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19-February-1999 
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    National Self-development Committee Approves 14 Grants 
 
    by Marianne Cashatt 
    and Jerry L. Van Marter 
 
HOUSTON, Texas-From Uganda to Michigan, the National Committee on the 
Self-Development of People (SDOP) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 
approved 14 grants totaling more than $335,000 at its Jan. 22-23 meeting 
here. 
 
    The meeting was held amid sadness over the resignation of SDOP chair 
Ruth Warren of Carson, Calif., who continues a slow recovery from an 
automobile accident.  To replace her, the committee elected Michael 
Youngblood of Warren, Ohio, as its new chair. 
 
    The committee awarded nine international grants: 
 
     * $7,465 in Tamil Nadu, India, to generate income through a dairy 
     * $28,380 in Totonicapan, Guatemala, to initiate milk production and 
the raising of cattle 
     * $39,905 in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, for construction of a 
bakery/restaurant and meeting hall 
     * $28,000 in Oyugis, Kenya, for a brick and tile making business and a 
dairy 
     * $12,700 in Hohoe, Ghana, for palm oil and soap production 
     * $29,805 in Kachumbala-Kuni, Uganda, to improve agricultural 
production 
     * $5,973 in Kampala, Uganda, for a fish farm 
     * $30,000 in Toronto, Canada, for a cooperative bakery 
     * $2,851 in Nyaga, Kenya, for a woodworking workshop. 
 
    The five domestic grants were: 
 
     * $30,000 in Orland, Maine, to improve a wreath-making business 
     * $30,000 in New Brunswick, N.J., to train young adults toward their 
establishment of an investment trust to fund college expenses 
     * $30,000 in Detroit to develop a small business marketing products 
they have made 
     * $31,000 in Beaver, Ohio, to construct a multi-purpose community 
center 
     * $30,000 in Beattyville, Ky., to purchase a truck to transport 
produce to a farmers market. 
 
    The national committee certified SDOP committees for the synods of 
Alaska-Northwest, Lakes and Prairies, the Rocky Mountains and the Sun. 
Also certified were presbytery-level SDOP committees for the presbyteries 
of Detroit, East Iowa, Genesee Valley, Homestead, Kiskiminetas, Louisville, 
Monmouth, Muskingum Valley, New Castle, New Covenant, Northern New York, 
Northern Waters, Salem, Savannah, Scioto Valley, South Alabama, Twin Cities 
Area and Western Reserve. 
 
    Synod and presbytery SDOP committees, once certified, have authority 
and funding to make additional SDOP grants within their bounds. 
 
(Marianne Cashatt is a retired journalist who serves on the National SDOP 
Committee.) 

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