USAID - SOUTH AFRICA SUPPORT FOR
SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION

BASIC INFORMATION FOR USAID/SOUTH AFRICA
INTRODUCTION

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is the U.S. government agency responsible for development assistance. USAID believes that to succeed in its global mission, it will support sustainable and participatory development, emphasize partnerships, and use integrated approaches to promoting development.

USAID/South Africa is one of about 80 Missions that manage a country program. Our goal is sustainable transformation from apartheid conditions to sustainable development conditions. We assist government and non-government institutions in South Africa to contribute to the political, social, and economic empowerment of the disadvantaged majority population, both men and women.

With limited resources, USAID/South Africa must make hard choices in deciding which proposals for development assistance will be funded. We will pursue partnerships with organization's whose goals are consistent with USAID's overall mandate as an organization. Details of USAID/South Africa's development objectives are below. To advise development partners of funding opportunities, USAID will, from time to time, publish, in the local press, specifics on activities to be funded.

USAID/South Africa's main concern in reviewing proposals for assistance is the potential partner organization's overall plan, including:

• a statement of the organization's long-term goal or vision;
  
• an articulation of the objectives the organization plans to pursue, with or without USAID/South Africa funding, and a description of how the organization plans to allocate resources to accomplish them over a period of 2 to 5 years; and
  
• the measures and targets by which your organization will monitor and evaluate your program performance.