US embassy cable - 05AMMAN6874

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 AMMAN 006874 
 
SIPDIS 
 
ECA/PE/V/R/N (SABED-KOTOB, EDIGGINS); NEA/PPD (DBENZE); 
NEA/ELA 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OEXC, SCUL, JO 
SUBJECT:  FY 05 RP:"YOUNG LEADERS: EFFECTING SOCIAL, 
POLITICAL, AND ECONOMIC CHANGE," JULY 5-22, 2005 - PROGRAM 
EVALUATION 
 
 
1. FOLLOWING IS THE EVDB EVALUATION OF SUBJECT PROGRAM: 
 
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: THE FOLLOWING DATA IS IN A FIXED FORMAT WHICH ENABLES 
: AUTOMATED PROCESSING IN WASHINGTON AND SHOULD NOT BE 
: EDITED EXCEPT BY MEANS OF THE POST-EVDB SOFTWARE. 
EXPORT-SOURCE: POST-EVDB 
VERSION: 3.0.7 
POST-EMAIL: ALDADAWM@STATE.GOV 
TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS AMMAN 
TRANSMITTING-POST-ID: 2887 
EXPORT-TYPE: PROJECT EVALUATION 
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POST-PROJ-ID: 235 
ECA-PROJ-NO: E/VGN-2005-0014 
PROJ-NAME: YOUNG LEADERS: EFFECTING SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND 
ECONOMIC CHANGE 
CPTHEME: DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS 
START MEMO IMPACT: 
MR. BADER AL-QAID FOUND THE PROGRAM "EXCELLENT" AND A "RICH 
EXPERIENCE." HIS FAVORITE COMPONENT WAS IN WASHINGTON, DC, 
AND HIS FAVORITE MEETING OF THE TRIP WAS AT THE STATE 
DEPARTMENT WHERE THEY DISCUSSED U.S. FOREIGN POLICY. HE 
WOULD HAVE LIKED THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH STATE 
DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS HIS ACTIVITIES IN JORDAN AND 
LEARN HOW JORDANIAN NGOS SUCH AS HIS COULD PARTNER WITH 
STATE ON REFORM-ORIENTED PROGRAMS. [EMBOFF ADVISED THAT HE 
COULD DIRECT QUESTIONS ON THIS MATTER TO THE EMBASSY'S 
PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE.] 
HE WAS VERY IMPRESSED BY THE ROLE OF NGOS IN AMERICAN 
SOCIETY AND THEIR ABILITY TO OBTAIN FUNDING FROM 
INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMPANIES. HOWEVER, HE WAS 
CONCERNED THAT THE PROCEDURES USED BY U.S. NGOS WOULD 
PROBABLY NOT EASILY TRANSFER TO JORDAN, AS MOST JORDANIAN 
NGOS ARE FUNDED BY THE GOVERNMENT OR THROUGH MEMBERSHIP. 
THE GROUP DYNAMICS WORKED WELL AND HE BENEFITED FROM 
INTERACTION WITH OTHERS FROM THE REGION. 
HIS ONLY CRITIQUE OF THE PROGRAM WAS THAT IT WAS TOO 
INTENSIVE. AT THE SAME TIME, HE FELT THAT THROUGHOUT THE 
PROGRAM, SOME OF THE MEETINGS WERE TOO SHORT AND HE WOULD 
HAVE LIKED TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH EACH SPEAKER IN-DEPTH. HE 
MIGHT HAVE BENEFITED MORE FROM FEWER SPEAKERS BUT MORE TIME 
WITH EACH ONE. 
FINALLY, HE HAD HOPED FOR MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET REGULAR 
AMERICANS, SUCH AS HOMESTAYS OR OTHER SOCIAL ACTIVITIES. 
END MEMO IMPACT: 
START MEMO AUDIENCE-REACHED: 
MR. BADER AL-QAID IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE NORTHERN BADIA 
FORUM FOR CULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT. HE IS ALSO A TEACHER OF 
CIVIC EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AT THE MINISTRY OF 
EDUCATION. HE ONLY RECENTLY RETURNED FROM THE U.S. BUT IS 
PLANNING TO GATHER HIS FORUM'S MEMBERS TOGETHER TO TELL THEM 
OF HIS EXPERIENCE IN AMERICA. HE WAS ALSO VERY EAGER TO 
LEARN ABOUT WAYS THAT THE FORUM COULD APPLY FOR FUNDING FROM 
THE MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE OR OTHER U.S. 
SOURCES. 
END MEMO AUDIENCE-REACHED: 
ECA-PROGRAM-OFFICE-RATING: 5 
START MEMO ECA-PROG-OFFICE-COMMENT: 
 
END MEMO ECA-PROG-OFFICE-COMMENT: 
PROGRAM-AGENCY-RATING: 5 
START MEMO PROG-AGENCY-COMMENT: 
 
END MEMO PROG-AGENCY-COMMENT: 
START CITY-CIV-EVALUATION: 
CITY-CIV: ACADEMY FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT : 1309 
RATING: 5 
START MEMO COMMENT: 
 
END MEMO COMMENT: 
END CITY-CIV-EVALUATION: 
START ESCORT-INTERPRETER-EVALUATION: 
ESCORT-INTERPRETER: SANA ABED-KOTOB 
RATING: 5 
START MEMO COMMENT: 
 
END MEMO COMMENT: 
END ESCORT-INTERPRETER-EVALUATION: 
START ESCORT-INTERPRETER-EVALUATION: 
ESCORT-INTERPRETER: MOHAMMED SMADI 
RATING: 5 
START MEMO COMMENT: 
 
END MEMO COMMENT: 
END ESCORT-INTERPRETER-EVALUATION: 
START ESCORT-INTERPRETER-EVALUATION: 
ESCORT-INTERPRETER: NABIL MAHMOUD 
RATING: 5 
START MEMO COMMENT: 
 
END MEMO COMMENT: 
END ESCORT-INTERPRETER-EVALUATION: 
START ESCORT-INTERPRETER-EVALUATION: 
ESCORT-INTERPRETER: MIRIAM KHOURSHED 
RATING: 5 
START MEMO COMMENT: 
 
END MEMO COMMENT: 
END ESCORT-INTERPRETER-EVALUATION: 
END PROJECT-EVAL-REC: 
 
HENZEL