USAID Provides Support to Pančevo Hospital
Through a USAID energy efficiency program, this COVID-19 hospital in Serbia now has round-the-clock heat and sanitary hot water for the first time. Watch how this critical upgrade is benefitting surgeons, nurses, OB/GYNs and patients alike.
World AIDS Day 2020
Looking ahead to the next phase of PEPFAR, USAID will:
✔️ Simplify service delivery models for multi-disease responses;
✔️ Implement strategic health financing and private-sector solutions;
✔️ Improve pandemic readiness and response;
✔️ Develop client-centered supply chain solutions; and,
✔️ Build adolescent and youth resilience to reach and sustain HIV/AIDS epidemic control.
#WAD2020 #WorldAIDSDay
16 Days
Gender-based violence (GBV) transcends borders and cultures; it’s an international issue that impacts millions of people every year and inhibits both personal and global development. USAID works to end GBV in more than 40 countries through education, resources and support, and critical partnerships. #16Days
USAID Joins the One Trillion Trees Movement
Over the next two years, we will help our partner countries improve the protection, management, and restoration of more than 2.5 million acres of forests across the world ⤵️
Moko Pizza
As we wrap up Global Entrepreneurship Week, we travel to Ukraine and visit Moko Pizza. Moko Pizza is a great example of how USAID is fostering entrepreneurship in conflict-affected eastern Ukraine, helping people to rebuild, innovate, and give back to their communities.
#GEW2020
USAID Weekly Wrap Up 11.20.20
Catch up on what happened this week at USAID ⤵️
USAID Joins the One Trillion Trees Movement
The United States has a long history of supporting conservation and natural resource management around the world, and we are proud to be a part of the The White House’s #TrillionTrees commitments.
USAID Joins the One Trillion Trees Movement
Forests protect water resources and biodiversity, improve health, provide timber and other products, store carbon, and shield communities from extreme weather.
The United States has a long history of supporting conservation and natural resource management around the world, and we are proud to be a part of the The White House’s #TrillionTrees commitments.
Over the next two years, we will help our partner countries improve the protection, management, and restoration of more than 2.5 million acres of forests across the world—an area about twice the size of Grand Canyon National Park. http://usaid.link/hh4
Weekly Wrap Up 11.13.30
Catch up on what happened this week at USAID ⤵️
USAID Weekly Wrap Up 11.6.20
Catch up on what happened this week at USAID ⤵️
USAID's 59th Birthday: Brand Evolution
Today we're celebrating 59 years of working hand-in-hand with partners and projects all over the world. The handclasp has been part of our historic brand from the very beginning - symbolizing friendship and the goodwill of the American people.
10.30.2020 USAID Weekly Wrap-Up
Catch up on what happened this week at USAID #AmericaActs #NeighborsPartnersFriends
Over the Horizon
Just as USAID provided timely and expert help when COVID-19 hit, we will continue to respond to the impacts of the pandemic and are proactively preparing for a world altered by COVID-19, through the Over the Horizon strategic review.
#AmericaActs
International Religious Freedom Day 2020
On International Religious Freedom Day, USAID reaffirms our commitment to promoting and protecting international religious freedom.
USAID Partnership with SATO Toilets
ICYMI: Last week USAID launched a new partnership with SATO Toilets! Our work together will help more communities around the world get reliable and affordable sanitation products and services to meet their sanitation needs.
USAID Weekly Wrap Up 10.23.20
Catch up on what happened this week at USAID ⤵️
YouthMappers: Uganda
With the support of USAID’s GeoCenter and the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT), Makerere University’s YouthMappers chapter, Geo YouthMappers, is mapping COVID-19 hotspot areas at cross-border points in Uganda. Their work assists national and humanitarian organizations on the frontlines of the pandemic. Check out this video to learn more!
USAID Weekly 10.16.20
Catch up on what happened last week at USAID 👇
Global Handwashing Day 2020: Jennifer Mack
Did you know handwashing with soap is one of the most effective means of curbing the spread of COVID-19? Watch a short message below from USAID's Global Water Coordinator Jennifer Mack as we wrap up Global Handwashing week 👇
Global Handwashing Day 2020: Trey Hicks
Providing access to clean water and sanitation is a vital part of USAID's work in disaster areas. Watch as Assistant to the Administrator Trey Hicks outlines the importance of WASH for vulnerable and underserved communities:
Global Handwashing Day 2020: Chris Milligan
Proper hand washing is not only important in the fight against COVID-19 but also to keep you safe and healthy from other diseases. USAID's Counselor Chris Milligan shows us each step in the process of proper hand washing. Proper hand washing with soap is essential for staying safe in our homes and for the safe reopening of offices, schools, markets and anywhere else we go.
Global Handwashing Day 2020: Michelle Bekkering
In advance of Global Handwashing Day, learn how USAID transforms communities across the world through the power of sustainable WASH, with Assistant Administrator of the Bureau of Economic Growth, Education, and Environment Michelle Bekkering ⤵️
Global Handwashing Day: Richard Parker
Watch a short message below from Richard Parker, the Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Legislative and Public Affairs, as we celebrate Global Handwashing Week!
Global Handwashing Day: Jim Barnhart
Did you know that 1/3 of people around the world don't have safe drinking water in their home? Watch a message from Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Resilience and Food Security on the importance of clean water:
#GlobalHandwashingDay
Dr. Alma Golden Global Handwashing Day 2020
See how USAID Global Health Assistant Administrator Dr. Alma Golden is celebrating Global Handwashing Day ⬇️
Day of the Girl 2020: End Child Marriage
Child, early, and forced marriage impacts 12 million girls every year, putting them at higher risk for HIV, gender-based violence, and death. USAID works to break this cycle and protect girls’ human rights through education, programming, and partnerships while also addressing the needs of girls already married.
Learn more: https://www.usaid.gov/what-we-do/gender-equality-and-womens-empowerment/child-marriage
Day of the Girl 2020: End Forced Marriage
Despite laws outlawing female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and childhood marriage, both still exist in Kenya. USAID partners with Kenyan leaders to stand up against these practices through community education and engagement through our Koota Injena initiative. #DayOfTheGirl https://amrefusa.org/what-we-do/koota-injena
Day of the Girl 2020: Education
When girls have equal access to education, the benefits are shared with their families, communities, and the world. USAID and USAID Bangladesh help girls like Joynur learn to read in a country with particularly low literacy rates with critical support from local institutions and their families. Her teacher, Hasina, has inspired her to become a teacher herself one day and guide the next generation of students. #DayOfTheGirl
Learn more about her story: http://ow.ly/JcmI50ywV7B
End Child Marriage
Child, early, and forced marriage impacts 12 million girls every year, putting them at higher risk for HIV, gender-based violence, and death.
USAID works to break this cycle and protect girls’ human rights through education, programming, and partnerships while also addressing the needs of girls already married.
Learn more: https://www.usaid.gov/what-we-do/gender-equality-and-womens-empowerment/child-marriage
International Day of the Girl 2020
On International Day of The Girl and every day, USAID celebrates the power of girls with global programs across all sectors of development. Our support continues to help them reach their full potential and build a bright future for all girls and for the world.