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Feeding Africa’s Future

Posted by  on Thursday, May 9th 2013     
A farmer picks coffee beans in Nyeri. Photo credit: REUTERS/Stringer

Across the continent, African nations are taking concrete steps to make agricultural development a priority, lifting families out of poverty and increasing their participation in the global economy. Read more >>

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Use of Technology in Malaria Prevention and Control Activities

Posted by  on Friday, May 3rd 2013     
Malaria surveillance officer interviewing woman from malaria positive household in Zanzibar, June 2012. Photo credit: Mike McKay, RTI

mHealth applications are helping Zanzibar to identify and treat many otherwise undiagnosed malaria cases, identifying hot spots and transmission patterns, and responding rapidly to new outbreaks. Read more >>

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Salma Hayek Pinault Presents CHAMPION Project with Award

Posted by  on Wednesday, March 20th 2013     
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Actress and Avon Foundation for Women Ambassador, Salma Hayek Pinault, recently presented the USAID-funded CHAMPION project in Tanzania. Read more >>

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Empowering Women with Mobile Money: The Tanzania Report

Posted by  on Monday, February 25th 2013     
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In Tanzania, using mobile money has improved lives because of its ease and convenience. Read more >>

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Empowering Women One Mobile Phone At a Time

Posted by  on Monday, February 25th 2013     
Mobile banking saves women time and money. With mobile services, women no longer have to make all-day treks to and from the bank. Photo credit: USAID

Mobile technology in the hands of women can help enable entry into the financial mainstream and provide access to life-enhancing services Read more >>

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8 Things Our Future Military Leaders Need to Know About Water Management

Posted by  on Tuesday, January 15th 2013     
Chris Holmes with West Point cadets following the lecture on water management. Photo credit: USAID

One day, our future military leaders will be planning and implementing peace-keeping operations, and it is important for them to know how water management approaches can help foster stability, resilience and economic growth. Read more >>

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Boosting Women’s Entrepreneurship Via Mobile Money

Posted by  on Wednesday, December 19th 2012     
A woman sells prepaid mobile phone airtime credits. Photo Credit: Devex.

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 >>

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Video of the Week: Clean Cookstoves: Saving Trees and Lives in Tanzania

Posted by  on Tuesday, December 11th 2012     
Clean Cookstoves: Saving Trees and Lives in Tanzania

Video of the Week: Clean Cookstoves: Saving Trees and Lives in Tanzania. This video features the work of a USAID funded project “Building Actors and Leaders for Advancing Community Excellence in Development” (BALANCED). Read more >>

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Live at UNGA – Day Three

Posted by  on Thursday, September 27th 2012     

Day three at UNGA included two marquee events spotlighting progress to date on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition.

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Taking PRIDE in Putting Local Wealth to Work

Posted by  on Friday, August 31st 2012     

On a crowded street in the Kariakoo District of Dar es Salaam it is easy to overlook the unassuming building that houses PRIDE Tanzania’s local branch. Read more >>

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