts
of all wh-e hope and strive for justice and peace in the land which
is still called holy
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
wellas eting
here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
4~
~ -shy~4~ if they qualify under the admissions po c es of-evieiytu tion assisted (This ist ev as a contiol factor that the
intttons stay within the scope of thir previo prfssoal4 - 4
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uekt19S1-o hisa onpoit stit theonora isca potilicites ~o the nttof bn and aydng bce for~ze prfssonae seorvi~crndeed411gria dthououl e xserd inranepplioior gorethuiritj st
that tei cotution o r hin-projensct wille npeinsicals whethe itheCoaiees ohth edycasioegard thefrebah tnheint but alsof ahs Fedoaco rof n riit oes ot mWethealsoibee
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uponWreepio eoth asran efrom theS Governent sofLcbtao tohlt throgconiuinar thians frojecthirllespecifically teishyfieewd to beahedso~ofteGtCommitteentolasrgdsherch ondRecotnshystrutionu adoeabiit onr of orgno oh ehv lobe
guarantee b aypeittheGoeneto ceaonusion thywsl iausediabyuacpofrclaipction thsgan yom tnsqenUS Govermentbyolycillasshytraiveli thruha niciate gantavrage request ofie $1000 pein stiution and tehnbilitatont a htw r eusigfv ilo
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
demndtha~tisbe jin vetpe yRS AID and the GOL But-
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Ifdu to extenuating stutons 3 or Circust ancest alon ffort isneihe desire nrir iat I 4d wis to1in
a 2a tQA ~ IpB -frl5tholic~ Relief Sevies-eUSCC-toa~~ -9ra QQ-t Mi~i i
u The implementation plan for the vai iittos zreeivihq funds would differ di endingnot only on the eize of thei iicth e t auaivenprocesihtne a t i anpftle exerOreh~abilitation proj ect to be undertaken but on the compence and
4
oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
as CRS is able to make positive contributiof in the areas oif ~alth
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naioa4 volutary g -iene arete the~ u ovrnen il be4~follow$ed in allfna1ciiAl transactions To date~I amhappy torpor~t that aa4far as I kcnow this~has never b~een a pro~lemuat1c area
I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
4
With kind personal regards I -Itmain
Sincerely yours
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RL C jrr4 ccMis AGooch MissGLage
(Rev) Robert L Charlebois Special Assistant
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workihoet
PaPeOsTNoAIo 135l X 1 aooeratingCountry 7 Lebanon I268-03l3-3-629773 Page 3 of Pge
Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
ATING COUNTRY
ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
-4s
14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
- = --O NEDP IAllen 4
NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
Titie flirartfir NFTECH
Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
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5 HisHcliness the Arenian Orthodox Pope Karekin II
OFFICIALE CSEENTAUD SUP2PCr OUTSIDE OF LEBANON BY
- His Holiness Pope John Paul I personally and officially
endorsed this proposed project even to the extent of promising to do
all that his office and person could do to attract other assistance for
t-he poor azd refugees in Lebanon The Holy Father endorsed havinVHis
rimnence Terence Cardinal Cooke personally and privately approach
President Carter to intercede and supoort this project-for the restoration
of hu_aitarian facilities and services ir Leanon This papal endorseshy
-_-ent took place on November 24 1978 iFa DrivLe auiience in the papal
library- -- -
The Arerican Cardinals Archbishops and Bishops through
the United States Catholic Conference as-evidenced in their Statement
on he Middle East - The Pursuit of Peace With Justilce U(fational Conference
of Catholic Bishops-o hei-i978)16197b -----
- The host of American Lebanese societies and agencies registered
in the Urxited -States - shy - - -
-is Enenceaence CadinaC~oka Archbish6p of New York
and President of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association
It was the consensus of the leadership within the consulted
governmental religious and private sectors t this rojeut should
begin i-L-ediatey to give the refugees reasons to return ther orer
- 6shy
dwellings thus expediting the solution of the refugee problem in Lebanon
to a great extent This prospect moreover would help those deprived
of these basic healt-h education and welfare services and give to t-he
people of Lebancn a new hope in their government and a gliromer of peace
It was aptly stated by the Leader of the Moslem comu~rty when he said
such a program of restoration of the private sector buildings and
services at t-his very critical moment would be instrttental in repairing
the very fabric of the country now torn apart by extremists of both
sides who feed on each other
The time frame for this AIDCRS project will be dictated by
the circ=stances necessary to complete the goals and objectives of
restoring the facilities and services for halth welfare and education
in Lebanon
GRANT REQUEST - A-MOUNT AND FISCAL PROCESS
An initial tranche of 25 million dollars is estimated as the
bare mini-um to begin this project A cash flow of an advance of oneshy
third of the grant amount is envisioned as necessary to commence project
implementation
INPUTS FRCM PRIVATE SECTOR
The amount of sLc and a half million dollars has been donated
to the refugee anda emergency programs and projects since January 1 1977
It is estinated that this donation rate from the private sector will
escalate during the time frae of this project
-7-
To preserve the private input in satisfying the basic human
need in Lebanon it is extremely important to understand the professional
strategy -f isolating the distinct goals of this project by not recriesting
additional funding from the private sector Professionally such solicitshy
ations would deprive those refugee and emergency programs now being
principally funded from the private sector Fortunately Catholic Relief
Services has the tormal promise from the Governmnent of Lebanon to solicit
grants from other gover-nments to participate in the goals of this grant
proposal This promise has been already crystallized to the extent that
the Goverrnment of Lebanon has designated a voting position on its Restorshy
ation and Rehabilitation Appropriations and Planning Comuittee to CRS
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~ The challenge of achi ving peace with justice in the Middle Es 44cofronts the conscience of tha international community A~s bishjops
Oft the Catholic Church in the United States we feel a dual rdsponsishybility to respond to the4 moral and religious dimensions-of this cha] lense On the one hand we are bound to the M~iddle-East by ties-f
hitoy tradition and faith On the other hand we4are c-itizenso
a nation which plays a direct and continuing role in the Middle Bast We address this problem as paso whs3asoamitr r~L
h fostringjustice andpecaevrleeofsity wereii
wr of the complexity of the political legal religious and moral ~problems of the MiddleEat and we acknowledge with respect and
Jgratitude the -miultiple efforts of political leaderswho have labored r~
[ to resolve this tragic conflict We wish in the first place to enshy
couacr o give voice toth silent hopes o ape pl Vthm ad
where who long for a common effort for peace in one of hworld s motdangerous politicl areas
1K~veseek in this statement to bring the problem 0T the MdJl~a before the Catholicconiunity in the Uitd
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East we specified a~ series of principles which shouldbe -part of an
eff ective political solution While ackniowledging the process of
continuous changeK that marks the life of thatregio1n we believe the
ceta elements of our 1973 statement to be still valid and usefulj
gu~idelines for a domprehensive approach to peace and justice inte
Middle East Therefore we again-call for a comprehensive pitical
solution involvingthe following
Teights of Israel to eistence as a sovereign state withi
asecure and recognizfed boundaries
The rights of the Palestinian Arabs to participate-in
negotiations affecting their d stinyaid to a homeland ofashy
their owna-
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concerned of-whatever natioa d~n
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one-third of the population (750000) have become reuesis t
has been directly tied to the question of a regiplusmnonal settlementn
the Middle East on the one hand lis clear that Lebanon ishigh vulnrabl toa multiplicity of regionaland international forces
whchdirectly inflec itdoeiclife On-th other hand the 4 fate and future of the Palestinians whose refugee status evokes our
sympathy join the internal problem of Lebanon to the regional problshy
of the Middle East While a regional ec sadfctcpiio
for peace in Lebanon it is not a sufficient condition The intern
dimensions of theLebanese problem -political social economic a~n
religious be addressedwith a blend of political wisdom iad-must
moral courage asa first step toward peace The valuef~Lbn~
the st to Christianity and the worldis Atruthw cannoamp
fc-get The indepandonce of Lebanon and i ts fjbrc-of political anrC~~i(i6Uhia1ilpeevc mustb I al pon our governmen
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6f iplomatic gratness to act boldly ad courageously in the f 6e Of complexity and ambiguity Cam David is suh ia ati6on and
dfserves our support h the same time it is necessar~y to recogniz i Daaiadnize~tht i Camis part of a process the diplomatic $nitiatives taken there must
be b oadened The gt itations of the Camp David accords inivolve
both the scope and te s of the agreements One form of limitation is evidencedby the ned to bringeeovher keyLactors in~ the Middle
fEast into the peace-making process This in turn is related to thiae terms of the agreements it ispartiall due to some dimensions
~ of the accords th Itkey parties are unwilling to participate in the procssTwoissues which-exemplify the substantive limits of- the
accords and which the principles of this statement mke us partcul
Iconcerned about are the status of Jerusalem ad the~fiate of thej Palestinians those living in the occupied territories and inteJ regio of the Middle East The question of Pales ini svr~gt4
remainsi unresolved by the accor s and calls for fute egtain t~f~ha been initiated at Cammp David must be exeddW htesme
adision
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- o )ws- q o f h p m x
Aware of the Conflicted and tragic history ot the recent past we
are cautious but choose to emphasize the signs of hope peace is
possible In transforming the possibility into a reality we see
the same basic dimensions of the problcm at work which structured
our 1973 statement
First the international community especially its principal
diplomatic actors inevitably influences the future of the Middle
East all those who touch the problem have an enormous responsibilit
to act with wisdom and vision Second the United Nations is a vita
element in any Middle Eastnegotiations and its diplomatic-and
peace-keeping role will undoubtedlybe crucial to long-term resolu
of the conflict Third the regional parties whose conflicting cla
of justice are the essence of the political and moral problem in the
Middle East are the key to peace In their-political vision moral
courage and will for peace lie our hopes for a peaceful future
Finally the religious communities with roots in the MiddleEast
must reflect the-best of our traditions in supporting the movement
for peace with )jtice for-al the people of- the regioL We have a
continuing concern for -the protection-of -the basic rights both civi
and religious of -the Christian minoritie in the Middle East and wc
encourage the local-churches there to-coninue their steadfast witnE
to the faith -
We call upon the inhabitants of the-Holy Land to renew and int
their efforts to build a spirit of pcae by drawing upon the rich
resources of the three great religious traditions which vencrato th
Holy Land as a-sacred place- -We-pray that the Prince of Peacewho
BEST AVAILABLE COPy
lived t-and prayed in the Micdle East will bless the efforts
of all wh-e hope and strive for justice and peace in the land which
is still called holy
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
wellas eting
here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
4~
~ -shy~4~ if they qualify under the admissions po c es of-evieiytu tion assisted (This ist ev as a contiol factor that the
intttons stay within the scope of thir previo prfssoal4 - 4
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guarantee b aypeittheGoeneto ceaonusion thywsl iausediabyuacpofrclaipction thsgan yom tnsqenUS Govermentbyolycillasshytraiveli thruha niciate gantavrage request ofie $1000 pein stiution and tehnbilitatont a htw r eusigfv ilo
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
demndtha~tisbe jin vetpe yRS AID and the GOL But-
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Ifdu to extenuating stutons 3 or Circust ancest alon ffort isneihe desire nrir iat I 4d wis to1in
