In parts of Zimbabwe where market conditions allow, the World Food Programme is arranging for cash to be given to those in need. Read more >>
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In Celebration of Men: Stepping up for Male Circumcision
On November 19, the first ever International Men’s Day was celebrated in over 60 countries around the world. It was an occasion to put the spotlight on men’s health Read more >>
African Leaders Call for Scale up Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in East and Southern Africa
Dr. Emmanuel Njeuhmeli is the Senior Biomedical Prevention Advisor with USAID and Co-Chair of PEPFAR’s Male Circumcision Technical Working Group. Scientific advances in the treatment and prevention of HIV infection over the past years have created unprecedented optimism that the fight against the HIV/AIDS. Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) for HIV prevention is one such [...]
Zimbabwe’s Great Leap Toward Preventing HIV in Children
As featured on the Huffington Post This week, I witnessed a milestone in the fight to end HIV/AIDS in children — and it happened in Zimbabwe. Much of the news from Zimbabwe over the past decade has been around political and economic challenges, overshadowing a resounding public health success story. Zimbabwe is one of the [...]
On World Water Day, Rain Water Harvesting Highlighted in Zimbabwe
By Cary Jimenez, Development Outreach and Communications Officer at USAID/Zimbabwe USAID/Zimbabwe commemorated World Water Day 2011 on March 23 with a special ceremony to draw attention to the efficiency and effectiveness of rainwater collection as a way to provide clean water to families and schools. The event took place at the Tasimukira Primary School in [...]
From the Field
By Cary Jimenez, USAID Zimbabwe In Zimbabwe, USAID is giving youth a voice in their communities. This month, the Young People Initiative was launched to empower youth and help them solve critical issues collaboratively. U.S. Ambassador Charles A. Ray spoke at the launch event, encouraging youth to “think outside the box” while at the same [...]
From the Field
In Albania, we will open a Taxpayer Service Center in Tirana. Based on a new client-centered model, Albania’s General Directorate of Taxation, with the support of USAID and the MCC Threshold Program, will open a new service center in Tirana. The project has supported the remodeling of the infrastructure, including key IT infrastructure that will [...]
From the Field
In Madagascar, as part of the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), we will launch an indoor residual spraying campaign (IRS). The campaign will cover 16 districts in Madagascar, including 6 in the central highlands, and 10 in the northwest and southwest. IRS involves the coordinated, timely spraying of the inside walls of houses with insecticides. Mosquitoes [...]
USAID/Zimbabwe Unveils Audio and Voting Equipment to Support Good Governance at Parliament
Submitted by Cary R. Jimenez (DOC-Zimbabwe) USAID/Zimbabwe has made a major donation of audio equipment to the Parliament of Zimbabwe. In a ceremony at the Zimbabwe Parliament on September 22, Ambassador Charles Ray and USAID Director Karen Freeman formally handed over a new sound archiving and voting system worth about USD$500, 000. The equipment will [...]
Zimbabwe’s Students Get the Tools to Learn
Submitted by Cary Jimenez USAID/Zimbabwe Zimbabwe’s primary school students will soon be able to get a better education, thanks to an influx of new materials and support provided in part by USAID. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai launched the program on September 8. Zimbabwe’s 5,300 primary schools will receive over 13 million new textbooks, dramatically improving [...]
