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WWE Divas Help Refugees in Rwanda Fight Malaria

Posted by  on Thursday, March 28th 2013     
WWE Divas Alicia Fox and Natalya Fox during their visit to Rwanda. They helped distribute bed nets to mothers and families, and visited health clinics and youth centers at the camps. Photo credit: Craig Ambrosio, WWE

Recently, WWE Divas Alicia and Natalya Fox, along with the United Nations Foundation’s Nothing But Nets campaign, visited Rwanda to meet mothers and children fighting malaria. Read more >>

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Aid to Internally Displaced Persons in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Posted by  on Wednesday, March 27th 2013     
More than 12,000 water containers, 3,000 blankets and 1,000 kitchen sets were airlifted to Katanga Province in DRC from USAID’s stockpiles in Dubai, The United Arab Emirates (UAE). Photo credit: UNICEF

USAID has responded to urgent needs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by airlifting more than $270,000 worth of emergency relief supplies to the region. Read more >>

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Digitizing Education

Posted by  on Wednesday, March 27th 2013     
Students play a mobile game in Kenya. Photo credit: Ed Owles, Worldview

In celebration of Women’s History month, USAID interviews Catherine Oliver Smith, COO and Co-Founder of Urban Planet Mobile, aimed to develop and distribute digital education worldwide. Read more >>

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Securing a Better Future Means Knowing Your Past

Posted by  on Wednesday, March 27th 2013     
Jean Geran, Founder & President, Each Inc. Photo credit: Jean Geran

As we celebrate Women’s History Month, I think about the millions of women and girls who hold up half the sky but feel invisible and trapped Read more >>

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Why Women’s Leadership Matters in a Macho World

Posted by  on Tuesday, March 26th 2013     
Volunteers of the Youth Movement Against Violence in Guatemala. Photo credit: Creative Associates

Women in Central America are instrumental to help achieve peace in their communities by bringing diverse perspectives, mobilizing a variety of community actors, and ensuring that all citizens have their security concerns heard. Read more >>

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Saving a Leg and a Life in Rif Damascus

Posted by  on Tuesday, March 26th 2013     
A doctor tends to Hajji Rajaa’s leg in a clinic in Rif Damascus, Syria. Photo credit: USAID Partner

Hajji Rajaa, from Syria, is thankful for the life-saving care she received at a USAID-funded medical clinic. Read more >>

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Photo of the Week: President Obama Visits West Bank

Posted by  on Tuesday, March 26th 2013     
Pres. Obama meets girls in West Bank Gaza

On March 21, President Barack Obama returned to West Bank to deliver remarks to the Palestinian people. Read more >>

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INFOGRAPHIC: USAID Forward Progress Report

Posted by  on Tuesday, March 26th 2013     
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An infographic of USAID’s model of development that puts us on a path to deliver more innovative and sustainable results. Read more >>

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Video of the Week: Help a Child Reach 5

Posted by  on Monday, March 25th 2013     
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For the first time in history, we have the available knowledge and technologies to reach the world’s most marginalized children with life-saving interventions. .

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D-Rev – Where Design and Function Meet Need

Posted by  on Monday, March 25th 2013     
Krista Donaldson, CEO, D-Rev

In celebration of Women’s History Month, we interview Krista Donaldson, CEO of D-Rev, a non-profit that designs and delivers products that improve the health and incomes of people living on less than $4 per day. Read more >>

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