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u The implementation plan for the vai iittos zreeivihq funds would differ di endingnot only on the eize of thei iicth e t auaivenprocesihtne a t i anpftle exerOreh~abilitation proj ect to be undertaken but on the compence and
4
oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
as CRS is able to make positive contributiof in the areas oif ~alth
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naioa4 volutary g -iene arete the~ u ovrnen il be4~follow$ed in allfna1ciiAl transactions To date~I amhappy torpor~t that aa4far as I kcnow this~has never b~een a pro~lemuat1c area
I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
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With kind personal regards I -Itmain
Sincerely yours
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RL C jrr4 ccMis AGooch MissGLage
(Rev) Robert L Charlebois Special Assistant
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workihoet
PaPeOsTNoAIo 135l X 1 aooeratingCountry 7 Lebanon I268-03l3-3-629773 Page 3 of Pge
Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
ATING COUNTRY
ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
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14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
- = --O NEDP IAllen 4
NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
Titie flirartfir NFTECH
Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
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dwellings thus expediting the solution of the refugee problem in Lebanon
to a great extent This prospect moreover would help those deprived
of these basic healt-h education and welfare services and give to t-he
people of Lebancn a new hope in their government and a gliromer of peace
It was aptly stated by the Leader of the Moslem comu~rty when he said
such a program of restoration of the private sector buildings and
services at t-his very critical moment would be instrttental in repairing
the very fabric of the country now torn apart by extremists of both
sides who feed on each other
The time frame for this AIDCRS project will be dictated by
the circ=stances necessary to complete the goals and objectives of
restoring the facilities and services for halth welfare and education
in Lebanon
GRANT REQUEST - A-MOUNT AND FISCAL PROCESS
An initial tranche of 25 million dollars is estimated as the
bare mini-um to begin this project A cash flow of an advance of oneshy
third of the grant amount is envisioned as necessary to commence project
implementation
INPUTS FRCM PRIVATE SECTOR
The amount of sLc and a half million dollars has been donated
to the refugee anda emergency programs and projects since January 1 1977
It is estinated that this donation rate from the private sector will
escalate during the time frae of this project
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To preserve the private input in satisfying the basic human
need in Lebanon it is extremely important to understand the professional
strategy -f isolating the distinct goals of this project by not recriesting
additional funding from the private sector Professionally such solicitshy
ations would deprive those refugee and emergency programs now being
principally funded from the private sector Fortunately Catholic Relief
Services has the tormal promise from the Governmnent of Lebanon to solicit
grants from other gover-nments to participate in the goals of this grant
proposal This promise has been already crystallized to the extent that
the Goverrnment of Lebanon has designated a voting position on its Restorshy
ation and Rehabilitation Appropriations and Planning Comuittee to CRS
ZM TI444 ON4~4 T444 L 44~a $4~9E 9 w i g t n ~ I~~~4~ 4h 4444 Z44
44+~i 4 4 The MiddleBast The --P rsui QfeaeW -u Stice-=shy
~ The challenge of achi ving peace with justice in the Middle Es 44cofronts the conscience of tha international community A~s bishjops
Oft the Catholic Church in the United States we feel a dual rdsponsishybility to respond to the4 moral and religious dimensions-of this cha] lense On the one hand we are bound to the M~iddle-East by ties-f
hitoy tradition and faith On the other hand we4are c-itizenso
a nation which plays a direct and continuing role in the Middle Bast We address this problem as paso whs3asoamitr r~L
h fostringjustice andpecaevrleeofsity wereii
wr of the complexity of the political legal religious and moral ~problems of the MiddleEat and we acknowledge with respect and
Jgratitude the -miultiple efforts of political leaderswho have labored r~
[ to resolve this tragic conflict We wish in the first place to enshy
couacr o give voice toth silent hopes o ape pl Vthm ad
where who long for a common effort for peace in one of hworld s motdangerous politicl areas
1K~veseek in this statement to bring the problem 0T the MdJl~a before the Catholicconiunity in the Uitd
univrsa c-1alenge to onscience miay be in~thir thgh-t aci pl~vej esekaso to make osrutva t lt~~b ut t6
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East we specified a~ series of principles which shouldbe -part of an
eff ective political solution While ackniowledging the process of
continuous changeK that marks the life of thatregio1n we believe the
ceta elements of our 1973 statement to be still valid and usefulj
gu~idelines for a domprehensive approach to peace and justice inte
Middle East Therefore we again-call for a comprehensive pitical
solution involvingthe following
Teights of Israel to eistence as a sovereign state withi
asecure and recognizfed boundaries
The rights of the Palestinian Arabs to participate-in
negotiations affecting their d stinyaid to a homeland ofashy
their owna-
Comensation just compensatioshudbprvedfr all(a- shy
concerned of-whatever natioa d~n
-- ----home andprqperty by the threa de~cades -of conflict
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fic ce h s ho ~peser throuthg an iin rna
af1cess hlguara a to - ae
prosorvtion o a ligiousyrl Ca
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one-third of the population (750000) have become reuesis t
has been directly tied to the question of a regiplusmnonal settlementn
the Middle East on the one hand lis clear that Lebanon ishigh vulnrabl toa multiplicity of regionaland international forces
whchdirectly inflec itdoeiclife On-th other hand the 4 fate and future of the Palestinians whose refugee status evokes our
sympathy join the internal problem of Lebanon to the regional problshy
of the Middle East While a regional ec sadfctcpiio
for peace in Lebanon it is not a sufficient condition The intern
dimensions of theLebanese problem -political social economic a~n
religious be addressedwith a blend of political wisdom iad-must
moral courage asa first step toward peace The valuef~Lbn~
the st to Christianity and the worldis Atruthw cannoamp
fc-get The indepandonce of Lebanon and i ts fjbrc-of political anrC~~i(i6Uhia1ilpeevc mustb I al pon our governmen
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6f iplomatic gratness to act boldly ad courageously in the f 6e Of complexity and ambiguity Cam David is suh ia ati6on and
dfserves our support h the same time it is necessar~y to recogniz i Daaiadnize~tht i Camis part of a process the diplomatic $nitiatives taken there must
be b oadened The gt itations of the Camp David accords inivolve
both the scope and te s of the agreements One form of limitation is evidencedby the ned to bringeeovher keyLactors in~ the Middle
fEast into the peace-making process This in turn is related to thiae terms of the agreements it ispartiall due to some dimensions
~ of the accords th Itkey parties are unwilling to participate in the procssTwoissues which-exemplify the substantive limits of- the
accords and which the principles of this statement mke us partcul
Iconcerned about are the status of Jerusalem ad the~fiate of thej Palestinians those living in the occupied territories and inteJ regio of the Middle East The question of Pales ini svr~gt4
remainsi unresolved by the accor s and calls for fute egtain t~f~ha been initiated at Cammp David must be exeddW htesme
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Aware of the Conflicted and tragic history ot the recent past we
are cautious but choose to emphasize the signs of hope peace is
possible In transforming the possibility into a reality we see
the same basic dimensions of the problcm at work which structured
our 1973 statement
First the international community especially its principal
diplomatic actors inevitably influences the future of the Middle
East all those who touch the problem have an enormous responsibilit
to act with wisdom and vision Second the United Nations is a vita
element in any Middle Eastnegotiations and its diplomatic-and
peace-keeping role will undoubtedlybe crucial to long-term resolu
of the conflict Third the regional parties whose conflicting cla
of justice are the essence of the political and moral problem in the
Middle East are the key to peace In their-political vision moral
courage and will for peace lie our hopes for a peaceful future
Finally the religious communities with roots in the MiddleEast
must reflect the-best of our traditions in supporting the movement
for peace with )jtice for-al the people of- the regioL We have a
continuing concern for -the protection-of -the basic rights both civi
and religious of -the Christian minoritie in the Middle East and wc
encourage the local-churches there to-coninue their steadfast witnE
to the faith -
We call upon the inhabitants of the-Holy Land to renew and int
their efforts to build a spirit of pcae by drawing upon the rich
resources of the three great religious traditions which vencrato th
Holy Land as a-sacred place- -We-pray that the Prince of Peacewho
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lived t-and prayed in the Micdle East will bless the efforts
of all wh-e hope and strive for justice and peace in the land which
is still called holy
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
wellas eting
here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
4~
~ -shy~4~ if they qualify under the admissions po c es of-evieiytu tion assisted (This ist ev as a contiol factor that the
intttons stay within the scope of thir previo prfssoal4 - 4
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
demndtha~tisbe jin vetpe yRS AID and the GOL But-
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Ifdu to extenuating stutons 3 or Circust ancest alon ffort isneihe desire nrir iat I 4d wis to1in
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u The implementation plan for the vai iittos zreeivihq funds would differ di endingnot only on the eize of thei iicth e t auaivenprocesihtne a t i anpftle exerOreh~abilitation proj ect to be undertaken but on the compence and
4
oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
as CRS is able to make positive contributiof in the areas oif ~alth
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naioa4 volutary g -iene arete the~ u ovrnen il be4~follow$ed in allfna1ciiAl transactions To date~I amhappy torpor~t that aa4far as I kcnow this~has never b~een a pro~lemuat1c area
I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
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With kind personal regards I -Itmain
Sincerely yours
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(Rev) Robert L Charlebois Special Assistant
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workihoet
PaPeOsTNoAIo 135l X 1 aooeratingCountry 7 Lebanon I268-03l3-3-629773 Page 3 of Pge
Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
ATING COUNTRY
ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
-4s
14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
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NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
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Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
-7-
To preserve the private input in satisfying the basic human
need in Lebanon it is extremely important to understand the professional
strategy -f isolating the distinct goals of this project by not recriesting
additional funding from the private sector Professionally such solicitshy
ations would deprive those refugee and emergency programs now being
principally funded from the private sector Fortunately Catholic Relief
Services has the tormal promise from the Governmnent of Lebanon to solicit
grants from other gover-nments to participate in the goals of this grant
proposal This promise has been already crystallized to the extent that
the Goverrnment of Lebanon has designated a voting position on its Restorshy
ation and Rehabilitation Appropriations and Planning Comuittee to CRS
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~ The challenge of achi ving peace with justice in the Middle Es 44cofronts the conscience of tha international community A~s bishjops
Oft the Catholic Church in the United States we feel a dual rdsponsishybility to respond to the4 moral and religious dimensions-of this cha] lense On the one hand we are bound to the M~iddle-East by ties-f
hitoy tradition and faith On the other hand we4are c-itizenso
a nation which plays a direct and continuing role in the Middle Bast We address this problem as paso whs3asoamitr r~L
h fostringjustice andpecaevrleeofsity wereii
wr of the complexity of the political legal religious and moral ~problems of the MiddleEat and we acknowledge with respect and
