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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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Cote d’Ivoire Election to Mark Turning Point After Years of Healing From Conflict

Posted by  on Friday, October 23rd 2015     
A local elections official in Duékoué, Côte d’Ivoire, explains the tabulation of votes from a previous election. Ahead of next week's presidential election, USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives has implemented activities focused on capacity-building of electoral institutions, improved access to credible information, increased inter-community dialogue, and widespread community mobilization and engagement in the electoral process. / Kendra Helmer, USAID

The upcoming Oct. 25 presidential election in Côte d’Ivoire is the first since the disastrous election in 2010. USAID’s Office of Transition Initiatives has been working with communities to move toward reconciliation ahead of this critical moment.

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A Spotlight on the World’s ‘Invisible’ Workers

Posted by  on Thursday, December 18th 2014     
Haitian construction workers in the Dominican Republic include an estimated 900,000 to 1.2 million undocumented migrants. The USAID Global Labor Program is supporting research and advocacy for international standards to protect their rights. / Ricardo Rojas

The world’s 232 million migrant workers bring wealth, infrastructure and services to a globalizing world. But they also fall outside of human rights norms and are often victims of exploitation. Read how USAID has elevated the profile of some of the world’s most invisible workers.

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Pressures on the Plundered Planet

Posted by  on Tuesday, June 12th 2012     

Paul Collier, Professor of Economics at Oxford University, spoke earlier today at USAID’s Frontiers in Development Forum, and will speak again tomorrow morning. Below is an excerpt from his contribution to the Frontiers in Development essays. As the world economy grows, it increasingly faces natural constraints. These provide both new opportunities and new risks for the […]

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Fashion Show Highlights Africa’s Cotton, Textile, and Apparel Industry

Posted by  on Wednesday, April 20th 2011     

One of the highlights of being at USAID is seeing the faces of the people who are helped by our work.  Our staff in Africa regularly send photos that show refugees receiving much-needed food aid, farmers applying modern technologies to grow better crops, and HIV-positive individuals who have a second shot at life thanks to […]

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