Recently, I reported that Armenia received $76 million in direct aid from the United States in 2006. I also wrote, "Do we know how that $76 million - which is not part of the aforementioned program - is spent or will be spent? We need total transparency."
Anyway, I did some research to find out exactly how much is spent and where. I have the numbers below:
Basic Education: $350,000
Agriculture & Environment: $13,517,000
Higher Education & Training: $4,293,000
Economic Growth: $25,707,000
Democracy & Governance: $20,503,000
Conflict Management / Humanitarian Assistance: $1,600,000
Family Planning / Reproductive Health: $3,955,000
HIV / AIDS: $105,000
Child Survival and Maternal Health: $3,767,000
Vulnerable Children: $140,000
Other Infectious Diseases: $313,000
Total: $74,250,000
This is a different figure from the above quoted $76 million, which could mean that there is either a mistake in the original source or that there is other funding from the U.S.: the latter is more likely.
So, there you are! If you are interested in more in-depth (read: convoluted) explanations as to how the money is spent, click on the link below.
Anyway, you can read all the details here: USAID Armenia Budget Breakdown
3 comments:
What I'd like to see is a breakdown on how much of this money gets spent on salaries, perks, and accommodation for consultants and ex-pat workers, and how much actually gets spent on the project.
I seem to recall reports from years ago that least 50 percent returns to the U.S. One other issue you have to remember is that sometimes the money being spent is used to create markets for U.S. producers.
Still, that's the development game. It's fast becoming more of a business in Armenia than simply humanitarian assistance.
Ah, they did.
It's all in there, Onnik! :)
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