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A scene from the September 2009 audit workshop in Djibouti.
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USAID/Djibouti is sponsoring anti-corruption public service announcements (PSAs) that are being aired on Djiboutian radio over the next four months in four languages—Somali, Afar, French and Arabic.
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Sitting, (left): USAID/East Africa Acting Regional Director Larry Meserve, (center): U.S. Ambassador James Swan and (right): Djiboutian Minister Delegate for International Cooperation, Mr. Ahmed Ali Silay.
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USAID/Djibouti and the Combined Joint Task Force/Horn of Africa recently collaborated in support of the Medical Civil Affairs Program (MEDCAP) in the remote area of Guistir on the boarder of Djibouti, Somalia and Ethiopia. MEDCAP works in part to deliver medical assistance to remote, hard-to-reach communities in Djibouti.
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Interior clinic view after the rehabilitation at Dalley-Af village within Djibouti's arid north.
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Idriss Arnaoud Speaker of the Assembly, center U.S. Ambassador James Swan, and Stephanie Funk, USAID/Djibouti Representative at the
Strengthening the Role of Parliamentarians and the Performance of Public
Organizations in Djibouti seminar.
Photo: Kanni Osman, USAID
Inspectors on the last day of the USAID sponsored performance audit
training with U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti, James C. Swan, the Director of the Prime Minister’s Office, Rashid Hassan, General Inspector, Hassan Issa and the USAID/Djibouti Resident Representative, Stephanie Funk.
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USAID Representative in Djibouti Stephanie Funk (2nd from left) with CJTF-HOA officers during the handing over of surgical equipment to surgeons at Peltier Hospital in Djibouti.
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During the signing of Assistance Agreements in Education & Health on Sept 25, 2008; Sitting from left to right: Stephanie Funk - the USAID Representative, Cheryl Anderson - USAID/EA Director, the Chargé d’affaires Eric Wong, and M. Ahmed Ali Silay - Minister Delegate for International Cooperation.
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During the signing ceremony of two Assistance Agreements in Education and Health respectively on September 25, 2008, the Chargé d’affaires Eric Wong shaking hands with the Minister M. Ahmed Ali Silay.
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Participants gather at the Vehicle Overload Control Workshop in July.
Photo: Janet Bland
Workers load bags of Corn-Soya Blend at the Pre-Positioning Warehouse in Djibouti's port. The food aid is destined for distribution in countries as far away as Myanmar.
Photo: Janet Bland
Djiboutian men perform a traditional dance at the opening ceremony of the new USAID-funded health clinic in Asseguila. Working in partnership with the Djiboutian government, USAID has worked to build or renovate 23 clinics in rural areas.
Photo: Janet Bland
USAID trains Peer Educators to teach truckers about HIV and AIDS. At this truck stop in Djibouti, over 500 trucks pass through each day. Many of the truckers stay for up to two weeks, waiting for their cargo to be loaded.
Photo: Janet Bland
Djiboutian men perform a traditional dance at the opening ceremony of the new USAID-funded health clinic in Asseguela. Working in partnership with the Djiboutian government, USAID has worked to build or renovate 23 clinics in rural areas.
Photo: Janet Bland
In May 2008, USAID opened a new health clinic in Asseguella, complete with maternity wing, nutrition center, generator and incinerator. The clinic is one of 23 clinics USAID has built or renovated in Djibouti.
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Postcards from the Road - March 6, 2008
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Through skits and songs in three local languages, USAID-trained health volunteers create awareness of how to prevent diseases and stay healthy.
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Trainees receive certificates after six-month apprenticeship programs in sewing, plumbing or electrical work.
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Dr. R.J. Donovan, CJTF/HOA; Janet Schulman, USAID Rep.; Abdallah Abdillahi, Minister of Health; Ambassador Symington; Dr Koulibali, MOH Medical Materials Procurement Department.
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Youth receive training in operating heavy equipment through USAID/Djibouti's 'Employment for Out-of-School Youth' Activity.
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Janet Schulman of USAID/Djibouti and Eric Wong, Deputy Chief of Mission of the US Embassy present computer equipment to Djibouti’s General Secretary of the Ministry of Interior.
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Participants receive certificates following a conference on Djiboutian Women's Participation in the Electoral Process. USAID is working to increase voter awareness, especially among women.
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In Djibouti USAID Assistant Administrator Kate Almquist and Djibouti Prime Minister Dileita open the first food pre-positioning warehouse in Africa. Food For Peace supports vulnerable people in Djibouti and throughout East Africa.
Photo: USAID/Boniface Makau
USAID Administrator Henrietta Holsman Fore with USAID women employees in Kenya during her first overseas visit as USAID’s first woman Administrator. Administrator Fore will also visit Djibouti in November 2007 and officiate in the opening of the new Food For Peace Pre Positioning Warehouse.
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Food For Peace assists in conducting health, hygiene and nutrition education in schools, in addition to the school feeding programs.
Photo: Stanislas Nebie
Health care workers in Djibouti are provided with gas steam sterilizers and training to improve the quality of services in rural health posts.
Photo: John Snow Inc.
Saida listens as people in the community talk about their health needs.
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Saida says, "Sometimes I walk a long way to visit with women in their camps, but they don't always want to listen and sometimes they don't have time to talk. But I keep going, now we know things we didn't know before and we can be healthier."
Photo: John Snow Inc.
In Djibouti, female outreach workers are helping women access health services and prevent illness. By listening to community members, they help prevent illnesses and increase the use of health services.
Photo: Janet Bland
Kenya's flower production boosts exports to the U.S.
Photo: Steve Walls
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa officially opens the 3rd Africa Dairy Conference in Lusaka.
Photo: Steve Walls
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa officiates at the opening of the ESADA 3rd African Dairy Conference in Lusaka.
Photo: Steve Walls
Over 32 exhibitors displayed a wide variety of products and services at the ESADA 3rd African Dairy Conference.
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AFTER: New incinerators built by the PECSE Project help to manage medical waste effectively.
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BEFORE: Poor medical waste management.
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AFTER: Through training, nurses learn to keep instruments sterile to prevent infection.
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BEFORE: Before nurses were trained, medical instruments were maintained in a haphazard way.
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Refugees at a UNHCR registration center in Ali Addeh camp in Djibouti
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Refugees at a UNHCR registration center in Ali Addeh camp in Djibouti
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CEWARN's focus is on cross-border pastoral conflicts. It is currently operational in two pilot areas: the Karamoja Cluster, situated on the borders of Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan and Kenya, and the Somali cluster on the Ethiopian, Kenyan and Somali borders.
Photo: Leslie Rose/USAID
In Djibouti, a lack of school supplies and classroom resources used to keep many children from attending school. To encourage them to learn, USAID/Djibouti presented each primary school child in the country with a free school kit.
Photo: USAID/Leslie McBride
USAID helped rehabilitate 12 classrooms in this Djibouti school.
Photo: USAID/Leslie McBride
Guelleh Batal primary school did not offer an environment conducive to learning. The school lacked a boundary wall or any form of sanitation system, grossly endangering the health and well-being of students and teachers.
Photo: USAID/Leslie McBride
New computer labs in Djibouti’s rural schools allow students to communicate with each other and the rest of the world.