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Communication is Aid: Old and New Technologies Make Aid More Effective
Participants of the ‘Communication is Aid: Humanitarian, Media and Technology Collaboration’ event, held in Nairobi, Kenya in early December discuss how communication is used as aid. Read more >>
Pounds of Prevention – Focus on Bangladesh
In this next installment of the USAID Pounds of Prevention series, we travel to Bangladesh where disaster risk reduction activities have saved countless lives there Read more >>
At Datajam, Innovators and Entrepreneurs Unleash Open Data for Global Development
USAID and the White House explored new ways of leveraging open data for development at Datajam event on December 10 Read more >>
Partnering for Development in Water
Water availability, or lack thereof, is an issue familiar to Coloradans, and their state faces many of the same challenges that countries around the world face Read more >>
USAID Assists Timor-Leste in Developing Land Policies, Ending Conflict
This month, experts from USAID’s Land Tenure and Property Rights Division in Washington are in Timor-Leste to help advance work in the land and property sector. Read more >>
FrontLines Feature: Community Members and Police Take Back Jamaica’s Streets
As a community-based policing project comes to a close after more than six years, the partnership between police and citizens offers a crime-crushing model for the Caribbean. Read more >>
FrontLines Feature: How to Get All Children Reading
Since literacy has been shown to lead to better health, higher incomes and more vibrant democracies, USAID and partners are seeking new solutions to an age-old problem. Read more >>
FrontLines Feature: A USAID Legacy in Latin America: Smaller Families and Better Health
Today, more than 1,000 men and women like Hernández are involved in the country’s ambitious community-based efforts to improve health by helping parents decide the size of their families. Read more >>
FrontLines Feature: In Old Kenyan Town, It’s No Longer Just ‘Old Wise Men’
With the groundbreaking election of 11 female village elders, a USAID-backed pilot project seeks more equitable governance and protection of women’s assets. Read more >>
Aid Effectiveness and USAID’s New Resilience Policy
USAID’s new policy “Resilience” is about using existing development dollars more effectively in disaster prone regions Read more >>
