It is in the global community’s own interest to ensure Syrian women’s continuing role and influence in dialog and problem-solving at both the local and national levels.
Archives for 2014
USAID Welcomes the Crowd to Use Geo-Mapping Tools for Open Source Development
In 2014, USAID’s embrace of open source tools and crowdsourcing projects will continue to improve the effectiveness of U.S. development assistance while creating new opportunities for the communities where we work. USAID took the unprecedented step in June 2012 to improve government transparency by hosting a crowdsourcing event to open up access to the public to help map USAID’s loan guarantee data.
Could Your Business Benefit from Collaborating with Feed the Future? Find Out
Let’s Stand Up For Inclusion, Not Exclusion
Adventures in Wildlife Screening: Monitoring Wildlife Farms to Prevent Disease
Uncovering Success: A Holistic Approach to Taking Stock of Natural Resource Management Interventions
USAID Remains Focused on Typhoon Response in the Philippines
We are now beginning our pivot to the early recovery stage and we will continue to focus on some critical areas. Transitional shelter, livelihoods, health, cash-for-work, microfinance, temporary schools, and the rebuilding of rural health units will be very important focus areas for us over the next three to 12 months.
In Progress: How USAID is increasing transparency and modernizing information
On May 9, 2013, President Barack Obama issued Executive Order #13642 “Making Open & Machine Readable the New Default for Government Information.” The Executive Order was accompanied by the Office of Management and Budget’s Open Data Policy (M-13-13), which provides guidance on implementing the Executive Order, while maintaining protections for national and operational security, and individual privacy.
