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Infrastructure

COMMUNICATIONS/TELECOMM

Disaster Response Teams Pass Test Radio Gives Women a Voice Radios Connect Government with People Computer Systems Help Identify Needs Putting Radio Afghanistan on the Air Improved Governing In Afghanistan Fostering Leadership in Egypt’s Telcom Industry Telephone Service Repair at Al-Mamoun Technology Industry Leader in the Middle East Independent TV Network Finds Strength In Numbers Historic Sale Brings New Jobs and Technology Strengthening Independent TV in Russia 1 Strengthening Independent TV in Russia 2 Telecommunications Reform Changes Lives Radio Station Saves Lives in Rural Mali Telecenter Keeps Village Connected Virtual Court Rooms Help Colombian Judicial System Saving Lives Online in Pakistan

ENERGY

Hydropower Generates Brighter Future Electricity Lights Up Communities Town Responds to Local Energy Needs Pipeline Brings Clean, Cheap Energy Hydropower Energizes Remote Village Turning Garbage into Electricity A City Finds a Windfall in Efficiency Generating Biogas from Wastewater Tapping the Sun for Rural Electricity Getting the Lead Out Renewable Energy Boosts Economy Business Center Blazes a Green Trail Electricity Benefits Poor Neighborhoods Dependable Power, Dependable Crops Aswan High Dam Gets Modern Controls 1 Aswan High Dam Gets Modern Controls 2 Cleaner Air Makes Breathing Easy Cleaner Air for 400,000 Residents in India Restoring Southern Iraq’s Electric Power Increasing Government Building Energy Efficiency Providing Heat to Schools In Armenia Electricity Restored to Villages in Branesci Historic Win for Romanian Community Improving Electricity Supply For Citizens In Presevo Citizens in Brazil Make Decisions About Energy Community Fights For Clean Water in Madagascar Solar Power Brings Light to Ugandan Hospital Creating Energy Solutions for Ukraine’s Industry Mediation Keeps Lights on for the Roma Increasing Access to Family Planning Drip Irrigation Helps Farmers Save Powering a Small Business Bringing Power to Poor Communities English for Engineers in Afghanistan

HOUSING & BUILDING

Colombia - Improving life for Afro-Colombians Rebuilding Homes, Lives, and Dreams 9,000 Families Build Shelters Returning Home, Renewing Lives Learning to Build Stronger Homes Carpenters Ply Trade, Build Goodwill Army Engineers Learn Better Designs Building Paths to Better Lives Rebuilding after Hurricane Georges Building a Roof over Children’s Heads Building Roads and Mending Relations A Place to Call Home Reclaiming Water in the Earthquake Zone A Drop-Out Becomes First in Her Class Communities Lead Their Recovery A New School Brings Families Home Food for Work Rejuvenates Community Rebuilding a Hospital Devastated by War Goats Bring Food and Development Business Center Blazes a Green Trail Resources Focus on Children with AIDS Girls Return to School in Mazar-e-Sharif Bringing the Shahidan Market Back to Life Progress for the Ministry of Finance in Afghanistan Repairing Teacher Training Colleges Restoring Antiquities in Islamic Cairo Saving Women’s Lives in Egypt Rescuing 1000-Year-Old Mosque from Decay Aswan High Dam Gets Modern Controls Restoring Antiquities in Islamic Cairo Privatizing Solid Waste Management Services Restoring Antiquities in Islamic Cairo Preserving Landmark Antiquity in Islamic Cairo Schools Renovated for New Semester Efforts To Improve Hospitals in Iraq Refurbished Hospital Offers Better Services Clinics in Basrah Restored Renovated Kirkuk Central Fire Station Women’s Center Provides For a Better Future Historic Sale Brings New Jobs and Technology Renovated Intensive Care Unit Serves Over 100,000 Community Fund Revitalizes Bulgarian Towns Electricity Restored to Villages in Branesci Citizens Lay Foundation for Rebuilding Village School Community Renews Dialog With Local Government Local Imam Supports USAID Initiative Historic Win for Romanian Community Helping Housing Efforts In Romania Helping Serbians Legalize Their Homes Christmas Wish Comes True for Family of Fifteen Building Blocks for a Sturdy Country Planning for the Future in Villanueva Clinic Rehab Strengthens Cooperation Volunteering for the Greater Good A Partnership Fights Chagas Disease Real Estate Reform Enables Egyptians to Own Homes Remote Kyrgyz Community Benefits from New Ideas Children Return to School in Kandahar New School for Indigenous Children

