than half the projects which we are supporting are in the field of
community health and non-formal education, the traditional areas of
e voluntary agency activity, rather than in directly productive
development.
34. The EEC also launched a scheme during 1976 for helping to finance
projects undertaken in developing countries by NGOs of member countries.
It is too early to say whether this initiative will have any effect on
the number of projects submitted to the ODM.
Apart from the Joint Funding Scheme, the ODM also supported about
30 NGO projects connected with population activities in the context
of family health and welfare programmes. £130,000 was spent on these
projects in 1976.
35. The agencies themselves including church and missionary societies spent an estimated £26m (847m) on their overseas work in 1976.
of the
80% of the money was provided by 25/ agencies.
About
Their funds were
spent mainly on emergency relief, health and education.
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