Overcoming the extraordinary health challenges for women and children in Nigeria requires commitment and partnership at all levels. Read more >>
Archives for 2010
Greenhouses Changing Lives in Gaza
Through the Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion project, USAID has installed 86 greenhouses in Gaza. Read more >>
Miller Finds Fortune in Rice Cultivation
In 2006, USAID’s MARKETS program changed the fortunes of many rice farmers and processors in the area. Read more >>
Nigeria @ 50: Microenterprises Support Caregiver Families
USAID training in Nigeria equips participants with practical business skills to become successful entrepreneurs. Read more >>
Nigeria @ 50: Partnership with USAID
USAID is helping farmers’ organizations in Nigeria to plant and harvest higher-yielding crops. Read more >>
Repairing Obstetric Fistula in Nigeria
Women with fistula are stigmatized among their peers and by society in general. Read more >>
Increasing the Involvement of Men in Family Health
Reducing maternal deaths by 75 percent throughout the world by 2015 will take the involvement of men in countries where it matters most. Read more >>
African First Ladies Fellowship to Strengthen Leadership on Health and Social Ills
A fellowship program in partnership with American University is working to strengthen the capacity of Africa’s first ladies to address health and social problems across Africa. Read more >>
USAID Celebrates World Contraception Day
Submitted by Ryan Cherlin Every year on 26 September, World Contraception Day draws attention to the importance of contraception and the role of the individual. This year’s World Contraception Day theme is “Take Responsibility”. Choosing whether to use contraception is a deeply personal decision that each individual is responsible for making. USAID works with countries […]
This Week at USAID – September 27, 2010
Administrator Shah will host a development forum with USAID staff at the Ronald Reagan Building. At the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition’s Annual Conference, Dr Shah will join a roundtable discussion with senior Administration officials on the new global development policy. Later in the week, Administrator Shah will speak at the annual conference of the Aspen Network of Development […]
