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1.3 The Team's Itinerary
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The team's itinerary for this evaluation was as follows:
June 4-8 Team Planning
June 9-27 Field visits to Madras, Calcutta and
Bombay zones
June 28-30 Debriefings in New Delhi
July 1 CRS Seminar (New Delhi)
July 2-15 Data Analysis, Debriefing and Report
Writing
It should be noted that USAID selected the random sample of
consignee visits, and developed the field visit schedule.
In all, team members interviewed 17 consignees and 26 project
holders. A complete list of individuals interviewed can be found in
Appendix D.
2. PROGRESS REVIEW OF THE CRS FFW PROGRAM
This section of the report describes the background of the CRS
FFW Program in India, its current status (size and structure) and our
observations as to its effectiveness in providing a development
resource to the poorer segments of India's society.
2.1 Historical Background of the FFW Program
CRS entered the Indian scene in 1951 with its Family Feeding
Program, criaracterized by "free food distribution". In 1966, this
Family Feeding Programme was phased out, giving room for the advent of
FFI,' and MCI Programs; PL 480 Title II, Section 204, provided for
complementary resource support. Section 204, however, was terminated
in 1971/72
In 1979, an Interim Evaluation of Title II Programs (including
CRS FFW) was carried out by Community Systems Foundation (CSF) of Ann
Arbor, Michigan. This evaluation led to recommendations calling for
impact studies of the CRS FFW Program. Eleven studies - asset impact
and recipient profi K studies - of FF,: were conducted during 1981-83.
In 1983-84, following the il impact studies, the Planning,
Monitoring and Ev,wuation (PM&E) System was developed for the FFW
Program by CSF in collaboration with ACORD, a New Delhi based
organization. To implement the PM&E System, USAID provided CRS with a
grant of $79,200 in 1984. Thus far (7/87), approximately $52,000 of
the grant has been spent.