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USAID Information:
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Mexico: USAID Program Profile
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Budget |
FY 2005
Actual
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FY 2006
Current
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FY 2007
Requested
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Total Program Funds |
$31,681,000 |
$27,083,000
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$22,002,000 |
The United States Agency for International Development’s
(USAID) new regional strategy for Mexico and Central America
which began this year emphasizes more responsive and transparent
governance; open, diversified and expanding economies; investing
in health and education; and timely effective crisis response.
The USAID program in Mexico is focused on developing collaborative
U.S.-Mexico development responses to support these objectives
and address shared concerns in the following principal areas:
Transparent Governance and the Rule of Law: USAID supports
Mexican initiatives to improve the responsiveness and transparency
of government and its accountability to citizens. Activities
include building more effective revenue generating capacity
at the state and local level, e-government programs, certification
standards for public officials, and enhanced oversight of
public resources. USAID also provides technical assistance
to support Mexican efforts to put in place more effective
civil and criminal justice systems, increased access to justice
through court-sponsored mediation centers, and increased professionalism
by reforming legal education and professional standards.
Natural Resources Management: USAID’s environmental
program is focused on improving the management of natural
resources in key watershed areas of Mexico. USAID is working
with a range of U.S. and Mexican partner organizations to
introduce new and improved watershed management approaches
to conserve Mexico’s considerable biodiversity, particularly
forestry; and to generate new economic opportunities for communities
in the target watershed areas, through promotion of eco-tourism,
cacao, specialty coffee, community forestry, and non-timber
forestry products. To promote environmental business and energy
conservation businesses, USAID is working with Mexico on economically
viable renewable systems and energy-efficient, non-polluting
production technologies.
Access to Finance: USAID collaborates with Mexican
partners to increase access to effective financial services
for traditionally underserved populations. The program will
build the capacity of microfinance institutions, improve the
supervisory and regulatory systems, and leverage remittances
for new financial services, savings, and investment.
Tuberculosis Control and HIV/AIDS Prevention: This
program supports GOM efforts to prevent and control both HIV/AIDS
and tuberculosis in vulnerable populations. For HIV/AIDS,
the focus is to contain and reduce the virus within vulnerable
populations to prevent its spread to the general population.
The approach will be to reduce barriers to behavior change
and care seeking and increase access to services that facilitate
safer behavior. The TB effort will improve the quality and
outreach capability of TB detection, diagnosis, and treatment
in 13 states of Mexico.
Training, Internships, Exchanges, and Scholarships:
USAID supports the formation of new partnerships between U.S.
and Mexican institutions of higher education and the private
sector, and supports training and exchanges in the U.S. for
young Mexicans working on economic growth and social development
issues.
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