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#TheKeyIsWe +SocialGood

Posted by  on Wednesday, September 25th 2013     

[W]e have to ask ourselves, “If we have the resources and the technology to solve the challenges we face, why do they still remain?” Read more >>

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USAID at UNGA 2013: Day One

Posted by  on Tuesday, September 24th 2013     

A recap of USAID’s participation during, and around, several events at this year’s United Nations General Assembly. Read more >>

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Advancing Development Through Social Media

Posted by  on Friday, February 22nd 2013     

For the first time, USAID participated in Social Media Week and hosted a panel on the role of social media plays in the development world. Read more >>

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Designing for Women: The Mobile Challenge

Posted by  on Sunday, September 23rd 2012     

Imagine if you picked up a smartphone and didn’t know how to use it. What must it be like to have such a powerful device in the palm of your hand and not be able to utilize it? For many technically illiterate women in the developing world, navigating a smartphone or even a more basic feature phone is a real challenge. Read more>>

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Malaria Takes Stage at the Social Good Summit in NYC

Posted by  on Wednesday, September 21st 2011     

As featured on MCHIP Throughout the first two days of the Social Good Summit, hosted by Mashable, the UN Foundation, 92Y, and Ericsson, malaria has been making headlines. The disease is ripe for its time in the limelight. Preventable through simple, cost effective solutions and the recent subject of a high profile study validating the […]

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Eyes on UNGA: Day 1

Posted by  on Tuesday, September 20th 2011     

USAID’s first day at the 66th Session of the United Nations General Assembly was packed with a range of events covering topics from U.S. Pakistan relations, to the launch of a new campaign to engage the public around the largest humanitarian emergency on earth. From the halls of respected think tanks, to the floor of […]

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Administrator Shah at the Social Good Summit

Posted by  on Monday, September 19th 2011     

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