ALO NewsBRIEFS 4:1 Special Request for Applications

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ALO and USAID Announce the Winners of the 2002 Special Request for Applications

ALO and USAID are pleased to announce the winners of the 2002 Special Request for Applications:

Higher Education Leadership and Administrative Transformation
Workforce Development and Community Colleges
Agriculture and the Environment
HIV/AIDS and Human Institutional Capacity
Teacher Training and Teacher Training Colleges/Institutes

HIGHER EDUCATION LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRANSFORMATION
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California State University-Fullerton and Pannasastra University of Cambodia

Program Title: Educating Leaders through Community Service-Learning
Country: Cambodia

To establish a Center for Community Service-Learning at Pannasastra University of Cambodia.

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and University of Zululand

Program Title: Enhancing Public Administration and Management Capacity at the University of Zululand and the KwaZulu Natal Province in South Africa
Country: South Africa

To enhance public administration and management capacity by creating an institute of local government studies and through research and curriculum development.

Indiana State University and University of Hassan II - Mohammedia

Program Title: Higher Education Administrative and Leadership Capacity at Institutions of Higher Learning in Morocco
Country: Morocco

To strengthen the administrative and leadership capacity at institutions of higher learning through additional educational and training programs.

Kansas State University and Gorno-Altaisk State University (GASU)

Program Title: Media Relations for Science Reporting and Environmental Advocacy: Facilitating Higher Education Leadership and Administrative Transformation at GASU
Country: Russia

To improve the ability of journalists to communicate technical information to the public.

Loma Linda University and Kabul Medical Institute

Program Title: Rebuilding Afghanistan's Health Professions
Country: Afghanistan

To respond to the urgent need for development of health professions in Afghanistan.

Southern New Hampshire University and University of the North (UNIN)

Program Title: South African Microenterprise Development Institute
Country: South Africa

To strengthen UNIN's capacity to establish a sustainable Microenterprise Development Institute to deliver training to microenterprise practitioners.

Spelman College and Mangosuthu Technikon

Program Title: The Spelman College-Mangosuthu Technikon Cross-Hemispheric Partnership: Strengthening Institutional Capacity through Administrative Infrastructure and Staff Development in the Areas of Grants and Contracts, Alumni Affairs, and Communications and Marketing
Country: South Africa

To increase the capacity of Mangosuthu Technikon to undertake and sustain efforts to raise its visibility and secure and manage grants/contracts.

Suffolk University and University of Cape Coast

Program Title: Strengthening Professional Education and Developing Policy Research
Country: Ghana

To develop the ability of UCC to provide non-traditional educational and support services to municipal and local government in Ghana.

Texas A&M University (Texas Agricultural Experiment Station) and Universidad Autononoma de Nuevo Leon

Program Title: Teaching, Researching, and Applying Biotechnology in Mexico
Country: Mexico

To enhance the capacity to teach, conduct research, and apply biotechnology research to food, agriculture, and environmental problems.

Tufts University School of Medicine and University of Nairobi

Program Title: A Higher Education Technology Network for Kenya: Program Development in Public and Ecosystem Health
Country: Kenya

To promote Curriculum Co-Development (CCD) - a network based model for learning with the Kenya Educational Network (KENET) to improve health education.

University of Pittsburgh and Moi University

Program Title: Management Capacity Development in Natural Resources and Environment Programs at Moi University in Kenya: A Partnership with the University of Pittsburgh
Country: Kenya

To increase management capacity in natural resources and environmental programs through integrated technical assistance, consultancy, and training strategies.

University of Washington and University of Port Elizabeth

Program Title: Establishing Interdisciplinary Marine Affairs and Outreach Program at the University of Port Elizabeth
Country: South Africa

To establish an inter-disciplinary program and Deptartment in Marine Studies and promote understanding based on research of the coastal resources and economies.

University of Wyoming and Saratov State Socio-Economics University

Program Title: E-Business in Saratov: Wyoming-Saratov Initiative
Country: Russia

To develop the capacity of Saratov State Socio-Economics University to deliver e-business courses.

Western Illinois University and Universidad Mayor de San Andres

Program Title: Continuous Improvement in Higher Education Leadership and Administration.
Country: Bolivia

To enhance institutional planning, budgeting, and management; improve administrative skills; and, address quality assurance and design continuing education programs.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Polytechnic of Namibia

Program Title: Leadership in Higher Education
Country: Namibia

To improve the administrative, managerial, and operational capacities of higher education in Namibia.

