I A.I.D. EVALUATION SUMMARY - PART THE ATTACHED 1. BEFORE FILLING OUT THIS FORM. READ INSTRUCTIONS. IDENTIFICATION DATA Annual C. Evaluation Timing B.Was Evaluation Scheduled In Current FY A. Reportng AI.D. Unit: ARD Evaluaton Plan? Final Ad Hoc 0 Interim 0 Yes Slipped 0 0 Other Mission or AIDOW*OffiCe USAIDIOLIVIA FY 95 O.4..._.. ExPost Evaluation Plan Submission Date: 9) report.) -JESS ' applicable. list title and date of the evaluation for poectIs) or piogram(s) evaluated: Itnot Evluated lst the foflowlnilnformation 0. Activity or Actvts Amount Moat Recent Planned LOP First PROAG Obligated Proj Program Titie PACD Cost (000) Project -No. or Equivalent To Date (000) I(FY) (Mo I Yr 65.2 II 9/93" 9196 65.2 THE IMPACT OF TITLE PL-480 AN ASSESSMENT-OF 11 TIrLES AND III PROGRAMS IN 34.9 TITLES IIAND USAID'S PL-480 111 9192 -9/94' 34.9 IIBLVATITLE RGAS . ~~ACTIONS Name of Officer Date Action E. Responsible for to be or AIDJW Office Director E. Action Decisions Approved By Miss-on Action Completed 30, 1995 PVOS, and Sal Pinzino Dec. and its purpose Is for dissemination to GOB, This assessment summarizes previous evaluations Sponsors re.design their Title II Programs. USAID. It will be used to help Cooperating APPROVALS (Month) (Day) (Year) review Of Evaluation: 95 F. Date Of Mission Or AID/W Office 9 i8 And Action Decisions: G.Approvals of Evaluation Sumnmary Mission or AIO/W of */EvaluationOfficer Project Program Officer Representative Office Director Borrower/Grantee Kahn Lewis Lucke NIA Robert Name (Typed) Raymond Baum Signature 0 _ iq 5_ _ _ _ _ Date tf ~ y, .7Page ABSTRACT H. Evaluation Abstract (Do not exceed the space provided) 1. Food Availability: From FY 89 to 94, Title IIIhas saved the Government of Bolivia an average of $18 million annually in foreign exchange; provided an additional average of 118-214 calories per person per day to the Bolivian diet; tripled wheat production, raising local production to more than 17.4% of total national consumption; increased the agricultural production and sales of more than 100.000 farm families; encouraged a new legal structure for land ownership which would remove constraints to agricultural growth; and, achieved more sustainable use of natural resources. Both Title IIand IIIhave made major contributions to increasing agricultural production. Title IIhelps increea agricultural production in 400 to 500 poor rural communities a year. From FY 89 to FY 94. Title IIIhas provided credit to 65,000 farm families for the purpose of increasing agricultural production. The program also funded the construction of a number of irrigation systems, access roads, and other agricultural Infrastructure which directly increased the production and sales of more than 50.000 farm families. The Title IIIprogram also funded the production and distribution of certified seeds and established regional seed councils to control the quality of seed and certify them. USAID/Bolivia used Title IIIresources to encourage the Bolivian Government to develop a now legal structure for land ownership that will promote more sustainable use of the natural resource base. Those Initiatives are expected to promote agro-forestry, improved silviculture, and farming practices that assure food availability in the long run. 2. Access to Food: From FY 89 to 94, Title IIhas supported agricultural development in poor rural areas; supported safety not programs of food security; and. supported women's economic development. The Title IIMunicipal Food for Work Program (MFFW) pays unemployed workers in food to construct basic Infrastructure, such as water lines, sanitary Pewers, and paved streets in poor perlurban areas. The value of the food paid does not exceed the minimum wage, and the beneficiaries are self-targeted. The program has created 104,062 person.years of employment for development projects, making accessible an additional 73,000 metric tons of food during the four-year period from FY 91 to 94. The Title IIschool feeding program provided hot breakfasts and lunches for 230,000 primary school children. A recent evaluation of the program concluded that students without school feeding consumed approximately one-third of their daily requirements for protein and one-half of daily requirements for calories; students with school feeding consumed two-thirds of their daily of both protein and calories. 