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From the Field
In Ukraine, we facilitated a meeting between one of Ukraine’s Federal District Court Judge’s Charles Breyer and U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John Tefft. This meeting was arranged at the Judge’s request, through the Fair, Accountable, Independent and Responsible Judiciary Program (FAIR). The purpose of the FAIR Program is to support legislative, regulatory and institutional reform [...]
From the Field
In Nepal, USAID launched a Global Climate Change Program. The new program, Hariyo Ban, is a five-year program and cornerstone of President Obama’s Global Climate Change Initiative. Climate change is emerging as a major threat to the people and biodiversity of Nepal. Hariyo Ban, which means “green forests” in Nepali, will help to build resilience [...]
From the Field
In Batticaloa, Sri Lanka we held a friendly cricket tournament between youth from the East and South to mark International Peace Day. In Jaffna, Sri Lanka we opened a collection center and distributed “freezer trucks” to farmers as part of USAID’s public-private alliances program. This hand over of equipment, tools and grants will improve productivity [...]
From the Field
In Benin, we will hold a workshop on the Ambassadors Girls’ Scholarship Program (AGSP). USAID/Africa is undertaking a best practices review of the Ambassadors Girls’ Scholarship Program (AGSP), which has provided scholarships to more than 550,000 primary and secondary school students, predominately girls, since 2002 under the African Education Initiative (AEI). In the Ukraine, we [...]
USAID Shows Youth the Benefits of Conserving Energy
By: Olha Myrtsalo, USAID/Ukraine Saving energy is key to any country’s solid economic future and to its future as an independent country. Teaching this generation of youth to take ownership over energy-saving best practices proves paramount in ensuring Ukraine’s sustainable energy future. Ukraine’s dependence on imports from Russia for most of its energy supply makes [...]
USAID Seizes Development Opportunities in Ukraine
Submitted by Roberta Mahoney I arrived in Ukraine on Columbus Day to discuss challenges in Ukraine and how our programs are addressing those issues, as well as to visit our projects to see the real impact American aid has on the ground. On Tuesday we met with the U.S. Embassy, USAID Mission, and implementing organizations [...]
USAID/Ukraine Promotes Energy Efficiency Month at National Municipal Forum
Submitted by Erin Concors At a recent municipal forum event, mayors and government officials from across Ukraine thanked USAID for its work in reforming Ukraine’s heating sector. Hundreds of local and national government workers flocked to the Sixth Ukrainian Municipal Forum on Sept. 9 and 10 in Yalta. Janina Jaruzelski, Director of the USAID Regional [...]
From the Field
submitted by Abby Sugrue In Jordan, the Petra New Wonder of the World Celebration, the third anniversary of Petra being selected as a New 7th Wonder of the world. The USAID Tourism project will celebrate this with an evening of entertainment in the park itself. The project will use this occasion to provide background and [...]
