Records of the Division of Outreach and International Affairs, Sahel Regional Financial Management Project
Scope and Content
This collection consists of the records of the Sahel Regional Financial Management Project that was organized to improve the financial management of Sahelian institutions that manage funds from the U.S. Agency for International Development. The collection includes correspondence, telefaxes, reports, evaluations, financial and legal records, and more. It is divided by country and material types.
Dates
- 1982 - 1986
Creator
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Outreach and International Affairs (Organization)
Language of Materials
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
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Administrative History
The Sahel Regional Financial Management Project was organized to improve the financial management of Sahelian institutions that manage funds from the U.S. Agency for International Development. The countries involved were the United States, Senegal, Gambia, Chad, Burkina Fasa, Mali, and Niger. The Sahel is the ecoclimatic and biogeographic zone of transition, in Africa, between the Sahara desert to the north and the Sudanian Savanna to the south.
The Sahel Regional Financial Management Project began in the Office of International Programs, established in 1975. It is the predecessor to the Division of Outreach and International Affairs, which was established in 2003.
Extent
35 Cubic Feet (25 boxes)
Abstract
This collection consists of the records of the Sahel Regional Financial Management Project that was organized to improve the financial management of Sahelian institutions that manage funds from the U.S. Agency for International Development. The collection includes correspondence, telefaxes, reports, evaluations, financial and legal records, and more. The countries involved were the United States, Senegal, Gambia, Chad, Burkina Fasa, Mali, and Niger.
Arrangement
The collection is in original order, primarily by country and material type.
Physical Location
Please note: This collection is located in off-site storage and may require 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.
Source of Acquisition
The collection was transferred to Special Collections and University Archives in May 1990.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Records of the Division of Outreach and International Affairs, Sahel Regional Financial Management Project by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/).
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the collection was completed in December 2019.
- Title
- Records of the Division of Outreach and International Affairs, Sahel Regional Financial Management Project, 1982-1986
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jenna Slezak, Student Worker, AnnRea Fowler, Student Worker, and LM Rozema, Archivist
- Date
- 2019 (CC0 1.0)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu