How We Can End Modern Day Slavery
After decades of isolation, Burma is quickly becoming the place to be. Today, President Obama became the first U.S. sitting President to visit Burma and last Friday, multi Emmy-award winning singer songwriter Jason Mraz announced he will headline a historic MTV EXIT concert there on December 16th to raise awareness and increase prevention of human trafficking.
Video: USAID at the UN General Assembly
Addressing Malnutrition – Turning Commitments into Action
Building the Foundations for Sustainable Health Services
5 More Questions about the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition
Have a Coke and Some Life-Saving Medicine
The Journey Towards “Cash Light”
Around the world, 2.5 billion people lack access to formal financial services. As a result, most poor households live almost entirely in a cash economy. Read more >>
Designing Smartphones For Resource-Poor Women
Mobile phone use in the developing world is exploding, yet women are at risk of being left behind. On average, GSMA research shows women to be 21 per cent less likely than men to own a mobile phone in low- to middle-income countries. The resulting mobile phone gender gap represents as many as 300 million […]
USAID Provides Training to Masons in Haiti
A USAID/KATA and CEMEX program gives Haitian people valuable skills and empowers them to improve their lives and the lives of their families. Read more >>
USAID Eases Hardships of Haiti’s Earthquake Survivors
To ease the hardships of people in Haiti’s Central Plateau, USAID partner Mercy Corps is providing immediate financial assistance through cash-for-work programs for both the displaced earthquake survivors and the families who took them in. With USAID/OFDA support, Mercy Corps is providing livelihood opportunities to 2,000 people per week in the Central Plateau. An additional 20,000 people are on track to benefit from the cash-for-work program. Under USAID’s Food Security Program in Haiti, Mercy Corps will also provide food vouchers to 100,000 in the Central Plateau and Lower Artibonite region. This new initiative provides grants, cash or vouchers to buy desperately needed food.
