In Rwanda, a land with an oral history as rich and beautiful as the hills that roll across it, one tale is special. The story “Old Woman and a Hyena” was written by an 11-year-old boy who won a USAID-supported national writing competition.
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Politically Smart Development
Earlier this month, Tony Blair, Patron of the Africa Governance Initiative, set out the case for politically smart and locally led aid which means identifying and working on reforms that political leaders really care about. By taking this politically realistic approach, we believe aid will be more effective and so will governments in developing countries.
USAID Activities Respond to Gender-Based Violence
USAID’s Rwanda Family Health Project is supporting the Ministry of Health in fighting gender-based violence. Read more >>
Creating Partners in Conservation in Rwanda
Inspiration for the Journey to an HIV Vaccine
All the evidence today suggests that, if we persevere, it is just a matter of time before HIV vaccines become available. Read more >>
Recording in Progress: Audio Boosts Volume of Education Materials in Rwanda
This year, 90 primary schools in Rwanda will receive first- and second-grade materials for English, Kinyarwanda and math. Read more >>
WWE Divas Help Refugees in Rwanda Fight Malaria
Recently, WWE Divas Alicia and Natalya Fox, along with the United Nations Foundation’s Nothing But Nets campaign, visited Rwanda to meet mothers and children fighting malaria. Read more >>
Can Transitional Justice Prevent Conflicts?
In 2011, President Obama launched the Presidential Studies Directive on Mass Atrocities, or PSD-10, a ground-breaking call for all major U.S. government agencies to engage on the issue of preventing mass atrocities and genocide worldwide. Read more >>
Boosting Women’s Entrepreneurship Via Mobile Money
The U.S. Agency for International Development and Cherie Blair Foundation for Women have joined forces for an innovative project to maximize mobile financial service opportunities for women entrepreneurs Read more >>
A Conspiracy of Goodness
I’ve found there are some things on which everyone can agree. Children need strong beginnings – health, nutrition and nurturing care – to live their most productive lives Read more >>
