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Loans in Bangladesh: Stories of Change

Posted by  on Friday, January 15th 2016     
Local bank and USAID staff with Somer Ali near his rice milling operation. / USAID Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, hundreds of entrepreneurs have been given fresh starts and second chances, pairing up with USAID-supported local banks to receive the loans that have never before been available.

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Development Financing “Sea Change” Drives Real Change

Posted by  on Monday, April 28th 2014     
farm in East Africa

Read a USAID employee’s first-hand account of the difference even a small amount of credit can make in the life of an entrepreneur in the developing world. USAID is proud to scale this work through our Development Credit Authority.

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Ending Extreme Poverty with a New Model of Development

Posted by  on Monday, April 14th 2014     
On April 3, U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Rajiv Shah unveiled the U.S. Global Development Lab.

Working together, we can throw open the doors of development and engage millions of people in our mission to unlock a brighter future for all.

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Getting it Right: Using Real-Time Data to Inform Smarter, More Responsive Aid

Posted by  on Monday, December 16th 2013     

In this era of unprecedented connectivity, the private sector excels at using digital data to better understand its customers.  There is opportunity for our and other organizations involved in international development to use the analysis of digital data to better understand the real-time needs of populations who benefit from their programs. The United States Agency […]

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Taking Action to Combat Climate Change

Posted by  on Wednesday, November 20th 2013     

The United States is taking action to combat climate change. Read more >>

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Financing a Clean Energy Future for India

Posted by  on Tuesday, June 25th 2013     

USAID’s Development Credit Authority partners with a clean energy investment fund to build a clean energy future for India. Read more >>

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The Positive Impacts of Transparency

Posted by  on Wednesday, June 12th 2013     

At USAID, we feel fortunate to work on an incredible Mission to achieve results for the poorest and most vulnerable around the world and to be transparent in the process. Read more >>

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INFOGRAPHIC: USAID Forward Progress Report

Posted by  on Tuesday, March 26th 2013     

An infographic of USAID’s model of development that puts us on a path to deliver more innovative and sustainable results. Read more >>

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Video of the Week: Crowdsourcing at USAID: An Example for Aid Transparency & Open Data

Posted by  on Monday, January 14th 2013     

Shadrock Roberts from USAID’s GeoCenter offers important lessons learned for government institutions who want to work with crowdsourced information at ICCM 2012. Read more >>

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At Datajam, Innovators and Entrepreneurs Unleash Open Data for Global Development

Posted by  on Thursday, January 3rd 2013     

USAID and the White House explored new ways of leveraging open data for development at Datajam event on December 10 Read more >>

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