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View the document Repairing braillwriters Nepal
View the document Organizing a women's conference in Hungary
View the document Learning from legends in Yap
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View the document Appropriate technology & energy
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View the document Resource centers & libraries
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View the document World wise schools (WWS)
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close this folder Part three - Guidelines for success
View the document Starting slowly
View the document Letting the community take the initiative
View the document Relying on local resources
View the document Enjoying the activity
View the document Paying attention to the nuts and bolts
View the document Keeping is simple and flexible
View the document Following up, documenting and sharing your experience
View the document List of acronyms
View the document Bibliography

List of acronyms

ACTS

AIDS Coalition Team for Sierra Leone

AIDS

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

APCD

Associate Peace Corps Director

CBM

Christoffel - Blindenmission

CODETEL

Compania Dominicana Telefonica

ECOS

Environmental Communication Specialists

FINCA

Foundation for International - Community Assistance

FTF

Farmer-to-Farmer

GIK

Gifts In Kind

HODEZ

Hills of Dowa Enterprise Zone

ICE

Information Collection & Exchange

IRC

In-Country Resource Center

JA

Junior Achievement

MUSCCO

Malawi Union of Savings & Credit Cooperatives

NAWB

Nepal Association for the Welfare of the Blind

NGO

Non-Government Organization

OEF

Overseas Education Fund

OPSR

Office of Private Sector Relations

OTAPS

Office of Training & Program Support

PATS

Programming & Training System

PCPP

Peace Corp Partnership Program

PCV

Peace Corp Volunteer

PST

Pre-Service Training

PVO

Private Voluntary Organization

READI

Rural Enterprises & Agribusiness Development Institutions

RPCV

Returned Peace Corp Volunteer

SACCO

Savings & Credit Cooperative Organization

SHARED

Services for Health, Agriculture, Rural and Enterprise Development

SPA

Small Project Assistance Program

TEFL

Teaching English as a Foreign Language

TUP

Trickle Up Program

TUPEZA

Trickle Up Program Enterprise Zone Association

UCLA

University of California at Los Angeles

UD

Urban Development

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNICEF

United Nations Children's Fund

UNIFEM

United Nations Development Fund for Women

USAID

U.S. Agency for International Development

VEZA

Village Enterprise Zones Association

VITA

Volunteers in Technical Assistance

VOA

Voice of America

VOCA

Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Assistance

WASH

Water & Sanitation for Health

WHO

World Health Organization

WIC

Whole ICE Catalog

WID

Women In Development

WS

Water & Sanitation

WWS

World Wise Schools

YD

Youth Development

YMCA

Young Men's Christian Association

YWCA

Young Women's Christian Association