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Making a Fifth Birthday Within Reach

Posted by  on Wednesday, June 19th 2013     
June 14 marked the 1 year anniversary of the Child Survival: Call to Action, an effort to end preventable child deaths. Photo credit: John Snow, Inc.

It’s been a year since the United States joined UNICEF and the governments of Ethiopia and India in a bold pledge to end preventable child deaths within a generation. Read more >>

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A Promise Renewed: A Great Global Ambition and Every Father’s Dream

Posted by  on Tuesday, June 18th 2013     
A mother plays with her infant as she waits outside a health post in Ethiopia. Photo credit: USAID

We have an unprecedented opportunity to virtually end preventable child death. Read more >>

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USAID in the News

Posted by  on Saturday, June 15th 2013     
Coumbayel Coulibaly displays the fruits of the harvest in Senegal. Photo credit: USAID/PCE

A review of USAID’s top news highlights for week of June 10, 2013. Read more >>

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Keeping Global Nutrition on the Table

Posted by  on Thursday, June 13th 2013     
Jennifer Barbour is a member of Mom Bloggers for Social Good. Photo credit: Jennifer Barbour

An initiative like the U.S. Government’s Feed the Future, led by USAID, is leading the way by showing how nutrition, poverty and food insecurity are all related. Read more >>

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Health Education in Malawi: Helping Create Safer Advancing Behaviors

Posted by  on Tuesday, June 11th 2013     
“Previously I was not faithful to my family. I used to have extramarital affairs. After attending Hope Kit sessions and listening and participating to the sessions, I realized that I was putting my life at stake and now I have chosen to be faithful to my family.” - Eliza Lupale, 37, married with five children Photo credit: Edna Ndhlovu

The goal of BRIDGE is lasting, positive change that not only prevents new HIV infections, but also strengthens the ability of Malawi’s communities to care for and protect themselves. Read more >>

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Photo of the Week: Eating a Healthy Snack

Posted by  on Tuesday, June 11th 2013     
A young child eats a healthy snack.

Peanut butter made from a lab nourishes nursery school children in Guyana. Read more >>

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Video of the Week: Turning the Tide on Global Hunger

Posted by  on Monday, June 10th 2013     
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In this Feed the Future video, narrator Matt Damon discusses efforts to turn the tide against global hunger and increase agricultural production around the world. Read more >>

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Winning the Battle Against Undernutrition and Stunting

Posted by  on Monday, June 10th 2013     
Photo credit: Nazo Kureshy, USAID

No child, no mother, no country should ever have to suffer the injustice of a lack of nutrition in the 21st century. Read more >>

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Contraception: Not to be left to serendipity

Posted by  on Saturday, June 8th 2013     
Kenyan women learning about IUDs. Photo credit: MSI

Contraception matters. It not only changes lives, it saves lives. Read more >>

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Maryan’s Milk Mustache

Posted by  on Friday, June 7th 2013     
Three-year-old Maryan drinks milk. Her mother Habiba (left) enrolled her in Save the Children's milk voucher program when she showed signs of malnutrition. Photo credit: Susan Warner. February 2013

A little girl recovers from malnutrition thanks to an USAID-funded milk voucher program in northeastern Kenya. Read more >>

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