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Niger - The Millennium Challenge Cooperation
 On March 17, 2008 MCC Niger launched a three year program which focuses on bolstering girl's education, reducing public corruption, streamlining business creation procedures and improving rights and access to land.
Francois Guemto has turned his entrepreneurial vision into a reality, combining his perseverance and engineering background with the Trade Hub’s technical expertise. The Trade Hub’s Vanessa Adams (middle) and Joop de Voest (right) visited his factory.

An entrepreneur’s vision, now a reality, creates jobs and investment

By the end of 2008, Buetec Broderie of Cameroon was inaugurating a new knitting, dyeing and sewing factory, adding 100 new employees, and developing a marketing plan for its products: custom embroidered high quality knit garments. With over a $1 million investment over the past year – $3 million over the last few years altogether – the dynamic entrepreneurs behind Buetec has succeeded with help from USAID’s West Africa Trade Hub.
Francois Guemto’s entrepreneurial intelligence and ambition explain Buetec Broderie’s success, >>more

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USAID/WA CURRENT QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER

BURKINA FASO SIGNS MCC COMPACT

Food For Peace: Success Stories
 The USAID funded program works in 61 MCHN sites throughout the Department of Podor providing support for health services and a robust direct distribution program that provides nutritional support to pregnant and lactating women and malnourished children.
Promoting HIV/AIDS Awareness The Action for West Africa (AWARE-HIV/AIDS) Project supports the replication of policies and improved technical and managerial models within the region to contribute to a reduction of sexually transmitted infections and HIV infections.
Peace and Security - Niger Rural Radio Rehabiliation Africare/Niger achieved the rehabilitation of 13 existing rural radios in the Agadez region and the set up of one new radio in the rural commune of Tassara. As a result of the broadcasts now reach the maximum number of people living in this wedged northern region.

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Last Updated on: April 06, 2009