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President Trump’s controversial decision to dismantle the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has been greeted with widespread condemnation across the aid industry and foreign policy establishment. The condemnation is not unwarranted. While questions regarding the legality of the move remain unresolved (a federal judge has ruled that the president “overstepped his constitutional authority”), even those […]
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In line with the African Union (AU) Extraordinary Summit on the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), hosted by the Government of Uganda in Kampala, USAID announced a significant contribution of up to USD $9.95M towards strengthening the Centre of Excellence for Seed Systems in Africa (CESSA) to support the building of functional seed systems […]
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USAID Administrator Samantha Power, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan signed a Memorandum of Understanding to increase collaboration on reducing food loss and waste – a critical effort to increase the availability and affordability of […]
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The United States, through USAID, is providing more than $7 million in humanitarian assistance that will support tens of thousands of people in Malawi facing food insecurity and other urgent humanitarian needs as a result of El Niño. Today’s announcement brings total U.S. humanitarian assistance to Malawi to over $59 million since the beginning of […]
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The United States, through USAID, is providing nearly $176 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin regions of West Africa in response to deteriorating security conditions and increasing humanitarian needs in communities cut off from assistance due to conflict. This additional funding from USAID – which includes funds from the […]
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Today, Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman announced the launch of the Africa Trade Desk, a signature trade platform from Prosper Africa that links large U.S. food retailers to African producers. The announcement was made during the Atlanta Phambili: A Trade & Investment Gateway to Africa & South Africa event, an event highlighting the economic relationship between the United […]
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The United States, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and Total Family Health Organisation (TFHO), a Ghanaian social marketing organization, have launched two new healthcare products to support adolescents, women, and children in Ghana. The products include Secure Sanitary Pads and ORAplus, an oral rehydration solution containing salts, sugar, and zinc, for children suffering from diarrhea and […]
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During her trip to Angola, Administrator Samantha Power announced expanding partnerships that reflect the deepening relationship between the United States and Angola. At Angola’s Instituto Nacional de Investigação em Saúde (National Health Research Institute) Administrator Power announced that USAID-led U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) is expanding geographic coverage for malaria prevention and control activities in […]
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The Facility has provided €205 million in grant funding for water and sanitation projects in Africa and enabled over €1.7 billion in downstream investment in the water and sanitation sector The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) (https://www.GlobalWaters.org/) has committed $3 million to the African Water Facility (AWF) (https://apo-opa.info/3JiWiOu). The funding will support the […]
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BroadReach Group hosts webinar with USAID and partner organisations to unpack localisation as a key to achieving impact at scale While localisation of foreign aid has been a priority for the US government since former President Barack Obama’s time in office, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has renewed this prioritisation, sparking conversation within the development community about the evolution of locally lead capacity-building to improve grassroots public health […]
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