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Ask the Expert: Enrique Roig, Coordinator for Central America Regional Security Initiative (CARSI) at USAID
We interviewed Enrique Roig from our Latin America and Caribbean Bureau to discuss his work on citizen security in Central America. Can you describe the security situation in Central America? Violence levels in Central America are among the highest in the world – there are an estimated 900 gangs with a total of 70,000 members in [...]
Q&A with the First Lady of El Salvador Vanda Pignato
The Impact Blog interviewed the First Lady of El Salvador Vanda Pignato about development issues important to her in El Salvador. First Lady, I know you are very passionate about women’s rights. How are you raising the profile of this issue in El Salvador? As Secretary for Social Inclusion, one of the main goals during my mandate [...]
Women Leaders Combating Violence Against Women in India
By Hope Bryer and Kathryn Viguerie During President Obama’s visit to India earlier this month, Ms. Valerie Jarrett, Assistant to President Obama for Intergovernmental and Public Engagement, along with USAID’s Assistant Administrator for Asia, Nisha Desai Biswal, led a roundtable discussion with leading women activists and experts in India’s development sector who focus on women’s [...]
The Story Behind the Statistics: Victims of Rape in Benin Find Justice
Submitted by Ryan Cherlin, USAID Bureau for Global Health The Statistics: In Benin, more than 75 percent of women are victims of violence, and 44 percent are sexually abused. The Story: Déborah and her husband Djobo live in the village of Guiguiso in northern Benin. On the night of September 9, 2009, three men assaulted [...]