3. Improved Food Utilization: The Title IIand IIIhealth programs provided community health services ,aid improved water and sanitation services from FY 89 co 94, the programs provided and/or improved primary health services in poor rural areas throughout Bolivia, reducing diarrheal diseases and respiratory !nfections in pro-school children. The programs also established growth monitoring of pro-school children and helped rehabilitate malnourished children. Health interventions were targeted to the two populations most vulnerable to food insecurity, rural and perlurban women 1 and their children under the age of six, because malnutrition is consid-cod a contributing cause in over 40% of these children's mortality, and high rates of maternal mortality and malnutrition also have an adverse effect on a child's chance for survival to age six. The Title II Integrated Child Survival program (ICS) concentrated on reducing preventable factors most statistically significant in contributing to Infant and child mortality and morbidity within the most vulnerable subpopulations. The program provided child survival services in more than 700 poor rural communities each year. The Title IIIHealth Program has financed all or part of three projects: 1.) the Community and Child Health Project (CCH); 2.) the Extended Program of Immunization Project (EPI); and, 3.) the Control of Communicable Diseases (Chagas'. rabies, malaria, yellow fever, tuberculosis). These projects have shown impressive results In significantly reducing infant, child, and maternal morbidity and mortality and malnutrition. The Infant Mortality Rate In rural areas was reduced from a range of 167 to 245 per 1.000 live births in 1988 to 75 per 1,000 live births in 1994. The Child Mortality Rate In rural areas was reduced from 168.4 to 116 per 1,000 live births. Both reductions are largely due to the Title II and IIIhealth projects. COSTS I. Evaluation Costs 1. Evaluation Team Contract Number OR Contract Cost Source of Name Affiliation TDY Person Days OR TDY Cost Funds (U.S.$) Charles Patterson. Glynne Leonard and Virgins Wheaton Strategies for International Development 511-00000-00-5042 24,260 PD&S 2. Mission/Office Professional Staff 3.. Borrower Grantee Professional Person-Days (Estimate) 7 .staff. Person-Daoys (Estimate) 6 AID 1330-5 (10-87) Pago A.I.D. EVALUATION SUMMARY - PART II SUMMARY J. Summary of Evaluation Findings. Conclusions and Recomendations (Try not to exceed the three (3) pages provided) Address the following items: * Purpose of evaluation and methodology used . Principal recomendatione * Purpose of activitylies) evaluated . Lessons learned SFindings and conclusions (relate to questions) Mission or Office: Date This Summary Prepared: Title and Date Of Full Evaluation Report: An USAID/BOLIVIA September 21, 1995 Assessment of the Impact of USAID's PL-480 Title II and Title III Programs on the Poor in Bolivia, June/95. 1. Economic Oooortunitv and Access The Title III progrm gives priority to Bolivia's rural population, increasing the economic opportunity and access of farmers through a variety of programs and projects. From FY 89 to 94, Title III 0 increased the production and income of more than 5.000 wheat farmers and their families * helped 64,250 farm families increase their production of and income from a variety of crops 0 constructed agricultural infrastructure which provided sustainable increases in income to more than 50,000 farm families 0 supported the production and distribution of certified seed for more than 20 income-earning crops. The Title III program provided credit and funded extension services to wheat farmers throughout the period from FY 89 to 94. Wheat production and income from that production more than tripled during this period. The Title III program provided grants to increase the production and distribution of quality seed and establish certification of quality seed. The Title III program also provided funding for constructing irrigation systems, access roads, and other agricultural infrastructure in areas In which this infrastructure would result in sustainable increases in production and sales of crops. More than 50.000 farm families, or a total population of more than 250,000, benefitted from these projects. The Title IIprogram helped expand economic opportunity and access by * Increasing agricultural production and income In 400 to 500 poor rural communities each year * providing business training and credit to approximately 3,000 poor urban women each year so they could start or­ expend their small businesses * providing short-term employment to 32,000 unemployed residents of cities * constructing basic infrastructure in poor neighborhoods and periurban areas of cities. Three of the four Title IIcooperating sponsors (Caritas, ADRA, and Food for the Hungry) carry out agricultural development projects thoughout Bolivia. They have constructed wells, greenhouses, and irrigation systems on the Altiplano, increasing the production and sale of vegetables and rainfed crops such as potatoes. They have begun two major forestation projects on the Altiplano. In the Valleys, they have increased the production of wheat for seed and the production and sale of corn and vegetables. In the Tropical Plains, they have increased the production and sale of rice, vegetables, and dairy products. These projects have increased the production and income of approximately 25,000 farm families or 125,000 people. The Title IIcooperating sponsors also provide training in credit to poor unemployed women in the slums of the major cities of Bolivia. Approximately 3,000 women a year were helped to start or expand their small businesses and increase their income from their businesses. The Title II Municipal Food for Work program (MFFW) has provided approximately 32,000 temporary jobs a month for unemployed urban residents.