Jgratitude the -miultiple efforts of political leaderswho have labored r~
[ to resolve this tragic conflict We wish in the first place to enshy
couacr o give voice toth silent hopes o ape pl Vthm ad
where who long for a common effort for peace in one of hworld s motdangerous politicl areas
1K~veseek in this statement to bring the problem 0T the MdJl~a before the Catholicconiunity in the Uitd
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East we specified a~ series of principles which shouldbe -part of an
eff ective political solution While ackniowledging the process of
continuous changeK that marks the life of thatregio1n we believe the
ceta elements of our 1973 statement to be still valid and usefulj
gu~idelines for a domprehensive approach to peace and justice inte
Middle East Therefore we again-call for a comprehensive pitical
solution involvingthe following
Teights of Israel to eistence as a sovereign state withi
asecure and recognizfed boundaries
The rights of the Palestinian Arabs to participate-in
negotiations affecting their d stinyaid to a homeland ofashy
their owna-
Comensation just compensatioshudbprvedfr all(a- shy
concerned of-whatever natioa d~n
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one-third of the population (750000) have become reuesis t
has been directly tied to the question of a regiplusmnonal settlementn
the Middle East on the one hand lis clear that Lebanon ishigh vulnrabl toa multiplicity of regionaland international forces
whchdirectly inflec itdoeiclife On-th other hand the 4 fate and future of the Palestinians whose refugee status evokes our
sympathy join the internal problem of Lebanon to the regional problshy
of the Middle East While a regional ec sadfctcpiio
for peace in Lebanon it is not a sufficient condition The intern
dimensions of theLebanese problem -political social economic a~n
religious be addressedwith a blend of political wisdom iad-must
moral courage asa first step toward peace The valuef~Lbn~
the st to Christianity and the worldis Atruthw cannoamp
fc-get The indepandonce of Lebanon and i ts fjbrc-of political anrC~~i(i6Uhia1ilpeevc mustb I al pon our governmen
to havea special concern for alIthese elomnts4 4
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6f iplomatic gratness to act boldly ad courageously in the f 6e Of complexity and ambiguity Cam David is suh ia ati6on and
dfserves our support h the same time it is necessar~y to recogniz i Daaiadnize~tht i Camis part of a process the diplomatic $nitiatives taken there must
be b oadened The gt itations of the Camp David accords inivolve
both the scope and te s of the agreements One form of limitation is evidencedby the ned to bringeeovher keyLactors in~ the Middle
fEast into the peace-making process This in turn is related to thiae terms of the agreements it ispartiall due to some dimensions
~ of the accords th Itkey parties are unwilling to participate in the procssTwoissues which-exemplify the substantive limits of- the
accords and which the principles of this statement mke us partcul
Iconcerned about are the status of Jerusalem ad the~fiate of thej Palestinians those living in the occupied territories and inteJ regio of the Middle East The question of Pales ini svr~gt4
remainsi unresolved by the accor s and calls for fute egtain t~f~ha been initiated at Cammp David must be exeddW htesme
adision
13 cyod Cam Do vd T1e MiddlcampZast prolem iss noW t 66n I
- o )ws- q o f h p m x
Aware of the Conflicted and tragic history ot the recent past we
are cautious but choose to emphasize the signs of hope peace is
possible In transforming the possibility into a reality we see
the same basic dimensions of the problcm at work which structured
our 1973 statement
First the international community especially its principal
diplomatic actors inevitably influences the future of the Middle
East all those who touch the problem have an enormous responsibilit
to act with wisdom and vision Second the United Nations is a vita
element in any Middle Eastnegotiations and its diplomatic-and
peace-keeping role will undoubtedlybe crucial to long-term resolu
of the conflict Third the regional parties whose conflicting cla
of justice are the essence of the political and moral problem in the
Middle East are the key to peace In their-political vision moral
courage and will for peace lie our hopes for a peaceful future
Finally the religious communities with roots in the MiddleEast
must reflect the-best of our traditions in supporting the movement
for peace with )jtice for-al the people of- the regioL We have a
continuing concern for -the protection-of -the basic rights both civi
and religious of -the Christian minoritie in the Middle East and wc
encourage the local-churches there to-coninue their steadfast witnE
to the faith -
We call upon the inhabitants of the-Holy Land to renew and int
their efforts to build a spirit of pcae by drawing upon the rich
resources of the three great religious traditions which vencrato th
Holy Land as a-sacred place- -We-pray that the Prince of Peacewho
BEST AVAILABLE COPy
lived t-and prayed in the Micdle East will bless the efforts
of all wh-e hope and strive for justice and peace in the land which
is still called holy
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
wellas eting
here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
4~
~ -shy~4~ if they qualify under the admissions po c es of-evieiytu tion assisted (This ist ev as a contiol factor that the
intttons stay within the scope of thir previo prfssoal4 - 4
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4 services rendered) 4414
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that tei cotution o r hin-projensct wille npeinsicals whethe itheCoaiees ohth edycasioegard thefrebah tnheint but alsof ahs Fedoaco rof n riit oes ot mWethealsoibee
gaatebyte of ovrment eao to-rftintttohat theytislim edi~tely
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uponWreepio eoth asran efrom theS Governent sofLcbtao tohlt throgconiuinar thians frojecthirllespecifically teishyfieewd to beahedso~ofteGtCommitteentolasrgdsherch ondRecotnshystrutionu adoeabiit onr of orgno oh ehv lobe
guarantee b aypeittheGoeneto ceaonusion thywsl iausediabyuacpofrclaipction thsgan yom tnsqenUS Govermentbyolycillasshytraiveli thruha niciate gantavrage request ofie $1000 pein stiution and tehnbilitatont a htw r eusigfv ilo
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
demndtha~tisbe jin vetpe yRS AID and the GOL But-
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Ifdu to extenuating stutons 3 or Circust ancest alon ffort isneihe desire nrir iat I 4d wis to1in
a 2a tQA ~ IpB -frl5tholic~ Relief Sevies-eUSCC-toa~~ -9ra QQ-t Mi~i i
u The implementation plan for the vai iittos zreeivihq funds would differ di endingnot only on the eize of thei iicth e t auaivenprocesihtne a t i anpftle exerOreh~abilitation proj ect to be undertaken but on the compence and
4
oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
as CRS is able to make positive contributiof in the areas oif ~alth
e euo a
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naioa4 volutary g -iene arete the~ u ovrnen il be4~follow$ed in allfna1ciiAl transactions To date~I amhappy torpor~t that aa4far as I kcnow this~has never b~een a pro~lemuat1c area
I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
4
With kind personal regards I -Itmain
Sincerely yours
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RL C jrr4 ccMis AGooch MissGLage
(Rev) Robert L Charlebois Special Assistant
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workihoet
PaPeOsTNoAIo 135l X 1 aooeratingCountry 7 Lebanon I268-03l3-3-629773 Page 3 of Pge
Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
ATING COUNTRY
ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
-4s
14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
- = --O NEDP IAllen 4
NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
Titie flirartfir NFTECH
Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
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Middle East Therefore we again-call for a comprehensive pitical
solution involvingthe following
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~ of the accords th Itkey parties are unwilling to participate in the procssTwoissues which-exemplify the substantive limits of- the
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are cautious but choose to emphasize the signs of hope peace is
possible In transforming the possibility into a reality we see
the same basic dimensions of the problcm at work which structured
our 1973 statement
First the international community especially its principal
diplomatic actors inevitably influences the future of the Middle
East all those who touch the problem have an enormous responsibilit
to act with wisdom and vision Second the United Nations is a vita
element in any Middle Eastnegotiations and its diplomatic-and
peace-keeping role will undoubtedlybe crucial to long-term resolu
of the conflict Third the regional parties whose conflicting cla
of justice are the essence of the political and moral problem in the
Middle East are the key to peace In their-political vision moral
courage and will for peace lie our hopes for a peaceful future
Finally the religious communities with roots in the MiddleEast
must reflect the-best of our traditions in supporting the movement
for peace with )jtice for-al the people of- the regioL We have a
continuing concern for -the protection-of -the basic rights both civi
and religious of -the Christian minoritie in the Middle East and wc
encourage the local-churches there to-coninue their steadfast witnE
to the faith -
We call upon the inhabitants of the-Holy Land to renew and int
their efforts to build a spirit of pcae by drawing upon the rich
resources of the three great religious traditions which vencrato th
Holy Land as a-sacred place- -We-pray that the Prince of Peacewho
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lived t-and prayed in the Micdle East will bless the efforts
of all wh-e hope and strive for justice and peace in the land which
is still called holy
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
wellas eting
here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
4~
~ -shy~4~ if they qualify under the admissions po c es of-evieiytu tion assisted (This ist ev as a contiol factor that the
intttons stay within the scope of thir previo prfssoal4 - 4
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4 services rendered) 4414
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
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oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
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I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
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PaPeOsTNoAIo 135l X 1 aooeratingCountry 7 Lebanon I268-03l3-3-629773 Page 3 of Pge
Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
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ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
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AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
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14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
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NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
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Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
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East we specified a~ series of principles which shouldbe -part of an
eff ective political solution While ackniowledging the process of
continuous changeK that marks the life of thatregio1n we believe the
ceta elements of our 1973 statement to be still valid and usefulj
gu~idelines for a domprehensive approach to peace and justice inte
Middle East Therefore we again-call for a comprehensive pitical
solution involvingthe following
Teights of Israel to eistence as a sovereign state withi
asecure and recognizfed boundaries
The rights of the Palestinian Arabs to participate-in
negotiations affecting their d stinyaid to a homeland ofashy
their owna-
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concerned of-whatever natioa d~n
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one-third of the population (750000) have become reuesis t
has been directly tied to the question of a regiplusmnonal settlementn
the Middle East on the one hand lis clear that Lebanon ishigh vulnrabl toa multiplicity of regionaland international forces
whchdirectly inflec itdoeiclife On-th other hand the 4 fate and future of the Palestinians whose refugee status evokes our
sympathy join the internal problem of Lebanon to the regional problshy
of the Middle East While a regional ec sadfctcpiio
for peace in Lebanon it is not a sufficient condition The intern
dimensions of theLebanese problem -political social economic a~n
religious be addressedwith a blend of political wisdom iad-must
moral courage asa first step toward peace The valuef~Lbn~
the st to Christianity and the worldis Atruthw cannoamp
fc-get The indepandonce of Lebanon and i ts fjbrc-of political anrC~~i(i6Uhia1ilpeevc mustb I al pon our governmen
