Working to Improve Civil-Military Relations

The political situation in Guinea remains volatile as elections for the National Assembly encounter further delays, and the population continues to call for change. Go to story

USAID Curbs Corruption in National Education

For many years, Guinea’s education system was beset by widespread corruption.Go to story

USAID protects trafficking victims

“Children are stolen for many reasons,” says a local official from Kankan, Guinea’s second largest city.Go to story

USAID Promotes Code of Conduct for Political Parties

As part of an ongoing series of initiatives aimed at preparing Guinea for legislative elections, USAID recently brought together 37 political parties to work out and endorse an election code of conduct.Go to story

Journalists against Corruption

“I am a journalist and I am not afraid to denounce corruption in my country.” Go to story

USAID Moves Ahead with Election Training in Guinea

With the government of Guinea voicing its commitment to hold National Assembly elections in late 2008, USAID recently helped launch a train-the-trainer program aimed at instructing some 15,000 election workers on voter registration, election law and procedure. Go to story

Anti- corruption activities in Guinea

While Guinea is classified as one of the poorest country in the world, in terms of natural resources it is, in fact, one of the richest, with abundant reserves of bauxite, iron, gold, and diamonds. One of the principal reasons for this disparity between the country’s natural wealth and the poverty of its population is corruption.Go to story

Civic Education for middle school students

The strikes that shook Guinea several times over the past two years were largely a result of legitimate political and economic frustration.Go to story

From subsistence to success

Mrs. Bah lives in Pita, a remote village in Upper Guinea. She is the mother of three children and has been a farmer since she was very young. Despite 12-hours of daily work in her fields, she had little economic belongings to show for a lifetime of work.Go to story

It is common in Guinea for many mothers to provide their children with only water for long periods of time after their birth.Go to story

An elderly man from a remote area of Guinea broke into tears when he related how he was powerless to assist an orphan boy taken from his family and sent to a gold mine where he was forced to work from dusk till dawn.Go to story

USAID provides assistance to implement a system of “e-government” in Guinea

On February 21, 2008 the U.S.Ambassador Phillip Carter III and the Guinea Prime Minister Lansana Kouyate signed an agreement for an innovative USAID project to create an information system to facilitate communication among the Government of Guinea’s various ministries. The $530,000 project will provide computer equipment as well as technical training for 105 administrators from the ministries of health, economy, finance, agriculture, environment, education and the Prime Minister’s office.Go to story

USAID’s civic education initiative aims to strengthen democratic values by promoting peaceful methods of political expression and dialogue between the population and government authorities. Go to story

Moving towards elections in Guinea

While the population of Guinea has demonstrated its desire for free and fair parliamentary elections, the process of getting these elections underway has met with both setbacks and successes. The election date, originally set for June 2007, has experienced several setbacks due to logistical considerations. Though no firm date has been announced, there have been a number of positive developments that have given the population a degree of hope.Go to story

This is the slogan Guinean political leaders and health professionals invoked on December 1, 2007 at the World AIDS day held at the "Palais du Peuple" in Conakry, Guinea. Go to story

The mayor of Kissidougou praised USAID’s EngenderHealth project, saying it not only helped women suffering from fistula, but assisted local health authorities in such diverse activities as budget and resource management, and improving communication between local officials and the public. Go to story

USAID in Guinea assists women to participate in the election process
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