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The Global Food for Education
Pilot Program

February 2003

Report to the
United States Congress

List of Abbreviations

ACDI/VOCA

Agricultural Cooperative Development International/Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Assistance

ADRA

Adventist Development and Relief Agency

ANAD

Azerbaijan National Agency for Demining

APF

Azerbaijan Popular Front

ARRA

Azerbaijan Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency

CARE

Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere

CASPIAN

Community Action for Shelter and Public Infrastructure Assistance Needs

CBMMP

Capacity Building in Migration Management Program

CIS

Commonwealth of Independent States

CPI

Counterpart International, Incorporated

CRS

Catholic Relief Services

CSB

Corn-Soy Blend

CSCE

Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe

CSM

Corn-Soy Meal

EC

European Community

ECHO

European Community Humanitarian Office

EU

European Union

FANTA

Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance

FAO

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization

FAPC

Food Aid Policy Committee

FAS

Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture

FCU

Field Coordination Unit

FFW

Food For Work

FNS

Food and Nutrition Service

FY

Fiscal Year

GAO

U.S. General Accounting Office

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GFE

Global Food for Education Program

GODR

Government of the Dominican Republic

GTZ

German Office for Technical Cooperation

HRW

Hard Red Winter

IAG

International Advisory Group

ICD

International Cooperation and Development

IDA

International Development Association

IDB or IADB

Inter-American Development Bank

IDP

Internally Displaced Persons

IDS

International Distribution Systems

IFRC

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

IOCC

International Orthodox Christian Charities, Incorporated

IOM

International Organization for Migration

IPHD

International Partnership for Human Development

IRC

International Rescue Committee

LOL

Land O’Lakes

MC

Mercy Corps

MECD

Ministry of Education, Culture, and Sports

MSDP

Migration Sector Development Program

MT

Metric Tons

MUSA

Mercy USA for Aid and Development

NASS

National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture

NFDM

Non-Fat Dry Milk

NGO

Non-Governmental Organization

NRC

Norwegian Refugee Council

OSCE

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

OSI

Open Society Institute

PBR

Public Building Rehabilitation Project

PC

Peace Corps

PCI

Project Concern International

PHIS

Honduran Fund for Social Investment

PTA

Parent-Teacher Association

PTO

Parent-Teacher Organization

PVO

Private Voluntary Organization

RFE/RL

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

RI

Relief International

SABIN

Albert B. Sabin Vaccine Foundation

STC

Save the Children

TACIS

Technical Assistance in the CIS Program

UMCOR

United Methodist Committee on Relief

UNCHR

United Nations Commission on Human Rights

UNDP

United Nations Development Program

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNFPA

United Nations Population Fund

UNICEF

United Nations Children’s Fund

USAID

U.S. Agency for International Development

USCR

U.S. Committee for Refugees

USDA

U.S. Department of Agriculture

WFP

United Nations World Food Program

WHO

United Nations World Health Organization

WS

WorldShare

 

Index

Executive
Summary

Introduction

Country
Reports

Summary
Tables

Appendices

Abbreviations

Reference
Terms

FAS Food Aid Page

 



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