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6f iplomatic gratness to act boldly ad courageously in the f 6e Of complexity and ambiguity Cam David is suh ia ati6on and
dfserves our support h the same time it is necessar~y to recogniz i Daaiadnize~tht i Camis part of a process the diplomatic $nitiatives taken there must
be b oadened The gt itations of the Camp David accords inivolve
both the scope and te s of the agreements One form of limitation is evidencedby the ned to bringeeovher keyLactors in~ the Middle
fEast into the peace-making process This in turn is related to thiae terms of the agreements it ispartiall due to some dimensions
~ of the accords th Itkey parties are unwilling to participate in the procssTwoissues which-exemplify the substantive limits of- the
accords and which the principles of this statement mke us partcul
Iconcerned about are the status of Jerusalem ad the~fiate of thej Palestinians those living in the occupied territories and inteJ regio of the Middle East The question of Pales ini svr~gt4
remainsi unresolved by the accor s and calls for fute egtain t~f~ha been initiated at Cammp David must be exeddW htesme
adision
13 cyod Cam Do vd T1e MiddlcampZast prolem iss noW t 66n I
- o )ws- q o f h p m x
Aware of the Conflicted and tragic history ot the recent past we
are cautious but choose to emphasize the signs of hope peace is
possible In transforming the possibility into a reality we see
the same basic dimensions of the problcm at work which structured
our 1973 statement
First the international community especially its principal
diplomatic actors inevitably influences the future of the Middle
East all those who touch the problem have an enormous responsibilit
to act with wisdom and vision Second the United Nations is a vita
element in any Middle Eastnegotiations and its diplomatic-and
peace-keeping role will undoubtedlybe crucial to long-term resolu
of the conflict Third the regional parties whose conflicting cla
of justice are the essence of the political and moral problem in the
Middle East are the key to peace In their-political vision moral
courage and will for peace lie our hopes for a peaceful future
Finally the religious communities with roots in the MiddleEast
must reflect the-best of our traditions in supporting the movement
for peace with )jtice for-al the people of- the regioL We have a
continuing concern for -the protection-of -the basic rights both civi
and religious of -the Christian minoritie in the Middle East and wc
encourage the local-churches there to-coninue their steadfast witnE
to the faith -
We call upon the inhabitants of the-Holy Land to renew and int
their efforts to build a spirit of pcae by drawing upon the rich
resources of the three great religious traditions which vencrato th
Holy Land as a-sacred place- -We-pray that the Prince of Peacewho
BEST AVAILABLE COPy
lived t-and prayed in the Micdle East will bless the efforts
of all wh-e hope and strive for justice and peace in the land which
is still called holy
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
wellas eting
here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
4~
~ -shy~4~ if they qualify under the admissions po c es of-evieiytu tion assisted (This ist ev as a contiol factor that the
intttons stay within the scope of thir previo prfssoal4 - 4
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that tei cotution o r hin-projensct wille npeinsicals whethe itheCoaiees ohth edycasioegard thefrebah tnheint but alsof ahs Fedoaco rof n riit oes ot mWethealsoibee
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guarantee b aypeittheGoeneto ceaonusion thywsl iausediabyuacpofrclaipction thsgan yom tnsqenUS Govermentbyolycillasshytraiveli thruha niciate gantavrage request ofie $1000 pein stiution and tehnbilitatont a htw r eusigfv ilo
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
demndtha~tisbe jin vetpe yRS AID and the GOL But-
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Ifdu to extenuating stutons 3 or Circust ancest alon ffort isneihe desire nrir iat I 4d wis to1in
a 2a tQA ~ IpB -frl5tholic~ Relief Sevies-eUSCC-toa~~ -9ra QQ-t Mi~i i
u The implementation plan for the vai iittos zreeivihq funds would differ di endingnot only on the eize of thei iicth e t auaivenprocesihtne a t i anpftle exerOreh~abilitation proj ect to be undertaken but on the compence and
4
oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
as CRS is able to make positive contributiof in the areas oif ~alth
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naioa4 volutary g -iene arete the~ u ovrnen il be4~follow$ed in allfna1ciiAl transactions To date~I amhappy torpor~t that aa4far as I kcnow this~has never b~een a pro~lemuat1c area
I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
4
With kind personal regards I -Itmain
Sincerely yours
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RL C jrr4 ccMis AGooch MissGLage
(Rev) Robert L Charlebois Special Assistant
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workihoet
PaPeOsTNoAIo 135l X 1 aooeratingCountry 7 Lebanon I268-03l3-3-629773 Page 3 of Pge
Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
ATING COUNTRY
ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
-4s
14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
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NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
Titie flirartfir NFTECH
Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
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has been directly tied to the question of a regiplusmnonal settlementn
the Middle East on the one hand lis clear that Lebanon ishigh vulnrabl toa multiplicity of regionaland international forces
whchdirectly inflec itdoeiclife On-th other hand the 4 fate and future of the Palestinians whose refugee status evokes our
sympathy join the internal problem of Lebanon to the regional problshy
of the Middle East While a regional ec sadfctcpiio
for peace in Lebanon it is not a sufficient condition The intern
dimensions of theLebanese problem -political social economic a~n
religious be addressedwith a blend of political wisdom iad-must
moral courage asa first step toward peace The valuef~Lbn~
the st to Christianity and the worldis Atruthw cannoamp
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6f iplomatic gratness to act boldly ad courageously in the f 6e Of complexity and ambiguity Cam David is suh ia ati6on and
dfserves our support h the same time it is necessar~y to recogniz i Daaiadnize~tht i Camis part of a process the diplomatic $nitiatives taken there must
be b oadened The gt itations of the Camp David accords inivolve
both the scope and te s of the agreements One form of limitation is evidencedby the ned to bringeeovher keyLactors in~ the Middle
fEast into the peace-making process This in turn is related to thiae terms of the agreements it ispartiall due to some dimensions
~ of the accords th Itkey parties are unwilling to participate in the procssTwoissues which-exemplify the substantive limits of- the
accords and which the principles of this statement mke us partcul
Iconcerned about are the status of Jerusalem ad the~fiate of thej Palestinians those living in the occupied territories and inteJ regio of the Middle East The question of Pales ini svr~gt4
remainsi unresolved by the accor s and calls for fute egtain t~f~ha been initiated at Cammp David must be exeddW htesme
adision
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Aware of the Conflicted and tragic history ot the recent past we
are cautious but choose to emphasize the signs of hope peace is
possible In transforming the possibility into a reality we see
the same basic dimensions of the problcm at work which structured
our 1973 statement
First the international community especially its principal
diplomatic actors inevitably influences the future of the Middle
East all those who touch the problem have an enormous responsibilit
to act with wisdom and vision Second the United Nations is a vita
element in any Middle Eastnegotiations and its diplomatic-and
peace-keeping role will undoubtedlybe crucial to long-term resolu
of the conflict Third the regional parties whose conflicting cla
of justice are the essence of the political and moral problem in the
Middle East are the key to peace In their-political vision moral
courage and will for peace lie our hopes for a peaceful future
Finally the religious communities with roots in the MiddleEast
must reflect the-best of our traditions in supporting the movement
for peace with )jtice for-al the people of- the regioL We have a
continuing concern for -the protection-of -the basic rights both civi
and religious of -the Christian minoritie in the Middle East and wc
encourage the local-churches there to-coninue their steadfast witnE
to the faith -
We call upon the inhabitants of the-Holy Land to renew and int
their efforts to build a spirit of pcae by drawing upon the rich
resources of the three great religious traditions which vencrato th
Holy Land as a-sacred place- -We-pray that the Prince of Peacewho
BEST AVAILABLE COPy
lived t-and prayed in the Micdle East will bless the efforts
of all wh-e hope and strive for justice and peace in the land which
is still called holy
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
wellas eting
here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
4~
~ -shy~4~ if they qualify under the admissions po c es of-evieiytu tion assisted (This ist ev as a contiol factor that the
intttons stay within the scope of thir previo prfssoal4 - 4
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guarantee b aypeittheGoeneto ceaonusion thywsl iausediabyuacpofrclaipction thsgan yom tnsqenUS Govermentbyolycillasshytraiveli thruha niciate gantavrage request ofie $1000 pein stiution and tehnbilitatont a htw r eusigfv ilo
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
demndtha~tisbe jin vetpe yRS AID and the GOL But-
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Ifdu to extenuating stutons 3 or Circust ancest alon ffort isneihe desire nrir iat I 4d wis to1in
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u The implementation plan for the vai iittos zreeivihq funds would differ di endingnot only on the eize of thei iicth e t auaivenprocesihtne a t i anpftle exerOreh~abilitation proj ect to be undertaken but on the compence and
4
oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
as CRS is able to make positive contributiof in the areas oif ~alth
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naioa4 volutary g -iene arete the~ u ovrnen il be4~follow$ed in allfna1ciiAl transactions To date~I amhappy torpor~t that aa4far as I kcnow this~has never b~een a pro~lemuat1c area
I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
4
With kind personal regards I -Itmain
Sincerely yours
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RL C jrr4 ccMis AGooch MissGLage
(Rev) Robert L Charlebois Special Assistant
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4 NETECHSPRO 12ce Lgey 0 1 2-7 NEQ LD3 444 444~444 444 Date 3 4444~ 0 Funds for the lerviceseu Are availsole~4
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workihoet
PaPeOsTNoAIo 135l X 1 aooeratingCountry 7 Lebanon I268-03l3-3-629773 Page 3 of Pge
Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
ATING COUNTRY
ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
-4s
14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
- = --O NEDP IAllen 4
NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
Titie flirartfir NFTECH
Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
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dfserves our support h the same time it is necessar~y to recogniz i Daaiadnize~tht i Camis part of a process the diplomatic $nitiatives taken there must
be b oadened The gt itations of the Camp David accords inivolve
both the scope and te s of the agreements One form of limitation is evidencedby the ned to bringeeovher keyLactors in~ the Middle
fEast into the peace-making process This in turn is related to thiae terms of the agreements it ispartiall due to some dimensions
~ of the accords th Itkey parties are unwilling to participate in the procssTwoissues which-exemplify the substantive limits of- the
accords and which the principles of this statement mke us partcul
Iconcerned about are the status of Jerusalem ad the~fiate of thej Palestinians those living in the occupied territories and inteJ regio of the Middle East The question of Pales ini svr~gt4
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Aware of the Conflicted and tragic history ot the recent past we
are cautious but choose to emphasize the signs of hope peace is
possible In transforming the possibility into a reality we see
the same basic dimensions of the problcm at work which structured
our 1973 statement
First the international community especially its principal
diplomatic actors inevitably influences the future of the Middle
East all those who touch the problem have an enormous responsibilit
to act with wisdom and vision Second the United Nations is a vita
element in any Middle Eastnegotiations and its diplomatic-and
peace-keeping role will undoubtedlybe crucial to long-term resolu
of the conflict Third the regional parties whose conflicting cla
