Cooperative Development Program (CDP)
The Cooperative Development Program (CDP) was created
in 1988 to fund training and technical assistance projects run by Israel
in Latin America, Asia, Africa, Eastern and Central Europe and, increasingly,
with Israel's neighbors. Past areas of emphasis included: Arid lands
agriculture, livestock, exotic crops and irrigation. In addition, dozens
of courses are taught in Israel on agriculture; rural development; community
development; cooperation and labor studies; education and health, medicine
and management. Projects are run out of Israel by MASHAV,
Israel's foreign assistance agency, with limited U.S. involvement. The
U.S. Agency for International Development allocates $4 million to fund
the program; the Israeli government contributes $2 million.
Sources: USAID |