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES
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Bronx Community College and HOD Engineering Division

Program Title: Kwazulu-Natal Learning for Employment Partnership
Country: South Africa

To assist South Africa’s newly restructured technical colleges to better prepare students for the workplace.

Highline Community College and False Bay College

Program Title: Education & Training for the Disabled: A Model for Workforce Development
Country: South Africa

To develop a workforce development model for disabled South Africans in response to recent equity legislation.

AGRICULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
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American Museum of Natural History, Center for Biodiversity and Conservation and Universidad Mayor de San Andres

Program Title: Educational Materials and Training for Bolivian Universities
Country: Bolivia

To develop and disseminate educational modules on protected area and forest management and certification, and water resource and waste management.

Cornell University and Bahir Dar University

Program Title: Training and Research in Integrated Watershed Resource Management and Sustainable Agricultural Development in the Lake Tana Basin in Northern Ethiopia
Country: Ethiopia

To train a cadre of young professionals in integrated watershed management of a natural resource base.

Cornell University and Leyte State University

Program Title: Community-Based Watershed Management Support Project
Country: Philippines

To support local government and community-led efforts to improve management of critical watersheds in the Central Philippines.

Michigan State University and University of Mali: Institut Polytechnique Rural et de Recherche Appliquée

Program Title: Preparing the Next Generation of Agricultural Entrepreneurs in Mali
Country: Mali

To educate a new generation of Malian farmers and agro-entrepreneurs, scientifically trained and attuned to a market economy.

Oregon State University and Debub University

Program Title: Strengthening Institutional Collaboration: Natural Resource Education and Research in Ethiopia
Country: Ethiopia

To initiate a partnership to improve human and institutional capacity in natural resources management.

The Pennsylvania State University and University of Namibia

Program Title: Healthy Harvest: Enhancing Educational and Economic Opportunities for Women Agriculturalists in Namibia
Country: Namibia

To promote the role of rural women as environmentally aware farmers, processors of nutritious, locally grown foods, and marketers and distributors of such products.

Purdue University and University of Agriculture and Forestry

Program Title: Curriculum Development for Improved Environmental Management in Vietnam
Country: Vietnam

To develop a curriculum which promotes economic development and poverty alleviation while protecting the environment.

Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine and Tribhuvan University Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (IAS)

Program Title: Training Communities in Livestock Derived Food Safety and Hygiene in Chitwan District
Country: Nepal

To implement public health education by creating a new block within the Social Mobilization curriculum at IAS Veterinary School.

University of Delaware and Obafemi Awolowo University

Program Title: A Community-Focused Approach to Poverty Reduction and Food Security Through Small-Holder Family Poultry
Country: Nigeria

To provide the opportunity for poor women to diversify income earning and employment opportunities and improve food security.

University of Wisconsin - River Falls and Universidad Nacional Agraria (UNA) - Nicaragua

Program Title: UNA and UWRF Higher Education Partnership for Mentoring
Country: Nicaragua

To improve human capital in the agricultural sector by increasing human capital at UNA.

HIV/AIDS AND HUMAN INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
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Howard University and University of the Western Cape

Program Title: An Institutional Partnership in Higher Education for International Development Between Howard University and the University of the Western Cape
Country: South Africa

To develop a comprehensive University HIV/AIDS policy designed to enhance the overall capacity of the University of the Western Cape.

TEACHER TRAINING AND TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGES/INSTITUTES
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Prince George's Community College and National University of Rwanda

Program Title: Relate, Create, Donate: Computer Literacy for a Nation
Country: Rwanda

To dramatically increase Rwanda's computer literacy through the targeted training of Rwanda's secondary school teachers.

University of Massachusetts, Amherst and Afghan University for Education (AUE)

Program Title: Partnership in Rapid Teacher Training for Accelerated Learning
Country: Afghanistan

To build the capacity of AUE to conduct and support site-based rapid training of facilitators.

Washington State University and University of the Witwatersrand

Program Title: University of the Witwatersrand/Washington State University Network for Teaching, Learning, and Technology
Country: South Africa

To improve student achievement through the rapid scaling-up of certified teachers, the quality enhancement of in-service teachers, and capacity building.

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