Tag archives for Food Assistance

USAID in the News

Posted by Phillip Pollman, USAID intern on Saturday, May 11th 2013

A review of USAID’s top news highlights for week of May 6, 2013. Read more >>

USAID Branding in Action

Posted by Kamyl Bazbaz, Press Director and Spokeperson, USAID on Friday, May 10th 2013

USAID shows examples of how vouchers, locally procured food, and others show the generosity of the United States. Read more >>

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#AskUSAID @RajShah Twitter Chat on the Future of #FoodAid

Posted by Phillip Pollman, USAID intern on Tuesday, April 16th 2013

On April 15, USAID Administrator @RajShah participated in a Twitter chat to answer YOUR questions on the proposed Food Aid Reform in President Obama’s 2014 Proposed Budget. Read more >>

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USAID in the News

Posted by Phillip Pollman, USAID intern on Friday, April 12th 2013

LGBT Global Development Partners spoke on advancing LGBT equality in developing and emerging market countries on April 8 in Washington. Photo credit: USAID

A review of USAID’s top news highlights for week of April 8, 2013. Read more >>

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2014 Budget Affirms Commitment to End Extreme Poverty and Strengthen Reforms

Posted by Chuck Cooper, Assistant Administrator, Legislative & Public Affairs on Wednesday, April 10th 2013

Chuck Cooper serves as assistant administrator in Legislative & Public Affairs

Under the President’s budget, USAID will continue to strengthen our reform efforts. Read more >>

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Fields of Hope in Burkina Faso

Posted by Jessica Hartl, Information Officer, Office of Food for Peace on Monday, March 18th 2013

Women in Kofogou repairing a dike. Photo credit: USAID

Green fields in Burkina Faso are bringing hope to thousands of families, even during the dry season. Read more >>

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FrontLines Year in Review: Catching Ethiopians Before They Fall

Posted by Kelly Ramundo on Wednesday, January 2nd 2013

A beneficiary of the USAID-supported Productive Safety Net Program living near the Mai-Aqui site, in Tigray, Ethiopia

Today, one of Africa’s largest social safety nets does not just protect against chronic food insecurity, it helps communities weather the future. Read more >>

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We Live in a Hungry World

Posted by Stan Stalla, Surge Food for Peace Officer on Wednesday, October 17th 2012

“No matter how dramatic the images of people receiving food aid, it’s the daily, personal reminders of what it means to be hungry, and what we are doing to address that hunger for the long-term, which affect me the most….even after more than thirty years in this business.”

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Moving Food Faster to Those Who Need it Most in the Sahel

Posted by Dina Esposito, Director, Office of Food for Peace on Friday, March 30th 2012

This week, urgently needed food – 33,700 tons of sorghum from American farmers – will depart the United States for West Africa, as a part of the U.S. Government’s response to the drought in the Sahel. Due to poor harvests, high food prices, and a number of conflicts in the region, a dire humanitarian situation […]

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