Transition Initiatives
The USAID Office of Transition Initiatives supports U.S. foreign policy objectives by helping local partners advance peace and democracy in priority countries in crisis. Seizing critical windows of opportunity, OTI works on the ground to provide fast, flexible, short-term assistance targeted at key political transition and stabilization needs.
Since 1994, OTI, part of USAID’s Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, has laid the foundation for long-term development in thirty-one conflict-prone countries by promoting reconciliation, jumpstarting local economies, supporting nascent independent media, and fostering peace and democracy through innovative programming. In countries undergoing a transition from authoritarianism to democracy, violent conflict to peace, or pivotal political events, initiatives serve as catalysts for positive political change. OTI programs are short-term -- typically, two to three years in duration. OTI works closely with regional bureaus, missions and other counterparts to identify programs that complement other assistance efforts and lay a foundation for longer-term development. OTI programs often are initiated in fragile states that have not reached the stability needed to initiate longer-term development programs. OTI strategies and programs are developed and designed to meet the unique needs of each situation.
Recent Highlights and Successes
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Uganda - Amuru District Government Delivers at Patira Primary School - March 2009
As displaced families return to their northern Ugandan homes, communities and local governments are working together, with OTI's support, to prioritize rebuilding needs. In Amuru District, Patira once again has a primary school to educate the village's children and prepare them for the future.
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Nepal - Supporting the Constitution-Writing Process in Nepal - March 2009
To increase transparency and public knowledge of Nepal’s constitution as it is being drafted by the Constituent Assembly, OTI grants helped establish a media resource center, install an internal broadcasting system, and create a constitutional resource center.
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Uganda - Kitgum District Takes Center Stage during Camp Phase-Out - March 2009
As people are leaving camps and returning to their communities in northern Uganda, the government is also returning to provide services after a 20-year hiatus. But first, the local councils, with OTI support, are thanking camp commanders for their service and discussing the way forward on issues facing returnee communities.
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