of justice are the essence of the political and moral problem in the
Middle East are the key to peace In their-political vision moral
courage and will for peace lie our hopes for a peaceful future
Finally the religious communities with roots in the MiddleEast
must reflect the-best of our traditions in supporting the movement
for peace with )jtice for-al the people of- the regioL We have a
continuing concern for -the protection-of -the basic rights both civi
and religious of -the Christian minoritie in the Middle East and wc
encourage the local-churches there to-coninue their steadfast witnE
to the faith -
We call upon the inhabitants of the-Holy Land to renew and int
their efforts to build a spirit of pcae by drawing upon the rich
resources of the three great religious traditions which vencrato th
Holy Land as a-sacred place- -We-pray that the Prince of Peacewho
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lived t-and prayed in the Micdle East will bless the efforts
of all wh-e hope and strive for justice and peace in the land which
is still called holy
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
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here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
demndtha~tisbe jin vetpe yRS AID and the GOL But-
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u The implementation plan for the vai iittos zreeivihq funds would differ di endingnot only on the eize of thei iicth e t auaivenprocesihtne a t i anpftle exerOreh~abilitation proj ect to be undertaken but on the compence and
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oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
as CRS is able to make positive contributiof in the areas oif ~alth
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I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workihoet
PaPeOsTNoAIo 135l X 1 aooeratingCountry 7 Lebanon I268-03l3-3-629773 Page 3 of Pge
Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
ATING COUNTRY
ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
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14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
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NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
Titie flirartfir NFTECH
Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
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6f iplomatic gratness to act boldly ad courageously in the f 6e Of complexity and ambiguity Cam David is suh ia ati6on and
dfserves our support h the same time it is necessar~y to recogniz i Daaiadnize~tht i Camis part of a process the diplomatic $nitiatives taken there must
be b oadened The gt itations of the Camp David accords inivolve
both the scope and te s of the agreements One form of limitation is evidencedby the ned to bringeeovher keyLactors in~ the Middle
fEast into the peace-making process This in turn is related to thiae terms of the agreements it ispartiall due to some dimensions
~ of the accords th Itkey parties are unwilling to participate in the procssTwoissues which-exemplify the substantive limits of- the
accords and which the principles of this statement mke us partcul
Iconcerned about are the status of Jerusalem ad the~fiate of thej Palestinians those living in the occupied territories and inteJ regio of the Middle East The question of Pales ini svr~gt4
remainsi unresolved by the accor s and calls for fute egtain t~f~ha been initiated at Cammp David must be exeddW htesme
adision
13 cyod Cam Do vd T1e MiddlcampZast prolem iss noW t 66n I
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Aware of the Conflicted and tragic history ot the recent past we
are cautious but choose to emphasize the signs of hope peace is
possible In transforming the possibility into a reality we see
the same basic dimensions of the problcm at work which structured
our 1973 statement
First the international community especially its principal
diplomatic actors inevitably influences the future of the Middle
East all those who touch the problem have an enormous responsibilit
to act with wisdom and vision Second the United Nations is a vita
element in any Middle Eastnegotiations and its diplomatic-and
peace-keeping role will undoubtedlybe crucial to long-term resolu
of the conflict Third the regional parties whose conflicting cla
of justice are the essence of the political and moral problem in the
Middle East are the key to peace In their-political vision moral
courage and will for peace lie our hopes for a peaceful future
Finally the religious communities with roots in the MiddleEast
must reflect the-best of our traditions in supporting the movement
for peace with )jtice for-al the people of- the regioL We have a
continuing concern for -the protection-of -the basic rights both civi
and religious of -the Christian minoritie in the Middle East and wc
encourage the local-churches there to-coninue their steadfast witnE
to the faith -
We call upon the inhabitants of the-Holy Land to renew and int
their efforts to build a spirit of pcae by drawing upon the rich
resources of the three great religious traditions which vencrato th
Holy Land as a-sacred place- -We-pray that the Prince of Peacewho
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lived t-and prayed in the Micdle East will bless the efforts
of all wh-e hope and strive for justice and peace in the land which
is still called holy
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
wellas eting
here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
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~ -shy~4~ if they qualify under the admissions po c es of-evieiytu tion assisted (This ist ev as a contiol factor that the
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
demndtha~tisbe jin vetpe yRS AID and the GOL But-
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Ifdu to extenuating stutons 3 or Circust ancest alon ffort isneihe desire nrir iat I 4d wis to1in
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u The implementation plan for the vai iittos zreeivihq funds would differ di endingnot only on the eize of thei iicth e t auaivenprocesihtne a t i anpftle exerOreh~abilitation proj ect to be undertaken but on the compence and
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oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
as CRS is able to make positive contributiof in the areas oif ~alth
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naioa4 volutary g -iene arete the~ u ovrnen il be4~follow$ed in allfna1ciiAl transactions To date~I amhappy torpor~t that aa4far as I kcnow this~has never b~een a pro~lemuat1c area
I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
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With kind personal regards I -Itmain
Sincerely yours
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(Rev) Robert L Charlebois Special Assistant
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workihoet
PaPeOsTNoAIo 135l X 1 aooeratingCountry 7 Lebanon I268-03l3-3-629773 Page 3 of Pge
Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
ATING COUNTRY
ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
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14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
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NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
Titie flirartfir NFTECH
Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
Aware of the Conflicted and tragic history ot the recent past we
are cautious but choose to emphasize the signs of hope peace is
possible In transforming the possibility into a reality we see
the same basic dimensions of the problcm at work which structured
our 1973 statement
First the international community especially its principal
diplomatic actors inevitably influences the future of the Middle
East all those who touch the problem have an enormous responsibilit
to act with wisdom and vision Second the United Nations is a vita
element in any Middle Eastnegotiations and its diplomatic-and
peace-keeping role will undoubtedlybe crucial to long-term resolu
of the conflict Third the regional parties whose conflicting cla
of justice are the essence of the political and moral problem in the
Middle East are the key to peace In their-political vision moral
courage and will for peace lie our hopes for a peaceful future
Finally the religious communities with roots in the MiddleEast
must reflect the-best of our traditions in supporting the movement
for peace with )jtice for-al the people of- the regioL We have a
continuing concern for -the protection-of -the basic rights both civi
and religious of -the Christian minoritie in the Middle East and wc
encourage the local-churches there to-coninue their steadfast witnE
to the faith -
We call upon the inhabitants of the-Holy Land to renew and int
their efforts to build a spirit of pcae by drawing upon the rich
resources of the three great religious traditions which vencrato th
Holy Land as a-sacred place- -We-pray that the Prince of Peacewho
BEST AVAILABLE COPy
lived t-and prayed in the Micdle East will bless the efforts
of all wh-e hope and strive for justice and peace in the land which
is still called holy
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
wellas eting
here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
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~ -shy~4~ if they qualify under the admissions po c es of-evieiytu tion assisted (This ist ev as a contiol factor that the
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guarantee b aypeittheGoeneto ceaonusion thywsl iausediabyuacpofrclaipction thsgan yom tnsqenUS Govermentbyolycillasshytraiveli thruha niciate gantavrage request ofie $1000 pein stiution and tehnbilitatont a htw r eusigfv ilo
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
demndtha~tisbe jin vetpe yRS AID and the GOL But-
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Ifdu to extenuating stutons 3 or Circust ancest alon ffort isneihe desire nrir iat I 4d wis to1in
a 2a tQA ~ IpB -frl5tholic~ Relief Sevies-eUSCC-toa~~ -9ra QQ-t Mi~i i
u The implementation plan for the vai iittos zreeivihq funds would differ di endingnot only on the eize of thei iicth e t auaivenprocesihtne a t i anpftle exerOreh~abilitation proj ect to be undertaken but on the compence and
4
oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
as CRS is able to make positive contributiof in the areas oif ~alth
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naioa4 volutary g -iene arete the~ u ovrnen il be4~follow$ed in allfna1ciiAl transactions To date~I amhappy torpor~t that aa4far as I kcnow this~has never b~een a pro~lemuat1c area
I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
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With kind personal regards I -Itmain
Sincerely yours
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(Rev) Robert L Charlebois Special Assistant
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workihoet
PaPeOsTNoAIo 135l X 1 aooeratingCountry 7 Lebanon I268-03l3-3-629773 Page 3 of Pge
Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
ATING COUNTRY
ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
-4s
14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
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NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
Titie flirartfir NFTECH
Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
lived t-and prayed in the Micdle East will bless the efforts
of all wh-e hope and strive for justice and peace in the land which
is still called holy
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
wellas eting
here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
demndtha~tisbe jin vetpe yRS AID and the GOL But-
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u The implementation plan for the vai iittos zreeivihq funds would differ di endingnot only on the eize of thei iicth e t auaivenprocesihtne a t i anpftle exerOreh~abilitation proj ect to be undertaken but on the compence and
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oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
as CRS is able to make positive contributiof in the areas oif ~alth
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naioa4 volutary g -iene arete the~ u ovrnen il be4~follow$ed in allfna1ciiAl transactions To date~I amhappy torpor~t that aa4far as I kcnow this~has never b~een a pro~lemuat1c area
I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
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With kind personal regards I -Itmain
Sincerely yours
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(Rev) Robert L Charlebois Special Assistant
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workihoet
PaPeOsTNoAIo 135l X 1 aooeratingCountry 7 Lebanon I268-03l3-3-629773 Page 3 of Pge
Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
ATING COUNTRY
ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
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14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
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NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
