When Scovia Ketusiime was 24 years old and five months pregnant with her second child she made a purchase that might have saved her life, the life of her baby, and that of her 18-month-old: she bought a voucher.Read more >>
Tag archives for Millennium Development Goals
Saving Lives of Mothers and Babies through Family Planning
During the month of May, IMPACT will be highlighting USAID’s work in Global Health. From May 11-17, we will be featuring the important role of mothers and partnerships in Global Health. With memories of Mother’s Day in the U.S. this past weekend still fresh in the mind—family gatherings, celebrations, festive meals, presents, flowers, and more—attention turns to the estimated [...]
Education: The Most Powerful Weapon for Changing the World
Education is the key to eliminating gender inequality, to reducing poverty, to creating a sustainable planet, to preventing needless deaths and illness, and to fostering peace. Read more >>
1,000 Days to Reach the Millennium Development Goals
What USAID is doing to ensure that by 2015 children everywhere will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling. Read more >>
USAID Rallies During Final 1,000 Days of Millennium Development Goals
On April 5, USAID joined UN Foundation’s Momentum 1000 and millions around the globe in a digital rally to mark the 1,000 day to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. Read more >>
Photo of the Week: Developing Global Partnerships for Development
One of the ways USAID is working to meet the Millennium Development Goals is through its Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa project. Read more >>
Live at UNGA – Day Three
Working Together to Save Moms & Kids in Afghanistan
MDG countdown: Celebrating Successes and Innovation
Today, Secretary of State Mitchell of UK development agency DFID and I will co-host an event along the sidelines of the UN General Assembly to celebrate successes and innovations in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Indeed, the world has much to celebrate. Through partnerships between communities and governments and the integration of new, non-traditional [...]