IRRIGATION/WATER

Philippines - Water Taps Prevent Waterborne Diseases Watering the Seeds of Success Water Reservoirs Boost Crop Potential Clearing the Way for Recovery A Water Revolution Fuels Industry Building Partnerships, Delivering Water Farmers Influence Irrigation Policy Building Access to Safe Drinking Water Helping Farmers Cultivate an Arid Land Island Welcomes Safe Drinking Water Reclaiming Water in the Earthquake Zone Drip Irrigation Turns Gravel into Green A City Finds a Windfall in Efficiency Spring Water, Straight from the Tap Conserving Water Increases Yields New Irrigation Techniques Help Oaxaca Changing the Political Culture Urban Gardens Feed Families Small Farmers Become Exporters Goats Bring Food and Development Farmers Collect the Rain Farm Innovations Create Food Security Dependable Power, Dependable Crops Villages Can Get Access to Fresh Water Harvesting the Rain Technology Broadens Farmers' Markets A Model For Community Improvements New Wells Save Lives in Afghanistan Creating Canal-irrigated Land In Afghanistan Wells Become A Source Of Hope To Farmers Canal Building Becomes a Source of Hope Women Participate in Improved Irrigation Practices Agriculture Projects Have Quick Impact Rehabilitation of Irrigation Systems in Afghanistan Quick Impact Projects Create Cash for Work New Irrigation Technology Gives Families Hope Rescuing 1000-Year-Old Mosque from Decay Aswan High Dam Gets Modern Controls 1 Aswan High Dam Gets Modern Controls 2 Innovativing Water Plant in Egypt Improving the Quality of Life in Egypt Upgrading Iraq Canal System to Modern Times Efforts To Improve Hospitals in Iraq Refurbished Hospital Offers Better Services Baghdad Neighborhood Clean-up New Water Plant Improves Health in Iraq Supplying Fresh Water To Basrah Water Treatment Plant In Iraq Helping Local Communities Repairing Basrah’s Aging Water Plant Ministry Employees Return To Work Providing Clean Water to Iraqi Citizens Restoring Wastewater Facilities in Wadi Mousa Region Irrigation Benefits Disadvantaged Jordanians Moroccans Secure Precious Resources Women’s Center Provides For a Better Future Learning To Farm In Kazakhstan Empowering Citizens To Improve Their Community USAID Project Renews Respect For Water Water Project Helps Reduce Ethnic Conflict Prime the Pump and Great Things Will Happen Solving Critical Water Problems in El Salvador Bringing Family Planning to Rural Guinea Community Fights For Clean Water in Madagascar Clean Drinking Water Is A Lifesaver In Mali From Desert to Green Pastures Forest Management Restores a Cultural Symbol Solar Power Brings Light to Ugandan Hospital Rescuing a Greek Orthodox Church in Old Cairo Restoring Egypt’s First Mosque—Amr Ebn El Aas Rescuing an Ancient Roman Tower in Old Cairo School Gains Access to Running Water Helping Farmers Increase Crop Yields Restoring Water, And Faith in Government Planning for the Future in Villanueva Community Gets Its First Water System Honduran Farmers Make Sweet Profits Hydrology Data Improve Disaster Prep Clean Water Eases Ethnic Tensions Construction Unites Ethnic Groups Collaboration Delivers Clean Canals Awareness Improves Water and Health Cooperation on Canal Brings Better Life Women Lead Effort to Clean Up Canal Flood-Damaged Health Clinic Reopens Monitoring and Testing Water A New System Increases Water Access From Barren to Bountiful Tomato Project Brings Higher Profits Increasing Access to Family Planning Drip Irrigation Helps Farmers Save Brokering Land Issues More Peacefully Irrigation Increases Farm Production Bringing Fresh Water to the People Creatively Solving Market’s Water Woes System Treats Water More Efficiently Better Water Access Means More Crops Clean Water for an Indonesian Village Cleaner Water, Healthier Lives Increasing Health and Safety With Water and Roads Association Showcases Excellence Dam Helps Reduce Conflict Clean Water for Rural Communities

