In late January, when President Obama addressed the country, he spoke of our work across Africa “bringing together businesses and governments to double access to electricity and help end extreme poverty.” I watched, from Nairobi, Kenya, where I had just seen his words brought to life. The day before, I traveled to Baringo—a rural county in midwestern Kenya, where half the population lives in poverty and over 90 percent of people don’t have access to electricity.
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250 Million Children In The World Cannot Read And USAID Is Doing Something About It
Two hundred and fifty million children in the world cannot read according to the recently released Education for All Global Monitoring Report, Teaching and Learning: Achieving Quality for All; 130 million of them are in primary school. If these children do not learn to read they will have fewer opportunities and struggle with learning for the rest of their lives.
Achieving Equity Through Women in Leadership
Improved access and choice in family planning services gives women more opportunities for leadership roles. Read more >>
A Renewed Focus on Institutional Strengthening in Kenya
Kenya’s major reforms include a devolved government in which civil society organizations have an enhanced contribution to strengthening health and social systems. Read more >>
Photo of the Week: Food Assistance in Kenya
The Office of Food for Peace (FFP) provides emergency food assistance to those affected by conflict and natural disasters and provides development food assistance to address the underlying causes of hunger. FFP’s programs cover a broad array of activities designed to help communities build their resilience so they can prevent or mitigate shocks, make sure they have food during a crisis and provide them the tools to recover and build the foundation for their long-term development.
Photo of the Week: Teaching Special Needs Students a Vocation
FrontLines Releases Special Issue on USAID Results
Read the latest edition of USAID’s FrontLines for a special issue reviewing 20 projects the Agency counts among its most successful. Here are the first five. Read more >>
A Day to Celebrate Youth’s Contribution to Development
Today is International Youth Day, a day to celebrate youth and their numerous contributions to their communities, nations and the world. Read more >>
