This post originally appeared on the White House Blog. Over the past several months, the worst humanitarian crisis in the world has placed more than 13.3 million people across the Horn of Africa at risk – a greater number than the populations of New York and Los Angeles combined. Quickly becoming incomprehensible, the emergency has […]
Archives for 2011
Three Questions with Abigail Disney
On Tuesday, October 25th, the U.S. Institute of Peace, in collaboration with USAID, the Institute for Inclusive Security, and Vital Voices will host a discussion with Ambassador Swanee Hunt and USAID Deputy Administrator Donald Steinberg on the best ways to ensure a direct role for women in peace-building efforts worldwide. In addition, film producer Abigail […]
Investing in High-impact, Low-cost Innovations that Save Lives
Dr. Christopher J. Elias is president and CEO of PATH, an international nonprofit organization that creates sustainable, culturally relevant solutions, enabling communities worldwide to break longstanding cycles of poor health. A new mother experiencing excessive bleeding after childbirth can die within minutes if the bleeding isn’t stopped. For women in developing countries, time too often […]
Maximizing the Impact of Public and Private Global Health Commitments
Amanda Makulec is a Monitoring and Evaluation Associate, John Snow Inc. In a time of international economic uncertainty, it is more important than ever for donor agencies to ensure global health dollars are being spent wisely for maximum health impact. Investing in maternal and reproductive health programs around the world has supported a one-third reduction […]
Join a Discussion on Ending Hunger Through Development
Originally posted on DipNote the U.S. Department of State Official Blog. On Tuesday, October 25, 2011, Tjada McKenna, Deputy Coordinator for Development, U.S. Feed the Future Initiative will hold a conversation with David Beckmann, President, Bread for the World, on “Ending Hunger Through Development.” The discussion will be moderated by Cheryl Benton, Deputy Assistant Secretary […]
Public Private Partnership Week: A Milestone on our Journey to Change the World
Shelly Esque is Vice President of Legal and Corporate Affairs Group and Director of Corporate Affairs of Intel Corporation As part of USAID’s 50th Anniversary, the Agency is celebrating Public-Private Partnership Week October 17-21, 2011 to highlight the mutual benefit that development and business have in establishing public-private partnerships (PPP) and to celebrate the 10th […]
Public-Private Partnership Week: Strengthening Education in Macedonia
LeAnna Marr, Acting Mission Director, USAID Macedonia As part of USAID’s 50th Anniversary, the Agency is celebrating Public-Private Partnership Week October 17-21, 2011 to highlight the mutual benefit that development and business have in establishing public-private partnerships (PPP) and to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Global Development Alliance (GDA) program. USAID Macedonia, through our […]
Public Private Partnership Week: New Partnership with SwissRe Targets Hunger, Natural Disasters
Nora Ferm is a Presidential Management Fellow in Global Climate Change While health insurance, life insurance, car insurance and flood insurance are very familiar to people in countries like the United States, poor families in developing countries typically lack access to finance, including loans and insurance. When these families are hit with severe shocks like […]
New Teaching Methods and Resources Transform Indonesian School
The facilities were impeccable, the students were learning from enthusiastic teachers, and the school had the strong support of parents and its surrounding community. This is not a school in the United States, but rather the school I’m describing is the Sedati Gede 2 primary school, located in Sidoarjo district in the Indonesian province of […]
Public-Private Partnership Week: Measuring Impact of Mais Unidos
Lawrence Hardy II is USAID’s Brazil Mission Director As part of USAID’s 50th Anniversary, the Agency is celebrating Public-Private Partnership Week October 17-21, 2011 to highlight the mutual benefit that development and business have in establishing public-private partnerships (PPP) and to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Global Development Alliance (GDA) program. Created in 2006, […]
