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Educate Girls, Develop Nations
Recording in Progress: Audio Boosts Volume of Education Materials in Rwanda
This year, 90 primary schools in Rwanda will receive first- and second-grade materials for English, Kinyarwanda and math. Read more >>
WWE Divas Help Refugees in Rwanda Fight Malaria
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 >>
Can Transitional Justice Prevent Conflicts?
In 2011, President Obama launched the Presidential Studies Directive on Mass Atrocities, or PSD-10, a ground-breaking call for all major U.S. government agencies to engage on the issue of preventing mass atrocities and genocide worldwide. Read more >>
Boosting Women’s Entrepreneurship Via Mobile Money
The U.S. Agency for International Development and Cherie Blair Foundation for Women have joined forces for an innovative project to maximize mobile financial service opportunities for women entrepreneurs Read more >>
A Conspiracy of Goodness
I’ve found there are some things on which everyone can agree. Children need strong beginnings – health, nutrition and nurturing care – to live their most productive lives Read more >>
Building a More Inclusive USAID
Earlier this week, Administrator Shah administered the Oath of Office to Peter Malnak, USAID’s new Mission Director to Rwanda. As USAID works to build a more inclusive agency, Mr. Malnak’s swearing-in took on special significance as it marked the first time a same-sex partner of a new Mission Director participated in the event by holding [...]
Youth Academy Empowers Tomorrow’s Political Leaders in Rwanda
Appeared in The National Democratic Institute By: Andrew Farrand, Program Officer, Central and West Africa, NDI While young people under 25 comprise approximately two-thirds of Rwanda’s population, historically they have lacked meaningful opportunities to engage in politics. An older elite has traditionally made the country’s political decisions, and during the 1994 genocide, political leaders mobilized [...]
How You’re About to Help Save the Lives of 4 million Children
By Amie Batson, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Global Health Bureau You may not know that the leading killers of children in the poorest countries are diarrhea and pneumonia. You almost certainly don’t know that your contributions can help save the lives of 4 million children – many because of the introduction of two new vaccines to [...]
