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 94 STAT. 3152

22 USC 2151 note.

PUBLIC LAW 96-533—DEC. 16, 1980 Congress has sought to enable the poor to participate in the process of development; (4) the Inter-American Foundation, established by Congress in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969 to support the efforts of the people of Latin America and the Caribbean to solve their development problems, has demonstrated a successful approach to development; and (5) an African Development Foundation similar in structure to the Inter-American Foundation, but adapted to the specific needs of Africa, can complement current United States development programs in Africa. ESTABLISHMENT

22 USC 290h-i.

SEC. 503. (a) There is established a body corporate to be known as the "African Development Foundation" (hereafter in this title referred to as the "Foundation"). (b) The Foundation shall establish a principal office in the United States and may establish such branch offices in Africa as may be necessary to carry out its functions. PURPOSES

22 USC 290h-2.

SEC. 504. (a) In order to enable the people of African countries to develop their potential, fulfill their aspirations, and enjoy better, more productive lives, the purposes of the Foundation shall be— (1) to strengthen the bonds of friendship and understanding between the people of Africa and the United States; (2) to support self-help activities at the local level designed to enlarge opportunities for community development; (3) to stimulate and assist effective and expanding participation of Africans in their development process; and (4) to encourage the establishment and growth of development institutions which are indigenous to particular countries in Africa and which can respond to the requirements of the poor in those countries. (b) The Foundation shall carry out the purposes specified in subsection (a) in cooperation with, and in response to, organizations indigenous to Africa which are representative of the needs and aspirations of the poor in Africa and, in carrying out such purposes, the Foundation shall, to the extent possible, coordinate its development assistance activities with the activities of the United States Government and private, regional, and international organizations. FUNCTIONS

Grants and SEC. 505. (a)(1) In order to carry out the purposes set forth in section loans. 504, the Foundation may make grants, loans, and loan guarantees to 22 USC 290h-3. any African private or public group, association, or other entity engaged in peaceful activities for— (A) the fostering of local development institutions and the support of development efforts initiated by communities themselves; (B) the development of self-evaluation techniques by participants in projects supported under this section, for the purpose of transferring experience gained in such projects to similar development activities; (C) development-research by Africans and the transfer of development resources, expertise, and knowledge within Africa;

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