POPULATION IV

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In support of the Government's population policy and overall fertility reduction goals during Repelita IV (Fourth National Five-Year Development Plan) (1984-89) and beyond, the project would: (a) help strengthen the National Family Planning Coordinating Board's (NFPCB) activities by: (i) further decentralizing program administration, improving field communications and mobility of field-workers; (ii) expanding and improving NFPCB's education and training capacity; (iii) strengthening information and communication activities; (iv) expanding population education; (v) developing integrated family planning, health, and nutrition services in transmigration settlement units in five provinces; and (vi) strengthening research activities; and (b) assist the Ministry of Population and Environment (MOPE) in: (i) developing a long-term Population Plan of Action; (ii) strengthening population studies centers in ten universities; and (iii) strengthening the capabilities of non-governmental organizations to carry out population-related activities.