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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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Water Projects as part of the Middle East Regional Cooperation Program (Part 4)

Posted by  on Sunday, March 24th 2013     
A Moroccan farmer makes use of a USAID SMS advisory service to plan irrigation for his crops. Photo credit: USAID

USAID’s Middle East Regional Cooperation Program brings together Arab and Israeli scientists and students to create and share solutions to regional development challenges like water while promoting a peaceful exchange between neighbors. Read more >>

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Latin America’s Slums and TB

Posted by  on Sunday, March 24th 2013     
A woman and child receive TB treatment. Photo credit: USAID

The control of tuberculosis in Latin America requires social, economic, and environmental interventions to improve living conditions and increase access to health services. Read more >>

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USAID in the Middle East: using data to improve regional water management (Part 3)

Posted by  on Saturday, March 23rd 2013     
In Egypt, a team using USAID’s Program Management Information System (PRISM) to monitor the status of 3,000 water and wastewater construction projects around the country validates system data with a site visit. Photo credit: USAID

USAID has supported Egypt’s water sector – including its water and wastewater utilities – for more than three decades. Read more >>

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USAID in the News

Posted by  on Saturday, March 23rd 2013     
Administrator Shah spoke at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) to discuss the recently released USAID Forward Progress Report highlighting the past year’s successes and challenges in reforming the Agency and delivering better, more sustainable results. March 20, 2013. Photo credit: Pat Adams, USAID

A review of USAID’s top news highlights for week of March 18, 2013. Read more >>

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USAID in the Middle East: Famine Early Warning Systems Network (Part 2)

Posted by  on Friday, March 22nd 2013     
A map of cultivation areas made by the FEWS NET famine early warning project helps decision makers adapt to and mitigate climate change.

In the 1980s, USAID created the Famine Early Warning Systems Network to monitor and predict developments that affect food security in the Middle East and other areas. Read more >>

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Improving Tuberculosis Treatment for Children

Posted by  on Friday, March 22nd 2013     
David Greeley, Senior Vice President at TB Alliance. Photo credit: TB Alliance

USAID is teaming up with TB Alliance to change course, help our children, and brighten the future prospects for the youngest TB patients. Read more >>

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Greener Pastures in Crimea’s Future

Posted by  on Friday, March 22nd 2013     
USAID will utilize the existing Soviet-era pump facility (background) in Pervimaysky to irrigate farm fields for a rural community of 300 persons. Photo credit: Jason Gilpin, USAID

USAID is successfully demonstrating that with transparent planning, modest investment and strong community support, infrastructure improvements can be made to bring reliable water service to residents in small communities in Crimea. Read more >>

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