As featured in the White House Blog Poverty affects young people here in America, and in developing countries around the world. Political instability, and conflict pose threats to our national security. The global economy can provide opportunities for young Americans to earn a living while advancing development objectives. The United States has a long history [...]
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Across Asia, Reaching out a Hand in Support of Development
Crossposted from the White House Blog In 1954, South Korea was still reeling from the devastation of the Korean War. Its economy was poorer than 2/3 of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa and its people had an average life expectancy of 54 years. In that same year, the International Cooperation Association—USAID’s precursor—developed a partnership between [...]
Making an Impact in Education
David Barth is the Director of the Office of Education at USAID. As USAID moves towards implementation of a new education strategy, we need to pause to consider whether our core assumptions are valid, not just in theory, but in practice. Our recent education policy colloquium, co-hosted with the World Bank and the Abdul Latif [...]
Hopes and Challenges for the World’s Newest Country
Juba, Sudan: She sat in the shade of a transit tent at this port city on the White Nile, surrounded by her worldly possessions and eight children. A symbol of the hope and the challenges facing south Sudan as it moves towards independence on July 9, the woman arrived a week earlier by barge from [...]
USAID’s Efforts in Southern Afghanistan are More Robust and Effective Than Ever
As summer approaches, we are doing more than ever before to consolidate previous gains, achieve U.S. national security objectives and ensure a better future for millions of Afghans. Read more >>
White House Easter Prayer Breakfast
By: Ari Alexander, Director, Center for Faith-based & Community Initiatives and Senior Advisor to the Administrator for NGO Partnerships and Global Engagement Yesterday President Obama hosted a prayer breakfast observing the Christian holiday of Easter in the East Room of the White House. In only its second year, President Obama is the first President to [...]
Children in Kosovo Learn About the Judicial System Through Coloring Books
Submitted by Xheraldina Cernobregu, USAID/Kosovo Children in Kosovo are now Learning About Justice thanks to over 17,000 coloring books that have been distributed to primary schools in rural and urban Kosovo since the project’s launch in June 2010. The coloring books, published with USAID support, have been in high demand throughout the country. “Learning About [...]
Putting Science in the Spotlight
by Jonathan Hale, Bureau for Europe and Eurasia Last week I travelled to Moscow to take part in meetings on science cooperation with Dr. John Holdren, who is Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Dr. Holdren and Russian Minister of Education [...]
USAID’s Frontlines – February/March 2011
Read the latest edition of USAID’s premier publication, FrontLines for these stories: A trio of back-to-back disasters in 2010 challenges the resilience of Haiti’s people Dial it up: Mobile money services are coming to Haiti with high aims to help consumers spend and bank better Deputy Administrator Donald Steinberg says there’s a special role for [...]
Keeping America Safe: Development’s Role in National Security
By: Louisa Bargeron It was just a few weeks ago that Administrator Rajiv Shah described USAID’s plan for modernizing foreign assistance through a series of reforms to promote sustainable development and highlight the role of development in national security. In Afghanistan, USAID’s efforts promotes security here and in the U.S. through coordinated civil-military projects like [...]
