Latest
News-March
12,2009
A World Food
Program shipment from the U.S. is expected to arrive at the
Conakry port on March 13,2009. The ship is carrying 3,816 Metric
Tons of U.S. rice, oil, and peas. This food is provided to Guinea
through USAID’s regional Office of Food for Peace based
in Dakar. The food will be distributed through WFP’s local
partners for WFP’s school feeding, food-for-work, and
supplemental feeding programs. Their geographic focus is Lower
Guinea.
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News-March
9,2009 USAID
funded a program on youth and women participation in election
through IFES(International Fundation for Electoral System).
The youth dialogues
on elections are scheduled for: Kissidougou on March 3-4 and Mamou
on March 6-7.
The women's training program in advocacy and
lobbying techniques are scheduled in Kissidougou on March 13-14
and Mamou on March 16-17.
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Learning
to Read and Count in Adulthood:
Three Women Share Their Thoughts Dogomet
lies three hours by car northeast from the capital of Conakry.
The main industry in this town of approximately 26,000 is agriculture
and the breeding of livestock.Go
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| Bringing
Good Governance to Rural Communities
Corruption and lack of accountability
are not problems confined to Guinea’s larger cities. Even
remote rural areas suffer from poor governance with the result
that farmers and small businesses suffer.Go
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| USAID
helps water flow in Conakry
In Guinea’s capital of Conakry, water is a serious health
and political issue.
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| Prime
Minister and his Cabinet Attend USAID Workshop
Following a May 20, 2008 Presidential
decree increasing the number of government ministries from 22
to 36, Guinea’s new Prime Minister, Ahmed Tidiane Souare,
turned to USAID to help coordinate better communication and
cooperation within the expanded government.
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| USAID Launches Skill
Building Initiative
With international companies scrambling
to invest in Guinea’s expanding mining sector, USAID recently
launched an initiative that will teach Guinean workers the skills
required to find jobs in the mining industry.Go
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| 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.
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| USAID Curbs
Corruption in National Education
For many years, Guinea’s education
system was beset by widespread corruption.Go
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| USAID protects
trafficking victims
“Children are stolen for many reasons,”
says a local official from Kankan, Guinea’s second largest
city.Go
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| 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
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| Journalists against
Corruption
“I am a journalist and I am not
afraid to denounce corruption in my country.” Go
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| Raising
awareness while Raising children
It is common in Guinea for many mothers
to provide their children with only water for long periods of
time after their birth.Go
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