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How Vocational Training Is Changing the Destinies of Morocco’s Youth

Posted by  on Monday, September 19th 2016     

Moroccan youth, who make up a third of their country’s population, represent a massive pool of untapped talent and potential. To help provide them with an alternative, USAID and its partners in Morocco are working together to provide sustainable opportunities for youth.

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Vocational Courses Give Economic Empowerment to Women of Georgia

Posted by  on Thursday, September 19th 2013     

From our Mission of the Month: Georgia, learn how a USAID-supported project empowers women to acquire training that allows them to contribute to their family incomes. Read more >>

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Lessons of Financial Independence and Self-Sufficiency in Georgia

Posted by  on Thursday, February 28th 2013     

Working in 85 communities across Georgia, the USAID/New Economic Opportunities initiative enables highly vulnerable individuals to be self-sufficient through vocational training. Read more >>

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Peace, Recovery, and Development in Northern Uganda

Posted by  on Friday, March 16th 2012     

Northern Uganda experienced one of Africa’s longest running conflicts from 1987 through 2007. The Lord’s Resistance Army terrorized communities, and abducted tens of thousands of children to train as child soldiers. The conflict exacted severe economic losses, leading to mass displacement of people, a breakdown in infrastructure, and severely weakened governance and social structures. In the […]

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