| GRANTS | |
|---|---|
| Number of earmarked grants awarded: | 8 |
| Total amount of earmarked grants awarded: | ECU 150,105 |
| Number of local grants awarded: | 605 |
| Total amount of local grants awarded: | USD 657,427 |
| Number of special grants: (2 for Freshwater Projects in Albania, 1 for Slovenian NGO computer network) |
3 |
| Total amount of special grants awarded: | USD 95,447 |
| VISITORS AND INFORMATION | |
|---|---|
| Number of visitors to REC head office: (almost twice as many as 1995) |
220 |
| Number of information requests: (89% of which were answered within 5 days) |
687 |
| Number of resources in REC library: | 2950 books, 3250 pamphlets, 150 videos and 132 periodicals |
| ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS | |
|---|---|
| Number of incoming and outgoing e-mail messages: | 496,967 |
| Number of e-mail messages between local offices and REC head office: (more than double the number from 1995) |
9,246 |
| Number of times REC resources were accessed via the Internet: | 475,857 |
| Number of times REC on-line databases were searched: | 51,451 |
| Number of times The Bulletin was accessed on-line: | 1,542 |
| Number of subscribers to REC discussion lists: | 608 |
| Number of countries served by on-line services: | 74 |
| FELLOWSHIPS | |
|---|---|
| Number of Junior Fellowship applicants: | 140 |
| Number of Junior Fellows: (including the first fellow from Western Europe) |
36 from 18 countries |
| Number of Senior Fellow applicants: | 29 |
| Number of Senior Fellows: | 3 |