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Photo of the Week: Typhoon Relief in the Philippines
USAID responded to Typhoon Bopha in the Philippines and provided more than $4.5 million in assistance to help meet the most critical needs of those affected by the storm. Read more >>
Ending Human Trafficking is Within Our Reach
MTV EXIT’s 31st concert to counter trafficking in persons was held in Burma on December 16. Over 50,000 people gathered to hear multi Grammy Award-winning singer songwriter Jason Mraz perform. Read more >>
A Roadmap to Protecting the World’s Most Vulnerable Children
The first U.S. Government Action Plan (PDF) on Children in Adversity provides an important framework through which to guide and galvanize U.S. government agencies to protect the world’s most vulnerable children. Read more >>
A Record-Breaking Year for Mobilizing Private Capital for Development
USAID is enabling private markets in the developing world to provide financing to the people who need it most. Read more >>
Interagency Panel on Economic Statecraft to Create Competitive Foreign Markets
Last Monday, December 10, I had the opportunity to speak at an interagency panel on the topic of Economic Statecraft and Developing Partnerships with the Private Sector. Read more >>
Strong Families Equal Strong Nations
Thanks to leaders like Dr. Jack Shonkoff, we know that relationships with other human beings are not a luxury for children, but an absolute necessity. Read more >>
Boosting Women’s Entrepreneurship Via Mobile Money
The U.S. Agency for International Development and Cherie Blair Foundation for Women have joined forces for an innovative project to maximize mobile financial service opportunities for women entrepreneurs Read more >>
Changing the World for Children
The historic launch of the U.S. Government Action Plan on Children in Adversity on December 19 makes me believe that my dream has become yours Read more >>
Taking Risks & Developing Partnerships with Burma
Higher Education Partnerships are one of many ways that USAID—and U.S. development assistance more broadly—will support the path of development and reform that the people of Burma are undertaking. Read more >>
A Conspiracy of Goodness
I’ve found there are some things on which everyone can agree. Children need strong beginnings – health, nutrition and nurturing care – to live their most productive lives Read more >>
