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USAID’s Investment in Africa

Posted by  on Thursday, June 27th 2013     

As President Obama embarks on his trip to Africa, USAID is proud to take this opportunity to highlight the important work we are doing there. Read more >>

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Devex Impact: Where the Conversation Is

Posted by  on Friday, October 26th 2012     

When Paul Polman, the CEO of Unilever, accepted the C.K. Prahalad Global Sustainability Leadership Award it was a warning shot to businesses everywhere. He pointed to the swift government change in Egpyt as a result of collective social action. Polman said a similar fate could fall to businesses that did not operate responsibly.

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How USAID is Putting Local Wealth to Work

Posted by  on Thursday, March 15th 2012     

In the 1960s, during USAID’s founding decade, official development assistance represented 70 percent of all capital flows to developing countries. Today, foreign aid makes up just 13 percent, having been replaced over time by trade, investment, and other sources of private capital. This changing landscape means our impact can be even greater. Rather than using […]

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Eva Biaudet, 2011 TIP Hero, On Finland’s Work to Combat Trafficking

Posted by  on Friday, July 1st 2011     

This week, I traveled from Washington, D.C.—where I was honored to be named a 2011 TIP Hero—to Vilnius, Lithuania, where I have had the opportunity to discuss modern day slavery with prominent women from all over the world. As I listened to the Ghanian Minister of Women’s Affairs speak passionately about the forces that make […]

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