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Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
Kr oeC Wheeler
~Bureau for Near East DepItment of State
Agecy or ntrnational Development laquoWashington DC 20523
Dear M~r Weeler
i am pleased to send you this letter with conments and answers to the questions you raised in your k~ind le~tter as Miss Goochs and Miss Langleys most welcom and pleasant
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here in our office As you will note in the ori~inal propoSa 1 the fiscal modality is that grant funds would be disbursed in every
instance by CRSLeba-non On the one hand we would go through the legal process of fiscal subgranting to institutions funds to enable them-t-o o-btain p-rofessional services for restoation upon CR5 priorapproval for said restoration with certifiable invoicing on thle other hand CR5Lebanon would directly engage Iprofessional expertiselegal counsel contractors engineers etcto analyze and validate individual proposals for said institutions
~4 4I am happy to furnish~you with the following additional criteria for the selection of those institutions to eceive assistance 4W1
1) Before any institution-would receive financial assistance for rehabilitation said institution would have to have he approshyval of the Joint Committee formed with the Government of Lebanon lt7 4L4~
4 ~CRS and AIDLebanon The criteria developed by th~e -official Joinit Committee becomes the criteria for the implemntation of this grant -
4 2) The number of recipients whether tbeybe -tudents orpatients -or within other categories would be determined and certified
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
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u The implementation plan for the vai iittos zreeivihq funds would differ di endingnot only on the eize of thei iicth e t auaivenprocesihtne a t i anpftle exerOreh~abilitation proj ect to be undertaken but on the compence and
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oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
as CRS is able to make positive contributiof in the areas oif ~alth
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I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
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Sincerely yours
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(Rev) Robert L Charlebois Special Assistant
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
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Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
ATING COUNTRY
ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
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AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
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14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
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NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
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AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
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dollars ($5000000) for initial funding to assist six to nine instishytutions Your point iswell~)taken and it certainly doesnt make sense unless you pick up within the Project Proposal that the initial assistance for six to nine institutions covers the initial phase of grant implementationserving as an evaluative time frame from thefirst tranche of the grant of $5000000 Asrstated in my originaltext my intention was that after we spent say twenty per cent ofthe grant CRS AID and the GOL ought to take a moment and reviewwhether we are satisfied with the selection process as well as thefiscal accountability during this initial phase It was my opinion~that we ought to take an evaluative pause to be sure the necessarycontrols and supervisory factors were in place and in fact workingBeing assured that the fiscal and professional requirements are beingmet~ we would then be able to tprofessionally proceed with h iple shymentation of ithe remain~der of the grant makinig any necessary ~o fications if any areindioated bamnofamn o1ss~
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oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
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I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
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Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
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ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
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AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
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14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
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NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
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AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
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u The implementation plan for the vai iittos zreeivihq funds would differ di endingnot only on the eize of thei iicth e t auaivenprocesihtne a t i anpftle exerOreh~abilitation proj ect to be undertaken but on the compence and
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oaaity of the said institution io-aubcontract through Itheir Board of Directors (or any other legal decision-making body) Obshyvi~usly the subcontractors would have to meet tesalme professionalrehabilitationti- tpoesof h alstrheUr1gothrough thentie re-laesvighces is standards and financial accountability and responsishybility that CRS assumesu through its grant wi th the US Government
Regarding the utilization of the four-tier personnel this would be professionally dictated by whether or notudthe de- j 4 struction to a given institution actually called for a total recon structlon or only repair I wouldbe the first to admit of a budshygetary variance and flexibility so that there is within the budget of this grant the opportunity to provide actually what is needed for the restoration of the professional services and facilitiesI am more than willing to admit that in a given instance we mayhave to go through the entire process of re-desgigagvnsrc ture while certainlyi i a number of other approved rehabilitation projects utilization of the four-tier professional consultants and others would neither be indicated nor suggested What ~we are reshyquesting from the US Government is a financial resource wherebythe needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation as dictated by the inshy
bulltitutionsapproved by the Joint Committee for ReconStrbtion and Rehabilitation can be met I can appreciate there can be some uneasiness and confusion since we are not asking under the terms of the grant for a specific institution requesting a specificlineitem budget to finance specific reconstructionor rehabilitationThe bottom line of the grant is that we will be able to restore the health education and social welfare fabric of the country to at
least the level that it was before the destruction of war~
In Section V of the proposal there is snecif1ially2 tae a guarantee on the part of CRS of inpt ecs en of ven mlindollars ($7000000) We are happy also to assure the US
Government that it would be the intention and polc of Catholic -A~Relief Services that this cahflwfo ti to ii4 shy
as CRS is able to make positive contributiof in the areas oif ~alth
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I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
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Sincerely yours
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workihoet
PaPeOsTNoAIo 135l X 1 aooeratingCountry 7 Lebanon I268-03l3-3-629773 Page 3 of Pge
Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
ATING COUNTRY
ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
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14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
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NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
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AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
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4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
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naioa4 volutary g -iene arete the~ u ovrnen il be4~follow$ed in allfna1ciiAl transactions To date~I amhappy torpor~t that aa4far as I kcnow this~has never b~een a pro~lemuat1c area
I sincerely hope that thisletter has been able to clarishyfy and answer all existing questionsrelativetoheR5rjt -pposal for Lebanon I trusttjs~nfomaio will enable you to approve4 the initial tranche of five milliton dollars 05000000) forour reconstruction andrehab~ilitation effort as soon as PossibleIIunderstand further funding will be cont$~ngent on project progressand performiance and the availability of US Oovernment funds
Hopefully this letter of clarification is sufficientto initiate the approval process After researching this matterwe agree with AID that a rdampwrite of the project would be superfluous4
Once again may I express my sincere appreciation foryour kind interest and responsible response as well as the gr)atassistance to me and my staff b~y Miss Anne Gooch and Miss GraceLangley of your bureau4
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With kind personal regards I -Itmain
Sincerely yours
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(Rev) Robert L Charlebois Special Assistant
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
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Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
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ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
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AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
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14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
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NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
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AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
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4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
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111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
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Ttil24 Project Activity No and
268-0313- Reconstruction and RehabilitationIOT Catholic Relief Services
22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
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AID COOPER-
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ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
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14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
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NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
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Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
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4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
Worksheet
111O-T N AID~ ISC~IA C~ 12 Lebanon 268-0313-3-6297703 Go2 of pag
Catholic Relief Services - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (268-0313)
SCOPE OF WORK ~ ~ ~~ p _ F- -- PR TIS PRIEZ ARiE ZS 6~cD N Ar7ACHMMNT NUMBER~_____
-ERET0 ENTTLEO ST -TEMENT IF ACRK
79SPECA PRQOV SCON4S
A LANGUA E REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY)IF MA KED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B A CCESS TO CIASSiFIED INFORMATiON WILL _ WILL NOT BE REQUIPED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
DUTY PCSTS) AND OURATON OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) IMONTHS)
DEPENCENT-0 D WILL I WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNCIAN
E WAIVER(S) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO AL0OW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER ISATTACHED) vehicles and comiodities
F 2 COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY) E HAS BEEN OBTAINED 0 HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY PIOCT
G C OTHER SPECIFY) This is an operational program grant (OPG) to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)It is the responsibility of the voluntary agency in this case CRS to ensure that the Government of Lebanon has no objection to CRS proceeding with the implementation of this grant
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
The proposal submitted by CRS has been supplemented by a number of addenda These addenda have been inserted in the original proposal where appropriateand confirmed by CRS to be correct and representative of their intent
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY THE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
Two DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
0 __ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
C _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)_
One STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK 18)