LAND MANAGEMENT/URBAN PLANNING

Communities Reclaim Abandoned Land Sustaining Environmental Awareness Defending Citizens’ Land Rights After Tsunami, Children Return to School Clean-up Effort Builds Good Will City Builds Landfill, Cleans up its Streets Community Swaps Trash Dump for Park Turning Garbage into Electricity Restoring a Market and a Community A Farm Gets a Boost from Legal Aid Wildlife Returns to the Plains Mining Community Turns to Tourism Students Enhance Their Business Skills Eco-Friendly Farming Takes Root A Healthy Forest Makes a Healthy Profit City Planning For 1.5 Million In Iraq Moroccans Secure Precious Resources Nationwide Drive Improves Waste Management Philippines Begins Attack On Garbage Historic Sale Brings New Jobs and Technology Empowering Citizens To Improve Their Community Democratic Process Yields Results in Romania Local Government Creates Landmark Partnership Ancient Peruvian Capital Cleans Up Its Act A Cleaner Community for Senegal Forest Management Restores a Cultural Symbol Upland Rice Gains Quickly As Staple Crop Department Builds Innovations in Pretoria Taking Charge of Natural Resources Planning for the Future in Villanueva Hydrology Data Improve Disaster Prep Landfill Recyclers Move Up in Life Putting Rural Senegal On The Maps A New System Increases Water Access Loan Brings City Bigger and Better Road Paved Road to Lead Way to Development From Barren to Bountiful Tomato Project Brings Higher Profits Putting Region on the Ecotourism Map Brokering Land Issues More Peacefully Irrigation Increases Farm Production Improved Asphalt Brings Better Roads Recycling to Lessen Tourism’s Impact Creatively Solving Market’s Water Woes System Treats Water More Efficiently Better Water Access Means More Crops Clean Water for an Indonesian Village Municipality Springs To Action Cashing in on Improved Roads in Baharak Increasing Health and Safety With Water and Roads Alleviating Land Conflict Through Transparent Dialogue Where Instability Threatens, Roads Unite

TRANSPORTATION

Fixing a Vital Road in Aceh Getting the Lead Out Goats Bring Food and Development Cleaner Vehicles, Cleaner Air 100 Days to Cleaner Air Completing a Road's Missing Links Paving the Road to Economic Growth Highway Paves Way to Development Improving Transportation in Afghanistan Afghans Build Their Road to Opportunity Tunnel Provides Opportunities for Truckers Rebuilding the Roads of Afghanistan 1 Rebuilding The Roads of Afghanistan 2 Rebuilding The Roads of Afghanistan 3 Roads Improve Journey from Kabul to Kandahar New Road Links 75,000 Iraqi Villagers Building Bridges for a Vital Future Upgrading Iraqi Canal System Community Renews Dialog With Local Government USAID Taught Us To Identify Our Problems Citizens Request Transparent Local Government Boosting Pride and Participation in Colombia Communities Rally for Roads in Madagascar Updating Jordan’s Customs Administration Jordanian Women Break Stereotypes Building a New Road to Development Improving Air Quality and Livelihoods Training Program Makes Walking Easier Rebuilding Communities Together Construction Unites Ethnic Groups Zabul Province Gets Its First Airstrip New Bridge Reconnects a Community Loan Brings City Bigger and Better Road Paved Road to Lead Way to Development Improved Asphalt Brings Better Roads Clearing the Corridors of Commerce Cashing in on Improved Roads in Baharak Increasing Health and Safety With Water and Roads Nepal: Better Bridge, Better Life in Rural Nepal