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Ghanaian Chef Works to End Hunger by Reducing Food Waste

Posted by  on Tuesday, November 28th 2017     
Food recovery and redistribution van of Food for All Africa. / Paul Osafo Buabeng

The founder of Food for All Africa talks about leveraging skills learned in YALI training to build a more efficient food supply chain in West Africa

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When The Sweet Potato Goes Viral: A New Approach to Nutrition Programming in Northern Ghana

Posted by  on Wednesday, February 10th 2016     
Women prepare a highly nutritious meal from the orange-fleshed sweet potato, a vitamin A-rich crop introduced in Northern Ghana. / USAID/Ghana

USAID’s new nutrition strategy is creating life-changing results. Read on to learn how integrating sectors like agriculture into nutrition programs has had a big impact on communities in Northern Ghana.

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Ending the ‘Neglect’ in Neglected Tropical Diseases

Posted by  on Wednesday, April 15th 2015     
A national monitoring team meets during a field visit to a mass drug administration in Ghana. / FHI360

USAID is committed to supporting the control and elimination of some of the most debilitating neglected tropical diseases around the world. We have the drugs we need from strategic partnerships, giving us the ability to treat millions. Now, countries must also step up and dedicate their own resources to fighting these diseases.

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A “Whole” Lot of Success for Ghanaian Pineapples

Posted by  on Saturday, March 8th 2014     

If you live in the Southeast region of the United States, next time you walk into a Whole Foods Market and pick out the perfect pineapple, your purchase could support a Ghanaian-based small business.

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Vice President of Ghana Oversees Launch of Online System to Fight HIV-Related Discrimination

Posted by  on Friday, December 6th 2013     
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice's launch of Ghana's new discrimination reporting system. Photo credit: Health Policy Project/Futures Group

On December 2 at World AIDS Day observations in Ghana, His Excellency Vice President Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur presided over the launch of a new web-based system for reporting HIV-related discrimination.

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Photo of the Week: Women Sing in West Africa

Posted by  on Tuesday, November 5th 2013     

Community members sing at the opening of a border information center in West Africa. Read more >>

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USAID in the News

Posted by  on Saturday, September 28th 2013     

A review of USAID’s top news highlights for week of September 16, 2013.

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West African Nations Unite to Build Coastal Resilience to Climate Change

Posted by  on Friday, July 26th 2013     

In June, government officials from 11 West African nations kicked off a regional coordination effort to reduce vulnerability to climate change. Read more >>

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Moving the Dial on Poverty and Hunger: What are Feed the Future’s High-Level Outcome Targets?

Posted by  on Tuesday, July 23rd 2013     

The second Feed the Future progress report is out and is generating a lot of buzz about the initiative’s successes last year. Read more >>

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“Come Back at Night and You Will Understand”

Posted by  on Tuesday, July 16th 2013     

USAID is working with the U.S., African governments and the international business community to bring reliable, clean power to Africa. Read more >>

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