i 2 WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 191 SPECIFY NUMBER)
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22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
ATING COUNTRY
ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
-4s
14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
- = --O NEDP IAllen 4
NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
Titie flirartfir NFTECH
Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
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22 1I4isionsmho Qt Contractor or 0articIpetinzg Agency to Cooperating Country and to AID
A Relationships and Responlibilities
B Cooperating Country Liaison Official
Prime Ministers Office - Government of Lebanon
C AID Laison Officials
Grace Langley - NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch - NETECHSPRD AD reseratve e LebancnPeter Cody
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
23 Provisions for Logistic Support IN KIND SUPPLIED BY
FROM LOCAL CURRENCY SUPPLIED BY
TO BE PROVIDED
OR
A SoecifIc Iarrms (InserT X in applicable column at right
If enm needs qualification insertasrerisk and explain
below in C Comments)
AID COOPER
ATING COUNTRY
AID COOPER-
ATING COUNTRY
ARRANGED B Y
SUPPLIER
X (I) Office Space
i2) Office Equipment X
X 3) Housing and Utilities
X 4) Furniture
X (5) Household Equipment (Stove RefrIg erc)
X (6) Transportation in Cooperating Country
X (7) Transportation To and From Country
X (8) Interpreter ServicaSSecretarial
X (9) Medical F acilities
X (10) Vaicles (official)
X (111) Travel ArrangementsiTicket_
(OTHER (12)
SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15) il_
B Adclitional Facilities Available From Other Sources
7 APOFPO C PX C COMMISSARY
C3 OTHER (Specify eg duty frem entry tax exemption)
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
-4s
14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
- = --O NEDP IAllen 4
NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
Titie flirartfir NFTECH
Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
ATTACHMENT ONE
Scope of Work
I Project Purpose
A To restore education health and social welfare services to those in greatest need
1 To assist the private voluntary sector of Lebanon to restore the services and institutions traditionally providei by the private sector prior to the Civil War
2 To develop a selection administration and monitoring process for resources raised for the rehabilitation of privately sponsored Lebanese social services
II Implementation Plan
A Actions to be Taken Prior to Disbursement of Program Funds
1 CRS will determine the appropriate location in the newly organized government structure of Lebanon for official contact approvals and participation by the Government of Lebanon (GOL) The appropriateness of this point of contact should be confirmed by the GOL prior to disbursement of any program funds
2 CRS - New York will submit their agency procurement plan for AID approval Once the procurement plan is approved CRS can proceed with leases contracts procurement and sub-grants which are consistent with the grant without prior approval of the grant office
B Selection Process
1 The Government of Lebanon survey of war damaged institutions provides the basic list from which selection will be made CRS will make known the availability of assistance widely so that additioncl institutions may apply
2 Applicants should provide a narrative description of assistance needed information needed relative to selection criteria assurance that operating budget is available and that their system of financial accountability meets CRS requirements
3 The selection panel will be composed of representatives of CRS and the GOL This panel will administer the criteria included in the grant CRS and the AID Representative will meet periodically to review the adequacy of the selection criteria and the selection process and to review progress under the grant This periodic review is not a formal evaluation but a review
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
-4s
14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
- = --O NEDP IAllen 4
NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
Titie flirartfir NFTECH
Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
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concerned with solving problems maintaining balance among religious ethnics political and regional groups selected for rehabilitation and facillitating implementation of the grant
4 Selection Criteria
a Recipient institutions must meet Lebanese legal requireshyments of a non-profit institution
b The recipient institutions will be only those which have suffered war and war related damage (pilferage looting and damage by squatters)
c Request for assistance must have the endorsement of the Board of Directors or other legally constituted representative of ownership
d No funding from this grant should be subgranted to an individual or commercial endeavor
e Sub-grants should have the endorsement of local governshyment officials
f The recipient institution must establish that their students clients or beneficiaries cai be classified as war victims or displaced persons and that their services are equally available regardless of religion ethnic origin or political affiliation
g All sub-grantees must demonstr3te that their services are available to the poor through remission of fees or sliding scales of fees
for service Priorities in the selection process will be extended to those
institutions whose clientsstudents have a larger proportion of poor or where the institution is enlarging its caseload to include larger numbers of war victims or displaced persons
h CRS is enjoined to document the beneficiaries of this grant as to number economic status war status and community
C Implementation
1 CRS will retain the personnel through direct hire contracts
or short term consultation arrangement to enable the organizdtion to
a Do engineering surveys of physical damage to recipient
institutions
b To review plans and cost estimates for reconstruction
c To reviewdevelop specifications for equipment and furnishings
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
-4s
14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
- = --O NEDP IAllen 4
NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
Titie flirartfir NFTECH
Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
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PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
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d to review and advise on plans for the professional services provided by the institutions
e to review revise and monitor systems of financial accountability used by the recipient institutions
f Make determination as to an institutions competence to administer a subgrant taking responsibility for plans construcshytion procurement and accountability into consideration
g Depending on the determination in f judge whether or not CRS will contract for reconstruction procure building materials and equipment or to subgrant funds to the recipient institution In the latter case the subgrantee will be responsible for contracting and procurement actions
h In the case of the subgrantee assuming responsibility for construction and procurement actions ensure that they conform to designsspecifications
2 Awarded subcontracts while subject to the laws of the Government of Lebanon will be reviewed by CRS legal counsel to insure compliance with AID regulations on such matters as Standard Provisions Reporting and Evaluation CRS will award subcontracts on the basis of the subcontractees professional competence Periodic payments would be made on a measurement basis which is standard in construction activities as well as receipted bills and on site reviews by CRS
The subcontracts and other legal documentation used in the impleshymentation of this grant become part of the project with all of them including an objective audit component
3 CRS is authorized to provide technical assistance to subgrantees for the purpose of redesigning the professional services given by the institution to make them more relevant to current social conditions caused by the civil war or to better serve refugees
D Reports and Evaluation
1 The CRS Representative in Beirut and the AID Representative in Beirut will meet periodically to review the adequacy cf the selection process and to review project implementation
2 CRS will submit a written report every four months to the AID Representative the GOL representative and AIDW (3 copies) covering
a Staff in place to implement this grant
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b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
-4s
14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
- = --O NEDP IAllen 4
NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
Titie flirartfir NFTECH
Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
Page 4 of 8
Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
Page 5 of 8
3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
Page 6 of 8
3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
Page 7 of 8
7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
Page 8 of 8
SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
-4shy
b Institutions receiving grants identifying them bysector beneficiaries geographic location purpose of subgrantand amount of subgrant
c Review of reconstruction progress on each subgrantee
d Progress in raising funds to be used for similarreconstruction and rehabilitation purposes and for the same illustrative list of institutions
3 In March 1981 and on the receipt of the report dueFebruary 1981 AID will conduct an evaluation of this grantBoth CRS and the GOL are invited to participate Among the questionsto be addressed in the evaluation will be
a Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among sponsors of recipientinstitutions
b Has the selection process achieved a religious ethnicgeographic and political balance among beneficiaries of the services of the restored institutions
c Has identifiable progress been made in restoring theprivate sector provision of educational health and social welfare services
d Have subgrantees demonstrated the capability to fundthe operations of the restored services
e What is the progress of CRS mobilization of additional resources to be used for reconstruction and rehabilitation of theservices provided by private voluntary organizations in Lebanon
f What problems have been identified in the implementationof this grant
(1) expanded workload of educational health and welfare organizations
(2) post war requirements in changed services
(3) availability of competent contractors
(4) subgrantee competence to supervise reconstruction and procurement
4 A final report covering the issues addressed in the evaluation is required within 90 days of project completion date
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
-4s
14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
- = --O NEDP IAllen 4
NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
Titie flirartfir NFTECH
Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
Page 4 of 8
Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
Page 5 of 8
3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
Page 6 of 8
3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
Page 7 of 8
7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
Page 8 of 8
SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
ATTACHMENT TWO
Budget
I Personnel $85238
M Beirut Office 52900
III Travel 65502
IV Professional Subcontracts ie Engineering Legal Accounting Professional consultants 66700
V Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Subgrants Connodities and Services 4335000
VI Overhead (8579) 394660
$5000000
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
-4s
14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
- = --O NEDP IAllen 4
NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
Titie flirartfir NFTECH
Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
Page 4 of 8
Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
P--Ar- Pq-Worksheet
AID 1350IX 1 Cooperating Countr-y t1-78) DEPARTMENT CF STATE of 0PgeI8 Paes
AGampzCY FO LebanonPae1 o gs INTERWJATIONAL DEVEOPMEN7 2 POT No 3 0 Orignal or
268-0314-3-62977(15 Amendment No _ PIO[T PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ProlecTiActvty No and Title (268-034)
ORDERTECHNICAL Save the Children Federation - Ag-iculture SERVICES Rehabi I i ration
DISTRIBUTION 5 Appropriation Synnol 6 Allotmbn Symtol and Charge
72-1191079 979-62-298-00-69-91 7 Obligation Status 8 Project Assistance Completion Date
E]Administrativ Reservation Implementing I 123180Document DaY
9 Authorized Agent 10 This PIOT s in full cLnformance with PROAG
AIDW_ Date 1 1 Type of Action and Governing AiD Handbook 1lb ContractiGrantJPASARSSA
Reference Numoer (If this is an Q AID Contract [ PASA RSSA AID Grant [] Other Amendment)
( 1-18 141 (H 612 (rH 6 131 A I D N E -G-1 4 3 6
12 Estimated Financing (A detailed budget in supiport of column (2) s 3tacned asattachment no _
(1) Previous Total (2) Increase (3) Decrease [141 Total to Date
A Dollars I Max~mm 1598700 _ 1598700 Financing B US-Owneci
Local Currency
13 MIlsion 14a Instructions to Authorized Agent References
