VALUATES AFRICAN LABOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN SIERRA LEONE, AND 
LIBERIA. PROJECT PURPOSE IS TO DEVELOP SELF-MANAGED, DEMOCRATIC, AND 
FINANCIALLY SELF-SUFFICIENT TRADE UNIONS CAPABLE OF SERVING WORKERS, 
EMPLOYERS, AND GOVERNMENT. EVALUATION IS BASED ON ON-SITE OBSERVATIONS, 
INTERVIEWS, AND DOCUMENTS.
	IN SIERRA LEONE,AID HAS SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTED TO PROJ 
OBJECTIVES. AID ASSISTS SIERRA LEONE LABOR CONGRESS (SLLC),A TRADE UNION 
EDUCATION SYSTEM,WITH SMALL IMPACT PROJECTS. A COOPERATIVE AND 
COOPERATIVE DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN ORGANIZED. EDUCATIONAL NEEDS ARE BEING 
EXAMINED,AND 8 EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS HAVE BEEN HELD UPON SLCC REQUEST. 
EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ARE BEING PROCESSED,AND STAFF IS BEING TRAINED IN 
LITERACY PROGRAMS AND CURRICULUM. PROJECT IS NOT PROGRESSING AS 
ANTICIPATED SINCE SLCC FACES OBSTACLES DUE TO LACK OF GOVERNMENT SUPPORT 
AND HAS NOT EXPERIENCED THE DESIRABLE 10% GROWTH RATE. ALSO,EDUCATIONAL 
AND COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS ARE BEHIND SCHEDULE. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE THAT: 
1)AID DEVELOP AN EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR SEMINARS,FOLLOW-UP MECHANISM FOR 
TRAINERS,AND A COOPERATIVE ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM; AND 2)TRADE 
UNION ACTIVITIES SHIFT SPECIALIZED SEMINARS TO MEET COLLECTIVE BARGAINING 
REQUIREMENTS.
	IN LIBERA,TRADE UNION SMALL IMPACT PROJECTS ARE BEING DEVELOPED. 
AID TECHNICIAN HAS A GOOD RAPPORT WITH TRADE UNION MEMBERS; EDUCATIONAL 
SEMINARS FOR LEADERS ARE UNDERWAY,AND FREE DEMOCRATIC TRADE UNIONS ARE 
SLOWLY BEING DEVELOPED. PROJECT DELAYS PRESENTLY RESULT FROM LACK OF 
UNITY AMONG TRADE UNIONS,POOR TRADE UNION ORGANIZATION,POLITICAL 
INSTABILITY,POOR PHYSICAL FACILITIES,LACK OF AN IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM,AND 
VAGUE EDUCATIONAL PLANS.
	RECOMMENDATIONS ARE THAT: 1)LITERACY AND GENERAL EDUCATIONAL 
TRAINING PROGRAMS BE COMBINED; 2)FUNDING FOR PARTICIPANT TRANSPORTATION 
AND CHILD IMMUNIZATION BE DISCONTINUED; AND 3)USAID CLOSELY MONITOR FIELD 
ACTIVITIES.
	DOCUMENT ALSO EVALUATES PROGRAMS IN GHANA,TOGO,AND KENYA.