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David Chalmers and students.
South Africa’s Youth Take on the Climate Change Challenge

David Chalmers, USAID
12/18/2012

Stepping Up to Sustainability and into Green Jobs.

 Mufaro Chakawa is a woman on a mission. She is passionate about fostering social and environmental progress, and she has great faith in her ability to be a leader in the field. It was this sense of vision, she told...

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Promoting democracy, human rights and rule of law in Southern Africa
USAID
10/18/2012

USAID/Southern Africa Supports Regional Activists in Lesotho Legal Battle.

 USAID/Southern Africa, through the Justice as a Right in Southern Africa Program, is supporting the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) to pursue constitutional litigation against discrimination of women in...

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PROTECTING LAND AND IMPROVE LIVELIHOODS
SAREP
07/13/2012

River Basin communities set “visions” to protect land and improve livelihoods.

 More than one million people depend on the Cubango-Okavango River Basin, spanning south-eastern Angola, north-eastern Namibia and north-western Botswana. The river supplies water, food, shelter and economic benefits...

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PROTECTING WILDLIFE IN THE OKAVANGO DELTA
SAREP
07/13/2012


 In a place where survival is determined by the cycle of dry and wet seasons, the Kalahari Desert can be a harsh place to live. Yet in spite of its extreme aridity, the Kalahari Desert is blessed with the Okavango...

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Environment Program Highlights
Environment Program Highlights
USAID
06/13/2012

A quarterly highlights report from USAID/Southern Africa's Environment Team.

USAID/Southern Africa's Environment portfolio promotes sustainable economic growth in targeted areas by integrating climate change into policy and decision making, and ensuring sound management of transboundary natural...

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2012 Annual Letter by Dr. Rajiv Shah, USAID Administrator
USAID
03/09/2012


Two years ago, President Barack Obama and Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton both called for elevating development within America’s foreign policy. Many people in the development community assumed their call to...

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Ambassador Gips
Clean Energy Projects in Africa get a Lifeline

02/16/2012

CTI PFAN help facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy by increasing financing opportunities for promising clean energy projects.

Ten clean energy projects that could reduce greenhouse gas emissions across Africa by nearly 287,000 metric tons a year were presented to investors in Johannesburg at the Climate Technology Initiative’s Private...

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Deliwe Makama
Community Garden Helps Farmers Weather Drought

USAID
12/15/2011


Deliwe Makama, a mother of five children, earns enough income to cover transport and school fees for her two school-aged children and purchase other essentials for her family, thanks to her participation in the USAID-...

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Finding climate change consensus at the 17th Conference of Parties
USAID
12/01/2011


From November 28 to December 9, 2011, international leaders are converging in Durban, South Africa to exchange ideas on climate change. Debate on the future of political agreements such as the Kyoto Protocol will...

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Inside Story Movie Premieres for Innovative HIV Prevention
USAID
12/01/2011

The Inside Story movie premieres on World AIDS Day

The Inside Story world premiere commemorates World AIDS Day on December 1, 2011 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The film’s cast and global leaders on HIV and AIDS will be among the first to view one of the world...

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