CMRODNE is authorized to amend Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 as described Beirut 4633 in Attachment 1
-4s
14b Address of Voucher Paving Office
Agency for International Development FMPAD (Rcom 607 SA-12)
15 Clearancee-I nclude typed name office symool teleohone number and date for all clearances
A The project officer certifies that the secifications Phone No S The statement of work lies withn purview DateInect - of the initiating and anprov rp - ogrnare 7N the a Rnt D oric nicell NETECHSPRDGLan
Funds for the services requesrei availableCOats L 27 Do udrtdego( areNEJLSLDMuncy
- = --O NEDP IAllen 4
NETECHTPatterson 16 For the cooperting country The terms and conditions ert forth herein 17 For the Agency for International Development
are hereby agreed to
Signaiture Oat____ Signarture 1 i ALLIt
Titie flirartfir NFTECH
Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
Page 5 of 8
3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
Page 7 of 8
7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
Page 8 of 8
SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
Worksheet
AID 1350-1X I 1 Coocaroting Country 2 PIOT No(1-4) Lebanon 268-0314-3-6297705 p O Pag
PIOT A Pro(ectA vi No and Tit Z68-0314)Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF WORK
18THE SCOPE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER HERETO ENTITLED STATEMENT OF WORK
19 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
A C- ANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFY) (If- MARKED TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AID TO ASSURE DESIRED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY)
B Q ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION C3 WILL E] WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY TECHNICIAN(S)
C DUTY POST(S) AND DURATION OF TECHNICIANS SERVICES AT POST(S) (MONTHS)
D [ DEPENDENTS _WILL CDWILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY TECHNICIAN
E WAIVERIS) HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMIS) (COPY OF APPROVED WAIVER IS ATTACHED) Comodities
F [ COOPERATING COUNTRY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT (APPLICABLE TO AIDW PROJECTS ONLY)
C1 HAS BEEN OBTAINED E] HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED
C IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICES REQUIRED BY 1o0r
G 0 OTHER (SPECIFY)
20BACKGROUND INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USEFUL TO AUTHORIZED AGENT)
Grant No AIDNE-G-1436
21SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENTS ACCOMPANY IHE PIOT (INDICATE ATTACHMENT NUMBER IN BLANK)
O- __ DETAILED BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING (BLOCK 12)
] _ _ EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMF -TITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
o3 _ JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (BLOCK 14)
[3 iB)STATEMENT OF WORK (BLOCK
H __ _ WAIVER(S) (BLOCK 19) (SPECIFY NUMBER)
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
Page 5 of 8
3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
Page 6 of 8
3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
Page 7 of 8
7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
Page 8 of 8
SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
Workshefet AID 135O-ix 1 Cooaerating Country 2 PIOiNo I 3173) JLebanon =
268-0314-3-6297705 I Page of 8 P
4 Pro Acx No end Title (268-314 )PIOIT [Save the Children Federation - Agriculture Rehabilitation
2 2 Reilationsruo Of Contractor or ParticimatIng Agency to Cooperating Cauntry ard to AID
A I - q- ---
PVO contact Mrs Bilge Reid Regional Director Save the Children Federation 48 Wilton Road
B Coorating County Liaison Official Westport Connecticut 06880
Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives Beirut Lebanon
Q AID LiaonOfficials AID Representative Beirut NETECHSPRD Ann Gooch Project ManagerNETECHSPRD Grace Langley
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 23Provllons for Logistic Support IN KIND FROM LOCAL CURRENCY TO BE
SUPPLIED BY SUPPLIED BY PROVIDED
A Specific Items (Insert X in applicable column arnghr COOPER-If enrry need qualificotion inwrlntern kan explain COOPER- ARRANGEDAID ATING AID ATING BYbelow in C Comments COUNTRY COUNTRY SUPPLIER
(1) Office Specs X
(2) Office Eruioment
13) Housinq and Utilities (4) Furniture
X (5) Housenold Equipment (rovex Reifg erc)
X (W) Transportation In Cooperating Country x (7) Transoortation To and From Country X
(8) Interpneter ServicesSecretarial (9) Medical Facilities
X (10) Vehicle (official)
X (1 1) Travel ArrangementsTickets
X (OTHER (12) SPECIFY) (13)
(14)
(15)
B Additional Facliltie Available From Other Sources
NA [ APOFPO C PX 0 COMMISSARY
o] OTHER (Speclfy eg duty free entry ta exanption)
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
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Attachment 1 PIOT No 268-U314-3-6297705
Grant AIDNE-G-1436 is amended as follows
1 On the cover sheet delete December 31 1979 and in lieu thereof insert December 31 1980
2 In Attachment Nc 1 Program Description
A Delete ParagraphA Purpose of Amendment in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert
A Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this Grant Amendment is to provide an additional $1598700 to Save the Children FederationCommunity Development Foundation (SCFCDF) for agricultural rehabilitation in four rural aeas of Lebanon
In September 1977 Grant No AIDNE-G-1436 in the amount of $400000 was made to SCFCDF to assist the residents of two rural areas to rehabilitate their means of livelihood An additional $800000 was granted to SCFCDF in September 1978 at which time the program was expanded into two additional rural areas Of the total grant of $1200000 $812000 had been expended through June 30 1979 and the Grantee anticipates that the balance will be disbursed by the end of December 1979 The funds provided by this amendment will enable SCFCDF to continue agriculture rehabilitation in the four areas (Muhafazats) - Bekaa Valley South Lebanon Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon - through December 31 1980
In view of rehabilitation requirements and the current relative absorption capacity of the Muhafazats and based on experience to date the estimated distribution of Direct Aid Funds will be as follows
South Lebanon $ 600000 Bekaa Valley 300000 North Lebanon 150000 Mount Lebanon 150000
If however the above distribution proves unrealistic the Grantee may shift funds among the Muhafazats as it deems necessary
In addition to implementation of the agriculture rehabilitation direct aid loan program the Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income in order to 1) develop and analyze baseline data so as to better evaluate the direct aid loan program and 2) provide data which will encourage broader and more extensive participation by the Government of Lebanon and other donors in a National Farmers Credit Program
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
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3 Delete the heading B Specifically the Grantee shall in its entirety and substitute BSpecific Objectives
A Under B 1 third line deletp MountNorth Lebanon and subshystitute MountNorthSouth Lebanon
B Under B 1delete the first paragraph on page 4 beginningInno case in its entirety and substitute the following paragraph Inno case shall the loan to a single recipient exceed LL 15000 The loans shall be for a maximum period of five-years The interest rate for initial loans should not exceed 5 percent However additional loans made from repayments to community loan funds should be at a gradually increasing interest rate The interest rate should eventuallyreach the rate equivalent to that of a formal credit structure
C Under B 2 delete the first two paragraphs intheir entiretyand substitute Itisestimated that a total of 65 villages with a total population of 135000 will receive direct benefits from the agricultural rehabilitation program Consequently the $2200000 loan program will provide estimated benefits of $34000 per village or $16 per person
D Under B add the following two partJphs after paragraph 3 (page 7)
4 The Grantee isencouraged to involve village women in economically productive agricultural activities including support of the use of loan funds for agricultural rehabilitation projects undershytaken by women
5 The Grantee will prepare an evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivity and income inthose villages inwhich the agricultural rehabilitation loan fund program isand has been operating for the purposes noted in Paragraph A
4 Under C delete the date April 1 1979 in the second line of the first paragraph and substitute January 1 1980
A Delete C 1 in its entirety and substitute
l An Implementation Plan will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than December 1 1979 specifying projects which are to be carried out in each area during the period October 1 1979 throughDecember 31 1980
B Under C 2 delete the date July 1 1979 and substitute July 1 1980
C Delete C 3 in its entirety and substitute the following two paragraphs
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
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3 An evaluation of the impact of credit on output productivityand income will be prepared and submitted to AID not later than September30 1980
4 Monthly Financial Reports and a separate Financial Reportcovering the period from the effective date of the grant agreement throughDecember 31 1980 will be prepared and submitted to AID
5 Insert the following Section
D EVALUATION
A joint project evaluation including representatives of AIDSCFCDF the Government of Lebanon and the National Union of CreditCooperatives will take place no later than March 31 1980
6 Delete D IMPLEMENTATION and substitute E IMPLEMENTATION
A Under E 3 delete Four AccountantLoan Officers and substituteOne AccountantLoan Officer and Two Assistant AccountLoan Officers
B Under E4 delete Four Administrative Assistants and subshystitute One Administrative Assistant and three Secretaries
C Add the following three paragraphs after E 4
5 One Training Coordinator with prior training experiencewho will be responsible for assessment of training needs formulationof training objectives and design of training activities Traineeswill include small farmers participating inthe agricultural rehabilitationprogram members of community committees members of cooperative societiesand staff of the General Directorate of Cooperatives and of SCFCDF
6 One Women Activities Coordinator a woman with a MS degreeinAgricultural Extension or its equivalent who will be responsiblefor the guidance and supervision of women community workers inthe four Muhafazats
7 Ten Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workerswho will work directly inthe communitie inwhich the project is impleshymented to provide in-the-field technical training to farmers anapromote the participation of women inagricultural rehabilitation andorincome-generating self-help projects The Women Community Workerswill be recruited from the graduates of the nine-month training courseconducted by SCFCDF during 1979
D Change paragraphs E5 6 and 7 (page 10) to E 8 9 and 10
E Delete former paragraph E8 (page 11) in its entirety
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7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
Page 7 of 8
7 Delete EBUDGET and substitue F BUDGET
A Delete paragraph 1 in its entirety and substitute the following
1 The funds provided herein will be used to finance the following items
FY 78 and FY 79 FY 80 Total
a Staff Salaries
1 Program Advisor $ 20000 $ 18000 $ 38000 2 Four Field Coordinators 60000 3 Training Coordinator -4 Women Activities Coordinator -
56000 11500 14000
116000 11500 14900
5 Ten (10) Technical Assistants andor Women Community Workers (average $4750 per year)
6 Administrative Assistant 7 AccountantLoan Officer 8 Two Assistant Accountant
Loan Officers 9 Three Secretaries
sub-total Staff Salaries
b Consultant Services
c Training Activities
d Credit StudyResearch
82C0 47500 55700 10800 7000 17800 16700 12000 28700
16700 12000 28700 27600 18000 45600
$160000 $19000 $356000
28000 25000 53000
12000 10000 22000
- 25000 25000
e Direct AID (Loans) 1000000 1200000 2200000
f Overhead 98) - 142700 142700
Totals $1200000 $1598700 $2798700
B Add the following sentence at the end of F 2 The funds under the heading FY 80 may be used during the period October 1 1979 -December 31 1980 as deemed necessary by the Grantee
C Under F 3 delete the first paragraph in its entirety and subshystitite the following
3 The total poject cost is estimated at $4368700 which includes the following contributions
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS
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SCFCDF $940000 MOHC 630000 AID 2798700
0 Under F 4 delete the phrase except as AID may otherwise agree inwriting and substitute NOTE The PAF IIrequests authorization to purchase up to $500000 of commodities from Code 935 This same type of waiver is being requested for ANERA and CDFWest Bank grants and the appropriate langua-ge will have to be inserted here
8 Delete PROJECT SUPPORT and substitute G PROJECT SUPPORT
9 Delete G SPECIAL PROVISIONS and substitute H SPECIAL PROVISIONS